Patents Assigned to Austem Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9623771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rod adapter for operating recliner and a seat reclining device comprising the same, where the seat reclining device comprises a fixed frame; a rotating frame rotatably coupled to the fixed frame; a recliner coupled to the fixed frame at one side and to the rotating frame at the other side to adjust rotation angle of the rotating frame; a shaft rod penetrating the fixed frame, the rotating frame and the recliner; a recliner lever provided rotatable around a shaft receiving part disposed coaxially to an end part of the shaft rod; and a rod adapter disposed between the shaft rod and the recliner lever and having a rod inserting recess part where the shaft rod is inserted and a lever shaft part which is inserted into the shaft receiving part of the recliner lever so that it intermediates between rotations of the shaft rod and the recliner lever. Therefore, compatibility between the recliner lever and the shaft rod as components of the seat reclining device can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: AUSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Joo Jeong, Se Young Park
  • Patent number: 9139113
    Abstract: A round recliner for vehicle seat is disclosed having a holder; a sector gear coupled to the holder to be rotatable with respect to the holder; N lock gears respectively having outer teeth and moving between a locking position where the outer teeth interlock with the inner teeth and an unlocking position where the outer teeth retreat from the inner teeth; and an operating means for moving the N lock gears to the locking or unlocking positions. The holder has N lock gear guides which guide each lock gear to slide between the locking and unlocking positions, an N?1 lock gear guides to make its outer teeth fully interlock with the inner teeth of the sector gear, and the remaining 1 lock gear guide has its guide round surface to make only one side tooth surfaces of its outer teeth interlock with the inner teeth of the sector gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-joo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9067514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat track comprising a fixed rail of a channel structure having laterally inner walls which extend vertically and have recesses; a moving rail sliding along the fixed rail and having laterally vertical walls which face the inner walls of the fixed rail and have a plurality of through holes; and a locking member having a supporting body received and installed between the vertical walls of the moving rail to face a plurality of the through holes, a plurality of rotating pins supported by the supporting body and rotating between a locking position where a plurality of the rotating pins are inserted in the recesses of the fixed rail through the through holes and an unlocking position where a plurality of the rotating pins are separated from the recesses, a guide spring supported by the supporting body and pressing a plurality of the rotating pins to rotate toward the unlocking position, and an unlocking body sliding along the supporting body due to an outer force to press a plu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Suk Oh, Young Jin Park, Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8911319
    Abstract: The dial recliner includes a holder and a sector gear and also comprises a brake spring, a cam, a pair of clutch shoes and a spring which are accommodated and supported between the holder and the sector gear. The dial recliner also comprises a housing to maintain a combined state between the holder and the sector gear. The holder has inner teeth of a ring shape at its outer circular part and a boss at its center part to support a shaft. The sector gear has outer teeth to intermesh with the inner teeth of the holder. When intermeshed, the boss of the holder and a shaft hole of the sector gear become eccentric between their centers. The clutch shoe is supported by the brake spring which is elastically held around the boss of the holder so that a circular drifting movement of the clutch shoe can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Min Chae, Won Kee Kim
  • Publication number: 20140361507
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lower arm for vehicle suspension system comprising a first bush mounting part and a second bush mounting part mounted to a front member mounting assembly of a vehicle chassis to be spaced apart therebetween at front and rear, a first arm having one end part connected to the first bush mounting part and the other end part extruding laterally from the vehicle chassis to be connected to a ball joint mounting part to support a wheel mounting assembly, and a second arm having one end part extending integrally from the first arm and the other end part connected to the second bush mounting part, wherein the first arm is formed by forming a metal plate, the one end part of the first arm connected to the first bush mounting part has a pair of ring members which are formed by forming the metal plate to be parallel therebetween in an axial direction and to contact and support through their inner round surfaces an outer round surface of the first bush mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ha PARK, Yui Youn YOO, Yong Sik KIM, Jae Gyu YOON
  • Publication number: 20140224954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat track comprising a fixed rail of a channel structure having laterally inner walls which extend vertically and have recesses; a moving rail sliding along the fixed rail and having laterally vertical walls which face the inner walls of the fixed rail and have a plurality of through holes; and a locking member having a supporting body received and installed between the vertical walls of the moving rail to face a plurality of the through holes, a plurality of rotating pins supported by the supporting body and rotating between a locking position where a plurality of the rotating pins are inserted in the recesses of the fixed rail through the through holes and an unlocking position where a plurality of the rotating pins are separated from the recesses, a guide spring supported by the supporting body and pressing a plurality of the rotating pins to rotate toward the unlocking position, and an unlocking body sliding along the supporting body due to an outer force to press a plu
