Patent ID: 6921066

Claim:
A steering-wheel connector assembly for elastically connecting a steering wheel of a vehicle to a rotary member which is supported by a stationary member fixed to a body of the vehicle such that the rotary member is rotatable about an axis thereof, upon rotation of the steering wheel to steer the vehicle, said connector assembly comprising: a first member to be fixed to said rotary member such that said first member and said rotary member are rotatable as a unit; a second member to be fixed to said steering wheel such that said second member and said steering wheel are rotatable as a unit; an elastic body interposed between said first and second members such that said steering wheel is elastically connected to said rotary member by only said elastic body through said first and second members; and relative-rotation restricting means located between said first and second members, for restricting an amount of elastic deformation of said elastic body upon a rotary motion of said second member relative to said first member, to restrict a maximum angle of rotation of said second member relative to said first member, which rotation is permitted by the elastic deformation of said elastic body, whereby a maximum angle of rotation of said steering wheel relative to said rotary member is restricted by said relative-rotation restricting means.