Abstract: A steering wheel comprises a plug-in connector adapted to be inserted into a complementary plug-in connector for connecting a component mounted on the steering wheel, the plug-in connector being mounted at the steering wheel so as to be shiftable in a direction which corresponds to a direction of insertion of the plug-in connector. The steering wheel further comprises a flip-flop spring element which extends from the steering wheel to the plug-in connector. The spring element is able to assume a first stable position in which it biases the plug-in connector into an installation position, and a second stable position in which it biases the plug-in connector away from the complementary plug-in connector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module comprising a gas bag with a gas bag wall, the latter including a front wall which faces an occupant to be restrained and which has a center section, and including a rear wall with an inflation opening to connect up a gas generator. The gas bag module also comprises a fastening which holds the center section in a fully inflated state of the gas bag fastened to the module and, upon inflation of the gas bag, prevents the center section from a free movement towards outside the module, so that a depression is formed by the center section. The gas bag module further comprises a module covering which is opened in a case of restraint for an emergence of the gas bag, the module covering having an annular, predetermined outlet opening which surrounds the fastening. The module covering has a holding section encircled by the outlet opening, and an emblem being provided adjoining the holding section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag restraint device comprising a gas bag module having an outlet opening. The module has a gas generator and a gas bag, the latter including a front wall with a center section. This front wall, onto which an occupant who is to be restrained can strike in a case of restraint, has a depression. The depression is defined by the center section of the front wall being permanently fastened to the module and, on inflation of the gas bag, is prevented from a free movement. The restraint device further comprises a module covering closing said outlet opening. A holding part is provided surrounding the gas generator and fastened to the module, to which holding part the center section is fastened.

Abstract: Proposed is an impact protection device for installation in the backrest of motor vehicle seats, including an air bag module with a gas bag, an inflator and an ignition device, as well as including a cap covering the installation opening, capable of being hinged from a closed position into an opened position and permitting in the opened position unobstructed forward deployment of the gas bag. To ensure that total deployment of the gas bag cannot be obstructed by intruding side structural parts, the impact protection device in accordance with the invention is characterized in that the cap is configured mechanically reinforced, that it is capable of being hinged from a closed position oriented substantially parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis into the opened position oriented substantially perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal axis and that it forms in the opened position a stable spacing structure between the backrest of the vehicle seat and the portion of the vehicle body opposite thereto.

Abstract: A steering wheel has a skeleton with a foamed sheathing, a hub, spokes and a steering wheel rim. A gas bag module is inserted in a central recess of the steering wheel. The gas bag module has a cover cap at the side facing the driver. For actuating a horn switch the module is movable in the direction of the steering wheel axis relative to the steering wheel. A movement gap is formed between the cover cap and the foamed sheathing. Mounting studs on the skeleton extend parallel to the steering wheel axis. The positioning of the mounting studs is defined by the foamed sheathing. The mounting studs have free ends which are slidingly accommodated in guide recesses provided in the cover cap.

Abstract: In an assembly comprised of a steering wheel and a steering shaft, the steering wheel has a holding surface and two tensioning pins. The steering shaft has a longitudinal axis and two detent hooks which are movable between a detent position in which they engage the holding surface of the steering wheel and fix the steering wheel in an axial direction with respect to the steering shaft, and a release position in which the steering wheel can be drawn off from the steering shaft. The tensioning pins engage at the detent hooks such that the detent hooks can be brought from the detent position into the release position by means of the tensioning pins. Each of the tensioning pins is accessible from outside of the steering wheel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a structural unit for a gas bag module, in particular for a steering wheel gas bag module. The unit comprises a gas bag, a gas generator carrier and a covering cap which consists of plastic material. The covering cap and the gas generator carrier form an accommodation space for the gas bag. The gas generator carrier consists of a punched out and deformed sheet metal section having an edge side incorporated in a form-fitting manner into the covering cap. The sheet metal section is provided with tongues which are able to be bent inwards and towards each other so as to limit the accommodation space and close it at a rear side. Further, the invention relates to a gas bag module comprising the structural unit according to the invention.

