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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2019
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A steering wheel includes a gripping portion that is gripped by a driver when a conveyance is steered, a light source that is disposed inside the gripping portion and is configured to emit light, a light guide body that is disposed inside the gripping portion such that an end portion of the light guide body faces the light source, the light guide body including an emission surface that is configured to emit light from the light source and incident on the end portion and that is formed on a surface on a driver side, and a covering portion that surrounds the light guide body and forms an outer layer portion of at least a part of the gripping portion around the light guide body. The covering portion is formed with a hole, through which light emitted from the emission surface passes.