Global Patent Index - EP 4093989 A1

EP 4093989 A1 20221130 - TUNED MASS DAMPER FOR A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL

Title (en)

TUNED MASS DAMPER FOR A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL

Title (de)

SCHWINGUNGSTILGER FÜR EIN FAHRZEUGLENKRAD

Title (fr)

AMORTISSEUR DE VIBRATIONS ACCORDÉ POUR VOLANT DE DIRECTION DE VÉHICULE

Publication

EP 4093989 A1 20221130 (DE)

Application

EP 20817295 A 20201201

Priority

  • DE 102020101465 A 20200122
  • EP 2020084102 W 20201201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021148177A1] The invention relates to a tuned mass damper for a motor-vehicle steering wheel, which motor-vehicle steering wheel can comprise a gas generator (2) for a steering wheel airbag as an inertial mass, the tuned mass damper (20) comprising: a substantially hollow-cylinder-shaped or hollow-conical-frustum-shaped spring element (22) made of an elastomeric material, which can be connected to the motor-vehicle steering wheel and/or to a motor-vehicle steering wheel module; and a carrier ring (24), which is connected to the spring element (22) and which can be connected to the gas generator (2), the spring element (22) and the carrier ring (24) being in the form of separate components and/or the spring element (22) being in the form of a monolithic molded rubber part.

IPC 8 full level

F16F 7/108 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60R 21/2037 (2013.01 - US); B62D 7/222 (2013.01 - EP US); F16F 7/1028 (2013.01 - EP); F16F 7/108 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021148177A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020101465 A1 20210722; CN 114930046 A 20220819; EP 4093989 A1 20221130; US 2023085416 A1 20230316; WO 2021148177 A1 20210729

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020101465 A 20200122; CN 202080091150 A 20201201; EP 2020084102 W 20201201; EP 20817295 A 20201201; US 202017794305 A 20201201