Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corp.
  • Publication number: 20190257420
    Abstract: A control method for a vehicle with a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) may include: determining whether it is a wheel speed-unknown state by a TCU, determining whether an input shaft speed sensor is in a normal state when it is the wheel speed-unknown state, determining whether IG-OFF occurs when it is the wheel speed-unknown state and the input shaft speed sensor IS for is in a normal state, storing information related to the current wheel speed-unknown state and an output shaft speed of the DCT determined by the input shaft speed sensor, determining whether the TCU is not in TCU latch-off and whether it was the wheel speed-unknown state immediately before IG-OFF on the basis of the stored data, when IG-ON occurs, and performing pre-engaging on the basis of the DCT output shaft speed stored immediately after IG-OFF, when the TCU is not in latch-off and it was the wheel speed-unknown state immediately before IG-OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Cho, Seong Hwan Cheong
  • Publication number: 20190248371
    Abstract: A shifting control method for a vehicle with a dual clutch transmission (DCT), the shifting control method may include controlling engine torque to be increased according to reserve demand torque by giving the reserve demand torque of an engine to be increased to a predetermined value or more when if a controller determines that the vehicle enters a manual power off and downshift shifting; controlling, by the controller, a release side clutch to be released; controlling, by the controller, an engine torque to perform a control so that engine speed follows coupling side input shaft speed; and completing the shifting by performing a control so that a coupling side clutch is coupled when it is determined that the actual shift is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Sung Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20190248430
    Abstract: A rear spoiler apparatus for a vehicle may include a main flap which is deployed by an operation force from an actuator and a support flap which is additionally deployed from the main flap, in which the support flap rotates to open together when the main flap rotates and the open angle of the support flap is greater than the open angle of the support flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Hak Lim KIM, Min Sik CHUNG, Sang Hyun PARK, Ui Chang HWANG, Seung Hwan KIM, Dong Guk LEE, Koo Cheol KANG
  • Patent number: 10363900
    Abstract: A front airbag for vehicles including an airbag cushion may include a rear panel located at the side of a steering wheel and a front panel located at the side of a passenger and having a shape corresponding to the shape of the rear panel, the rear panel and the front panel provided with protruding supports formed at both sides of the lower end portions thereof, a first tether connecting the central part of the front panel, corresponding to a loading position of the passenger's head, to an airbag housing, and second tethers connecting the lower end portion of the front panel, corresponding to a loading position of the passenger's chest, to the airbag housing and having a shorter length than that of the first tether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Beom Soo Kim, Seung Ho An, Taeg Young Ahn, Jun Yong Min, Sung Woo Lee, Dong Young Kim
  • Patent number: 10351067
    Abstract: A mobility device storage apparatus for a vehicle, may include a door having a storage space therein and a position releasing portion disposed in the storage space; and a tiltable storage device disposed in the storage space to be rotatable in a lateral direction, the tiltable storage device being tiltable in a vertical direction wherein a tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is restricted by a tilting-up locking portion, wherein when the tiltable storage device is rotated in the lateral direction, the tilting-up locking portion is interlocked with the position releasing portion, wherein the tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is unrestricted to allow the tiltable storage device to be tilted upward or downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Dong Han Koo, Seok Won Lee, Jae Young Choi, Jun Hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20190210405
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing tire noise may include a rim with a tire mounted thereto in a wheel; a resonance tube provided along an external circumferential surface of the rim, and configured such that a first edge portion thereof in a width direction is provided with a first flange locked to a first side wall of the rim and a second edge portion thereof in the width direction is provided with a second flange; a strap provided along the external circumferential surface of the rim to surround the second flange of the resonance tube such that the resonance tube is brought into contact with the external circumferential surface of the rim; and a protruding portion configured to protrude from the external circumferential surface of the rim to prevent the resonance tube and the strap from being moved in the width direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Sang Min SHIN
  • Patent number: 10337683
    Abstract: A head lamp apparatus may control a supply of power to a laser diode based on a quantity of white light outputted to an outside environment in the head lamp apparatus using the laser diode as a light source, and controls a power supply using only a quantity of pure white light excluding noise light when the supply of power to the laser diode is controlled, thus maximally preventing blue laser beams, which are harmful to human bodies, from being exposed to the outside environment, and allowing an operation of a head lamp to be precisely controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jik Soo Shin, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim, Keun Sig Lim, Hyo Kyoung Kim, Seung Mok Yang, Sung Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 10330178
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission realizes speed change via variation in rotation speed and direction by selective control operation using combinations of six friction elements and a plurality of rotating elements of four planetary gear devices, and enables vehicle driving by realizing at least ten stage gear ratios for forward movement and at least one stage gear ratio for backward movement based on different speeds, wherein the vehicle transmission may increase fuel efficiency and power performance resulting from the multiple stages of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Corp.
