Patents Assigned to SL Corporation
  • Patent number: 11965631
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a sensor disposed behind a cover lens and detecting an object around the vehicle; and a light irradiation unit disposed near one side end of the sensor to generate light. The sensor reflects at least some of the light irradiated from the light irradiation unit to allow the at least some of the light irradiated from the light irradiation unit to be transmitted through the cover lens and to proceed forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Luketich, Arun Kumar Pesala
  • Publication number: 20240125442
    Abstract: A vehicle light includes: a light lens having a base panel made of a transparent plastic material, an outer paint layer disposed on an outer surface of the base panel, and an inner paint layer disposed on an inner surface of the base panel and including a light-transmitting hole formed therein; and a light source installed to be spaced apart from the light lens, in which light from the light source is transmitted out of the light lens through the light-transmitting hole and the base panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Ho PARK, Dong Eun CHA, Dong Woo KIM, Young Ho JO, Tae Seok SEO
  • Patent number: 11959607
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp for forming a predetermined beam pattern using a plurality of lamp modules is provided. Each of the lamp modules includes a light source unit that generates light and includes a plurality of light source chips; an optical path adjustment unit that guides a path of the light irradiated from the light source unit; and an optical unit that transmits the light guided by the optical path adjustment unit to form a beam pattern including at least one light irradiation pattern formed by at least one of the plurality of light source chips. In particular, the plurality of light source chips are arranged in a left-right direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Kae Hong Kim, Tae Seok Seo, Hyo Jin Han
  • Patent number: 11946610
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp for emitting light at various locations adjacent to a vehicle while having a simplified configuration is provided. A vehicle lamp includes a light-emitting unit that emits light to form a road surface pattern, and a movable unit on which the light-emitting unit is mounted. The light generated by the light-emitting unit enables the road surface pattern to be formed on different locations of a road surface adjacent to the vehicle as the movable unit rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min Lee, Jong Woon Kim, Hye Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11946609
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light-emitting unit that includes a plurality of light source modules, which are arranged side-by-side, an optical path adjustment unit that includes a plurality of collimator lenses, each of which adjusts a path of light generated by each of the light source modules, and an optical unit that transmits the light, which is incident thereupon after being guided by the optical path adjustment unit, thereby allowing a predetermined beam pattern to be formed. The optical unit includes a first optical lens module, upon which the light guided by the optical path adjustment unit is incident, and a second optical lens module, upon which the light transmitted through the first optical lens module is incident, and each of the first and second optical lens modules includes a plurality of incident lenses and a plurality of exit lenses, which correspond to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hyo Jin Han, Jin Ho Jo
  • Patent number: 11945307
    Abstract: An integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle includes: a movable control device corresponding to a portable device that performs steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking of a vehicle by a user's control when a driving mode is shifted from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode; and a fixed display device controlled in a touch manner to perform other functions other than steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking, wherein a steering dial switch, a gear-shifting slide switch, an acceleration rotary switch, and a brake button switch are disposed in the movable control device and are manipulated differently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Seok Woo Ye, Jae Hoon Jung, Ji Hoon Yang
  • Patent number: 11906041
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle includes a shift lever rotatable around a rotation axis so that one of a plurality of shift stages is selected; a pawl member disposed in the shift lever to be movable in a radial direction with respect to the rotation axis; a detent plate including a plurality of detent grooves formed therein and arranged along a rotational direction of the shift lever so that the pawl member is inserted into each of the plurality of detent grooves corresponding to each of the plurality of shift stages; and a shift lever actuator that rotates the shift lever. The shift lever actuator includes a driving unit; and a driven unit that is rotated about the rotation axis by the driving unit to cause the pawl member to move in the radial direction and to apply a force to the pawl member in the rotation direction of the shift lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hyun Kim, Sang Ho Moon, Young Jae Cho, Jae Gu Choi, Hong Jun Cha
  • Patent number: 11898631
