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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Fujikawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Yuta Okazaki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Naitou, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nishio, Chiba, JP;
Nobuharu Katsuki, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/065 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); B62D 1/046 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); G01V 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering wheel grip detection device includes a series circuit including an inductance element, a thermostat incorporated into a steering wheel, and a heater incorporated into the steering wheel; an electrostatic sensor circuit that detects a grip of the steering wheel by means of an electric or electromagnetic field; and a voltage detecting circuit that detects an open/closed state of the thermostat.