Abstract: A rear vehicle body structure includes a wheel housing including a wheel housing inner panel, a shock absorber mounting bracket mounted on the outside of the wheel housing inner panel, and a wheel housing reinforcement mounted inside the wheel housing inner panel and connected to the shock absorber mounting bracket.
Abstract: A method of detecting a collision in a moving object includes: detecting, by the moving object, an object and an event; determining a situation as at least one of an emergency situation, a manageable situation, or a general situation in response to the detected object and the detected event; determining whether or not it is possible to transmit a warning message for the detected event to the detected object upon determining that situation is the manageable situation; and transmitting collision possibility information to the detected object based on a warning alarm system upon determining that it is impossible to transmit the warning message for the detected event to the detected object.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 11, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 12, 2023
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
Inventors:
Jae Jun Ha, Ilsoo Yun, Sangmin Park, Sungho Park, Harim Jeong, Cheolwoo Kwon, Jiwon Kim, Kiyeon Park
Abstract: An apparatus of adjusting the height of a seat belt, which enables the height of a three-point-type seat belt to be adjusted according to the body shape of a child passenger, securing the safety of a child passenger as well as an adult passenger, includes a sliding rail vertically provided on a side of a seatback; and a slider including a belt ring to hang a shoulder belt, wherein the slider is engaged to the sliding rail and configured to vertically slide along the sliding rail, the belt ring being positioned on a top portion of the seatback in a state in which the slider is positioned on an upper end portion of the sliding rail.
Abstract: An oil recovery structure for cooling a motor includes a rotor connected to a rotary shaft, a stator disposed on the rotor, a housing surrounding the rotor and the stator, and an oil housing disposed on the housing, in which the oil housing includes a first inlet through which the oil is introduced from a space defined on one side of the rotor, a second inlet through which the oil is introduced from a reducer connected to the rotary shaft, and a discharging port discharging the oil inside the oil housing to an oil filter.
Abstract: An embodiment parallel cell based mobility production system includes a front serial production line which is composed of one or more cells arranged in series and through which vehicles of various types sequentially pass to be processed, a parallel production line provided with a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix form, and a rear serial production line in which the vehicles of various types passed through the parallel production line are sequentially fed.
Abstract: A single channel-based multi-functional light emitting diode lamp driving system includes: first and second light source groups distinguished for each lamp function thereof; a single LED lamp driving module adjusting an input voltage to a voltage required for each lamp function and to apply it to the first and second light source groups; a switching module controlling on or off of the first and second light source groups; and a control module controlling light amounts of the first and second light source groups by performing time-division control on an on or off time of the switching module in conjunction with the LED lamp driving module, wherein the control module is configured to perform time division turn-on control on the first and second light source groups by controlling at least one of a current value applied to the first and second light source groups or a duty ratio thereof in a high-beam passing mode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 18, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 12, 2023
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL CORPORATION
Inventors:
Choong Seob Park, So Jeong Kang, Jin Hyun Kim, Seok Hyun Hwang, Ga Hee Lee, Chul Sung Lee
Abstract: Disclosed are a light-distributing lens and a lighting module using the same, which are capable of securing light efficiency when implementing a low beam and of having enhanced light performance by eliminating unintentional generation of light.
Abstract: A thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle includes a first line including a coolant pump and a fuel cell stack, a second line including a coolant heater and a phase change material (PCM) and connected to the first line to form a first loop in which the coolant pump, the stack, the coolant heater, and the PCM are arranged, a third line including a radiator and connected to the first line to form a second loop in which the coolant pump, the stack, and the radiator are arranged, and an opening and closing valve opening and closing each of the first line, the second line, and the third line to allow the coolant to circulate in at least one of the first loop and the second loop, wherein the PCM is configured to be heat-exchanged with the coolant heater and the coolant.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 12, 2023
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
Inventors:
Hyuck Roul Kwon, Nam Woo Lee, Sung Wook Na
Abstract: An embodiment vehicle impact energy absorption system includes a pair of front side members, a battery assembly disposed under a center floor of a vehicle, a front subframe disposed below the pair of front side members and located in front of the battery assembly, the front subframe being connected to the pair of front side members through a pair of support arms and a pair of support brackets, wherein each support arm of the pair of support arms is provided on the front subframe, and each support bracket of the pair of support brackets is provided on each front side member of the pair of front side members, respectively, and an electric motor mounted on the front subframe.
Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle or a powertrain control method therefor controlling a powertrain with a more effective recognition of an entry into a low emission zone may include steps of: determining by use of image-based road-sign recognition information an entry into a zone in which an amount of exhaust gas is requested to be reduced; determining an average size for a type of the zone in case where the entry thereinto is determined by the control unit; and controlling a driving mode to be Electric Vehicle (EV) mode until it is determined based on the average size that the vehicle exists the zone.
Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing an exhaust hydrogen concentration in a fuel cell system includes a first air cut-off valve (ACV) blocking ambient air supplied to a cathode, a second ACV blocking exhaust hydrogen discharged from the cathode, and an air suction valve (ASV) operating in a first mode connecting the cathode and an intake port of an air compressor and in a second mode blocking connection between the cathode and the intake port of the air compressor. The apparatus also includes a controller for operating the ASV in the first mode to store air of the cathode while the first ACV is opened and the second ACV is closed when hydrogen is supplied to an anode, and for operating the ASV in the second mode to discharge ambient air through an exhaust line while the first ACV is opened and the second ACV is opened when ambient air is supplied to the cathode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 29, 2020
Date of Patent:
December 12, 2023
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Abstract: A movable object such as a mobile robot is designed to be driven indoors or outdoors with improved stability. Stability is enhanced by an attitude control mechanism to improve attitude stability of the movable object in a direction perpendicular to a driving direction thereof. The movable object includes an attitude control motor including a connecting shaft having a first end connected to a body part and a second end connected to a wheel, wherein the second end of the connecting shaft is located higher or lower than the first end of the connecting shaft.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 18, 2020
Date of Patent:
December 12, 2023
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
Inventors:
Hun Keon Ko, Geun Sang Yu, Joo Young Chun, Eun Ho Seo
Abstract: Proposed is a method of virtualizing characteristics of an internal combustion engine vehicle in an electric vehicle, the method including obtaining, by a controller, powertrain state information for a vehicle powertrain including a motor that makes a vehicle move and a power transmission device between the motor and driving wheels, determining, by the controller, tooth surface pressures of gears in the powertrain between the motor and the driving wheels based on the obtained powertrain state information, generating, by the controller, a virtual effect signal for generating a virtual effect that simulates powertrain characteristics of the internal combustion engine vehicle based on the determined tooth surface pressures of the gears in the powertrain, and generating, by the controller, the virtual effect that simulates the powertrain characteristics of the internal combustion engine vehicle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 2, 2022
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes a server, and a plurality of vehicles configured to communicate with the server. The server is configured to obtain driving information on each of the plurality of vehicles entering an intersection area within a parking lot, generate priority information on each of the plurality of vehicles based on the driving information on each of the plurality of vehicles, and transmit control information including the priority information to each of the plurality of vehicles based on the priority information so that the plurality of vehicles pass through the intersection area.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 15, 2023
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle which supports a minimal risk maneuver. The vehicle performs driving, perform the minimal risk maneuver when a specific event occurs during the driving, eliminates the risk of the vehicle in accordance with the initiation of the minimal risk maneuver, ends the minimal risk maneuver when the risk of the vehicle is eliminated, and performs the driving again after ending the minimal risk maneuver.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 20, 2021
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
Inventors:
Chan Jong JANG, Jong Sung PARK, Cheol Hwan YUN, Yong Bin MIN
Abstract: Proposed is a road slope estimation method for a vehicle. The method includes: calculating, by a controller, a basic slope based on an output value of an acceleration sensor of the vehicle; calculating, by the controller, an acceleration/deceleration correction value from an acceleration/deceleration correction map; and calculating, by the controller, a turning correction value from a turning correction map. The method further includes: calculating, by the controller, a final slope based on the basic slope, the acceleration/deceleration correction value, and the turning correction value; and controlling the vehicle based on the final slope.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 14, 2022
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes an anode current collector, an intermediate layer located on the anode current collector, a solid electrolyte layer located on the intermediate layer, a cathode active material layer located on the solid electrolyte layer and including a cathode active material, and a cathode current collector located on the cathode active material layer, wherein the intermediate layer includes a metal configured to form an alloy with lithium, and satisfies Equation 1 below, 50?Metal Content in Intermediate Layer/Discharge Capacity Density [?g/mAh]?200??[Equation 1].
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 28, 2022
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
Inventors:
Hee Soo Kang, Young Jin Nam, Sang Wan Kim, Seon Hwa Kim, Jae Min Lim, Hong Suk Choi
Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle which supports a minimal risk maneuver. The vehicle performs driving, perform the minimal risk maneuver when a specific event occurs during the driving, eliminates the risk of the vehicle in accordance with the initiation of the minimal risk maneuver, ends the minimal risk maneuver when the risk of the vehicle is eliminated, and performs the driving again after ending the minimal risk maneuver.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 20, 2021
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
Inventors:
Se Young PARK, Jong Sung PARK, Chan Jong JANG, Yong Bin MIN
Abstract: A cathode for all-solid-state batteries includes an additive as a sacrificial cathode material, and a method for manufacturing cathode for all-solid-state batteries. The additive may include a compound represented by Formula 1 below, (La2/3-xLi3x?1/3-2x)TiO3, ??[Formula 1] wherein ? may indicate a vacant site for achieving charge neutrality depending on a doping amount of lithium, and x may satisfy an equation of 0.04?x??.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 28, 2022
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
Inventors:
Chung Bum Lim, Sang Heon Lee, Sung Woo Noh, Jeong Hyun Seo, Im Sul Seo, Ju Yeong Seong, Je Sik Park
Abstract: A method of virtualizing characteristics of an internal combustion engine vehicle in an electric vehicle, includes obtaining, by a controller, real-time vehicle driving information, determining, by the controller, tooth surface pressures of gears in the powertrain between a motor for driving a vehicle and driving wheels based on the obtained real-time vehicle driving information, generating, by the controller, a virtual effect signal for generating a virtual effect that simulates powertrain characteristics of an internal combustion engine vehicle based on the determined tooth surface pressures of the gears in the powertrain, and generating, by the controller, a virtual effect that simulates powertrain characteristics of an internal combustion engine vehicle by controlling an operation of a virtual effect generation device that generates a virtual effect according to the generated virtual effect signal.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 30, 2022
Publication date:
December 7, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation