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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Francis J. Holmes, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Joseph M. Johnson, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
George Frank Richards, Springfield, OH (US);
Francis J. Holmes, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Joseph M. Johnson, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
George Frank Richards, Springfield, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
In an automotive steering wheel-airbag module assembly a gear system is coupled to a steering wheel and to a steering shaft or column for transferring torque applied to the steering wheel directly to the steering shaft or column. An airbag module is positioned within the diameter of the steering wheel, wherein the airbag module remains in a stationary position during rotation of the steering wheel.