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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mikine Hayashi, Gifu, JP;
Atsushi Nagata, Inazawa, JP;
Minoru Hashimoto, Ichinomiya, JP;
Tooru Koyama, Ama-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Nishikasugai-gun, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/04 ;
Abstract
A steering wheel incorporates a hard portion bonded to the overall circumference in the cross-sectional circumferential direction of a ring portion and a soft portion molded to cover the core metal of the ring portion. The hard portion and the soft portion can be formed around the core metal of the ring portion by collective injection molding. A coating layer can be provided for the surface of the hard portion, and leather can be bonded to the surface of the soft portion.