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Warning alarm apparatus and method for steering wheel

US9340153B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2014
Grant dateMay 17, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B21/06
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A warning alarm apparatus for a steering wheel includes at least one piezoelectric transducer provided in the rim of the steering wheel; a current supplier; one or more sensors, equipped in the steering wheel or a motor vehicle, sense a dangerous factor; and a controller that determines whether a sensor value sensed by the sensor is included in a warning alarm range, and controls operation of the current supplier according to the sensor value.

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