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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Yuki Hayashi, Kariya, JP;
Takaaki Koizumi, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
AISIN CORPORATION, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); H05B 3/20 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B62D 1/046 (2013.01); H05B 3/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering device includes: a sensor drive unit configured to drive a sensor element provided in a steering to detect a gripped state of the steering; and a heater drive unit configured to drive a heater provided in the steering, in which the sensor drive unit executes driving of the sensor element periodically at an interval, the heater drive unit executes heater driving alternately with sensor driving by the sensor drive unit, and the interval of sensor driving is expanded in a state where the steering is gripped, compared with a state where the steering is not gripped.