Title:
PLANAR UNIT, STEERING WHEEL, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PLANAR UNIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/204022
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention provides a planar unit and a steering wheel that prevent a user from having a feeling of incongruity during steering operation and the like, and that excel in producibility. This planar unit is composed of a base material and a linear body arranged on the base material, with the linear body being a heater wire and/or a sensor wire. A heat-fused portion is formed on the outermost layer of the linear body, and the planar unit either has a thread that joins the linear body and the base material, with the thread digging into the heat-fused portion of the linear body, or has a thread trace formed by the melting of a thread that joins the linear body and the base material, with the heat-fused portion of the linear body and the thread trace being flattened. Also provided is a steering wheel wherein the planar unit is installed between a wheel core material and a coating material.
Inventors:
TAKEDA HIROYA (JP)
MORISHITA NORISHIGE (JP)
MORISHITA NORISHIGE (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/014020
Publication Date:
October 26, 2023
Filing Date:
April 05, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KURABE IND CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
H05B3/20; B62D1/06; H05B3/10; H05B3/56
Foreign References:
| JP2019129112A | 2019-08-01 | |||
| JP2007200866A | 2007-08-09 | |||
| JP2002270338A | 2002-09-20 | |||
| JP2005285602A | 2005-10-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IEIRI Takeshi (JP)
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