Patents by Inventor Eun-sik Kim

Eun-sik Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11602990
    Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus is configured to perform an electronic pedal function by utilizing a basic configuration and also perform a foldable function by adding some elements to the basic configuration to be usefully used in an autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Ji Soo Kim, Jong Hwan Han
  • Patent number: 11597359
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, and is configured so that in an autonomous traveling situation, an accelerator pedal apparatus and a brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to the left and the right of a dash panel and hidden, respectively, and therefore, in hidden states of being inoperable by a driver, and in a manual driving mode, the accelerator pedal apparatus and the brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to be gathered to the center of the dash panel and exposed, respectively, and therefore, in popped-up states of being operable by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230056163
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, and is configured so that in an autonomous traveling situation, an accelerator pedal apparatus and a brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to the left and the right of a dash panel and hidden, respectively, and therefore, in hidden states of being inoperable by a driver, and in a manual driving mode, the accelerator pedal apparatus and the brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to be gathered to the center of the dash panel and exposed, respectively, and therefore, in popped-up states of being operable by the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20230059359
    Abstract: An organ-type electronic pedal device includes a high-load spring module and a hysteresis lever. If necessary, the organ-type pedal device enables different pedal efforts, strokes, and hysteresis operating forces to be tuned as required for individual vehicle models by changing the parts of the hysteresis lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM, Ji Soo KIM, Jong Hwan HAN
  • Publication number: 20230055436
    Abstract: A foldable electronic pedal apparatus is proposed. The foldable electronic pedal apparatus has both a foldable function that can pop up and hide the pedal and an electronic pedal function, and can tune necessary pedal effort, stroke, and hysteresis that are different for every kind of vehicle by having a high-load spring module and a hysteresis lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM, Ji Soo KIM, Jong Hwan HAN
  • Patent number: 11565725
    Abstract: A method of controlling switching to a manual driving mode in an autonomous vehicle provided with a foldable pedal device is provided. In the method, when a signal for switching a driving mode from an autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode is generated in an autonomous vehicle provided with a foldable accelerator pedal device and a foldable brake pedal device, whether it is possible to switch the driving mode to the manual driving mode is determined by checking safety conditions; when the safety conditions are satisfied, it is determined whether a pop-up position of a pad of the foldable accelerator pedal device and a pop-up position of a pad of the foldable brake pedal device are normal pop-up positions, respectively; and only when the positions are the respective normal pop-up positions, the driving mode is switched to the manual driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230023040
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes pedal assemblies including pedal arms and pedal pads that are rotated rearwards and are thus popped up to a driver so as to be operated by the driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver directly drives a vehicle. Also, the pedal assemblies including the pedal arms and the pedal pads may be rotated forwards and upwards, so as to be located close to a front surface of a footrest panel and thus enter a hidden state in which exposure of the pedal assemblies to the driver is interrupted so as not to be operated by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230024609
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for vehicles is provided in which pedal pads are rotated rearwards from a footrest panel and thus enter a pop-up state to be manipulable by a driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver directly drives a vehicle. The pedal pads are rotated forwards maximally close to the front surface of the footrest panel and thus enter a hidden state without exposure to be nonmanipulable by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11560148
    Abstract: An integrated control apparatus for in-wheel system vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a shift button for a shift control and a dial for a steering control which are assembled integrally to each other to form one integrated component. The apparatus provides a driver with vehicle information through an operation of the dial when the steering control is not performed, and eliminates a risk of accidents occurring due to a control error by configuring a shift control manner and a steering control manner to be different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230009011
    Abstract: A brake system includes a stroke detector configured to detect a stroke of a brake pedal and to output a signal; a first controller configured to generate ON/OFF signals for a brake lamp based on the signal from the stroke detector; and a second controller including a switch configured to receive the ON/OFF signals and control ON/OFF of the brake lamp, in which the first controller and the switch are directly connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 11550353
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle is configured so that in a manual driving mode in which a driver directly drives a vehicle, a pedal pad 400 is in a popped-up state of protruding and being exposed toward the driver to be operable by the driver, and in an autonomous traveling situation of the vehicle, the pedal pad 400 is in a hidden state of being hidden and blocked from being exposed toward the driver to be inoperable by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11543025
