Vibration suppression apparatus for steering wheel with air bag

• Main Authors: KAWAGUCHI; MASAAKI, OKAMURO; TOMIO, SHIROSE; KEIICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.06.1991
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; SPRINGS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

A vibration suppression apparatus for a steering wheel having an air bag unit attached to the steering wheel body. The air bag unit includes a gas generator and a bag. At least part of the air bag unit is attached to the steering wheel body through a resilient means and thus, functions as a damper wieght, thus enabling the vibration of the steering wheel to be suppressed by the dynamic damper effect.