AU2001215862A1 - Steering wheel with airbag module - Google Patents

Steering wheel with airbag module

Info

Publication number: AU2001215862A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: steering wheel; airbag module; airbag; module; steering
Prior art date: 2000-02-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU2001215862A

Inventor

Brian Ford

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Breed Automotive Technology Inc

Original Assignee

Breed Automotive Technology Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2000-02-04

Filing date

2000-11-06

Publication date

2001-08-14

2000-11-06 Application filed by Breed Automotive Technology Inc filed Critical Breed Automotive Technology Inc

2001-08-14 Publication of AU2001215862A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001215862A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Air Bags (AREA)

AU2001215862A 2000-02-04 2000-11-06 Steering wheel with airbag module Abandoned AU2001215862A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/498,158 US6568702B1 (en)	2000-02-04	2000-02-04	No housing driver's air bag module
US09498158		2000-02-04
PCT/US2000/030549 WO2001056841A1 (en)	2000-02-04	2000-11-06	Steering wheel with airbag module

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2001215862A1 true AU2001215862A1 (en)	2001-08-14

Family

ID=23979819

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU2001215862A Abandoned AU2001215862A1 (en)	2000-02-04	2000-11-06	Steering wheel with airbag module

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US6568702B1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1252047B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2001215862A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE60025523T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2254249T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2001056841A1 (en)

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2000
- 2000-02-04 US US09/498,158 patent/US6568702B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-11-06 EP EP00978394A patent/EP1252047B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-11-06 ES ES00978394T patent/ES2254249T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-11-06 DE DE60025523T patent/DE60025523T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-11-06 AU AU2001215862A patent/AU2001215862A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-11-06 WO PCT/US2000/030549 patent/WO2001056841A1/en not_active Ceased

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE60025523D1 (en)	2006-04-06
ES2254249T3 (en)	2006-06-16
US6568702B1 (en)	2003-05-27
DE60025523T2 (en)	2006-09-07
EP1252047A1 (en)	2002-10-30
WO2001056841A1 (en)	2001-08-09
EP1252047B1 (en)	2006-01-11

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