Patents by Inventor Duck Yeol Kim

Duck Yeol 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).

  • Publication number: 20240343168
    Abstract: A power swivel device for a vehicle seat is configured to perform both swivel and monopost functions of the vehicle seat. The power swivel device includes a motor configured to swivel the seat and a reduction gear device configured to increase output torque of the motor, which are stacked in a vertical direction on a bottom of the seat. The power swivel device includes a lower housing; an upper housing stacked on and assembled to the lower housing; an eccentric shaft rotatably disposed relative to the lower housing and the upper housing; a motor driving unit mounted between the lower housing and the eccentric shaft; the reduction gear device installed between the upper housing and the eccentric shaft; and a swivel plate rotatably mounted on the reduction gear device and connected to a seat cushion frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Ho Kim, Byung Yong Choi, So Young Yoo, Ji Hwan Kim, Sang Uk Yu, Dong Woo Kim, Young Joon Kim, Jae Ho Kim, Duck Yeol Kim, Ho Jin Jung
  • Patent number: 12043148
    Abstract: An embodiment is a seat height gear system including a monopost apparatus configured to be mounted under a seat, the monopost apparatus comprising a lower post and an upper post, and a direct drive motor apparatus within the monopost apparatus, the direct drive motor apparatus including a motor and a gear unit, the gear unit including a pinion and a rack bar, the rack bar being configured to be engaged with the pinion, the motor being fixed to the lower post of the monopost apparatus, the pinion being coupled to the motor, the rack bar being fixed to an upper post of the monopost apparatus, the motor being configured to rotate the pinion, and the rack bar being configured to convert the rotation of the pinion into the linear motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hyung-Jin Park, Gil-Ju Kim, Soo-Hyun Moon, Ju-Yeol Kong, Sung-Hak Hong, Sang-Do Park, Ga-Be Nam, Seong-Hwan Song, Yong-Tak Han, Duck-Yeol Kim
  • Publication number: 20230278470
    Abstract: An embodiment is a seat height gear system including a monopost apparatus configured to be mounted under a seat, the monopost apparatus comprising a lower post and an upper post, and a direct drive motor apparatus within the monopost apparatus, the direct drive motor apparatus including a motor and a gear unit, the gear unit including a pinion and a rack bar, the rack bar being configured to be engaged with the pinion, the motor being fixed to the lower post of the monopost apparatus, the pinion being coupled to the motor, the rack bar being fixed to an upper post of the monopost apparatus, the motor being configured to rotate the pinion, and the rack bar being configured to convert the rotation of the pinion into the linear motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Hyung-Jin Park, Gil-Ju Kim, Soo-Hyun Moon, Ju-Yeol Kong, Sung-Hak Hong, Sang-Do Park, Ga-Be Nam, Seong-Hwan Song, Yong-Tak Han, Duck-Yeol Kim
  • Patent number: 10926670
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: 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
  • Publication number: 20200017000
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    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