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US 10,589,438 B2Granted
Knit and steering wheel
AssigneeJoyson Safety Systems Japan K.K.
InventorKenshi Nagata
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Abstract
A knit includes a knitted fabric into which a ground yarn is knitted and a heater wire configured to be energized to generate heat to heat a vehicle member. The heater wire is inlaid into the knitted fabric by inlay stitch.
Claims7
A knit comprising:
- a knitted fabric knitted from a ground yarn;
- a heater wire configured to be energized to generate heat to heat a vehicle member, the heater wire being inlaid into the knitted fabric by inlay stitch;
- and
- a plurality of inlay threads different from the heater wire, the inlay threads being inlaid into the knitted fabric by inlay stitch,
- wherein the inlay threads are entwined with a common loop of the knitted fabric from opposite directions.
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A steering wheel comprising:
- a rim;
- and
- a knit contained in the rim,
- the knit including
- a knitted fabric knitted from a ground yarn;
- a heater wire configured to be energized to generate heat to heat a vehicle member, the heater wire being inlaid into the knitted fabric by inlay stitch;
- and
- a plurality of inlay threads different from the heater wire, the inlay threads being inlaid into the knitted fabric by inlay stitch,
- wherein the inlay threads are entwined with a common loop of the knitted fabric from opposite directions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.