Patents by Inventor Geon Woong MOON

Geon Woong MOON 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: 11945394
    Abstract: A curtain airbag is configured to include a sub chamber to simplify a structure of the curtain airbag and to improve deployment performance of an airbag cushion. The curtain airbag includes a main chamber of the airbag cushion fixed to an upper end inside a vehicle body and configured to be deployed downward, the sub chamber of the airbag cushion configured to be deployed from an upper portion of a pillar trim located inside the vehicle body and to allow the main chamber to move toward a central region of a vehicle, and a cushion cover configured to cover the main chamber and the sub chamber while being folded, wherein the sub chamber is folded with an upper end thereof located higher than a folding center of the main chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Publication number: 20230271585
    Abstract: A curtain airbag is configured to include a sub chamber to simplify a structure of the curtain airbag and to improve deployment performance of an airbag cushion. The curtain airbag includes a main chamber of the airbag cushion fixed to an upper end inside a vehicle body and configured to be deployed downward, the sub chamber of the airbag cushion configured to be deployed from an upper portion of a pillar trim located inside the vehicle body and to allow the main chamber to move toward a central region of a vehicle, and a cushion cover configured to cover the main chamber and the sub chamber while being folded, wherein the sub chamber is folded with an upper end thereof located higher than a folding center of the main chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Patent number: 11427148
    Abstract: A side airbag may include: a bracket coupled to a side portion of a seat; a housing to which the bracket is coupled along the edge thereof through insert molding, and which has an internal housing space communicating with the outside through an opening formed on one side thereof; a cover formed as one body with the housing so as to close the opening, and having a tear line formed along the edge thereof; and a cushion housed in the housing space, and deployed to the outside through the opening by an inflation force while tearing the tear line, when gas is supplied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Patent number: 11407376
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of folding a far-side airbag, which includes forming a first folding part in such a manner that an upper side of an airbag seat is folded inboard, forming a second folding part by folding both widthwise sides of the airbag seat, forming a third folding part by folding the upper side of the airbag seat, forming a roll-folding part by roll-folding the upper side of the airbag seat, forming an overlapping part by folding over an inflator of the airbag seat, and folding the roll-folding part so that the roll-folding part overlaps the overlapping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Patent number: 11214221
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hard cover for a side airbag. The hard cover includes a housing accommodating a cushion, a cover unit covering an opening of the housing and having a cut part formed to be cut when the cushion is deployed, a hinge connecting the cover unit and a rear of the housing, a first restraint unit provided on a front of the housing, a first hook unit provided on a front of the cover unit to be caught and restrained by the first restraint unit, a second restraint unit provided on each of upper and lower sides of the housing, and a second hook unit provided on each of upper and lower sides of the cover unit to be caught and restrained by the second restraint unit and separated from the second restraint unit when the cushion is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geon Woong Moon, Ye Ri Hong
  • Publication number: 20210331643
    Abstract: A side airbag may include: a bracket coupled to a side portion of a seat; a housing to which the bracket is coupled along the edge thereof through insert molding, and which has an internal housing space communicating with the outside through an opening formed on one side thereof; a cover formed as one body with the housing so as to close the opening, and having a tear line formed along the edge thereof; and a cushion housed in the housing space, and deployed to the outside through the opening by an inflation force while tearing the tear line, when gas is supplied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Patent number: 11155232
    Abstract: A folding method of a far-side airbag apparatus may include: a first folding step of folding an upper portion of an airbag sheet toward an inboard side; a second folding step of folding both widthwise sides of the airbag sheet toward an outboard side; a third folding step of folding the upper portion of the airbag sheet toward the inboard side; and a fourth folding step of roll-folding the airbag sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Publication number: 20210309178
    Abstract: A side airbag apparatus may include: a housing coupled to a seat and having a cover to open/close an opening; a first cushion housed in the housing, unfolded and deployed to the side by gas supplied from an inflator so as to open the cover, and formed by folding an airbag sheet; and a second cushion connected to the first cushion, wound toward the seat and housed in the housing, unwound and deployed to the outside through the opening when the first cushion is deployed, and formed by winding the airbag sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Patent number: 10974686
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a side airbag device including: an inflator that discharges gas; a cushion that covers the inflator and is expanded toward a side of a passenger by the gas discharged from the inflator; and a tether that is disposed through and around the cushion and induces an upper portion of the cushion to bend when the cushion expands, thereby being able to prevent a passenger-to-passenger collision and protect even one passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Publication number: 20200406854
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of folding a far-side airbag, which includes forming a first folding part in such a manner that an upper side of an airbag seat is folded inboard, forming a second folding part by folding both widthwise sides of the airbag seat, forming a third folding part by folding the upper side of the airbag seat, forming a roll-folding part by roll-folding the upper side of the airbag seat, forming an overlapping part by folding over an inflator of the airbag seat, and folding the roll-folding part so that the roll-folding part overlaps the overlapping part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Patent number: 10668888
