Patents Assigned to LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20240085007Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicants: 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
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Publication number: 20240017617Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Young Koh, Jun Hwan Lee
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Patent number: 11745650Abstract: 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 toType: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Ho Baek, Dae Kyung Kim, Hyuk Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20230073675Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Gyu Tae LEE, Ki Nyeong KO, Du Sik PARK
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Patent number: 11550047Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20220410707Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Young KOH, Se Jun LIM
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Patent number: 11536076Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun Yang, Moon Gyu Choi
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Patent number: 11339872Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Hun Kim, Ki Nyeong Ko
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Publication number: 20220072996Abstract: 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 beType: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Ho BAEK, Dae Kyung KIM, Hyuk Soo KIM
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Publication number: 20220065343Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Won LEE, Hyun Seong CHO, Jin Han PARK
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Patent number: 11183351Abstract: A relay device includes an electronic block configured to selectively generate an electromagnetic force by means of a coil; two fixed contact point terminals at which fixed contact points are respectively installed; a movable contact point assembly having a movable contact point installed at a front end thereof, the movable contact point being fluctuated by the electromagnetic force to be contacted with or separated from the fixed contact points; and a base block configured to hold the electronic block, the fixed contact point terminals and the movable contact point assembly, which are accommodated in a cover. An entire space inside the cover is divided into two regions based on a contact surface between the fixed contact point and the fixed contact point terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Yoon Lim, Yeon-Muk Choi
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Patent number: 11040651Abstract: A multifunctional switch device for a vehicle includes a housing coupled to one side of the steering column, a lever switch protrudingly mounted on one side of the housing so as to be rotatably manipulated within a predetermined section range, a moving block disposed within the housing so as to be rotatably moved together with the lever switch, a retaining block being provided at one side of the moving block, a guide bush mounted at one side of the steering column so as to rotate together with the steering wheel, and a cancel cam configured to be operated by the guide bush depending on a manipulated state of the steering wheel to return the moving block that has been rotatably moved to its original position. The cancel cam includes a cam body rotatably coupled to the housing and a shock-absorbing rib elastically deformably disposed at the cam body.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon Hak Kwon, Seung Hun Shin, Jae Chul Lee, Sung Ho Joo
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Publication number: 20210054667Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Jae Chul LEE
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Patent number: 10931184Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator having at least one excitation coil and at least one output coil, and a rotor disposed at a center space in the stator with a predetermined gap from the stator, the rotor rotating based on a rotary shaft to change a gap permeance with respect to the stator, wherein an area ratio (Ar/As) between the stator and the rotor satisfies Equation 1 below to prevent magnetic saturation of the resolver, improve measurement precision and reduce manufacture costs without increasing a size or weight of the resolver: 0.22?Ar/As?0.37??Equation 1 where As represents a sectional area of the stator, and Ar represents a sectional area of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Seong-Wook Lee, Byung-Cheol Na, Da-Hee Sim, Won-Yong Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi
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Patent number: 10886083Abstract: The present invention provides an operating module comprising: a vehicular multi-operating switch unit; a module housing configured to allow the vehicular multi-operating switch unit to be movably accommodated therein; a module drive unit disposed in the module housing and configured to generate a driving force that moves the module housing; a module unit shuttle configured to allow the vehicular multi-operating switch unit to be accommodated therein, the module unit shuttle being movably disposed in the module housing; and a module drive transfer unit connected at one side thereof to the module drive unit and connected at the other side thereof to the module unit shuttle, and configured to transfer a driving force that moves the vehicular multi-operating switch unit relative to the module housing, wherein a switch knob is provided at an end of the switch shaft unit, is moved together with the module unit shuttle in response to the movement of the module unit shuttle, and forms a grip for a user, and whereinType: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Sam Jong Noh, Jong Hak Jeon
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Patent number: 10800319Abstract: The present invention provides a capacitive switch device comprising: a touch sensing unit (100) including a sensing electrode (110) and a transmission electrode (120), which are disposed on a substrate (2); and a touch control module (200) disposed on a substrate (2), and configured to confirm a manipulator's contact manipulation state based on a sensing signal from the touch sensing unit (100) and output a touch output signal, wherein the transmission electrode (120) outputs a transmission signal in response to a transmission control signal from the touch control module (200), and the sensing electrode (110) detects a signal in response to a sensing control signal from the touch control module (200) for application to the touch control module (200), and wherein the touch control module (200) activates the sensing electrode (110) and the transmission electrode (120) according to a preset mode, and a method for controlling the same.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon Min Hong, Min Seok Kwon, Bong Gi Song, Sung Hwan Shin
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Publication number: 20200292064Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Hun KIM, Ki Nyeong KO
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Patent number: 10706652Abstract: An input device includes a touch pad may include a transmissive material, a touch detector disposed at a rear portion of the touch pad, a printed circuit board connected to the touch detector, and a plurality of light emitting devices mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein a plurality of input elements is provided on a back surface of the touch detector. Each input element has at least two symbols that are formed in overlap with each other and in mutually different colors.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hye Kyung Kim, Sung Sik Choi, Dae Ig Jung, Young Ju Lee, Keon Soo Jin, Dae Wook Kwon, Min Seok Kwon, Won Lee, Moon Soo Kim
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Patent number: 10677613Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator made of a magnetic material and having a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots alternately formed at an inner side thereof; insulation covers respectively having a tooth insulating unit formed at an inner side thereof corresponding to the teeth and mounted to the stator at both upper and lower surfaces of the stator; and coils wound on the teeth with the tooth insulating unit being interposed therebetween, wherein a coil occupying ratio per slot, which is defined by the following equation and represents a ratio of area occupied by the coils in a slot to which the insulation covers are fixed, is 35% or below: Coil occupying ratio per slot=(area occupied by coils in a single slot)/(area of a single slot)??Equation.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Won-Yong Lee, Byung-Cheol Na, Da-Hee Sim, Seong-Wook Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi
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Patent number: 10655987Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver robust against external noise and having a reduced error in the detection of a rotation angle, which includes a stator made of a magnetic material and having a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots alternately formed at an inner side thereof, insulation covers respectively having a tooth insulating unit formed at an inner side thereof corresponding to the teeth and mounted to the stator at both upper and lower surfaces of the stator, and coils wound on the teeth with the tooth insulating unit being interposed therebetween, wherein regarding winding widths of coils located at an outermost circumference among the wound coils, a ratio of a shortest winding width to a longest winding width is 0.69 or above and 1 or below.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Won-Yong Lee, Byung-Cheol Na, Da-Hee Sim, Seong-Wook Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi