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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jin Kwon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byoung Joon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seong Sook Ryu, Seoul, KR;
Ho Choul Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Sam Yong Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/021 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0082 (2013.01); B60K 2370/143 (2019.05); B60K 2370/1446 (2019.05); B60K 2370/782 (2019.05);
Abstract
An apparatus for manipulating in-vehicle devices using a steering wheel includes a reference signal input unit for inputting a reference signal to a driver through a charged plate, a touch sensor for receiving the reference signal through human body communication and for detecting a touch of the driver, and a controller for generating a control signal on the basis of the results detected by the touch sensor.