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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2018
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Gideok Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Donghee Seok, Suwon-Si, KR;
Jong Bok Lee, Suwon-Si, KR;
Heejin Ro, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); B60R 16/027 (2006.01); B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/046 (2013.01); B60R 16/027 (2013.01); B62D 1/06 (2013.01); B62D 1/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0443 (2019.05); G06F 3/0448 (2019.05); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04107 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering wheel includes: a wheel frame; a base, which includes a metal composite, coupled to the wheel frame to cover the wheel frame; a sensor electrode disposed on the base; and a sensor integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to the sensor electrode and configured to sense a change in capacitance of the sensor electrode.