Steering wheel

Details Steering wheel Steering wheel

1989-07-14

1990-06-12

Luong, Vinh T.

Machine element or mechanism

Control lever and linkage systems

Elements

280750, B62D 104

Patent

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049322842

ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel for an automobile including a impact energy absorber, a retainer, a bottom plate, a mounting portion and a clip disposed on a boss plate of the steering wheel body. The clip is engaged with the front edge of a boss plate, and the mounting portion with a boss plate of the steering wheel body. The clip is made of spring steel and formed in L-like shape, and fixed to the retainer extended from the bottom plate along a front wall of the energy absorber by means of burring caulking. Consequently, labor is not required for the machining of the clips, and the fixing position of the clip to the bottom plate may be taken arbitrarily, and further the mounting stability of the clip is made high.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3977271 (1976-08-01), Becker
patent: 4606240 (1986-08-01), Sakane
patent: 4628761 (1986-12-01), Niwa
patent: 4771147 (1988-09-01), Buma
patent: 4790209 (1988-12-01), Ishida

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