Handle and manufacturing method thereof

Abstract

To provide a steering wheel which has good workability of mounting of a coating member to a rim part body part, and excellent appearance, and a method for manufacturing the same.SOLUTION: A steering wheel 1 includes a rim part 5 having a rim part body part 19, and a coating member 12 coating at least a part of the rim part body part 19. The steering wheel 1 includes a decorative part 21 mounted on the rim part 5. The rim part body part 19 includes a mounting part 20 on which the decorative part 21 is mounted in a direction crossing a direction at which the rim part body part 19 extends. The coating member 12 includes one division body 30 and the other division body 31 covering one and the other based on the mounting part 20 to the rim part body part 19. In the one division body 30 and the other division body 31, at least parts of facing ends 36 and 37 in the mounting part 20 have mutually complementary shapes.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a handle in which a decorative portion is attached to a gripping portion, and a manufacturing method thereof. [Background technology]

[0002] The rim portion, which is the gripping portion of a steering wheel, which is the handle of an automobile, has its surface covered with a covering material such as genuine leather to improve its appearance. When covering the rim portion main body with the covering material, a process is often used in which the approximate center along the longitudinal direction of the covering material, which is joined together in a ring shape, is attached to the outermost peripheral side of the rim portion main body, and then both side edges along the longitudinal direction of the covering material are pulled toward the inner peripheral side of the rim portion main body while being pulled, and the both side edges are sewn together with face-to-face contact.

[0003] Conventionally, steering wheels are known that have a wood-grain patterned decorative part on a part of the rim (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this configuration, even if the rim body is covered with a covering material, the mounting part for attaching the decorative part needs to be exposed on the surface. In this case, the covering work in the above-mentioned process can be performed by covering the rim body in a state where the covering material at the part corresponding to the mounting part is cut out in advance, for example by hollowing out a shape that surrounds the mounting part.

[0004] On the other hand, in recent years, the design of the decorative part has become more diverse. For example, a pair of semicircular decorative parts are fitted to a part of the rim part along the outer diameter in the short side direction of the rim part, forming a decorative part that also serves as a center mark that extends around the entire short side direction of the rim part. In this case, in order to expose the attachment part for attaching the decorative part to the surface of the rim part, it is necessary to completely separate a part of the covering member.

[0005] Because the covering member that has been cut in this manner is not continuous in a ring shape, when wrapping it around the rim main body, the covering member must be pulled toward the cut end, which makes the work difficult and, if it is not possible to pull it sufficiently, wrinkles that will result in a cosmetic defect will occur, which may have an impact on manufacturing and quality. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2000-225951 A (Pages 3-4, Figures 1-3) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] As described above, there is a need for a configuration that can prevent appearance defects while ensuring the ease of attaching the covering member.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of these points, and has an object to provide a handle that allows for easy attachment of a covering member to a grip main body and has an excellent appearance, and a method for manufacturing the same. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The handle described in claim 1 comprises a handle having a handle main body and a covering member covering at least a portion of the handle main body, and a decorative portion attached to the handle, wherein the handle main body has an attachment portion to which the decorative portion is attached in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the handle main body, and the covering member comprises one divided body and the other divided body covering one side and the other of the handle main body with the attachment portion as a reference, and at least a portion of the opposing ends of the attachment portion of the one divided body and the other divided body have complementary shapes.

[0010] The handle according to claim 2 is the handle according to claim 1, in which the opposing ends of one divided body and the other divided body are formed in a discontinuous manner so as to have complementary shapes.

[0011] The method for manufacturing a handle described in claim 3 is a method for manufacturing a handle comprising: a handle having a handle main body and a covering member covering at least a portion of the handle main body; and a decorative portion attached to the handle, wherein the handle main body has an attachment portion to which the decorative portion is attached in a direction intersecting a direction in which the handle main body extends, the method comprising: forming a planned division portion in the covering member in advance; covering at least a portion of the handle main body with the covering member so as to align the planned division portion with the attachment portion; cutting the covering member from the planned division portion; and attaching the decorative portion to the attachment portion.

[0012] The method for manufacturing a handle according to claim 4 is the method for manufacturing a handle according to claim 3, in which the intended division portion is formed in advance in the covering member so as to have discontinuous holes. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the handle of claim 1, it is possible to attach the covering member, which has not been cut in advance, to the grip body and then cut the covering member at the attachment position. This makes it possible to provide a handle with excellent appearance, which makes it easy to attach the covering member to the grip body and reduces the risk of wrinkles or other appearance defects in the covering member.

