Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corporation
  • Patent number: 11904669
    Abstract: A hemming structure may include a door, in which the door has an internal panel and an external panel made of different materials, the hemming structure being configured such that each of the internal panel and the external panel is provided with a contact area with end portions of the internal panel and the external panel contacting with each other at the contact area, wherein the contact area includes a first contact area with a sealer applied onto a contact surface between the internal panel and the external panel, and a second contact area extending from the first contact area and being bent to be brought into contact with the internal panel at the first contact area, and the second contact area is provided with a bonding portion at which the internal panel and the external panel are mechanically bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Ki Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11904227
    Abstract: An exercise information management system and a method of controlling the exercise information management system are provided. The exercise information management system includes a plurality of smart mirrors and a server that communicates with at least one smart mirror. Exercise-related information of an exercise performed by a user in the at least one smart mirror among the plurality of smart mirrors is stored in the server and remaining smart mirrors among the plurality of smart mirrors is configured to share the exercise-related information stored in the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Un Kim, Jeongwoo Nahm
  • Patent number: 11905004
    Abstract: In an air mobility vehicle, an engine operates as required to provide mechanical driving force or electric energy. A battery is charged with the electric energy from the engine. Main rotors operate using the electric energy of the battery and electric power generated by the engine to perform takeoff, landing, and cruising. Auxiliary rotors are disposed at or adjacent to the center of gravity of a vehicle body and mechanically connected to the engine via a clutch. The auxiliary rotors perform the takeoff, the landing, or the cruising by receiving the mechanical driving force from the engine when the clutch is in an engaged position. A controller monitors the states of the battery and the main rotors and controls the operations of the engine and the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Woo Suk Jung, Hee Kwang Lee, Hyun Seok Hong, Hyun Woo Jun
  • Patent number: 11908252
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining failure of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain autonomous driving information, and a controller configured to compare the autonomous driving information obtained during autonomous driving with a determination criterion set as failure sound information and to determine whether the failure occurs, based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Sang Yu, Jin Su Jeong, Eun Young Choi, Ki Seok Seong, Hyeong Jin Ham, Rosali Sun Pyun, Dong Il Yang, Woo Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11904701
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of producing a virtual after-burn effect using a controller in an electric vehicle, may include receiving, by the controller, vehicle driving information during vehicle driving, determining, by the controller, virtual variable information in an internal combustion engine on the basis of the input vehicle driving information, determining, by the controller, a virtual after-burn effect characteristic on the basis of the virtual variable information in an internal combustion engine, outputting, by the controller, a control signal for producing the virtual after-burn effect on the basis of the virtual after-born effect characteristic information, and controlling, by the controller, an operation of an effect-production apparatus configured for producing the virtual after-burn effect on the basis of the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Won Oh, Dong Chul Park, Tae Kun Yun, Jeong Soo Eo
  • Patent number: 11904704
    Abstract: A system can prevent burning of a vehicle or human injury caused by a fire spread from a battery to a vehicle in the event of a fire in the battery of an eco-friendly vehicle. The system can release a battery from the vehicle such that the battery can be separated and removed from the vehicle when a fire occurs in the battery. The system is operated in response to a control signal of a controller detecting the fire in the battery and by manipulation of a driver, and releases a state of the battery mounted to a vehicle body to release the battery from the vehicle such that the battery can be separated or removed from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Mu Ryong Jang
  • Patent number: 11897285
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes: a casting process of manufacturing the wheel in a one-piece body having a forming end and a temporary flange protruding at inner and outer sides of the wheel, respectively, wherein the one-piece body further includes a resonance chamber forming groove; a primary shape machining process of forming a stepped part at an outer circumferential side of the resonance chamber forming groove; a flow forming process of bending the forming end to be seated on the stepped part; a friction stir welding process of integrally bonding a portion where the forming end and the stepped part are in close contact with each other; a fine machining process of removing the temporary flange; and a sound-absorbing hole machining process of forming a sound-absorbing hole for communicating between the resonance chamber and an interior space of a tire in the forming end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Min Lee, Young Chan Kim, Min Soo Kim, Young Rae Jo, Young Il Kim, Sang Bum Park, Chang Hak Yoo
  • Patent number: 11897475
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle includes a determination device that determines whether a condition for a regenerative braking based lift foot up shift is satisfied, a controller that performs regenerative brake control and performs a shift by controlling release clutch torque and lock-up clutch torque, when the condition for the regenerative braking based lift foot up shift is satisfied, and a torque compensation device that compensates for the release clutch torque according to an RPM variation during the shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Joon Shik Park
  • Patent number: 11902210
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving HARQ responses in a communication system are provided. An operation method of a first terminal in a communication system includes receiving configuration information including a first information element indicating a type of a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) codebook from a base station and generating the HARQ-ACK codebook including a downlink (DL) HARQ information bit for downlink communication between the base station and the first terminal and a sidelink (SL) HARQ information bit for sidelink communication between the first terminal and a second terminal. The HARQ-ACK codebook is transmitted to the base station using an uplink channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyuk Min Son, Gene Back Hahn, In Yong Jung
  • Patent number: 11897365
