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).

  • FOLDABLE PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220332188
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of a vehicle may include a pedal pad, in which in a manual driving mode situation where a driver directly drives the vehicle, the pedal pad projects into an internal space of the vehicle and is popped up to be exposed toward the driver, whereas in an autonomous driving mode situation where the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, the pedal pad is inserted into a protection cover and is in a hide state where the exposure of the pedal pad toward the driver side is blocked, so that in the hide state of the pedal pad, a prominent internal design of the vehicle may be secured, and when the pedal pad is changed from the hide state to a popup state, the pedal pad is popped up through a small-sized panel hole formed on a footrest panel, and thus a high-tech image may be maximized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF FOLDABLE PEDAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220324420
    Abstract: An operation control method of a foldable pedal apparatus, is capable of controlling an operation of the foldable pedal apparatus such that, when a starting-off state is changed to a starting-on state, a foldable brake pedal is popped up first, and then a foldable accelerator pedal is popped up with a time difference, and when the starting-on state is changed to the starting-off state, the foldable accelerator pedal is hidden first, and then the foldable brake pedal is hidden with a time difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Foldable pedal apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 11465498
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of a vehicle may include a pedal pad, in which in a manual driving mode situation where a driver directly drives the vehicle, the pedal pad projects into an internal space of the vehicle and is popped up to be exposed toward the driver, whereas in an autonomous driving mode situation where the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, the pedal pad is inserted into a protection cover and is in a hide state where the exposure of the pedal pad toward the driver side is blocked, so that in the hide state of the pedal pad, a prominent internal design of the vehicle may be secured, and when the pedal pad is changed from the hide state to a popup state, the pedal pad is popped up through a small-sized panel hole formed on a footrest panel, and thus a high-tech image may be maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • FOLDABLE PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220314791
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes a manual driving mode of the vehicle in which a driver drives a vehicle manually, and a pedal pad protrudes from a pedal casing and enters a pop-up state where the pedal pad is exposed toward the driver, and an autonomous driving mode of the vehicle in which the driver does not drive, and the pedal pad is retracted into the pedal casing and enters a hiding state where exposure of the pedal pad toward the driver is prevented. An interior design of the vehicle is optimized by allowing the pedal pad to pop up through a panel hole formed on a footrest panel when the pedal pad changes from the hiding state to the pop-up state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Foldable pedal apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 11458838
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes a manual driving mode of the vehicle in which a driver drives a vehicle manually, and a pedal pad protrudes from a pedal casing and enters a pop-up state where the pedal pad is exposed toward the driver, and an autonomous driving mode of the vehicle in which the driver does not drive, and the pedal pad is retracted into the pedal casing and enters a hiding state where exposure of the pedal pad toward the driver is prevented. An interior design of the vehicle is optimized by allowing the pedal pad to pop up through a panel hole formed on a footrest panel when the pedal pad changes from the hiding state to the pop-up state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING MISOPERATION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20220290754
    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: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En ZOO, Min Gi SONG, Eun Sik KIM, Ki Young SONG
  • Foldable pedal apparatus for autonomous traveling vehicle
    Patent number: 11413961
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of an autonomous traveling vehicle, is configured so that a pedal pad is popped-up by moving toward a driver to be exposed to enable an operation of the pedal pad by a driver in a manual driving mode situation in which the driver directly drives the vehicle, and the pedal pad moves forward and is in close contact with a vehicle body panel to disable the operation of the pedal pad by the driver in an autonomous traveling mode in which the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, facilitating a hidden state where exposure toward the driver is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Organ-type electronic brake pedal apparatus
    Patent number: 11383682
