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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shotaro Odate, Tokyo, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steering device () includes: a steering wheel () which accepts a steering operation by a driver; an electrode device () provided to the steering wheel (); and a steering controller () which measures electrostatic capacitance of the electrode device (), and determines the presence/absence of gripping of the steering wheel () based on a measurement result of the electrostatic capacitance, in which the steering wheel () includes: an annular rim (), a columnar hub () provided at an inner side of the rim (); and spokes (L,R,D) which connects the hub () and rim (), in which the electrode device () includes an arc-shaped electrodeprovided at an outer circumferential edgeof the hub () opposing the rim (), and in which the electrode () and rim () are arranged concentrically viewing from the driver.