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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Min Gi Song, Seoul, KR;
Ki Young Song, Suwon-Si, KR;
Hee En Zoo, Goyang-Si, KR;
Yong Min Chae, Gyeongsan-Si, KR;
Ho Cheol Jang, Daegu, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
In a method for controlling an operation of a sphere type shifting apparatus, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent a sphere mechanism from being separated from a rotation completion location upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism including a shifting unit provided on a hemispherical one side thereof and a design unit provided on a hemispherical other side thereof, preventing occurrence of clearance of the sphere mechanism, and to terminate an operation of a motor as necessary when the sphere mechanism cannot reach the rotation completion location due to sticking thereof or foreign substances stuck thereto upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism, preventing damage to parts.