Patents Assigned to NIFCO Korea Inc.
  • Patent number: 12233787
    Abstract: A tether clip includes a clip body including a panel anchor part and a trim anchor portion connected to the panel anchor part. The clip body has a moving space therein and a trim trigger in the trim anchor portion to be deformable in the moving space direction. The tether clip has a head anchor part with a head hook thereon, a tether connecting the clip body and the head anchor part, and a coupling pin. The coupling pin is inserted into the moving space and includes an inclined slope configured to contact the trim trigger and move the coupling pin toward the panel anchor portion when the trim trigger is deformed inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Jiseob Park, Hongkeun Son, Jaewon Park, Yoo Sung Doh
  • Publication number: 20250010780
    Abstract: A console table apparatus for a vehicle includes a first link module configured to selectively slide along a table, which can be drawn out from a console for a vehicle and positioned in an in use state and can be switched to a stored state. The console table apparatus also includes a second link module configured to support the first link module in the in use state and to selectively release a locking state as the table is switched to the stored state. The second link module is stored inside the console together with the first link module in the stored state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., ECOPLASTIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Beom Lee, Min Chul Yoon, Won Young Bae, Hyo Jin Shin, Won Sang Cho, Dong Jin Park, Ui Seong Choi
  • Publication number: 20240399839
    Abstract: A vehicle air vent system includes a garnish mounted on a cockpit and a vent module configured to discharge air transferred from an air conditioner together with the garnish and be covered by the garnish, wherein the vent module includes a duct housing into which the air transferred from the air conditioner is introduced, a nozzle configured to be disposed in the duct housing and rotate in the duct housing to guide the air introduced into the duct housing, a first wing configured to be disposed in front of the nozzle in an air flow direction and rotate in the duct housing in a different direction from a direction in which the nozzle rotates, a second wing configured to be disposed in front of the first wing in the air flow direction and disposed behind the garnish to guide air passing through the first wing, and a rotation driving assembly configured to connect the nozzle and the second wing and rotate the nozzle and the second wing in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Seung Cheol KIM, Geun Heung KIM
  • Patent number: 12151611
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light guide plate configured to guide and diffuse a light from a light source, and a garnish body including a lighting area to which the diffused light is radiated, wherein the light guide plate is disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the garnish body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Geun Oh, Min Ha Lee, Kyu Rok Kim, Byoung Wook Kim, Hoe Won Jung, Ho Sung Shin, Seong Cheon Cho
  • Publication number: 20240382982
    Abstract: A nozzle system includes a head part having a spray part formed at a location corresponding to a sensor part and a body part having a portion of the head part inserted thereinto and located therein. The body part includes an inlet part configured to allow fluid to flow into the body part therethrough. The nozzle system includes a delay part insertable into at least the portion of the head part and located in the body part. The delay part protrudes in a movement direction of the head part. The fluid flows into the body part and the head part is moved along the delay part and the fluid is sprayed out of the spray part of the head part when the head part is located at and clear of an end of the delay part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., DY AUTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Hwan Kim, Nak Kyoung Kong, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Wang, Jae Hyoung Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Gyu Seon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240383448
    Abstract: A nozzle system includes: a nozzle housing configured to allow fluid flowing from a reservoir located in a vehicle body to flow thereinto; a nozzle cover located at an upper end of the nozzle housing and configured to form a flow path for the fluid flowing into the nozzle housing; and at least two or more nozzle chips configured to face a sensor part. Each of the nozzle chips is detachably coupled to a corresponding opening located in the nozzle cover. The nozzle chips includes two or more discharge ports having different spray angles, where the fluid is sprayed to an area of the sensor part at each of the spray angles through each of the discharge ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., DY AUTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Hwan Kim, Nak Kyoung Kong, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Wang, Jae Hyoung Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Gyu Seon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240359610
    Abstract: A table device for a vehicle includes: a table mounted on a fixing unit and provided to slide forward; a first stopper mounted on the fixing unit and configured to move up and down and to restrict a movement of the table; and a second stopper rotatably mounted on the fixing unit. The second stopper can latch to and be positioned on the first stopper to restrict upward and downward movements of the first stopper. The second stopper is configured to selectively rotate by a forward acceleration or force generated in an event of a vehicle collision to be released from the latching of the first stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., KBI DONGKOOK IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong Jae Jang, Hye Kyung Kim, Won Sang Cho, Ji Hye Song, Chang Bok Park, Dong Il Son
  • Patent number: 12109930
    Abstract: A heating and cooling cup holder for vehicles includes a heat insulating cup where a container accommodating part is formed with an upper part opened so that a beverage container can be accommodated, a heat exchange cup installed in the container accommodating part formed in the heat insulating cup, a circulation duct installed so that an air suction port and an air exhaust port are formed in the heat exchange cup, a circulation fan circulates and introduces air into the heat exchange cup through the air suction port and the air exhaust port formed in the circulation duct, a radiation plate heat-exchanging the air introduced into the heat exchange cup by the circulation fan to re-supply to the heat exchange cup through the circulation duct, and a thermoelectric element installed so that the radiation plate can absorb and generate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventor: Gi Seung Choi
  • Patent number: 12065073
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same use MID and magnetic induction technologies. The LED lamp includes a LED module, a housing accommodating the LED module, and a molded interconnect device (MID) electrode formed on a surface of the housing. The LED module may be mounted on the MID electrode by soldering using magnetic induction heating, the housing may be an injection molded product, and the MID electrode may be formed on the housing using a MID process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, BS TECHNICS CO., LTD., NIFCO KOREA INC., HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., ALPS ELECTRIC KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Sik Kim, Jung Sik Choi, Young Do Kim, Tae Kyoung Jung, Seung-Sik Han, Hong-Sik Chang, Kwang-Pyo Cho, Young-Ju Lee, Jong-Hyun Park, Jin-Won Lee, Jun-Geun Oh, Cheon-Ho Kim, Young-Jai Im, Sun-Mi Oh, Kang-Sun Lee, Sae-Ah Kim, Jong-Eun Park, Kwan-Woo Lee, Jong-Chae Lee, Jun-Hyun Park, Won-Il Lee, Dae-Woo Park
  • Publication number: 20240246505
    Abstract: A pillar structure includes a tether clip including a clip body having a panel anchor part and a trim anchor portion. The tether clip further includes: a head anchor part configured to be combined with the trim anchor portion, and a tether connecting the clip body and the head anchor part. The pillar structure further includes: a pillar panel connected with the panel anchor part; and a pillar trim including a tether clip bracket of which a head anchor part insertion hole and a trim anchor portion coupling hole are formed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Jiseob Park, Hyochul Myoung, Changmo Seong, SangWook Yi, Y Tae Kim, Yoo Sung Doh
  • Patent number: 12030370
    Abstract: This application relates to a hook assembly for a door curtain of a vehicle. The hook assembly is installed on a door panel to which a door curtain is hooked and fixed. The hook assembly includes a hook body installed to pass through a through-hole formed in the door panel in a load direction due to the door curtain, and a hook pin engaged with the hook body in a direction perpendicular to the load direction due to the door curtain. When the hook pin is engaged with the hook body, the hook body is supported in the through-hole in an engaged direction of the hook pin and one side of the hook body is pressed against a circumference of the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC
    Inventors: Do-Won Kim, Jong-Woo Shim, Min-Jung Kim, Yoo-Sung Doh
  • Publication number: 20240201344
    Abstract: A sensor cleaning device includes a chamber portion disposed on the outer circumferential surface of a sensor and has an air passage and a discharge port formed therein. A blocking portion is coupled to the chamber portion to shield the discharge port and is configured to selectively open the discharge port by the injection pressure of injected air. A holder portion is coupled to the chamber portion while covering the blocking portion and is configured to control the opening displacement of the blocking portion when the blocking portion is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., DY AUTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Yoon, Sung Min Yang, Jae Hyoung Kim, Sin Won Kang
  • Patent number: 11981187
