Patents Assigned to Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10106035
    Abstract: A method controls an acceleration pedal of a vehicle that calls a driver's attention by causing vibration or increasing pedal effort in the acceleration pedal according to diversified driving situations. The method includes selecting a control mode of selecting, by a driver, a control mode given to the acceleration pedal, judging an eco red state of judging whether the vehicle is driven for a predetermined time in the eco red state, and executing the control mode of giving the control mode selected at the selecting of the control mode to the acceleration pedal when it is judged that the vehicle is driven for the predetermined time in the eco red state at the judging of the eco red state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Yangrae Cho, Jongsang Noh
  • Publication number: 20150258891
    Abstract: A method controls an acceleration pedal of a vehicle that calls a driver's attention by causing vibration or increasing pedal effort in the acceleration pedal according to diversified driving situations. The method includes selecting a control mode of selecting, by a driver, a control mode given to the acceleration pedal, judging an eco red state of judging whether the vehicle is driven for a predetermined time in the eco red state, and executing the control mode of giving the control mode selected at the selecting of the control mode to the acceleration pedal when it is judged that the vehicle is driven for the predetermined time in the eco red state at the judging of the eco red state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunsik KIM, Yangrae CHO, Jongsang NOH
  • Patent number: 9073429
    Abstract: A method controls an acceleration pedal of a vehicle that calls a driver's attention by causing vibration or increasing pedal effort in the acceleration pedal according to diversified driving situations. The method includes selecting a control mode of selecting, by a driver, a control mode given to the acceleration pedal, judging an eco red state of judging whether the vehicle is driven for a predetermined time in the eco red state, and executing the control mode of giving the control mode selected at the selecting of the control mode to the acceleration pedal when it is judged that the vehicle is driven for the predetermined time in the eco red state at the judging of the eco red state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DONGHEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Yangrae Cho, Jongsang Noh
  • Patent number: 8833201
    Abstract: A pedal device for a vehicle may include a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal which may be pivotally installed in a movable panel, an electric device selectively moving the movable panel, and an eco device transferring a motion of the electric device to the accelerator pedal to adjust a pedal effort of the accelerator pedal or vibrate the accelerator pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Hojong Oh, Yangrae Cho, Jeehyuck Choi
  • Patent number: 8726760
    Abstract: An adjustable pendant and organ type accelerator pedal device can vary the position of a pedal assembly including a pedal pad forwards and backwards according to driver's will to thereby allow a driver to operate pedal pad in a convenient state, such that convenience is remarkably improved and merchantability is significantly improved by greatly decreasing a sense of fatigue due to operating pedal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Yangrae Cho, Hojong Oh
  • Patent number: 8701522
    Abstract: A pendant type adjustment pedal apparatus includes an adjustment accelerator pedal that adjust a pedal clearance by the rotation of a motor, and an adjustment brake pedal that receives the rotation of motor through a rotary drive cable. Accordingly, convenience in adjusting a pedal clearance is provided, and particularly, adjustment accelerator pedal achieves a vibration mode in addition to a foot effort mode, which is an eco mode, by an electric mode generating device, such as a solenoid or a linear motor. Therefore, it is possible to improve fuel efficiency and to provide a danger recognition function using an accelerator pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Yangrae Cho, Jongsang Noh, Jonggeun Cha, Hojong Oh, Donghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8502656
    Abstract: A displacement diagnosis sensor of a brake pedal having a stop lamp switch function is provided. According to the present invention, one sensor performs both a function of a stop lamp switch and a function of diagnosing a rotational displacement of the brake pedal simultaneously to thereby save a manufacturing cost and reduce a weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwanghyuck Lee, Byungju Kim
  • Patent number: 8438945
    Abstract: An electronic organ type accelerator pedal apparatus, may include a pedal housing having a pedal arm receiving space therein and a carrier fitting hole, a pedal pivotally hinged to a hinged portion of the pedal housing, a pedal arm pivotally mounted to an inner surface of the pedal housing, wherein one end portion of the pedal arm is elastically biased by an elastic member and the other end portion of which is pivotally coupled to the pedal through the carrier fitting hole to transfer an activating force of the pedal to the other end portion of the pedal arm, and a damping stopper fixed to the inner surface of the pedal housing in the pedal arm receiving space and selectively engaged with the other end portion of the pedal arm to limit a rotation of the pedal arm when the pedal arm is rotated by the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Yangrae Cho, Byungju Kim, Donghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8434385
    Abstract: A pedal device which can alleviate fatigue of a driver's ankle due to frequent acceleration by varying the amount of reaction force applied when the driver presses and releases a pedal by adjusting a pre-compression force against a return spring disposed at a hinged portion of a pedal arm and adjusting a friction force on a pivot end of the pedal arm. The pedal device includes a housing fixed to a car body, an arm hinged to the housing, an elastic member disposed at the hinged portion between the housing and the pedal arm, a pedal effort adjusting unit disposed at the pedal arm and pressing an end of the elastic member, and a hysteresis adjusting unit movably disposed at the housing to press a pivot end of the pedal arm and adjusting the amount of change in stroke-to-pedal effort when the pedal arm operates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yonghwan Mo
  • Patent number: 8404176
    Abstract: A hybrid method manufacturing apparatus for a torsion beam according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of side punch molds where a semi-finished product material heated to approximately 880 to 800° C. is molded and a press mold where a cooling water circulation line decreasing the temperature of the processed finished product to approximately 750 to 450° C. while the semi-finished product material is molded to a processed finished product is installed, an advantage of high-temperature molding having high dimensional accuracy is maintained at the time of manufacturing the torsion beam and additional heat treatment such as tempering is selectively performed only when additional heat treatment such as tempering increases toughness because only a martensite structure is not formed in quenching treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byungju Kim, Sangmyung Kim, Sanggil Jang, Cheolhwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20130057262
