Patent ID: 7950690

Claim:
A steering wheel for a motor vehicle, the steering wheel having a front side with a center and a back side, the steering wheel comprising: a steering wheel module supporting electrical/electronic subassemblies, the steering wheel module being inserted from the front side into the center of the steering wheel to be attached to the steering wheel; wherein a lower end of the steering wheel module forms a torsion module of a torque detection device for a steering power-assist system, the torsion module being operable to receive and be attached to a steering spindle of a steering column on the back side of the steering wheel in order to attach the steering wheel to the steering spindle when the steering wheel module is attached to the steering wheel; wherein the torsion module is a spoke wheel having a hub piece that is operable to receive and be attached to the steering spindle, the spoke wheel further having a rim that concentrically surrounds the hub piece through a plurality of flexible spokes; wherein the spoke wheel includes limit stop spokes arranged alternately with the flexible spokes, the limit stop spokes being joined to the hub piece and the rim such that the limit stop spokes are prevented from being rotated with respect to the hub piece and such that ends of the limit stop spokes engage limit stop arrangements located on the rim.