Abstract: A steering wheel includes a ring part, a boss part, spoke parts that connect the ring part and the boss part, a steering wheel main body that includes a core and a covering layer covering the ring part and the spoke parts in the vicinity of the ring part of the core, and a heater unit that warms up at least a portion of the ring part. The heater unit includes a heater main body that includes a base material having a sheet body and a linear heater, and is disposed in a state where an outer face side of the heater main body is covered by a cover layer of the covering layer and a connection part that connects the linear heater and a terminal of a lead wire for power feeding.

Abstract: A rim of the steering wheel includes a core member, a cladding layer mounted around the core member, a decorative garnish which covers an outer circumference of the rim, and a mounting base on which the decorative garnish is mounted. The decorative garnish includes a decorative region covering the outer circumference of the rim, a positioning projection which protrudes out of the back surface of the decorative region for positioning against the mounting base, and a rib which protrudes out of the back surface of the decorative region in a vicinity of a root region of the positioning projection. The mounting base includes an insert recess for receiving the positioning projection. The cladding layer is disposed in an entire inner circumference of the insert recess and at an abutment seat against which the rib abut when the positioning projection is inserted into the insert recess.

Abstract: A steering wheel includes a ring part, a boss part, spoke parts that connect the ring part and the boss part, a steering wheel main body that includes a core and a covering layer covering the ring part and the spoke parts in the vicinity of the ring part of the core, and a heater unit that warms up at least a portion of the ring part. The heater unit includes a heater main body that includes a base material having a sheet body and a linear heater, and is disposed in a state where an outer face side of the heater main body is covered by a cover layer of the covering layer and a connection part that connects the linear heater and a terminal of a lead wire for power feeding.

Abstract: In an airbag-equipped steering wheel, a plurality of horn switch mechanisms assembled to a bag holder each have a securing pin, which is inserted into a corresponding one of through holes formed in a metal core. A clip is engaged with a locking groove of each securing pin, so that each horn switch mechanism is fastened to the metal core. The through holes include one or more normal through holes that restrict inclination of the corresponding securing pins, and a special through hole that has an inclination permitting portion. The inclination permitting portion permits the corresponding securing pin to be inclined about the corresponding clip 13 serving as a fulcrum. In the special through hole, the securing pin is permitted to be inclined about the clip serving as a fulcrum only when the clips are disengaged from the securing pin in all the normal through holes.

Abstract: In an airbag-equipped steering wheel, a plurality of horn switch mechanisms assembled to a bag holder each have a securing pin, which is inserted into a corresponding one of through holes formed in a metal core. A clip is engaged with a locking groove of each securing pin, so that each horn switch mechanism is fastened to the metal core. The through holes include one or more normal through holes that restrict inclination of the corresponding securing pins, and a special through hole that has an inclination permitting portion. The inclination permitting portion permits the corresponding securing pin to be inclined about the corresponding clip 13 serving as a fulcrum. In the special through hole, the securing pin is permitted to be inclined about the clip serving as a fulcrum only when the clips are disengaged from the securing pin in all the normal through holes.

Abstract: A plate is provided on an air bag module, and a first pin on which a recessed portion is formed and a second pin on which a recessed portion is formed are provided in positions which are spaced apart from each other. A first clip adapted to be brought into engagement with the recessed portion and a second clip adapted to be brought into engagement with the recessed portion are provided on a steering wheel main body. In addition, bushes for biasing the plate in a direction in which the plate is separated from the steering wheel main body are provided between a first snap-fit portion which is made up of the first pin and the first clip and a second snap-fit portion which is made up of the second pin and the second clip.

Abstract: An airbag is manufactured by sewing a base fabric woven with a first polar fiber by means of a sewing thread. The sewing thread is made up of a yarn formed from a second polar fiber such as nylon 66, and the yarn is subjected to a lubrication treatment using a lubricating agent that consists of a polar group-containing compound having an action to improve lubricity of the sewing thread or that contains mainly such a polar group-containing compound.

Abstract: In an airbag-equipped steering wheel, a plurality of horn switch mechanisms assembled to a bag holder each have a securing pin, which is inserted into a corresponding one of through holes formed in a metal core. A clip is engaged with a locking groove of each securing pin, so that each horn switch mechanism is fastened to the metal core. The through holes include one or more normal through holes that restrict inclination of the corresponding securing pins, and a special through hole that has an inclination permitting portion. The inclination permitting portion permits the corresponding securing pin to be inclined about the corresponding clip 13 serving as a fulcrum. In the special through hole, the securing pin is permitted to be inclined about the clip serving as a fulcrum only when the clips are disengaged from the securing pin in all the normal through holes.

Abstract: A plate is provided on an air bag module, and a first pin on which a recessed portion is formed and a second pin on which a recessed portion is formed are provided in positions which are spaced apart from each other. A first clip adapted to be brought into engagement with the recessed portion and a second clip adapted to be brought into engagement with the recessed portion are provided on a steering wheel main body. In addition, bushes for biasing the plate in a direction in which the plate is separated from the steering wheel main body are provided between a first snap-fit portion which is made up of the first pin and the first clip and a second snap-fit portion which is made up of the second pin and the second clip.

