Heated vehicle steering wheel having multiple controlled heating zones

A vehicle steering wheel is provided that includes a rim having a core structure, a plurality of heaters surrounding at least a portion of the core structure to define a plurality of heating zones, at least one sensor for sensing location of a user's hand on the steering wheel, and a controller...

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Hauptverfasser: Koberstein, Manfred, Martin, Daniel J, Buttolo, Pietro, Blischke, Michael, Salter, Stuart C, Howard-Cone, Katherine, Dellock, Paul Kenneth, Chascsa, II, James Robert, Glickman, David Brian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A vehicle steering wheel is provided that includes a rim having a core structure, a plurality of heaters surrounding at least a portion of the core structure to define a plurality of heating zones, at least one sensor for sensing location of a user's hand on the steering wheel, and a controller controlling the plurality of heaters to activate one or more of the heaters based on the sensed location of the hand.