Decorative part for a steering wheel of a vehicle
AssigneeAutoliv Development AB
InventorsMickael Peyrot, Frederic Moulinas
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Abstract
A decorative piece of a vehicle steering wheel decoration arranged to be mounted on a steering wheel of the vehicle includes a decorative core made from a decorative material, such as wood. A protective portion of the decorative core made from a transparent or translucent material covering at least part of a surface of the decorative core is arranged to be visible by a user. A fastening portion is arranged to fasten the decorative part on the steering wheel. The fastening portion is made from the same transparent or translucent material as the protective portion.
Claims8
A decorative piece of a vehicle steering wheel decoration arranged to be mounted on a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a decorative core made from a decorative material;
- a protective portion of the decorative core covering at least part of a surface of the decorative core arranged to be visible by a user;
- a fastening portion arranged to fasten the decorative piece on the steering wheel,
- wherein the fastening portion is made from a fastening portion material and the protective portion is made from a protective portion material, the fastening portion material and the protective portion material being a same material, the same material selected from a group consisting of a transparent material and a translucent material.
A method of manufacturing a decorative piece of a vehicle decoration arranged to be mounted on a steering wheel, the method comprising:
- positioning a decorative core made from a decorative material,
- injecting a material selected from a group consisting of a transparent material and a translucent material so as to simultaneously produce:
- a protective portion of the decorative core made from the material covering at least part of a surface of the decorative core arranged to be visible by a user, and
- a fastening portion arranged to fasten the decorative piece on the steering wheel, made from the material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.