Patents by Inventor Sang Won HWANGBO

Sang Won HWANGBO 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: 11560114
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an airbag apparatus that includes a pair of main cushions installed to respective left and right sides of a seat back and deployed forward when gas is delivered to an internal filling chamber, to restrain a passenger from sides, and a pair of auxiliary cushions coupled to respective front ends of the main cushions while in communication with the main cushions and deployed laterally at one ends thereof to restrain the passenger from a front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choong Ryung Lee, Sang Won Hwangbo
  • Publication number: 20220388472
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat airbag for a vehicle, the seat airbag including an airbag cushion including lateral cushions configured to be deployed forward from lateral sides of a seatback, and front cushions bent and extending from front ends of the lateral cushions toward a seat center and positioned at a front side of the passenger, and support tethers configured to connect upper portions of the front cushions and an upper portion of the seatback or connect lower portions of the front cushions and a lower portion of the seatback so that the front cushions support a passenger when the passenger is loaded onto the front cushions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won HWANGBO, Choong Ryung LEE
  • Patent number: 11511699
    Abstract: Disclosed is a side airbag for vehicles including a first cushion coupled to one side of a seat, the first cushion extending from the side surface of the seat in a forward-rearward direction to cover a passenger at the side of the passenger when deployed, an inflator fixed to the seat, the inflator being configured to supply gas to the first cushion, a second cushion connected to the first cushion, the second cushion being bent from the first cushion toward the passenger and extending in a lateral direction, the second cushion being deployed by the gas supplied from the first cushion, and a support tether having one end fixedly coupled to the second cushion and the other end fixedly coupled to the seat, wherein the support tether is bent so as to be slidably coupled to the first cushion between one end and the other end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won Hwangbo, Choong Ryung Lee
  • Patent number: 11458923
    Abstract: Provided is an airbag system for a vehicle including an airbag cushion that is mounted on an upper end of a seatback and deployed forward to be located on both sides of the head of an occupant so as to limit upward movement of the occupant by restraining an upper body of the occupant in the event of a vehicle collision; an inflator that supplies gas to the airbag cushion in the event of the vehicle collision; and an external tether that has one end fixed to the airbag cushion and the other end fixed to the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Jun Harm, Sang Won Hwangbo
  • Publication number: 20220250577
    Abstract: A headrest airbag of a vehicle is proposed. The headrest airbag includes an inflator located inside a seatback, and connected to a headrest stay and configured to supply gas through the headrest stay during operation thereof, and an airbag cushion located inside the headrest, and configured to expand when being supplied with the gas through the headrest stay and to be unfolded outside of the headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won HWANGBO, Kyu Sang LEE, Jiwoon SONG
  • Patent number: 11407375
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus for a vehicle includes: an airbag cushion including: a main panel; a main portion including a first sewn part joined to the main panel and a first chamber part, the main portion disposed in a side of a passenger when the airbag cushion is expanded by gas injected in the first sewn part; and an auxiliary portion including a second sewn part and a second chamber part, the auxiliary portion disposed in front of the passenger when the airbag cushion is expanded by gas injected in the second sewn part; and a connection member including a first end connected to the main portion of the airbag cushion and a second end fixed to the second sewn part of the auxiliary portion, the connection member being configured to guide the airbag cushion to be expanded in a shape of surrounding the passenger when the airbag cushion is expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Min Lee, Sang Won Hwangbo, Choong Ryung Lee
  • Patent number: 11390238
    Abstract: A seat-mounted airbag device may include a seatback cushion built in a seatback of a vehicle. The seatback cushion includes side portions configured to be deployed from both side peripheral portions of a seat to a front of the seat to protect sides of an occupant when deployed by gas supplied by an inflator into the seatback cushion. Chest portions of the seatback cushion extend from front ends of the side portions to surround a chest of the occupant to protect the chest of the occupant. The airbag device includes one or more seatback tethers connected to a seat frame and mounted in the seat. When the seatback cushion is deployed, the seatback tethers are deployed along with the seatback cushion to support the chest in a top-bottom direction thereof, thereby supporting an upper body of the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Shub Shin, Hyock In Kwon, Joo Seon Yoo, Choong Ryung Lee, Sang Won Hwangbo
  • Patent number: 11345299
    Abstract: A roof curtain airbag for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion that is expanded to a space between passengers seated on respective seats when a plurality of seats are arranged to face each other, so that a collision between the passengers is prevented and the passengers are protected from impact by the airbag cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ga Ram Jeong, Hae Kwon Park, Sang Won Hwangbo
  • Publication number: 20220118938
    Abstract: An external airbag device is proposed. The external airbag device includes: a housing located in a bumper and securely coupled to a vehicle; and an airbag cushion disposed inside the housing in a folded state, and configured to be deployed outwardly from the housing and the bumper when gas is injected thereinto, wherein the airbag cushion is configured to be deployed to be inclined while a contact surface thereof brought into contact with an external obstacle colliding with the vehicle is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwoon SONG, Sang Won HWANGBO, Do Hyoung KIM, Seok Min LEE, Jae Jun HARM
  • Publication number: 20220105893
    Abstract: Disclosed is a side airbag for vehicles including a first cushion coupled to one side of a seat, the first cushion extending from the side surface of the seat in a forward-rearward direction to cover a passenger at the side of the passenger when deployed, an inflator fixed to the seat, the inflator being configured to supply gas to the first cushion, a second cushion connected to the first cushion, the second cushion being bent from the first cushion toward the passenger and extending in a lateral direction, the second cushion being deployed by the gas supplied from the first cushion, and a support tether having one end fixedly coupled to the second cushion and the other end fixedly coupled to the seat, wherein the support tether is bent so as to be slidably coupled to the first cushion between one end and the other end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won HWANGBO, Choong Ryung LEE
