Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1980-09-16
1982-11-23
Dorner, Kenneth
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
29159B, 403284, B62D 104
Patent
active
043599117
ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel includes a stamped body portion including a hub and a pair of spoke members having terminal portions integrally riveted to a split rim member and wrapped thereabout. One of the terminal portions is secured to the split portion of the rim member and the other is secured to an unsplit portion. The steering wheel is manufactured by forming the terminal portions with an intermediate flange and a terminal flange, locating the rim member at the juncture of the flanges, with the split of the rim member within the extent of one of the terminal flanges, piercing the terminal flange to either side of the split, piercing the other terminal flange, extruding portions of the rim member into the pierced openings to integrally rivet the rim member to the terminal portion and wrapping the terminal flanges over the recesses in the rim member resulting from the extrusion to clamp the rim member and terminal portions to each other.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1869333 (1932-07-01), Bronson et al.
patent: 2408388 (1946-10-01), George
patent: 2425240 (1947-08-01), George
patent: 4010658 (1977-03-01), Muller et al.
patent: 4011645 (1977-03-01), Muller
Eubanks Kenneth B.
Loeb Clifford E.
Dorner Kenneth
Furman Herbert
General Motors Corporation
LandOfFree
Non-welded steering wheel and method of manufacture does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Non-welded steering wheel and method of manufacture, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Non-welded steering wheel and method of manufacture will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1874048