Steering wheel unit with airbag has interspace between movable cover and airbag unit filled with sound-absorbing material to prevent cheap hollow sound

摘要

The steering wheel unit has a steering wheel body (10) with an airbag unit housing (22) set in a recess (12) in the hub area. A movable cover element (30) covers the hub area and an interspace (Z) provided between the air bag unit (24) and the cover is filled at least in part with sound-absorbing material such as foam or flexible discs (42) and bristles (44). Independent claim describes airbag module for installation in steering wheel and having interspace between gas bag and cover filled with sound-absorbing material.