Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Motors Corporaton

Gideok Kwon

Jong Bok Lee

Donghee Seok

HeeJin Ro

Sung Un Kim

Gi Beom Hong

Seok-young Youn

Kye Yoon Kim

Seok Jun Oh

Moo Yong Kim

Yong Woo Lee

Jia Lee

Seo Ho Choi

Jongmin Oh

Jong Hyuck Heo

Jong Yong Nam

Inseong Park

Taeyub Kim

Hotaek Lee

A touch input device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The touch input device includes: a first base including a metal compound; a first pattern groove formed over one surface of the first base; a first sense pattern formed over the first pattern groove and including a conductive material; a second base stacked over the first base, and configured to include a metal compound; a second pattern groove formed over one surface of the second base; a second sense pattern formed over the second pattern groove, including a conductive material, and spaced apart from the first sense pattern; and a line unit connecting the first sense pattern and the second sense pattern to an integrated-circuit.

Touch input device and method for manufacturing the same

A touch input device comprises a body having a plurality of hole portions; and a signal transfer unit formed in the body, wherein the signal transfer unit is provided to pass on the body between the hole portions adjacent thereto to recognize a user's touch signal.

Touch input device and manufacturing method thereof

A proximity sensor installed inside a vehicle can include: an outer frame formed of a first non-conductive substance and including a first metal layer; an inner frame formed of a second non-conductive substance, including a second metal layer, and disposed in an interior of the outer frame; a sensor electrode contacting the second metal layer; and a sensor Integrated Circuit (IC) connected to the sensor electrode and configured to detect an approach or a contact of a user's hand. The first metal layer can be connected to the ground (GND) so as to confine a sensing field of the sensor electrode to the interior of the outer frame.

Proximity sensor

Disclosed is a steering wheel. The steering wheel includes a wheel frame; a base coupled to cover the wheel frame; a sensor electrode arranged on the base and configured to receive a driver's touch input; and a controller configured to set up a touch area for manipulation to control components of a vehicle based on a touch area of the sensor electrode having received the touch input.

Steering wheel and method for controlling the same

A control panel for a vehicle includes a plurality of buttons disposed on the control panel, and at least one conductive rib disposed on the plurality of buttons. The control panel is made of a non-conductive material. The conductive rib is connected to an electrostatic protection circuit or a touch controller so that the electrostatic protection can be realized through the conductive rib or the conductive rib can serve as a touch button.

Control panel having buttons conductively partitioned

The present disclosure relates to an input device for vehicle and control method of the same, and more particularly, to an input device for vehicle implemented as a plurality of sensor electrodes and control method of the input device. The input device may include: first sensor electrodes arranged in a first preset channel area with a first preset density; second sensor electrodes arranged in a second preset channel area with a second preset density, the second density being less than the first density; and a controller configured to determine a capacitive reference value of the input device based on first sensor value information that is collected from the first sensor electrodes and the second sensor electrodes.

Input device and control method of the same

A touch control device includes a button including a metal complex and having an electrode groove formed therein, a signal deliverer arranged in the electrode groove and including a conductive material, and a substrate having a receiver formed thereon for receiving a signal from the signal deliverer.

Touch control device and method for controlling the touch control device

A steering wheel includes: a wheel frame; a base, which includes a metal composite, coupled to the wheel frame to cover the wheel frame; a sensor electrode disposed on the base; and a sensor integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to the sensor electrode and configured to sense a change in capacitance of the sensor electrode.

Steering wheel

A touch control device includes a base including a metal complex; a sensing pattern formed in a pattern groove formed in a touch area of the base and including a conductive material; and a wire arranged in a wire groove outside of the touch area of the base and connecting the sensing pattern and an integrated circuit, the wire including a conductive material.

Touch control device, vehicle having the same, and method for manufacturing the touch control device

Disclosed is a touch control device comprising at least two modules. A touch control device includes a submodule having a first housing, a first sensor electrode formed on at least one face of the first housing, and a first sensor integrated circuit (IC) detecting a change in permittivity of the first sensor electrode, and a main module having a second housing detachably coupled to the first housing, a second sensor electrode formed at least one face of the second housing, a second sensor IC detecting a change in permittivity of the second sensor electrode, a power supplier provided to supply power to the submodule, a communication module provided to communicate with an external device, and a controller configured to control the external device based on the change in permittivity of the second sensor IC.

Touch control device

A touch control device comprises: a button member receiving a touch input; a body member located below the button member; a signal deliverer arranged in the body member for having capacitance changed according to the touch input; a substrate having a receiver which is arranged on the substrate for receiving information about the capacitance from the signal deliverer; and a light emitting member for irradiating light onto the button member.

An input apparatus for a vehicle is provided with a plurality of sensor electrodes; and a controller is configured to determine a capacitance reference value of the input apparatus based on information about sensor values collected from a subset of sensor electrodes, which is randomly selected from the plurality of sensor electrodes.

Input apparatus and control method of the same

An input apparatus includes a first sensor device comprising a metal bar extending in a first direction and formed of a metallic material and a first sensor connected to the metal bar and configured to acquire information on a user's touch gesture with respect to the metal bar; a second sensor device comprising a plurality of second sensors disposed on one side of the metal bar along the first direction to be adjacent to the metal bar and configured to acquire touch or proximity information of a user with respect to the plurality of second sensors; and a controller configured to recognize the user's touch gesture based on sensor value information acquired by the second sensor device with the sensor value information of the first sensor device when the sensor value information is acquired by the first sensor device.

Input apparatus of touch gesture and control method thereof

A vehicle and a control method of the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes at least one touch input device that is mounted within the vehicle and configured to sense a touch input of a user based on an electrode pattern mounted on a base thereof by forming an electrode on an injection object. Additionally, a controller operates apparatuses mounted within the vehicle based on the sensed touch input.

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Seoul, South Korea

Gideok Kwon