IP Library Granted Patent US 11,027,765
Granted Patent B2
US 11,027,765 · App. 16/918,693 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Steering wheel for vehicle

Inventors: Seok Hoon Ko (Yongin-si, KR); Do Hyoung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Hae Kwon Park (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
B62D1/11
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Patent No.
US 11,027,765
App. No.
16/918,693
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steering wheel for a vehicle may include: a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material; a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate; a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part; and a horn spring configured to support the damper housing, and having elasticity.

Claims (76)

1. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:

a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;

a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;

a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part; and

a horn spring configured to support the damper housing, and having elasticity,

wherein the horn bolt part comprises:

a head member located on a top of the horn plate,

a bolt body extended from the head member through an inside of the damper housing, and

a fastening body extended from the bolt body and fixed to the hub part,

wherein the damper housing comprises:

a first damper housing extended from the top of the horn plate to a bottom of the damper part, and

a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by the horn spring,

wherein the first damper housing comprises:

a housing head located between the damper part and the head member,

a first housing body extended from the housing head, and located between the damper part and the bolt body, and

a fixing body extended from the first housing body, and having a screw thread formed on an outside thereof such that the second damper housing is fastened to the screw thread.

2. The steering wheel of claim 1 , wherein the damper part comprises:

an inner member installed in a ring shape while abutting on the inside of the damper housing;

an outer member located outside the inner member, and installed in a shape to cover the horn plate; and

a connection member configured to connect the inner member and the outer member.

3. The steering wheel of claim 1 , wherein the top of the housing head supports the head member, and the bottom of the housing head abuts on the damper part.

4. The steering wheel of claim 1 , wherein the second damper housing comprises:

a second housing body fastened to the outside of the fixing body; and

a support member extended outward from the second housing body, and supported by the horn spring.

5. The steering wheel of claim 4 , wherein the first damper housing further comprises a release prevention protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the fixing body, facing the second housing body, and inserted and locked into the second housing body.

6. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:

a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and form of an elastic material;

a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;

a first damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and extended from a top of the horn plate to a bottom of the damper part;

a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by a horn spring; and

the horn spring configured to support the second damper housing, and having elasticity,

wherein the first damper housing comprises:

a housing head located between the damper part and a head member of the horn bolt part,

a first housing body extended from the housing head, and located between the damper part and the horn bolt part,

a fixing body extended from the first housing body, and having a screw thread formed on an outside thereof such that the second damper housing is fastened to the screw thread, and

a release prevention protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the fixing body, and inserted and locked into the second damper housing.

7. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:

a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;

a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;

a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part; and

a contact plate part installed between the damper housing and the damper part.

8. The steering wheel of claim 7 , wherein the damper part comprises:

an inner member installed in a ring shape while abutting on the inside of the damper housing;

an outer member located outside the inner member, and installed in a shape to cover the horn plate; and

a connection member configured to connect the inner member and the outer member.

9. The steering wheel of claim 8 , wherein the damper part further comprises a fixing protrusion extended from the outer member and inserted and locked into a fixing hole of the horn plate.

10. The steering wheel of claim 7 , wherein the horn bolt part comprises:

a head member located on the top of the horn plate;

a bolt body extended from the head member through the inside of the damper housing; and

a fastening body extended from the bolt body and fixed to the hub part.

11. The steering wheel of claim 7 , wherein the damper housing comprises:

a first damper housing extended from the top of the horn plate to the bottom of the damper part; and

a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by a horn spring.

12. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:

a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;

a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;

a damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and moved with the damper part;

a first contact plate part comprising a first inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the damper housing; and

a second contact plate part comprising a second inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the damper housing.

13. The steering wheel of claim 12 , wherein the damper part comprises:

a damper body installed in such a shape that the inside thereof abuts on the damper housing and the outside thereof covers the horn plate; and

a fixing protrusion extended from the damper body, and inserted and locked into a fixing hole of the horn plate, such that the first and second contact plate parts abut on the outside thereof.

14. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:

a damper part installed in a connection hole of a horn plate, and formed of an elastic material;

a horn bolt part fixed to a hub part through the damper part, and configured to guide movement of the horn plate;

a first damper housing located between the damper part and the horn bolt part, and extended from the top of the horn plate to the bottom of the damper part;

a second damper housing located under the damper part, fastened to the first damper housing, and supported by a horn spring;

a first contact plate part comprising a first inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the first damper housing; and

a second contact plate part comprising a second inner protrusion disposed between the damper part and the second damper housing.

15. The steering wheel of claim 14 , wherein the damper part comprises:

a damper body installed in such a shape that the inside thereof abuts on the first damper housing and the outside thereof covers the horn plate; and

a fixing protrusion extended from the damper body, and inserted and locked into a fixing hole of the horn plate, such that the first and second contact plate parts abut on the outside thereof.

16. The steering wheel of claim 14 , wherein the horn bolt part comprises:

a head member located on the top of the horn plate;

a bolt body extended from the head member through the inside of the first damper housing; and

a fastening body extended from the bolt body and fixed to the hub part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2020
From: KO, SEOK HOON; KIM, DO HYOUNG; PARK, HAE KWON
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2019-0079190 · Jul 2, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0079192 · Jul 2, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0096546 · Aug 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210001915A1 · Jan 7, 2021