Steering wheel with a clamping hub
US6508142B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/1608
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering wheel for vehicles is provided which comprises a hub for attachment on a steering column and a clamping screw. The hub has a central, substantially cylindrical passage for accommodation of an end section of the steering column and at least one slit extending parallel to the passage. Two hub sections are defined on opposite sides of the slit. The hub sections have aligned bores that extend substantially tangentially to the passage. A first one of these bores has an internal thread, and the clamping screw is adapted to extend through a second one of these bores and to be screwed into the first one of the bores, thereby clamping the hub on the steering column end section. A screw holder is attached to the hub for limited movement in an axial direction of the clamping screw against spring force. The screw holder has a recess for passage of the screw and simultaneous engagement into the thread of the screw. The screw holder is formed by a bracket of spring steel. The clamping screw has a shaft with a screw thread formed on substantially the length of the shaft. In a further preferred embodiment, the clamping screw has an abutment formed by a radially projecting collar on a ce…
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