Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to switching assemblies for vehicles. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to a heated handgrip assembly adapted to be secured to a vehicle handlebar while enhancing durability and water and dust resistance.

BACKGROUND
The information in this section merely provides background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art(s) for the present disclosure.

Two wheeled vehicles, such as motorcycles and scooters, are popular means of transportation globally due to their efficiency and easy maneuverability in traffic. Typically, such two-wheeled vehicles are equipped with switch assemblies that control various functions associated with the two-wheeled vehicle. These functions include, but are not limited to, activation/deactivation of heated handgrips, turn signal indicators, horn devices, and other electrical components. The design of existing activation mechanisms for the heated handgrips which help to activate/deactivate the electrical components have several drawbacks.

Providing heated handlebar grips for motorcycles and similar vehicles is known. Heated handgrips provide additional warmth and comfort for the hands of a motorcycle operator during winter season when heating elements in the handgrips are activated. Existing heated handgrips utilize various control devices that allow the operator to adjust the relative amount of additional heat provided by the handgrips. Generally, the control switches or dials used to adjust the heat level of the handgrips are mounted near the instrument panel of the vehicle, or at another location remotely located from the handgrip itself. Such location of the heat adjusting controls requires the operator to remove one of his/her hands from the handgrip to adjust the amount of heat provided by the handgrip. While driving the vehicle, movement of the operator’s hand away from the handgrips for heat adjustment may result in accidents.

Conventionally, heated handgrip assemblies face several challenges related to their activation mechanisms. One such challenge is the positioning of a controller or printed circuit board (PCB) configured to activate or deactivate the heated handgrip assembly. For example, PCBs are typically mounted to an outer surface of a tube guide of the heated handgrip assembly. This orientation of the PCB reduces the space available for a heating element. Moreover, the portion of the handgrip in contact with the heating element is unevenly heated. Furthermore, the PCB is exposed to the heat generated by the heating element and is therefore prone to failure.

Another drawback of the existing heated handgrip assembly is the constant exposure of the PCB and the heating element to unpredictable weather conditions, vibrations, and mechanical stress during operation leading to wear and tear of components of thereby affecting their reliability. Additionally, due to excessive vibration or mechanical stress, the PCB and/or the heating element may be unintentionally dismantled. Consequently, frequent replacements and repairs result in inconvenience for the riders and additional maintenance costs.

Another drawback of the existing heated handgrip assemblies is the easy entry of dust and excess moisture into the housing of the PCB. Two-wheeled vehicles often encounter varying weather conditions, including rain and dust, which can seep into the case and affect the functionality of the heated handgrip assembly. Therefore, ensuring water and dust resistance during design of the heated handgrip assembly is desirable.

Another significant concern is the ergonomics of the heated handgrip assembly, for example, the design and placement of the activation mechanisms in the heated handgrip assembly. Poorly designed activation mechanisms lead to increased discomfort, reduced response time, and compromised safety. Moreover, the design of the activation mechanism must not be complex or prohibitively expensive to implement.

Therefore, considering these challenges, a heated handgrip assembly that enhances durability and water and dust resistance without compromising ergonomics or increasing costs, is therefore desirable.

The drawbacks/difficulties/disadvantages/limitations of the conventional techniques explained in the background section are just for exemplary purposes and the disclosure would never limit its scope only such limitations. A person skilled in the art would understand that this disclosure and below mentioned description may also solve other problems or overcome the other drawbacks/disadvantages of the conventional arts which are not explicitly captured above.

