Steering wheel and method of manufacturing such steering wheel
AssigneeDalphi Metal Espana S.A.
InventorAlejandro Del Rio Garcia
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Abstract
A steering wheel (1) includes a steering wheel skeleton (10), a foam padding (11) surrounding the steering wheel skeleton (10) at least partially, and a wrapping (12) which encompasses the foam padding (11) at least in portions. Adjacent longitudinal edges (13) of the wrapping (12) are covered by a profile bead (20), in particular a decorative bead (24). The profile bead (20) includes at least one anchoring element (21) which is fixed directly in the foam padding (11) for fastening the wrapping (12).
Claims5
A steering wheel (1), comprising a steering wheel skeleton (10), a foam padding (11) at least partly surrounding the steering wheel skeleton (10) and a wrapping (12) which encompasses the foam padding (11) at least in portions, wherein adjacent longitudinal edges (13) of the wrapping (12) are covered by a profile bead (20) comprising a decorative bead (24), wherein the profile bead (20) includes at least one anchoring element (21) which is directly fixed in the foam padding (11) for fastening the wrapping (12), the anchoring element (21) including a shank (22) and a head (23) with the foam padding (11) directly contacting both the entire length and the entire perimeter of the shank (22).
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