EP 0192798 B1 19870708 - CONNECTOR FOR THE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION OF PROTECTING DEVICES BY GAS BAG
Title (en)
CONNECTOR FOR THE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION OF PROTECTING DEVICES BY GAS BAG
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 85102304 A 19850301
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4657326A] Current conducting connector for the electric connection of a gas bag collision protection device located in the bowl of a steering wheel of an automotive vehicle. A current conductor having a conducting strip, arranged in several concentric windings in a fixedly mounted housing surrounding a steering shaft or steering wheel hub. The ends of the conductor are connected by an inner and an outer connecting element. The inner connecting element is arranged on a core surrounding the steering shaft or the steering wheel hub and rotates with the steering wheel. The outer connecting element has a pivoting nipple held in a pivot bearing formed in the housing and surrounding an opening in the wall of the housing. The current conductor is introduced outside the housing axially into the pivoting nipple and lead out inside the housing radially from the pivoting nipple. The pivot bearing is formed by a sleeve arranged in the area of the wall of the housing and projecting through the bottom of the housing, the sleeve being provided with a slot forming a lateral opening toward the inside of the housing and of a width sufficient to permit the rotation of the pivoting nipple over a predetermined angle.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01R 35/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/027 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); H01R 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H01R 35/025 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0192798 A1 19860903; EP 0192798 B1 19870708; DE 3560326 D1 19870813; JP H0241150 B2 19900914; JP S61233984 A 19861018; US 4657326 A 19870414
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 85102304 A 19850301; DE 3560326 T 19850301; JP 3934586 A 19860226; US 83528286 A 19860303