IP Library Granted Patent US 11,267,423
Granted Patent B2
US 11,267,423 · App. 16/845,627 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Driver seat airbag

Inventors: Seok Hoon Ko (Yongin-si, KR); Hae Kwon Park (Yongin-si, KR); Do Hyoung Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
B60R21/203B60R21/2037B60R21/215B60R2021/21506
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Patent No.
US 11,267,423
App. No.
16/845,627
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driver seat airbag including a horn plate seated on a steering wheel armature and provided with a plurality of restraint holes; holders disposed in the plurality of restraint holes; restraint clips installed in the plurality of holders to be elastically deformable; a mounting plate seated on the horn plate; and hooks provided to protrude from the mounting plate to correspond to the plurality of restraint holes, inserted into the plurality of restraint holes, and hooked on and restrained by the restraint clips.

Claims (46)

1. A driver seat airbag assembly comprising:

a horn plate seated on a steering wheel armature and including a plurality of restraint holes;

holders disposed at the plurality of restraint holes;

elastically deformable restraint clips installed in the holders;

a mounting plate seated on the horn plate; and

hooks protruding from the mounting plate to correspond to the plurality of restraint holes, inserted into the plurality of restraint holes, and hooked on and restrained by the restraint clips,

wherein:

each restraint clip includes:

a fastening wire supported on one side of the respective holder, and having a fastening protrusion inserted into the respective holder;

a torsion spring connected to the fastening wire, and having a ring shape to be elastically deformable; and

a restraint connected to the torsion spring and configured to be moved toward the fastening wire by a pressing force of the respective hook, and configured to be moved toward a side opposite to the fastening wire to restrain the respective hook when the respective hook is inserted into the respective restraint hole; and

the restraint includes:

a deformable restraint wire extending from the torsion spring, and configured to be deformed toward the fastening wire by the pressing force of the respective hook; and

a hook support into which the restraint wire is inserted, and by which the respective hook is hooked and restrained.

2. The driver seat airbag assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the restraint clips is elastically deformable such that both ends thereof are narrowed when inserted into the respective holder and are widened after being inserted into the respective holder.

3. The driver seat airbag assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the restraint further includes an anti-rotation section folded at the restraint wire to prevent rotation of the hook support.

4. The driver seat airbag assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a separating member disposed between the horn plate and the mounting plate and configured to apply an elastic force in a direction in which the mounting plate is separated from the horn plate.

5. A driver seat airbag assembly comprising:

a horn plate seated on a steering wheel armature and including a plurality of restraint holes;

holders disposed at the plurality of restraint holes;

elastically deformable restraint clips installed in the holders;

a mounting plate seated on the horn plate; and

hooks protruding from the mounting plate to correspond to the plurality of restraint holes, inserted into the plurality of restraint holes, and hooked on and restrained by the restraint clips,

wherein:

each restraint clip includes:

a fastening wire supported on one side of the respective holder, and having a fastening protrusion inserted into the respective holder;

a torsion spring connected to the fastening wire, and having a ring shape to be elastically deformable; and

a restraint connected to the torsion spring and configured to be moved toward the fastening wire by a pressing force of the respective hook, and configured to be moved toward a side opposite to the fastening wire to restrain the respective hook when the respective hook is inserted into the respective restraint hole; and

each holder includes:

a support disposed on one side of the respective restraint hole and configured to support the fastening wire;

guides extending from the support toward the respective restraint hole, each of the guides including a guide hole to enable movement of the restraint when the restraint is deformed; and

deformation restrictors formed in the guides such that the restraint is restricted to leaning toward the restraint hole.

6. A driver seat airbag assembly comprising:

a horn plate seated on a steering wheel armature and including a plurality of restraint holes;

holders disposed at the plurality of restraint holes;

elastically deformable restraint clips installed in the holders;

a mounting plate seated on the horn plate; and

hooks protruding from the mounting plate to correspond to the plurality of restraint holes, inserted into the plurality of restraint holes, and hooked on and restrained by the restraint clips,

wherein:

each restraint clip includes:

a fastening wire supported on one side of the respective holder, and having a fastening protrusion inserted into the respective holder;

a torsion spring connected to the fastening wire, and having a ring shape to be elastically deformable; and

a restraint connected to the torsion spring and configured to be moved toward the fastening wire by a pressing force of the respective hook, and configured to be moved toward a side opposite to the fastening wire to restrain the respective hook when the respective hook is inserted into the respective restraint hole; and

the driver seat airbag assembly further includes a plurality of anti-deformation ribs, each anti-deformation rib supporting the respective hook to prevent the respective hook from being deformed to the side opposite to the restraint.

7. The driver seat airbag assembly according to claim 6 , wherein each anti-deformation rib protrudes from the horn plate so as to support the respective hook.

8. The driver seat airbag assembly according to claim 6 , wherein each anti-deformation rib protrudes from the steering wheel armature so as to support the respective hook.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2020
From: KO, SEOK HOON; PARK, HAE KWON; KIM, DO HYOUNG
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052366/0719 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0042298 · Apr 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200324726A1 · Oct 15, 2020
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