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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1999
Keishi Yokota, Tokyo, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a steering device having a horn switch which is actuated by depressing a module cover only, the module cover is securely connected to a base. An airbag device,is mounted on an end of a shaft,. The base,of the airbag device,has hooks,projecting laterally from the base. The module cover,has a leg portion,which has openings,formed therein, to which the hooks,are engaged. A flange,of an inflator,is lied on a main plate,of the base,such that the periphery of the opening of the airbag,is held therebetween. As the module cover,is depressed, only the module cover,moves backward so that the horn switch,is actuated by pushing action via a rod,. When the inflator,is actuated, the module cover,is securely supported by the hooks