    Abstract: An organ-type electronic brake pedal apparatus enables a pedal pad to be manipulated when a driver tries to manipulate the pedal pad by rotating his/her foot in the manner of manipulating an organ-type pedal or when the drivers tries to manipulate the pedal pad by stretching his/her foot forwards in the manner of manipulating a pendant-type pedal. The organ-type electronic brake pedal apparatus inhibits the pedal pad from being manipulated when the driver tries to manipulate a pedal arm part, which is positioned close to a hinge pin of the pedal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Ji Soo Kim
  • Organ type electronic brake pedal apparatus
    Patent number: 11364881
    Abstract: An organ type electronic brake pedal apparatus having a high-load spring module and a hysteresis module is capable of tuning a pedal effort, a stroke and a hysteresis operation force, desired differently for each vehicle model, by changing a component of the high-load spring module or hysteresis module. In particular, the organ type electronic brake pedal apparatus includes: a pedal housing to be fixedly installed on a floor below a driver seat of a vehicle; a pedal pad pivotably coupled to the pedal housing to be operated by a driver of the vehicle; a high-load spring module including a first end and a second end pivotably coupled to the pedal housing and the pedal pad, respectively; and a hysteresis module to connect the pedal housing and the pedal pad and generate hysteresis when the pedal pad is operated by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KYUNG CHANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Ji Soo Kim
  • ORGAN TYPE ELECTRONIC BRAKE PEDAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220144222
    Abstract: An organ type electronic brake pedal apparatus having a high- load spring module and a hysteresis module is capable of tuning a pedal effort, a stroke and a hysteresis operation force, desired differently for each vehicle model, by changing a component of the high-load spring module or hysteresis module. In particular, the organ type electronic brake pedal apparatus includes: a pedal housing to be fixedly installed on a floor below a driver seat of a vehicle; a pedal pad pivotably coupled to the pedal housing to be operated by a driver of the vehicle; a high-load spring module including a first end and a second end pivotably coupled to the pedal housing and the pedal pad, respectively; and a hysteresis module to connect the pedal housing and the pedal pad and generate hysteresis when the pedal pad is operated by the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KYUNG CHANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM, Ji Soo KIM
  • ORGAN-TYPE ELECTRONIC BRAKE PEDAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220144223
    Abstract: An organ-type electronic brake pedal apparatus enables a pedal pad to be manipulated when a driver tries to manipulate the pedal pad by rotating his/her foot in the manner of manipulating an organ-type pedal or when the drivers tries to manipulate the pedal pad by stretching his/her foot forwards in the manner of manipulating a pendant-type pedal. The organ-type electronic brake pedal apparatus inhibits the pedal pad from being manipulated when the driver tries to manipulate a pedal arm part, which is positioned close to a hinge pin of the pedal pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM, Ji Soo KIM
  • FOLDABLE PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE WITH HYSTERESIS MODULE
    Publication number: 20220147093
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of a vehicle with a hysteresis module, may include a pedal pad is in a popped-up state of protruding from a pedal housing to be exposed toward a driver, in a manual driving mode in which the driver directly drives the vehicle; the pedal pad is in a hidden state of being inserted into the pedal housing and blocked from being exposed to the driver, in the autonomous driving mode in which the driver does not directly drive the vehicle; and hysteresis may be implemented by a hysteresis module when the pedal pad is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Ji Soo KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM
  • Foldable pedal apparatus for vehicle with hysteresis module
    Patent number: 11327520
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of a vehicle with a hysteresis module, may include a pedal pad is in a popped-up state of protruding from a pedal housing to be exposed toward a driver, in a manual driving mode in which the driver directly drives the vehicle; the pedal pad is in a hidden state of being inserted into the pedal housing and blocked from being exposed to the driver, in the autonomous driving mode in which the driver does not directly drive the vehicle; and hysteresis may be implemented by a hysteresis module when the pedal pad is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Ji Soo Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim
  • INTEGRATED CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220137617
