Foldable partition apparatus for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsEun Sik KIM, Jung Hoon WOO
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Abstract
A foldable partition apparatus is configured to interact with a foldable pedal in an autonomous vehicle. The foldable partition apparatus includes a side cover rotatably disposed at a side of a foldable pedal module of the vehicle, and an actuator configured to rotate the side cover based on the foldable pedal module being folded and unfolded. The foldable partition apparatus is provided at a center of an autonomous vehicle to remove a center console and partitions a driver's seat and a passenger seat, thereby reducing the manufacturing costs of the vehicle.
Claims20
A foldable partition apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a side cover rotatably disposed at a side of a foldable pedal module of the vehicle;
- and
- an actuator configured to rotate the side cover based on the foldable pedal module being folded and unfolded.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a foldable pedal module comprising (i) a footrest panel and (ii) a brake pedal or an accelerator pedal, the foldable pedal module being configured to be folded and unfolded relative to the footrest panel;
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- a side cover disposed at a side of the foldable pedal module and configured to protrude outward relative to the footrest panel based on the foldable pedal module being unfolded,
- wherein the foldable pedal module further comprises an actuator configured to fold and unfold (i) the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal and (ii) the side cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.