Steering wheel
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11608103B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17677074

    申请日:2022-02-22

    摘要: A steering wheel includes a boss, two spokes supported at the boss, a grip fixed to each spoke, and a rotation control mechanism arranged between the boss and each spoke. The rotation control mechanisms are each configured to define a maximum rotation angle by which each grip is rotated from the neutral position in a near-side direction and a maximum rotation angle by which each grip is rotated from the neutral position in a far-side direction. The rotation control mechanisms are each configured to return each grip to the neutral position when a vehicle is traveling straight. The maximum rotation angle in the far-side direction is set to be larger than the maximum rotation angle in the near-side direction in each rotation control mechanism.

    Grille shutter control device
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11167636B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16505790

    申请日:2019-07-09

    发明人: Bunpei Morita

    IPC分类号: B60K11/08 F01P7/10

    摘要: A grille shutter control device is employed for a grille shutter that includes a frame, which is provided in a front grille of a vehicle and has an outside air inlet, and an opening-closing unit for opening and closing the outside air inlet. The grille shutter control device controls an opening-closing operation of the opening-closing unit such that the outside air inlet is opened or closed in accordance with a condition of the vehicle. The grille shutter controller includes an actuator and a controlling section. The actuator performs an anti-sticking operation for preventing the opening-closing unit from being stuck. The controlling section controls the actuator such that the anti-sticking operation is periodically performed by the actuator.

    Steering wheel and method of manufacturing same

    公开(公告)号:US10597060B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US15442757

    申请日:2017-02-27

    发明人: Bunpei Morita

    摘要: A steering wheel is provided with a heater element on the rim. The heater element is mounted at least on a part of a core of the rim, and a cladding layer formed from synthetic resin foam covers an outer circumference of the heater element. The heater element includes a cord-shaped heater and a base material. The base material includes an insulation sheet that is formed from synthetic resin foam and disposed to face towards the core and a permeable sheet that is formed from non-metal which allows permeation of the cladding layer. The insulation sheet and permeable sheet are bonded together and sandwich and support the cord-shaped heater there between.

    STEERING WHEEL
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220315091A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17677074

    申请日:2022-02-22

    IPC分类号: B62D1/10 B62D1/06 B62D1/08

    摘要: A steering wheel includes a boss, two spokes supported at the boss, a grip fixed to each spoke, and a rotation control mechanism arranged between the boss and each spoke. The rotation control mechanisms are each configured to define a maximum rotation angle by which each grip is rotated from the neutral position in a near-side direction and a maximum rotation angle by which each grip is rotated from the neutral position in a far-side direction. The rotation control mechanisms are each configured to return each grip to the neutral position when a vehicle is traveling straight. The maximum rotation angle in the far-side direction is set to be larger than the maximum rotation angle in the near-side direction in each rotation control mechanism.

    Steering wheel
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11097765B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US16934448

    申请日:2020-07-21

    IPC分类号: B62D1/06 B62D1/10

    摘要: A steering wheel configured to be rotated around a central axis of rotation includes a boss section that is located in a lower portion of the steering wheel and in a vicinity of the central axis of rotation, an outer peripheral portion that is disposed in an outer edge of the steering wheel in a circumference of the boss section, and a central portion that covers an entirety of a region located farther towards the boss section than the outer peripheral portion including a region above the boss section. The outer peripheral portion includes a grip portion to be gripped by the driver. The central portion includes a raised portion that protrudes farther upward than the outer peripheral portion along the central axis of rotation. The raised portion includes, in the upper portion, a cushion portion having such a resiliency that makes the cushion portion restorably dentable.