Patents Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company
  • Patent number: 9738315
    Abstract: A parking guidance apparatus includes: an image obtainer to capture an image around a vehicle; an image processor to generate an around view monitoring (AVM) image by using images obtained through the image obtainer; and a controller. When entering a parking guidance mode, the controller displays a parking position marker near a vehicle within the AVM image, determines a target parking slot using the parking position marker, displays a point marker for setting an initial movement position from which the vehicle may enter the target parking slot, guides movement of the vehicle to the initial movement position using the point marker, and guides the vehicle to enter the target parking slot when the vehicle reaches the initial movement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Dae Joong Yoon, Jin Wook Choi
  • Patent number: 9742038
    Abstract: An all solid electrode structure having a solid electrolyte concentration gradient is provided and a method of improving an output performance is provided with improved ion diffusion and obtaining a high capacity battery, by disposing an anode or cathode electrode having a substantially continuous concentration gradient to have a greater solid electrolyte ratio as being closer to a solid electrolyte interface and have a greater active material ratio as being close to a current collector interface. The active material/solid electrolyte ratio of anode and cathode active material layers has a concentration gradient by a single process using an aerosol deposition method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Hui Kim, Tae Young Kim, Kyoung Han Ryu
  • Patent number: 9742216
    Abstract: A wireless charging system for a variable charging mode includes: an information receiver configured to receive information about a wireless power receiver including a wireless charging mode that is supported by the wireless power receiver through a wireless communication connected to the wireless power receiver; wireless power transmitting units configured to wirelessly transmit power by a plurality of different wireless charging modes; and a controller configured to control the wireless power transmitting units to wireless transmit power by the wireless charging mode corresponding to the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Woong Hur, Sin Gu Kim, Seul Ki Jeon, Jeong Nam Son, Woo Kil Jung, Yun Bok Lee, Yong Suk Chae
  • Patent number: 9738326
    Abstract: A rear package tray structure may include left and right side members oriented vertically from a floor panel, and a tray member to connect upper ends of the side members, in which the tray member and the side members are shaped with empty spaces defined therein extending in longitudinal directions thereof, respectively, and are connected to one another such that the empty spaces fluidly communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Suk-Jun Chai
  • Patent number: 9739688
    Abstract: A removing poison apparatus of a lambda sensor includes: a lambda sensor detecting an oxygen concentration included in an exhaust gas; and a control unit differentiating a heating temperature and a heating time to remove poison of the lambda sensor depending on a lambda signal output from the lambda sensor in an overrun condition of the engine. By heating the lambda sensor depending on the magnitude of the lambda signal output from the lambda sensor, the lambda sensor may be inhibited from being degraded by combusting the material poisoned to the electrode of the lambda sensor and the failure of the lambda sensor may be correctly determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: HwaYong Jang, Mooseock Seo, Shin Geol Kim, Jeong Sik Jin, Jinseung Yoo, Seongmin Park, Sung Il You, Ki Hong Kang, SeungWoo Seo
  • Patent number: 9742016
    Abstract: A fuel cell startup apparatus and method reduces high-voltage generation and corrosion of a cathode electrode that may occur because the density of oxygen is locally high in a cell near a central flow distributor after long-term parking of a fuel-cell vehicle. To this end, density control gas is selectably injected into a fuel supply line prior to supply of reaction gas of hydrogen and air in a fuel cell startup process after long-term parking to forcedly mix anode-side gas in the fuel supply line and the cell with the density control gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Jo Oh, Jong Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 9738171
    Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for detecting a charger for a designated vehicle based on the circumstances including a plurality of chargers in a charging station. Also, provided is a method of operating the charger using the method or the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Do Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9738169
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wireless charging device includes: receiving information sensed by at least one of a yaw rate sensor, a gyro sensor, and a tire pressure sensor of a vehicle; calculating a longitudinal/transversal gradient of the vehicle according to the received information; and adjusting a height or a gradient of a receiving pad equipped in the vehicle or adjusting a height, a gradient, a transmission power, or a frequency of a transmitting pad corresponding to the receiving pad, based on the calculated longitudinal/transversal gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Do Hoon Kim, Zeung Il Kim
  • Patent number: 9738218
    Abstract: An electronic brake lamp switch may include an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to generate a signal for turning on a brake lamp, an first output signal, and a second output signal, respectively, when a brake pedal is pressed and configured to package electrical elements for preventing failure when the failure such as outside overvoltage, abnormal surge or short circuit able to be generated on an output terminal occurs, and a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to receive power for operating the application-specific integrated circuit and to which the ASIC is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Truwin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Gil Park, Jae-Sung Heo, Chang-Hyun Lee, Ean-Soo Cho, Jeong-Seop Byeon
  • Patent number: 9738275
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving control method for hybrid type vehicles with a DCT. The method includes: receiving the motor speed from a driving motor; when abnormality of the motor speed is detected, requesting driving of an engine and determining whether an engine clutch is engaged; if it is determined that the engine clutch is released, controlling a clutch of a current driving stage using a clutch torque higher than a transmission input torque; controlling the current driving stage to be a limp home driving stage set in advance to be in a limp home driven status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Cho, Ho Young Lee, So Young Lee, Seung Sam Baek, Ho Sung Kim, Seong Hwan Cheong, Young Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9739370
