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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Mingoan Jung, Seoul, KR;

Hyungoo Kang, Seoul, KR;

Jihyun Kim, Seoul, KR;

Wonsok Yoon, Seoul, KR;

Ohjin Kweon, Seoul, KR;

Kyoungil Lee, Seoul, KR;

Seunggyu Lee, Seoul, KR;

Jonghoon Kim, Seoul, KR;

Yeonji Lee, Seoul, KR;

Heonsuk Oh, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04N 21/40 (2011.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/41422 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); H04M 1/6091 (2013.01); H04N 21/40 (2013.01); H04N 21/414 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1284 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0339 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a user interface apparatus for vehicles including light sources, a touch sensor to sense touch, light guides to transfer light generated by the light sources, and a top cover to cover the light sources, the touch sensor and the light guides and to transmit light emitted from the light guides to the interior of a vehicle. The light sources includes a first light source and at least one second light sources, the light guides includes first and second light guides to receive light generated by the first light source and to transfer the light to first and second regions and at least one third light guide configured to receive light generated by the at least one second light source and to transfer the light to a third region, and light generated by the first light source is dispersed and provided to the first and second light guides.


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