Steering wheel shock absorber.

摘要

A shock absorber to insulate the steering wheel (12) and the driver from shocks to which the steerable road wheels are subjected. Two members (15, 20), one (15) on the steering wheel and one (20) on the steering shaft (13), are interconnected only by resilient shock-absorbing material (29). Safety back-up means (35, 37) provide metal-to-metal contact between the members in the event of failure of the resilient material. In one embodiment the inner member (20) is made up of similar half members (26) which are riveted together and to a hub, (22) whereby different hubs can be provided for different vehicles to accommodate the same sub-assembly of the annular members and the resilient material for different applications.