Abstract: A displaying apparatus, includes a speed limit recognition unit configured to obtain a speed limit of a road on which the vehicle travels, and a speedometer display unit configured to display a visual bar varying according to a current speed of the vehicle on a background speed scale image and displaying a visual indicator for the speed limit at a corresponding position of the background speed scale image.

Abstract: An in-vehicle information display apparatus and a method of controlling the same output outputting various pieces of information using image output devices disposed on a rear surface of a protrusion type information display apparatus. The protrusion type information display apparatus applied to a vehicle includes an output region determination unit configured to, upon detecting that an event occurs, determine an image corresponding to the event and an output region, among a plurality of regions of a windshield, a screen correction unit configured to correct the determined image to match the determined output region, and a projector unit disposed on a rear surface opposite to a front surface on which a display is disposed and configured to project the corrected image onto the determined output region.

Abstract: An in-vehicle information display apparatus and a method of controlling the same output outputting various pieces of information using image output devices disposed on a rear surface of a protrusion type information display apparatus. The protrusion type information display apparatus applied to a vehicle includes an output region determination unit configured to, upon detecting that an event occurs, determine an image corresponding to the event and an output region, among a plurality of regions of a windshield, a screen correction unit configured to correct the determined image to match the determined output region, and a projector unit disposed on a rear surface opposite to a front surface on which a display is disposed and configured to project the corrected image onto the determined output region.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for a vehicle can include: a camera configured to capture an image around the vehicle; a driving device adjusting an image capturing direction of the camera; a location recognition device detecting a location of the vehicle; a pedestrian recognition device detecting a pedestrian around the vehicle; and a processor controlling the driving device so as to adjust the image capturing direction of the camera based on information detected by at least one of the location recognition device and the pedestrian recognition device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for a vehicle can include: a camera configured to capture an image around the vehicle; a driving device adjusting an image capturing direction of the camera; a location recognition device detecting a location of the vehicle; a pedestrian recognition device detecting a pedestrian around the vehicle; and a processor controlling the driving device so as to adjust the image capturing direction of the camera based on information detected by at least one of the location recognition device and the pedestrian recognition device.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling sound in a vehicle may include a sound detector that detects a sound output position at which the sound is output in the vehicle, and a processor that changes a sound position in the vehicle based on the sound output position detected by the sound detector.

Abstract: A water heater system having a running water inlet through which running water flows in and a hot water outlet through which hot water heated in a heat exchanger is discharged is disclosed. The water heater system may include a first connection pipe connecting a gap between the running water inlet and an entry of the heat exchanger, a second connection pipe connecting a gap between an outlet of the heat exchanger and the hot water outlet; a bypass pipe connecting a gap between the first connection pipe and the second connection pipe, a bypass valve installed to the bypass pipe so as to control the direction of water flowing through the bypass pipe, and a controller, in a hot water usage mode, controlling the bypass valve so that the water moves from the first connection pipe to the second connection pipe through the bypass pipe, and in an inner circulation mode, controlling the bypass valve so that the water moves from the second connection pipe to the first connection pipe through the bypass pipe.

Abstract: A turn down ratio (TDR) damper which controls an amount of gas and air flowing in the TDR damper and deliver the controlled gas and air to a turbo fan is disclosed. The TDR damper includes: air passages comprising a first air passage and a second air passage, the first air passage and the second air passage separately formed so that the air move through each path; gas passages comprising a first gas passage and a second gas passage, the first gas passage and the second gas passage separately formed so that the gas move through each path; and opening and closing means for opening and closing the second air passage and the second gas passage at the same time. The air passages and the gas passages may be separately formed and reached outlets connected to the turbo fan so that the air and gas may be delivered to the turbo fan through a separate path.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling sound in a vehicle may include a sound detector that detects a sound output position at which the sound is output in the vehicle, and a processor that changes a sound position in the vehicle based on the sound output position detected by the sound detector.

Abstract: A buffer tank for a water heater is provided. The A buffer tank for a water heater may include a storage unit, a first connection pipe, and a second connection pipe. The storage unit has a space for storing water inside, an inlet, to which hot water is flowed from the outside, in the upper part thereof, and an outlet, from which the water stored inside is discharged, in the lower part thereof. The first connection pipe is formed in the inner space of the storage unit, has a tube form, is connected to the inlet, and is extended to a direction of the lower part of the storage unit. The second connection pipe is formed in the inner space of the storage unit, has a tube form, is connected to the outlet, and is extended to a direction of the upper part of the storage unit.

Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may include a plurality first through third heat exchange pipes connected between a first side part and a second side part, each of which comprising a path of moving heat-exchanger fluid inside; first blisters formed on the outer side surfaces of the first side part and the second side part, thereby connecting gaps between each neighboring first heat exchange pipe; second blisters formed on the outer side surface of the first side part, thereby connecting the first heat exchange pipes with the second heat exchange pipes or the second heat exchange pipes with the third second heat exchange pipes; and third blisters formed on the outer side surface of the second side part, thereby connecting neighboring second heat exchange pipes or neighboring third heat exchange pipes.