Abstract: A question as to the physical condition and a question as to the feeling are asked, answers are accepted by voice, acoustic features are extracted from the answer to the question as to the physical condition, and character string information is extracted from the answer to the question as to the feeling. A correlation between the acoustic features and the character string information is set, and character string information is identified from a newly accepted acoustic feature, thereby performing feeling presumption. Feeling is presumed from the voice in response to the subject's severalty and changes in the subject's age and physical condition. A medical examination by interview on the mental condition is performed on the subject by voice output and voice input, and the subject's mental condition is diagnosed based on the contents of the subject's answer and analysis of the answer by voice.

Abstract: An airbag is manufactured by sewing a base fabric woven with a first polar fiber by means of a sewing thread. The sewing thread is made up of a yarn formed from a second polar fiber such as nylon 66, and the yarn is subjected to a lubrication treatment using a lubricating agent that consists of a polar group-containing compound having an action to improve lubricity of the sewing thread or that contains mainly such a polar group-containing compound.

Abstract: The airbag of the present invention is formed by sewing up a set of base cloths with a sewing thread into a bag shape inflatable with inflation gas. The sewing thread is impregnated with a lubricant containing less than 30 weight percent silicone oil. The lubricant content of the sewing thread is in a range of 1.0 to 2.0 weight percent.

Abstract: A relaxation system includes a main body and a remote controller. In the relaxation system, a user grasps the remote controller for manipulation, whereby information on the health condition of the user is acquired. The information on the health condition means, for example, voice data based on the voice of the user, physiological data representing the skin temperature of the user, pulse rate, GRS, and the like, and question and answer data involving the identification number of the user, age, height, weight, and mental condition. The main body estimates physical and mental conditions of the user based on the acquired information on the health condition for controlling the operation of kneading balls.

Abstract: A user is regularly asked questions on his/her lifestyle, physical condition, and mental condition. The user regularly inputs his/her own vital data and personal information. A voice input by the user is subject to analysis. Optimum advice is presented which is compatible with the present condition of the user, based on the answers to the questions, vital data, and results of the voice analysis. Extraction of items with problems from the medical questions and items of input data determines which medical questions and items of input data should be asked with attention from next time and the frequency of asking, simultaneously with optimization of an advice presenting algorithm.

Abstract: A health care system includes a management server to which a user of a diabetic patient or the like accesses via the internet from a user terminal such as a personal computer and so on. The management server provides to the user terminal interview checklists of four categories including emotion, motivation, depression and stress in repose to the access. The user performs an input of answers on the interview checklist according to a conducting procedure. The management server processes the input of the answers and stores a processing result in a database. Accordingly, the user can know an evaluation (interview result) determined by the management server by accessing the database. It is noted that in the management server, interviews are performed at appropriate timings according to priorities of respective categories of the interview lists so as to prevent the interview lists of all the categories from being performed on the same day.

Abstract: A question as to the physical condition and a question as to the feeling are asked, answers are accepted by voice, acoustic features are extracted from the answer to the question as to the physical condition, and character string information is extracted from the answer to the question as to the feeling. A correlation between the acoustic features and the character string information is set, and character string information is identified from a newly accepted acoustic feature, thereby performing feeling presumption. Feeling is presumed from the voice in response to the subject's severalty and changes in the subject's age and physical condition. A medical examination by interview on the mental condition is performed on the subject by voice output and voice input, and the subject's mental condition is diagnosed based on the contents of the subject's answer and analysis of the answer by voice.

Abstract: First criteria and second criteria which are different from the first criteria are calculated, based on the past biological information stored in a biological information database. When biological information is inputted, it is compared with the calculated first criteria or second criteria. If it is judged that the inputted biological information does not meet the first criteria, one category of message data is determined from a plurality of categories. On the other hand, if it is judged that the inputted biological information meets the first criteria but does not meet the second criteria, a category of message data different from the category determined by the first determining means is determined, and a message belonging to the determined category is outputted.

Abstract: A pet terminal feeds to a server vital data acquired in a vital data acquisition device and the results of doctor's questions obtained by speech synthesis and speech recognition. The server manages the vital data and the results of doctor's questions for each user. A doctor Y makes connection from a doctor terminal placed in an examination room of a hospital to the server, reads, when a user attends the hospital, the vital data or the like related to the user, and uses the vital data for medical care. Further, the pet terminal automatically makes Net connection when a Net connection request is recognized by speech, and provides data acquired on a Net to the user by speech.

Abstract: An air bag wherein a peripheral wall portion on one side opposite to an opening for introducing an inflation gas is put on the side of a peripheral wall portion having the opening and flattened. The peripheral edges around the opening are folded together closer to the opening side at the first stage. Peripheral edges on the end portion side thus folded around the opening are folded at the second stage in such a manner as to set the peripheral edges closer to the opening side whereby to house the air bag in a casing. The region of an air bag cover which is positioned above and substantially closer to a center of the air bag thus folded up is thick-walled so that the region thereof may protrude downward from the periphery of the air bag.

Abstract: A communication device for health control acquires pulse data, electrocardiogram data, respiration data, acceleration data, weight data, blood pressure data, and temperature data of a patient. The communication device for health control carries out dialogic diagnosis on the patient by voice, and thereby acquires reply data indicating the dialogic diagnosis result. The data is transmitted to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus evaluates the health condition of the patient on the basis of the data. The evaluation result is notified to the patient, the doctor, and the visiting nurse.