    Abstract: A shifting control method for a vehicle may include a Wide Open Throttle (WOT) determination, by a controller, of determining whether the vehicle is in a WOT condition, a shift RPM determination, by the controller, of determining shift RPM using turbine RPM and slip RPM, when it is determined in the WOT determination that the vehicle is in the WOT condition, an estimated RPM determination, by the controller, of determining estimated RPM based on the shift RPM and a rate of change of the turbine RPM after the shift RPM determination, the estimated RPM being the shift RPM after a preset time period, an estimated RPM comparison, by the controller, of comparing the estimated RPM with a first preset RPM after the estimated RPM determination, and a shifting processing, by the controller, of performing upshifting when the estimated RPM is equal to or greater than the first preset RPM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jae Sik Yang
  • Patent number: 9739183
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration system may include a camshaft, a cam portion having a cam is formed thereto. The camshaft is inserted to the cam portion such that a relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable. The camp portion has a cam cap engaging portion, and an inner bracket transmits rotation of the camshaft to the cam portion. A slider housing has the inner bracket rotatably inserted thereto, of which relative position with respect to the camshaft is variable, and of which a control slot is formed. Cam caps rotatably mount the cam cap engaging portion to a cylinder head, and a control portion comprising an eccentric control shaft inserted into the control slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 9738329
    Abstract: An apparatus for improving aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle is provided. In particular, the apparatus includes grill shutter and a bumper lip that are operated simultaneously using one actuator and power transfer mechanism based on a vehicle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Young Yoon, Hyun Gyung Kim, Keon Soo Jin, Ki Hong Lee, Dong Eun Cha
  • Patent number: 9738160
    Abstract: A fail-safe method and apparatus for high voltage parts in a hybrid vehicle is provided. In the fail-safe method, it is determined whether or not a high voltage main relay is turned off. Here, when the high voltage main relay is turned off, a voltage is charged into a direct current (DC) link using a counter electromotive force generated in a motor generator linked with a revolution of an engine. Voltage control is performed such that the voltage of the DC link is uniformly maintained using an inverter for the motor generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Su Hyun Bae, Young Kook Lee, Seong Yeop Lim, Won Kyoung Choi, Sung Kyu Kim, Jin Hwan Jung, Mu Shin Kwak
  • Patent number: 9740206
    Abstract: One form of a driving test system for a moving object includes: an unmanned aircraft configured to fly at a set distance from the moving object that is configured to drive along a set route in a set zone and has a vision sensor disposed on one side that is configured to detect the moving object's motion; and a controller configured to control the flight of the unmanned aircraft to follow the moving object and to transmit to the vision sensor and to receive from the vision censor, detected motion characteristics of the moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sangkyu Park
  • Patent number: 9741505
    Abstract: A push switch of an outside handle of a door having a button installed inside a grip cover, wherein the button is attached to the inner surface of the grip cover through a support extending from a side of the button, and a tact switch pressed when the button is pushed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Dong Wuk Choi, Jong Hae Lee
  • Patent number: 9739369
    Abstract: A method for selecting a gear when Start-Stop Coasting (SSC) is released may include: determining whether a traveling vehicle satisfies a condition for releasing SSC after entry into SSC (S100); selecting a gear input to a transmission (S200) when the traveling vehicle satisfies the condition for releasing SSC after entry into SSC; determining a road gradient (S300) when the traveling vehicle satisfies the condition for releasing SSC after entry into SSC; and correcting the selected gear according to a pre-stored correction map so as to correspond to the determined road gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hyung-Ju Lee, Kyu-Jin Jo, Seong-Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 9740314
    Abstract: A display apparatus for a vehicle includes a screen on which an image is displayed. A projector projects the image to the screen, and a knob is rotatably disposed at one side of the screen. A vibration sensor senses a vibration and outputs a vibration signal. A controller determines a rotational direction and a rotational amount of the knob based on the vibration signal output from the vibration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung Un Kim
  • Patent number: 9738263
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic brake system may include a brake input device manipulated by a driver to brake a vehicle, a brake input detecting sensor configured to detect a brake input value of the driver through the brake input device, a pressure generating device configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure, a wheel cylinder configured to receive the brake hydraulic pressure generated from the pressure generating device and to generate braking power for braking rotations of each vehicle wheel, a hydraulic pressure supply line connected between the pressure generating device and the wheel cylinder to transfer the brake hydraulic pressure generated from the pressure generating device to each wheel cylinder, and a controller configured to output a control signal for controlling an operation of the pressure generating device to allow the pressure generating device to generate a target brake hydraulic pressure based on a signal of the brake input detecting sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young Suk Jung
  • Patent number: 9738277
    Abstract: An apparatus for a remote parking includes: an user input unit to receive a user input for instructing a parking of a vehicle remotely; a distance detection unit to detect a separation distance to a side vehicle located around the vehicle; a parking operation unit to accomplish an automatic parking of the vehicle; and a controller to control the parking operation unit so that a separation distance to a passenger seat side vehicle located in the side of passenger seat of the vehicle is adjusted to a preset reference distance based on the detected separation distance, when receiving the user input through the user input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyung Soo Ha, Jin Ho Park, Joo Woong Yang