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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-rika-denki-seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsushi Urushibata, Aichi, JP;
Ryohei Sugimoto, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2006.01); G01D 5/241 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2013.01); G01D 5/2417 (2013.01);
Abstract
At a rim portion of a steering wheel, a shielding layer is disposed between a sensor electrode and a rim metal core portion. The shielding layer extends with respect to the sensor electrode. Therefore, generation of capacitive coupling between the sensor electrode and the rim metal core portion can be suppressed properly by the shielding layer, and parasitic capacitance that is generated at the sensor electrode can be reduced.