US5085097A
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Steering wheel core
Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-07-16
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Granted: 1992-02-04
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Expires: 2010-07-16
Abstract
Abstract A steering wheel core is disclosed which comprises a boss, a core piece of a ring part disposed around the boss, and core pieces of spoke parts interconnecting the boss and the core piece of the ring part. The core pieces of the spoke parts are formed by die casting an aluminum alloy containing magnesium, iron, manganese, silicon, and unavoidable impurities. The magnesium content in the aluminum alloy is not less than 1.5% by weight and less than 2.5% by weight.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuru Harata
- 👤 Hiroshi Yasuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:39
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D1/00; B62D1/02; B62D1/04; C; C22; C22C; C22C21/00; C22C21/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20732; Y10T74/20834
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A steering wheel core, comprising (a) a boss, (b) a core piece of a ring part disposed around said boss, and (c) core pieces of spoke parts interconnecting said boss and said core piece of said ring part, said core pieces of said spoke parts are plastic-deformable being formed by die casting an aluminum alloy containing magnesium, iron, manganese, silicon, and unavoidable impurities. the content of said magnesium being not less than 1.5% by weight and less than 2.3% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said manganese being not less than 0.4% by weight and not more than 0.6% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said iron being not less than 0.4% by weight and not more than 1.0% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, and the content of said silicon being not less than 0.2% by weight and not more than 0.4% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A steering wheel core, comprising (a) a boss, (b) a core piece of a ring part disposed around said boss, and (c) core pieces of spoke parts interconnecting said boss and said core piece of said ring part, said core pieces of said spoke parts are plastic-deformable being formed by die casting an aluminum alloy containing magnesium, iron, manganese, silicon, and unavoidable impurities. the content of said magnesium being not less than 1.5% by weight and less than 2.3% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said manganese being not less than 0.4% by weight and not more than 0.6% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said iron being not less than 0.4% by weight and not more than 1.0% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, and the content of said silicon being not less than 0.2% by weight and not more than 0.4% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The steering wheel core according to claim 1, wherein said core piece of said part is formed integrally with said core pieces of said spoke parts by die casting said aluminum alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
164 words
A steering wheel core, comprising (a) a boss, (b) a core piece of a ring part disposed around said boss, and (c) core pieces of spoke parts interconnecting said boss and said core piece of said ring part, said core pieces of said spoke parts are plastic-deformable being formed by die casting an aluminum alloy containing magnesium, iron manganese, silicon, and unavoidable impurities, the content of said magnesium being not less than 1.5% by weight and not more than 2.3% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said manganese being not less than 0.2% by weight and less than 0.4% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said iron being not less than 0.3% by weight and not more than 0.8% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, and the content of said silicon being not more than 1.0% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
164 words
A steering wheel core, comprising (a) a boss, (b) a core piece of a ring part disposed around said boss, and (c) core pieces of spoke parts interconnecting said boss and said core piece of said ring part, said core pieces of said spoke parts are plastic-deformable being formed by die casting an aluminum alloy containing magnesium, iron manganese, silicon, and unavoidable impurities, the content of said magnesium being not less than 1.5% by weight and not more than 2.3% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said manganese being not less than 0.2% by weight and less than 0.4% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, the content of said iron being not less than 0.3% by weight and not more than 0.8% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy, and the content of said silicon being not more than 1.0% by weight based on the amount of said aluminum alloy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The steering wheel core according to claim 3, wherein said core piece of said part is formed integrally with said core pieces of said spoke parts by die casting said aluminum alloy.
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