    Abstract: A curtain airbag apparatus may include: a curtain airbag cushion part installed at a side of a vehicle, and expanded and deployed to cover the side of the vehicle; a first seaming part disposed in the curtain airbag cushion part at one side of a driver airbag cushion part, suppressing a thickness-direction expansion of the curtain airbag cushion part when the curtain airbag cushion parts is expanded, forming a constraint concave portion into which one side of the driver airbag cushion part is inserted, and forming first and second chamber parts at both sides of the constraint concave portion; a protruding chamber part expanded and deployed to the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag cushion part is expanded; and an anti-expansion tether part connected to both sides of the protruding chamber part, and restricting an expansion of the outside of the protruding chamber part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Publication number: 20200047705
    Abstract: A folding method of a far-side airbag apparatus may include: a first folding step of folding an upper portion of an airbag sheet toward an inboard side; a second folding step of folding both widthwise sides of the airbag sheet toward an outboard side; a third folding step of folding the upper portion of the airbag sheet toward the inboard side; and a fourth folding step of roll-folding the airbag sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Publication number: 20200047707
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hard cover for a side airbag. The hard cover includes a housing accommodating a cushion, a cover unit covering an opening of the housing and having a cut part formed to be cut when the cushion is deployed, a hinge connecting the cover unit and a rear of the housing, a first restraint unit provided on a front of the housing, a first hook unit provided on a front of the cover unit to be caught and restrained by the first restraint unit, a second restraint unit provided on each of upper and lower sides of the housing, and a second hook unit provided on each of upper and lower sides of the cover unit to be caught and restrained by the second restraint unit and separated from the second restraint unit when the cushion is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Geon Woong MOON, Ye Ri HONG
  • Publication number: 20200001819
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a side airbag device including: an inflator that discharges gas; a cushion that covers the inflator and is expanded toward a side of a passenger by the gas discharged from the inflator; and a tether that is disposed through and around the cushion and induces an upper portion of the cushion to bend when the cushion expands, thereby being able to prevent a passenger-to-passenger collision and protect even one passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Patent number: 10501044
    Abstract: A curtain airbag apparatus may include: a curtain airbag cushion installed on an inner side surface of a vehicle including a first chamber configured to be inflated and deployed from a collapsed position as gas is injected therein from an inflator into an expanded position covering the inner side surface of the vehicle; and a first restraint part disposed toward a side of a driver airbag cushion to limit expansion of the curtain airbag cushion and form a restraint recess in the curtain airbag cushion to allow the driver airbag cushion to be fitted into the restraint recess such that the first chamber supports the driver airbag cushion in the expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Publication number: 20180354448
    Abstract: A curtain airbag apparatus may include: a curtain airbag cushion part installed at a side of a vehicle, and expanded and deployed to cover the side of the vehicle; a first seaming part disposed in the curtain airbag cushion part at one side of a driver airbag cushion part, suppressing a thickness-direction expansion of the curtain airbag cushion part when the curtain airbag cushion parts is expanded, forming a constraint concave portion into which one side of the driver airbag cushion part is inserted, and forming first and second chamber parts at both sides of the constraint concave portion; a protruding chamber part expanded and deployed to the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag cushion part is expanded; and an anti-expansion tether part connected to both sides of the protruding chamber part, and restricting an expansion of the outside of the protruding chamber part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Publication number: 20180162311
    Abstract: A curtain airbag apparatus may include: a curtain airbag cushion installed on an inner side surface of a vehicle including a first chamber configured to be inflated and deployed from a collapsed position as gas is injected therein from an inflator into an expanded position covering the inner side surface of the vehicle; and a first restraint part disposed toward a side of a driver airbag cushion to limit expansion of the curtain airbag cushion and form a restraint recess in the curtain airbag cushion to allow the driver airbag cushion to be fitted into the restraint recess such that the first chamber supports the driver airbag cushion in the expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON
  • Patent number: 9505373
    Abstract: A cushion of a curtain air bag device may include: a cushion body part including: a main chamber receiving gas from an inflator and spreading to form a single gas layer, when a vehicle collides; and a reinforcement chamber forming a plurality of gas layers overlapping each other, and inflating more than the main chamber; and a tether part fastening the reinforcement chamber to maintain an overlapping state, when the cushion body part is expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Geon Woong Moon
  • Publication number: 20150307057
    Abstract: A cushion of a curtain air bag device may include: a cushion body part including: a main chamber receiving gas from an inflator and spreading to form a single gas layer, when a vehicle collides; and a reinforcement chamber forming a plurality of gas layers overlapping each other, and inflating more than the main chamber; and a tether part fastening the reinforcement chamber to maintain an overlapping state, when the cushion body part is expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Geon Woong MOON