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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Frank Sauer, Niedernberg, DE;
Oliver Bauer, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Inventors:
Frank Sauer, Niedernberg, DE;
Oliver Bauer, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Assignee:
Takata-Petri AG, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/011 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a steering wheel arrangement for motor vehicles, in which the risk of injury is reduced, should a driver impact against the steering wheel in the event of a crash. According to the invention the skeleton of the steering wheel arrangement has a compact body of deformable, energy absorbing material, in which the spokes of the steering wheel are fixed.