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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Nicolas Chevalier, Victoria, AU;
Jean Kuriakose Valakkatti, Victoria, AU;
Jonas Nordqvist, Victoria, AU;
Nicolas Chevalier, Victoria, AU;
Jean Kuriakose Valakkatti, Victoria, AU;
Jonas Nordqvist, Victoria, AU;
Autoliv Development AB, Värgärda, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a safety device having an airbag module which has a housing () and which can be mounted in the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, having a cover () fastened to the housing () in a movable manner, on which a first horn contact () is arranged; at least a second horn contact () is arranged on the housing (), which, in the initial position, is electrically isolated from the first horn contact (), and in the activation position, comes into electrical contact with the first horn contact () in order to trigger a horn signal. The second horn contact () being configured as a separate component which is fixed to the housing () by at least one separate locking element ().