Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Makoto Hirohashi

Hiroyuki Sato

Toshiaki Asakura

Toshiyuki Hoshi

Hiroshi Hanzawa

Satoshi Terashita

A rotary connector includes a case including a housing space and fixed to a vehicle body that includes a steering wheel including a steering-side electric component, a rotor that is rotatable around a rotational axis relative to the case, a first connector provided on the rotor and electrically connected to the steering-side electric component, a second connector provided on the case and electrically connected to a vehicle-side electric component in the vehicle body, a flexible cable that is provided in a wound state in the housing space of the case and electrically connects the first connector to the second connector, and a controller that is disposed between the first connector and the flexible cable and performs a predetermined process on an electric signal transmitted between the first connector and the flexible cable. The controller is configured to rotate together with the rotor.

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Miyagi, Japan

Makoto Hirohashi