Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corp.
  • CLUTCH TORQUE CONTROL METHOD FOR DCT VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170067559
    Abstract: A clutch torque control method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT) vehicle may include a shift initiation determining step of determining whether power-on downshift in which a driver steps on an accelerator pedal to change a current shift stage to a lower shift stage is initiated, and a torque correcting step of correcting basic control torque according to torque-stroke (TS) curve characteristics for controlling a disengagement-side clutch within a real shift range in which a number of rotations of an engine is changed with observer torque calculated by a torque observer when the power-on downshift is initiated, and determining the corrected basic control torque into control torque of the disengagement-side clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun CHO, Joung Chul KIM
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170057444
    Abstract: A method for controlling a passenger airbag may include determining whether an occupant is present on a passenger seat; determining whether the occupant seated on the passenger seat has fastened a safety belt; determining whether deployment of a passenger airbag is required; and deploying, when the deployment of the passenger airbag is required, a main chamber of the passenger airbag, and further deploying a sub-chamber connected to the main chamber of the passenger airbag to be interlocked with the deployment of the main chamber when the occupant is present on the passenger seat and has fastened the safety belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Jun Yeol CHOI, Hyo Shub SHIN, Kyung Taek LIM
  • Apparatus and method for controlling power generation of vehicle
    Patent number: 9577559
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling power generation of a vehicle includes an alternator for generating electricity using an engine torque. A controller is configured to calculate a difference between a first duty value and a second duty value and to transmit a control signal based on the difference. The first duty value is an output duty value of the alternator before reaching a predetermined time, and the second duty value is a current output duty value of the alternator. A regulator gradually increases the amount of power generated by the alternator during a delay time based on the control signal received from the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventor: Hyun Kim
  • CLUTCH BURST PREVENTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20170043775
    Abstract: A clutch burst prevention method for preventing a non-drive input shaft clutch of a vehicle provided with a double clutch transmission (DCT) from damage may include a torque reduction operation of reducing a torque of an engine by an ECU when a stuck phenomenon occurs on a shift gear of the non-drive input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Young Min Min YOON
  • Apparatus for operating AVN monitor
    Patent number: 9555709
    Abstract: An apparatus for operating an AVN (Audio, Video and Navigation) monitor for a vehicle may include a belt guider which is installed in an accommodation space of a dashboard and around which a belt, moving in a longitudinal direction of the belt guider, is wound, a guide rail fixed to the belt guider and extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt guider, a monitor hinge connected to the belt and engaged to the guide rail and an end of a connection bracket so as to move along the guide rail, wherein the connection bracket is connected to the AVN monitor, and a driving force transmission gear engaged with the belt to move the belt in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Min Young Lee, Jong Hyup Kim, Bock Cheol Lee, Yong Soo Chang, Chan Woong Jung, Kyung Ho Lee, Min Geun Oh
  • Apparatus for reducing friction in EGR driver
    Patent number: 9556826
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for reducing friction in an EGR driver may include a space member mounted on a stem and having a side provided with a plurality of depressed portions to reduce a contact area with an inner side of a valve, such that the friction generated by a contact of the stem with a stem guide when the stem provided inside the valve vertically moves is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Young Min Kim
  • Gear-shift lever module
    Patent number: 9556951
    Abstract: A gear-shift lever module with various sensors integrated on one circuit board may include a module housing, the integrated circuit board disposed in the module housing, a position sensor, a manual mode switch and a connector. The position sensor senses a shift position of a gear-shift lever and is disposed on the integrated circuit board at a position corresponding to a hinge portion at a lower end of the gear-shift lever. The manual mode switch is disposed on the integrated circuit board at a position corresponding to a manual mode of the gear-shift lever and senses the manual mode by being pressed by the gear-shift lever when the gear-shift lever is positioned for the manual mode. The connector is electrically connected with the position sensor and the manual mode switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Jin Jeong, Yang Rae Cho, Deok Ki Kim, Ji Soo Kim
  • CVVT APPARATUS FOR ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170022850
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve timing apparatus for an engine includes: a housing, a rotor installed to be rotatable relative to the housing and connected to a camshaft, a locking pin configured to restrict rotation of the rotor relative to the housing when pushed by an elastic force to move linearly and pass through a relatively rotating surface between the housing and the rotor, an elastic member installed to provide the elastic force, a valve bolt coupled to the camshaft through the housing and the rotor, wherein the valve bolt includes a release passage through which a release pressure provided through the camshaft is transferred to the locking pin via the rotor, and a valve means for selectively blocking or unblocking the release passage, and an actuator installed to actuate the valve means of the valve bolt according to an actuation displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Chung Han Oh, Min Su PARK, Yun Seok KIM
  • INTERMEDIATE PHASE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS OF CVVT
    Publication number: 20170022851
    Abstract: An intermediate phase adjustment apparatus of intermediate phase continuous variable valve timing includes chambers and a diverter valve balancing oil pressure between the chambers. The chamber includes an advancing chamber and a retarding chamber formed between a rotor and a stator and supplied with oil through an oil channel. The diverter valve balances oil pressure between the chambers by sliding along an oil line through which the oil moves only in one direction between the chambers so that the oil selectively moves from a chamber having higher pressure to a chamber having lower pressure due to a pressure difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Chung Han OH, Yun Seok KIM, Jong Kuk PARK
  • CVVT APPARATUS FOR ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170022852
    Abstract: A Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) apparatus for an engine may include a housing, a rotor disposed to be rotatable relative to the housing, a locking pin passing through a facing relatively rotating surface between the housing and the rotor by elastic force so as to restrict rotation of the rotor relative to the housing by linear movement, and an oil control valve disposed such that oil is supplied to an advance chamber and a delay chamber provided between the rotor and the housing, in which, when a control duty value applied to the oil control valve is “0”, the oil control valve is fixed in a state in which the oil is supplied to the advance chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Corp.
