Energy absorbing steering wheel

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1981-09-23

1983-06-07

Dorner, Kenneth

Machine element or mechanism

Control lever and linkage systems

Elements

G05G 110

Patent

active

043865380

ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel mounted on a hub. The steering wheel is molded of a high impact grade nylon and comprises an integral rim, spokes and a thin wall energy absorbing sleeve. The rim is disposed in coaxial relationship to and axially spaced from the hub.
The energy absorbing sleeve when viewed in plan view has a substantially rectangular configuration of decreasing size from its upper end downwardly toward the hub. The walls of the sleeve have a generally ogival configuration from top to bottom. The construction and arrangement is such that the energy absorbing sleeve produces a large amount of crush at relatively constant load for obtaining a high degree of energy absorption.

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