Patents Assigned to PHA CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20250137307
    Abstract: An active hood hinge for a vehicle includes: a vehicle body bracket fixedly coupled to a vehicle body of a vehicle; a hood bracket fixedly coupled to a hood of the vehicle; an arm having a front end connected to the hood bracket, and a rear end connected to the vehicle body bracket; a lever connected to the arm; a locking pin having one side fixed to the lever and the other side protruding through the hood bracket and the arm; a locking bracket having one side fixed to the hood bracket and the other side coupled to the other side of the locking pin; and an actuator configured to push up the lever so that the locking bracket is damaged and the arm and the hood bracket are lifted when a frontal collision accident of the vehicle occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: PHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Wan KIM, Dong Hyun KIM
  • Patent number: 12286831
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle hinge driving apparatus includes an actuator, a housing connected to the actuator, an output shaft having an axis aligned with an axis of the housing, a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a torque from the actuator to the output shaft, and a brake unit configured to provide a brake torque to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA Co., Ltd., Keyang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duck Young Kim, Jae Man Cho, Byung Ju Kang, Seung Yup Lee, Kwang Hun Hong
  • Patent number: 12281513
    Abstract: A vehicle hinge driving apparatus includes an actuator, a housing connected to the actuator, an output shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a torque from the actuator to the output shaft, and a brake unit mounted on the transmission mechanism. A method for providing a vehicle hinge driving apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daedong Movel System Co., Ltd., PHA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duck Young Kim, Ki Dong Kim, Oh Sik Kwon, Kyu Bum Kim, Kwang Hun Hong
  • Patent number: 12227977
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a hinge system for a door of vehicle includes a hinge arm configured to be mounted between a vehicle door enclosing a vehicle compartment and a vehicle body frame surround a wall structure that defines the vehicle compartment; and a hinge shaft configured to provide an axis of rotation of the hinge arm, and configured to be located outside the wall structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duck Young Kim, Doo Young Jung, Seong Tae Hong, Yong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 12221820
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle hinge driving apparatus for driving a vehicle hinge mounted between a door component and a vehicle body includes an actuator, a housing connected to the actuator, an output shaft having an axis aligned with an axis of the housing, and a transmission mechanism configured to vary a torque generated by the actuator and to transmit the torque to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA Co., Ltd., Keyang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duck Young Kim, Jae Man Cho, Byung Ju Kang, Seung Yup Lee, Kwang Hun Hong
  • Publication number: 20240360718
    Abstract: A cable pulley assembly is disclosed, and the cable pulley assembly includes a pulley shaft of which a first side is fixedly inserted into a panel and a second side protrudes outward from the panel; a cable pulley configured to support a cable so that a traveling direction of the cable is bent and coupled to the second side of the pulley shaft to be rotatable relative to the pulley shaft about an axis of the pulley shaft; and a pulley bracket fixed to the panel and in contact with the pulley shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: PHA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chan Joo JEON
  • Patent number: 12104420
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle hinge driving apparatus includes an actuator, a housing connected to the actuator, an output shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, and a transmission mechanism including a plurality of gear sets configured to transmit a torque from the actuator to the output shaft, wherein the plurality of gear sets includes a proximal gear set close to the actuator, a first distal gear set operatively connected to the proximal gear set, and a second distal gear set operatively connected to the first distal gear set, wherein the second distal gear set is detachably mounted and configured to respond to a required output torque, and wherein the output shaft is connected to the first distal gear set or the second distal gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAEDONG MOVEL SYSTEM CO., LTD., PHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Young Kim, Ki Dong Kim, Oh Sik Kwon, Kyu Bum Kim, Kwang Hun Hong
  • Publication number: 20240218712
    Abstract: A door latch device for a vehicle is disclosed. A door latch device for a vehicle is applied to a vehicle having no B-pillar. The door latch device includes a latch unit and a pop-up guide unit together with a locking unit including a locking claw, a locking claw link, a locking pawl, and a release lever rotatably mounted on the pop-up guide unit so that a striker is locked by the locking claw to prevent the door from rebounding during a swing closing operation of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyong Don KIM, Jinwoo NAM, Hyun Duk CHO, Ki-Ryun AHN
  • Publication number: 20240218713
    Abstract: A door latch device for a vehicle applied to a vehicle without a B-pillar, includes a latch portion, a pop-up guide portion, and a rebound locking portion including a locking claw lever, a locking pawl lever and a locking pawl link lever on the pop-up guide portion, so that, when a door is subjected to a closing operation by a swing operation, a striker is locked with the locking claw lever to prevent the door from rebounding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyong Don KIM, Dong Hee Ma, Jinwoo Nam, Hyun Duk Cho, Ki-Ryun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230272660
    Abstract: A power sliding door actuator according to the present disclosure includes an actuator unit in which a motor, a gear configured to amplify torque caused by the motor, a drum provided to be rotatable by the gear, and a cable configured to move according to rotation of the drum and open or close a door are provided, a tensioner unit configured to provide a restoration force to the actuator unit, and a housing unit configured to provide a path along which the actuator unit moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: PHA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeon Soo EOM