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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
May. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Nishio, Chiba, JP;
Hidenori Kitamura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); G01V 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/06 (2013.01); B62D 1/046 (2013.01); B62D 1/06 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/308 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rim of steering wheel has a rim body and mounting component mounted to the rim body so as to be exposed from a portion of the rim body. Occupant information detection sensor for a steering wheel disposed in rim includes: sensor wire disposed in the rim body; and conductive member located on at least a surface side of mounting component and electrically connected or capacitively coupled with a portion of sensor wire.