Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1998-10-20
1999-09-14
Luong, Vinh T.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
280779, 403359, 403259, B62D 104, B05G 110, B25G 300
Patent
active
059504994
ABSTRACT:
The steering wheel assembly disclosed herein is mountable on a steering shaft and includes at least a bolt, a boss, and a steering wheel body. The boss is adapted to be fitted on the steering shaft and includes a cylindrical portion and a yoke portion formed integrally with the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion has a boss serration corresponding to a serration of the steering shaft. The yoke portion has through holes formed near both ends thereof. The steering wheel body includes a ring core bar, spoke core bars coupled to the ring core bar, sheaths covering the ring core bar and spoke core bars, and a pad formed integrally with the sheaths. Part of the spoke core bars are connected to the boss. The bolt has and external thread that is receivable by the through holes and engageable with internal threads of at least one of the through holes so as to permit the boss, to which the steering wheel body is connected, to be fixed on the steering shaft. The boss includes a boss body and flange formed integrally with the boss body. The boss body includes the cylindrical and yoke portions. The boss flange has a larger area than the yoke portion and is embedded in the spoke core bars.
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Hosoi Akio
Mizuno Takanori
Nagata Atsushi
Sakane Katsunobu
Takamori Tetsuya
Luong Vinh T.
Toyoda Gosei Co,., Ltd.
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