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Granted Patent B2
US 10,173,713 · App. 15/644,250 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

Steering wheel decorative member

Inventor: Taichi Hino (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
B62D1/06
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Patent No.
US 10,173,713
App. No.
15/644,250
Granted
Jan 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steering wheel decorative member is used for being attached to a resin member covering a periphery of a ring core of a steering wheel. The decorative member includes a hollowed-out portion including an opening that is formed on a surface of the decorative member facing the resin member and that extends in a longitudinal direction of the decorative member.

Claims (17)

1. A steering wheel decorative member, which is used for being attached to a resin member covering a periphery of a ring core of a steering wheel, comprising

a hollowed-out portion comprising an opening that is formed on a surface of the decorative member facing the resin member and that extends in a longitudinal direction of the decorative member,

wherein the hollowed-out portion comprises a cross section with no stress concentrated in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the decorative member.

2. The steering wheel decorative member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hollowed-out portion comprises a groove formed in communication with the opening, and

wherein at least part of the groove is filled with a softer material than the decorative member.

3. The steering wheel decorative member according to claim 2 , wherein the soft material comprises an adhesive that bonds the decorative member to the resin member.

4. The steering wheel decorative member according to claim 1 , wherein the hollowed-out portion comprises a curved surface having an arc-shape in cross section.

5. The steering wheel decorative member according to claim 1 , wherein the decorative member further comprises a wood material.

6. The steering wheel decorative member according to claim 1 , wherein the hollowed-out portion comprises a plurality of hollowed-out portions at a position symmetrical with respect to a center axis along the longitudinal direction of the decorative member.

7. The steering wheel decorative member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hollowed-out portion comprises a groove formed in communication with the opening, and

wherein the groove is unfilled with any materials.

8. A steering wheel decorative member, which is used for being attached to a resin member covering a periphery of a ring core of a steering wheel, comprising

a hollowed-out portion comprising an opening that is formed on a surface of the decorative member facing the resin member and that extends in a longitudinal direction of the decorative member,

wherein the hollowed-out portion comprises a groove formed in communication with the opening, and

wherein at least part of the groove is filled with a softer material than the decorative member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2017
From: HINO, TAICHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
Reel/Frame 042934/0023 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-139923 · Jul 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180015941A1 · Jan 18, 2018
Cited By (1)
US 12,304,550