Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Information providing device for vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆信息提供装置
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Application No.: US13207663Application Date: 2011-08-11
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Publication No.: US08532879B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Norio Sanma , Shouji Osaki , Syuichi Kouno , Keiji Kawamura , Sei Iguchi
- Applicant: Norio Sanma , Shouji Osaki , Syuichi Kouno , Keiji Kawamura , Sei Iguchi
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya JP Nishio
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION,Nippon Soken, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION,Nippon Soken, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya JP Nishio
- Agency: Posz Law Group, PLC
- Priority: JP2010-183248 20100818; JP2010-273969 20101208
- Main IPC: A01B69/00
- IPC: A01B69/00

Abstract:
An information providing device includes: a vehicle condition detector for detecting a vehicle condition; a support information generating element for generating support information for a driver; and a tactile sensibility notification element in a steering wheel for notifying the support information to the driver. The steering wheel includes a wheel element having a base, a movable portion and a driving unit. The movable portion is relatively movable with respect to the base. The driving unit drives the movable portion according to the support information. The movable portion and the driving unit provide the tactile sensibility notification element. Movement of the movable portion provides notification of the support information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120046833A1 INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2012-02-23
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