Patents by Inventor Bong Ku Kim

Bong Ku Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12172556
    Abstract: A device for adjusting a position of a seat for a purpose built vehicle for mobility services allows a seatback to be mounted on an inner wall surface of a vehicle body in an adjustable manner. The device also includes a seat cushion fixed on a floor panel in an adjustable manner. The device is capable of adjusting the seat to various desired positions such as a storage position for cargo loading, a general seating position, a position of a comfortable posture for relaxation, a bed position, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Bong Ku Kim, Sang Hark Lee, Jun Hwan Lee, Dong Hoon Keum, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 12157407
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a headrest of a vehicle seat includes a headrest that is rotated forward to support a seat occupant's head upon reclining of a seatback. A seat occupant's head is comfortably supported by the headrest and a comfortable relaxation posture is implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Hoon Bok Lee, Mu Young Kim, Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim
  • Patent number: 12059982
    Abstract: A seat position adjusting device for a vehicle may integrate a seatback reclining mechanism and a mechanism for realizing a comfort relaxation posture into one simplified mechanism. The seat position adjusting device includes: a seatback frame and a seat cushion frame connected to each other at a predetermined seating angle; a fixed rail mounted on a bottom surface of a rear end portion of the seat cushion frame to be inclined upward and forward; a moving rail mounted to the fixed rail to be movable forward and backward; a pair of support frames mounted on a floor panel; a front link hinge-coupled between a bottom surface of a front end portion of the seat cushion frame and a front end portion of an associated one of the support frames; and one or more support links hinge-coupled between the moving rail and the associated one of the support frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Hyun Ko
  • Patent number: 12059979
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing positions of a seat for vehicles includes mechanisms for adjusting the height of the seat for vehicles, adjusting reclining of the seat for vehicles, changing the seat for vehicles into a knee rest posture and changing the seat for vehicles into a relaxed comfort are integrated into one structure. Accordingly, a user selectively implements adjustment of the height of the seat for vehicles, adjustment of reclining of the seat for vehicles, change into the knee rest posture, and change into the relaxed comfort posture, etc., through operation of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Tae Jun Kwon, Min Seok Kim, Du Go Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Bong Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 12012017
    Abstract: A seat for an autonomous driving vehicle includes a cushion part; a back part coupled to a rear end of the cushion part through a recliner and having an adjustable angle in a front and rear direction; and a leg part rotatably coupled to a front end of the cushion part and having a lower side coupled to a seat rail. The back part is disposed to be vertically movable along a back rail located on a rear side of the back part, and the leg part is disposed to be movable back and forth by the seat rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park
  • Patent number: 11964599
    Abstract: A device for preventing a submarine phenomenon in a fold and dive seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion side frame, a seat back frame fastened to a rear end portion of the seat cushion side frame in a manner that is rotatable backward and forward, a seat cushion main-frame fastened between the seat cushion side frame and the seat back frame in a tiltable manner, and a dive link fastened by a hinge mechanism between a front end portion of the seat cushion main-frame and a front end portion of the seat cushion side frame, in which a stopper link rotatably mounted on the seat cushion side frame is rotated by an inertial force when a head-on collision occurs, and thus holds the dive link in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim
  • Patent number: 11820256
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle including support links enabling a rotating motion and a sliding motion between a seat frame and seat rails, the support links being mounted so that the seat may be rotated in the forward and rearward directions as in a seesaw motion about a shaft of a vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, so as to easily implement a facing mode posture, in which passengers sit facing each other, a relaxed comfort posture, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Bong Ku Kim, Hyun Kyu Moon, Mu Young Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Do Park, Sang Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11648861
    Abstract: A headrest for a vehicle with improved collision performance includes: a headrest stay provided integrally with a seat back and exposed at an upper end of the seat back; a blower connected to the headrest stay; and a rotation direction change member installed between the headrest stay and the blower, connecting the headrest stay and the blower, and configured to allow a rotation direction of the headrest stay and a rotation direction of the blower to be opposite to each other in an event of a rear collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mu-Young Kim, Sang-Do Park, Deok-Soo Lim, Ji-Hyun Kim, Bong-Ku Kim, Ho-Suk Jung, Hyeok-Seung Lee, Sang-Hark Lee, Hoon-Bok Lee, Jun-Young Yun, Jun-Hwan Lee, Chan-Ho Jung, Han-Kyeol Cho
  • Publication number: 20230091146
    Abstract: A seat position adjusting device for a vehicle may integrate a seatback reclining mechanism and a mechanism for realizing a comfort relaxation posture into one simplified mechanism. The seat position adjusting device includes: a seatback frame and a seat cushion frame connected to each other at a predetermined seating angle; a fixed rail mounted on a bottom surface of a rear end portion of the seat cushion frame to be inclined upward and forward; a moving rail mounted to the fixed rail to be movable forward and backward; a pair of support frames mounted on a floor panel; a front link hinge-coupled between a bottom surface of a front end portion of the seat cushion frame and a front end portion of an associated one of the support frames; and one or more support links hinge-coupled between the moving rail and the associated one of the support frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Hyun Ko
  • Publication number: 20230092189
    Abstract: A device for adjusting a position of a seat for a purpose built vehicle for mobility services allows a seatback to be mounted on an inner wall surface of a vehicle body in an adjustable manner. The device also includes a seat cushion fixed on a floor panel in an adjustable manner. The device is capable of adjusting the seat to various desired positions such as a storage position for cargo loading, a general seating position, a position of a comfortable posture for relaxation, a bed position, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Bong Ku Kim, Sang Hark Lee, Jun Hwan Lee, Dong Hoon Keum, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230084542
