Steering wheel device
First Claim
1. A steering wheel apparatus comprising:
- a steering column (18) fixed to a car body;
a steering shaft (1) inserted into said steering column axially rotatably therein and having a rear portion projecting out of said steering column (18);
a steering wheel (2) having an elongated boss (3) fixed to said steering shaft at said rear portion of the steering shaft (1), said elongated hoss having a front portion (3a) and a rear portion (3b) and nut means mounted to the rear portion of the steering shaft for securing the elongated boss thereto;
base means for engagement with said steering column (18) to prevent a rotary motion thereof;
first fixing means (13,13'"'"',53,54) for fixing said base means to said elongated boss to prevent the base means from moving in an axial direction;
a pad base (19,45,61) rotatably supported around said rear portion (3b) of the elongated boss;
second fixing means (20,63) mounted on said elongated boss for fixing said pad base to said elongated boss to prevent said pad base from moving rearwardly in an axial direction relative to said elongated boss, said second fixing means being removable from the base without removing said nut means;
a boss plate (2a) fixed to said steering wheel (2) and said elongated boss (3) and extending between said base means and said pad base (19); and
rotation control means for normally preventing said paid base (19) from rotating relative to said base (12) means without interference with said boss plate (2a).
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Abstract
A steering wheel apparatus is disclosed. It has a steering shaft and a boss fitted onto the steering shaft. A base is mounted on the rear portion of the boss in such a manner as to be fixed with respect to the axial direction but free with respect to the rotary direction of the steering shaft. A locking disc is rotatably mounted on the outer periphery of the base. A pin holder having a plurality of through holes is mounted on the front portion of the boss. The same number of slide pins are arranged in such a manner as to penetrate through the corresponding through holes in the pin holder for engaging with the stopper. A steering wheel is mounted on the boss through a boss plate. The steering wheel is prevented from being locked.
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12 Claims
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1. A steering wheel apparatus comprising:
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a steering column (18) fixed to a car body; a steering shaft (1) inserted into said steering column axially rotatably therein and having a rear portion projecting out of said steering column (18); a steering wheel (2) having an elongated boss (3) fixed to said steering shaft at said rear portion of the steering shaft (1), said elongated hoss having a front portion (3a) and a rear portion (3b) and nut means mounted to the rear portion of the steering shaft for securing the elongated boss thereto; base means for engagement with said steering column (18) to prevent a rotary motion thereof; first fixing means (13,13'"'"',53,54) for fixing said base means to said elongated boss to prevent the base means from moving in an axial direction; a pad base (19,45,61) rotatably supported around said rear portion (3b) of the elongated boss; second fixing means (20,63) mounted on said elongated boss for fixing said pad base to said elongated boss to prevent said pad base from moving rearwardly in an axial direction relative to said elongated boss, said second fixing means being removable from the base without removing said nut means; a boss plate (2a) fixed to said steering wheel (2) and said elongated boss (3) and extending between said base means and said pad base (19); and rotation control means for normally preventing said paid base (19) from rotating relative to said base (12) means without interference with said boss plate (2a). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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