Patents by Inventor Choon Taik KIM
Choon Taik 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).
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Publication number: 20250221868Abstract: In a vehicle-mounted securing device for securing an object loaded into a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted securing device includes a fixing module provided on the object that needs to be secured when the object is loaded into the vehicle, and a magnetic module provided in the vehicle, configured to mechanically secure the object including the fixing module as a portion of the fixing module is inserted into the magnetic module, and configured to magnetically secure the object including the fixing module by a magnetic element provided inside the magnetic module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2024Publication date: July 10, 2025Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yong Dan Co., Ltd.Inventors: JIN HO HWANG, Ji Seob PARK, Sang Heon LEE, Kyung Jae PARK, Choon Taik KIM
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Publication number: 20250214665Abstract: A replaceable part replacement system for a vehicle includes: a station frame on which a vehicle, including a fixed part fixed to an under body and a replaceable part removable from the fixed part, is positioned; a support frame installed on the station frame to be movable along the forward and backward direction of the vehicle; and a gripper unit installed in the support frame to be movable in the vertical direction for gripping and releasing the replaceable part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2024Publication date: July 3, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jaeseung Lee, Joonghyun Shin, Won Ki Song, Hyungsik Choi, Dae Hee Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Soo Bok Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Choon Taik Kim
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Publication number: 20250205880Abstract: In a gripper apparatus for a vehicle, an item of a wheelchair loaded into an internal space of a vehicle may be fixed by a fixing structure of the gripper module using magnetic forces generated by a stationary magnet and a rotary magnet so that a wheelchair user may fix the wheelchair without the assistance of another person.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Sang Ah KO, Sang Heon LEE, Choon Taik KIM
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Patent number: 12145746Abstract: A drone docking station for a vehicle includes: a transfer device configured to have a cargo loaded on a drone or to vertically move the cargo transferred by the drone; a guide device including a guide panel provided on a roof of the vehicle and connected to an upper end portion of the transfer device to have the drone accommodated on an upper portion of the guide panel, wherein the guide panel is disposed to surround the transfer device and provided to move inward or outward or to be rotated around a center portion of the transfer device; and a control unit electrically connected to the guide device and configured to rotate or move the guide panel so that the drone corresponds to the cargo positioned in the transfer device when the drone is accommodated on the guide panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yong San Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Choon Taik Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Hong Kwon Moon
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Publication number: 20240190521Abstract: A vehicle capable of container swapping, includes: a container including a container body and a rotation shaft provided on a front end portion or a rear end portion thereof; and a drive module including a driving device to be able to travel, guide portions formed on a first side and a second side of the drive module, respectively, to guide the rotation shaft of the container, magnetic modules provided on peripheries around the guide portions, the drive module traveling toward the rotation shaft of the container so that the rotation shaft enters the guide portions, and the guide portions and the rotation shaft being held by holding forces from the magnetic modules so that the container is moved through traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Choon Taik Kim, Hyung Jin Kim, Sang Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 11932315Abstract: A freight vehicle on which a drone is docked, may include: a transfer device provided in the vehicle and configured to move up and down between an internal space of the vehicle and a roof to receive freight from the drone through the roof of the vehicle or transfer freight to the drone; and a loadspace separated, as a portion of the internal space of the vehicle, from a space where the transfer device is provided and including an open portion formed on a side or a rear of the vehicle, and onto which the freight is loaded.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yong San Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Choon Taik Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Hong Kwon Moon
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Patent number: 11858381Abstract: A sliding device configured for a vehicle, includes a magnetic module configured to slide on a floor of the vehicle and be fixed to the floor by a magnetic force or unfixed from the floor depending on a change in magnetic circuit due to a rotation of a first magnetic body provided in the magnetic module; a plurality of catching portions formed on the floor, spaced from one another, and provided along a movement route of the magnetic module, and fastening portions provided on the magnetic module and configured to be pressed downward by a first elastic body, the fastening portions being configured to mechanically fasten the magnetic module to the floor by being lowered and caught by the catching portions when the fastening portions are matched with the catching portions while the magnetic module moves.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yong San Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Choon Taik Kim, Hyung Jin Kim, Sang Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20230249761Abstract: A freight vehicle on which a drone is docked, may include: a transfer device provided in the vehicle and configured to move up and down between an internal space of the vehicle and a roof to receive freight from the drone through the roof of the vehicle or transfer freight to the drone; and a loadspace separated, as a portion of the internal space of the vehicle, from a space where the transfer device is provided and including an open portion formed on a side or a rear of the vehicle, and onto which the freight is loaded.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yong San Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Dong Eun Cha, Choon Taik Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Hong Kwon Moon
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Publication number: 20230219697Abstract: A drone docking station for a vehicle includes: a transfer device configured to have a cargo loaded on a drone or to vertically move the cargo transferred by the drone; a guide device including a guide panel provided on a roof of the vehicle and connected to an upper end portion of the transfer device to have the drone accommodated on an upper portion of the guide panel, wherein the guide panel is disposed to surround the transfer device and provided to move inward or outward or to be rotated around a center portion of the transfer device; and a control unit electrically connected to the guide device and configured to rotate or move the guide panel so that the drone corresponds to the cargo positioned in the transfer device when the drone is accommodated on the guide panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yong San Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Sang Heon LEE, Dong Eun CHA, Choon Taik KIM, Sang Hoon LEE, Hong Kwon MOON
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Publication number: 20230105498Abstract: A sliding device configured for a vehicle, includes a magnetic module configured to slide on a floor of the vehicle and be fixed to the floor by a magnetic force or unfixed from the floor depending on a change in magnetic circuit due to a rotation of a first magnetic body provided in the magnetic module; a plurality of catching portions formed on the floor, spaced from one another, and provided along a movement route of the magnetic module, and fastening portions provided on the magnetic module and configured to be pressed downward by a first elastic body, the fastening portions being configured to mechanically fasten the magnetic module to the floor by being lowered and caught by the catching portions when the fastening portions are matched with the catching portions while the magnetic module moves.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yong San Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho HWANG, Sang Heon LEE, Dong Eun CHA, Choon Taik KIM, Hyung Jin KIM, Sang Hoon LEE