Patents by Inventor Byong Cheol Kim

Byong Cheol 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: 12365228
    Abstract: An electric vehicle structure includes a drive system, a front lateral member and a rear upper lateral member. The front and rear lateral members are elongated in a lateral direction of a vehicle and spaced apart from each other in a forward-rearward direction of the vehicle with the drive system interposed therebetween. The vehicle structure further includes a rear lower lateral member elongated in the lateral direction of the vehicle and disposed beneath a motor of the drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Woo Jung, Jung Taek Lim, Sung Eun Ryu, Byong Cheol Kim, Hyeong Seung Ham, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20250162395
    Abstract: An electric vehicle structure includes a chassis frame having a first closed curve that surrounds a battery accommodation space, a watertight panel having another closed curve that surrounds the inside of the closed curve that surrounds the battery accommodation space of the chassis frame, an upper cover coupled to an upper side of the watertight panel and covering an upper side of the battery accommodation space, and an under cover coupled to a lower side of the watertight panel and covering a lower side of the battery accommodation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Won Hae LEE, Chang Kyu KIM, Nam Ho KIM, Byung Joo CHUNG, Byong Cheol KIM, Seung Hak LEE, Mi Ran PARK
  • Publication number: 20240198776
    Abstract: A chassis frame of a vehicle includes a deck mounting bracket to mount a deck to an upper side of the deck mounting bracket and coupled to an upper side of a frame side member, a battery cross member installed to be spaced apart from the frame side member by the deck mounting bracket, and side protectors respectively provided at opposite ends of the battery cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Hae Lee, Nam Ho Kim, Dae Ki Jeong, Mi Ran Park, Min Seok Kim, Ha Yeon Kwon, Byung Joo Chung, Byong Cheol Kim, Seung Hak Lee, Su Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20230055401
    Abstract: An electric vehicle structure includes a drive system, a front lateral member and a rear upper lateral member. The front and rear lateral members are elongated in a lateral direction of a vehicle and spaced apart from each other in a forward-rearward direction of the vehicle with the drive system interposed therebetween. The vehicle structure further includes a rear lower lateral member elongated in the lateral direction of the vehicle and disposed beneath a motor of the drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Woo Jung, Jung Taek Lim, Sung Eun Ryu, Byong Cheol Kim, Hyeong Seung Ham, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 10625559
    Abstract: A tubular type torsion beam is manufactured by bending and welding and coupling a plate material. The plate material has a plurality of protrusions disposed on a plurality of side surfaces in a width direction of the vehicle. The torsion beam is manufactured by molding the plate material in a pipe shape by bending the plate material in the width direction and molding the plate material to dispose the plurality of protrusions to contact each other to form a gap between the plurality of side surfaces of the plate material and then welding and coupling the plurality of side surfaces of the plate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HWASHIN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Nam Ho Kim, Byong Cheol Kim, Jong Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20190111755
    Abstract: A tubular type torsion beam is provided. The tubular type torsion beam is manufactured by bending and welding and coupling a plate material. The plate material has a plurality of protrusions disposed on a plurality of side surfaces in a width direction of the vehicle. The torsion beam is manufactured by molding the plate material in a pipe shape by bending the plate material in the width direction and molding the plate material to dispose the plurality of protrusions to contact each other to form a gap between the plurality of side surfaces of the plate material and then welding and coupling the plurality of side surfaces of the plate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Nam Ho Kim, Byong Cheol Kim, Jong Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 7360622
    Abstract: A differential mounting structure includes a pipe into which a bushing coupled to the differential is forcibly inserted. The pipe is inserted into a through hole of a cross member and is fixedly attached at one end thereof to a flange. Coupling bolts penetrating the flange are connected to nuts welded to the cross member. When the bushing used for installing the differential to the vehicle body is worn down and can no longer do its job, only the bushing mounting assembly is replaced or repaired in the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seung-Hak Lee, Hyun-Ju Bae, Byong-Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 7114729
    Abstract: An anti-lift characteristic of a rear suspension of a vehicle is enhanced by including a carrier at which a rear wheel is rotatably mounted; a trailing arm longitudinally aligned with respect to a vehicle body, ends of the trailing arm being respectively connected to the carrier and the vehicle body; and a connecting unit connecting the vehicle body and a body-side end of the trailing arm, and varying a vertical position of the body-side end according to a running state of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Byong Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20060076179
    Abstract: A differential mounting structure includes a pipe into which a bushing coupled to the differential is forcibly inserted. The pipe is inserted into a through hole of a cross member and is fixedly attached at one end thereof to a flange. Coupling bolts penetrating the flange are connected to nuts welded to the cross member. When the bushing used for installing the differential to the vehicle body is worn down and can no longer do its job, only the bushing mounting assembly is replaced or repaired in the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Seung-Hak Lee, Hyun-Ju Bae, Byong-Cheol Kim