Patents Assigned to Kia Motors Corporation
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Publication number: 20200171913Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle may include a thermal management system for a vehicle, the thermal management system including: a cooling device which includes a radiator, electrical components, and at least one water pump which are connected through a coolant line, and circulates a coolant through the coolant line to supply the coolant to the electrical components and an oil cooler which is mounted on the coolant line and connected to a drive motor to cool the drive motor; and an HVAC module which has therein a heater connected to the coolant line through first and second connection lines to supply the coolant with a temperature which is increased as the coolant passes through the electrical components and the oil cooler in a heating mode of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Su Whan Kim
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Publication number: 20200171990Abstract: A seatback frame for vehicles is disclosed. The seatback frame for vehicles has a simple structure without bracket structures used to install a conventional seatback frame and thus achieves cost reduction and weight reduction. In particular, the seatback frame is segmented into several parts having different rigidities so that only a part, on which load is concentrated, is set to have high strength and thus avoids overdesign for excessively high strength of an unnecessary part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC., DAYOU HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk Won HONG, Gil Ju KIM, Jong Seok HAN, Seon Chae NA, Chan Ho JUNG, Jin Sik KIM, Woo Suk CHOI
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Publication number: 20200177014Abstract: A charging system using a motor driving system including a battery, an inverter configured to receive and convert DC power stored in the battery into three-phase AC power and to output the three-phase AC power to a motor when the motor is driven and the motor configured to generate rotation force using the three-phase AC power output from the inverter, may include a controller configured to control the inverter to boost a voltage of a neutral point of the motor and to output the boosted voltage to the battery, by determining duty values of switching elements in the inverter when external charging current is provided to the neutral point of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong Jae Lee, Joo Young Park, Jae Ho Hwang, Mu Shin Kwak, Su Hyun Bae
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Publication number: 20200175877Abstract: A traveling safety control system using ambient noise may include a microphone mounted in an operating vehicle and for receiving ambient noise; and a signal processing controller for comparing the ambient noise with vehicle noise characteristic data and determining traveling information related to a nearby vehicle through an artificial intelligence-based analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Dong-Chul LEE, ln-Soo JUNG
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Publication number: 20200172083Abstract: A hybrid vehicle and a control method are provided. The method of controlling a hybrid vehicle including a motor, an engine, and an engine clutch disposed between the motor and the engine includes determining whether to enter a first mode in which both the engine and the motor operate without engagement of the engine clutch, based on at least a first condition related to an accelerator pedal and a second condition related to a required torque condition, determining torque of the motor in consideration of at least required torque upon determining entry into the first mode, and determining an operating point of the engine based on engine generation power to be supplied to the motor with power of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jin Kyeom CHO, Jea Mun LEE, Sung Bae JEON, Hui Un SON, Joon Young PARK
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Publication number: 20200171889Abstract: A tire noise reduction apparatus may include a housing mounted on an external circumferential surface of a wheel rim on which a tire is mounted, the housing having an internal space and being open at one side in a circumferential direction of the wheel rim, wherein the housing includes a neck at an opposite side which is opposite to the open one side; and a movable member inserted into the internal space of the housing through the open one side of the housing and having an internal space in fluidical communication with the internal space of the housing, the movable member being mounted to the housing to be movable in a direction in which the movable member is inserted into the internal space of the housing and in a direction in which the movable member is withdrawn out of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Ju Ho KIM
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Publication number: 20200171934Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle, may include an engine and first and second motor/generator, the power transmission apparatus includes a planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a first shaft fixedly connected to the first rotation element and a rotor of the first motor/generator, a second shaft fixedly connected to the second rotation element and the engine, a third shaft fixedly connected to the third rotation element, a fourth shaft externally meshed with the second shaft and the third shaft, a fifth shaft fixedly connected to a rotor of the second motor/generator, a sixth shaft externally meshed with the fourth shaft and the fifth shaft and transmitting rotational power of the engine and the first and second motor/generators to a final reduction gear of a differential gear and three gear trains externally engaged with the first to sixth shafts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyun Jae CHO, Tae Sic PARK, Ok Ju CHO, Seongeun PARK, KwangMin CHOI, Jun Hoi HUH
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Publication number: 20200173507Abstract: A method of manufacturing a brake disc of heterogeneous materials, may include a disc device and a hub device formed in a cast-bonding manner using different materials, includes performing a first casting for casting the disc device using a grey cast-iron material, performing a preparation step by placing the disc device in a casting mold as an insert, performing a second casting for preparing a brake disc cast product by injecting molten aluminum alloy into the casting mold and casting the hub device to be cast-bonded to the disc device, and performing an oxynitriding process for forming an oxynitride layer by smoothing a surface of the brake disc cast product and performing heat treatment in a gaseous atmosphere at a temperature ranging from 425 to 500° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yoon Cheol Kim, Jai Min Han, Yoon Joo Rhee, Min Gyun Chung, Byung Chan Lee, Jae Young Lee
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Publication number: 20200172000Abstract: A vehicle projects various types of light beams onto a road using a light-emitting module. The light-emitting module includes: a reflection unit, and a light source unit to emit light to the reflection unit. The reflection unit includes: a first pole magnet and a second pole magnet facing each other while being spaced apart from each other; a plate disposed between the first pole magnet and the second pole magnet, and a wire disposed in a multiple number of turns in one direction along an edge of the plate; and a reflection surface disposed on the upper surface of the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATIONInventors: Ji Soo PARK, Jung Gi Han, Dong Hee Han, Yong Sin Kim
