Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Hajime Osako

Kenji Kawano

Kazuma Takeo

A capacitive sensor device for use with a steering wheel is provided. The steering wheel includes a rim and a spoke that is connected to the inner side of the rim, and the sensor device is provided on the spoke. The sensor device includes an electrode configured to be capacitively coupleable to an object to be detected, and includes a controller configured to detect a change in capacitance of the electrode, and determine whether the object is in proximity to the rim or the spoke based on the change in the capacitance of the electrode. The change in the capacitance occurs in response to the object being in proximity to the rim or the spoke.

Sensor device and steering wheel

A switch device includes a substrate having one surface and another surface; a switch disposed on the one surface of the substrate and configured to be pressed; a first housing; a second housing; and a pin member. An internal space is formed by the first housing and the second housing, and the substrate is disposed in the internal space. The first housing has an opening through which at least a part of the pin member is inserted into the internal space. The second housing includes a support portion that supports the another surface of the substrate. When the pin member is inserted into the internal space through the opening, the pin member presses the support portion against the another surface of the substrate so as to cause the support portion to support the another surface of the substrate.

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Vastra Frolunda, Sweden

Hajime Osako