Steering wheel and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneesKia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
InventorJoonmo Park
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Abstract
A steering wheel includes a rim that is rotatable around a steering shaft. The rim includes an armature; a first rim portion surrounding the armature; and a second rim portion, covering part of the surface of the first rim portion. A method of manufacturing a steering wheel includes providing an armature; injection molding a first rim portion such that the it surrounds the armature; injection molding a second rim portion; and attaching the first and second rim portions such that the second rim portion covers part of the surface of the first rim portion.
Claims15
A steering wheel, comprising a rim configured to rotate around a steering shaft, wherein the rim comprises:
- an armature;
- a first rim portion substantially surrounding the armature;
- and
- a second rim portion, covering the first rim portion at a part of a surface of the first rim portion.
A method of manufacturing a steering wheel, comprising:
- providing an armature;
- injection molding a first rim portion such that the first rim portion substantially surrounds the armature;
- injection molding a second rim portion;
- and
- attaching the first and second rim portions such that the second rim portion covers the first rim portion at a part of a surface of the first rim portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.