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).

  • Publication number: 20240190306
    Abstract: A seat folding system includes a folding seat having a seat plate and a backrest, a folding seat adjustment unit having a seat plate adjustment unit for adjusting a height of the seat plate, a slide adjustment unit for adjusting a position of the seat plate in a forwards and backwards direction, and a backrest folding seat adjustment unit for adjusting an angle of the backrest, and a control unit for controlling the folding seat adjustment unit such that folding is able to start in a reference state in which the folding seat is preset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Dong Hoon Lee, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Yo Han Kim, Mun Seung Kang, Deok Soo Lim, Kug Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20240190305
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a reclining unit, a tilting unit, a sliding unit, and a control unit configured to control driving of the reclining unit, the tilting unit and the sliding unit. A method for controlling the seat implemented by the control unit may limit or enforce at least one of an angle adjustment amount of the tilting unit and an angle adjustment amount of the reclining unit by linking at least one of a sensed tilting angle of the seat cushion and a sensed position of the seat with a support angle of a seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Mun Seung Kang, Deok Soo Lim, Yo Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20240174138
    Abstract: An embodiment manual seatback folding apparatus of an electric seat for a vehicle includes a shaft fastened to a seatback frame, wherein first and second end portions of the shaft are rotatably inserted into first and second seat cushion side frames, respectively, a first rotatable disk including a first locking recess, a second rotatable disk including a second locking recess and a pusher, a first manual control device detachably engaged with the first locking recess, a second manual control device to be connected to the first manual control device through a cable and detachably engaged with the second locking recess, and a switch device mounted on an outer surface of the second seat cushion side frame and configured to perform a switching operation in response to the pusher in a state in which the second rotatable disk is rotated in a folding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Hark Lee, Song Min Baek, Seung Heon Ryu
  • Publication number: 20240174136
    Abstract: An embodiment walk-in seat locking device for a vehicle includes a rear link including a first sector gear, the rear link having a first end portion hinge-fastened to a rear portion of a seat cushion frame and a second end portion hinge-fastened to a rear portion of a seat rail, a locking link including a second sector gear engageable with the first sector gear, wherein the second sector gear is on a rear portion of the locking link and is hinge-fastened to the seat cushion frame, a lever having a first end portion to which a cable is connected and a second end portion hinge-fastened to the seat cushion frame, a first locking cam having a first end portion coaxially connected to the lever, and a second locking cam having a first end portion coaxially connected to the lever and the first locking cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung, Sang Hark Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Soo Lee, Dong Geon Lee, Seung Heon Ryu
  • Publication number: 20240149751
    Abstract: A dual release actuator for a vehicle seat includes a motor, a cable carrier configured to receive power of the motor, thereby rotating to selectively pull one of two different cables, a Hall sensor to sense rotation of the motor, and a controller configured to count a sensing pulse of the Hall sensor for controlling rotation of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Wook Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Deok Soo Lim, Hyun Wook Lim, Sang Ho Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Hak Cheol Lee, Deok Ki Kim, Byeong Deok Choi, Hoe Cheon Kim, Hwa Young Mun, Seung Yeop Lee, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Jung Bin Lee, Byung Ju Kang
  • Publication number: 20240149769
    Abstract: An embodiment is a swing armrest for a seat, the swing armrest including a fixation bracket fixed to a seatback frame or fixed to a seatback bracket that is fixed to the seatback frame, a rotation bracket rotatably fixed to the fixation bracket by a rotation pin, a return spring configured to elastically support the rotation bracket in a direction in which the rotation bracket rotates with respect to the fixation bracket, a fixing post protruding from the rotation bracket to a side of the seat, and an armrest coupled to the fixing post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Jung Sang You, Sang Soo Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Mu Young Kim, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung
  • Patent number: 11964599
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim
  • Publication number: 20240083384
    Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co.,LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo LEE, Chan Ho JUNG, Mu Young KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ho Suk JUNG, Deok Soo LIM, Sang Do PARK, In Sun BAEK, Sin Chan YANG, Chan Ki CHO, Myung Soo LEE, Jae Yong JANG, Jun Sik HWANG, Ho Sung KANG, Hae Dong KWAK, Hyun Tak KO
  • Publication number: 20240083305
    Abstract: A seat-interlocking leg rest control system includes: a first actuator configured to move a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seat cushion and a seatback, in a forward-backward direction or an upward-downward direction of the vehicle; a second actuator configured to rotate a leg rest, rotatably coupled to the front end portion of the seat cushion, in the upward-downward direction; and a controller connected to the first actuator and the second actuator to control operation of the second actuator such that the rotation angle of the leg rest is limited based on the position of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kug Hun Han, Hoon Bok Lee, Yo Han Kim, Mun Seung Kang, Dong Hoon Keum, Deok Soo Lim, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240075853
