Patents Assigned to LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 12264737
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic shift range switching device (10) which is configured to control a shift range of a vehicle, the device comprising: a housing unit (100); a shifting knob unit (200) exposed at one end thereof to the outside of the housing unit (100) and disposed at the other end thereof within the hosing unit (100) in such a manner as to be rotatable with respect to the housing unit (100); and a locking correction integrated unit (300) configured to control whether or not to interrupt the rotation of the shifting knob unit (200) and to return a position of the shifting knob unit (200) to a P shift range in a self-correction manner under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Lee, Hyun Seong Cho, Jin Han Park
  • Patent number: 12221187
    Abstract: An apparatus for operating a display type vehicle switch includes a controller that controls one or more symbols related to a function of a vehicle to be displayed on a display, the display that displays the one or more symbols, and a selection device that selects at least one of the one or more symbols displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Young Koh, Jun Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20250022671
    Abstract: The present invention provides a switch device (10) for a vehicle, the switch device (10) being characterized by comprising: a switch housing (100) fixedly disposed in the vehicle; a switch knob (200) disposed in the switch housing (100) so as to be operable by a user and having knob icons (201, 202) on one side; a switch unit (300) which is operated by the user's manipulation of the switch knob (200) and generates a changed electrical signal; and a light source unit (500) which is disposed in the switch housing (100) and outputs and transmits generated light to the switch knob (200) side, wherein the light source unit (500) includes a plurality of knob icon light sources (510, 510a, 510b) capable of simultaneously emitting light to one of the knob icons (201, 202), and at least a portion of the switch knob (200) includes a light control region unit (230) in which the thickness between the inside of the switch knob (200) and the outer surface of the switch knob (200) is different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Min RYU
  • Patent number: 12179660
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting system in the interior of a vehicle adjusts the radiation area, the brightness, and the color temperature of light depending on the behavior, state, and posture of the passenger, so as to improve passenger convenience and upgrade interior lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., IL HEUNG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Ju Whan Moon, Kyeong Sik Kim, Choon Woo Park, Ki Bong Lee
  • Patent number: 12159761
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle push switch unit (10) comprising: a unit housing (100) mounted in a vehicle; and a unit switch part (300) including a unit switch moving block (320) movably mounted in the unit housing (100), and a unit switch (310) for changing a switching operation signal according to the movement of the unit switch moving block (320), wherein the unit switch moving block (320) and the unit housing (100) have unit stopper parts (500), and at least a portion of the unit stopper part (500) is injection-molded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyu Tae Lee, Ki Nyeong Ko, Du Sik Park
  • Publication number: 20240295263
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire transmission system includes a gear shifting operation portion provided at an end portion of a body and configured to shift a gear, a housing provided inside the body, a haptic element provided in contact with the housing and configured to generate a vibration when the gear is shifted to a predetermined gear shifting stage to transmit the vibration to the housing, and a groove member coupled to the gear shifting operation portion and configured to operate in conjunction with a gear shifting operation of the gear shifting operation portion and transmit the vibration of the haptic element, which is transmitted to the housing, to the gear shifting operation portion by constantly maintaining a state in contact with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Jun KIM, Kyeong Hwan CHOI, Sung Won CHO, Won LEE, In Hyuk IM
  • Publication number: 20240295264
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire transmission system includes a body provided with a sensor therein; an operation portion assembly in which a magnet is provided within a detecting range of the sensor, wherein a gear shifting operation portion is rotated about an axis of the body so that the magnet is rotated with the gear shifting operation portion, and the gear shifting operation portion is moved in an axial direction of the body so that the magnet is linearly moved together with the gear shifting operation portion; and a controller configured to detect a variation in magnetic force of the magnet detected by the sensor according to a rotational displacement and a movement displacement of the magnet and detect a gear shifting signal corresponding to a gear shifting operation of the gear shifting operation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Jun KIM, Kyeong Hwan CHOI, Sung Won CHO, Won LEE, In Hyuk IM
  • Patent number: 12017532
    Abstract: A display type vehicle switch operating apparatus includes a receiver that receives driving information related to an external driving situation of a vehicle and display state information of a display of the vehicle, a highlight indication information generator that generates highlight indication information of a symbol displayed on the display based on the received driving information and the received display state information, and a controller that highlights the symbol displayed on the display based on the generated highlight indication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Young Koh, Jun Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 12012787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tailgate switching device comprising: a housing (100) configured to at least partially allow a flexible operation; a substrate (200) disposed within the housing (100); a switching unit (300) including a switching terminal (330) configured to be at least partially movable within the housing (100) through at least partial pressing of the housing (100) and at least partially disposed on the substrate unit (200) to cause a signal change to occur through the relative movement between the switching terminal (330) and the housing (100)/the substrate unit (200); and a cable (400) directly connected at one end thereof to the substrate unit (200) and connected at the other end thereof to the outside of the housing (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 11994277
    Abstract: Proposed is a detachable lighting device including lighting units. The positions of the lighting units are changeable along a mounting rail within an interior space. The number of the lighting units and the mounting positions of the lighting units are adjustable. Accordingly, occupants within the interior space adjust light distribution as desired by each occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Ki Bong Lee, Su Gyeong Im, Hee Youl An, Kyeong Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20240085007
