JPH079729Y2 - Steering wheel - Google Patents
Steering wheelInfo
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- JPH079729Y2 JPH079729Y2 JP1986120018U JP12001886U JPH079729Y2 JP H079729 Y2 JPH079729 Y2 JP H079729Y2 JP 1986120018 U JP1986120018 U JP 1986120018U JP 12001886 U JP12001886 U JP 12001886U JP H079729 Y2 JPH079729 Y2 JP H079729Y2
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- covering member
- steering wheel
- recess
- spoke
- end portion
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Description
【考案の詳細な説明】 考案の目的 （産業上の利用分野） この考案は、少なくともリング部の外周に合成皮革又は
天然皮革よりなる被覆部材が装着されたステアリングホ
イールに関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a steering wheel in which a covering member made of synthetic leather or natural leather is mounted on at least the outer periphery of a ring portion.
（従来の技術） リング部及びスポーク部が合成樹脂にて形成されたステ
アリングホイールには、手触り感と外観上の見栄えを向
上させるために、前記リング部及びスポーク部に合成皮
革又は天然皮革よりなる被覆部材を装着したものがあ
る。(Prior Art) A steering wheel in which a ring portion and a spoke portion are formed of a synthetic resin is made of synthetic leather or natural leather for the ring portion and the spoke portion in order to improve the feel and the appearance. Some are equipped with a covering member.
さらに、この種のステアリングホイールには、被覆部材
をスポーク部の途中まで装着したものと、スポーク部の
基端部まで装着してこの端部に他部材よりなる隠蔽部材
を取り付けたものとがある。Further, in this type of steering wheel, there are one in which a covering member is attached to the middle of the spoke portion, and one in which the covering portion is attached to the base end portion of the spoke portion and a concealing member made of another member is attached to this end portion. .
（考案が解決しようとする問題点） ところが、上述したステアリングホイールのうち、被覆
部材をスポーク部の途中まで装着したものは、第5,6図
に示すように、被覆部材21の端末部21aとスポーク部22
の表面との境目に段差ができるため、ステアリングホイ
ール操作時この段差部に指が引っ掛かってフィーリング
が低下したり、この引っ掛かりから被覆部材21がめくれ
易くなり、被覆部材21の縫合せの糸が切れるおそれがあ
った。(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, among the above-mentioned steering wheels, the one in which the covering member is installed up to the middle of the spoke portion is, as shown in FIGS. Spoke part 22
Since a step is formed at the boundary with the surface of the steering wheel, when the steering wheel is operated, a finger is caught on the stepped portion to deteriorate the feeling, and the covering member 21 is easily flipped from the catching, and the thread for sewing the covering member 21 There was a risk of breaking.
また、隠蔽部材を用いる場合には、必ずスポーク部全体
を覆わなければならないため、高価な被覆部材21が多く
必要となるとともに、別部材である隠蔽部材やそれを止
めるネジ等の固定部品が必要となり、部品点数が増える
という問題があった。Further, when using the concealing member, since it is necessary to cover the entire spoke portion without fail, many expensive covering members 21 are required, and a concealing member which is a separate member and a fixing component such as a screw for stopping the concealing member are required. Therefore, there was a problem that the number of parts increased.
考案の構成 （問題点を解決するための手段） 本考案は、前記問題点を解決するため、リング部及びス
ポーク部のうち少なくともリング部外周の一部に皮革よ
りなる被覆部材が装着されるステアリングホイールにお
いて、前記被覆部材が装着される部分のうち少なくとも
同被覆部材の端部と対応する部位には凹所を設け、同凹
所に対し前記被覆部材の端部を前記被覆部材の端末部が
凹所内で内側へ折り込まれるように、かつ、被覆部材の
表面と前記凹所以外の表面とに段差を生じないようにし
て装着するという手段を採用している。Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a steering wheel in which a leather covering member is attached to at least a part of the outer circumference of the ring portion and the spoke portion. In the wheel, at least a portion of the portion where the covering member is mounted corresponds to the end portion of the covering member, a recess is provided, and the end portion of the covering member is attached to the end portion of the covering member with respect to the recess. A means is adopted so that it is folded inward in the recess and the surface of the covering member and the surface other than the recess are not stepped.
