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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
James J. Simpson, Dayton, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
James J. Simpson, Dayton, OH (US);
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
An actuator for a horn of a vehicle, comprising: an emblem; a bezel fixedly secured to a first side of a deployable portion of a cover of an airbag module, the bezel movably securing the emblem to the cover and the emblem being capable of movement between a first position and a second position with respect to the bezel, the second position causing activation of the horn; a backing plate secured to the bezel at a second side opposite the first side of the deployable portion; and a tether secured to the bezel, the tether retaining the actuator with the cover after deployment of the airbag module.