Patents by Inventor Byeong Cheon MIN

Byeong Cheon MIN 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).

  • Driving apparatus of side mirror, vehicle having the side mirror and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 11242007
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a side mirror including a housing and a mirror member provided inside the housing and rotatable in a first axis and a second axis in the housing; an input unit configured to receive an identification information related to a driver; a driving apparatus configured to identify a target position corresponding to the identification information related to the driver, acquire a plurality of paths for moving the mirror member between the identified target position and the current position, identify each of positions for switching the movement direction of the acquired plurality of paths, select a path having positions for switching the movement direction closest to a predetermined center position among the respective positions for switching the movement direction thereof, and selectively control rotation of the first axis and rotation of the second axis of the mirror member based on the selected path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Mirrortech Corporation
    Inventors: Jinsil Lee, IllSoo Kim, Jae Hong Choi, Hyun Min Jeon, Chul Sung Lee, Chol Min Kim, Byeong Cheon Min, Seung Woo Seo
  • DRIVING APPARATUS OF SIDE MIRROR, VEHICLE HAVING THE SIDE MIRROR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200189468
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a side mirror including a housing and a mirror member provided inside the housing and rotatable in a first axis and a second axis in the housing; an input unit configured to receive an identification information related to a driver; a driving apparatus configured to identify a target position corresponding to the identification information related to the driver, acquire a plurality of paths for moving the mirror member between the identified target position and the current position, identify each of positions for switching the movement direction of the acquired plurality of paths, select a path having positions for switching the movement direction closest to a predetermined center position among the respective positions for switching the movement direction thereof, and selectively control rotation of the first axis and rotation of the second axis of the mirror member based on the selected path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Mirrortech Corporation
    Inventors: Jinsil LEE, lllSoo KIM, Jae Hong CHOI, Hyun Min JEON, Chul Sung LEE, Chol Min KIM, Byeong Cheon MIN, Seung Woo SEO