Example proximity sensors are described. The proximity sensor can include a transceiver unit, and a leaky coaxial cable operably coupled to the transceiver unit. The proximity sensor described herein can be used with a steering wheel. For example, the leaky coaxial cable can be embedded in the steering wheel.

Provided is a vehicle steering wheel cover that is easy to be produced and that does not take much time to be attached to a steering wheel. The vehicle steering wheel cover is a ring-shape tube, and is provided with a slit formed so as to be fitted to the steering wheel along the inner circumference inside the ring-shaped tube. The hardness of material of a part of the tube is lower than the hardness of material of the other parts thereof.

Provided is a vehicle steering wheel cover that is easy to be produced and that does not take much time to be attached to a steering wheel. The vehicle steering wheel cover is a ring-shape tube, and is provided with a slit formed so as to be fitted to the steering wheel along the inner circumference inside the ring-shaped tube. The hardness of material of a part of the tube is lower than the hardness of material of the other parts thereof.

A steering wheel in which detection is made of an electrostatic capacitance generated between a hand of an occupant and a sensor electrode of a rim section to detect contact of the occupant's hand with the rim. The sensor electrode is separated in a peripheral direction of the rim section into a first electrode and a second electrode. This enables the installation surface area of the sensor electrode to be made smaller, enabling the cost of the sensor electrode to be reduced.

A steering wheel in which detection is made of an electrostatic capacitance generated between a hand of an occupant and a sensor electrode of a rim section to detect contact of the occupant's hand with the rim. The sensor electrode is separated in a peripheral direction of the rim section into a first electrode and a second electrode. This enables the installation surface area of the sensor electrode to be made smaller, enabling the cost of the sensor electrode to be reduced.

A touch detection device that includes: a steering body; a sensor electrode provided at the steering body and having an electrostatic capacitance; and a measurement control section configured to: measure the electrostatic capacitance of the sensor electrode over a measurement cycle according to a measurement frequency and to output a detection value according to values measured by setting the measurement frequency to 50 Hz or 60 Hz for removal target frequencies of 50 Hz and 60 Hz, set the measurement cycle and a period for calculating a segment average of the measurement values based on the measurement frequency, and set an interval between adjacent averaging segments for calculating the segment average such that one segment average value is suppressed by another segment average value for 50 Hz and 60 Hz frequency components, and output an averaged measurement value for the two averaging segments as the detection value.

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.

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.

A handle includes a handle main body having a gripping portion, and a display device disposed at a position visible to a driver in the gripping portion. The display device is configured to be mounted to a mounted portion provided at the gripping portion, and configured such that a harness extending from the handle main body side is capable of being connected thereto. The harness has a harness-side connector to be connected to a display device-side connector, on the tip side exposed from a portion with a surface side covered with an outer skin layer covering the surface side of the gripping portion. A holding portion capable of holding an exposed portion exposed from the outer skin layer in the harness over a range from the base portion side to the tip side where the harness-side connector is disposed is formed on the display device side or the mounted portion side.

A handle includes a handle main body having a gripping portion, and a display device disposed at a position visible to a driver in the gripping portion. The display device is configured to be mounted to a mounted portion provided at the gripping portion, and configured such that a harness extending from the handle main body side is capable of being connected thereto. The harness has a harness-side connector to be connected to a display device-side connector, on the tip side exposed from a portion with a surface side covered with an outer skin layer covering the surface side of the gripping portion. A holding portion capable of holding an exposed portion exposed from the outer skin layer in the harness over a range from the base portion side to the tip side where the harness-side connector is disposed is formed on the display device side or the mounted portion side.