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle includes a transmission unit for receiving a transmission command for a vehicle, a driving unit for generating a driving force for switching a posture of the transmission unit, and a control device for controlling the driving unit to switch the posture of the transmission unit based on whether a preset condition is satisfied. The driving unit includes a first stator for generating magnetic flux, a first rotor having a first inner permanent magnet and a second inner permanent magnet axially arranged at a predetermined spacing along a rotation axis, and configured to be rotated by the magnetic flux transferred to the first inner permanent magnet, an outer permanent magnet, and a second rotor configured to rotate along a magnetic force path between the second inner permanent magnet and the outer permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Mi Rae Do, Sung Jin Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jae Seung Hong, Gwang Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 11898715
    Abstract: A lamp for vehicle includes a light emitting unit including a plurality of light source modules arranged in a vehicle's width direction, and an optical unit disposed in front of the light emitting unit, for transmitting light generated from at least one of the plurality of light source modules to form a beam pattern that includes at least one pattern region, and including a plurality of lenses corresponding respectively to the plurality of light source modules and integrally formed to be arranged in the vehicle's width direction. Each of the plurality of light source modules includes a light source that generates the light, a reflector configured to reflect the light of the light source forward, and a shield configured to block a portion of the light reflected by the reflector and proceeding toward the optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventor: Hyo Jin Han
  • Patent number: 11892137
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first optical unit that irradiates light for forming a first beam pattern; a second optical unit that irradiates light for forming a second beam pattern and is disposed on one side of the first optical unit in a left-right direction; and a lens unit disposed in front of the first optical unit and the second optical unit to allow the light irradiated from at least one of the first optical unit or the second optical unit to pass through the lens unit to form at least one of the first beam pattern or the second beam pattern. The lens unit includes a first lens module corresponding to the first optical unit and a second lens module corresponding to the second optical unit, and the first lens module and the second lens module are integrally formed with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Min Lee, Hyo Jin Han
  • Patent number: 11892139
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a first light source unit including a plurality of first light sources and for irradiating a first light that forms a first beam pattern, a second light source unit including a plurality of second light sources and for irradiating a second light that forms a second beam pattern, a first reflector including a plurality of first reflection units corresponding to the plurality of first light sources and for reflecting the first light, and a second reflector including a plurality of second reflection units corresponding to the plurality of second light sources and for reflecting the second light. In particular, the plurality of first light sources are disposed along an arc having a first curvature, and the plurality of second light sources are disposed along an arc having a second curvature, the second curvature is greater than the first curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Se Hyun Jung, Byung Dong Choi
  • Patent number: 11892136
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp forms a predetermined beam pattern using a plurality of lamp modules arranged in at least one direction. Each of the plurality of lamp modules includes a light source unit that generates light; an optical unit that is disposed in front of the light source unit and transmits the light from the light source unit so that at least a portion of the light incident to an incident surface of the optical unit is output through an exit surface thereof to form the predetermined beam pattern; and an optical path adjustment unit that guides the light generated from the light source unit to the optical unit by adjusting paths of the light. The exit surface of the optical unit of one of the plurality of lamp modules is disposed more forward than the exit surface of the optical unit of another one of the plurality of lamp modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Woo Woo, Jin Ho Jo, Dong Hyun Go, Nak Jung Choi
  • Patent number: 11890985
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source unit including a plurality of light sources; an optical unit including a plurality of incidence lenses, a plurality of emission lenses corresponding to the plurality of incidence lenses, and a plurality of shields each configured to block a part of light from being incident on each of the plurality of emission lenses; and a light transmission unit that transmits light generated from the light source unit to the optical unit. In particular, the optical unit is divided into a plurality of transmission regions that transmit the light generated from each of the plurality of light sources to allow a pattern region corresponding to each of the plurality of light sources to be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jeong Su Lee, Jong Woon Kim, Nak Jung Choi
  • Patent number: 11885473
    Abstract: A lamp module includes a light source unit that generates light, an optical unit that forms a predetermined beam pattern by transmitting the light generated by the light source unit therethrough, and a reflection unit that reflects the light generated by the light source unit to be incident upon the optical unit. In particular, the light source unit includes a light source chip, which is spaced apart laterally from an optical axis of the optical unit, and the light source chip is disposed to allow a central line that passes through middle of both sides of a light-emitting surface formed by at least one light source to be tilted with respect to the optical axis of the optical unit by an angle that is different from an angle that a central axis of the reflection unit forms with respect to the optical axis of the optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Dae Gon Kim, Hyung Ho Ko, Dong Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11859711