    Inventors: Seong Wook Ji, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ki Tae Kim, Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook
  • Publication number: 20190186408
    Abstract: A cooling circuit for a vehicle may include a plurality of cylinder heads into which cooling water is continuously introduced from a plurality of cylinder blocks oppositely disposed parallel with each other, wherein a flow control valve may include a head port, through which the cooling water discharged from the plurality of cylinder heads is joined and the joined cooling water is introduced into the flow control valve, and wherein the flow control valve also may include a set of ports including a radiator port, a heat exchanger port, and a heater core port, through which the cooling water introduced into the flow control valve is discharged towards a radiator, an oil heat exchanger, and a heater core, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Phil Gi LEE, Jae Suk PARK, Seong Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20190190430
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electric oil pump driven by a motor, may include changing, by a controller, a frequency of a current applied to the motor with a predetermined control cycle to control RPM of the motor to instantaneously change into a different value according to a frequency change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp
    Inventor: Byung Hwan JUNG
  • Publication number: 20190170248
    Abstract: A method of controlling driving of a CVT vehicle during cornering performed by a controller, may include determining whether it is necessary to perform an auxiliary control process to enhance a re-acceleration response after entering the corner, by determining a travelling state of the vehicle; setting a target gear ratio instead of a gear ratio obtained based on a shift pattern when the determining produces an affirmative result indicating that it is necessary to perform the auxiliary control process; and performing gear shifting of a CVT to follow the target gear ratio set in the setting of the gear ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Chan Hee WON, Sung Hwa Jeong, Woo II Chang, Hyung Hee Lee, Jun Sung Park, Ho Young Kim
  • Patent number: 10308095
    Abstract: A Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle, may include a first coolant line passing through a radiator; a second coolant line passing through an indoor air conditioning core and a high voltage battery core; a first coolant exchange line passing through a first heat exchanger; a second coolant exchange line passing through a second heat exchanger; a refrigerant line including the first heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger, and a compressor, in which coolant circulates; and a controller configured to control the first valve and the second valve to selectively connect the first coolant line or the second coolant line to the first coolant exchange line or the second coolant exchange line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Jae Woo Park, So Yoon Park, Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung
  • Publication number: 20190161092
    Abstract: A method for controlling a driving mode of an autonomous driving vehicle, may include comparing a current vehicle speed with a reference vehicle speed when a driving mode change signal is generated during driving of the autonomous driving vehicle in manual driving mode; stopping the manual driving mode and executing autonomous driving mode when a result of the comparing indicates that the current vehicle speed is equal to or slower than the reference vehicle speed; and executing the autonomous driving mode or maintaining the manual driving mode which is a current driving mode, depending on a determination result of whether an APS signal is generated or not, when the result of the comparing indicates that current vehicle speed exceeds the reference vehicle speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: Hyndai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 10302257
    Abstract: A lamp apparatus for a vehicle may include a light source device configured to irradiate light; a detector configured to be distanced from the light source device and detect the light irradiated from the light source device, verifying whether the light source device is operating abnormally; and a reflector configured to have the light irradiated from the light source device incident thereon and reflect a portion of the light irradiated from the light source device wherein a portion of the light reflects toward the detector while reflecting the light irradiated from the light source device such that the light reflects toward a front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jik Soo Shin, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim, Keun Sig Lim, Cheol Min Park, Hyo Kyoung Kim, Sung Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 10286865
    Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle, which mediates a back beam and a side member disposed in a width direction of the vehicle and absorbs crash energy when a crash occurs, may include a connecting body including a front coupling portion coupled to the back beam, a pair of side connecting portions bent from the front coupling portion to face each other, and a rear coupling portion extending from an end portion of each of the side connecting portions by being bent to be coupled to the side member; and a pair of connecting plates coupled to open upper and lower end portions of the connecting body, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Hanwha Advanced Materials Corporation, Automobile Industrial Ace
