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US 7,621,199 B2Granted
Vehicle steering wheel
AssigneeTRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
InventorsGregor Eck, Jens Kayser
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Abstract
A vehicle steering wheel comprises a steering wheel skeleton having a hub section, which has a bush extending around a central insertion opening and at least one separate reinforcement plate connected with the bush which is embedded into a die cast section of the steering wheel skeleton. The bush has a groove directed radially outwards, into which an edge of a recess in the reinforcement plate projects. The reinforcement plate is arranged on the bush through a joint connection by material conjunction.
Claims7
A vehicle steering wheel, comprising:
- a steering wheel skeleton having a hub section (14), said hub section (14) including a die cast section (20), a central insertion opening (16) and a separate bush (18) around said central insertion opening (16), said bush (18) being coaxially arranged to said central insertion opening (16), said steering wheel skeleton further comprising spokes (12) originating from said hub section (14);
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- at least one separate reinforcement plate (22) which is connected with said bush (18) and is embedded into said die cast section (20), wherein said bush (18) has a groove (30) directed radially outwards, into which an edge (28) of a recess (26) in said reinforcement plate (22) projects and
- wherein said reinforcement plate (22) is mounted to said bush (18) by a joint connection by material conjunction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.