Abstract: A steering wheel comprises a plug-in connector adapted to be inserted into a complementary plug-in connector for connecting a component mounted on the steering wheel, the plug-in connector being mounted at the steering wheel so as to be shiftable in a direction which corresponds to a direction of insertion of the plug-in connector. The steering wheel further comprises a flip-flop spring element which extends from the steering wheel to the plug-in connector. The spring element is able to assume a first stable position in which it biases the plug-in connector into an installation position, and a second stable position in which it biases the plug-in connector away from the complementary plug-in connector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel with a steering wheel rim, the steering wheel comprising a skeleton, and a skeleton covering which is visible from the exterior and has recesses. The skeleton covering is provided in a region of the steering wheel rim. The steering wheel further comprises at least one decorative segment which supplements a part of the skeleton covering and has detent noses which engage into the recesses in the skeleton covering. The decorative segment is a half shell having an essentially clip-shaped form in cross-section and has free edges which are provided with the detent noses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the detachable fastening of a steering wheel on a steering shaft having an axis. The steering wheel has a hub provided with a through-bore arranged perpendicularly to the axis of the steering shaft and the through-bore intersects a groove arranged in the steering shaft. The device comprises a fastening means arranged in the through-bore. The fastening means has a bolt with a head and a shaft provided at least partially with an external thread and has a nut able to be screwed onto the shaft of the bolt. The nut is able to engage into the groove and the through-bore has two oppositely directed radial support surfaces arranged between the bolt head and the nut. One support surface is arranged on the bolt head side and the other support surface is arranged on the nut side. A spring element is provided which engages one of the bolt and the nut and exerts a force onto one of the bolt and the nut. The force aims for an increase of a distance between the bolt head and the nut.

Abstract: A device for eliminating vibrations in motor vehicles, more particularly vibrations occurring in the steering wheel rim, includes a fastening plate and a vibratory body which is elastically connected to the fastening plate. An element is provided for limiting the amplitudes of vibration of the vibratory body, this element being coated with a vibration-damping material and being able to abut at a counter clement. The counter element is provided with a rough surface in a region of contact with the element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module, comprising at least one mounting part and at least one piece of fabric material which is stressed on activation of the gas bag module and which is provided with at least one opening. The gas bag module further comprises a force-transmitting device by which the piece of fabric material is fastened to the mounting part. The device comprises a first rivet reinforcing the opening in the piece of fabric material, and a second rivet penetrating the first rivet and connecting the piece of fabric material with the mounting part.

Abstract: A leather covering piece for a vehicle interior lining comprises a leather piece and an intermediate layer connected with the leather piece. A hardenable mass is applied onto the intermediate layer or the leather piece. The hardened mass gives the leather covering piece such an inherent rigidity that it maintains a curved shape and can be inserted into an injection mold. The stacking of prefabricated leather covering pieces is also possible. The shape of the leather covering piece already corresponds to that of the finished product, in particular of the vehicle interior lining for which it is used. The leather covering piece is back-molded in order to obtain a stable carrier piece which gives the entire interior lining more stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a covering cap for a gas bag module of a vehicle occupant restraint device. The covering cap comprises at least one plastic layer and is provided at least in places with a heating means.

Abstract: To produce a steering wheel having a wheel skeleton with a hub, a rim and spokes interconnecting the hub and the rim, a shaped body of a dissolvable material and corresponding in shape to an airbag module is attached to the hub. The skeleton with the shaped body is placed in a mold. A plasticized molding material is molded around the rim and the spokes and over the shaped body forming a steering wheel body with a seamless casing. The steering wheel body is removed from the mold. The shaped body is then dissolved and removed, leaving a hollow space for accommodation of the airbag module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for rapid inflation of a folded gas bag for an occupant impact protection device in motor vehicles. The device comprises a housing, a pyrotechnic propellant within the housing for generating filling gases, and an ignition device. The housing is equipped with a passage serving as an outflow duct for the filling gases from the gas bag, a cross-section of the passage being adapted to be exposed at least in part after an activation of the device.

Abstract: A guide is proposed for a steering wheel comprising a steering wheel skeleton consisting of hub, spokes and steering wheel rim and an airbag module housed therein, which for actuation of the horn is displaceably disposed against a return force by the required contact path parallel to the steering wheel axis, which guide is characterized in that at least three guiding points (2) are provided in a manner distributed in the circumferential direction in a pot-shaped steering wheel skeleton (1) and that a pot-shaped guiding metal sheet (4) which is U-shaped in cross-section and open to the bottom is embodied on or attached to a generator support (3) of the airbag module (5).

Abstract: A textile material blank is proposed for the manufacture of an air bag for air bag modules to be installed in vehicles as an impact protection device for vehicle occupants. The airbag module has an airbag carrier. The blank has one or more connecting flaps (1), either formed integrally with the blank (2) or attached to it, for the purpose of attaching the air bag to the airbag carrier.

Abstract: A gas bag cover for a vehicle occupant restraint system has an inner side facing a gas bag to be covered and a wall thickness. The gas bag cover comprises at least one burst line being grooved into the cover from the inner side up to a predefined remaining wall thickness. The burst line comprises an initial point at which the remaining wall thickness has its minimum. The gas bag cover further comprises reinforcement ribs formed on the inner side of the cover, extending along a line which is tangent to the initial point of the burst line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module, comprising at least one mounting part and at least one piece of fabric material which is stressed on activation of the gas bag module and which is provided with at least one opening. The gas bag module further comprises a force-transmitting device by which the piece of fabric material is fastened to the mounting part. The device comprises a first rivet reinforcing the opening in the piece of fabric material, and a second rivet penetrating the first rivet and connecting the piece of fabric material with the mounting part.