Patent · US Active

Steering wheel

US8875597B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by

3References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Autoliv Development AB · SE

Inventors

Laurent Groleau · Quinçay, FR
Olivier Bertrand · Courcôme, FR

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2010
Grant date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A steering wheel has a rim with an armature substantially encapsulated by foam. The foam includes a major foam member and a separate minor foam member. The major foam member has a cross-sectional profile effective to cover a major cross-sectional extent of the armature and define a gap in the foam member adjacent the armature. The gap has a maximum cross-sectional width which is equal to or less than the cross-sectional width of the armature, and is substantially filled by said minor foam member.

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