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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John-Oliver Derrick, Hettstadt, DE;
Volker Schuhmacher, Schmelz, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ; F16B 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ; F16B 2/106 ;
Abstract
An assembly unit comprises an airbag module, a vehicle part, in particular a steering wheel, and a removable latching connection for attaching the airbag module to the vehicle part. The latching device has a journal provided with a recess and a locking element that can be moved crosswise, preferably perpendicular, to a longitudinal axis of the journal. The locking element is radially displaced towards the longitudinal axis of the journal when it latches in place in the recess. In the locked position, the locking element is prestressed towards a release position so as to move out of the recess.