[0014] According to the handle of claim 2, in addition to the effects of the handle of claim 1, it is possible to form the covering member in advance so that it has intermittent holes and cut the covering member through the holes. Therefore, when covering at least a portion of the grip main body with the covering member, the attachment portion can be visually observed through the holes. This means that the covering member can be easily aligned with respect to the attachment portion and can also be easily cut through the holes, improving operability.

[0015] According to the method for manufacturing a handle as set forth in claim 3, the workability of attaching the covering member to the grip body is good, and the covering member is less likely to have defects in appearance such as wrinkles, making it possible to manufacture a handle with excellent appearance.

[0016] According to the method for manufacturing a handle as set forth in claim 4, in addition to the effects achieved by the method for manufacturing a handle as set forth in claim 3, when at least a portion of the grip main body is covered with the covering member, the attachment portion can be visually observed through the hole portion, so that the covering member can be easily aligned with respect to the attachment portion and can also be easily cut from the hole portion, improving workability. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a part of the handle according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1A is an oblique view showing the process of wrapping a covering material around the grip body of the handle, FIG. 1B is an oblique view showing the process of cutting the covering material from the intended separation portion following FIG. 1A, FIG. 1C is a front view showing the position of the covering material cut in FIG. 1B at the mounting portion, and FIG. 1D is an oblique view showing the process of attaching a decorative portion to the mounting portion following FIG. 1B. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a portion of an example of a covering member of the handle. [Figure 4] 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line II in FIG. 5, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a part of another example of the covering member according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a front view showing the position of the cut covering member at the attachment portion of the handle in the third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a part of still another example of the covering member of the handle. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a front view showing the position of the cut covering member at the attachment portion of the handle in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a part of still another example of the covering member of the handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] A first embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

[0019] In FIG. 5, 1 denotes a steering wheel, which is, for example, a steering wheel (steering wheel) of an automobile as a vehicle. The steering wheel 1 includes a steering wheel main body 2, which is the steering wheel main body, and a module 3 attached to the occupant side of the steering wheel main body 2. The steering wheel 1 is usually attached to a steering shaft provided in a vehicle in an inclined state, and in the following description, when the steering wheel 1 is viewed from the driver (occupant) side, the direction of the arrow U is the upper side, the direction of the arrow D is the lower side, the front side of the vehicle, i.e., the windshield side on the upper front side, is the front side or rear side, and the rear side of the vehicle, i.e., the rear lower side, is the rear side, near side or front side. The arrangement of the top, bottom, left, right, etc. of each part of the steering wheel main body 2 is based on the neutral position of the steering wheel 1.

[0020] The steering wheel body 2 has a rim portion (grip portion) 5 as a gripping portion, a boss portion 6 located inside the rim portion 5, and a plurality of spoke portions 7 connecting the rim portion 5 and the boss portion 6 together.

[0021] The rim portion 5 is a portion that is gripped and operated by the driver (passenger). At least a portion of the rim portion 5 is formed in an arc shape. That is, in this embodiment, the rim portion 5 extends in the circumferential direction. Preferably, the rim portion 5 is formed in an annular shape. In this embodiment, the rim portion 5 is formed in an annular shape.

[0022] The boss portion 6 is a portion that is connected to the steering shaft. Furthermore, the module 3 is attached to the passenger side of the boss portion 6. Furthermore, the back side of the boss portion 6 is covered with a cover body. The cover body is also called a back cover, a lower cover, or a body cover, and is made of synthetic resin or the like.

[0023] In this embodiment, two spokes 7 are formed on the left and right sides, but the number of spokes 7 is not limited to this, and three, four, or more may be formed.

[0024] For example, an airbag device or a pad containing a shock absorbing body can be used as the module 3. The module 3 may be integrally equipped with a horn switch mechanism as a switch device.

[0025] Next, the structure of the steering wheel body 2 will be described.

[0026] As shown in Figures 4(a), 4(b) and 5, the steering wheel main body 2 has a core metal 10, a resin layer 11 which is a base material layer covering the core metal 10, and a covering member 12 which covers the resin layer 11.

