Patents Assigned to PHA CO., LTD.
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Patent number: 12590479Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 5, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyong Don Kim, Jinwoo Nam, Hyun Duk Cho, Ki-Ryun Ahn
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Patent number: 12523084Abstract: A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a gear unit configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide; and a rail unit engaged to the pulley-belt unit, connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide by operation of the pulley-belt unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2024Date of Patent: January 13, 2026Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeseung Lee, Gookhyun Jeon, Seong Tae Hong, Moon Gyu Choi
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Patent number: 12497815Abstract: A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and moving and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a latch assembly configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit engaged to the driving unit and configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide and move; and a rail unit connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide and move by operation of the pulley-belt unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2024Date of Patent: December 16, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeseung Lee, Gookhyun Jeon, Seong Tae Hong, Moon Gyu Choi
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Patent number: 12480352Abstract: A power sliding door actuator includes an actuator unit including 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, 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignee: PHA CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyeon Soo Eom
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Publication number: 20250327347Abstract: The present invention relates to a latch apparatus for vehicles including a claw that is rotatably provided in a housing and in which a restraining groove into which a striker is insertable is formed and a pawl unit that restrains rotation of the claw, and the pawl unit includes an operating pawl portion that regulates the rotation of the claw and a saddle pawl that is provided on the claw, protrudes toward the operating pawl portion, and selectively contacts the operating pawl portion to restrain the rotation of the claw.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2025Publication date: October 23, 2025Applicant: PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Gook LEE, Woo Seong CHOI, Sang Hyuk LEE, Nigel Victor SPURR, James NELSEN
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Patent number: 12416188Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2023Date of Patent: September 16, 2025Assignee: PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Wan Kim, Dong Hyun Kim
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Publication number: 20250243704Abstract: The present invention relates to a window regulator, and includes a guide rail provided inside a door, a pulley bracket that is fixed to the guide rail and to which a pulley that changes a moving direction of a cable is axially coupled, and a stress distribution unit configured to distribute a stress applied to the pulley.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: July 31, 2025Applicant: PHA CO., LTD.Inventor: Chan Joo JEON
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Publication number: 20250230696Abstract: A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a gear unit configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide; and a rail unit engaged to the pulley-belt unit, connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide by operation of the pulley-belt unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeseung LEE, Gookhyun Jeon, Seong Tae Hong, Moon Gyu Choi
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Publication number: 20250230695Abstract: A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and moving and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a latch assembly configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit engaged to the driving unit and configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide and move; and a rail unit connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide and move by operation of the pulley-belt unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2024Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeseung LEE, Gookhyun Jeon, Seong Tae Hong, Moon Gyu Choi
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Publication number: 20250230691Abstract: A door latch apparatus for vehicles, includes: a door striker fixed to a vehicle body in response to one lower side of a door which is opened or closed by double motions of pop-up and swing motions through a hinge unit; a latch unit mounted on the one lower side of the door to lock or release the door striker; a pop-up guide unit guiding the one lower side of the door by the door striker during the pop-up motion of the door; a locking unit locking the door striker when the door striker enters the pop-up guide unit while the door is closed by the swing motion; and a door sagging prevention bracket including one end portion fixed to a body of the latch unit, and extending toward the locking unit while being spaced apart from the top portion of the pop-up guide unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2024Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyong Don KIM, Yongdae SEO, Jong Chul OH, Tae Won KIM, Do Sik MOON, Hyeon Yeong PARK, Kyung Yul KIM, Hyun Duk CHO, Jong Ho PARK
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Publication number: 20250198204Abstract: A dual locking door latch structure of a vehicle includes: a claw rotating to be coupled to or decoupled from a striker provided on the door; a door pawl operating to rotate the claw by contacting or releasing the contact with the claw by the rotation; a release lever coupled to the door pawl and operating to rotate the door pawl by up and down movement of the release lever; a lead lever assembly coupled to the release lever and moving the release lever in up and down directions; a motor providing driving force to the lead lever assembly for the up and down movement of the lead lever assembly; and a gear assembly engaged between the motor and the lead lever assembly and transmitting the driving force provided by the motor to the lead lever assembly, in which the claw, the door pawl, and the release lever are provided in pairs on first and second sides of the lead lever assembly, respectively, and operate simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Gookhyun JEON, Jaeseung LEE, Byeong Gook LEE, Do Sik MOON, Jeong Han YOON
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Publication number: 20250137307Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Wan KIM, Dong Hyun KIM
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Patent number: 12286831Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignees: 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
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Patent number: 12281513Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignees: 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
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Patent number: 12227977Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA Co., Ltd.Inventors: Duck Young Kim, Doo Young Jung, Seong Tae Hong, Yong Ju Kim
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Patent number: 12221820Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20240360718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: PHA CO., LTD.Inventor: Chan Joo JEON
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Patent number: 12104420Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20240218713Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyong Don KIM, Dong Hee Ma, Jinwoo Nam, Hyun Duk Cho, Ki-Ryun Ahn
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Publication number: 20240218712Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, PHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyong Don KIM, Jinwoo NAM, Hyun Duk CHO, Ki-Ryun AHN