Patent ID: 6508142
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A steering wheel for vehicles, comprising a hub for attachment on a steering column and a clamping screw, said hub having a central, substantially cylindrical passage for accommodation of an end section of the steering column and at least one slit extending parallel to said passage, at least two hub sections being defined on opposite sides of said slit, said hub sections having aligned bores that extend substantially tangentially to said passage, a first one of said bores having an internal thread, and said clamping screw being adapted to extend through a second one of said bores and to be screwed into the first one of said bores, thereby clamping the hub on said steering column end section, and further comprising a screw holder attached to said hub for limited movement in an axial direction of said clamping screw, said screw holder having a recess for passage of said screw and a portion for simultaneous engagement into the thread of said screw, said screw holder being in a biased condition when said clamping screw passes-through said recess of said screw holder, extends through said second one of said bores and is screwed into the first one of said bores, thereby exerting a force on said clamping screw tending to pull said clamping screw out of the first one of said bores, said clamping screw being movable in an axial direction under the action of said force exerted by said screw holder, said screw holder being in an unbiased condition when said clamping screw is pulled out of the first one of said bores and extends through the second one of said bores.