Patent · US Expired

Steering wheel comprising a decorative element

US6928898B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

3References

2Claims

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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	Aug 18, 2003
Grant date	Aug 16, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2023

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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