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US 12,060,936 B2Granted
Electronic shift control apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
InventorsSung Hoon Lee, Han Gil Park, Ki Young Song, Sang Jin Meun
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Abstract
An electronic shift control apparatus includes a shift dial that is operated by a driver to select an R-range, an N-range, and a D-range, a P-range motor that is operated to select a P-range, and a haptic motor that generates a haptic signal. When a driver shifts into a specific shift range of a vehicle by operating the shift dial or the P-range button, the haptic signal is configured to be transmitted to the driver.
Claims15
An electronic shift control apparatus, comprising:
- a fixing bracket fixed to a main housing;
- a shift dial coupled to the main housing, the shift dial being configured to rotate with respect to the main housing by a driver so as to select any one of shift ranges of a vehicle when rotating;
- a first printed circuit board (PCB) fixed to the main housing and configured to output a shift range signal selected by the shift dial to a transmission control unit (TCU);
- a haptic motor fixed to the fixing bracket, the haptic motor being controlled to operate by the first PCB so as to generate a haptic signal when operating;
- a pad member coupled to a top of the haptic motor and absorbing vibration and noise that are generated when the haptic motor is operated;
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- a second PCB coupled to the fixing bracket, fixing the position of the haptic motor in an up-down direction by pressing a top of the pad member, and electrically connected to the first PCB.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.