    Abstract: A method and system for preventing misoperation of an electronic transmission, may include monitoring an operation signal of a transmission and an operation signal of a manipulation device provided around the transmission, by a controller, and upon detecting the operation signal of the transmission immediately after the operation signal of the manipulation device is detected, controlling, by the controller, a gear stage by disregarding the operation signal of the transmission and maintaining a current gear stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En Zoo, Min Gi Song, Eun Sik Kim, Ki Young Song
  • Publication number: 20220388393
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of an autonomous vehicle and a method for controlling an operation thereof, includes an accelerator pedal assembly generating an acceleration-related signal and a brake pedal assembly generating a brake-related signal during a driver's operation, in which in an autonomous driving mode, an accelerator pedal assembly and a brake pedal assembly move forward and are fixed to a position as they are combined with a front inclined surface of a footrest panel, and in a manual driving mode, they move and are fixed to a position where a driver can comfortably operate them, so that in case of switchover from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode, the switchover to the manual driving mode becomes possible only in a state where all safety conditions for directivity of a driver's seat and positions of an accelerator pedal assembly and a brake pedal assembly are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20220392760
    Abstract: A light irradiation device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has high light irradiation efficiency and cooling efficiency and can be reduced in size. The light irradiation device includes an excimer lamp including a light emitting tube that emits light, and a lamp electrode provided on an outside of the light emitting tube, and a case including a case body in which the excimer lamp is accommodated, a connection support provided at one side of the case body to be connected to the lamp electrode, and a case electrode provided at the other side of the case body to be in contact with a surface of the light emitting tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Young YOON, Eun Sik KIM, Hong Chae JUNG, Se Hwi PARK, So Ree KIM
  • Publication number: 20220390939
    Abstract: An integrated control device provided on an autonomous vehicle may include an operating portion by which the acceleration, braking, steering, and shifting operations are input and a core controller coupled to the operating portion to control the acceleration, braking, steering, and shifting operations. A user selects a single operating portion from among a plurality of operating portions of various types according to his or her preference and couples the core controller to the selected operating portion for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20220382315
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of a vehicle may have a configuration in which an accelerator pedal assembly and a brake pedal assembly are rotated in a rearward direction from a vehicle body panel and are popped-up to be exposed toward a driver to allow the pedal assemblies to be capable of being controlled when in a situation of manual driving mode, and in which the pedal assemblies are rotated in a frontward direction and are inserted in respective panel grooves of the vehicle body panel so that the pedal assemblies are in a hidden state where exposure thereof toward the driver is blocked to allow the pedal assemblies to be unable to be controlled in a situation of autonomous driving mode where the driver does not directly drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20220379915
    Abstract: A method of controlling a foldable pedal device includes an operation of the foldable pedal device, in which both a foldable accelerator pedal and a foldable brake pedal are hidden in an autonomous driving mode, both the foldable accelerator pedal and the foldable brake pedal basically pop up in a manual driving mode, and a one-pedal mode may be implemented such that only one of the foldable accelerator pedal and the foldable brake pedal pops up in the manual driving mode according to a driver's selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 11513550
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of a vehicle may have a configuration in which an accelerator pedal assembly and a brake pedal assembly are rotated in a rearward direction from a vehicle body panel and are popped-up to be exposed toward a driver to allow the pedal assemblies to be capable of being controlled when in a situation of manual driving mode, and in which the pedal assemblies are rotated in a frontward direction and are inserted in respective panel grooves of the vehicle body panel so that the pedal assemblies are in a hidden state where exposure thereof toward the driver is blocked to allow the pedal assemblies to be unable to be controlled in a situation of autonomous driving mode where the driver does not directly drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20220367171
    Abstract: A light irradiation device according to an embodiment includes an excimer lamp including a light emitting tube emitting light, a first electrode disposed at an outer side of the light emitting tube, a second electrode disposed at an outer side of the light emitting tube in correspondence to the first electrode, and an auxiliary light emitting body disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit light toward the light emitting tube when a voltage is applied to the first and second electrodes, and a case in which the excimer is provided and which has a contact point adjustment part configured to accommodate a portion of the auxiliary light emitting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Young YOON, Eun Sik KIM, Hong Chae JUNG, Se Hwi PARK, So Ree KIM
  • Publication number: 20220367170
    Abstract: An excimer lamp according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of improving start-up characteristics and a light irradiation efficiency of a lamp and being miniaturized. The excimer lamp includes a light emitting tube emitting light, a first electrode disposed at an outer side of the light emitting tube, a second electrode disposed at an outer side of the light emitting tube in correspondence to the first electrode, and an auxiliary light emitting body disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit light toward the light emitting tube when a voltage is applied to the first and second electrodes, and a light irradiation device having the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Young YOON, Eun Sik KIM, Hong Chae JUNG, Se Hwi PARK, So Ree KIM