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).

  • Patent number: 12384425
    Abstract: In a control method during switching to a manual driving mode of an autonomous vehicle provided with a haptic pedal, when the autonomous vehicle provided with the haptic pedal is switched from an autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode, a mode change signal is generated to switch to the manual driving mode, and switching to the manual driving mode is performed after the brake pedal is pressed. It is possible to prevent accidents as much as possible through strengthening of safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 12370980
    Abstract: An autonomous driving sensor cleaning system for a vehicle includes a rotatable cover unit configured to surround a sensor such as a cylindrical sensor. The system also includes a cleaning unit coupled to the cover unit to transmit a rotation driving force to the cover unit and configured to clean the cover unit by friction while being rotated in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the cover unit. The system also includes a rotation driving unit coupled to the cleaning unit and configured to transmit the rotation driving force to the cleaning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 12366878
    Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus may be operated by a driver with a small force. When the driver operates a pedal pad, the pedal pad is operated with a fine displacement, but a change in a pedal force is increased through compression of a return spring using a rotation lever and a spring guide, so that the driver is capable of easily recognizing an operation situation of a pedal. Furthermore, safety during operation of the pedal may be more enhanced by using a dual sensing structure in which first and second permanent magnets and first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs) are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 12344058
    Abstract: A stabilizer bar device includes a main rigid member connected to suspension arms via links respectively coupled to both end portions, the main rigid member having a slot hole disposed along a longitudinal direction in a preset slot section, and a sub-rigid member having a first end coupled to the main rigid member and a second end inserted into the slot hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: JaeHun Kim, Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20250196531
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel includes a wheel disk including a hub to be coupled to an axle, a plurality of spokes extending radially from the hub, and a wheel rim provided on an outside of the spokes, an opening and closing member controlling opening and closing of openings formed between the spokes, and a driving unit coupled to and rotating the opening and closing member around the hub, wherein the driving unit includes a pushing portion providing a rotational driving force to the opening and closing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ju Ho KIM, Eun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20250199560
    Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus may be operated by a driver with a small force. When the driver operates a pedal pad, the pedal pad is operated with a fine displacement, but a change in a pedal force is increased through compression of a return spring using a rotation lever and a spring guide, so that the driver is capable of easily recognizing an operation situation of a pedal. Furthermore, safety during operation of the pedal may be more enhanced by using a dual sensing structure in which first and second permanent magnets and first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs) are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20250190007
    Abstract: An electronic pedal device at operates in a pressure operation manner and thus enables a driver to operate a pedal with a small force. It is possible to greatly change operation force of a pedal pad using an elastic material which is formed to be gradually increased in a spring constant although the operational displacement of the pedal is very small, enabling the driver to easily recognize the operation state of the pedal pad. The pedal device detects operation of the pedal through a dual detecting structure using a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor, further ensuring safety in response that operating the pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Hyeon Uk KIM, Kyung Nam KIM
  • Patent number: 12311765
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dual integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle and a method of controlling an operation of the same, that allow a user to control operations of two joystick levers based on whether the joystick levers are touched and on a change in driving modes of a vehicle in a configuration in which a dual integrated control apparatus having the joystick levers is provided in the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Jae Wan Cho, Won Jin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20250145432
    Abstract: A lifting device includes a skateboard constituting a lower portion of a vehicle body, a cabin detachably coupled to the skateboard to form an internal space of the vehicle body, and a link module coupled to the cabin and lifting the cabin from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeong Seop Park
  • Patent number: 12291179
    Abstract: A foldable pedal device for vehicles enables an accelerator pedal module and a brake pedal module, which have different pop-up strokes, to be simultaneously popped up and hidden by operation of one actuator module and blocks introduction of moisture and foreign substances by shielding a gap between a footrest panel and the pedal module using a shield membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 12276999
    Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes an accelerator pedal module and a brake pedal module that are operated in a pressure-manipulated type are popped up to allow manipulation by a driver in a manual driving mode, and hide to prevent manipulation by the driver in a autonomous driving mode, to generate a signal related to a pedal function by manipulation of the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20250100515
    Abstract: An autonomous driving sensor cleaning system for a vehicle includes a rotatable cover unit configured to surround a sensor such as a cylindrical sensor. The system also includes a cleaning unit coupled to the cover unit to transmit a rotation driving force to the cover unit and configured to clean the cover unit by friction while being rotated in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the cover unit. The system also includes a rotation driving unit coupled to the cleaning unit and configured to transmit the rotation driving force to the cleaning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 12253875
    Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus, in which a driver may operate the electronic pedal apparatus with a small effort, may operate by fine displacement when the driver operates a pedal pad, but a spring module is displaced by being pressed by the pedal pad and displaced by being pressed by a rotation lever so that a large change in pedal effort may be implemented, and safety during an operation of a pedal may be further improved by use of a dual detecting structure using first and second permanent magnets and first and second PCBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 12251737
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 12246691
    Abstract: A brake system includes a stroke sensor to output a detection signal indicative of a status of a stroke of a brake pedal, and a first controller to receive the detection signal and to generate a switching signal in accordance with a displacement of the brake pedal based on a result of comparing the detection signal with a predetermined reference value. In particular, the switching signal is provided to at least one second controller configured to control an operation of another device in a vehicle based on an operation of the brake pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Soo Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 12235669
    Abstract: An electronic pedal device includes an accelerator pedal module and a brake pedal module that operate in a pressure operation manner, whereby a driver may operate the same with a small force. The driver may easily recognize the operational state of the pedal based on a haptic signal generated during operation of the pedal. Because operation of the pedal is detected through a dual detecting structure using a Hall sensor and a pressure sensor, safety may be further ensured during operation of the pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DONG HEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Wi Sang Park, Jae Hyun Cho, Jung Min Lee, Seong Ju Jo
  • Publication number: 20250033686
    Abstract: A driving operation apparatus for a vehicle, and a steering unit provided on a center display, an acceleration unit provided on a right display, and a braking unit provided on a left display become a driving operation system of a vehicle and is integrally modularized as one system, and the driving operation apparatus may have a display to assist to improve a passenger's entertainment in an autonomous driving situation and provide vehicle information and nearby information in a manual driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20240375461
    Abstract: A tire assembly includes: a wheel connected to a vehicle, and including a first groove formed in the wheel; a tire coupled to the wheel, and including a second groove, connected to the first groove, formed therein; and an anti-skid member including first and second end portions coupled to the wheel, and movably accommodated in the first groove and the second groove, wherein the tire includes a tread contacting with the ground and a sidewall extending from first and second sides of the tread and coupled to the wheel, wherein the tire assembly is configured to transform to a hide state in which at least a portion of the anti-skid member is located inwardly of a surface of the tread or to a pop-up state in which the at least a portion of the anti-skid member protrudes from the surface of the tread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Ju Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 12122403
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 12124287
    Abstract: A pedal apparatus for a vehicle, includes a pedal pad rotatably coupled to an upper end portion of a foldable pedal arm so that a contact area may be increased when a driver's foot comes into contact with the pedal pad, which makes it possible to improve convenience and safety for the driver when the driver performs the pedal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Kyung Nam Kim, Dae Yeon Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim