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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Stephan Lorenz, München, DE;
Ingo Schütz, Erdweg, DE;
Ulrich Pfeiffer, Karlskron, DE;
Werner Wilding, Walting, DE;
Alwin Tuschkan, Ingolstadt, DE;
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag module arranged in a hub region of a vehicle steering wheel used for steering vehicle wheels about a steering angle when the steering wheel is turned to a rotary position. The airbag module has an airbag configured for deployment between a driver and the steering wheel in the event of a crash. An adjustment unit is provided to turn the steering wheel from the rotary position to a crash position while the steering angle of the vehicle wheels remains unchanged so as to align the airbag with a posture of the driver in the event of a crash.