SUMMARY
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.
A heated handgrip assembly adapted to be secured to a vehicle handlebar, is disclosed. The heated handgrip assembly includes a tube guide, a heating element, and at least one controller. The tube guide includes a flanged portion at a first end of the tube guide adapted to receive the vehicle handlebar. The flanged portion defines a controller housing and a mounting portion. The heating element is disposed on an outer surface of the tube guide. The at least one controller is enclosed within the controller housing and connected to the heating element such that the controller is configured to at least one of activate and deactivate the heating element.
To further clarify advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 exemplarily illustrates an exploded view of a left hand side heated handgrip assembly;
Figure 2 exemplarily illustrates a perspective view of the left hand side heated handgrip assembly;
Figure 3 exemplarily illustrates a top planar view of the left hand side heated handgrip assembly;
Figure 4A exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of a tube guide of a right hand side heated handgrip assembly;
Figure 4B exemplarily illustrates an enlarged planar view of a protrusion defined on an outer surface of the tube guide depicted in Figure 4A;
Figure 4C exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of a tube guide of a right hand side heated handgrip assembly according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4D exemplarily illustrates a cross-sectional view of the tube guide depicted in Figure 4C;
Figure 4E exemplarily illustrates an enlarged cross-sectional view of a protrusion defined on an outer surface of the tube guide depicted in Figure 4D;
Figure 4F exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of the left hand side heated handgrip assembly;
Figure 4G exemplarily illustrates a cross-sectional view of the left hand side heated handgrip assembly; and
Figure 5 exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of a right hand side heated handgrip assembly without a flanged portion.
Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the disclosure. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are explanatory of the invention and are not intended to be restrictive thereof.
Reference throughout this specification to “an aspect”, “another aspect” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrase “in an embodiment”, “in another embodiment” and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.
The terms "comprise", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or sub-systems or elements or structures or components proceeded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices or other sub-systems or other elements or other structures or other components or additional devices or additional sub-systems or additional elements or additional structures or additional components.
Figure 1 exemplarily illustrates an exploded view of a left hand side heated handgrip assembly 100 adapted to be secured to a vehicle handlebar. Figure 2 and Figure 3 exemplarily illustrate a perspective view and a top planar view respectively of the left hand side heated handgrip assembly 100 respectively. The heated handgrip assembly 100 includes a tube guide 101, a heating element 102, and at least one controller 103. In an embodiment, the heating element 102 is at least one of a heating wire and a heating foil. The tube guide 101 includes a flanged portion 101a at a first end of the tube guide 101 adapted to receive the vehicle handlebar. The flanged portion 101a defines a controller housing 101b and a mounting portion 101c.
The flanged portion 101a of the tube guide 101 of the heated handgrip assembly 100 is designed in such a way that the controller 103 is fitted into the controller housing 101b which is not utilized on existing heated handgrip assemblies. In an embodiment, the controller 103 is divided into two such that a first part 103a of the controller 103 fits in to the controller housing 101b and a second part 103b of the controller 103 is positioned on the mounting portion 101c. Both the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103 may be connected using a flexible connector or a wire harness 108 fitted with a grommet. Therefore, by using the unused area, the controller 103 is inbuilt without disturbing the ergonomics of the heated handgrip assembly 100.
In an embodiment, the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103 are shaped to conform to a cavity defined by the controller housing 101b and the mounting portion 101c respectively. For example, the first part 103a of the controller 103 may be shaped in a generally flat circular geometrical configuration and the second part 103b may be shaped in a generally flat cuboidal geometrical configuration. The first part 103a shaped in the generally flat circular geometrical configuration is fitted into the cylindrical cavity defined by the controller housing 101b. In an embodiment, the first part 103a of the controller 103 shaped in the generally flat circular geometrical configuration is configured to activate the heating element 102 in response to receiving input signals from a rider. In an embodiment according to the disclosure, the shape of the first part 103a of the controller 103 may be modified based on the shape of the cavity such that the first part 103a of the controller 103 fits perfectly into the cavity.
