Method and device for the serial production of a vehicle assembly, bearing unit, vehicle steering wheel and horn module for a steering wheel assembly and steering wheel assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9365177
APP PUB NO 20140203539A1
SERIAL NO

14238856

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A method for series production of a vehicle assembly, especially an interior assembly, including a vehicle-side support, especially a vehicle steering wheel (12), and a component to be fastened at the support, especially a horn module (14), wherein a module-side bearing unit (22) consisting of at least two bearing members (46, 50) is assigned to the component and/or a support-side bearing unit (24) consisting of at least two bearing members (26, 28) is assigned to the support, and wherein one of the bearing members (28, 50) of the respective bearing unit (22, 24) has a contact surface (34, 58) and the other one of the bearing members (26, 46) has at least one bearing surface (38, 54) includes the step of individually orientating the two bearing members (26, 28, 46, 50) of at least one bearing unit (22, 24) relative to each other as a function of the actual dimensions of the support installed and/or the component installed, fastening the two bearing members (26, 28, 46, 50) orientated relative to each other, and fastening the component to the support. The position of the support and the component relative to each other is defined by at least one bearing unit (22, 24).

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TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH63743 ASCHAFFENBURG

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bachmann, Stefan Heimbuchenthal, DE 19 69
Frisch, Ralph Mombris, DE 28 213
Haas, Markus Sensbachthal, DE 5 18
Helmstetter, Matthias Aschaffenburg, DE 33 161
Mazuch, Robert Romania, DE 1 10
Schmid, Peter Bobingen an der Rems, DE 83 1086
Schutz, Dominik Heimbuchenthal, DE 20 144
Syndikus, Erich Aschaffenburg, DE 1 10
Winsel, Rainer Niedernberg, DE 1 10

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