    Inventors: Sang Wook Nam, Hyun Gyung Kim, Seok Jae Park, Jeong Du Noh, Ki Jo Jeong
  • Patent number: 10252722
    Abstract: A method for controlling a manual driving mode includes manual mode detecting step detecting whether a vehicle switched from autonomous to manual mode; first step controlling angle of tire and steering angle of a steering wheel using travel route information when switching to manual mode is detected; delay time determination step determining a delay time of change of the angle of the tire with change of the steering angle of the steering wheel by the change in the angle of the tire with the change in the steering angle of the steering wheel for predetermined time; delay time comparison step comparing the determined delay time with predetermined time period; second step controlling only the steering angle of the steering wheel using travel route information when delay time is within the predetermined time period; and third step controlling angle of the tire by steering angle of the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Sang Woo Hwang, Hyeon Seok Cho, Byung Rim Lee, Young Dae Park, Min Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 10218260
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter may include an inductor having one end connected to an input terminal and the other end connected to an output terminal; a switching circuit configured to determine whether or not power is to be applied from the input terminal to the inductor; a snubber circuit configured to be connected to both ends of the inductor and to the output terminal; an output current controller configured to derive an inductor current command value, which is the magnitude of a current flowing through the inductor, to allow an output current detection value obtained by detecting a current supplied to the output terminal to follow a predetermined output current command value; and an inductor current controller configured to determine the switching duty of the switching circuit to allow an inductor current detection value, obtained by detecting the current flowing through the inductor, to follow the inductor current command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Hui Sung Jang, Gi Bong Son, Hyun Wook Seong
  • Publication number: 20190056014
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission realizes speed change via variation in rotation speed and direction by selective control operation using combinations of six friction elements and a plurality of rotating elements of four planetary gear devices, and enables vehicle driving by realizing at least ten stage gear ratios for forward movement and at least one stage gear ratio for backward movement based on different speeds, wherein the vehicle transmission may increase fuel efficiency and power performance resulting from the multiple stages of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Seong Wook Ji, Seong Wook Hwang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ki Tae Kim, Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook
  • Patent number: 10190342
    Abstract: A door lock mechanism for a vehicle, may include a lock pin which is moved between an unlocked position and a locked position in a radial direction from a rotation axis of a pawl lever, wherein at the unlocked position, a rotating displacement of an outside handle lever is configured to be transmitted to the pawl lever, and at the locked position, the rotating displacement of the outside handle lever is configured to not be transmitted to the pawl lever, a lock lever which is selectively rotated to allow the lock pin to be moved in the radial direction, a safety lever engaged with the lock lever, the safety lever receiving a manipulation force of a safety knob and rotating the lock lever, and an interlinking unit which allows a rotating displacement of the pawl lever to be partly transmitted to the safety lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA ENGINEERING Pvt. Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Ch. P. K. N. Varma Rudraraju, Youn Seob Kim
  • Publication number: 20190016292
    Abstract: A roof airbag for a vehicle may include an inflator at a first end portion of a front and a rear end portions of a sunroof frame configured to discharge deployment gas when activated; an reinforcement member connecting a first and a second side of the sunroof frame at a position between the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame; and an airbag cushion at the first end portion of the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame in a folded state, and configured with a first chamber configured to cover from the first end portion of the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame to a position before reaching the reinforcement member and a second chamber configured to cover from the reinforcement member to the second end portion of the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Ji Son, Seok Min Lee, Byung Ho Min, Hea Kwon Park, Kyu Sang Lee