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Suk Oh, Young Jin Park, Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20130334858
    Abstract: The dial recliner includes a holder and a sector gear and also comprises a brake spring, a cam, a pair of clutch shoes and a spring which are accommodated and supported between the holder and the sector gear. The dial recliner also comprises a housing to maintain a combined state between the holder and the sector gear. The holder has inner teeth of a ring shape at its outer circular part and a boss at its center part to support a shaft. The sector gear has outer teeth to intermesh with the inner teeth of the holder. When intermeshed, the boss of the holder and a shaft hole of the sector gear become eccentric between their centers. The clutch shoe is supported by the brake spring which is elastically held around the boss of the holder so that a circular drifting movement of the clutch shoe can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: AUSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Min Chae, Won Kee Kim
  • Patent number: 8544931
    Abstract: A latch assembly for vehicle seat is provided. The latch assembly includes a base with a receiving pocket for accommodating a striker of a vehicle body part, a catch rotatably coupled to the base to rotate between a locking position where the catch supports the striker and an unlocking position where the catch allows the striker to escape, a damping plate rotatably coupled to the base to elastically press the catch to rotate to the unlocking position and having a damping surface which elastically presses and supports the striker accommodated in the receiving pocket, a pawl plate rotatably coupled to the base and having a pressing surface which presses the catch rotated to the locking position, and a pawl rotatably coupled to the base with the same rotating axis as the pawl plate and can prevent a further rotation of the catch due to an outer impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Kyu Park, Hong-Jeon Baek
  • Patent number: 8544956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat adjusting mechanism for vehicle comprising a seat cushion frame which has at a lower part thereof a latch assembly being locked or unlocked to a locking pin of a vehicle part, a connecting plate which is fixedly coupled to an end part of the seat cushion frame and a seatback frame which is rotatably coupled to an end part of the connecting plate through a recliner, further comprising a driving link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate and is rotated in connection with the seatback frame when the seatback frame is rotated; a pre-latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate apart from the driving link and which, when the driving link is rotated over a predetermined angle, is rotated together to a predetermined extent in contact with the driving link; and a latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate with the same rotating axis as the pre-latch link and has an end part coupled to a cable end part for an operation of unlockin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun Young Park, Heon Pil Lim
  • Publication number: 20130234499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a torsion beam axle comprising a torsion beam whose both end parts have a circular cross section and a pair of trailing arms which are integrally coupled to the both end parts of the torsion beam, wherein the trailing arm is formed with a circular joining surface which has at least a predetermined width in a radial direction to correspond to the end part of the torsion beam, and the torsion beam axle further comprises a ring member having axially one end surface which is correspondingly contacted to the circular joining surface and coupled thereto by friction welding, and the other end surface which is correspondingly contacted to the end part of the torsion beam and welded thereto. Therefore, an enhanced coupling force between the trailing arm and the torsion beam which are of different materials therebetween can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: AUSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Taek LEE, Hyung Gyu KO, Myong Ho SHIN
  • Patent number: 8282141
    Abstract: A latch assembly for a vehicle seat is provided which includes a base plate, a latch coupled to the base plate to rotate between locking position and open position, and a pawl and a pawl plate being coaxial on the base plate and coupled to overlap and interact therebetween, wherein the latch includes a locking surface, the pawl plate includes a pressing surface pressing the locking surface when the latch is at the locking position and a first supporting surface supporting the locking surface when the latch receives impact, and the pawl includes a second supporting surface supporting the locking surface together with the pawl plate when the latch receives the impact. Thus, the latch assembly has an improved configuration enabling a convenient handling and smoothly operating although there is a coupling condition error, and stably maintaining a coupling state in spite of external impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Sung Paing, Jun Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20120186931
    Abstract: A round recliner for vehicle seat is disclosed. The round recliner comprises a holder; a sector gear coupled to the holder to be rotatable with respect to the holder; N lock gears respectively having outer teeth and moving between a locking position where the outer teeth interlock with the inner teeth and an unlocking position where the outer teeth retreat from the inner teeth; and an operating means for moving the N lock gears to the locking position or the unlocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: AUSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae-joo Jeong
  • Patent number: 8109373
