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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Jae Seung Lee, Whasung-Si, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sterilization apparatus for a vehicle, includes a lift unit mounted in the vehicle to be selectively lifted and protruded; a sterilization unit connected to the lift unit, including an ultra violet light emitting diode (UV LED), and sterilizing a vehicle interior when necessary; and a control unit connected to the lift unit and the sterilization unit for controlling lifting of the lift unit when preset operation conditions are satisfied.