Heated steering wheel
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMartin FASSBENDER, Timothy SCOTT, Uwe THIESMEYER
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMartin FASSBENDER, Timothy SCOTT, Uwe THIESMEYER
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A heated steering wheel having a first electrical circuit including, in series, a first heating element disposed adjacent to a 3 o'clock of the wheel, a second heating element disposed adjacent to a 9 o'clock position of the wheel, and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor heated by one of the first and second heating elements; and a second electrical circuit including, in series, a third heating element disposed at a 6 o'clock position of the wheel, a fourth heating element disposed at a 12 o'clock position of the wheel, and a negative temperature coefficient thermistor heated by one of the first and second heating elements. The flow of electricity through the second electrical circuit is delayed until after electricity has flowed through the first electrical circuit warm those portions of the wheel to a desired temperature.
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