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Steering wheel for vehicles

  • US 4,709,944 A
  • Filed: 05/08/1986
  • Issued: 12/01/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A steering wheel for vehicles, comprising:

  • (a) a rim;

    (b) two spokes each having a radially inner end and radially outer end, the two spoked having respective outer ends thereof secured to said rim thereby providing a spoke assembled body;

    (c) a self-aligning plate connecting between said inner ends of said spokes and a boss, said self-aligning plate comprising a boss-fitting portion, a spoke-fitting portion and three plastically deformable arm portions arranged to extend in respective radial directions as a substantially Y-shaped array in an annular space formed between said boss-fitting portion and said spoke-fitting portion so as to interconnect said boss-fitting portion to said spoke-fitting portion;

    (d) intermediate portions of said plastically deformable arm portions being curved;

    (e) an intersection angle defined between the respective two adjacent said plastically deformable arm portions near the respective spokes mounted on said spoke-fitting portion being obtuse;

    and(f) one of said two spokes being connected to said self-aligning plate between a pair of adjoining ones of said deformable arm portions, and the other of said two spokes being connected to said self-aligning plate between another pair of adjoining ones of said deformable arm portions.

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