Steering wheel having flexible rim
CA 1062127 A · Owner: Ford Motor Company Of Canada · Inventors: Vivian, Lloyd R. (Jr.); Muller, George H.
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A steering wheel for a motor vehicle according to the present disclosure has a flexible rim with a spring metal core. The rim core comprises a flat annular leaf spring that lies in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the steering wheel. A pair of arcuate leaf springs overlay the annular leaf spring adjacent the outer ends of each of the spokes of the wheel whereby the stresses in the annular rim core where it is attached to the spokes are reduced when the rim is deflected.
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- Granted September 11, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 11, 1996.
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