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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2022
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd., Daegu, KR;
Inventors:
Eun Sik Kim, Gwangmyeong-Si, KR;
Ji Soo Kim, Daegu, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd., Daegu, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/40 (2008.04); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60T 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 26/02 (2013.01); B60T 7/06 (2013.01); B60K 2026/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle is configured so that a pedal pad is pop up in a manual driving mode in which a driver drives the vehicle himself or herself so that operation by the driver is possible, the pedal pad is hidden in an autonomous driving situation so that operation by the driver is impossible, and a gear device transmitting power of motors generates a boosting force to implement a foldable function of the pedal pad.