IP Library Granted Patent US 10,773,673
Granted Patent B2
US 10,773,673 · App. 15/770,570 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Cable conduit device for connection cables of an airbag module, wiring system, airbag module, and steering wheel or vehicle comprising a cable conduit device of said type

Inventors: Stefan Bachmann (Heimbuchenthal, DE); Matthias Helmstetter (Aschaffenburg, DE); Dieter Rumpf (Rödermark, DE); Alexandra Knecht (Haibach, DE)
Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH
B60R21/017B60R16/027B60R16/0215B60R21/203B60R2021/01006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,773,673
App. No.
15/770,570
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a cable conduit device for connection cables of an airbag module, comprising at least one cable duct ( 10 ) that includes retaining means ( 11 ) for at least one cable ( 30 ), and at least one contact plug ( 20 ) to be connected to a coil spring on a steering column; the contact plug ( 20 ) is or can be coupled in a twist-proof manner to the cable duct ( 10 ).

Claims (22)

1. A cable conduit device for connection cables of an airbag module, comprising:

at least one cable duct ( 10 ) that includes retaining means ( 11 ) for at least one cable ( 30 ); and

at least one contact plug ( 20 ) is coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the at least one cable duct ( 10 );

wherein the at least one cable duct ( 10 ) extends through the at least one contact plug ( 20 ).

2. The cable conduit device according to claim 1 , wherein the cable duct ( 10 ) includes a conduit portion ( 12 ) and a connecting portion ( 13 ), and wherein the contact plug ( 20 ) is configured to be coupled to the connecting portion ( 13 ).

3. The cable conduit device according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion ( 13 ) includes snap hooks ( 14 ) or clip connectors for connection to the contact plug ( 20 ), wherein the connecting portion ( 13 ) has a bottom plate ( 19 ) on which the snap hooks ( 14 ) or clip connectors are disposed so that the snap hooks ( 14 ) or clip connectors laterally encompass the contact plug ( 20 ) in a coupled state.

4. The cable conduit device according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion ( 13 ) extends through the contact plug ( 20 ), the contact plug ( 20 ) comprising a plug cover ( 22 ) and a plug body ( 21 ), and wherein the connecting portion ( 13 ) is configured to be arranged between the plug cover ( 22 ) and the plug body ( 21 ).

5. The cable conduit device according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion ( 13 ) includes a bottom plate ( 19 ) having a width that is smaller than the width of the contact plug ( 20 ), and/or wherein the contact plug ( 20 ) and/or the connecting portion ( 13 ) is arranged at a longitudinal end or between longitudinal ends of the cable duct ( 10 ).

6. A wiring system of the airbag module comprising the cable conduit device according to claim 1 and comprising one or more electrically conducting cables ( 30 ) that are arranged in the cable conduit device and are positively fixed by the retaining means ( 11 ).

7. The wiring system according to claim 6 , wherein the cables ( 30 ) comprise module connection cables ( 31 ), comprising at least one of:

at least one release cable for at least one pyrotechnical actuator, and at least one horn contact cable ( 23 ), steering wheel connection cables ( 32 ), at least one multi-function switch cable ( 26 ), at least one lighting cable.

8. The airbag module comprising the cable conduit device of claim 1 .

9. The airbag module according to claim 8 , wherein the cable conduit device bundles all or a first part of the connection cables ( 30 ) of the airbag module.

10. A steering wheel comprising the cable conduit device according to claim 1 .

11. The cable conduit device according to claim 1 , wherein the cable conduit ( 10 ) and the contact plug ( 20 ) are adhesively coupled to one another.

12. The cable conduit device according to claim 1 , wherein the cable duct ( 10 ) is formed integrally as a plastic injection molded part.

13. The airbag module comprising the wiring system of claim 6 .

14. The wiring system according to claim 7 , wherein the steering wheel connection cables ( 32 ) end in the contact plug ( 20 ).

15. The wiring system according to claim 14 , wherein the steering wheel plug is connected to the contact plug ( 20 ) by a conduit portion ( 12 ) of the cable duct ( 10 ).

16. A steering wheel comprising a wiring system of claim 6 .

17. A steering wheel comprising the air bag module of claim 8 .

18. The cable conduit device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one contact plug ( 20 ) has a plug cover ( 22 ) and a plug body ( 21 ), and wherein the at least one cable duct ( 10 ) is disposed between the plug cover ( 22 ) and the plug body ( 21 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2018
From: BACHMANN, STEFAN; HELMSTETTER, MATTHIAS; RUMPF, DIETER; KNECHT, ALEXANDRA
To: TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 045713/0524 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 015 450 · Dec 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180297544A1 · Oct 18, 2018
Cited By (2)
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