Patent · US Expired

Steering wheel

US5716068A · kind A · utility

10Cited by
7References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1996
Grant dateFeb 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D1/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering wheel is provided with a steering wheel body, a boss core and an air bag device held by the boss core. The steering wheel body includes a core portion having a ring core and spoke cores and a cover portion covering the core portion. The cover portion includes a core cover layer covering the ring core and the spoke cores and a ceiling cover layer continuously formed with the core cover layer covering the center of the steering wheel. The boss core holds an air bag device between the boss core and the ceiling cover layer. The boss core also has a connection part that allows a steering shaft to be connected from underneath the steering wheel.

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