    Abstract: A system for controlling electric power of a vehicle having a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that generates electric energy by receiving fuel and oxidizing gas and a battery that receives the electric energy of the fuel cell to charge or discharge the battery for supplying the electric energy. A sensor sense a driving state of the vehicle. A controller controls charging or discharging of the battery based on the driving state sensed by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Yoon Lee, Byoung Hoon Choi, Jeong Kyu Park, Jae Hoon Jeong, Sae Byeok Seung, Hyo Jun Kim, Dong Hoon Kim, Sang Chul Yeom
  • Patent number: 11903040
    Abstract: A connection establishment method, performed by an electric vehicle (EV) being supplied power from a power supply device, may include scanning beacon broadcast in a low-level communication scheme from a plurality of chargers; selecting a beacon signal having a minimum signal attenuation by calculating signal attenuations for a plurality of scanned beacon signals; and establishing a communication connection with an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) associated with a charger transmitting the beacon signal having the minimum signal attenuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Su Jang, Zeung Il Kim, Taek Hyun Jung
  • Patent number: 11894586
    Abstract: A fuel cell system without a high pressure line of a hydrogen supplying system, including a gas charging line formed between a gas charging station and a high pressure vessel charged with gas by the gas charging station, and a gas supplying line formed between the high pressure vessel and a stack, includes: a regulator provided in the gas supplying line; a solenoid valve provided in the gas supplying line between the regulator and the high pressure vessel; and a check valve provided in a bypass line connecting one point of the gas supplying line between the regulator and the solenoid valve and one point of the gas charging line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Ho Kim, Ji Hyun Shim
  • Patent number: 11890942
    Abstract: A corner module of a vehicle includes: a suspension configured to be coupled to a vehicle body; a case configured to be coupled to the suspension and configured to be to be supported on the vehicle body via the suspension; an in-wheel motor disposed inside the case; a steering motor disposed inside the case; a first power transmission mechanism configured to connect the in-wheel motor and a vehicle wheel and configured to transmit a rotating force of the in-wheel motor to the vehicle wheel to drive the vehicle wheel; and a second power transmission mechanism configured to connect the steering motor and the vehicle wheel and configured to transmit a rotating force of the steering motor to the vehicle wheel to steer the vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11890961
    Abstract: An apparatus for managing power of an electric vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus determines whether a user participates in a leisure activity based on surrounding information of the electric vehicle, and supplies power when a plug is connected to an outlet provided in the electric vehicle while entering a leisure mode to allow the user to use the outlet during leisure activities. The apparatus includes an information collector that collects surrounding information of the electronic vehicle, and a controller that determines whether a user is performing a leisure activity based on the surrounding information of the electric vehicle collected by the information collector and adjusts power supply based on whether an outlet provided in the electric vehicle is plugged in in a leisure mode indicating that the user is performing a leisure activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Da Ye Oh, Ki Suk Lee
  • Patent number: 11884295
    Abstract: A method of controlling autonomous driving of a vehicle includes: selecting a target object ahead of the vehicle based on driving information, generating a velocity profile for maintaining a desired distance to the target object, calculating a desired acceleration based on the velocity profile and a delay time of the vehicle, and controlling an actuator of the vehicle based on the desired acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Cheol Shin, Hyun Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 11884237
    Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of disclosure, the vehicle includes a first sensor configured to measure a distance to an object; a second sensor configured to measure a temperature of the object; a camera configured to acquire an image of the object; and a controller configured to activate the second sensor when the distance to the object measured by the first sensor satisfies the condition for performing heat detection, and activate the camera when the temperature of the object measured by the second sensor satisfies a condition for performing facial recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, YunSup Ann
  • Patent number: 11887042
    Abstract: A system for a delivery service includes a server having delivery information on a delivery, drone information on a drone to be used for the delivery, and vehicle information on a vehicle that the drone is to board. The server is configured to control the drone through the delivery information, the drone information, and the vehicle information to board and travel on the vehicle, to pick up a package to be delivered or to depart the vehicle to deliver the package to a delivery destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Heon Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha
  • Patent number: 11884343
    Abstract: A steering feel assisting apparatus of a steer-by-wire (SBW) system, may include a disk configured to rotate together with a steering shaft; a cam engaged to an actuator and configured to receive a rotational force of the actuator to be eccentrically rotated; and a brake arm configured to selectively friction-contact with an external peripheral surface of the disk to provide a predetermined frictional force in a forward rotation direction of the disk as the brake arm rotates in conjunction with rotation of the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Woo Hwang, Young Dae Park, Byung Rim Lee, Min Jun Kim, Se Hyun Chang, Hyeon Seok Cho
  • Patent number: 11884123
    Abstract: A vehicle integrated control method includes determining a road surface status, determining a vehicle status, determining an integrated control mode by determining a control status of an electronic control suspension and a motion of a sprung mass and an unsprung mass based on the determination results of the road surface status and the vehicle status, and controlling the electronic control suspension and an in-wheel system by determining a control amount based on the determined integrated control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Sung Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 11884163
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting overheating of a battery module includes a battery pack including a first battery module and a second battery module, a first temperature fuse arranged on the first battery module and having a first resistance value, a second temperature fuse arranged on the second battery module and having a second resistance value, and a controller that detects an overheated battery module based on a total resistance value of the first and second temperature fuses, which are connected in parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yoon Jun Lee, Jong Hu Yoon