  • Publication number: 20220073027
    Abstract: A seat airbag device for a vehicle is proposed. The seat airbag device for a vehicle includes: a main chamber located in a vehicle seat at a side portion of an occupant and configured to be deployed toward a front portion of the vehicle when gas is injected thereinto; a sub-chamber connected to a front end of the main chamber and configured to be deployed in a direction intersecting a deployment direction of the main chamber when the gas is injected thereinto; and an expansion portion expanded from the front end of the main chamber and connected to an upper portion or a lower portion of the sub-chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won Hwangbo, Choong Ryung Lee
  • Publication number: 20220063547
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus for a vehicle is proposed. The airbag apparatus is configured to protect an occupant from an impact during a vehicle collision, to restrain the occupant to minimize occupant injuries, and to have improved storage performance to reduce a seat package volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choong Ryung LEE, Hae Kwon PARK, Sang Won HWANGBO
  • Publication number: 20220063550
    Abstract: A side airbag for a vehicle includes: a main cushion located at a seat of the vehicle and configured to be unfolded at a front side of a passenger to a front of the vehicle when gas is injected into the main cushion; a sub cushion connected to a front-end portion of the main cushion and configured to be unfolded from the front-end portion of the main cushion toward the passenger when gas is injected into the sub cushion; a support tether having a first end connected to the seat and a second end connected to the sub cushion so as to support the sub cushion; and a cushion cover surrounding both the main cushion and the sub cushion, and having a tether slit through which the support tether passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won HWANGBO, Choong Ryung LEE
  • Publication number: 20220063537
    Abstract: A vehicle airbag system is proposed, The vehicle airbag system includes: a front airbag mounted to a portion of a vehicle at front of a passenger and configured to be unfolded toward front of the passenger; an upper airbag mounted to a portion of the vehicle above the passenger and configured to be unfolded toward front of the passenger; a seat detector configured to detect a seating posture of the passenger; and a controller configured to control unfolding of the front airbag or the upper airbag on the basis of the passenger's seating posture detected by the seat detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Min LEE, Hae Kwon PARK, Ga Ram JEONG, Dong Oh LEE, Sang Won HWANGBO
  • Patent number: 11235729
    Abstract: Disclosed is a side airbag for vehicles including a first cushion coupled to one side of a seat, the first cushion extending from the side surface of the seat in a forward-rearward direction to cover a passenger at the side of the passenger when deployed, an inflator fixed to the seat, the inflator being configured to supply gas to the first cushion, a second cushion connected to the first cushion, the second cushion being bent from the first cushion toward the passenger and extending in a lateral direction, the second cushion being deployed by the gas supplied from the first cushion, and a support tether having one end fixedly coupled to the second cushion and the other end fixedly coupled to the seat, wherein the support tether is bent so as to be slidably coupled to the first cushion between one end and the other end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won Hwangbo, Choong Ryung Lee
  • Publication number: 20220017037
    Abstract: A roof mounted airbag is proposed. The roof mounted airbag includes: an airbag cushion having an upper portion fixed to a roof of a vehicle and configured to be expanded downward when gas is supplied therein; a vent hole formed on the airbag cushion, and configured to discharge the gas in the airbag cushion to the outside of the airbag cushion during opening of the vent hole; and a closing tether having a first end fixed to the roof of the vehicle, and a second end connected to the vent hole to close the vent hole when tension is applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ga Ram JEONG, Sang Won HWANGBO, Hae Kwon PARK
  • Publication number: 20210402949
    Abstract: A seat airbag apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. A side cushion is deployed so as to protrude forward from a seatback in order to protect the lateral sides of an occupant, and a front cushion is deployed so as to protrude from the side cushion to the front of the occupant in order to protect the front side of the occupant. The deployment of the side cushion and the front cushion is limited by an upper dual-surface tether structure, formed by an upper-side surface tether and an upper-front surface tether, and a lower dual-surface tether structure, formed by a lower-side surface tether and a lower-front surface tether, thereby increasing force with which movement of the occupant is restricted, thus further enhancing an occupant protection effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il Chang SUNG, Sang Won HWANGBO, Choong Ryung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210362670
    Abstract: A side airbag for a vehicle including an inflator part that discharges an inflation gas; and a cushion part that covers the inflator part, is deployed by the gas discharged from the inflator part. The cushion part includes a main chamber part deployed between a passenger and a vehicle body, and a protruding chamber part extended from the main chamber part and deployed in front of the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won HWANGBO, Choong Ryung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210354653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat airbag for a vehicle in which a side cushion 100 is deployed to protrude forward from a seatback 10 and protects the side of a passenger 20, a front cushion 200 is deployed to protrude from the side cushion 100 to the front of the passenger 20 and protects the front of the passenger 20, an upper tether 300 and a lower tether 400 exhibiting strong restraint force are connected to the side cushion 100 and the front cushion 200. Thus, it is possible to effectively restrain the passenger's lateral behavior, forward behavior, and diagonal behavior, thereby further enhancing the passenger's protective effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choong Ryung LEE, Sang Won HWANGBO
  • Publication number: 20210354654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat airbag for a vehicle in which a cushion storage space 810 capable of accommodating a front cushion 200 is provided at a front end 720 connected to the front cushion 200 in a side cushion 100, and the front cushion 200 folded in a bellows type is inserted and accommodated into the cushion storage space 810. The side cushion 100 and the front cushion 200 can be deployed sequentially with a time difference, so that the reliability of the cushion deployment can be secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choong Ryung LEE, Sang Won HWANGBO