Patent ID: 8278602

Claim:
A steering wheel comprising: a heating element including a base material and a first heater provided at said base material; a steering wheel core having said heating element mounted thereto; a power supply line to supply electric power to said heating element; a boss portion; a second heater disposed in said boss portion; a temperature detection element disposed in said boss portion and being arranged to be heated by said second heater and to detect a temperature of said second heater; and a temperature controller operable to control a temperature of said first heater based on information from said temperature detection element, wherein said second heater is integrally formed with the first heater, wherein said heating element and said power supply line are connected together at a connection, wherein said connection is disposed in said boss portion, and wherein said base material of said heating element has a first surface facing said steering wheel core and a second surface facing away from said steering wheel core, and said first heater is at least partially buried in said first surface of said base material.