（作用） 皮革よりなる被覆部材はその装着状態において端部が凹
所内に配置される。そして、その際、被覆部材の端部は
被覆部材の端末部が凹所内で内側へ折り込まれるととも
に、被覆部材の表面と前記凹所以外の表面とに段差を生
じさせないようにして凹所に対し装着される。(Operation) The end portion of the covering member made of leather is arranged in the recess in the mounted state. Then, at that time, the end portion of the covering member is folded inward at the end portion of the covering member in the recess, and the surface of the covering member and the surface other than the recess are not stepped with respect to the recess. It is installed.
（実施例） 以下、この考案を自動車のステアリングホイールに具体
化した一自動車を第１図，第２図に従って説明する。(Embodiment) An automobile in which the present invention is embodied in a steering wheel of an automobile will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
第２図に示すように、コラム１にはステアリングシャフ
ト２が回動可能に設けられており、該ステアリングシャ
フト２の先端には金属製のボス３がナット４により締め
つけ固定されている。前記ボス３の外周には金属製のボ
スプレート５が溶接等によって固定されている。As shown in FIG. 2, a steering shaft 2 is rotatably provided on the column 1, and a boss 3 made of metal is fixed to the tip of the steering shaft 2 with a nut 4. A metal boss plate 5 is fixed to the outer periphery of the boss 3 by welding or the like.
前記ボスプレート５の縁部には３本（第１図及び第２図
には１本のみ図示する）のスポーク部芯金６が溶接等に
よって固定されている。前記スポーク部芯金６の先端に
は環状に形成された中空状のリング部芯金７が溶接等に
よって固着されている。Three spoke cores 6 (only one of which is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) are fixed to the edge of the boss plate 5 by welding or the like. A hollow ring-shaped core metal 7 is fixed to the tip of the spoke core metal 6 by welding or the like.
前記リング部芯金７及びスポーク部芯金６の外周には発
泡ウレタン樹脂よりなる被覆層８が反射射出成形によっ
て被覆形成されており、リング部芯金７とその外周の被
覆層８とでリング部９が形成され、スポーク部芯金６と
その外周の被覆層８とでスポーク部10が形成されてい
る。A coating layer 8 made of urethane foam resin is formed on the outer circumferences of the ring core metal 7 and the spoke core metal 6 by reflection injection molding. The ring core metal 7 and the coating layer 8 on the outer circumference of the ring core metal 7 form a ring. A portion 9 is formed, and a spoke portion 10 is formed by the spoke portion core metal 6 and the coating layer 8 on the outer periphery thereof.
前記リング部９の外周には裏面に緩衝材11としてのネオ
プレンゴムを張り合わせた天然皮革製の被覆部材12がリ
ング部９の内周面側で張力をかけて縫い合わせることに
よって装着されている。On the outer periphery of the ring portion 9, a covering member 12 made of natural leather having a back surface coated with neoprene rubber as a cushioning material 11 is attached by applying tension to the inner peripheral surface of the ring portion 9 and sewing them together.
前記被覆部材12はスポーク部10の途中まで装着されてお
り、スポーク部10の被覆部材12が装着される部分には該
被覆部材12の厚みとほぼ等しい深さを有する凹所13が該
スポーク部10の全周にわたって凹設されている。前記凹
所13と対応する被覆部材12の裏面には図示しない接着剤
が塗布されており、該凹所13と被覆部材12とが強固に接
着固定されている。また、前記被覆部材12の端部12aは
該被覆部材12の端末部を内側に折り込むことによって形
成されており、該端部12aは前記凹所13の端部13aに当接
されている。従って、前記被覆部材12の表面とスポーク
部10の凹所13以外の表面とは段差を生じることなく面一
となっている。The covering member 12 is attached to the middle of the spoke portion 10, and a recess 13 having a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the covering member 12 is provided in the portion of the spoke portion 10 where the covering member 12 is attached. It is recessed over the entire circumference of 10. An adhesive agent (not shown) is applied to the back surface of the covering member 12 corresponding to the recess 13 so that the recess 13 and the covering member 12 are firmly bonded and fixed. The end 12a of the covering member 12 is formed by folding the end of the covering member 12 inward, and the end 12a is in contact with the end 13a of the recess 13. Therefore, the surface of the covering member 12 and the surface of the spoke portion 10 other than the recesses 13 are flush with each other without any step.