In an embodiment, the second part 103b of the controller 103, shaped in the generally flat cuboidal geometrical configuration, is disposed on the mounting portion 101c. The second part 103b of the controller 103 performs the function of actuating a heating level by state of the heating element 102 and/or indicating the selected heating level. It may be appreciated that the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103 and their functions may be interchangeable without departing from the scope of this disclosure. The positioning of the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103 reduces the space requirements of the heated handgrip assembly 100 in addition to retaining the ergonomic advantages. The heated handgrip assembly 100 also includes an epoxy sealing member 104 adapted to seal the controller housing 101b. The positioning of the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103 and the inclusion of the epoxy sealing member 104 ensures entry of contaminating particulates such as dust, water, and the like are eliminated. The positioning of the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103 also ensures installation/dismantling complexities are reduced.
The heating element 102 is disposed on an outer surface of the tube guide 101. The first part 103a of the controller 103 is enclosed within the controller housing 101b and connected to the heating element 102. In an embodiment, a sidewall of the controller housing 101b includes a first aperture 101f for receiving a main wire harness 107 with a grommet and a connector for supplying power to the first part 103a of the controller 103. In an embodiment, the sidewall may also include at least one second aperture 101e for receiving a fastener 105 adapted to removably secure the tube guide 101 to the vehicle handlebar.
The tube guide 101 includes at least one protrusion 101d defined on the outer surface of the tube guide 101. The heating element 102 includes at least one cut out portion 102a adapted to align with the at least one protrusion 101d extending through the cut-out portion 102a such that the protrusion 101d secures the heating element 102 to the outer surface of the tube guide 101 and prevents peeling of the heating element 102 between the tube guide 101 and a rubber grip 106 adapted to be sleeved over the heating element 102. The protrusion 101d of the tube guide 101 also ensures that the heating element 102 and the tube guide 101 rotate along rotation of the rubber grip 106 and prevents peeling of the rubber grip 106 over the heating element 102 and tube guide 101.
In an embodiment, the controller 103 is configured to at least one of activate and deactivate the heating element 102. As used herein, “the controller 103” may comprise one or a combination of microprocessors, suitable logic, circuits, audio interfaces, visual interfaces, haptic interfaces, or the like. In an embodiment, the above defined combination may be provided on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The controller 103 may include, but are not limited to a microcontroller, a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a state machine, and/or other processing units or circuits. In an embodiment, the above defined combination may be provided on the Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
The controller 103 may also comprise suitable logic, circuits, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in a memory unit. The memory unit may additionally store various types of information related to the vehicle or preferences of the passengers, for example, a driver behavior, location information, vehicle registration information, historical data related to passenger preferences and driver behavior, etc. In an exemplary implementation of the memory unit according to the present disclosure, the memory unit may include, but is not limited to, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Flash memory, Solid-State Drive (SSD), and/or CPU cache memory.
In an embodiment, an actuator 109 and a notification unit 110 may be disposed on the mounting portion 101c and electrically connected to the second part 103b of the controller 103. In an exemplary embodiment, the actuator 109 and the notification unit 110 may be disposed on the mounting portion 101c and electrically connected to both the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103. The actuator 109 may be a knob connected to a DOM switch or any other electrical switch provided on the second part 103b of the controller 103. As used herein, the “notification unit 110” may comprise one or a combination of suitable display, audio, and haptic interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to execute a set of instructions stored in the memory unit. In an embodiment, the notification unit 110 may include a lens placed in proximity to a plurality of LEDs provided on the second part 103b of the controller 103, for example, green, orange, red, etc., such that each LED indicates the heating level by illuminating the lens.
In another embodiment, the notification unit 110 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces, and/or code that may be configured to render various types of information and/or entertainment content via a user interface. In an embodiment, the notification unit may consist of a flashing visual indicator, such as one or more light emitting diodes (LED), a headlamp, halogen lamps, indicator lights, or the like. The user interface may be a customized graphic user interface (GUI) configured to display vehicle information such as the predefined limiting parameters, measured parameters, etc. The notification unit may include but is not limited to a display of the driver vehicle interface (DVI), a display of an in-vehicle infotainment head unit, a projection-based display, an electro-chromic display, and/or holographic display. In other embodiments, the display may be a touchscreen display, a tactile electronic display, and/or a touchable hologram. Each of the working of the components will be explained in detail below.
