Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corp.
  • Patent number: 9371026
    Abstract: A table apparatus for rear seat passengers may include a table housing rotatable upwards and downwards around a support shaft coupled to a sidewall of a rear console, a movable body movable along a guide provided in the table housing, a rotating body coupled to the movable body by a body shaft and rotatable upwards and downwards with respect to the movable body, a table coupled to the rotating body by a table shaft and rotatable leftwards and rightwards with respect to the rotating body, and a table tilting unit provided in the movable body and the rotating body, the table tilting unit controlling a rotation angle of the rotating body to determine a tilting angle of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., ECOPLASTIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Sik Chang, Myeong Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9371904
    Abstract: A shift control method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT) vehicle may include determining whether power-on downshift is initiated, determining a progress degree of a shift process if the power-on downshift is initiated, determining a difference in the number of shift stages between a target shift stage and a current shift stage according to the determined progress degree of the shift process, and selecting and performing one of downshifts (e.g., other shaft full-skip power-on downshift, same shaft power-on downshift, and other shaft power-on downshift) according to the progress degree of the shift process and the shift stage number difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Sung Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20160169373
    Abstract: An automotive transmission includes a shift lever configured to move in one direction to select a shift stage. a housing formed to enclose one side of the shift lever; and a transmission sensing module positioned inside the housing to sense at least one of the transmission modes or the shift stages which are selected by the shift lever, wherein the transmission sensing module includes, a printed circuit board, at least one component configured to include a connection terminal electrically connected to the printed circuit board and to be operated depending on the selected transmission mode or shift stage, at least one component operated depending on at least one of the selected transmission modes or the shift stages and a cover part configured to be coupled with one surface of the printed circuit board and apply a pressure to the connection terminal to adhere to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., SL Corporation
    Inventors: Won Jin JEONG, Deok Ki KIM, Yang Rae CHO, Ji Kwon KIM, Ki Nyeong KO, Sung Yong KIM, Man Young CHEON
  • Publication number: 20160169097
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a waste gate module includes a support bracket connecting the waste gate module and a turbocharger housing, and a coupling protrusion formed on a face of the support bracket and that faces the waste gate module, where the coupling protrusion has an end coupled to the waste gate module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Dong Ho CHU, Do Geun JUNG, Sung Kwan BAE
  • Publication number: 20160169123
    Abstract: A high pressure fuel supplying apparatus of an engine may include a chain case configured to enclose a chain which transfers power from a crankshaft of the engine to a valve camshaft, a pump housing part integrated with the chain case, and a pumping rotating body directly driven by the chain and forming a reciprocating linear displacement within the pump housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Ulrich Karrer
  • Publication number: 20160169182
    Abstract: An integrated high pressure pump with a cylinder block may include the cylinder block having a crank shaft positioned therein and a pump hole having a predetermined diameter formed in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the crank shaft, and a tappet guide part seated to be inserted along the pump hole to connect the cylinder block and a high pressure pump device to each other, in which the high pressure pump device is provided with a tappet moved along an inner portion of the tappet guide part, such that turning force of the crank shaft is directly transferred thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan FITZNER, Ulrich KARRER
  • Patent number: 9366066
    Abstract: Disclosed is an active hood hinge device for vehicles. The active hood hinge device includes an actuator bracket rotatably coupled to a mounting bracket of a vehicle body at one side, a locking lever rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket and driven by an operating force of an actuator, a long link rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, and unfolded and rotated from the actuator bracket by a rotating force of the locking lever, and a hood bracket rotatably coupled with the long link and fixedly coupled to a hood panel at opposite sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventor: In Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160159301
    Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Jeong Ho LEE, Seung Mok LEE, Hyun Gyung KIM, Nam Cheol KIM, Dong Eun CHA
  • Publication number: 20160159303
    Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Jeong Ho LEE, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
  • Publication number: 20160159302
    Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Jeong Ho LEE, Seung Mok LEE, Hyun Gyung KIM, Nam Cheol KIM, Dong Eun CHA
  • Patent number: 9362073
    Abstract: A switch apparatus may include a switch body to which a connector of an electronic unit is connected and in which a relay board is provided, a conductive coupling section provided at a lower end of the switch body to be coupled to a vehicle body, and a conductive ground member having a base provided at a lower portion in an internal space of the switch body to be coupled to an upper end of the coupling section, and a clamping bar extending upwards from one side of the base to be coupled to a ground terminal provided at a lower end of the relay board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., DONG HEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Seon Min, Yang Rae Cho, Hyung Suk Kim, Young Je Park, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20160153552
