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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Sung Hun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chul Ho Chun, Gyeongju-Si, KR;
Min Gwon Lee, Gyeongsan-Si, KR;
Tae Jo Kim, Daegu, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/08 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/08 (2013.01); F16H 59/0278 (2013.01); F16H 2059/026 (2013.01); F16H 2059/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sphere-type shift control apparatus of an electronic shift system includes a spherical mechanism that includes a shift control portion on a first hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism and a design portion on a second hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism. The design portion is configured to provide indirect illumination and transmit images. Power is transmitted from a motor to the rotation shaft of the spherical mechanism using a timing belt or a wire.