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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
Autoliv Development Ab, Vargarda, SE;
Jinkeun Kim, Kanagawa, JP;
Yousuke Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohei Yoshihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Autoliv Development AB, Vårgårda, SE;
Abstract
A steering wheel deice comprising: a horn spring provided between a steering wheel and an airbag module which serves as a damper mass; a damper unit provided on the airbag module; and a pin, one end of which is held by the steering wheel, and at another end of which the damper unit is disposed in a slidable manner. A conduction circuit of a horn includes: the pin which is formed from an electrically conductive material; a horn contact that is provided on the airbag module and that contacts and separates from the pin due to elastic deformation of the horn spring; and a U-shaped spring that is provided to the steering wheel and that conducts by clipping the pin.
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