Patents by Inventor Deok Soo Lim
Deok Soo Lim 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: 20230073385Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle rear-seat position adjustment apparatus including a pair of support frames mounted on a floor panel in such a manner as to be spaced apart; a leg frame having a structure where a slot of a predetermined length is formed and fixedly mounted on the support frame; a tilting link of which a front end portion is connected to a slot in the leg frame in a manner that is movable backward and forward; a seat cushion frame of which a front end portion is connected to the leg frame and of which a rear end portion is connected to a rear end portion of the tilting link; a recliner mounted on a side frame connected to a rear end portion of the support frame; and a drive device connected to the front end portion of the tilting link and configured to move the tilting link backward and forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Sang Soo Lee, Jun Hwan Lee, Dong Hoon Keum, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Hark Lee
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Publication number: 20230052454Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Tae Jun Kwon, Min Seok Kim, Du Go Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Bong Ku Kim
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Publication number: 20230041032Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Bong Ku Kim, Hyun Kyu Moon, Mu Young Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Do Park, Sang Soo Lee
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Publication number: 20230045201Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for reclining a seatback for a vehicle, which may allow a separate actuator to be driven by a switching signal of a lever switch when a user operates the lever switch with only a small force such that a cable connected to a latch for locking or unlocking a recliner may be pulled in an unlock direction of the recliner, thereby implementing the reclining operation for adjusting an angle of the seatback in a semiautomatic manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Hoon Bok Lee, Yo Han Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Chan Ho Jung, Yoon Gu Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Jung Bin Lee
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Publication number: 20220219582Abstract: A device for providing a fatigue-reducing position of a vehicle seat is provided. A first latch unit is mounted on a rear seat cushion such that a first striker mounted on a front seatback is fastened thereto in a lockable manner. A second latch unit is mounted on a rear surface portion of a rear seatback. A sliding-locking unit is mounted on a package panel disposed behind a rear seat in a height adjustable manner. A second striker is provided on a front end of the sliding-locking unit to be fastened to the second latch unit in a lockable manner. A seat in a second or third row in the cabin of a vehicle is detachable from the original position to be fixedly placed like a hammock between a front seat and a package panel to provide a fatigue-reducing position in which an occupant comfortably rests.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Sang Uk YU, Deok Soo Lim, Hyo Cheol Kang, Ju Yeol Kong, Hyung Jin Park, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ho Jung, Seong Mun Yun
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Publication number: 20220194281Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20220144148Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park
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Publication number: 20220105985Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim
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Publication number: 20220097568Abstract: A moving and locking device for a seat and a personal mobility, which is installed in a bottom portion of a seat for a vehicle or a personal mobility, is provided with a floor panel of a vehicle interior in a structure in which rolling movement of the moving device and a locking coupling of the locking device are possible, is capable of freely moving the seat for a vehicle or the personal mobility to a desired position of the floor panel in the vehicle and firmly fixing the seat for a vehicle or the personal mobility.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park
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Patent number: 10926670Abstract: A vehicle and a method controlling the same are provided to detect a seat jamming or a short-circuit of a seat control system. The vehicle includes a motor that rotates forward or backward to fold a seatback of a seat toward a seat cushion or unfold the seatback from the seat cushion. A current sensor sense an output current of the motor and a controller determine a seat jamming or a short-circuit of an output of the motor based on a magnitude of the output current sensed for a predetermined period of time during forward or backward rotation of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Das Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Soo Lee, Hyeong Jun Kim, Incheol Bae, Deok Soo Lim, Younggwan Kwon, Hosuk Jung, Sanghyun Lee, YoungBok Sung, Sang Ho Kim, Tae Jun Kwon, Yohan Kim, Doori Kim, Duck Yeol Kim, Jae Hyun Kim, Sang Young Park
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Publication number: 20200017000Abstract: A vehicle and a method controlling the same are provided to detect a seat jamming or a short-circuit of a seat control system. The vehicle includes a motor that rotates forward or backward to fold a seatback of a seat toward a seat cushion or unfold the seatback from the seat cushion. A current sensor sense an output current of the motor and a controller determine a seat jamming or a short-circuit of an output of the motor based on a magnitude of the output current sensed for a predetermined period of time during forward or backward rotation of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Sang-Soo Lee, Hyeong Jun Kim, Incheol Bae, Deok Soo Lim, Younggwan Kwon, Hosuk Jung, Sanghyun Lee, YoungBok Sung, Sang Ho Kim, Tae Jun Kwon, Yohan Kim, Doori Kim, Duck Yeol Kim, Jae Hyun Kim, Sang Young Park
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Patent number: 9358907Abstract: An apparatus for back-folding a standup seat of a vehicle may include a standup associated back-folding unit that is installed between a hook mounted to a lower frame of a seat cushion to be locked to or unlocked from a striker of a floor panel, and a recliner mounted to a side frame of a seatback such that a forward folding operation of the seatback and a forward folding operation of a headrest that is automatically performed by operating the recliner during a standup operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Kug Hun Han, Young Bok Sung, Sang Ho Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Deok Soo Lim