    Abstract: An accelerator position sensor (APS) includes a transmitting coil generating a magnetic field, a coupler controlling the magnetic field generated from the transmitting coil, a receiving coil receiving the magnetic field generated from the transmitting coil to generate a predetermined frequency, and a signal processor calculating rotation information of the coupler using the frequency received from the receiving coil and outputting displacement values of an accelerator pedal. With the APS, a guarantee signal can be generated only through the receiving coil and precise measuring values can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd., Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Sang Noh, Eun Sik Kim, Bon Chang Koo, Yang Rae Cho, Bong Kyo Seo
  • Patent number: 8378531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an actuator apparatus of an active accelerator pedal, which can provide a driver with a pressing-force rise mode or a vibration mode in accordance with the operational condition of the accelerator pedal and the traveling condition of the vehicle; therefore, it is possible to improve fuel efficiency and also help safe traveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongsang Noh, Jonggeun Cha, Donghwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20120137822
    Abstract: A pedal device for a vehicle may include a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal which may be pivotally installed in a movable panel, an electric device selectively moving the movable panel, and an eco device transferring a motion of the electric device to the accelerator pedal to adjust a pedal effort of the accelerator pedal or vibrate the accelerator pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Hojong Oh, Yangrae Cho, Jeehyuck Choi
  • Publication number: 20120143439
    Abstract: A method controls an acceleration pedal of a vehicle that calls a driver's attention by causing vibration or increasing pedal effort in the acceleration pedal according to diversified driving situations. The method includes selecting a control mode of selecting, by a driver, a control mode given to the acceleration pedal, judging an eco red state of judging whether the vehicle is driven for a predetermined time in the eco red state, and executing the control mode of giving the control mode selected at the selecting of the control mode to the acceleration pedal when it is judged that the vehicle is driven for the predetermined time in the eco red state at the judging of the eco red state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, DONGHEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eunsik KIM, Yangrae Cho, Jongsang Noh
  • Publication number: 20120137823
    Abstract: Provided is a brake pedal device that can effectively prevent a brake pedal from hurting a drive by forcibly rotating the brake pedal toward the front of the vehicle, away from the driver, when the brake pedal is pushed to driver by a car collision, with the brake pedal supported to the car body. The brake pedal device includes a brake pedal pivotably supported to a car body, and a pivot lever forcibly pivoting the brake pedal to the front of a vehicle, away from a driver, by forcibly pivoting by means of the car body in a collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, DONGHEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Jeongseon Min, Yangrae Cho, Hojong Oh, Donghwan Kim, Okjin Kim
  • Publication number: 20120132028
    Abstract: An adjustable pendant and organ type accelerator pedal device can vary the position of a pedal assembly including a pedal pad forwards and backwards according to driver's will to thereby allow a driver to operate pedal pad in a convenient state, such that convenience is remarkably improved and merchantability is significantly improved by greatly decreasing a sense of fatigue due to operating pedal pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Yangrae Cho, Hojong Oh
  • Patent number: 8188624
    Abstract: The present invention is characterized in that it does not require specific fastening tools, which causes breakage or defects, or bonding work, because a brushless DC motor includes an insulator that is inserted in a stator to insulate a coil wound with led magnet wires and has at least one or more locking portions with locking grooves stepped on the inner side along the circumference and an outlet connector that has hooks fitted in the locking protrusions when being assembled with the insulator such that the insulator and the outlet connector are assembled in fitting and locking ways in assembling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd., DH Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongsang Noh, Jonggeun Cha, Jongman Lee
  • Publication number: 20120125142
    Abstract: An acceleration pedal for a vehicle includes a pedal arm where a pedal is connected and that is rotatably mounted; a straight actuator that presses pedal arm in a return direction by moving straight; and a controller that controls straight actuator. Therefore, according to the acceleration pedal for a vehicle, it is possible to not only generate mechanical or electric signals to transmit driver's intention of acceleration to a power generator, but allow the driver to safely and economically drive and send specific signals to the driver by applying active action to the acceleration pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd., Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Eunsik Kim, Yangrae Cho, Jongsang Noh, Jonggeun Cha
  • Patent number: 8169117
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brushless motor for a fluid pump that allows implementing a fluid pump that overcomes problems of durability and reduction of energy efficiency due to DC motors in the related art and provides excellent operational characteristics, by ensuring a space allowing fluid to flow between a stator and a rotor, and ensuring and maintaining excellent driving characteristics of a motor, and a fluid pump using the brushless motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongsang Noh, Jonggeun Cha, Jongman Lee
  • Patent number: 8161842
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating hysteresis of an electronic accelerator pedal for a vehicle is provided, which includes a pedal arm that is pivotably connected to a housing; a friction block that is provided to be in contact with an inner wall of the housing; a friction block hole that is formed through the friction block to fit the fitting protrusion and has an elliptical shape in the longitudinal direction of the pedal arm such that the friction block fitted on the fitting protrusion slides on the bottom of the friction block mounting groove; a spring seat that is provided to be seated on the friction block; and an inner spring and an outer spring each of which one end is supported against the upper inner surface of the housing and the other is supported by the spring seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: Donghee Industrial Co., Ltd., DH Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donghwan Kim, Yonghwan Mo, Byungju Kim, Jongrae Lee