Steering wheel airbag position detector

摘要

A component position detector for determining if a first component is properly attached to a second component. The component position detector can be a steering wheel airbag position detector that provides for a convenient and cost-effective apparatus and/or process for determining whether or not a steering wheel airbag is properly attached to a steering wheel. Such a steering wheel airbag position detector can include a jig that has a scan position, the scan position located on a front side of a steering wheel. In addition, the position detector can include a sensor rigidly attached to the jig, the sensor operable to perform a two-dimensional scan across a gap between the steering wheel and a steering wheel airbag and/or horn pad attached to the steering wheel.

主权项

1. A steering wheel airbag position detector comprising:
a jig located on a front side of a steering wheel, said jig having:
a first bar with a first flange dimensioned to extend over a circumferential portion of the steering wheel;a second bar extending at an angle relative to said first bar, said second bar having a pair of spaced apart flanges with each flange dimensioned to rest on a planar support of the steering wheel; a sensor rigidly attached to said jig, said sensor operable to detect and measure a gap between the steering wheel and a steering wheel airbag attached to the steering wheel; a processor in communication with said sensor, said processor operable to analyze the measurement of the gap and provide a pass signal and a no-pass signal as a function of the analyzed measurement of the gap.