Vehicle steering wheel

US7621199B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Gregor Eck · Kirchzell, DE
• Jens Kayser · Eschau, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2005
• Grant date: Nov 24, 2009
• Expiry date: Jan 21, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T74/20834
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle steering wheel comprises a steering wheel skeleton having a hub section, which has a bush extending around a central insertion opening and at least one separate reinforcement plate connected with the bush which is embedded into a die cast section of the steering wheel skeleton. The bush has a groove directed radially outwards, into which an edge of a recess in the reinforcement plate projects. The reinforcement plate is arranged on the bush through a joint connection by material conjunction.