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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence R Nichols, Dover, NH (US);
Bruce Woodward, Rochester, NH (US);
William C Delatore, Rochester, NH (US);
Assignee:
Davidson Textron Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280731 ; 200 6154 ;
Abstract
A steering wheel (12) incorporates an air bag unit (22). The air bag unit has a cover door (30) that has a bladder (38) with an air chamber (39) in communication with a pressure sensor (40). The pressure sensor is incorporated in an electrical circuit (42) that is actuated when the pressure sensor senses pressure within the bladder to be above a predetermined value. The electrical circuit is connected to a horn (44) such that when the bladder is pressed, the horn is actuated.