EP 0912314 A1 19990506 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIGHTWEIGHT STEERING WHEEL
Title (en)
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIGHTWEIGHT STEERING WHEEL
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES LEICHTEN LENKRADES
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN VOLANT LEGER
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19719321 A 19970508
- EP 9802669 W 19980506
Abstract (en)
[origin: DE19719321A1] In order to produce a steering wheel with a low mass moment of inertia, a process is disclosed for casting a plastic material around a metallic steering wheel skeleton. The process is characterised in that the steering wheel skeleton and a predetermined amount of a thermomer plastic granulate, in particular polypropylene or polyethylene, mixed with foaming agents, are introduced into a steering wheel mould, and the granulate is heated up to at least 100 DEG C. The granulate particles are foamed, molten and bonded within the steering wheel mould, forming a steering wheel body which surrounds the steering wheel skeleton. The steering wheel body is foamed within, outwardly provided with a substantially closed surface and has a specific density of less than 0.4 g/cm<3>.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B29C 44/00 (2006.01); B29C 44/06 (2006.01); B29C 44/12 (2006.01); B29C 44/44 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
B29C 44/06 (2013.01 - KR); B29C 44/12 (2013.01 - EP KR); B29C 44/44 (2013.01 - KR); B62D 1/04 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9850215A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 19719321 A1 19981112; DE 19719321 C2 20001214; BR 9804887 A 19990831; EP 0912314 A1 19990506; JP 2000514743 A 20001107; KR 20000022405 A 20000425; WO 9850215 A1 19981112
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 19719321 A 19970508; BR 9804887 A 19980506; EP 9802669 W 19980506; EP 98929284 A 19980506; JP 54773598 A 19980506; KR 19980710837 A 19981230