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US 12,624,755 B1Granted
Electronic shift operation apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorDeok Ki Kim
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Abstract
An electronic shift operation apparatus switches a mode of a shift operation to an automatic shift and a manual shift based on a driver's intention and differently restricts shift direction strokes of a shift rod in accordance with an automatic shift mode and a manual shift mode, thereby improving the convenience of a shift operation and improving recognition performance during the shift operation.
Claims18
An electronic shift operation apparatus comprising:
- a shift rod configured to be operable in a selection direction along a selection rail and operable in a shift direction along a plurality of shift rails connected to the selection rail;
- a mode selection portion configured for selecting an automatic shift mode or a manual shift mode;
- a mode switching solenoid configured to operate to switch a mode to the automatic shift mode or the manual shift mode;
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- a shifter controller operatively connected to the mode selection portion and the mode switching solenoid and configured to control an operation of the mode switching solenoid by receiving a signal of the mode selection portion,
- wherein the mode is switched to the automatic shift mode in which an automatic shift manipulation is enabled or the manual shift mode in which a manual shift manipulation is enabled in accordance with an input of the mode selection portion,
- wherein in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the selection direction along the selection rail, a movable route of the shift rod varies depending on the automatic shift mode and the manual shift mode,
- wherein in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the shift direction along the shift rail, a shift direction stroke of the shift rod varies depending on the automatic shift mode and the manual shift mode, and
- wherein the shifter controller is configured to control the operation of the mode switching solenoid so that a selection operating force in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the selection direction in the automatic shift mode is higher than a selection operating force in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the selection direction in the manual shift mode.
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An electronic shift operation apparatus comprising:
- a shift rod configured to be operable in a selection direction along a selection rail and operable in a shift direction along a plurality of shift rails connected to the selection rail;
- a mode selection portion configured for selecting an automatic shift mode or a manual shift mode;
- a mode switching solenoid configured to operate to switch a mode to the automatic shift mode or the manual shift mode;
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- a shifter controller operatively connected to the mode selection portion and the mode switching solenoid and configured to control an operation of the mode switching solenoid by receiving a signal of the mode selection portion,
- wherein the mode is switched to the automatic shift mode in which an automatic shift manipulation is enabled or the manual shift mode in which a manual shift manipulation is enabled in accordance with an input of the mode selection portion,
- wherein in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the selection direction along the selection rail, a movable route of the shift rod varies depending on the automatic shift mode and the manual shift mode,
- wherein in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the shift direction along the shift rail, a shift direction stroke of the shift rod varies depending on the automatic shift mode and the manual shift mode,
- wherein the shifter controller is configured to control the operation of the mode switching solenoid so that movement of the shift rod in the selection direction is restricted to a selection position positioned at an edge portion of the selection rail in the automatic shift mode, and
- wherein in the automatic shift mode, in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the selection direction, the selection movement of the shift rod is restricted to a 5/6 stage selection position and a Reverse (R) stage selection position in the manual shift mode.
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An electronic shift operation apparatus comprising:
- a shift rod configured to be operable in a selection direction along a selection rail and operable in a shift direction along a plurality of shift rails connected to the selection rail;
- a mode selection portion configured for selecting an automatic shift mode or a manual shift mode;
- a mode switching solenoid configured to operate to switch a mode to the automatic shift mode or the manual shift mode;
- a shifter controller operatively connected to the mode selection portion and the mode switching solenoid and configured to control an operation of the mode switching solenoid by receiving a signal of the mode selection portion;
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- a shift solenoid operatively connected to the shifter controller and configured to be operated by being controlled by the shifter controller and operate to differently restrict shift direction strokes of the shift rod in accordance with the automatic shift mode and the manual shift mode,
- wherein the mode is switched to the automatic shift mode in which an automatic shift manipulation is enabled or the manual shift mode in which a manual shift manipulation is enabled in accordance with an input of the mode selection portion,
- wherein in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the selection direction along the selection rail, a movable route of the shift rod varies depending on the automatic shift mode and the manual shift mode,
- wherein in response that the shift rod is manipulated in the shift direction along the shift rail, a shift direction stroke of the shift rod varies depending on the automatic shift mode and the manual shift mode,
- wherein the shifter controller is configured to receive an operating signal of a clutch pedal, and
- wherein in response that the automatic shift mode signal is inputted in accordance with a manipulation of the mode selection portion, the shifter controller is configured to control the operation of the shift solenoid so that the movement of the shift rod in the shift direction is allowed to a target shift position regardless of the operating signal of the clutch pedal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.