[0027] The core metal 10 is made of a metal such as aluminum or magnesium. The core metal 10 has at least a rim core metal portion 15 which is a gripping portion core metal portion that forms part of the rim portion 5, and a boss core metal portion that forms part of the boss portion 6. The core metal 10 may also have spoke core metal portions that form part of the spoke portions 7.

[0028] The rim core metal portion 15 is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the rim portion 5. That is to say, this rim core metal portion 15 has an annular shape with at least a portion formed along a circular arc, for example, in accordance with the shape of the rim portion 5. In this embodiment, this rim core metal portion 15 is formed in an annular shape.

[0029] The boss core portion is configured by integrally fixing a boss plate, which constitutes a core body, to a boss having a serration structure that meshes with the steering shaft.

[0030] The spoke core parts are formed to extend radially from the boss plate of the boss core part. The spoke core parts do not necessarily correspond to all of the spoke parts 7, and at least some of the spoke parts 7 may be formed of a finisher, a cover body, or the like, without having a spoke core part.

[0031] The resin layer 11 is formed to cover at least the rim core metal portion 15. Therefore, at least a part of the resin layer 11 is formed in an arc shape, and in this embodiment, it is formed in an annular or ring shape. The resin layer 11 is formed, for example, in a circular cross section (including a substantially circular cross section). For example, a soft polyurethane foam resin that has been finely foamed is used as the resin layer 11. The rim core metal portion 15 and the resin layer 11 that covers the rim core metal portion 15 constitute a rim portion main body portion 19 as a grip portion main body portion. The rim portion main body portion 19 is formed in a circular or substantially circular shape as a whole. That is, at least a part of the rim portion main body portion 19 is in an arc shape. The rim portion main body portion 19 is positioned extending in the rotation direction of the steering wheel 1, that is, in the circumferential direction of the steering shaft.

[0032] The rim body 19 has an attachment portion 20 formed on the resin layer 11, i.e., on the surface. The attachment portion 20 is groove-shaped, and is a portion in which a part of the covering member 12 is housed and a decorative portion 21 is attached to cover a part of the covering member 12. The attachment portion 20 is formed on the resin layer 11 along the direction in which the rim body 19 extends, that is, the longitudinal direction of the rim body 19, which in this embodiment is a direction intersecting with the circumferential direction of the rim body 19. The attachment portion 20 is formed on the resin layer 11 along the meridian direction of the rim body 19. That is, the attachment portion 20 is formed in the small diameter direction of the rim body 19. In this embodiment, the attachment portion 20 is located in the 6 o'clock direction of an analog clock, i.e., at the bottom, on the rim body 19 when the steering wheel body 2 is viewed from the front. The attachment portion 20 may be continuous around the entire circumference of the rim body 19 in the meridian direction, or may be intermittent. The mounting portion 20 may be formed, for example, at the same time as molding the resin layer 11, or may be formed by processing after molding the resin layer 11. The mounting portion 20 is formed by side walls 20b rising from both sides of a bottom portion 20a. The bottom portion 20a is formed at a predetermined depth from the surface of the resin layer 11 of the rim portion main body portion 19. In this embodiment, the bottom portion 20a is formed parallel (including approximately parallel) to the surface of the resin layer 11 of the rim portion main body portion 19. In the illustrated example, the bottom portion 20a is formed continuous in the meridian direction of the resin layer 11 of the rim portion main body portion 19.

[0033] The decorative part 21 is a decorative part exposed on the surface of the steering wheel 1. The decorative part 21 of this embodiment is arranged in the rim body 19 so as to extend radially in the 6 o'clock direction of an analog clock when the steering wheel body 2 is viewed from the front, and has a function as a center mark of the rim 5. The decorative part 21 is formed in a band shape of a constant width or a substantially constant width. The decorative part 21 is also formed in an annular shape that is fitted to the mounting part 20. That is, the decorative part 21 is annular in the meridian direction of the rim body 19. The decorative part 21 is divided into a plurality of decorative bodies, for example, a pair of decorative bodies 21a and 21b, in the meridian direction of the rim body 19, and these decorative bodies 21a and 21b are arranged in the mounting part 20 so as to sandwich the resin layer 11 and are engaged with each other by claw fitting, thereby being arranged on the mounting part 20. The decorative part 21 is formed of any material such as synthetic resin, metal, or wood.

