KR20110082381A - An automobile - Google Patents

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KR20110082381A
KR20110082381A KR1020100002339A KR20100002339A KR20110082381A KR 20110082381 A KR20110082381 A KR 20110082381A KR 1020100002339 A KR1020100002339 A KR 1020100002339A KR 20100002339 A KR20100002339 A KR 20100002339A KR 20110082381 A KR20110082381 A KR 20110082381A
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steering wheel
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airbag module
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김건우
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현대모비스 주식회사
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
    • B60R21/203—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns
    • B60R21/2035—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B60R2011/0001—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position
    • B60R2011/0003—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position inside the vehicle

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Abstract

There is provided a car which can be firmly mounted on the steering wheel. An automobile according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an airbag module provided to protect a driver, a steering wheel formed with a snap-in hole for mounting the airbag module, and provided in the airbag module and inserted into the snap-in hole. And a snap-in elastically fastened to the steering wheel, wherein the snap-in includes a main body portion inserted into the snap-in hole and an elastic catching portion integrally formed with the main body portion and elastically fastened to the steering wheel.

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An automobile

The present invention relates to a vehicle, and more particularly to a vehicle provided with a snap-in for mounting the airbag module on the steering wheel.

In general, a steering wheel for steering a vehicle by a driver's operation is disposed in front of a driver's seat. That is, the driver turns left or right by turning the steering wheel left or right.

The steering wheel is provided with an airbag module to protect the driver in case of an accident of the vehicle.

The airbag module is a gas flow into the airbag cushion contained in the case of the accident of the vehicle, the airbag cushion is expanded and deployed accordingly to function to protect the driver.

Thus, the airbag module should be firmly coupled to the steering wheel to protect the driver.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vehicle that can be firmly mounted on the steering wheel airbag module.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the airbag module provided to protect the driver, a steering wheel formed with a snap-in hole to be mounted to the airbag module, and the airbag module is provided A snap-in inserted into the snap-in hole and elastically fastened to the steering wheel, wherein the snap-in includes a main body portion inserted into the snap-in hole and an elastic catching portion integrally formed with the main body portion and elastically fastened to the steering wheel. do.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the automobile of the present invention has the following effects.

The snap-in provided in the airbag module and inserted into the snap-in hole formed in the steering wheel to be elastically fastened to the steering wheel includes a main body portion inserted into the snap-in hole and an elastic locking portion elastically fastened to the steering wheel. Since it is formed integrally with the main body portion, it is possible to firmly mount the airbag module to the steering wheel without using a separate member.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a view showing a state in which the airbag module is mounted on the steering wheel of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view of the steering wheel shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a view showing the airbag module shown in FIG.
4 is a detailed view of the snap-in shown in FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the snap-in illustrated in FIG. 4 is fastened to a steering wheel.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for describing an automobile according to embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a view showing a state in which the airbag module is mounted on the steering wheel of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cutaway of the steering wheel shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is the airbag module shown in Figure 1 It is a figure which shows.

1 to 3, a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is disposed in front of a driver's seat and is inserted into a steering wheel 10 and a steering wheel 10 which perform steering functions of the vehicle by a driver's operation. Equipped with an airbag module 20 to protect the driver in the event of a car accident.

The airbag module 20 expands and expands when gas is introduced to protect the driver, an airbag housing 22 in which the airbag cushion is accommodated, and an airbag housing 22 below the airbag housing 22. And a mounting plate 24 coupled thereto.

The airbag cushion is folded a plurality of times and stored in the inner space formed by the airbag housing 22 and the mounting plate 24, and when the gas flows in during an automobile accident, the airbag cushion expands and expands to push out the airbag housing 22 and expand the airbag housing 22. To protect the driver.

Meanwhile, a snap-in hole 15 is formed in the steering wheel 10 so that the air bag module 20 can be mounted, and the air bag module 20 is inserted into the snap-in hole 15 to be elastically fastened to the steering wheel 10. A snap in 30 is provided.

In the present embodiment, two snap-in holes 15 are formed, and two snap-in holes 30 are provided at positions facing the snap-in holes 15. In FIG. 3, only one snap-in 30 is visible, but it is natural that the other is provided on the opposite side.

The snap-in 30 is provided in the mounting plate 24 and protrudes downward from the mounting plate 24 so that the snap-in 30 may be inserted into the snap-in hole 15.

4 is a detailed view of the snap-in illustrated in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the snap-in illustrated in FIG. 4 is fastened to a steering wheel.

3 to 5, the snap-in 30 is inserted into and fixed to the mounting plate lower side of the mounting plate 24 and the mounting plate coupling portion 32 formed below the snap-in hole ( 15 includes a main body portion 34 inserted into the main body portion 34 and an elastic catching portion 38 which is integrally formed with the main body portion 34 and elastically fastened to the steering wheel 10.

The mounting plate coupling part 32 may be inserted into the mounting plate 24 and then coupled to the mounting plate 24 through a fastening member (not shown) on the upper side of the mounting plate 24.

The elastic engaging portion 38 is integrally formed with the main body 34 and inserted into the snap-in hole 15 together with the main body 34, and then elastically latched to the steering wheel 10.

