Temperature control device for a steering device
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1. A temperature control device for a steering device including:
- a. at least one decorative covering that forms at least a part of an outer surface of the steering device; and
b. a temperature conducting device with a heating mode and a cooling mode including at least one heat pipe;
wherein the at least one heat pipe is in communication with at least one heat-supporting conductor, the at least one heat-supporting conductor surrounds and holds the at least one heat pipe within a recess of the steering device;
wherein the at least one heat-supporting conductor is at least one bridging piece, the at least one bridging piece extending from inside the steering device to the outer surface of the steering device, the at least one bridging piece and the at least one decorative covering forming the outer surface of the steering device; and
wherein the at least one heat-supporting conductor transports thermal energy along the at least one decorative covering.
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Abstract
A temperature control device for temperature control of a steering device, characterized in that the temperature control device has at least one heat-conducting device, at least one thermoelectric device, and at least one fluid transport apparatus.
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1. A temperature control device for a steering device including:
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a. at least one decorative covering that forms at least a part of an outer surface of the steering device; and b. a temperature conducting device with a heating mode and a cooling mode including at least one heat pipe; wherein the at least one heat pipe is in communication with at least one heat-supporting conductor, the at least one heat-supporting conductor surrounds and holds the at least one heat pipe within a recess of the steering device; wherein the at least one heat-supporting conductor is at least one bridging piece, the at least one bridging piece extending from inside the steering device to the outer surface of the steering device, the at least one bridging piece and the at least one decorative covering forming the outer surface of the steering device; and wherein the at least one heat-supporting conductor transports thermal energy along the at least one decorative covering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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