[0034] The decorative portion 21 covers a part of the covering member 12 at the mounting portion 20. The covering member 12 is a portion that is directly gripped by the driver (passenger) and is a decorative portion that is exposed on the surface of the steering wheel 1. The covering member 12 is formed in a sheet shape from leather such as natural leather or synthetic leather, or synthetic resin. In this embodiment, the covering member 12 is disposed so as to continuously cover the entire surface of the resin layer 11 of the rim main body 19. In this embodiment, the covering member 12 is made of a plurality of covering member pieces 25, and the end edges of these covering member pieces 25 are connected to each other by sewing or the like to form an integral unit.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 3, covering member piece 25 is formed in a longitudinal shape, and at side edges 25a, 25a along the transverse direction, the central portion in the transverse direction is formed to protrude in the longitudinal direction further than end edges 25b, 25b along the longitudinal direction. The central portion in the transverse direction of covering member piece 25 is disposed on the outer periphery of rim main body 19 (Fig. 5) when rim main body 19 (Fig. 5) is viewed from the front, and end edges 25b, 25b along the longitudinal direction are joined to each other at joints 26 (Fig. 2(a)) such as by sewing on the inner periphery of rim main body 19 (Fig. 5), whereby covering member 12 is attached to cover rim main body 19.

[0036] 5, predetermined portions of the covering member 12, for example, the joints between covering member pieces 25, are respectively inserted into grooves formed in the rim main body 19 to form design portions 28 constituting a so-called wood grain style design on the driver (passenger) side of the rim 5. For example, the design portions 28 (grooves) are respectively positioned at the 2 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 8 o'clock, and 10 o'clock directions of an analog clock on the rim main body 19 when the steering wheel body 2 is viewed from the front, and form straight lines inclined relative to the radial direction.

[0037] Moreover, the covering member 12 (covering member piece 25) is formed in advance into a continuous ring-like or longitudinal shape, and is divided at the position of the decorative portion 21 or the mounting portion 20 during manufacturing. That is, the covering member 12 has one divided body 30 and the other divided body 31 on one side and the other side with respect to the decorative portion 21 or the mounting portion 20. In this embodiment, the covering member piece 25 located at the lower part is divided into one divided body 30 and the other divided body 31.

[0038] One divided body 30 and the other divided body 31 are formed by being divided from a planned division portion 32 shown in Figure 3. The planned division portion 32 is formed in advance in a straight line or the like in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the covering member 12 (covering member piece 25). Therefore, the planned division portion 32 is arranged so as to be aligned along the meridian direction of the rim portion main body portion 19 (Figure 5) in a state in which the rim portion main body portion 19 (Figure 5) is covered by the covering member 12.

[0039] The intended division portion 32 may be formed in any manner, but as one example, it can be formed as a portion consisting of holes 33 formed discontinuously in the covering member 12 and a continuous portion 34 between the holes 33, 33.

[0040] The hole 33 is preferably set to a width of 2 mm and a length of 10 mm±5 mm, more preferably 11 mm. The pitch of the continuous portion 34 between the holes 33, 33 is preferably equal to or greater than the length of the hole 33. If the size of the hole 33 is too small, it becomes difficult to see the rim main body 19 (Fig. 5) through the hole 33, and if the size of the hole 33 is too large, the hole 33 opens when the covering member 12 covers at least a part of the rim main body 19 (Fig. 5), creating a so-called opening, making it difficult to align the covering member 12 with the rim main body 19 (Fig. 5).

[0041] The ends 36, 37 of the covering member 12 divided from the planned division portion 32 are inserted into the mounting portion 20 and positioned opposite each other in the latitude (longitude) direction, which is the direction in which the rim portion main body portion 19 extends, and are covered and hidden by the decorative portion 21 attached to the mounting portion 20. The end 36 is one edge of the planned division portion 32 (FIG. 3), and the end 37 is the other edge of the planned division portion 32 (FIG. 3). Therefore, the end portions 36, 37 have cut portions 38, 39 at least in part, where the continuous portion 34 (FIG. 3) is cut. In this embodiment, the cut portions 38, 39 are intermittent, being positioned between the non-cut portions 40, 40 and between the non-cut portions 41, 41, which are the side edges of the hole portion 33 (FIG. 3). The cut portions 38, 39 have shapes complementary to each other. That is, the cut portions 38, 39 are parallel or approximately parallel straight lines, or curved lines with equal curvatures (radii of curvature) and opposite signs. In this embodiment, the cut portions 38, 39 are aligned so as to be connected to each other when the ends 36, 37 are arranged side by side. In this embodiment, the end 36 has a rectangular wave shape in which the cut portions 38 and the non-cut portions 40 are alternately arranged in the latitude direction. Similarly, the end 37 has a rectangular wave shape in which the cut portions 39 and the non-cut portions 41 are alternately arranged in the latitude direction.

