Patent · US Expired

Steering wheel comprising a decorative element

US6644145B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

3Claims

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Assignee

TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Gökay Albayrak · Neuberg, DE
Michael Lehmann · Mount Vernon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2001
Grant date	Nov 11, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2087
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering wheel includes a hub, a steering wheel rim, at least one spoke connecting the hub and the steering wheel rim, and at least one decorative element. At least one of the steering wheel rim and the spoke have a skeleton and a sheathing surrounding the skeleton. The skeleton has a recess and the decorative element has a fastening element which projects into the recess

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