    Abstract: Proposed is a detachable lighting device including lighting units. The positions of the lighting units are changeable along a mounting rail within an interior space. The number of the lighting units and the mounting positions of the lighting units are adjustable. Accordingly, occupants within the interior space adjust light distribution as desired by each occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Ki Bong Lee, Su Gyeong Im, Hee Youl An, Kyeong Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20240017617
    Abstract: A multi-functional manipulation apparatus and method include a switch that operates by an external force from a neutral position and returns to the neutral position when the external force is removed, a vibrator coupled to the switch to vibrate depending on an operation of the switch, and a controller that controls a vehicle accessory device corresponding to the vibrator and the switch, in response to the operation of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Young Koh, Jun Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11745650
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dynamic lamp device (10) comprising: a housing (100); a substrate unit (200) disposed on the housing; and a lamp unit (300) at least partially connected to the substrate unit (200) and configured to allow light emitted therefrom to exit the housing (100) toward the outside of the housing, wherein the lamp unit (300) comprises: one or more lamp light delivery units (320) disposed in the housing (100) and each having a predetermined length; a lamp light source unit (330) disposed at each of both ends of each of the lamp light delivery units (320) and configured to deliver light emitted therefrom to the lamp light delivery unit (320); and a control unit (20) configured to apply a light source control signal to the lamp light source unit (330) disposed at each of the both ends of the lamp light delivery unit (320) to change the intensity of light along the length of the lamp light delivery unit (320) to cause a predetermined intensity zone having a predetermined light intensity to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Baek, Dae Kyung Kim, Hyuk Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230073675
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle push switch unit (10) comprising: a unit housing (100) mounted in a vehicle; and a unit switch part (300) including a unit switch moving block (320) movably mounted in the unit housing (100), and a unit switch (310) for changing a switching operation signal according to the movement of the unit switch moving block (320), wherein the unit switch moving block (320) and the unit housing (100) have unit stopper parts (500), and at least a portion of the unit stopper part (500) is injection-molded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyu Tae LEE, Ki Nyeong KO, Du Sik PARK
  • Patent number: 11550047
    Abstract: A vehicle passenger detection device, a system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle passenger detection device includes a processor configured to determine a location of a passenger per at least one or more seats based on strength of radar signals reflected from the at least one or more seats including medium with different reflection characteristics and a storage storing information associated with strength of a radar signal for each distance and information associated with strength of a radar signal according to the reflection characteristics of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FDN. HANYANG UNI.
    Inventors: Seul Ki Jeon, Gyun Ha Kim, Eung Hwan Kim, Beom Young Oh, Sung Ho Cho, Jung Woo Choi, Tae Gon Lim, Jae Ho Huh, Bong Gi Song, Joo Seong Seo
  • Publication number: 20220410707
    Abstract: A display type switch for a vehicle includes a first display that displays one or more symbols related to functions of the vehicle and a second display that is connected to the first display and that controls the one or more symbols displayed on the first display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Young KOH, Se Jun LIM
  • Patent number: 11536076
    Abstract: A door opening and closing apparatus includes: a body defining an opening and an interior space, the opening being open toward the outside of a vehicle body and the interior space defined inside the vehicle body so as to be connected to the opening; a door configured to open and close the opening; a guide part disposed in the interior space and guiding the door such that the door moves in a first direction and a direction opposite to the first direction, the first direction being a direction from the outside of the vehicle body to the inside of the vehicle body; and a transport part disposed in the interior space and that moves the door in a second direction and a direction opposite to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Yang, Moon Gyu Choi
  • Patent number: 11339872
    Abstract: Provided is a lever type vehicular remote shift switching device. The switching device includes: a lever housing (100) disposed at a steering shaft of a vehicle; a lever substrate (200) disposed within the lever housing (100); a lever rotary switch unit (300) at least partially rotatably disposed at an end of the lever housing (100) and comprising a rotary switch part (360) disposed on the lever substrate (200); a lever button switch unit (400) at least partially disposed at an end of the lever rotary switch unit (300) in a movable pressing manner, and including a lever button switch 460 at least partially disposed on the lever substrate (200), wherein the lever button switch unit (400) is at least partially disposed in the longitudinal direction of the lever housing (100) so as to pass through an at least part of the lever rotary switch unit (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hun Kim, Ki Nyeong Ko
  • Publication number: 20220072996
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dynamic lamp device (10) comprising: a housing (100); a substrate unit (200) disposed the housing; and a lamp unit (300) at least partially connected to the substrate unit (200) and configured to allow light emitted therefrom to exit the housing (100) toward the outside of the housing, wherein the lamp unit (300) comprises: one or more lamp light delivery units (320) disposed in the housing (100) and each having a predetermined length; a lamp light source unit (330) disposed at each of both ends of each of the lamp light delivery units (320) and configured to deliver light emitted therefrom to the lamp light delivery unit (320); and a control unit (20) configured to apply a light source control signal to the lamp light source unit (330) disposed at each of the both ends of the lamp light delivery unit (320) to change the intensity of light along the length of the lamp light delivery unit (320) to cause a predetermined intensity zone having a predetermined light intensity to be
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Ho BAEK, Dae Kyung KIM, Hyuk Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20220065343
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic shift range switching device (10) which is configured to control a shift range of a vehicle, the device comprising: a housing unit (100); a shifting knob unit (200) exposed at one end thereof to the outside of the housing unit (100) and disposed at the other end thereof within the hosing unit (100) in such a manner as to be rotatable with respect to the housing unit (100); and a locking correction integrated unit (300) configured to control whether or not to interrupt the rotation of the shifting knob unit (200) and to return a position of the shifting knob unit (200) to a P shift range in a self-correction manner under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won LEE, Hyun Seong CHO, Jin Han PARK