    Inventors: Chung Han Oh, Min Su Park, Yun Seok Kim
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING START OF ISG VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170015324
    Abstract: A method for controlling start of an ISG (idle stop and go) vehicle may include an operation of limiting, when an ISG mode of the vehicle is turned off, an engine torque to less than a preset value for a predetermined time from a point of time at which the IGS mode is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Joung Chul KIM
  • FLOOR BODY FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170015364
    Abstract: A floor body for a vehicle may include a floor panel forming a lower portion of a vehicle, side sill members extending in a length direction of the vehicle and coupled to both sides of the floor panel, a center side area being a virtual area with a shape extending in a length direction on the floor panel and passing through a point at which a center side member extending in the length direction of the vehicle from both sides of a central portion of the floor panel is provided, and a cross member disposed on the floor panel and extending in a width direction of the vehicle to pass through the center side area and formed so that a portion of the cross member positioned outside the center side area is thicker than that of a portion of the cross member positioned in the center side area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Hee Seouk Chung, Deok Hwa Hong
  • Method for controlling air conditioning unit of vehicle
    Patent number: 9545833
    Abstract: A method of controlling an air conditioning system can select several airflow modes with one air conditioner. The method includes a mode check step that checks whether the number of airflows of the air conditioner decreases, a state check step that checks whether a blower is selected to a minimum air amount mode, and a minimum operation step that operates a blower motor with a minimum torque smaller than a minimum start torque, if the number of airflows of the air conditioner decreases and the blower is selected to the minimum air amount mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Yong Chul Kim
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE IN VARIOUS OPERATING MODES
    Publication number: 20170002754
    Abstract: A method for controlling an engine in various operating modes and for controlling an engine having dual injectors, may include selecting a number of injectors configured to inject fuel based on an operating mode of the various operating modes, and injecting fuel based on a selection of whether to inject fuel while an intake valve is open, or to inject fuel while the intake valve is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORP., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Kyu OH
  • METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ABRASION OF ELECTRIC OIL PUMP ROTOR
    Publication number: 20170003206
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing abrasion of an electric oil pump rotor includes sensing a driving duty of an oil pump control unit, and determining whether the sensed driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below a set reference value, wherein as a result of the determining, when the driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below the set reference value, it is determined that the electric oil pump rotor is in a worn out state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORP., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Gyeong Cheol KIM, Hak Sung LEE, Seong Hwan KIM, Sang Lok SONG
  • Touch point correction method for double clutch transmission
    Patent number: 9534645
    Abstract: A touch point correction method includes determining respective temperatures of a first pressure plate, a second pressure plate, and a center plate and measuring an average temperature of the determined temperatures, determining rotational inertia based on the measured average temperature, determining a touch point correction amount based on the rotational inertia and engine speed of a vehicle, and correcting a touch point of a relevant clutch using the determined touch point correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Ho Young Lee
  • Method of adjusting clutch characteristics of DCT vehicle
    Patent number: 9534646
    Abstract: A method of adjusting clutch characteristics of a Double Clutch Transmission (DCT) vehicle may include determining whether gear shifting has been initiated, updating a T-S curve of a release-side clutch by a transmission torque that is determined using an equation of motion of an engine and a clutch, when a condition in which a difference between an engine speed and a speed of a release-side input shaft is satisfied to be above a first predetermined reference value during a first reference period of time when the gear shifting is determined to have been initiated, and when a torque handover has not been initiated, updating the T-S curve of a connection-side clutch by the transmission torque that has been determined using the equation of motion during a period of time from completion of torque handover to completion of the shifting of gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Cho, Hwan Hur
  • Clutch failure diagnostic method for DCT
    Patent number: 9528604
    Abstract: A clutch failure diagnostic method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT), may include a synchronous clutch confirming step of confirming whether a clutch rotating in synchronization with an engine speed may be present after a cranking of an engine, when the clutch rotating in the synchronization with the engine speed may be determined to be present, a gear joining attempting step of attempting to join shift gears connected to the clutch rotating in the synchronization with the engine speed, and a failure determining step of determining that a corresponding clutch fails when the gears may be not joined, as a performance result of the gear joining attempting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Bumper stiffener apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 9522649
    Abstract: A bumper stiffener apparatus for a vehicle may include an upper member connected to a radiator grill, a lower member connected to a bumper below the upper member, a support bar connecting the upper member and the lower member, a hinge mechanism connected to the support bar, and a guide bracket fixed to a back beam arranged on a rear of the lower member to be connected to the hinge mechanism and in which a guide passage is formed for guiding an upward movement of the hinge mechanism when the lower member moves rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Bock Cheol Lee, Young Sub Oh, Phil Jung Jeong, Hyun Gyung Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Sung Jun Hong
  • Variables spoiler apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 9499217
    Abstract: A variable spoiler apparatus for a vehicle may include a driving portion including a gear set configured to provide a predetermined speed reduction ratio, wherein a driving motor and a driving shaft for supplying rotational force of the driving motor may be connected to the gear set, and a linkage, wherein a base bracket to which the driving shaft of the driving portion may be connected may be provided on the linkage, wherein the linkage includes a plurality of links that may be connected to a spoiler bracket connected to the driving shaft, the base bracket and a spoiler, and wherein the plurality of links may be rotated together with the driving shaft when the driving motor of the driving portion operates thereby to draw out or stow the spoiler such that angle and height of the spoiler may be varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Phil Jung Jeong, Hyun Gyung Kim, Young Sub Oh, Dong Eun Cha, Bock Cheol Lee, Seung Mok Lee