Patent ID: 9403552
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B60Q,B60R,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A steering wheel, comprising: a body portion that is mounted on a steering shaft that converts a rotating operation into a steering operation; a pad portion that is disposed in substantially a middle of the body portion; a horn switch that is configured by mounting the pad portion on the body portion so as to be movable in the axial direction of the steering shaft, the horn switch being configured between a fixed contact that is disposed on a body portion side and a movable contact that is disposed on a pad portion side; a first horn plate that is fixed to the body portion; a second horn plate that is fixed to the pad portion; a guide pin that is inserted through an opening portion of the first horn plate and that is erected with respect to the second horn plate; a flange-shaped stopper that is formed in the guide pin; an insulator that is locked to the opening portion of the first horn plate and that is disposed so as to be slidable along the guide pin; and a coil spring that is disposed between the second horn plate and the insulator and that biases the insulator towards the stopper, wherein the opening portion includes the insulator includes