The steering wheel horn contact unit has a contact plate embedded in a plastic carrier part and mounted in the carrier part, whereby the contact plate has at least one cantilever horn contact tongue that is enclosed by the carrier part when viewed in the switch movement direction.. The contact tongue is angled relative to the rest of the contact plate. AN Independent claim is also included for the following: (a) an assembly with an intermediate plate for an airbag module on which the module is mounted and at least one inventive steering wheel horn contact unit.
