Method for manufacturing a vehicle steering wheel
AssigneeAutoliv Development AB
InventorsOlivier Bertrand, Jonathan Pinaud, Hugues Doursoux, Agnes Quintard
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a vehicle steering wheel, the steering wheel comprising: —a rim, —an outer sheath formed by at least one strip attached around at least one part of the rim, —at least one device passing through the outer sheath, the method comprising at least the following steps: —positioning the strip around the rim, —attaching the strip to the rim in order to form the outer sheath, —forming an opening in the outer sheath facing an internal part of the device, —folding portions of the outer sheath towards the inside of the rim.
Claims13
A method for manufacturing a vehicle steering wheel,
- the steering wheel comprising:
- a rim,
- an outer sheath (20;
- 20′) formed by at least one strip attached around at least part of the rim,
- the method comprising at least the steps of:
- positioning the strip around the rim,
- attaching the strip to the rim to form the outer sheath (20;
- 20′),
- forming an opening in the outer sheath (20;
- 20′) facing to an internal part of a device (30;
- 30′) within the outer sheath, wherein forming the opening comprises opening a slit previously formed in the strip and kept closed by temporary closure means fitted prior to positioning and attaching the strip around the rim,
- folding portions of the outer sheath (20;
- 20′) surrounding the opening towards the inside of the rim to form flaps (21;
- 21′) and provide access to the inner part of the device (30;
- 30′).
A method for manufacturing a vehicle steering wheel,
- the steering wheel comprising:
- a rim;
- an outer sheath formed by at least one strip attached around at least part of the rim;
- the method comprising at least the steps of:
- positioning the strip around the rim;
- attaching the strip to the rim to form the outer sheath;
- forming an opening in the outer sheath facing to an internal part of a device within the outer sheath, wherein forming the opening comprises cutting a slit in the outer sheath after the step of positioning and attaching the strip around the rim;
- and
- folding portions of the outer sheath surrounding the opening towards the inside of the rim to form flaps and provide access to the inner part of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.