[0042] When manufacturing the steering wheel 1, first, the previously molded core metal 10 is set in a mold, and then the synthetic resin raw material is stirred and mixed and injected into the cavity. As a result, the synthetic resin raw material reacts while foaming, becoming polyurethane, which flows toward the flow end.

[0043] Next, the intermediate body formed in the cavity with the resin layer 11 covering the rim core metal portion 15 is removed from the molding die, and burrs and the like are removed.

[0044] After this, the surface of the resin layer 11 of the intermediate body is covered with the covering member 12. For example, the side edge portions 25a of the covering member pieces 25 are connected to each other by sewing or the like in advance to form a longitudinal shape, and the covering member 12 is attached to the resin layer 11 by wrapping it from the outer periphery toward the inner periphery. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2(a), the portion to be split 32 is aligned with the position of the mounting portion 20 formed on the resin layer 11, and the end edge portions 25b, 25b of the covering member pieces 25 are joined to each other by a joint portion 26 such as sewing, except for the portion to be split 32, at a position on the inner periphery side of the resin layer 11, thereby fixing the covering member 12 to the rim body portion 19. In this operation, if a hole portion 33 is formed in the portion to be split 32, the worker can visually check the mounting portion 20 through the hole portion 33, and therefore the portion to be split 32 can be easily aligned with the mounting portion 20.

[0045] In addition, the connecting portions between the covering member pieces 25 are each dropped into a groove formed in the resin layer 11, and both ends of the covering member 12 are joined by sewing or the like at a position corresponding to one of the grooves, and are dropped into this groove and fixed as a design portion 28 (Figure 5).

[0046] When the covering of the resin layer 11 with the covering member 12 is completed, the covering member 12 is divided from the planned division portion 32 as shown in FIG. 2(b). For example, the planned division portion 32 is cut by using a tool T such as scissors or a cutter to cut the continuous portion 34 over the entire circumference of the rim body 19 in the meridian direction. At this time, the planned division portion 32 may be cut in one direction with the tool T, or half the circumference of the rim body 19 in the meridian direction may be cut in one direction and the remaining half the circumference may be cut in the opposite direction. By dividing the covering member 12 from the planned division portion 32, an end 36 of one divided body 30 and an end 37 of the other divided body 31 are positioned on one side and the other side with respect to the mounting portion 20 as a reference, and face each other in the latitude direction, as shown in FIG. 2(c).

[0047] In this state, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2(d), the decorative portion 21 is attached to the attachment portion 20 while covering the end portion 36 of one divided body 30 and the end portion 37 of the other divided body 31.

[0048] Then, in the completed steering wheel body 2, the module 3, the cover body, etc. are attached to the steering wheel body 2, and the steering wheel 1 is completed.

[0049] In this way, in the first embodiment, the division planned portion 32 is formed in advance in the covering member 12, at least a part of the rim main body 19 is covered with the covering member 12 so as to align the division planned portion 32 with the mounting portion 20, and the decorative portion 21 is attached to the mounting portion 20 after the covering member 12 is cut from the division planned portion 32. Therefore, the covering member 12 is divided into one divided body 30 and the other divided body 31 covering one side and the other side with respect to the rim main body 19 based on the mounting portion 20, and at least a part of the ends 36, 37 facing each other at the mounting portion 20 of the one divided body 30 and the other divided body 31 have complementary shapes. In other words, since it is possible to cut the covering member 12 at the position of the mounting portion 20 after the covering member 12 that has not been divided in advance is attached to the rim main body 19, the workability of attaching the covering member 12 to the rim main body 19 is good, and the covering member 12 is less likely to have appearance defects such as wrinkles, and a steering wheel 1 with excellent appearance can be provided.