In an exemplary embodiment, there may be 3 heating levels, high, medium, and low. The actuator 109 is the knob adapted to receive a user input to generate one of a first input signal, a second input signal, and a third input signal via the DOM switch provided on the second part 103b of the controller 103. The actuator 109 may be provided close to the thumb of the user to suit the ergonomics. The second part 103b of the controller 103 is configured to generate a first notification indicative of the first input signal, a second notification indicative of the second input signal, and a third notification indicative of the third input signal and the notification unit 110 is configured to display the generated first notification indicative of the first input signal, the second notification indicative of the second input signal, and the third notification indicative of the third input signal.
The first part 103a of the controller 103 is configured to activate the heating element 102 to heat the rubber grip 106 to a first predetermined temperature in response to receiving the first input signal from the second part 103b of the controller 103. In a second scenario, the first part 103a of the controller 103 is configured to activate the heating element 102 to heat the rubber grip 106 to a second predetermined temperature in response to receiving the second input signal from the second part 103b of the controller 103. In a third scenario, the first part 103a of the controller 103 is configured to activate the heating element 102 to heat the rubber grip 106to a third predetermined temperature in response to receiving the third input signal from the second part 103b of the controller 103. It may be appreciated that there may exist a plurality of intermediate layers of materials between the tube guide 101 and the rubber grip 106. Alternatively, there may be several layers of materials between the rubber grip 106 and the user’s hands such that the outermost layer in contact with the hand of the user is heated to the first predetermined temperature, the second predetermined temperature, and/or the third predetermined temperature.
In an embodiment, the second part 103b of the controller 103may include the plurality of LEDs, for example, green, orange, red, etc., such that each LED indicates the heating level and the notification unit 110 may include the lens placed in proximity to the plurality of LEDs to illuminate and by illumination indicate the heating level. For example, green may indicate the first predetermined temperature is reached, orange may indicate the second predetermined temperature is reached, and red may indicate the third predetermined temperature is reached. The third predetermined temperature may be greater than the second predetermined temperature which is greater than the first predetermined temperature.
In an embodiment, the first part 103a of the controller 103 is configured to deactivate the heating element 102 when the rubber grip 106 reaches the first predetermined temperature. In a second scenario, the first part 103a of the controller 103 is configured to deactivate the heating element 102 when the rubber grip 106reaches the second predetermined temperature. In a third scenario, the first part 103a of the controller 103 is configured to deactivate the heating element 102 when the rubber grip 106reaches the third predetermined temperature. The first, second, and third predetermined temperatures may be user defined or pre-programmed into the controller 103.
Figure 4A exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of the tube guide 101of the heated handgrip assembly 100 shown in Figure 1. For the sake of brevity, the tube guide 100 is shown without the flanged portion 101a. Figure 4B exemplarily illustrates an enlarged planar view of the protrusion 101d defined on an outer surface of the tube guide 101 depicted in Figure 4A. The protrusion 101d has a cuboidal shaped profile and is disposed at equal distances along the outer periphery of the tube guide 101.
Figure 4C exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of the tube guide 101 of a right hand side heated handgrip assembly 100 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. For the sake of brevity, the tube guide 100 is shown without the flanged portion 101a. Figure 4D exemplarily illustrates a cross-sectional view of the tube guide 101 depicted in Figure 4C. Figure 4E exemplarily illustrates an enlarged cross-sectional view of the protrusion 101d defined on the outer surface of the tube guide 101 depicted in Figure 4D. The protrusion 101d has a hook shaped profile and is disposed at equal distances along the outer periphery of the tube guide 101.
Figure 4F exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of the left hand side heated handgrip assembly 100. Figure 4G exemplarily illustrates a cross-sectional view of the heated handgrip assembly 100 along section AA shown in Figure 4F. The heated handgrip assembly 100 includes the tube guide 101 and the heating element 102. In an embodiment, the heating element 102 is at least one of a heating wire and a heating foil disposed around the tube guide 101. The heating element 102 with at least one cut-out portion 102a is adapted to align with the at least one protrusion 101d extending through the cut-out portion 102a such that the protrusion 101d secures the heating element 102 to the outer surface of the tube guide 101 and prevents peeling of the heating element 102 between the tube guide 101 and the rubber grip 106 adapted to be sleeved over the heating element 102. The protrusion 101d of the tube guide 101 also ensures that the heating element 102 and the tube guide 101 rotate along rotation of the rubber grip 106 and prevents peeling of the rubber grip 106 over the heating element 102 and the tube guide 101..
