Patent · US Expired

Shock-absorbed vehicle steering wheel

US6752039B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by

5References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Martin Kreuzer · Kleinwallstadt, DE
Udo Bieber · Niedernberg, DE
Christian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2002
Grant date	Jun 22, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20834
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a shock-absorbed vehicle steering wheel which comprises a hub with a steering wheel mounting and a handling region for a driver. The handling region is, in particular, a steering wheel rim. A vibration damper is provided in a path of the flux of force between the steering wheel mounting and the handling region. The vibration damper has damping characteristics which are adjustable via one of an electrical and magnetic field.

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