Vehicle steering wheel
A vehicle steering wheel comprising: a rim, an electrical device comprising at least one flexible electrical ribbon cable arranged on or around the rim, wherein: the electrical device comprises at least one positioning part, the positioning part comprising an interface portion, the steering wheel comprises at least one counter-shape arranged to receive the interface portion of the positioning part, and the positioning part covers at least one part of the flexible electrical ribbon cable.
1 . A vehicle steering wheel comprising:
a rim,
an electrical device comprising at least one flexible electrical ribbon cable arranged on or around the rim, characterized in that:
the electrical device comprises at least one positioning part, the positioning part comprising an interface portion,
the steering wheel comprises at least one counter-shape arranged to receive the interface portion of the positioning part, the at least one counter-shape having a shape that at least partially mirrors a shape of at least a portion of the interface portion;
and in that the positioning part covers at least one part of the flexible electrical ribbon cable.
2 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning part is formed by a positioning shell.
3 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 2 , wherein the positioning shell comprises a first shell and a second shell coupled to the first shell to sandwich a part of the electrical device.
4 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning part is formed by a positioning overmold.
5 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 4 , wherein the positioning overmold is made of plastic.
6 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical device comprises at least one power cable of the at least one flexible electrical ribbon cable, and wherein the positioning part covers at least one region for docking the at least one power cable on the flexible electric layer.
7 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 6 , wherein the positioning part has at least one protrusion surrounding a portion of said at least one power cable.
8 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one protrusion conforms to a second counter shape of the at least one counter-shape of the steering wheel.
9 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one power cable comprises two power cables, wherein the positioning part comprises two projections each surrounding a portion of the at least one power cable, and wherein the two projections are arranged on either side of part of the steering wheel.
10 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 6 , wherein the positioning part has at least one portion covering part of the at least one power cable over a length greater than 10 mm.
11 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , comprising a frame, and wherein the counter shape is at least partly provided on the frame.
12 . The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , comprising a cladding element, and wherein the counter shape is at least partly provided on the cladding element.