Patents Assigned to INFAC Elecs Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 11063346Abstract: Disclosed is a shark fin antenna for a vehicle. The shark fin antenna has a pad and a base disposed on the pad to provide a space for a printed circuit board and a plurality of antenna components. The shark fin antenna includes a holder having a groove therein for exposing at least a portion of an upper surface of a printed circuit board, a first antenna unit supported by the holder and having an antenna pattern formed on a surface thereof to receive an AM/FM frequency band signal, a first auxiliary unit covering at least a portion of an upper surface of the first antenna unit, and a spring mounted in the groove to elastically support the first auxiliary unit and the first antenna unit in a vertical direction of the upper surface of the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Hoon Yang, Sang Hoon Lim, Soo Young Hwang, Ki Seok Uhm, Kyu Chang Nam, Chae Kyun Lim, Jong Kook Kim
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Publication number: 20180366838Abstract: The present disclosure provides a V2X antenna and a V2X antenna system. The V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) antenna system includes: a first antenna arranged in a front surface of an interior of a vehicle, wherein the first antenna is configured to communicate at least one of a V2X signal or an LTE (Long Term Evolution) signal; a second antenna arranged in a rear surface of a roof of the vehicle, wherein the second antenna is configured to communicate at least one of the V2X signal or the LTE signal; and a tuner module configured to perform diversity communication in response to at least one of the V2X signal or the LTE signal received from the first antenna and the second antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Corporation, Infac Elecs Co., LTDInventors: Yong Ho Kim, Hyeon Je Son, Jin Kyu Hwang, Sang Hoon Lim, Tae Hoon Yang
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Patent number: 10069207Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antenna for WAVE communication, and more particularly, is an antenna for WAVE communication to which an electromagnetic bandgap is applied to a patch antenna. The antenna includes a dielectric substrate provided with conduction patterns formed on opposite surfaces thereof, first patches disposed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate at positions spaced apart from each other at regular intervals and conducted to each other, second patches disposed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate at positions spaced apart from each other at regular intervals and conducted to each other; a third patch provided in a bottom of the second surface of the dielectric substrate and conducted to the plurality of second patches, and a plurality of electromagnetic bandgap structures positioned on the first surface of the dielectric substrate and conducted to the second patches or the third patch by a through hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Hoon Yang, Jin Kyu Hwang
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Publication number: 20180154708Abstract: Disclosed herein is a tire sensor which includes a printed circuit board including an antenna matching circuit unit for matching a frequency corresponding to an antenna frequency, and a detection unit for detecting tire information, an antenna coupled to one side of the printed circuit board so as to transmit or receive the information detected by the detection unit to or from the outside, a battery coupled to the other side of the printed circuit board so as to supply electric power to the printed circuit board, and a sensor cover configured to accommodate the printed circuit board, the antenna, and the battery therein, one surface of the sensor cover being fixedly bonded into a tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: TAE HOON YANG, JIN KYU HWANG, SUNG MIN CHO, SANG HOON LIM
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Publication number: 20180131095Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antenna for WAVE communication, and more particularly, is an antenna for WAVE communication to which an electromagnetic bandgap is applied to a patch antenna. The antenna includes a dielectric substrate provided with conduction patterns formed on opposite surfaces thereof, first patches disposed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate at positions spaced apart from each other at regular intervals and conducted to each other, second patches disposed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate at positions spaced apart from each other at regular intervals and conducted to each other; a third patch provided in a bottom of the second surface of the dielectric substrate and conducted to the plurality of second patches, and a plurality of electromagnetic bandgap structures positioned on the first surface of the dielectric substrate and conducted to the second patches or the third patch by a through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: TAE HOON YANG, JIN KYU HWANG
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Patent number: 9917352Abstract: A antenna for vehicles may include: a main ground formed on a printed circuit board (PCB); a first LTE antenna ground connected to the main ground so as to ground a signal of a first LTE antenna; and a second LTE antenna ground connected to the main ground so as to ground a signal of a second LTE antenna. The first LTE antenna ground and the second LTE antenna ground may be left-right asymmetrically formed on the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignees: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoung Sup Shin, Woo Jin Kim, Won Jong Lee, Song Hee Yang