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Publication number: 20200173548Abstract: A vehicle in which a shift lever of a Shift-by-Wire (SBW) type is used, the vehicle may include an inputter configured to receive pressing force of an acceleration pedal of the vehicle, a shift command to a P-stage of the shift lever, and gradient information related to a road on which the vehicle drives; a controller configured to: when the pressing force of the acceleration pedal of the vehicle is generated and the shift command to the P-stage is input to the controller, determine a gradient load torque and an acceleration torque of the vehicle, and limit a driver's requested torque based on the determined gradient load torque and the determined acceleration torque; and a driving device connected to the controller and configured to shift the shift lever to the P-stage when the driver's requested torque is limited.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Soolim HAN, Ja-chun HAN, Jea Myoung YOUN
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Publication number: 20200172071Abstract: An electric brake booster includes: a first pressure device, which generates brake fluid pressure via manipulation of a brake pedal; a second pressure device, which is connected to the first pressure device through a flow path at one side of the second pressure device, receives brake fluid pressure from the first pressure device, and receives driving power of a motor connected to another side of the second pressure device; a sensing unit mounted in the motor and measuring a displacement of the brake pedal and a rotation angle of the motor; and a buffer device connected to the second pressure device and preventing an increase in pressure of the brake pedal when the motor does not operate, in which motor rotation is controlled with a displacement of the brake pedal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Joung-Hee Lee, Gwan-Hyeong Cha, Gab-Bae Jeon, Se-Ra Hwang
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Publication number: 20200175979Abstract: A device for processing a voice command for a vehicle includes: a communication module to transmit a voice command received from a user to a voice recognition server, and to receive a recognized voice command from the voice recognition server; a controller identifying objects displayed on a screen of a touch display, and classifying the recognized voice command into a control command and a touch-based command; a control command processing module to perform a control operation corresponding to the control command; and a touch-based command processing module for selecting an object corresponding to the touch-based command from the touch display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Seung Shin LEE
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Publication number: 20200171931Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle includes: a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotary elements; a first shaft fixedly connected to an output shaft of an engine; a second shaft fixedly connected to the first rotary element and a first motor/generator; a third shaft receiving rotational power from the first shaft; a fourth shaft selectively connected with the first shaft, and the fourth shaft selectively receiving rotational power from the first shaft or from the third rotary element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected to a second motor/generator; and a sixth shaft transmitting rotational power transmitted from the fifth shaft to a final reduction gear of the differential gear. In particular, the six shafts are connected to external gears mutually by four gear sets so that rotational power is transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Wonmin CHO, Kijong PARK, Yong Uk SHIN, Seongwook JI, Woochurl SON, Ki Been LIM, Ki Dong KIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Ki Tae KIM
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Publication number: 20200171962Abstract: A vehicle and a method for controlling the same are provided to provide consistent deceleration feeling or acceleration feeling during creep driving even when the driving load of the vehicle is changed by determining a creep torque based on a target acceleration of a vehicle, may include a motor; a transmission; a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a speed of the vehicle; and a controller configured to determine a target acceleration and a creep torque based on a current speed of the vehicle and a gear ratio of the transmission when the vehicle satisfies a creep driving condition, update the determined creep torque based on a difference value between a target speed according to the determined target acceleration and the current speed of the vehicle, and control the motor to transmit the updated creep torque to wheels of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hoon HAN, Kwonchae CHUNG, Jae Young CHOI, II Kwon PARK
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Publication number: 20200174267Abstract: A 3D cluster and a method of calibrating the 3D cluster are disclosed. The method of calibrating the 3D cluster, which includes a 3D display panel configured to display images for a left eye and images for a right eye of a driver, and which includes a barrier configured to divide the images for the left eye and the images for the right eye to be transmitted to each of the left eye and the right eye of the driver. The method includes graphically displaying, by a controller, a graphical element representing an arrangement state of the barrier through the 3D display panel and guiding, by the controller, the driver to change the arrangement state of the barrier through adjustment of the graphical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Seul-A Jung, Juhyuk Kim
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Publication number: 20200173394Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine includes: a crown; a skirt extending from the crown; an oil gallery extending annularly within the crown, and having an inlet and an outlet; and a structure mounted at the outlet of the oil gallery to induce oil shaking.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Myung Sub SHIN
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Publication number: 20200172172Abstract: A transmission mount of a rear wheel drive vehicle may increase both vibrational noise performance and collision performance of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Youn Sic NAM, Yun Su JUNG, Jun Haeng HEO
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Publication number: 20200171918Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning air may include conditioning equipment; an input unit which receives an air cleaning command operating the conditioning equipment; and a controller which executes an air cleaning control regardless of a turn on/off of the conditioning equipment according to the air cleaning command to operate the conditioning equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Hanon SystemsInventors: Dong-Won Yeon, Myung-Jun Kim, Ei-Hyun Choi, Han-Joo Lee, Jun-Ho Choi
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Publication number: 20200173375Abstract: A system of controlling an engine includes: an engine including a combustion chamber, an intake valve, an ignition switch, and an exhaust valve; a dual continuously variable valve duration device to adjust an intake duration of the intake valve and an exhaust duration of the exhaust valve; and a controller for adjusting an ignition timing of the ignition switch, the intake duration, and the exhaust duration based on a driving condition of the vehicle. In particular, until the temperature of the exhaust gas reaches a predetermined temperature after the engine starts, the controller sets the ignition timing to an ignition timing within a predetermined ignition timing range, sets the intake duration of the intake valve to an intake duration within a predetermined intake duration range, and increases the exhaust duration of the exhaust valve to a limit exhaust duration according to the set intake duration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jin Woo CHOUNG, Kiyoung KWON
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Publication number: 20200173335Abstract: An elastic support for an exhaust system includes a support body, which is made of an elastic material. The support body includes a first fitting opening into which a first bracket is fitted and a second fitting opening into which a second bracket is fitted. An axis of the first fitting opening is orthogonal to an axis of the second fitting opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Sang Ho Lee