Heater, heater-equipped steering wheel, and method of manufacturing such steering wheel
US6414270B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20834
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heater for a steering wheel includes a heater main body arranged on a rim of the steering wheel and formed like a net. The heater main body comprises a plurality of heater wires for generating heat upon energization and side edges arranged along longitudinal edges of the heater main body and fixed at an inner periphery of the rim.
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