Patents by Inventor Rodel GO

Rodel GO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12252089
    Abstract: A steering wheel enabling suppressing hanging down of an airbag module due to its own weight and stabilizing the position of the airbag module. The steering wheel includes a steering wheel body, an airbag module, and at least one coil spring that biases the airbag module in a direction separating from the steering wheel body. The coil spring is arranged between the steering wheel body and the airbag module in a state with the axis line thereof offset from that of a free state; thereby applying a force on the airbag module in a direction that intersects with the axis line of the coil spring in a free state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Jinkeun Kim, Hiroyasu Kumagawa, Rodel Go, Hiroaki Asai
  • Patent number: 12221051
    Abstract: A steering wheel is disclosed enabling suppressing unnecessary rocking of the airbag module during airbag activation and thereby ensures prescribed deployment performance of the airbag cushion. In detail, the steering wheel is provided with a core metal having a boss part configured so as to be mountable on a steering shaft and an airbag module movably provided with respect to the core metal and having an airbag cushion that can be expanded and deployed. The stopper of the core metal is separated from the stopper contact part of the airbag module in a non-activated state of the airbag, and comes into contact with the stopper contact part due to movement or deformation of the airbag module caused by expansion and deployment of the airbag cushion during activation of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Ryotaro Ishida, Sumit Kumar, Keisuke Honma, Jinkeun Kim, Rodel Go, Hiroaki Asai
  • Publication number: 20240227716
    Abstract: A steering wheel enabling suppressing hanging down of an airbag module due to its own weight and stabilizing the position of the airbag module. The steering wheel includes a steering wheel body, an airbag module, and at least one coil spring that biases the airbag module in a direction separating from the steering wheel body. The coil spring is arranged between the steering wheel body and the airbag module in a state with the axis line thereof offset from that of a free state; thereby applying a force on the airbag module in a direction that intersects with the axis line of the coil spring in a free state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jinkeun KIM, Hiroyasu KUMAGAWA, Rodel GO, Hiroaki ASAI
  • Publication number: 20240198947
    Abstract: A steering wheel is disclosed enabling suppressing unnecessary rocking of the airbag module during airbag activation and thereby ensures prescribed deployment performance of the airbag cushion. In detail, the steering wheel is provided with a core metal having a boss part configured so as to be mountable on a steering shaft and an airbag module movably provided with respect to the core metal and having an airbag cushion that can be expanded and deployed. The stopper of the core metal is separated from the stopper contact part of the airbag module in a non-activated state of the airbag, and comes into contact with the stopper contact part due to movement or deformation of the airbag module caused by expansion and deployment of the airbag cushion during activation of the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiro ABE, Ryotaro ISHIDA, Sumit KUMAR, Keisuke HONMA, Jinkeun KIM, Rodel GO, Hiroaki ASAI