Patents by Inventor Hae Dong Kwak

Hae Dong Kwak 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140280
    Abstract: A vehicle foldable seat includes a seatback unit fixed to a vehicle body and coupled to a headrest and a seat cushion unit rotatably connected to the seatback unit. The seat cushion unit is fixed by elastic force in a stowing position, is selectively switched to a seating position when fixation thereof is released, and is engaged with the seatback unit to be fixed in the seating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Hoon CHO, Won Young LEE, Jae Won JO, Hae Dong KWAK, Han Kyung PARK
  • Publication number: 20240092228
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle, includes a second row center seat and a second row side seat provided on a partition wall positioned rearward of a driver seat, the second row center seat may move leftward or rightward, and an interval between the seats may be increased in a state in which the second row center seat is moved in a right direction away from the second row side seat, which makes it possible to maximally prevent body contact between a passenger in the second row center seat and a passenger in the second row side seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Sang YOU, Yong Chul Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Jae Hoon Cho, Han Kyung Park, Jae Sung Shin, Hae Dong Kwak, Jun Sik Hwang, Gwon Hwa Bok
  • Publication number: 20240083384
    Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co.,LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo LEE, Chan Ho JUNG, Mu Young KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ho Suk JUNG, Deok Soo LIM, Sang Do PARK, In Sun BAEK, Sin Chan YANG, Chan Ki CHO, Myung Soo LEE, Jae Yong JANG, Jun Sik HWANG, Ho Sung KANG, Hae Dong KWAK, Hyun Tak KO
  • Publication number: 20240067056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Sang You, Yong Chul Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Jae Hoon Cho, Han Kyung Park, Jae Sung Shin, Hae Dong Kwak, Jun Sik Hwang, Gwon Hwa Bok
  • Publication number: 20240034200
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat adjustment apparatus for a mobility vehicle, in which a seat cushion slides in a forward/rearward direction while moving upward or downward when the seat cushion is tilted, thereby allowing an occupant to take a stable posture. In one aspect, the seat apparatus comprises 1) a fixing bracket fixed to a floor surface; 2) a setting bracket disposed above the fixing bracket and connected to a back frame so that the back frame is rotatable; 3) a guide unit disposed at a front end of the fixing bracket and a front end of the setting bracket; 4) a guide part disposed at a rear end of the fixing bracket and a rear end of the setting bracket; and 5) a drive unit connected to the guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim, Sang Hark Lee, Ho Suk Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Jae Yong Jang, Hyun Tak Ko, Ho Sung Kang, Hae Dong Kwak, In Sun Baek, Sin Chan Yang, Jun Sik Hwang, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20240025306
    Abstract: A rear seat for a vehicle is provided. The rear seat for a vehicle includes a center seat, and side seats located at left and right of the center seat, and the center seat is movable forward with respect to the side seats to protrude forward, and when the center seat protrudes forward, an interval between passenger is widened, so that it is possible to prevent physical contact between a passenger on the center seat and a passenger on each of the side seats as much as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Transys Inc., Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Sang You, Han Su Yoo, Guk Mu Park, Dong Woo Jeong, Myung Hoe Kim, Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Jae Hoon Cho, Han Kyung Park, Jae Sung Shin, Hae Dong Kwak, Gwon Hwa Bok, Jun Sik Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230415615
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle with a cushion tip-up and down function is provided. The seat is configured such that a cushion leg provided in a cushion is held, in a fitted manner, by a support spring of a support structure provided in a seat base, and when the cushion is rotated, the cushion leg is allowed to be folded and ejected by being automatically rotated, thereby improving the convenience of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Sang You, Han Su Yoo, Guk Mu Park, Dang Woo Jeong, Myung Hoe Kim, Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Jae Hoon Cho, Han Kyung Park, Jae Sung Shin, Hae Dong Kwak, Gwon Hwa Bok, Jun Sik Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230406179
    Abstract: A seat for vehicles has an assembly structure configured such that a cushion assembly may be mounted on and separated from a seat base through a locking device, and thus allows a cover member configured to cover the cushion assembly to be easily replaced so as to prevent contamination of the cushion assembly and the seat base and damage thereto, such as rust generation, due to contaminants on the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Sang You, Han Su Yoo, Guk Mu Park, Dong Woo Jeong, Myung Hoe Kim, Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Jae Hoon Cho, Han Kyung Park, Jae Sung Shin, Hae Dong Kwak, Kwon Hwa Bok, Jun sik Hwang
  • Patent number: 11845365
    Abstract: Disclosed is a locking device for a walk-in seat of a vehicle capable of stably maintaining the locked state of the walk-in seat prior to a walk-in operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a locking device for a walk-in seat of a vehicle capable of stably maintaining the locked state of the walk-in seat prior to a walk-in operation (that is, the locked state of a drive plate for the walk-in operation of the seat) even if the engagement between the drive plate and a pawl is released due to deformation caused by a torsional load applied to a connection frame of the seat by additionally providing a separate component configured to prevent the drive plate from being rotated in an unlocking direction when a load is applied to a seat belt buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
    Inventors: Jun Sik Hwang, Hae Dong Kwak, Dong Hyun Kim, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Jung Bin Lee, Jae Yong Jang
  • Publication number: 20230191960
