Patent ID: 6065366
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A steering wheel comprising a ring portion to be gripped during steering and including:a core;a core coating layer coating said core, said core coating layer having a surface;a decorative layer arranged at one or more surface portions of said surface of said core coating layer, said decorative layer having a printed layer and a transparent protective coating layer, said printed layer having a surface and being both formed by hydraulic transfer and arranged to cover said surface portions of said core coating layer, said transparent protective coating layer covering said surface of said printed layer so as to protect said printed layer;a skin arranged at one or more remaining surface portions of said surface of said core coating layer; andone or more level difference portions for receiving therein respective end portions of said skin, each of said level difference portions being arranged between a respective one of said surface portions and a respective adjacent one of said remaining surface portions of said core coating layer.