Coverings for a steering wheel

US7148437B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

• Georg Wahl · Rodenbach, DE
• Bojan Rosman · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 2005
• Grant date: Dec 12, 2006
• Expiry date: May 6, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D1/046
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Coverings suitable for a steering wheel of a motor vehicle are inserted into at least two approximately horizontally oriented spokes connected with a steering wheel ring adjacent to the steering wheel ring. The coverings are constructed for the accommodation of switches. On one side, each covering leads away from the steering wheel ring and, on the other side, each covering adjoins a trim plate of the steering wheel. In order to provided the steering wheel with an advantageous design, the coverings are constructed as modules which, depending on the equipment of the motor vehicle, have function areas provided with areas without switches and/or with switches.