Patent · US Expired

Motor vehicle steering wheel comprising a deformable member

US4353266A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1978
Grant dateOct 12, 1982
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Expiry dateNov 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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