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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Autoliv Development Ab, Vargarda, SE;
Yukinori Midorikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Ebana, Kanagawa, JP;
Autoliv Development AB, Vårgårda, SE;
Abstract
With the steering wheel, steering system, method of controlling steering, and non-temporary computer readable storage media, a grasp detection function can be applied to a steering wheel with a heating function, where one function can contribute to the improvement of the other function. The steering wheel includes a core part to which ground potential is supplied, a first conductor provided on the exterior of the core part and insulated from the core part, and a second conductor provided on the exterior of the first conductor and insulated from the first conductor to sense gripping of the steering wheel.