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a headrest of a vehicle seat includes a headrest that is rotated forward to support a seat occupant's head upon reclining of a seatback. A seat occupant's head is comfortably supported by the headrest and a comfortable relaxation posture is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Hoon Bok Lee, Mu Young Kim, Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim
  • Publication number: 20230052454
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing positions of a seat for vehicles includes mechanisms for adjusting the height of the seat for vehicles, adjusting reclining of the seat for vehicles, changing the seat for vehicles into a knee rest posture and changing the seat for vehicles into a relaxed comfort are integrated into one structure. Accordingly, a user selectively implements adjustment of the height of the seat for vehicles, adjustment of reclining of the seat for vehicles, change into the knee rest posture, and change into the relaxed comfort posture, etc., through operation of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Tae Jun Kwon, Min Seok Kim, Du Go Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Bong Ku Kim
  • Publication number: 20230041032
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle including support links enabling a rotating motion and a sliding motion between a seat frame and seat rails, the support links being mounted so that the seat may be rotated in the forward and rearward directions as in a seesaw motion about a shaft of a vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, so as to easily implement a facing mode posture, in which passengers sit facing each other, a relaxed comfort posture, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Bong Ku Kim, Hyun Kyu Moon, Mu Young Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Do Park, Sang Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220194281
    Abstract: A headrest for a vehicle with improved collision performance includes: a headrest stay provided integrally with a seat back and exposed at an upper end of the seat back; a blower connected to the headrest stay; and a rotation direction change member installed between the headrest stay and the blower, connecting the headrest stay and the blower, and configured to allow a rotation direction of the headrest stay and a rotation direction of the blower to be opposite to each other in an event of a rear collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mu-Young KIM, Sang-Do PARK, Deok-Soo LIM, Ji-Hyun KIM, Bong-Ku KIM, Ho-Suk JUNG, Hyeok-Seung LEE, Sang-Hark LEE, Hoon-Bok LEE, Jun-Young YUN, Jun-Hwan LEE, Chan-Ho JUNG, Han-Kyeol CHO
  • Publication number: 20220144148
    Abstract: A seat for an autonomous driving vehicle includes a cushion part; a back part coupled to a rear end of the cushion part through a recliner and having an adjustable angle in a front and rear direction; and a leg part rotatably coupled to a front end of the cushion part and having a lower side coupled to a seat rail. The back part is disposed to be vertically movable along a back rail located on a rear side of the back part, and the leg part is disposed to be movable back and forth by the seat rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park
  • Publication number: 20220105985
    Abstract: A device for preventing a submarine phenomenon in a fold and dive seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion side frame, a seat back frame fastened to a rear end portion of the seat cushion side frame in a manner that is rotatable backward and forward, a seat cushion main-frame fastened between the seat cushion side frame and the seat back frame in a tiltable manner, and a dive link fastened by a hinge mechanism between a front end portion of the seat cushion main-frame and a front end portion of the seat cushion side frame, in which a stopper link rotatably mounted on the seat cushion side frame is rotated by an inertial force when a head-on collision occurs, and thus holds the dive link in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim
  • Patent number: 11273733
    Abstract: A relaxation comfort seat for a vehicle is equipped with a mechanism for realizing a relaxation comfort mode to enable an occupant to take a relaxed comfortable posture for providing comfort and stability to the occupant. In addition, even in a state in which a height of the seat is increased according to a body shape of the occupant, it is possible to easily realize the relaxation comfort mode of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Bong Ku Kim, Seon Chae Na, Hyeok Seung Lee, Ju Yeol Kong, Jae Wook Kim, Jung Sang You, Ho Suk Jung
  • Patent number: 11148557
    Abstract: A device and a method for automatically restoring a seatback is provided in which a seatback is electrically deployed at a predetermined angle by being interlocked when a seat of a vehicle is moved to a predetermined position to facilitate a passenger to get into and out of the vehicle. The device includes a seat cushion, a seatback installed in the seat cushion to be adjustable in angle, a seat rail, and a seat track slidably installed in the seat rail. A seat position detection sensor detects a position of the seat track and a seat position detection member operates the seat position detection sensor. A seatback angle adjustment motor adjusts an angle of the seatback. When the seat position detection sensor detects that the seat track reaches a predetermined operating position, the seatback angle adjustment motor deploys the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hoon-Bok Lee, Bong-Ku Kim, Sang-Hark Lee, Sang-Do Park, Hyun Ko
  • Publication number: 20210309128
    Abstract: A relaxation comfort seat for a vehicle is equipped with a mechanism for realizing a relaxation comfort mode to enable an occupant to take a relaxed comfortable posture for providing comfort and stability to the occupant. In addition, even in a state in which a height of the seat is increased according to a body shape of the occupant, it is possible to easily realize the relaxation comfort mode of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Bong Ku Kim, Seon Chae Na, Hyeok Seung Lee, Ju Yeol Kong, Jae Wook Kim, Jung Sang You, Ho Suk Jung
  • Publication number: 20210138934
    Abstract: A device and a method for automatically restoring a seatback is provided in which a seatback is electrically deployed at a predetermined angle by being interlocked when a seat of a vehicle is moved to a predetermined position to facilitate a passenger to get into and out of the vehicle. The device includes a seat cushion, a seatback installed in the seat cushion to be adjustable in angle, a seat rail, and a seat track slidably installed in the seat rail. A seat position detection sensor detects a position of the seat track and a seat position detection member operates the seat position detection sensor. A seatback angle adjustment motor adjusts an angle of the seatback. When the seat position detection sensor detects that the seat track reaches a predetermined operating position, the seatback angle adjustment motor deploys the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Hoon-Bok Lee, Bong-Ku Kim, Sang-Hark Lee, Sang-Do Park, Hyun Ko