前記ボス３及びボスプレート５の下面にはPVC樹脂より
なるロアカバー14がスポーク部芯金６に対してねじ15止
めされることによって取付固定されている。前記ボス３
及びボスプレート５の上方には発泡ウレタン樹脂よりな
るパッド部16が設けられており、図示しない取付金具を
介して前記ボスプレート５に対して脱着可能に取り付け
られている。A lower cover 14 made of PVC resin is attached and fixed to the lower surfaces of the boss 3 and the boss plate 5 by screwing 15 onto the spoke core metal 6. The boss 3
Also, a pad portion 16 made of urethane foam resin is provided above the boss plate 5 and is detachably attached to the boss plate 5 via an attachment fitting (not shown).
以上のように構成されたステアリングホイールを用いて
ステアリング操作を行う場合、運転者は常にリング部９
及びスポーク部10を握ることとなるが、前記リング部９
における被覆部材12の端部12aは前記端部13aと当接して
これらの外周面を面一としているため、外観上の見栄え
が向上するとともに、隠蔽部材がなくてもこの部分に指
等が引っ掛かることがない。従って、この指の引っ掛か
りによるフィーリングの低下を防止することができる。
さらに、この引っ掛かりによって被覆部材12がめくれる
ことも防止できる。When performing a steering operation using the steering wheel configured as described above, the driver always operates the ring portion 9
And the spokes 10 are gripped, the ring 9
Since the end portion 12a of the covering member 12 in contact with the end portion 13a is flush with the outer peripheral surface thereof, the appearance is improved and a finger or the like is caught on this portion even without the concealing member. Never. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the feeling from being deteriorated due to the finger being caught.
Further, it is possible to prevent the covering member 12 from being flipped over due to this catching.
また、被覆部材12の端部12aは該被覆部材12の端末部を
折り返すことによって形成したため、該端部12aがきれ
いに見える。Further, since the end 12a of the covering member 12 is formed by folding back the end portion of the covering member 12, the end 12a can be seen clearly.
なお、本考案は前記実施例に限定されるものではなく、
例えば、次に示すように変更して具体化することも可能
である。The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
For example, the following modifications can be made and embodied.
（１） 前記実施例においては、被覆部材12がスポーク
部10の途中まで被覆されているステアリングホイールに
具体化したが、第3,4図に示すようなリング部９の一部
に装着されるタイプのステアリングホイールに具体化し
ても良い。こうすれば、高価な被覆部材12が少なく、ス
テアリングホイールのコストを下げることができるとと
もに、リング部９での部分的に異なったフィーリングを
有することができる。(1) In the above embodiment, the covering member 12 is embodied as a steering wheel in which the spokes 10 are partially covered, but it is attached to a part of the ring portion 9 as shown in FIGS. It may be embodied as a steering wheel of a type. In this way, the cost of the steering wheel can be reduced because there are few expensive covering members 12, and the ring portion 9 can have a partially different feeling.
（２） 前記実施例においては、３本スポークタイプの
ステアリングホイールに具体化したが、１本、２本又は
４本以上のスポーク部を備えたステアリングホイールに
具体化しても良い。(2) In the above embodiments, the steering wheel is a three-spoke type, but it may be a steering wheel having one, two, or four or more spoke portions.
（３） 前記実施例においては、被覆層８を発泡ウレタ
ン樹脂にて形成したものを示したが、合成樹脂として
は、PVC樹脂、PP樹脂、アセチルセルロース等を用いる
ことができ、また、被覆層８は木製のものとすることも
できる。(3) In the above examples, the coating layer 8 formed of urethane foam resin was shown, but as the synthetic resin, PVC resin, PP resin, acetyl cellulose or the like can be used. 8 can also be made of wood.
