Patents Assigned to PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE
  • Patent number: 9534429
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a latch apparatus. The latch apparatus includes: a base formed with an opening; a latch gear formed with a mounting groove to lock a striker entering the mounting groove through the opening; a pawl rotatably disposed on the base and engaging with the latch gear to prevent rotation of the latch gear; a release lever disposed to adjoin the pawl, transmitting constraint force of pressing the pawl, and rotating the pawl to release the latch gear; a support shaft secured to the base, supporting a lateral surface of the pawl and transmitting the constraint force of pressing the pawl; and a guide portion rotatably provided to the support shaft, pressed to rotate by the release lever, and guiding movement of a projection pin provided to the pawl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nigel Spurr, Gurbinder Singh Kalsi, Sang Beom Hur, Ki Ryun Ahn, Jong Chul Oh
  • Patent number: 9534428
    Abstract: A hood latch includes a base coupled to a frame or a panel of a vehicle, a fork having a first fork protrusion, a second fork protrusion and a third fork protrusion and is coupled to the base to fix a striker positioned on a vehicle hood, a trigger which has a first trigger protrusion, a second trigger protrusion, and a third trigger protrusion, the first trigger protrusion is configured to contact the second fork protrusion or the third fork protrusion, thus controlling a rotation of the fork, a trigger connecting link configured to contact the trigger to rotate the trigger, and a trigger varying link coupled to a first side of the trigger connecting link. A rotating angle of the trigger is based on a contact between the trigger connecting link and a third trigger protrusion or a contact between the trigger varying link and the second trigger protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE
    Inventors: Sung Han Kim, Hyeon Tae Park
  • Publication number: 20150097379
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a latch apparatus. The latch apparatus includes: a base formed with an opening; a latch gear formed with a mounting groove to lock a striker entering the mounting groove through the opening; a pawl rotatably disposed on the base and engaging with the latch gear to prevent rotation of the latch gear; a release lever disposed to adjoin the pawl, transmitting constraint force of pressing the pawl, and rotating the pawl to release the latch gear; a support shaft secured to the base, supporting a lateral surface of the pawl and transmitting the constraint force of pressing the pawl; and a guide portion rotatably provided to the support shaft, pressed to rotate by the release lever, and guiding movement of a projection pin provided to the pawl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: NIGEL SPURR, GURBINDER SINGH KALSI, SANG BEOM HUR, KI RYUN AHN, JONG CHUL OH
  • Publication number: 20120080928
    Abstract: A seat latch structure is provided, which includes a base bracket mounted on a seat for a vehicle and having a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole formed thereon and an opening which is formed on one side thereof and into which a striker fixed to a vehicle body is inserted, a claw having a first through-hole formed thereon to correspond to the first insertion hole and a locking groove formed on one side thereof, a pawl provided on one side of the claw and having a second through-hole formed thereon to correspond to the second insertion hole, a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft inserted into the first through-hole of the claw and the second through-hole of the pawl, respectively, and a double torsion spring connecting the first through-hole and the second through-hole into which the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are inserted, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Moon YOO, Tae Hoon Lee, Tae Hyung Kim, Won Gyu Kang, Byung Yong Choi, Jong Kweon Pyun, Wan Hyun Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Su Jin Jung, Seong Tae Hong