Patents by Inventor Eun-sik Kim

Eun-sik 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: 20230192048
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to perform electrical braking with a fail-safe function includes a main brake pedal sensor configured to generate a first output signal, a main brake controller configured to brake a vehicle by controlling a brake according to a first braking signal based on the first output signal, a redundancy brake pedal sensor configured to generate a second output signal proportional to the stroke of the brake pedal, the second output signal having a magnitude within a preset error range from the first output signal, and a redundancy brake controller configured to brake the vehicle by controlling the brake according to the second braking signal based on the second output signal, in which the redundancy brake controller may be configured to brake the vehicle when the main brake controller fails, and the main brake controller may be configured to brake the vehicle when the redundancy brake controller fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kwonkee Moon, Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11681319
    Abstract: Provided is a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle that is configured such that a pedal pad protrudes toward a driver to be exposed (pop-up state) such that the pedal pad can be operated by the driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver manually drives, and the pedal pad is hidden not to be exposed to the driver (hidden state) such that the pedal pad cannot be operated by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230173968
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, turns into a pop-up state in which a pedal pad protrudes to the interior of the vehicle to be exposed toward a driver in the manual driving mode in which the driver is actively engaged in driving and a hide state in which the pedal pad is pushed behind a center fascia panel so that exposure toward the driver is blocked in the autonomous driving mode in which the driver is not actively engaged in driving, wherein a pressure-operated or liner motion signal generating portion generates a signal relating to a pedal function during manipulation of the pedal pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20230173916
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organ-type electronic pedal apparatus including a high-load spring module 500 and a hysteresis lever 400 and capable of tuning a pedal effort, a stroke, and a hysteretic force, which are required to vary depending on the types of vehicles, by changing components of the hysteresis lever 400, as necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM, Ji Soo KIM, Jong Hwan HAN
  • Patent number: 11656648
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The foldable pedal apparatus is configured such that pedal pads protrude into an interior of a vehicle to be exposed toward a driver in a pop-up state in a manual driving mode in which the driver manually drives, and the pedal pads are inserted into a case on a footrest panel not to be exposed toward the driver in a hidden state in an autonomous driving mode in which the driver does not manually drive, and is configured to be able to operate and generate a signal related to a pedal function by pressure when the pedal pads have been popped up by pressure-based operating pedal assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11656647
    Abstract: Provided is a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle that is configured such that pedal pads protrude toward a driver to be exposed (pop-up state) such that the pedal pads can be operated by the driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver manually drives, and the pedal pads are hidden not to be exposed to the driver (hidden state) such that the pedal pads cannot be operated by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230117031
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a sensor includes: a housing accommodating the sensor to allow a sensing plane of the sensor to be exposed, and mounted on an installation object, a protective film disposed to face a sensing plane of the sensor, and a moving unit installed in the housing and moving the protective film while the protective film is maintained with respect to the sensing plane of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11630478
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle in which a pedal pad 210 protrudes to be exposed to the interior of a vehicle and pop up toward a driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver is actively involved in driving, in which the pedal pad 210 is inserted into a footrest panel 10 such that exposure toward the driver is blocked in a hide state in an autonomous driving mode, and which may generate a signal relating to a pedal function by operating the pedal pad 210 by pressure through the pressure-operated pedal assembly 200 in a pop-up state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11630476
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for vehicles is provided in which pedal pads are rotated rearwards from a footrest panel and thus enter a pop-up state to be manipulable by a driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver directly drives a vehicle. The pedal pads are rotated forwards maximally close to the front surface of the footrest panel and thus enter a hidden state without exposure to be nonmanipulable by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11630477
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes pedal assemblies including pedal arms and pedal pads that are rotated rearwards and are thus popped up to a driver so as to be operated by the driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver directly drives a vehicle. Also, the pedal assemblies including the pedal arms and the pedal pads may be rotated forwards and upwards, so as to be located close to a front surface of a footrest panel and thus enter a hidden state in which exposure of the pedal assemblies to the driver is interrupted so as not to be operated by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11630475
