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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Alps Electric Korea Co., Ltd., Gwangju, KR;
Sang Hoon Shin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hoo Sang Lee, Gwangju, KR;
Jong Hyun Choi, Gwangju, KR;
Dae Woo Park, Gwangju, KR;
Youn Tak Kim, Gwangju, KR;
Nam I Jo, Gwangju, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO., LTD., Gwangju, KR;
Abstract
A switch apparatus includes a base module including a base case; a manipulation module including a manipulation case, and a grip mounted on an external circumferential surface of the manipulation case; a magnetic mechanism including a base-side magnetic unit provided to the base module, and a manipulation-side magnetic unit provided to the manipulation module; and a grip force sensing unit provided between the manipulation case and the grip, wherein the grip force sensing unit detects whether a grip force applied to the grip is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and the magnetic mechanism is configured to vary a magnetic force generated between the base-side magnetic unit and the manipulation-side magnetic unit in accordance with a magnitude of the grip force detected by the grip force sensing unit.