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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2022
Zf Automotive Safety Germany Gmbh, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Safelife Industria DE Componentes DE Seguranca Automovel Lda, Gemieria, PT;
Dalphi Metal España Slu, Vigo, ES;
João Duarte Amorim Correia, Viana do Castelo, PT;
Johannes Morhart, Großostheim, DE;
Bartolomeu Franco, Viana do Castelo, PT;
ZF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY GERMANY GMBH, Aschaffenburg, DE;
SAFELIFE INDUSTRIA DE COMPONENTES DE SEGURANCA AUTOMOVEL LDA, Gemieria, PT;
Dalphi Metal España SLU, Vigo, ES;
Abstract
A steering wheel () includes a steering wheel rim () and an airbag module () accommodated in a hub region () of the steering wheel () and comprising an airbag (), wherein an exit opening of the airbag module () is located at a position different from an upper side of the steering wheel () and beneath the steering wheel rim () and the airbag module () is disposed so that the airbag () deploys through a clearance () between the hub region () and the steering wheel rim () toward the upper side of the steering wheel (). The airbag () comprises a cushion-type restraint chamber () and a connecting chamber (), wherein the restraint chamber () covers, in the completely filled state, the steering wheel rim () on the occupant side, while the connecting chamber () connects the restraint chamber () via an inflation orifice disposed on a rear wall () of the restraint chamber () to a gas generator accommodated in the airbag module (), wherein the connecting chamber () of the airbag () includes at least one vent opening () to allow filling gas to flow out of the airbag () even before it reaches the restraint chamber ().