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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-rika-denki-seisakusho, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Fujii, Aichi, JP;
Hiroshi Ohira, Aichi, JP;
Yasumasa Kondo, Aichi, JP;
Hiroshi Takeoka, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2013.01); G01V 3/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor electrode and an insulating body are coupled together by a hot melt member in a sensor of a steering wheel. The sensor electrode makes contact with the insulating body at first protrusions so as to form through holes in the hot melt member. The hot melt member is accordingly able to stretch easily due to the through holes, enabling a high extensibility for the sensor to be achieved.