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes a misoperation prevention pad, an accelerator pedal pad and a brake pedal pad. In a manual driving mode in which a driver directly drives, the accelerator pedal pad and the brake pedal pad protrude and are exposed toward the driver and then enter into a popped-up state so that operation of the pedal pads by the driver may be performed. In an autonomous driving situation, the accelerator pedal pad and the brake pedal pad are hidden and then enter into a hidden state in which exposure toward the driver is blocked so that the operation of the accelerator pedal pad and the brake pedal pad by the driver is unable to be performed. Furthermore, the misoperation prevention pad is provided between the accelerator pedal pad and the brake pedal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230106641
    Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus is configured to perform an electronic pedal function by utilizing a basic configuration and also perform a foldable function by adding some elements to the basic configuration to be usefully used in an autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk Kim, Ji Soo Kim, Jong Hwan Han
  • Patent number: 11618447
    Abstract: A sudden acceleration prevention method for a vehicle includes the following steps, which may be performed by a controller: monitoring an output signal of an accelerator pedal sensor so as to obtain a detected operation state of an accelerator pedal, determining whether the detected operation state of the accelerator pedal is within a predetermined brake pedal operation range, determining whether the detected operation state of the accelerator pedal is within a predetermined accelerator pedal and brake pedal overlapping operation range if the detected operation state of the accelerator pedal is within the predetermined brake pedal operation range, and outputting an output reduction control signal of the vehicle if the detected operation state of the accelerator pedal is not within the accelerator pedal and brake pedal overlapping operation range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11613236
    Abstract: A foldable electronic pedal apparatus is proposed. The foldable electronic pedal apparatus has both a foldable function that can pop up and hide the pedal and an electronic pedal function, and can tune necessary pedal effort, stroke, and hysteresis that are different for every kind of vehicle by having a high-load spring module and a hysteresis lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KYUNG CHANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Ji Soo Kim, Jong Hwan Han
  • Publication number: 20230088480
    Abstract: An integrated control apparatus for an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The integrated control apparatus includes a one-hand operation device that a user holds and operates with one hand a two-hand operation device that a user holds and operates with both hand. In the one-hand operation device, a deadman switch is disposed on the front of a grip of the housing under an acceleration trigger switch. In the two-hand operation device, a deadman switch is disposed on the bottom portion of the housing under an acceleration button switch and a brake button switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Jae Hoon Jung, Ji Hoon Yang, Seok Woo Ye
  • Publication number: 20230080993
    Abstract: A method is configured for generating a warning signal of an integrated control apparatus of autonomous vehicles in which, when the integrated control apparatus is erroneously operated, when a collision risk occurs or when a shifting disallowable situation occurs under the condition that a user manually drives a vehicle by operating the integrated control apparatus, a haptic motor provided in the integrated control apparatus generates the warning signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 11602990
    Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus is configured to perform an electronic pedal function by utilizing a basic configuration and also perform a foldable function by adding some elements to the basic configuration to be usefully used in an autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Ji Soo Kim, Jong Hwan Han
  • Patent number: 11597359
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, and is configured so that in an autonomous traveling situation, an accelerator pedal apparatus and a brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to the left and the right of a dash panel and hidden, respectively, and therefore, in hidden states of being inoperable by a driver, and in a manual driving mode, the accelerator pedal apparatus and the brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to be gathered to the center of the dash panel and exposed, respectively, and therefore, in popped-up states of being operable by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20230056163
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, and is configured so that in an autonomous traveling situation, an accelerator pedal apparatus and a brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to the left and the right of a dash panel and hidden, respectively, and therefore, in hidden states of being inoperable by a driver, and in a manual driving mode, the accelerator pedal apparatus and the brake pedal apparatus are slid and moved to be gathered to the center of the dash panel and exposed, respectively, and therefore, in popped-up states of being operable by the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20230055436
    Abstract: A foldable electronic pedal apparatus is proposed. The foldable electronic pedal apparatus has both a foldable function that can pop up and hide the pedal and an electronic pedal function, and can tune necessary pedal effort, stroke, and hysteresis that are different for every kind of vehicle by having a high-load spring module and a hysteresis lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM, Ji Soo KIM, Jong Hwan HAN