An occupant protection apparatus includes an air bag device 20 for deploying an air bag between a steering wheel 11 and an occupant H and an impact-energy-absorption-type steering column 12 equipped with an energy-absorbing mechanism 30, and absorbs impact energy of the occupant H during a vehicle collision...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7222878?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7222878 - Occupant protection apparatus
