Hand sanitizing apparatus and method for a vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorKwang-Soon Lee
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a hand sanitizing apparatus able to automatically prevent the inside of a vehicle from being contaminated by at least one of bacterium and virus by a typical pattern of behaviors of an occupant. A communicator performs pairing with a smart key. A first sensor system detects whether or not a portion of a hand of an occupant enters an inside of a door handle after the pairing. A second sensor system detects a contact position of the portion of the hand in response to the detection of the first sensor system. A controller determines a spray area onto which a sanitizer is to be sprayed in accordance with the contact position. A drive unit sprays the sanitizer onto the spray area determined by an instrument unit provided on the door handle.
Claims20
A hand sanitizing apparatus for a vehicle, the hand sanitizing apparatus comprising:
- a communicator performing pairing with a smart key;
- a first sensor system detecting whether or not a portion of a hand of an occupant enters an inside of a door handle after the pairing;
- a second sensor system detecting a contact position of the portion of the hand in response to the detection of the first sensor system;
- a controller determining a spray area onto which a sanitizer is to be sprayed in accordance with the contact position;
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- a drive unit spraying the sanitizer onto the spray area determined by an instrument unit provided on the door handle.
A hand sanitizing method for a vehicle, the hand sanitizing method comprising:
- performing, by a communicator, pairing with a smart key;
- detecting, by a first sensor system, whether or not a portion of a hand of an occupant enters an inside of a door handle after the pairing;
- detecting, by a second sensor system, a contact position of the portion of the hand in response to the detection of the first sensor system;
- determining, by a controller, a spray area onto which a sanitizer is to be sprayed in accordance with the contact position;
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- spraying, by a drive unit, the sanitizer onto the spray area determined by an instrument unit provided on the door handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.