Electronic shift control apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsYeong Jik Kim, Pill Yoon Kim, Jae Yeon Yu, Jee Hyuck Choi, Jae Min Park
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Abstract
A column-type electronic shift control apparatus is mounted in a rotation type on a steering column of a vehicle and in which a shifter is positioned to extend upward in a standby mode and is positioned to extend laterally in a use mode by rotating from the standby mode ahead of the steering wheel in the visual field of a driver, and when necessary, it is possible to shift by operating the shifter even in the standby mode.
Claims20
An electronic shift control apparatus comprising:
- a housing disposed ahead of a steering wheel;
- a shifter including a first end portion rotatably coupled to the housing and a second end portion radially protruding from the first end portion, and configured to be operated in response to an input of a driver to shift a vehicle;
- and
- a power mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to rotate the shifter when operating,
- wherein a steering column passes through the housing and the first end portion of the shifter,
- wherein the housing is fixed to the steering column ahead of the steering wheel, and
- wherein the shifter is rotated on the steering column.
An electronic shift control apparatus mounted on a steering wheel of a vehicle, the electronic shift control apparatus comprising:
- a shifter configured to select gear stages of a vehicle;
- and
- a power mechanism configured to transmit power to rotate the shifter in response to a signal of an input unit,
- wherein the shifter is positioned at a standby mode which is a mode at which the shifter extends upward or at a use mode which is a mode at which the shifter laterally extends, ahead of the steering wheel in a visual field of a driver, and
- wherein the shifter is switched to the use mode by rotating clockwise or counterclockwise from the standby mode and is returned to the standby mode by rotating in an opposite direction from the use mode by operation of the power mechanism when the signal of the input unit is input.
An electronic shift control apparatus comprising:
- a housing disposed ahead of a steering wheel;
- a shifter including a first end portion rotatably coupled to the housing and a second end portion radially protruding from the first end portion, and configured to be operated in response to an input of a driver to shift a vehicle;
- and
- a power mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to rotate the shifter when operating,
- wherein when the power mechanism is operated, the shifter is switched to a standby mode and a use mode by rotating thereof,
- wherein the standby mode is a mode at which the shifter extends upward ahead of the steering wheel in a visual field of the driver, and
- wherein the use mode is a mode at which the shifter laterally extends by rotating from the standby mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.