    Abstract: An apparatus of tilting a seat cushion of a vehicle, includes a tilting motor, a pinion gear, a sector gear, and a tilting link which perform the tilting operation of the seat cushion and exert a binding force in a tilted state of the seat cushion and are provided to be connected to both of one side and the other side of a seat cushion frame, and has two sector gears positioned on left and right sides and connected to each other by a connection bar so that, by strengthening a binding force of the front portion of the seat cushion, it is possible to secure the safety of passengers in the event of a collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DAS CO., LTD, Faurecia Korea, Ltd., Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo LEE, Mu Young KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ho Suk JUNG, Sang Do PARK, Chan Ho JUNG, Dong Hoon LEE, Hea Yoon KANG, Deok Soo LIM, Seung Pil JANG, Seon Ho KIM, Jong Seok YUN, Hyo Jin KIM, Dong Gyu SHIN, Jin Ho SEO, Young Jun KIM, Taek Jun NAM
  • Publication number: 20240067065
    Abstract: Provided is a duct docking device for a ventilation seat of a vehicle. The duct docking device enables air to be easily blown to a seatback and a seat cushion with a passenger in a seat using only one blower by enabling a seatback duct mounted at the seatback and a seat cushion duct mounted at the seat cushion to be hermetically docked through a connector duct, etc. at an unfolded position of the seatback in which a passenger can sit, and by enabling the seatback duct mounted at the seatback and the seat cushion duct mounted at the seat cushion to be separated from each other at a folded position of the seatback in consideration of that there is no passenger in the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Sang Hark Lee, Sang Soo Lee, Jung Sang You, Sang Do Park, Chan Ho Jung, Gun Chu Park, Gi Tae Jo, Jin Sik Kim, Hee Dong Yoon, Ho Sub Lim, Jae Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20240034200
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat adjustment apparatus for a mobility vehicle, in which a seat cushion slides in a forward/rearward direction while moving upward or downward when the seat cushion is tilted, thereby allowing an occupant to take a stable posture. In one aspect, the seat apparatus comprises 1) a fixing bracket fixed to a floor surface; 2) a setting bracket disposed above the fixing bracket and connected to a back frame so that the back frame is rotatable; 3) a guide unit disposed at a front end of the fixing bracket and a front end of the setting bracket; 4) a guide part disposed at a rear end of the fixing bracket and a rear end of the setting bracket; and 5) a drive unit connected to the guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim, Sang Hark Lee, Ho Suk Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, Jae Yong Jang, Hyun Tak Ko, Ho Sung Kang, Hae Dong Kwak, In Sun Baek, Sin Chan Yang, Jun Sik Hwang, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11820256
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Bong Ku Kim, Hyun Kyu Moon, Mu Young Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Do Park, Sang Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11813965
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deok Soo Lim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park
  • Patent number: 11752905
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20230211714
    Abstract: An embodiment vibration motor assembly of a seat includes a vibration motor and an upper housing disposed around the vibration motor to hold and fix the vibration motor, the upper housing configured to be fixed to a pad of the seat, and the upper housing including a holding part disposed at a circumference of a front surface of the upper housing to hold a circumference of the vibration motor and a fixing part protruding from a rear surface of the upper housing to cover and fix a rear surface of the vibration motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Sang-Hark Lee, Sang-Do Park, Hyun-Seok Song, Chan-Ho Jung, Hyun-Gyu Sung, Jong-Su Ryu, Sang-In Woo, Ho-Suk Jung, Tae-Hyoung Yang, Deok-Soo Lim, Sang-Soo Lee, Jung-Sang You, Sang-Gyu Byeon, Beom-Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230201070
    Abstract: Proposed is a massage device which can be installed on a seat. The massage device includes a striking unit, a driving unit providing a driving force for driving the striking unit, and an operation unit configured to convert a rotation force provided by the driving unit into a linear motion to linearly move the striking unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Hark Lee, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Jung Sang You, Ho Suk Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Soo Lee, Jong Soo Ryu, Sang Gyu Byeon, Hyun Gyu Sung, Hyun Seok Song, Beom Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230191675
    Abstract: Provided is a mold for a seat pad with a mesh fixed, which can easily fix a mesh to be inserted in a molding process. The mold includes a plurality of mold members overlapping each other and molding a seat pad by foaming a resin injected into a space formed between the mold members, the mold members are formed with a mesh accommodating groove accommodating a mesh, and the mesh is fitted into and fixed to the mesh-accommodating groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Sang-Hark Lee, Sang-Do Park, Deok-Soo Lim, Chan-Ho Jung, Sang-Soo Lee, Beom-Sun Kim, Sang-In Woo, Hyun-Seok Song
  • Publication number: 20230158930
    Abstract: A mesh integrated seat pad assembly delivers vibration output from a massage module to the entire seat pad to prevent the vibration from being reduced by the pad. The mesh integrated seat pad assembly includes a pad provided in a seatback supporting the back of a passenger or a seat cushion supporting the hip and the thigh of the passenger to provide additional comfort to the passenger, a mesh mounted on one side surface of the pad, and a massage module installed to be in contact with the mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Sang-Hark Lee, Sang-Do Park, Deok-Soo Lim, Chan-Ho Jung, Sang-Soo Lee, Beom-Sun Kim, Sang-In Woo, Hyun-Seok Song
  • Publication number: 20230149257
    Abstract: Disclosed is a massage device for a legrest of a vehicle seat in which a massage module capable of massaging the calves of a passenger by striking the same is installed so as to massage the calves of the passenger, thereby improving blood flow to the calves and significantly reducing the fatigue of the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Hark Lee, Sang Do Park, Deok Soo Lim, Jung Sang You, Ho Suk Jung, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Soo Lee, Hyun Gyu Sung, Sang Gyu Byeon, Hyun Seok Song, Beom Sun Kim