Patent ID: 6273981
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for producing a steering wheel comprising a ring for a motor vehicle, for which the ring has at least one segment with a cover, said method comprising, the following processing steps:producing the ring with at least one region of reduced circular cross section for accommodating the cover;manufacturing two identical unfinished parts that correspond to an arc length of the aforementioned region, which parts have a semi-circular cross section with a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the circular cross section;milling in of respectively one channel-shaped groove, starting from the level inside surfaces of the unfinished parts and corresponding to the form of the region with reduced circular cross section;applying a decorative layer onto the outside surfaces of the unfinished parts;joining the two unfinished parts along their inside surfaces to form a tubular ring segment;applying a layer of lacquer over the decorative layer of the tubular ring segment;separating the tubular ring segment in a longitudinal direction into two equal halves;applying an adhesive to the groove, as well as to the parting planes of the halves;pressing the two halves onto the ring, forming the cover, in the region of reduced cross section.