Steering handle for motor vehicles and method for recording a physical parameter on a steering handle
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1. Steering handle for motor vehicles comprising:
- a core;
a secondary metal about the core;
a dielectric material between said core and said secondary metal such that a capacitor is defined thereby;
means for monitoring a capacitance of the capacitor and determining a contact between at least one hand of the driver and the steering handle based on the monitored capacitance; and
a second secondary metal about the core and configured such that the secondary metal and the second secondary metal define a differential capacitor.
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Abstract
Steering handle, in particular steering wheel, for motor vehicles, on which means are provided for recognition of a contact between at least one hand of the vehicle driver and the steering handle (free hand recognition).
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1. Steering handle for motor vehicles comprising:
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a core; a secondary metal about the core; a dielectric material between said core and said secondary metal such that a capacitor is defined thereby; means for monitoring a capacitance of the capacitor and determining a contact between at least one hand of the driver and the steering handle based on the monitored capacitance; and a second secondary metal about the core and configured such that the secondary metal and the second secondary metal define a differential capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Current AssigneeContinental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
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Original AssigneeContinental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
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InventorsRieth, Peter, Schirling, Andreas, Nell, Joachim, Linkenbach, Steffen, Kuhn, Matthias, Bohm, Ju, Hoffmann, Oliver, Netz, Achim, Stauder, Peter
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Primary Examiner(s)Lee; Benjamin C.
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Assistant Examiner(s)PHAM, LAM P
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Application NumberUS10/526,717Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,601 DaysField of Search340575-576, 340/573.1, 180271-272, 180/280, 701/1, 701/41, 324/658, 324/660, 324/686US Class Current340/576CPC Class CodesB60R 21/01552 detecting position of speci...B62D 1/046 Adaptations on rotatable pa...B62D 1/065 Steering wheels with heatin...