考案の効果 以上詳述したように、本考案によれば皮革よりなる被覆
部材はその装着状態において端部が凹所内に配置される
ばかりでなく、被覆部材の端末部が凹所内で内側へ折り
込まれ、かつ、被覆部材の表面と前記凹所以外の表面と
の間には段差が生じないので、隠蔽部材がなくても外観
上の見栄えが向上するとともに、指等が引っ掛かってフ
ィーリングが低下したり、前記被覆部材がめくれたりす
ることも防止でき、さらには部品点数を少なくしてコス
ト低減に寄与できるという優れた効果を奏する。Effects of the Invention As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the covering member made of leather not only has the end portion arranged in the recess in the mounted state, but also the end portion of the covering member is folded inward in the recess. In addition, since there is no step between the surface of the covering member and the surface other than the recesses, the appearance is improved even without the concealing member, and the finger or the like is caught to reduce the feeling. It is also possible to prevent the cover member from being turned over, and further, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and contribute to cost reduction.
第１図は本考案を具体化した一実施例のステアリングホ
イールを示す縦断面図、第２図は第１図のスポーク部及
びリング部を示す斜視図、第３図，第４図は本考案の別
例を示し、第３図はステアリングホイール全体を示す正
面図、第４図は第３図の正面図のＢ−Ｂ線断面図、第５
図，第６図は従来例を示し、第５図はステアリングホイ
ール全体を示す正面図、第６図は第５図の正面図のＡ−
Ａ線断面図である。 6,7……芯材、８……被覆層、12……被覆部材、12a……
端部、13……凹所、13a……端部FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a steering wheel of an embodiment embodying the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a spoke portion and a ring portion of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the entire steering wheel, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of the front view of FIG. 3, and FIG.
FIGS. 6 and 6 show a conventional example, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the entire steering wheel, and FIG. 6 is a front view A- of FIG.
It is an A line sectional view. 6,7 …… Core material, 8 …… Coating layer, 12 …… Coating member, 12a ……
Edge, 13 ... Recess, 13a ... Edge
Claims (2)
ち少なくともリング部（９）外周の一部に皮革よりなる
被覆部材（12）が装着されるステアリングホイールにお
いて、 前記被覆部材（12）が装着される部分のうち少なくとも
同被覆部材（12）の端部（12a）と対応する部位には凹
所（13）を設け、同凹所（13）に対し前記被覆部材（1
2）の端部（12a）を前記被覆部材（12）の端末部が凹所
（13）内で内側へ折り込まれるように、かつ、被覆部材
（12）の表面と前記凹所（13）以外の表面とに段差を生
じないようにして装着したことを特徴とするステアリン
グホイール。1. A steering wheel in which a covering member (12) made of leather is mounted on at least a part of the outer periphery of the ring part (9) of the ring part (9) and the spoke part (10). ) Is provided at least in a portion corresponding to the end portion (12a) of the covering member (12), and a recess (13) is provided in the covering member (1).
The end portion (12a) of 2) is so folded that the end portion of the covering member (12) is folded inward in the recess (13), and the surface of the covering member (12) and other than the recess (13). A steering wheel that is mounted so that there is no step on the surface of the steering wheel.
0）の途中まで装着されている実用新案登録請求の範囲
第１項に記載のステアリングホイール。2. The covering member (12) has the spoke portion (1).
The steering wheel according to claim 1, wherein the utility model registration is installed halfway through (0).
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP1986120018U JPH079729Y2 (en) | 1986-08-04 | 1986-08-04 | Steering wheel |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP1986120018U JPH079729Y2 (en) | 1986-08-04 | 1986-08-04 | Steering wheel |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS6325676U JPS6325676U (en) | 1988-02-19 |
| JPH079729Y2 true JPH079729Y2 (en) | 1995-03-08 |
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| JP1986120018U Expired - Lifetime JPH079729Y2 (en) | 1986-08-04 | 1986-08-04 | Steering wheel |
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