    Abstract: An integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle includes: a movable control device corresponding to a portable device that performs steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking of a vehicle by a user's control when a driving mode is shifted from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode; and a fixed display device controlled in a touch manner to perform other functions other than steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking, wherein a steering dial switch, a gear-shifting slide switch, an acceleration rotary switch, and a brake button switch are disposed in the movable control device and are manipulated differently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Seok Woo YE, Jae Hoon JUNG, Ji Hoon YANG
  • Foldable pedal apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 11312236
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes: a pedal housing rotatably coupled to a footrest panel disposed below a driver seat, configured to come in contact with a front inclined surface of the footrest panel when rotating forward, and configured to come in contact with a bottom surface of the footrest panel when rotating rearward; a brake pedal pad rotatably coupled to the pedal housing and configured to be rotated by a driver; and an accelerator pedal pad rotatably coupled to the pedal housing and configured to be rotated by the driver, wherein when the pedal housing is in contact with the front inclined surface of the footrest panel by rotating forward, the brake pedal pad and the accelerator pedal pad are folded to be positioned between the front inclined surface and the pedal housing and are kept in a hidden state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Kickdown switch for acceleration pedal and method of controlling misoperation of acceleration pedal using the same
    Patent number: 11305648
    Abstract: A kickdown switch for an accelerator pedal informs a driver of a misoperation state by using a kickdown switch provided in the accelerator pedal when the driver misoperates the accelerator pedal rather than operating a brake pedal while braking is required. Accordingly, the driver can definitely recognize the misoperation state of the accelerator pedal and rapidly stop misoperation of the accelerator pedal and sudden acceleration of the vehicle, whereby occurrence of accidents can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ja Yong Koo, Jee Hyuck Choi, Chang Hyun Lee, Eun Sik Kim, Eul Ho Son, Wi Sang Park
  • Foldable brake pedal apparatus for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11305647
    Abstract: A foldable brake pedal apparatus for autonomous vehicles provides a manual driving mode and an autonomous driving mode. In the manual driving mode, a driver directly drives a vehicle, a pedal pad protrudes from a pedal housing and pops up to be exposed to the driver side such that the driver can manipulate the pedal pad. And in the autonomous driving mode, the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, the pedal pad is inserted into the pedal housing and is in a hidden state in which exposure of the pedal pad toward the drive side is inhibited such that the driver cannot manipulate the pedal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Ji Soo Kim
  • Triple tube type excimer lamp
    Patent number: 11295946
    Abstract: A triple tube type excimer lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a discharge unit which includes an outer tube having an external electrode on an outer circumferential surface thereof, an inner tube having the same axis as the outer tube, inserted into the outer tube, and having an internal electrode on an inner surface thereof, and one pair of assembly tubes respectively disposed on both sides of the inner tube, and configured to generate light by discharge, a cover tube having a shape surrounding an outer side of the outer tube; and one pair of bases respectively coupled with the one pair of assembly tubes and respectively sealed with both ends of the cover tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: UNILAM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo Young Yoon, Young Duk Ha, Eun Sik Kim, Hong Chae Jung, So Ree Kim
  • Foldable brake pedal device for autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 11285926
    Abstract: A foldable brake pedal device for an autonomous vehicle is provided. In a manual driving mode, in which a driver directly operates a vehicle, the lower end of a brake pedal is popped up and exposed to the interior allowing the driver to manipulate the brake pedal. In an autonomous driving mode, in which the driver does not directly operate the vehicle, an actuator operates, and the brake pedal rotates causing the lower end thereof to move forward, and enter a hidden state to be prevented from being manipulated by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Sung Il Byun
  • Foldable brake pedal apparatus for autonomous driving vehicle
    Patent number: 11285925
    Abstract: A foldable brake pedal apparatus for an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. In a manual driving mode in which a driver directly operates a vehicle, a lower end of a brake pedal is exposed to an interior of the vehicle to allow engagement of the brake pedal by a driver and, in an autonomous driving mode in which the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, the lower end of the brake pedal is pivoted and moved forward due to an operation of an actuator to switch to a concealed state in which an operation of the brake pedal is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim