Patent ID: 7213486
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle steering wheel, comprising: a hub, a steering wheel rim arranged radially distanced from said hub, and at least one spoke having at least one spoke section, said steering wheel rim and said spoke comprising a structure, said structure having inner and outer parts completely spaced apart such that said inner and outer parts do not directly contact each other, and a vibration-decoupling means for isolating vibration and bridging a distance between said inner and outer parts, so that forces from one of said inner and outer parts are transmitted to the other one of said inner and outer parts via only said vibration-decoupling means, said vibration-decoupling means acting in all directions and isolating said steering wheel rim vibrations from said at least one section of said spoke, said inner and outer parts being connected to each other by only said vibration-decoupling means and being otherwise completely disconnected, wherein said vibration-decoupling means is provided at a transition point of said spoke to said steering wheel rim.