    Abstract: A transmission device for a vehicle includes a vehicle state detector for detecting a vehicle state, a transmission operation unit for enabling a transmission operation of selecting one of a plurality of transmission stages, and a position adjusting unit for adjusting a position of the transmission operation unit based on the detected vehicle state to allow the transmission operation unit to slidingly move between a first position where a transmission operation is disabled and a second position where a transmission operation is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hyungyeul Kim, Jeongho Park, Youngern Jung, Byungki Ji
  • Patent number: 11844158
    Abstract: A single channel-based multi-functional light emitting diode lamp driving system includes: first and second light source groups distinguished for each lamp function thereof; a single LED lamp driving module adjusting an input voltage to a voltage required for each lamp function and to apply it to the first and second light source groups; a switching module controlling on or off of the first and second light source groups; and a control module controlling light amounts of the first and second light source groups by performing time-division control on an on or off time of the switching module in conjunction with the LED lamp driving module, wherein the control module is configured to perform time division turn-on control on the first and second light source groups by controlling at least one of a current value applied to the first and second light source groups or a duty ratio thereof in a high-beam passing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, So Jeong Kang, Jin Hyun Kim, Seok Hyun Hwang, Ga Hee Lee, Chul Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11821515
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a shift mechanism for a vehicle, includes a shift determination unit configured to determine information on a shifting stage of the vehicle according to an operation of the shift mechanism; and a control unit configured to receive the information on the shifting stage from the shift determination unit and to transmit a signal such that vibration is generated in the shift mechanism when the shifting stage switched by operation of the shift mechanism is a drivable shifting stage, wherein when a driver operates the shift mechanism to switch a shifting stage to a drivable shifting stage, a signal according to the corresponding shifting stage is transmitted to enable the driver to recognize the switched shifting stage and thus to prevent erroneous operation, ensuring driving safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Lee, Ki Young Song, Sung Hun Um, Sang Jin Meun
  • Patent number: 11820405
    Abstract: An integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle includes a mobile control device 10, which is a portable device manipulated by a user, configured to perform steering, speed change, acceleration and braking of the vehicle, and a touch-type stationary display device 20 manipulated in a touch manner by the user and configured to perform functions other than the steering, the speed change, the acceleration and the braking of the vehicle when the vehicle is shifted from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode. A steering dial switch and a speed change slide switch of the mobile control device are manipulated in a manner different from that in which an acceleration button switch and a braking button switch of the mobile control device are manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, SL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Seok Woo Ye, Jae Hoon Jung, Ji Hoon Yang
  • Patent number: 11808428
    Abstract: A lamp module includes a light source unit that generates light; and a light guide unit that emits at least a portion of the light incident from the light source unit to generate a beam pattern. The light guide unit comprises a light incident portion configured to receive at least a portion of the light incident from the light source unit; a light emitting portion configured to emit at least a portion of the light incident through the light incident portion; and a transmission portion disposed between the light incident portion and the light emitting portion and configured to transmit at least a portion of the light incident through the light incident portion to the light emitting portion. The transmission portion comprises a shield portion including an edge portion formed along a rear focal plane of the light emitting portion and configured to obstruct a portion of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Young Jung, Seo Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20230332680
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire system physically prevents shifting to the R/N/D gear position and shifting to the P gear position from being simultaneously performed. The shift-by-wire system includes a body configured to have a Hall sensor provided therein, a knob installed so as to be rotatable around an axis of the body, a button assembly moving in an axial direction of the body and having a magnet provided to sense rotated and moved states thereof using the Hall sensor and rotate together with the knob, and a concurrent operation limiting unit to mechanically limit movement of the button assembly in a state in which the knob is manipulated so as to be rotated, and to mechanically limit rotation of the knob in a state in which the button assembly is manipulated so as to be moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hee En Zoo, Ki Young Song, Woo Duck Kim, Sung Tae Kim, Sang Eun BAE