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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2006
Thierry Hondier, Servaville-Salmonville, FR;
Rémi Baillivet, Dampierre-en-Bray, FR;
Fréderic Langlois, Saumont la Poterie, FR;
Samuel Vanzieleghem, Bosc Edeline, FR;
Jérome Bertrand, Bernières sur Seine, FR;
Thierry Hondier, Servaville-Salmonville, FR;
Rémi Baillivet, Dampierre-en-Bray, FR;
Fréderic Langlois, Saumont la Poterie, FR;
Samuel Vanzieleghem, Bosc Edeline, FR;
Jérome Bertrand, Bernières sur Seine, FR;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A safety arrangement includes an airbag housing, a cover and pair of horn contacts for actuating a vehicle horn. The airbag housing mounts to a steering wheel frame. The cover is resiliently mounted on the housing and spaced therefrom such that the cover may be depressed towards the housing to close the horn contacts. The housing and cover are hooked to one another for preventing subsequent disconnection of the cover from the housing upon release of the cover to open the horn contacts. A stop is mounted to one of the cover and the housing for movement between a operable position, in which the stop arrests relative movement of the cover and housing towards one another so as to prevent un-hooking of the cover from the housing, and an assembly position, in which the cover may be depressed sufficiently far towards the housing to allow un-hooking of the cover from the housing and consequent disconnection of the housing and cover upon release of the cover.