GB2068314B - Energy absorbing steering wheel - Google Patents

Energy absorbing steering wheel

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Publication number
GB2068314B
GB2068314B GB8102747A GB8102747A GB2068314B GB 2068314 B GB2068314 B GB 2068314B GB 8102747 A GB8102747 A GB 8102747A GB 8102747 A GB8102747 A GB 8102747A GB 2068314 B GB2068314 B GB 2068314B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
steering wheel
energy absorbing
absorbing steering
energy
wheel
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Expired
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GB8102747A
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GB2068314A (en
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor Co
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor Co
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/04—Hand wheels
    • B62D1/11—Hand wheels incorporating energy-absorbing arrangements, e.g. by being yieldable or collapsible
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/04—Hand wheels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Steering Controls (AREA)
GB8102747A 1980-01-29 1981-01-29 Energy absorbing steering wheel Expired GB2068314B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11637880A 1980-01-29 1980-01-29

Publications (2)

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GB2068314A GB2068314A (en) 1981-08-12
GB2068314B true GB2068314B (en) 1983-01-06

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Family Applications (1)

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GB8102747A Expired GB2068314B (en) 1980-01-29 1981-01-29 Energy absorbing steering wheel

Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JPS56124559A (en)
AU (1) AU534549B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3048771C2 (en)
GB (1) GB2068314B (en)

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US9022417B2 (en) 1995-12-12 2015-05-05 American Vehicular Sciences Llc Single side curtain airbag for vehicles

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
IT1129397B (en) * 1980-12-15 1986-06-04 Comino Spa Azienda Stars STEERING WHEEL OF POLYMER MATERIAL PARTICULARLY FOR CARS
JPS6237273A (en) * 1985-08-09 1987-02-18 Nissan Shatai Co Ltd Steering device
JPH0394667U (en) * 1990-01-11 1991-09-26
JPH0466369A (en) * 1990-07-09 1992-03-02 Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd Steering wheel
US7040653B1 (en) 2004-10-27 2006-05-09 Automotive Technologies International, Inc. Steering wheel assemblies for vehicles
JPH0631357U (en) * 1992-09-22 1994-04-22 株式会社三協精機製作所 Disk drive motor
DE29802474U1 (en) * 1998-02-13 1998-04-23 TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH, 63743 Aschaffenburg Steering wheel for motor vehicles
DE10146175A1 (en) * 2001-09-19 2003-04-17 Daimler Chrysler Ag Steering wheel unit for a motor vehicle
DE202004006494U1 (en) 2004-04-21 2004-07-22 Takata-Petri Ag Energy absorbing steering wheel

Family Cites Families (2)

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DE2630288C2 (en) * 1976-07-06 1982-07-15 Mathias Otto Barth Motor vehicle steering wheel with an impact absorber made of rigid plastic foam
US4280372A (en) * 1979-07-16 1981-07-28 Ford Motor Company Steering wheel assembly

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9022417B2 (en) 1995-12-12 2015-05-05 American Vehicular Sciences Llc Single side curtain airbag for vehicles

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPS642544B2 (en) 1989-01-17
DE3048771C2 (en) 1983-06-23
JPS56124559A (en) 1981-09-30
GB2068314A (en) 1981-08-12
AU534549B2 (en) 1984-02-02
DE3048771A1 (en) 1981-09-24
AU6666081A (en) 1982-08-05

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
746 Register noted 'licences of right' (sect. 46/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee