Heatable steering wheel
AssigneeTRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
InventorsMartin Kreuzer, Jan Isensee, Robert Binder, Christian Stricker
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Abstract
A heatable steering wheel includes a steering wheel blank, a heating mat wrapped around the steering wheel blank, a first, visible hard sheathing whose surface is refinished after having been installed, a second, visible softer sheathing, both of the sheathings abutting each other in an abutting area, and a coupling element in the abutting area. The coupling element, as seen from the outside, has a depression and that, starting from the first sheathing, extends under the abutting area all the way to an abutting edge of the second sheathing. The heating mat extends continuously under the first sheathing and under the coupling element all the way to under the second sheathing.
Claims14
A heatable steering wheel (10) comprising a steering wheel blank, a heating mat (24) wrapped around said steering wheel blank, a first, visible hard sheathing whose surface is refinished after having been installed, a second, visible softer sheathing, both of said sheathings abutting each other in an abutting area, and a coupling element (30) in said abutting area that, as seen from the outside, has a depression (32) and that, starting from said first sheathing, extends under said abutting area all the way to an abutting edge of said second sheathing, and said heating mat (24) extending continuously under said first sheathing and under said coupling element (30) all the way to under said second sheathing.
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