Method for manufacturing a steering wheel
AssigneeAutoliv Development AB
InventorChristophe Pougnard
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a steering wheel comprising a frame, a covering formed by a body, overmoulded onto the frame, and at least one insert, the method comprising steps aimed at: providing at least one recess in the covering, and producing the insert so that an assembly of the insert with the body of the covering allows the recess, to be at least partially covered, wherein the insert is obtained in a single piece with the body of the covering.
Claims14
A method for manufacturing a steering wheel comprising a frame, a covering formed by a body, overmoulded onto the frame, and at least one insert, said method comprising:
- providing at least one recess in the covering;
- producing each insert with the body in a single piece so that an assembly of each insert with the body of the covering allows each recess to be at least partially covered, wherein each insert is integrally connected to the body along at least one attachment bridge;
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- detaching at least a portion of each attachment bridge from at least a portion of a corresponding insert and/or the body.
A method for manufacturing a steering wheel comprising a frame, a covering formed by a body overmoulded onto the frame, and at least one insert, said method comprising:
- providing at least one recess in the covering;
- producing each insert with the body in a single piece so that an assembly of each insert with the body of the covering allows each recess to be at least partially covered, wherein each insert is integrally connected to the body along at least one attachment bridge;
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- folding at least a portion of each attachment bridge against a depression formed in the body to form a hinge.
A method for manufacturing a steering wheel comprising a frame, a covering formed by a body overmoulded onto the frame, and at least one insert, said method comprising:
- providing at least one recess in the covering;
- producing each insert with the body in a single piece so that an assembly of each insert with the body of the covering allows each recess to be at least partially covered, wherein each insert is integrally connected to the body along at least one attachment bridge;
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- cutting an end of each attachment bridge to enable release of each insert from the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.