Column-type electronic shift operation apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
InventorsJeong Seon Min, Ki Young Song, Kyeong Hwan Choi, Sang Eun Bae
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Abstract
An electronic shift operation apparatus includes a shift position light guide having a structure integrated into a single component. The shift position light guide is provided between a light source of a gear shifter and an indicator configured to indicate a shift position. A P-shift position guide, an R-shift position guide, an N-shift position guide, and a D-shift position guide of the shift position light guide are connected to one another by a bridge.
Claims20
An electronic shift operation apparatus comprising:
- an indicator configured to indicate shift positions of a vehicle;
- light sources configured to be equal in number to the shift positions indicated by the indicator;
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- a shift position light guide configured to individually separate light beams emitted from the light sources and transmit the light beams to the indicator, wherein the shift position light guide is integrated into a single component,
- wherein the indicator, the light sources, and the shift position light guide are provided on a gear shifter configured to be manipulated by a driver to perform a shift operation.
An electronic shift operation apparatus comprising:
- a gear shifter positioned on a steering column of a vehicle and configured to be manipulated by a driver to perform a shift operation;
- a starting unit provided on the gear shifter and configured to be manipulated to start the vehicle;
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- a shift position light guide provided on the gear shifter and configured to transmit light beams emitted from a light source to an indicator configured to indicate a shift position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.