Abstract: A water heater system having a running water inlet through which running water flows in and a hot water outlet through which hot water heated in a heat exchanger is discharged is disclosed. The water heater system may include a first connection pipe connecting a gap between the running water inlet and an entry of the heat exchanger, a second connection pipe connecting a gap between an outlet of the heat exchanger and the hot water outlet; a bypass pipe connecting a gap between the first connection pipe and the second connection pipe, a bypass valve installed to the bypass pipe so as to control the direction of water flowing through the bypass pipe, and a controller, in a hot water usage mode, controlling the bypass valve so that the water moves from the first connection pipe to the second connection pipe through the bypass pipe, and in an inner circulation mode, controlling the bypass valve so that the water moves from the second connection pipe to the first connection pipe through the bypass pipe.

Abstract: A turn down ratio (TDR) damper which controls an amount of gas and air flowing in the TDR damper and deliver the controlled gas and air to a turbo fan is disclosed. The TDR damper includes: air passages comprising a first air passage and a second air passage, the first air passage and the second air passage separately formed so that the air move through each path; gas passages comprising a first gas passage and a second gas passage, the first gas passage and the second gas passage separately formed so that the gas move through each path; and opening and closing means for opening and closing the second air passage and the second gas passage at the same time. The air passages and the gas passages may be separately formed and reached outlets connected to the turbo fan so that the air and gas may be delivered to the turbo fan through a separate path.

Abstract: An audio-video-navigation device of a vehicle includes: an input interface receiving power information of the vehicle through inter-vehicle communication; a memory storing map information; a user input portion generating an input signal corresponding to a demand of a user; a global positioning system (GPS) receiving a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite; a controller connected to the input interface, the memory, the user input portion, and the GPS; and a display portion displaying information processed by the controller. When power of the vehicle is turned on, the controller determines whether first information regarding a charging station nearest to a position of the vehicle at a time at which power of the vehicle was previously turned off is stored in the memory and controls the display portion so as to display an object representing the first information when the first information is stored in the memory.

Abstract: A starting and generating system for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes a starter-generator which transmits rotational force to the engine to start the engine when the starter-generator is operated as a motor, and is operated as a generator by receiving rotational force of the engine. A motor-generator is operated as a generator by receiving rotational force of the engine and a planetary gear mechanism connects the engine, the starter-generator, and the motor-generator to transmit rotational force between the engine, the starter-generator, and the motor-generator. Additionally, a first brake and a second brake selectively operate rotating elements, which are connected to the starter-generator and the motor-generator among the rotating elements of the planetary gear mechanism, as a fixed element. A controller specifically operates the starter-generator, the motor-generator, the first brake, and the second brake.

Abstract: A method and apparatus configured to control the level of detailed information displayed for a selected area using a dynamic touch interaction in a mobile terminal including a touch screen, are provided. The apparatus include a memory that stores contents to be output through the touch screen as data, a touch interaction module that analyzes a user's touch input through the touch screen and recognizes a stipulated touch interaction, and a control unit that controls an overall operation of the apparatus according to the user's input through the touch screen. The control unit also controls the level of subordinate detailed information displayed in an area, which is designated by the user through a stipulated touch input, to be displayed when the stipulated touch input is recognized through the touch interaction module, based on the data stored in the memory.

Abstract: A starting and generating system for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes a starter-generator which transmits rotational force to the engine to start the engine when the starter-generator is operated as a motor, and is operated as a generator by receiving rotational force of the engine. A motor-generator is operated as a generator by receiving rotational force of the engine and a planetary gear mechanism connects the engine, the starter-generator, and the motor-generator to transmit rotational force between the engine, the starter-generator, and the motor-generator. Additionally, a first brake and a second brake selectively operate rotating elements, which are connected to the starter-generator and the motor-generator among the rotating elements of the planetary gear mechanism, as a fixed element. A controller specifically operates the starter-generator, the motor-generator, the first brake, and the second brake.

Abstract: Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle in which a rotor in a motor is continuously and directly connected to a transmission and is rotatable with the transmission. A first stator mounted around an exterior side of the rotor is directly connected to a shaft of the engine to be rotatable with the shaft of the engine, and a second stator is fixedly mounted to the exterior side of the motor housing around the rotor. The system may further include a lock-up clutch configured to selectively connect a rotation shaft of the rotor with the shaft of the engine, a first inverter configured to control an operation of the first stator, and a second inverter configured to control an operation of the second stator.

Abstract: Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine, a transmission, and a battery. The system may further include a first clutch configured to connect the engine with the transmission and having a first part and a second part; a first motor/generator configured to be connected to the first part and directly connected to the transmission; a second motor/generator configured to be connected to the second part; and a second clutch configured to connected the second motor/generator with the transmission. In particular, the first part and the second part may be clutches that can operate independently.

Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation system and displaying method thereof, which controls the level of protrusion for each piece of indication data displayed on a 3-D screen of the navigation system based on its criticality so as to maximize the legibility of the driver. More specifically, the navigation system includes a GPS receiving member which receives GPS location information, a map data storage member which stores map data including a plurality of indication data, a controlling member which requests a display scope of the map data, corresponding to the received GPS location information, and at least one set of indication data within the display scope, and 3-D data-processes said indication data so that it can be displayed so that the most important data is protruding the most to the driver, and a display member which displays the map data containing the 3-D data-processed indication data.