US 12,311,995 B2
Vehicle steering wheel with an electrical device
Victorien Vendrand, Chiré-en-Montreuil (FR)
Assigned to Autoliv Development AB, Vårgårda (SE)
Filed by Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda (SE)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/160,350.
Claims priority of application No. 2200846 (FR), filed on Jan. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242172 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 1/065 (2013.01) [B62D 1/046 (2013.01); H05B 3/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle steering wheel, comprising:
a hub arranged to be connected to a steering element of the vehicle,
at least one branch attached to the hub,
a rim attached to said at least one branch, and comprising:
a core defined by a frame portion and by an overmolding material at least partially overmolded on an exterior surface of the frame portion,
an electrical device covering at least part of the core and comprising a substrate supporting at least one electrical conductor arranged facing the core,
wherein the steering wheel comprises an insulating film electrically arranged between the electrical conductor and the core, and
wherein the insulating film is applied directly to the overmolding material such that at least a portion of the overmolding material is positioned between the exterior surface of the frame portion and the insulating film and such that the insulating film covers and contacts the overmolding material at least substantially over an entire periphery of the overmolding material.