STEERING WHEEL WITH BUILT-IN AIRBAG

摘要

For a steering wheel for motor vehicles with an integrated airbag, a covering for the central airbag region being formed in one piece with a sheathing which adjoins on the outside for the steering-wheel spokes and the steering-wheel rim, and the steering wheel inclusive of all accessory parts forming a finished structural unit which can be connected to the steering column during final assembly, it is provided that the steering wheel comprises a steering-wheel skeleton (1) and a two-shell sheathing (2, 3), - the steering-wheel skeleton (1) having a hub region (5) to be fastened to the steering column (4), - an airbag module (6) being fastened to the steering-wheel skeleton (1), - the sheathing comprising an upper shell (2) with airbag covering (2a) and a lower shell (3) with a central opening (8) in the hub region (5) and - the upper shell (2) and lower shell (3) being connected to each other along a parting surface.