Patents by Inventor Byeong-Cheon Lee

Byeong-Cheon Lee 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).

  • Publication number: 20250121886
    Abstract: An embodiment of a vehicle front structure includes a pair of front side members, a first transverse member connecting front portions of the pair of front side members in a width direction of a vehicle, a second transverse member connecting rear portions of the pair of front side members in the width direction of the vehicle, and a plurality of front modules mounted on the first transverse member and the second transverse member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Jeon Woong Kang, Byeong Cheon Lee, Huen Sick Min, Kun Ho Park
  • Patent number: 11993316
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar; a front side member located in front of the front pillar and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; and a rear lower member connecting the front side member, the side sill, and the front pillar, where the rear lower member includes a front connection portion connected to a rear portion of the front side member, and a rear connection portion connected to a lower portion of the front pillar and a front portion of the side sill, and the rear connection portion includes an upper engagement wall joined to the front pillar, and a lower engagement wall joined to the side sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Il Do Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee, Kwang Hee An, Ji Woong Park
  • Patent number: 11866098
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar joined to a dash panel; a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member. The connection member is integrally connected to the front pillar, the side sill, or the rear lower member to form a unitary one piece structure therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee
  • Patent number: 11866097
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lower cross member of a vehicle. The lower cross member includes a core member configured to be disposed on a vehicle floor so as to extend in a width direction of the vehicle, to be formed of a composite material including unidirectional carbon fiber or bidirectional carbon fiber, and to have a cross-section including at least one closed curve, a lower layer configured to extend in an extending direction of the core member, to be disposed between the core member and the vehicle floor, and to be formed of a composite material including a first multi-axial glass fabric, and an upper layer configured to extend in the extending direction of the core member, to be disposed on an upper surface of the core member, and to be formed of a composite material including a second multi-axial glass fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Kolonglotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Kim, Sang Yoon Park, Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Byeong Cheon Lee, Yeun Ho Yu, Young Gyu Kim, Jeong Wan Han, Hyeon Seok Do, Hyun Kyu Shin, Cheol Min Nam, Kum Soo Bae, Seong Jong Kim, Jun Youp Kim
  • Publication number: 20230219628
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar joined to a dash panel; a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member. The connection member is integrally connected to the front pillar, the side sill, or the rear lower member to form a unitary one piece structure therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee
  • Patent number: 11628887
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar joined to a dash panel; a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee
  • Publication number: 20230076155
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar; a front side member located in front of the front pillar and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; and a rear lower member connecting the front side member, the side sill, and the front pillar, where the rear lower member includes a front connection portion connected to a rear portion of the front side member, and a rear connection portion connected to a lower portion of the front pillar and a front portion of the side sill, and the rear connection portion includes an upper engagement wall joined to the front pillar, and a lower engagement wall joined to the side sill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Il Do Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee, Kwang Hee An, Ji Woong Park
  • Publication number: 20220177041
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar joined to a dash panel; a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee
  • Patent number: 11260913
    Abstract: A front pillar structure for a vehicle includes a front pillar including a front pillar lower extending vertically and a front pillar upper extending obliquely from the front pillar lower. A connection member is coupled to a bottom end of the front pillar lower and connects a front side member and a side sill. The front pillar lower has an S-shaped cross section and the connection member has stepwise flanges coupled to the bottom end of the front pillar lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Cornoration
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Byeong Cheon Lee, Hyun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11220294
    Abstract: A tunnel structure for a vehicle is provided, and the tunnel structure includes a tunnel extending along a centerline of a center floor, and a plurality of crossmembers individually coupled to both side surfaces of the tunnel. Each crossmember has a closed cross-sectional shape. The tunnel structure further includes a plurality of bosses provided on the side surfaces of the tunnel, and an end portion of each crossmember received in and coupled to each boss. In addition, the tunnel includes a front tunnel disposed on a front of the center floor, a rear tunnel disposed on a rear of the center floor, and a center tunnel disposed between the front tunnel and the rear tunnel along the centerline of the center floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byeong Cheon Lee, Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Deok Hwa Hong
  • Patent number: 11214310
    Abstract: A vehicle body on which a high voltage battery is mounted is provided. The vehicle body includes a vehicle body floor on which a battery is placed stably, side sills disposed on both lateral sides of the vehicle body floor, respectively, to extend in forward and backward directions, a plurality of coupling members, wherein front portions of the coupling members are combined with respective front side members, rear portions of the coupling members are combined with the side sills, respectively, and each coupling member connects, in an extension line, between the respective front side member and the respective side sill in the forward and backward directions, and a cross member that extends across the vehicle body floor and couples the coupling members, wherein each end of the cross member is combined with the respective side sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Byeong Cheon Lee, Hyun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11186321