[0050] In this embodiment, the planned division portion 32 is formed in advance in the covering member 12 so as to have the holes 33 intermittently, and the covering member 12 is cut from the holes 33. Therefore, complementary shapes, that is, cut portions 38, 39 are formed intermittently at the opposing ends 36, 37 of one divided body 30 and the other divided body 31 after the covering member 12 is cut from the planned division portion 32. In this case, when covering at least a part of the rim body 19 with the covering member 12, the mounting portion 20 can be visually observed through the holes 33, so that the planned division portion 32 of the covering member 12 can be easily aligned with the mounting portion 20, and the covering member 12 can be easily cut from the holes 33 at the planned division portion 32, improving workability.

[0051] In the first embodiment, the hole 33 may be in the form of a slit that does not create a gap.

[0052] 6, a division auxiliary portion 43 for assisting in cutting from the intended division portion 32 may be formed in at least one of the continuous portions 34 at a position spaced from the hole portions 33 between the holes 33. In particular, the division auxiliary portion 43 is preferably formed at a position where the pitch between the holes 33 is greater than a predetermined value. The division auxiliary portion 43 is formed as, for example, a slit or a thin portion. In this case, the covering member 12 can be easily cut from the intended division portion 32, and the cutting distance at the intended division portion 32 is shortened, improving the cutting accuracy.

[0053] The tool for dividing the covering member 12 from the planned division portion 32 may be one that partially removes the planned division portion 32. For example, as in the third embodiment shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the tool may be one that removes the planned division portion 32 in a strip shape. In this case, the cut portions 38, 39 of the end portions 36, 37 are not aligned so as to be connected to each other, but are complementary in shape. In the illustrated example, the non-cut portions 40, 41 are slightly left on the end portions 36, 37, so that the end portions 36, 37 are rectangular wave-shaped, but this is not limited thereto, and the cut portions 38 and the non-cut portions 40, and the cut portions 39 and the non-cut portions 41 may be connected to each other in a flush manner. Even in this case, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved.

[0054] 9 and 10, the intended division portion 32 may be formed as a mark line, and the same effect can be obtained. The mark line may be printed on the surface of the covering member 12 (covering member piece 25), or may be formed thinner than other parts of the covering member 12 (covering member piece 25). In this case, the end 36 of one divided body 30 and the end 37 of the other divided body 31 separated from the intended division portion 32 become cut portions that are entirely continuous, and have complementary shapes.

[0055] Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, as long as the mounting portion 20 is formed in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the rim main body portion 19 and cuts the covering member 12, its position and number can be set arbitrarily depending on the design of the steering wheel 1, etc.

[0056] Furthermore, the rim portion 5 may be an entire or partial ring, or at least a portion of it may be linear.

[0057] The steering wheel 1 can be used as a steering handle for any vehicle, not just an automobile. [Industrial Applicability]

[0058] The present invention can be suitably used as a steering wheel for an automobile, such as an electric automobile. [Explanation of symbols]

[0059] 1. Steering wheel 5 Rim as gripping part 12 Covering material 19 Rim body as grip body 20 Mounting part 21 Decoration Department 30 One of the divisions 31 The other division 32 Divisional section 33 Hole 36,37 End

Claims

1. A grip portion having a grip portion main body and a covering member that covers at least a part of the grip portion main body; and a decorative portion attached to the grip portion, The grip body includes an attachment portion to which the decorative portion is attached, the attachment portion being disposed in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the grip body extends, the covering member includes one divided body and another divided body that cover one side and the other side of the grip body with respect to the attachment portion, At least a part of the end portions of the one divided body and the other divided body facing each other at the mounting portion has a shape complementary to each other. A handle characterized by:

2. The ends of one divided body and the other divided body are formed to have complementary shapes that are discontinuously arranged.

2. The handle of claim 1.

3. A method for manufacturing a handle, comprising: a handle having a handle body and a covering member covering at least a part of the handle body; and a decorative part attached to the handle, the handle body having an attachment part to which the decorative part is attached, in a direction intersecting a direction in which the handle body extends, the method comprising the steps of: A division planned portion is formed in advance on the covering member, covering at least a portion of the grip body with the covering member so as to align the portion to be divided with the attachment portion; Cutting the covering member from the intended division portion; The decorative part is attached to the mounting part. A method for manufacturing a handle, comprising the steps of:

4. The division portion is formed in advance in the covering member so as to have intermittent holes.

4. The method for manufacturing a handle according to claim 3.

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