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Publication number: 20150291066Abstract: An apparatus for back-folding a standup seat of a vehicle may include a standup associated back-folding unit that is installed between a hook mounted to a lower frame of a seat cushion to be locked to or unlocked from a striker of a floor panel, and a recliner mounted to a side frame of a seatback such that a forward folding operation of the seatback and a forward folding operation of a headrest that is automatically performed by operating the recliner during a standup operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Kug Hun Han, Young Bok SUNG, Sang Ho KIM, Soo Hyun MOON, Deok Soo LIM
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Patent number: 9108550Abstract: A headrest apparatus for an MPV includes a headrest that can be automatically completely housed in a storage space in such a way as to slide without requiring a user to perform an additional operation of pushing the headrest downwards, thus being more convenient for the user. The headrest apparatus has a simple structure and a reduced size, thus reducing the weight of the vehicle. The headrest apparatus includes a headrest sliding unit, a sinking seat folding unit, and a seat support frame supporting a sinking seat on a floor of the MPV, wherein, when the sinking seat is housed in a seat storage space formed in the floor of the MPV, the upper surface of the sinking seat that is in a housed state is level with the upper surface of the floor of the MPV.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignees: KIA MOTORS CORP., DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Ho Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Deok Soo Lim, Jun Yeol Heo, Hyeong Jun Kim, Hyuk Kim, Jae Myung Hur, Do Kywn Kim
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Patent number: 9085251Abstract: A storage apparatus for a seat of a vehicle, in which the seat is stored in a storage space formed therebelow, so that it is possible to secure a wider luggage space as compare with the related art and reduce unit cost without using a separate slide rail. In addition, the storage apparatus variously uses the space of a back seat when shifted between a passenger space (seating mode) and a luggage space (luggage mode) of the multi-functional back seat, which is vertically movable and foldable.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignees: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Ho Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Deok Soo Lim, Jun Yeol Heo, Hyeong Jun Kim, Jae Myung Hur, Byeong Hee Jo, Yong Cheol Jang
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Publication number: 20140339848Abstract: A headrest apparatus for an MPV includes a headrest that can be automatically completely housed in a storage space in such a way as to slide without requiring a user to perform an additional operation of pushing the headrest downwards, thus being more convenient for the user. The headrest apparatus has a simple structure and a reduced size, thus reducing the weight of the vehicle. The headrest apparatus includes a headrest sliding unit, a sinking seat folding unit, and a seat support frame supporting a sinking seat on a floor of the MPV, wherein, when the sinking seat is housed in a seat storage space formed in the floor of the MPV, the upper surface of the sinking seat that is in a housed state is level with the upper surface of the floor of the MPV.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicants: DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Sang Ho KIM, Soo Hyun MOON, Deok Soo LIM, Jun Yeol HEO, Hyeong Jun KIM, Hyuk KIM, Jae Myung HUR, Do Kywn KIM
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Patent number: 8844998Abstract: A seat apparatus for a vehicle, in which a seat back may be foldable toward a seat cushion of a seat, may include a storage space provided at the bottom of a floor and storing the seat to provide a luggage space in the vehicle, a link member pivotally connected between a cushion link of the seat cushion and the storage space such that the seat may be foldable to be stored in the storage space, a locking device provided on the seat back to maintain an unfolded or folded state of the seat back, and an elastic member provided on the link member to pop up the cushion link and the seat back out of the storage space when the seat back may be unfolded.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation, Faurecia Automotive Seating KoreaInventors: Sang Ho Kim, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Bong Ku Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Chang Oan Woo, Jun Yeol Heo, Youn Myung Joo
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Patent number: 8833853Abstract: A seat for a vehicle constructed so that a side seat is provided on an opposite side of a center seat may include a first hinge shaft to which a center seat back of the center seat may be rotatably coupled for folding the center seat back forwards, a second hinge shaft to which a side seat back of the side seat may be rotatably coupled for folding the side seat back forwards, and a folding actuator assembly selectively engaging the side seat back with the center seat back, wherein the folding actuator assembly locks the center seat back to the side seat back when the side seat back may be folded, and releases the center seat back from the side seat back to fold only the center seat back when the center seat back may be folded.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Ho Kim, Chan Ho Jeong, Sang Do Park, Hak Gyun Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Ji Hyun Kim, Tae Hoon Lee, Soo Hyun Moon, Jun Yeol Heo, Jong Kweon Pyun
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Publication number: 20140239662Abstract: A storage apparatus for a seat of a vehicle, in which the seat is stored in a storage space formed therebelow, so that it is possible to secure a wider luggage space as compare with the related art and reduce unit cost without using a separate slide rail. In addition, the storage apparatus variously uses the space of a back seat when shifted between a passenger space (seating mode) and a luggage space (luggage mode) of the multi-functional back seat, which is vertically movable and foldable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Sang Ho KIM, Soo Hyun MOON, Deok Soo LIM, Jun Yeol HEO, Hyeong Jun . KIM, Jae Myung HUR, Byeong Hee JO, Yong Cheol JANG
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Patent number: 8590957Abstract: A storing apparatus of a rearmost seat for a multipurpose vehicle may include a storage space provided under a floor panel, wherein the rearmost seat may be selectively stored in the storage space, and wherein the rearmost sear includes a plurality of links disposed to pivotally connect the rearmost seat with the storage space to implement a storage mode in which the seat may be moved down and received in the storage space and a sitting mode in which the seat may be drawn upward out of the storage space.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Dae Won San Up Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Ho Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Soo Hyun Moon, Chang Oan Woo, Jun Yeol Heo, Jae Myung Hur, Jang Woo Byun