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US 2026/0217299 A1Published application
Steering device
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorRie Ono
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Abstract
A steering device mounted on a vehicle, the steering device including: a grip portion gripped by a driver during steering; a heater layer provided inside the grip portion, the heater layer including a flexible base material and carbon nanotubes that are supported on the base material and generate heat by energization; and an electrode portion that energizes the carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes on the base material include a plurality of openings.
Claims8
A steering device mounted on a vehicle, the steering device comprising:
- a grip portion gripped by a driver during steering;
- a heater layer provided inside the grip portion, the heater layer including a flexible base material and carbon nanotubes that are supported on the base material and generate heat by energization;
- and
- an electrode portion that energizes the carbon nanotubes,
- wherein the carbon nanotubes on the base material include a plurality of openings.
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A steering device mounted on a vehicle, the steering device comprising:
- a grip portion gripped by a driver during steering;
- a heater layer provided inside the grip portion, the heater layer including a flexible base material and carbon nanotubes that are supported on the base material and generate heat by energization;
- and
- an electrode portion that energizes the carbon nanotubes,
- wherein the carbon nanotubes on the base material include a first region and a second region thinner than the first region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.