Patent ID: 8330079

Claim:
A steering wheel comprising: a rim having a surface, the rim having a first rim portion having a surface and a second rim portion having a surface, wherein a part of the rim surface is formed by the surface of the first rim portion, and at least a part of the remainder of the rim surface is formed by the surface of the second rim portion, the surface of the first rim portion having a thermal conductivity different from the thermal conductivity of the surface of the second rim portion; a first temperature adjuster provided inside of the surface of the first rim portion, wherein, when being energized, the first temperature adjuster adjusts the surface temperature of the first rim portion; a second temperature adjuster provided inside of the surface of the second rim portion, wherein, when being energized, the second temperature adjuster adjusts the surface temperature of the second rim portion; a control section that controls the energization of the first temperature adjuster and the energization of the second temperature adjuster independently from each other; a first temperature sensing element that senses the temperature of the first rim portion; and a second temperature sensing element that senses the temperature of the second rim portion, wherein, in accordance with the sensed temperature of the first rim portion, the first temperature sensing element outputs a value, based on which the control section controls the energization of the first temperature adjuster, and wherein, in accordance with the sensed temperature of the second rim portion, the second temperature sensing element outputs a value, based on which the control section controls the energization of the second temperature adjuster.