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Patent number: 9899730Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vehicle broadband antenna that is an antenna for LTE & V2X installed in the vicinity of a crash pad of a vehicle. The crash pad broadband antenna is installed in the vicinity of a vehicle crash pad and includes a main PCB, an LTE low-band antenna pattern formed on the main PCB to transmit and receive an LTE low-band signal, a first sub-PCB having LTE high-band antenna patterns configured to transmit and receive an LTE high-band signal, the first sub-PCB being vertically coupled to the main PCB, and a first terminal connected to an external communication module for transmitting and receiving the signals to/from the LTE low-band antenna pattern and the LTE high-band antenna patterns. It is possible to overcome existing spatial limitations by applying the broadband antenna to the vehicle, and to significantly reduce the time required to manufacture and develop an existing mold.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Hoon Yang, Sung Min Cho, Sang A Ju, Byeong Chan Yu, Sang Hoon Lim, Jin Kyu Hwang
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Publication number: 20170346174Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vehicle broadband antenna that is an antenna for LTE & V2X installed in the vicinity of a crash pad of a vehicle. The crash pad broadband antenna is installed in the vicinity of a vehicle crash pad and includes a main PCB, an LTE low-band antenna pattern formed on the main PCB to transmit and receive an LTE low-band signal, a first sub-PCB having LTE high-band antenna patterns configured to transmit and receive an LTE high-band signal, the first sub-PCB being vertically coupled to the main PCB, and a first terminal connected to an external communication module for transmitting and receiving the signals to/from the LTE low-band antenna pattern and the LTE high-band antenna patterns. It is possible to overcome existing spatial limitations by applying the broadband antenna to the vehicle, and to significantly reduce the time required to manufacture and develop an existing mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: TAE HOON YANG, SUNG MIN CHO, SANG A. JU, BYEONG CHAN YU, SANG HOON LIM, JIN KYU HWANG
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Patent number: 9610905Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) connector assembly for a vehicle includes a male connector and a female connector to which a plurality of cables are assembled, respectively. A female housing of the female connector is inserted into a male housing of the male connector to be coupled to each other. Simultaneously, a female terminal module provided in the female connector for a signal transmission of the cables and a male terminal block provided in the male connector for the signal transmission of the cables contact each other to transmit signals. The male connector may include a board with signal pins on one side and a ground plane on the other side and may also include a cover with a plurality of pressurizing protrusions to downwardly press the cables whereby terminals of the cables may stably contact each of a plurality of male signal pins thereunder.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, INFAC ELECS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Jin Choi, Jin Kyu Hwang, Kil Sun Hong
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Patent number: 8836604Abstract: A unified antenna of shark fin type comprises a pad, a base disposed on upper surface of the pad and providing a space for arranging a printed circuit board and a plurality of antenna units, and a case for covering the pad and the base, wherein the antenna further comprises: a first antenna unit disposed in the middle of the printed circuit board and provided for receiving signal of AM/FM band; a second antenna unit disposed near the first antenna unit and provided for receiving signal of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) band; and a third antenna unit disposed in front of the first antenna unit and provided for receiving signal of GPS (Global Positioning System) band, and a first auxiliary unit is disposed over the first antenna unit for enhancing electrical properties of the first antenna unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: INFAC Elecs Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Hoon Yang, Woo Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20140191921Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The antenna device includes an antenna coil disposed in a helical antenna shape having a substantially constant pitch interval and a connector disposed on a first end of the antenna coil. A cylinder member, electrically connected to the antenna coil, is disposed on a second end of the antenna coil. A first fixing member covers a portion of the connector and the first end of the antenna coil to fix the antenna coil to the connector. A second fixing member is filled into a hollow portion and a gap within the substantially constant pitch interval and a third fixing member covers the second end of the antenna coil. A cover member covers the antenna coil, a portion of the connector, the cylinder member, the first fixing member, the second fixing member and the third fixing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicants: INFACS ELECS CO., LTD., Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Tae-Hoon Yang, Woo-Jin Kim, Jae-Hoon Jung, Min-Kyung Jang, Young-Min Lee, Sang-Heun Lee, Young-Jin Choi, Ho-Young Cho, Keun-Ho Yang