Motor vehicle steering wheel comprising a deformable member
US4353266A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1978 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20834
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor-vehicle steering wheel has a rim, spokes and a deformable member, which occupies part of a bowl space and lies on a recessed hub of the steering wheel. In order to increase the passive safety, the rim of the steering wheel, the outside periphery of the hub of the steering wheel, the spokes of the steering wheel, and the surface of the deformable member are covered with a coherent layer of polyurethane integral skin foam.
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