    Abstract: An embodiment hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly includes a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel, and a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, a part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Min-Jung Kim, Jong-Woo Shim, Do-Won Kim, Yoo-Sung Doh
  • Patent number: 11975673
    Abstract: A tether clip includes: a clip body including a panel anchor part and a trim anchor portion, a head anchor part capable of being combined with the trim anchor portion, and a tether connecting the clip body and the head anchor part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Jiseob Park, Hyochul Myoung, Changmo Seong, SangWook Yi, Y Tae Kim, Yoo Sung Doh
  • Patent number: 11958396
    Abstract: A hidden type holder device includes: a stationary assembly, a movable assembly, and a first return spring, the movable assembly is accommodated in the stationary assembly and movable to the inside or outside of the stationary assembly, the movable assembly has a retractable holder assembly for accommodating an article, and two opposite end portions of the return spring are respectively mounted on the stationary assembly and the movable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Nifco Korea Inc., Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Lei Sang, Cheng Kun Li, Won Young Bae, Bong Ju Choi, Dae Kyo Kim
  • Patent number: 11919444
    Abstract: A glove box lighting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a switch unit (100) including a sliding rod (110) configured to linearly move in accordance with opening/closing of a glove box door (400); a lamp unit (200) including a lamp (220) configured to be turned on when power is supplied thereto and being configured to be fixed at one side of the glove box housing; and a wire (300) connecting the switch unit (100) and the lamp unit (200) to conduct electricity to each other. The glove box lighting device is configured such that the sliding rod (110) linearly moves and protrudes when the glove box door (400) is open, so as to supply power to the lamp (220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventor: Ho Sung Shin
  • Patent number: 11904748
    Abstract: A rotatable armrest includes: a housing; a button system; and a hinge system engaged to the button system, in which the button system and the hinge system are provided in the housing, in which the hinge system includes a hinge shaft, and the rotatable armrest is fixed at a first position, a second position, or a third position by being rotated about the hinge shaft, and in which the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be folded downward at the first position, the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be directed forward horizontally at the second position, and the rotatable armrest is configured to be positioned to be directed rearward horizontally at the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, NIFCO KOREA INC., SEOYON E-HWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng Kun Li, Chun Lei Sang, Won Young Bae, Bong Ju Choi, Dae Kyo Kim
  • Patent number: 11884125
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air ventilator for an automobile, comprising: a housing (100) comprising a flow path (110) through which air is blown; a wind direction control unit (200) comprising a louver (210) to adjust a wind direction of the air; a function carrier (300) installed in the wind direction control unit (200); a shaft (400) comprising a coupling portion (410) formed on first side portion of the shaft (400), wherein the function carrier (300) is mounted on the coupling portion (410) such that the function carrier (300) is rotatable, and an output bevel gear (420) formed on a second side portion of the shaft (400); and a pair of dampers (500) coupled to a hinge (600) so as to be foldable, wherein each of the pair of dampers (500) comprises an input bevel gear (510) to be engaged with the output bevel gear (420).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventor: Seong Keon Kim
  • Patent number: 11858316
    Abstract: A roof vent includes a roof disposed on a vehicle and a vent assembly. The vent assembly has at least one vent unit disposed on the roof and configured to enter the roof, a driving unit driving the vent unit, and at least one rack unit applying the driving force of the driving unit to the vent unit. The vent unit enters the roof due to operation of the driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., DAEHAN SOLUTION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Soon Kyu Lee, Woo Hyuk Kim, Choong Ho Kwon, Geun Heung Kim
  • Patent number: 11827181
    Abstract: A movable carrier device for vehicles including a rail section positioned in a vehicle floor, a storage section movable along the rail section, a magnetic section located in the storage section so as to be movable along the rail section, a locking unit fastened to the floor and the storage section to restrict the movement of the storage section, and a controller configured to control the locking unit such that the storage section and the locking unit are fastened to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Hyeon Ju An, Kwang Kyu Han, Byung Seok Kong, Jong Chae Lee