As such, when the elastic catching portion 38 is integrally formed with the main body portion 34, such as a pin that protrudes by the elastic force of the spring on the snap-in 30 to lock the snap-in 30 to the steering wheel 10. Since a separate member is not used, a bad connection between the steering wheel 10 and the airbag module 20 may occur due to a poor return of the pin, thereby preventing a problem from occurring when the airbag cushion is deployed.

The elastic catching part 38 includes an elastic part 36 and an elastic part 36 formed by cutting the main body part 34 so that an elastic force is generated when the elastic catching part 38 is inserted into the snap-in hole 15 together with the main body part 34. It is integrally formed to protrude from the hook portion includes a locking portion 37 that is caught on the steering wheel (10). In the drawing, the body portion 34 is illustrated as having one elastic locking portion 38, but the body portion 34 is cut off to form a plurality of elastic portions 36, the plurality of elastic portion 36 is caught It is also possible to form the portions 37, respectively.

The engaging portion 37 protrudes to a length that can be pressed against the steering wheel 10 when the snap-in 30 is inserted into the snap-in hole 15. Accordingly, when the snap-in 30 is inserted into the snap-in hole 15, the locking portion 37 is pressed by the inner wall of the steering wheel 10 in which the snap-in hole 15 is formed, which causes the elastic portion 36 to It is elastically deformed to generate elastic force.

The elastic part 36 is elastically deformed by the engaging part 37 which is pressed against the inner wall of the steering wheel 10 in which the snap-in hole 15 is formed when the snap-in 30 is inserted into the snap-in hole 15. Push the locking portion 37 to the outside, and after the snap-in 30 is inserted into the snap-in hole 15 so that the locking portion 37 is caught by the steering wheel 10 next to the lower end of the snap-in hole 15. .

The engaging portion 37 is formed in an arc shape protruding along the circumference of the elastic portion 36 to be in surface contact with the steering wheel 10. Therefore, since the area where the locking portion 37 is locked to the steering wheel 10 is large, since the airbag module 20 is firmly mounted to the steering wheel 10, the vibration of the vehicle may be performed without using a separate member. Due to this, the airbag module 20 may be prevented from shaking, and when the airbag cushion is deployed, the airbag module 20 may be prevented from being separated from the steering wheel 10.

In addition, the locking portion 37 is formed to be inclined upward toward the outside to facilitate insertion into the snap-in hole 15. Accordingly, if the snap-in 30 is simply pushed into the snap-in hole 15 without any manipulation, the snap-in 30 is inserted into the snap-in hole 15 and then caught by the steering wheel 10.

In addition, the locking portion 37 is formed to be inclined upward as the rear end toward the outside, the steering wheel 10 is engaged with the rear end of the inclined locking portion 37 after the snap-in 30 is inserted into the steering wheel 10. And an inclined portion 12 to be formed. Therefore, since the locking portion 37 is firmly locked to the inclined portion 12 of the steering wheel 10, the airbag module 20 is firmly mounted to the steering wheel 10 so that the airbag module is deployed when the airbag cushion is deployed. It is possible to prevent the 20 from being separated from the steering wheel 10.

The snap-in 30 may be made of plastic or may be made of metal. However, when the snap-in 30 is made of plastic, since the process of cutting and precisely cutting the main body 34 to form the elastic catching part 38 after injection molding is added, the snap-in 30 is die casted. It is preferable to be made of a metal material that can be produced at a time. As such, when the snap-in 30 is made of a metal material, since the die casting is formed in one mold, the process is simplified and the cost is reduced. In the present embodiment, the snap-in 30 is manufactured to include at least one of aluminum and magnesium, which are metals having low hardness. Therefore, it is possible to reuse the snap-in 30 has the effect of cost reduction and environmentally friendly.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalent concept are included in the scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted.

10: steering wheel 12: inclined portion
15: snap-in hole 20: airbag module
22: airbag housing 24: mounting plate
30: snap-in 32: mounting plate coupling
34: main body 36: elastic portion
37: locking portion 38: elastic locking portion

Claims (7)

An airbag module provided to protect the driver;
A steering wheel having a snap-in hole formed to allow the airbag module to be mounted; And
A snap-in provided in the airbag module and inserted into the snap-in hole and elastically fastened to the steering wheel.
The snap-in includes a main body portion inserted into the snap-in hole, and an elastic catching portion integrally formed with the main body portion and elastically fastened to the steering wheel. The method according to claim 1, The elastic fastening portion,
An elastic portion formed by cutting the main body portion to generate an elastic force;
A vehicle integrally formed from the elastic portion, the vehicle including a locking portion that is caught on the steering wheel. The method according to claim 2,
And the locking portion includes an arc shape protruding along a circumference of the elastic portion so as to be in surface contact with the steering wheel. The method according to claim 2,
The locking portion is a vehicle formed to be inclined upward toward the outside to facilitate insertion into the snap-in hole. The method according to claim 2,
The engaging portion is formed to be inclined upward as the rear end goes to the outside,
The steering wheel is a vehicle including a slope that is engaged with the rear end of the inclined locking portion. The method according to claim 1,
The snap-in comprises a material of at least one of aluminum and magnesium. The method of claim 1, wherein the airbag module,
An airbag housing containing an airbag cushion which expands and expands when gas is introduced therein;
And a mounting plate coupled to the airbag housing and provided with the snap-in.
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