Patent ID: 8862284
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A neutral-position parking apparatus in a shift-by-wire system in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a shift-by-wire unit; a smart key control engine control unit (ECU) connected to the shift-by-wire unit and configured to perform a control of maintaining a neutral position according to a control command of the smart key control ECU receiving a door lock signal from a smart key positioned outside of the vehicle; and a power distributor communicably connected to the smart key control ECU and configured to power off the vehicle upon neutral-position parking according to the control command of the smart key control ECU receiving the door lock signal from the smart key, wherein the power distributor is configured to power off the vehicle in a state where an engine is turned off and a shift-by-wire (SBW)-based transmission is maintained at the neutral position, wherein the smart key control ECU is connected to the shift-by-wire unit through a controller area network (CAN) communication.