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes first and second sub-seatbacks also provided as first and second seat cushions mounted on a main seatback to be rotatable in forward-rearward directions. A forward facing position in which an occupant is accommodated while viewing forward and a rearward facing position in which the occupant is accommodated while viewing rearward is easily realized, in response to forward and rearward rotation of the first sub-seatback and the second sub-seatback also provided as first and second seat cushions. Furthermore, a full-bed mode in which the seat is horizontally spread like a bed, a cushion tip-up mode in which the entirety of the seat is positioned upright for ensuring freight loading and an occupant entering and exiting passage, and the like are realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Woo JEONG, Eun Wue Kim, Dae Hee LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Jun Sik HWANG, Gwon Hwa BOK, Hae Dong KWAK, Jae Sung SHIN, Han Kyung PARK, Jae Hoon CHO
  • Publication number: 20230191959
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is proposed. The seat for a vehicle is configured to perform sliding of a seat cushion in conjunction with reclining of a seatback without a separate driver part or recliner, and to realize tipping-up of the seat cushion with the seat cushion and the seatback removably provided, and to be easily mounted and assembled to a vehicle to secure the inside space utilization of the vehicle and achieve cost reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Woo JEONG, Han Su YOO, Jung Sang YOU, Guk Mu PARK, Myung Hoe KIM, Eun Sue KIM, Dae Hee LEE, Jun Sik HWANG, Gwon Hwa BOK, Hae Dong KWAK, Jae Sung SHIN, Han Kyung PARK, Jae Hoon CHO
  • Publication number: 20230191962
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle. The cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle is configured to perform a tip-up function of a cushion part, and to move a seat leftward and rightward to adjust an interval between left and right seats, whereby left and right spacing between occupants seated in the seats is sufficiently secured and the convenience of the occupants is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Woo JEONG, Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Jun Sik Hwang, Gwon Hwa Bok, Hae Dong Kwak, Jae Sung Shin, Han Kyung Park, Jae Hoon Cho
  • Publication number: 20230049867
    Abstract: Provided is a device for adjusting a seat of a vehicle. The device integrates a fold-and-dive function in addition to a walk-in function of a seat and also enables a forward or backward sliding movement function of the seat to be linked with other functions, so that the walk-in operation that tilts second-row seats or third-row seats to a forward direction for securing an aisle for a passenger to get in or out of the vehicle may be easily performed. Further, the walk-in operation state may be robustly maintained since the seat is robustly fixed after the walk-in operation is performed, and the device contributing to a standardization in which various functions in addition to the walk-in function are integrated with each other and contributing to functional expandability may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ho Suk Jung, Sang Ho Kim, Jun Hwan Lee, Mu Young Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Do Park, Chan Ho Jung, Dong Man Lee, Woo Ryang Kim, Jae Hwa Choi, Jong Beom Na, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Hae Dong Kwak, Jun Sik Hwang, Jung Bin Lee
  • Publication number: 20220379774
    Abstract: A multi-position seat configured to maximize usability thereof through various changes in the positions of a seat back and a seat cushion may include a height assembly configured to move a base frame mounted on a vehicle body, a slide assembly configured to move a seat cushion frame, which is positioned above the base frame and is connected to the base frame via a link mechanism, upwards and downwards by sliding action of the link mechanism in a forward and backward direction, a tilt assembly configured to move a rear end portion of the seat cushion frame upwards and downwards, and a seat back frame hingedly coupled to a rear end portion of the base frame to be reclined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys, Inc., Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
    Inventors: Eun Sue KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Hong Heui LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Jong Tak LEE, Hae Dong KWAK, Cheol Hwan YOON, Jun Sik HWANG, In Sun BAEK, Sin Chan YANG, Myung Soo LEE, Chan Ki CHO
  • Publication number: 20220332224
    Abstract: Disclosed is a locking device for a walk-in seat of a vehicle, the locking device including a drive plate coupled to a connection frame interconnecting a side frame with a seatback frame and configured to move the connection frame to a walk-in position when performing walk-in operation, a pawl mounted on the connection frame and configured to lock or unlock the drive plate depending on whether the walk-in operation is performed, a locking lever mounted on the connection frame and configured to rotate the pawl in a direction of locking or unlocking the drive plate, and a pressing shaft fixed to a lower end of a seat belt buckle and laterally protruding to be coupled to the connection frame, and configured to apply a load to the pawl in a direction of locking the pawl to the drive plate due to the load applied to the seat belt buckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Bin LEE, Hae Dong KWAK, Gwon Hwa BOK, Cheol Hwan YOON, Jae Yong JANG, Jun Sik HWANG
  • Publication number: 20220332222
    Abstract: Disclosed is a locking device for a walk-in seat of a vehicle capable of stably maintaining the locked state of the walk-in seat prior to a walk-in operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a locking device for a walk-in seat of a vehicle capable of stably maintaining the locked state of the walk-in seat prior to a walk-in operation (that is, the locked state of a drive plate for the walk-in operation of the seat) even if the engagement between the drive plate and a pawl is released due to deformation caused by a torsional load applied to a connection frame of the seat by additionally providing a separate component configured to prevent the drive plate from being rotated in an unlocking direction when a load is applied to a seat belt buckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jun Sik HWANG, Hae Dong KWAK, Dong Hyun KIM, Cheol Hwan YOON, Jung Bin LEE, Jae Yong JANG
  • Publication number: 20220314853
    Abstract: A backboard assembly for a vehicular rear seat is disclosed. The backboard assembly includes an upper part and a lower part, which are made of a hard plastic material. The backboard assembly prevents the formation of a gap between the lower part and a luggage board, regardless of the operational mode of the rear seat. When a seat back is folded, the upper part, the lower part, and the luggage board are aligned in a horizontal direction, thereby allowing the space for passengers in the rear seat to be completely integrated with a luggage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Sik Han, Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Hae Dong Kwak, Jun Sik Hwang, Jong Tak Lee, Sin Chan Yang, In Sun Baek, Myung Soo Lee, Chan Ki Cho