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STEERING WHEEL

  • US 20150197272A1
  • Filed: 01/06/2015
  • Published: 07/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A steering wheel comprising:

  • a ring part to be gripped on steering;

    a boss part that is arranged at a substantial center of the ring part;

    a plurality of spoke parts that connect the ring part and the boss part;

    a steering wheel main body that includes a core arranged to interconnect the ring part, the boss part and the spoke parts, and a covering layer covering the ring part and the spoke parts in the vicinity of the ring part of the core; and

    a heater unit that warms up at least a portion of the ring part and includes;

    a heater main body that includes a base material having a sheet body having flexibility and a linear heater supported by the base material, and is disposed in a state where an outer face side of the heater main body is covered by a cover layer of the covering layer; and

    a connection part that connects the linear heater and a terminal of a lead wire for power feeding extending from the boss part,wherein the core or covering layer is formed with an accommodation concave portion recessed from a surrounding thereof and configured to accommodate therein the connection part, in a vicinity of a boundary part between the ring part and the spoke part, andwherein an outer surface of the accommodation concave portion is covered by a surface-side material arranged on a surface-side of the steering wheel and composed of a constitutional component for the steering wheel arranged in a vicinity of the cover layer or spoke part.

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