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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Kunitomo Miyahara, Wako, JP;
Takashi Kondou, Wako, JP;
Yukihiro Kunitake, Wako, JP;
Keisuke Onohara, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Wakai, Tokyo, JP;
Kunitomo Miyahara, Wako, JP;
Takashi Kondou, Wako, JP;
Yukihiro Kunitake, Wako, JP;
Keisuke Onohara, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Wakai, Tokyo, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a steering wheel that can reduce the load applied to an elastic body included in a dynamic damper to lengthen the life of the dynamic damper, and that allows the frequency of the dynamic damper to be adjusted easily. An insulatorincludes a first flange portionprovided between a stopperand an elastic body, and a second flange portionprovided between a coil springand the elastic body. The elastic bodyincludes a first diameter-increased portionincreased in diameter to be contactable with the first flange portion, and a second diameter-increased portionincreased in diameter to be contactable with the second flange portion. A contact surface of the first flange portionwith the first diameter-increased portionhas a plurality of linear projectionsarranged in a substantially radial fashion.