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US 10,843,720 B2Granted
Steering wheel
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsGideok Kwon, Donghee Seok, Jong Bok Lee, Heejin Ro
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Abstract
A steering wheel includes: a wheel frame; a base, which includes a metal composite, coupled to the wheel frame to cover the wheel frame; a sensor electrode disposed on the base; and a sensor integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to the sensor electrode and configured to sense a change in capacitance of the sensor electrode.
Claims14
A steering wheel comprising:
- a wheel frame;
- a base coupled to the wheel frame to cover the wheel frame;
- a sensor electrode disposed on the base;
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- a sensor integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to the sensor electrode and configured to sense a change in capacitance of the sensor electrode,
- wherein the base includes a metal composite, and
- wherein the sensor electrode is a plating processed sensor electrode or a vacuum evaporation processed sensor electrode disposed on an electrode groove which is grooved by irradiating the base with a laser.
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