    Abstract: A load absorbing structure for a vehicle is provided. The structure includes a pair of front side members that are spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle on a front side of the vehicle and a pair of side sills that are connected to the front side members, respectively. A pair of front pillars are connected to the side sills, respectively and a pair of connection members connect the front side members and the side sills corresponding thereto in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively. A battery cross member is disposed transverse between the pair of connection members and a bottom surface of the battery cross member is disposed lower than a bottom wall of each connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee, Ji Na Son, Deok Hwa Hong
  • Patent number: 11148723
    Abstract: A side sill for a vehicle includes: an inner portion facing an interior space of the vehicle; an outer portion facing an exterior space of the vehicle; and mounting hardware, which is riveted to one of the inner portion and the outer portion, wherein the inner portion and the outer portion form a unitary one-piece structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, SUNG WOO HITECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Deok Hwa Hong, Se Jin Ko, Byeong Cheon Lee, Sang Eon Park, Seok Hwan Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210316793
    Abstract: A load absorbing structure for a vehicle is provided. The structure includes a pair of front side members that are spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle on a front side of the vehicle and a pair of side sills that are connected to the front side members, respectively. A pair of front pillars are connected to the side sills, respectively and a pair of connection members connect the front side members and the side sills corresponding thereto in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively. A battery cross member is disposed transverse between the pair of connection members and a bottom surface of the battery cross member is disposed lower than a bottom wall of each connection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee, Ji Na Son, Deok Hwa Hong
  • Publication number: 20210179190
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lower cross member of a vehicle. The lower cross member includes a core member configured to be disposed on a vehicle floor so as to extend in a width direction of the vehicle, to be formed of a composite material including unidirectional carbon fiber or bidirectional carbon fiber, and to have a cross-section including at least one closed curve, a lower layer configured to extend in an extending direction of the core member, to be disposed between the core member and the vehicle floor, and to be formed of a composite material including a first multi-axial glass fabric, and an upper layer configured to extend in the extending direction of the core member, to be disposed on an upper surface of the core member, and to be formed of a composite material including a second multi-axial glass fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Kim, Sang Yoon Park, Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Byeong Cheon Lee, Yeun Ho Yu, Young Gyu Kim, Jeong Wan Han, Hyeon Seok Do, Hyun Kyu Shin, Cheol Min Nam, Kum Soo Bae, Seong Jong Kim, Jun Youp Kim
  • Publication number: 20210171102
    Abstract: A vehicle body on which a high voltage battery is mounted is provided. The vehicle body includes a vehicle body floor on which a battery is placed stably, side sills disposed on both lateral sides of the vehicle body floor, respectively, to extend in forward and backward directions, a plurality of coupling members, wherein front portions of the coupling members are combined with respective front side members, rear portions of the coupling members are combined with the side sills, respectively, and each coupling member connects, in an extension line, between the respective front side member and the respective side sill in the forward and backward directions, and a cross member that extends across the vehicle body floor and couples the coupling members, wherein each end of the cross member is combined with the respective side sill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Deok Hwa Hong, Hee Seouk Chung, Byeong Cheon Lee, Hyun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11014612
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure for a vehicle may include: a front side member disposed on a front of a vehicle; and a front end member coupled to a front end of the front side member. In particular, the front end member includes a main body which is coupled to the front side member to be aligned, and a lateral reinforcement portion which extends from the main body toward an outboard side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hee Seouk Chung, Byeong Cheon Lee, Hyun Sik Kim, Deok Hwa Hong
  • Patent number: 10967910
    Abstract: A side sill structure can be used for a vehicle. The side sill structure includes a side sill extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a front connection member connects a front side member located at a front side of the side sill to a front end of the side sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Kim, Byeong Cheon Lee, Hee Seouk Chung, Deok Hwa Hong
  • Patent number: 10919472
    Abstract: A load distribution structure for a vehicle includes: a pair of front side members which are spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle on a front side of the vehicle; a pair of side sills respectively connected to the front side members; a pair of front pillars respectively connected to front ends of the side sills; a pair of connection members each connecting the front side members and the corresponding side sill along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a dash crossmember transversely connected to the pair of connection members. In particular, each front side member is overlapped and joined to the corresponding connection member, and end portions of the dash crossmember are overlapped and joined to the connection members, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hee Seouk Chung, Byeong Cheon Lee, Hyun Sik Kim, Deok Hwa Hong
  • Publication number: 20200406982
    Abstract: A side sill for a vehicle includes: an inner portion facing an interior space of the vehicle; an outer portion facing an exterior space of the vehicle; and mounting hardware, which is riveted to one of the inner portion and the outer portion, wherein the inner portion and the outer portion form a unitary one-piece structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, SUNG WOO HITECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Seouk Chung, Hyun Sik Kim, Deok Hwa Hong, Se Jin Ko, Byeong Cheon Lee, Sang Eon Park, Seok Hwan Hwang