Variable steering wheel for motor vehicle has rim variable in thickness and diameter, with first sections rigidly connected to steering wheel center by spokes and second sections circumferentially movable on first sections

摘要

The steering wheel rim(9) is at least partially variable in its thickness and/or in its diameter. The rim is constructed in several sections with different thicknesses, with the first sections rigidly connected to the steering wheel center(4) by spokes(3), and the second sections movably mounted on the first sections in the circumferential direction. The rim thicknesses and/or diameters are adjustable depending upon the prevailing driving conditions.