Steering wheel

Details Steering wheel Steering wheel

1998-10-22

2000-05-23

Luong, Vinh T.

Machine element or mechanism

Control lever and linkage systems

Elements

4283171, 428327, 156293, 264494, B62D 104, B32B 712, B32B 516, B29C 3508

Patent

active

060653663

ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel includes a ring portion to be gripped during steering. The ring portion includes a core, a core coating layer coating the core, and a decorative layer arranged at a portion of the surface of the core coating layer. The decorative layer has a printed layer and a transparent protective coating layer. The printed layer is formed by hydraulic transfer and is arranged to cover surface portions of the core coating layer. The transparent protective coating layer covers the surface of the printed layer so as to protect the printed layer. The ring portion further includes a skin arranged at the remaining surface portions of the surface of the core coating layer and a level difference portion for folding therein the end portions of the skin arranged between the portion and the remainder of the surface of the core coating layer. The smooth decorative layer can be easily formed on the surface of the ring portion in this manner.

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patent: 5792302 (1998-08-01), Nakada et al.
patent: 5833916 (1998-11-01), Nakada et al.

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