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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Chang-Woo Sohn, Seoul, KR;
Byeong-Kwan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hee-Tae Yang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-Min Ryu, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of controlling an electric latch, installed on a door of a vehicle, to lock or unlock the door by being operated by a motor, the method comprising operating an inner button configured to enable a passenger to get off the vehicle; determining whether there is an error in a state where the vehicle has been started; determining whether a vehicle speed of the vehicle is input to a control unit; and, when the vehicle speed is not input, inducing an emergency lever to guide a use of the emergency lever.