    Abstract: A diagnostic method for shifting an actuator of a transmission may include accumulating, by a controller, a damage index for an applied current when a current is applied to the actuator of the transmission, and determining, by the controller, whether the accumulated damage index exceeds a predetermined reference index and when it is determined that the accumulated damage index exceeds the predetermined reference index, determining the actuator as a failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Min YOON, Seung Sam Baek
  • Patent number: 9353806
    Abstract: A method of estimating a torque of a transmission clutch may include adjusting an error, deducing an estimated engine angular speed and deducing an estimated clutch torque. The error may be adjusted by deducing an engine transient torque based on an engine angular speed measured using a sensor, an engine static torque deduced using a data map and a load torque depending on a driving load. The estimated engine angular speed may be deduced based on the engine static torque and the engine transient torque. The estimated clutch torque may be deduced by summing an integration value and an error compensation value. The integration value and the error compensation value may be deduced based on a difference between the estimated engine angular speed and the measured engine angular speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Jin Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20160146069
    Abstract: A method for releasing jamming of a locking pin by use of holding control may include preparing the rotation of a camshaft so that the camshaft rotates in a target direction in a state in which the locking pin is jammed in a locking pin hole; applying a signal for releasing the locking pin from the locking pin hole; performing holding control so that a signal for rotating the camshaft is not applied for a predetermined reference time; and rotating the camshaft in the target direction after the locking pin is released by the performing of the holding control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Kwang Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160138709
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing a malfunction in a dual clutch transmission may include determining, by a controller, a difference between a first input speed and a wheel speed output by reflecting a transmission gear ratio on the first input speed, and determining by the controller, a difference between a second input speed and a wheel speed output by reflecting the transmission gear ratio on the second input speed, when the difference between the first input speed and the wheel speed output by reflecting the transmission gear ratio on the first input speed is greater than a first reference value and the difference between the second input speed and the wheel speed output by reflecting the transmission gear ratio on the second input speed is equal to or smaller than a second reference value, diagnosing a first input shaft as having a transmission gear synchromesh failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Min YOON, Seung Sam BAEK
  • Publication number: 20160138664
    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: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Ho Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20160138713
    Abstract: A shift control method for a vehicle with a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) may include determining whether power-on up-shifting has been initiated, performing torque handover control by controlling release-side and engage-side clutches by repeatedly calculating control torques of the release-side clutch and the engage-side clutch over time, when the power-on up-shifting is started and a torque handover period is entered, determining whether tip-out is generated during the performing of torque handover control, obtaining a remaining updating time by recalculating a remaining time until the end of the torque handover period in accordance with a decrease in engine torque, when it is determined that tip-out has been generated, and controlling the release-side and the engage-side clutches on the basis of the control torques for the release-side and the engage-side clutches that are made different in accordance with the calculated remaining updating time during a remaining torque handover period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun CHO, Sang Mo Ha
  • Patent number: 9341268
    Abstract: A watertight apparatus of exterior component for a vehicle may include a coupling member coupling an exterior component and a vehicle body panel, and having a coupling groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of a part of the coupling member which passes through a vehicle body panel, and a watertight pad which is arranged to be in close contact with a bottom of the exterior component, a first side of which is coupled to a part of the vehicle body panel through which the coupling member passes and a second side of which is inserted into the coupling groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Nam Cheol Kim, Jeong Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9341260
    Abstract: A shift control method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT) vehicle may include, performed by a controller of the DCT, an actual shift determining step, a cooperation control termination determining step, a flare determining step, an engine torque reducing step, a torque adding step, an engine torque raising step, and a shift finishing step of reducing an amount of reduction of the engine torque until synchronization is completed in proportion to a synchronization prediction time in which it takes an engine speed to reach a synchronization speed when the synchronization prediction time is smaller than a reference time during which the torque adding step and the engine torque raising step are performed, and having slip control over an engagement-side clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Cho, Ho Sung Kim, Sang Mo Ha
  • Patent number: 9340179
    Abstract: An active hood apparatus for a vehicle may include a vehicle body bracket including a guide slot formed upwardly, an operation pin having one end configured to be inserted and slid into the guide slot and the other end connected to a hood by a link, an operation link pivotally coupled to the vehicle body bracket by a hinge pin and having one end configured for contacting the one end of the operation pin to slide the one end of the operation pin upwardly along the guide slot simultaneously with moving the operation pin in a length direction of one end at the time of being rotated, and an inflator rotating the operation link at the time of applying an operation signal thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Corp., Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Il Kim, Seong Tae Hong