# US 11,027,765 B2 · Steering wheel for vehicle

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- Number: US 11,027,765 B2
- Document ID: US11027765B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/918,693
- Filed: 2020-07-01
- Published: 2021-01-07
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-02
- Assignees: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Seok Hoon Ko; Do Hyoung Kim; Hae Kwon Park
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027765B2

## CPC

- B62D 1/11: incorporating energy-absorbing arrangements, e.g. by being yieldable or collapsible (padded linings associated with the steering wheel B60R21/05; shock absorbers using plastic deformation of members in general F16F7/12)
- B62D 7/222: {acting on the steering wheel}
- B60R 21/2037: {the module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted, e.g. for actuating the horn switch or for protecting the driver in a non-deployment situation (horn switches integrated in steering wheel covers with tear lines B60R21/21658)}
- F16F 15/085: {Use of both rubber and metal springs}
- B60Q 5/003: {mounted on the steering wheel}
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A steering wheel for a vehicle may include: a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material; a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate; a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part; and a horn spring configured to support the damper housing, and having elasticity.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;
a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;
a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part; and
a horn spring configured to support the damper housing, and having elasticity,
wherein the horn bolt part comprises:
a head member located on a top of the horn plate,
a bolt body extended from the head member through an inside of the damper housing, and
a fastening body extended from the bolt body and fixed to the hub part,
wherein the damper housing comprises:
a first damper housing extended from the top of the horn plate to a bottom of the damper part, and
a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by the horn spring,
wherein the first damper housing comprises:
a housing head located between the damper part and the head member,
a first housing body extended from the housing head, and located between the damper part and the bolt body, and
a fixing body extended from the first housing body, and having a screw thread formed on an outside thereof such that the second damper housing is fastened to the screw thread.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The steering wheel of claim 1, wherein the damper part comprises:
an inner member installed in a ring shape while abutting on the inside of the damper housing;
an outer member located outside the inner member, and installed in a shape to cover the horn plate; and
a connection member configured to connect the inner member and the outer member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The steering wheel of claim 1, wherein the top of the housing head supports the head member, and the bottom of the housing head abuts on the damper part.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The steering wheel of claim 1, wherein the second damper housing comprises:
a second housing body fastened to the outside of the fixing body; and
a support member extended outward from the second housing body, and supported by the horn spring.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The steering wheel of claim 4, wherein the first damper housing further comprises a release prevention protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the fixing body, facing the second housing body, and inserted and locked into the second housing body.

### Claim 6

A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and form of an elastic material;
a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;
a first damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and extended from a top of the horn plate to a bottom of the damper part;
a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by a horn spring; and
the horn spring configured to support the second damper housing, and having elasticity,
wherein the first damper housing comprises:
a housing head located between the damper part and a head member of the horn bolt part,
a first housing body extended from the housing head, and located between the damper part and the horn bolt part,
a fixing body extended from the first housing body, and having a screw thread formed on an outside thereof such that the second damper housing is fastened to the screw thread, and
a release prevention protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the fixing body, and inserted and locked into the second damper housing.

### Claim 7

A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;
a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;
a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part; and
a contact plate part installed between the damper housing and the damper part.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The steering wheel of claim 7, wherein the damper part comprises:
an inner member installed in a ring shape while abutting on the inside of the damper housing;
an outer member located outside the inner member, and installed in a shape to cover the horn plate; and
a connection member configured to connect the inner member and the outer member.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The steering wheel of claim 8, wherein the damper part further comprises a fixing protrusion extended from the outer member and inserted and locked into a fixing hole of the horn plate.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The steering wheel of claim 7, wherein the horn bolt part comprises:
a head member located on the top of the horn plate;
a bolt body extended from the head member through the inside of the damper housing; and
a fastening body extended from the bolt body and fixed to the hub part.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The steering wheel of claim 7, wherein the damper housing comprises:
a first damper housing extended from the top of the horn plate to the bottom of the damper part; and
a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by a horn spring.

### Claim 12

A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;
a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;
a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part;
a first contact plate part comprising a first inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the damper housing; and
a second contact plate part comprising a second inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the damper housing.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The steering wheel of claim 12, wherein the damper part comprises:
a damper body installed in such a shape that the inside thereof abuts on the damper housing and the outside thereof covers the horn plate; and
a fixing protrusion extended from the damper body, and inserted and locked into a fixing hole of the horn plate, such that the first and second contact plate parts abut on the outside thereof.

### Claim 14

A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;
a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;
a first damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and extended from the top of the horn plate to the bottom of the damper part;
a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by a horn spring;
a first contact plate part comprising a first inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the first damper housing; and
a second contact plate part comprising a second inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the second damper housing.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The steering wheel of claim 14, wherein the damper part comprises:
a damper body installed in such a shape that the inside thereof abuts on the first damper housing and the outside thereof covers the horn plate; and
a fixing protrusion extended from the damper body, and inserted and locked into a fixing hole of the horn plate, such that the first and second contact plate parts abut on the outside thereof.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The steering wheel of claim 14, wherein the horn bolt part comprises:
a head member located on the top of the horn plate;
a bolt body extended from the head member through the inside of the first damper housing; and
a fastening body extended from the bolt body and fixed to the hub part.