    Abstract: A pumping device and a height adjuster for a vehicle seat are disclosed. The pumping device comprises a support plate; a cam receiver accommodated in the support plate; a brake cam received in the cam receiver to be integrally rotated with the shaft, and defining receiving spaces between the brake cam and the cam receiver; locking means received in each receiving space to allow and prevent rotation of the brake cam in the cam receiver; a control plate for applying the pushing force to the locking means; a bidirectional clutch coupled to the control plate if rotating force is applied and returned to a state of being decoupled from the control plate if the rotating force is not applied; a cover plate assembled with the support plate; a lever plate provided outside the cover plate; and elastic returning means for returning the lever plate to a predetermined reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Sung Paing, Heon-Pil Lim
  • Publication number: 20120013166
    Abstract: A latch assembly for vehicle seat is provided. The latch assembly includes a base with a receiving pocket for accommodating a striker of a vehicle body part, a catch rotatably coupled to the base to rotate between a locking position where the catch supports the striker and an unlocking position where the catch allows the striker to escape, a damping plate rotatably coupled to the base to elastically press the catch to rotate to the unlocking position and having a damping surface which elastically presses and supports the striker accommodated in the receiving pocket, a pawl plate rotatably coupled to the base and having a pressing surface which presses the catch rotated to the locking position, and a pawl rotatably coupled to the base with the same rotating axis as the pawl plate and can prevent a further rotation of the catch due to an outer impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: AUSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Kyu Park, Hong-Jeon Baek
  • Publication number: 20110210591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat adjusting mechanism for vehicle comprising a seat cushion frame which has at a lower part thereof a latch assembly being locked or unlocked to a locking pin of a vehicle part, a connecting plate which is fixedly coupled to an end part of the seat cushion frame and a seatback frame which is rotatably coupled to an end part of the connecting plate through a recliner, further comprising a driving link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate and is rotated in connection with the seatback frame when the seatback frame is rotated; a pre-latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate apart from the driving link and which, when the driving link is rotated over a predetermined angle, is rotated together to a predetermined extent in contact with the driving link; and a latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate with the same rotating axis as the pre-latch link and has an end part coupled to a cable end part for an operation of unlockin
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: AUSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gun Young Park, Heon Pil Lim
  • Publication number: 20110175388
    Abstract: A latch assembly for a vehicle seat is provided. The latch assembly for the vehicle seat which includes a base plate, a latch which is rotatably coupled to the base plate to rotate between a locking position and an open position, and a pawl and a pawl plate which are coaxial with the base plate and coupled to be overlapped each other to interact with each other to rotate, includes: the latch including a locking surface; the pawl plate including a pressing surface which presses the locking surface when the latch is positioned at the locking position, and a first supporting surface which supports the locking surface when the latch rotates by means of an impact; and the pawl including a second supporting surface which supports the locking surface together with the pawl plate when the latch rotates by means of the impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Sung Paing, Jun Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 7959205
    Abstract: A latch assembly for vehicle seat comprising a base having a receiving pocket accommodating a striker of a vehicle body part, a catch rotatably coupled to the base rotating between a locking position where the catch supports the striker and an unlocking position where the catch allows the striker to escape, a damping plate rotatably coupled to the base with the same rotating axis as the catch elastically pressing catch to rotate to the unlocking position and having a damping surface elastically pressing and supporting the striker, a pawl plate rotatably coupled to base having a pressing surface pressing the catch rotated to the locking position, a pawl rotatably coupled to base having the same rotating axis as the pawl plate and having a supporting surface supporting catch preventing further rotation if the catch at locking position rotates passing the pressing surface of pawl plate due to an outer impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Sung Paing, Jun Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 7922143
    Abstract: The present invention improves the shape of a protruding part of a locking member which allows a lower stationary rail and an upper moving rail of a seat moving track assembly to be coupled with each other, thereby enabling a stable movement with a further simplified configuration component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Austem Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun Young Park, Bum Suk Oh, Sung Ha Park
  • Patent number: 7862059
    Abstract: A torsion beam axle includes a torsion beam, a plurality of trailing arms made of a material different from that of the torsion beam, and connecting tubes made of a material better than that of the trailing arms with respect to weldability with the torsion beam, and integrally coupled to the trailing arms at one end part thereof, and welded to the torsion beam at the other end part thereof. Thereby, the coupling force between the trailing arms and the torsion beam made of different materials can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Min Ko
  • Patent number: D785513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Austem Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ha Park, Yui Youn Yoo, Yong Sik Kim