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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Joo Han Kim, Suwon, KR;
Young Jin Jung, Cheonan, KR;
Jun Sik Lee, Yongin, KR;
Jae Wook Lee, Yongin, KR;
Hee Sang Yoon, Yongin, KR;
Seok Hee Lee, Ansan, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Proposed are a smart distribution vehicle and a control method for the smart distribution vehicle. The smart distribution vehicle includes a fork arm, a fork which is coupled to the fork arm and which extends toward a front side of the fork arm, an electromagnet mounted on the front side of the fork arm, and a control part configured to control whether to supply a current to the electromagnet by determining whether an object has a magnetic property when the object is seated on the fork arm.