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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jang Hyeon Lee, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Il Seon Yoo, Suwon-Si, KR;
Dae Sung Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Dong Gu Kim, Suwon-Si, KR;
Hyun Soo Kim, Yongin-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing haptic stimulation includes an ultrasonic actuator configured to provide haptic stimulation to a part of a body located at a target location by generating an ultrasonic signal, and forming sound pressure at the target location via the generated ultrasonic signal; an object sensor provided around the ultrasonic actuator and configured to detect an object within a region between the ultrasonic actuator and the target location; and a control module configured to stop operation of the ultrasonic actuator based on detecting the object within the region is sensed.