In an embodiment, the disclosed heated handgrip assembly 100 is provided on at least one left hand side of the handlebar of the vehicle and/or right hand side of the handlebar of the vehicle.
In an exemplary embodiment, the disclosed heated handgrip assembly 100 is provided on the left hand side of the handlebar assembly. The heated handgrip assembly 100 provided on the left hand side of the handlebar includes the tube guide 101 with the flanged portion 101a defined with the controller housing 101b and the mounting portion 101c and with the at least one protrusion 101d defined on the outer surface of the tube guide 101, the heating element 102 disposed on the outer surface of the tube guide 101, the first part 103a and the second part 103b of the controller 103 enclosed within the controller housing 101b and connected to the heating element 102 to activate and deactivate it and the rubber grip 106 adapted to be sleeved over the heating element 102.
Figure 5 exemplarily illustrates a front planar view of the right hand side heated handgrip assembly 200 without a flanged portion 101a. As shown in Figure 5, the heated handgrip assembly 200 provided on the right hand side of the handlebar includes the tube guide 101 with the at least one protrusion 101d defined on the outer surface of the tube guide 101, the heating element 102 disposed on the outer surface of the tube guide 101 and the rubber grip 106 adapted to be sleeved over the heating element 102. The heated handgrip assembly 200 provided on the right hand side of the handlebar may not be equipped with the flanged portion 101a, the controller 103, the actuator 109 and the notification unit 110. The heated handgrip assembly 100 provided on the left hand side of the handlebar assembly may be defined with the actuator 109 and the controller 103 to control the temperature of the both the left hand side handgrip as well as right hand side handgrip. The notification unit 110 provided on the left hand side heated handgrip assembly 100 may indicate the heating level of both the left and right hand heated handgrip assembly 100. It may be appreciated that the heated handgrip assembly 100 provided on the left hand side of the handlebar of the vehicle and the heated handgrip assembly 200 provided on the right hand side of the handlebar of the vehicle and their functions may be interchangeable without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.
Embodiments of the disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all the acts necessarily need to be performed. Also, those acts that are not dependent on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples. Numerous variations, whether explicitly given in the specification or not, such as differences in structure, dimension, and use of material, are possible. The scope of embodiments is at least as broad as given by the following claims.
Technical advantages of the present disclosure:
1. The positioning of the controller 103 reduces the space requirements of the heated handgrip assembly 100 in addition to retaining the ergonomic advantages. Since the controller 103 is positioned in an unused area or non-gripping surface of the heated handgrip assembly 100, the diameter of the heated handgrip assembly 100 is reduced as compared to exiting heated handgrip assembly 100 where the controller 103 is placed at the outer surface of the tube guide 101. Moreover, the gripping surface of the heated handgrip assembly 100 is not reduced.
2. In existing heated handgrip assemblies, the controller 103 or PCB was mounted on the tube guide 101. This positioning of the controller 103 provided non uniform heating. In the present disclosure, the heating element 102 covers the rubber grip 106 uniformly and therefore supplies uniform heating effect.
3. The provision of the notification unit 110 containing multiple coloured LEDs such that each LED indicates the predetermined heating temperature by illuminating the lens of the notification unit 110. This feature notifies the rider regarding the selected heating mode and if the heated handgrip assembly 100 is activated or deactivated.
4. The heated handgrip assembly 100 also includes the epoxy sealing member 104 adapted to seal the controller housing 101b. The positioning of the first and second parts 103a, 103b of the controller 103 and the inclusion of the epoxy sealing member 104 ensures entry of contaminating particulates such as dust, water, and the like are eliminated. The provision of the epoxy sealing member 104 protects the controller 103 from impact due to weather conditions and vibration.
5. The positioning of the controller 103 also ensures installation/dismantling complexities are reduced.
Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any component(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential feature or component of any or all the claims.
While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. , Claims:1. A heated handgrip assembly (100) adapted to be secured to a vehicle handlebar, the heated handgrip assembly (100) comprising:
a tube guide (101) comprising:
a flanged portion (101a) at a first end of the tube guide (101) adapted to receive the vehicle handlebar, the flanged portion (101a) defining a controller housing (101b) and a mounting portion (101c);
a heating element (102) disposed on an outer surface of the tube guide (101); and
at least one controller (103) enclosed within the controller housing (101b) and connected to the heating element (102), the at least one controller (103) configured to at least one of activate and deactivate the heating element (102).

2. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the tube guide (101) comprises at least one protrusion (101d) defined on an outer surface of the tube guide (101).

3. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 2, wherein the heating element (102) comprises at least one cut out portion (102a) adapted to align with the at least one protrusion (101d) extending through the cut out portion (102a) such that the protrusion (101d) secures the heating element (102) to the outer surface of the tube guide (101) and prevents peeling of the heating element (102) between the tube guide (101) and a rubber grip (106) adapted to be sleeved over the heating element (102).

4. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein a sidewall of the controller housing (101b) comprises:
a first aperture (101f) for receiving a main wire harness (107) for supplying power to the at least one controller (103); and/or
at least one second aperture (101e) for receiving a fastener (105) adapted to removably secure the tube guide (101) to the vehicle handlebar.

5. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the controller (103) comprises a first part (103a) shaped in a generally flat circular geometrical configuration and a second part (103b) shaped in a generally flat cuboidal geometrical configuration.

6. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 5, wherein the first part (103a) and the second part (103b) of the controller (103) are connected using a wire harness (108) fitted with a grommet.

7. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 5, wherein the first part (103a) of the controller (103) is fitted into a cylindrical cavity defined by the controller housing (101b) and configured to activate the heating element (102).

8. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 5, wherein the second part (103b) of the controller (103) is disposed on the mounting portion (101c) and performs function of actuating a heating level by state of the heating element (102) and/or indicating the selected heating level.

9. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 8, comprising an actuator (109) and a notification unit (110) disposed on the mounting portion (101c) and electrically connected to the second part (103b) of the at least one controller (103), wherein,
the actuator (109) is a knob and adapted to receive a user input to generate one of a first input signal, a second input signal, and a third input signal,
the second part (103b) of the controller (103) is configured to generate a first notification indicative of the first input signal, a second notification indicative of the second input signal, and a third notification indicative of the third input signal, and
the notification unit (110) is configured to display the generated first notification indicative of the first input signal, the second notification indicative of the second input signal, and the third notification indicative of the third input signal.

10. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 6, wherein the first part (103a)of the controller (103) is configured to at least one of:
activate the heating element (102) to heat the rubber grip (106) to a first predetermined temperature in response to receiving the first input signal from the second part (103b) of the controller (103);
activate the heating element (102) to heat the rubber grip (106) to a second predetermined temperature in response to receiving the second input signal from the second part (103b) of the controller (103); and
activate the heating element (102) to heat the rubber grip (106) to a third predetermined temperature in response to receiving the third input signal from the second part (103b) of the controller (103).

11. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 7, wherein the at least one controller (103) is configured to at least one of:
deactivate the heating element (102) when the rubber grip (106) reaches the first predetermined temperature;
deactivate the heating element (102) when the rubber grip (106) reaches the second predetermined temperature; and
deactivate the heating element (102) when the rubber grip (106) reaches the third predetermined temperature.

12. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 1, comprising an epoxy sealing member (104) adapted to seal the controller housing (101b).

13. The heated handgrip assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the heating element (102) is at least one of a heating wire and a heating foil.