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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 30, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jae Yeon Yu, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Yeong Jik Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
In a column-type electronic shift control apparatus of which position may be varied not only by driving a driving unit but also by a predetermined amount of external force, the shift control apparatus includes a housing; a column unit including one end portion rotatably coupled to the housing, protruding from the housing in a radial direction, and operable for shifting; a driving unit provided in the housing and engaged to the column unit to rotate the column unit; and an override unit provided in the driving unit to transmit driving force to the column unit, and enable the column unit to rotate when external force is applied.