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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuji Endo, Fujinomiya, JP;
Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Nihon Plast Co., Ltd., Fuji, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74552 ;
Abstract
A metallic hub of a steering wheel is formed by upper and lower hub members secured together with a portion of a spoke core held therebetween. The hub members have a protrusion and a recess which are press fitted to secure the two hub members together with the spoke core gripped by the two hub members. The portion of the spoke core is welded to the upper and lower hub members so that the three members are rigidly fixed together.