Patents by Inventor Hong Heui LEE

Hong Heui LEE 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: 20210309247
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically arranging seats of an autonomous vehicle enable seats to be remotely changed between a standard arrangement mode and a final target arrangement mode. The apparatus includes a manipulation device configured to generate a signal corresponding to a target arrangement mode of seats through manipulation by a passenger, seat motors respectively provided in the seats so as to control positions and postures of the seats, seat controllers for controlling operation of the seat motors, and a vehicle controller configured to transmit a signal from the manipulation device to the seat controllers, transmit an abnormal signal indicating jamming of the seats to the manipulation device or control the seat controllers provided in the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to easily change the seats to a desired arrangement mode in an autonomous vehicle without interference with peripheral components during movement of the seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dae Ig Jung, Hong Heui Lee, Han Dong Yuk, Sang Chul Jung, Dong Kyu Lee, Han Jin Kim, Sun Ho Hur
  • Publication number: 20210261029
    Abstract: An armrest apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower arm located on a side surface of a seat and configured to rotate with respect to the seat by power of a lower arm motor; and an upper arm extending along a lengthwise direction of the lower arm and configured to rotate with respect to the lower arm by power of an upper arm motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Hong Heui LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Eun Sue KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Tae Hyung KIM, Sun Ho HUR, Sang Yong KOO, Dong Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20210237621
    Abstract: A seat control system facilitating a vehicle may include a plurality of seats that are electrically controlled indoors to avoid interference between the seats or collision between occupants when changing a position of each seat and to adjust a moving speed and a sensitivity of a position-change seat according to the ambient circumstances of the seat so that the collision between occupants or between objects is efficiently prevented, ensuring stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dae Won San Up Co., Ltd, Itopsautomotive Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eun Sue KIM, Seung Hyeok CHANG, Dae Ig JUNG, Hong Heui LEE, Han Dong YUK, Sang Chul JUNG, Sun Ho HUR, Dong Kyu LEE, Han Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 10960792
    Abstract: An auxiliary seat storage apparatus of a seat is disclosed. An auxiliary seat slides in a lower portion of a main seat in a state of being folded to be accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that convenience of a user and storability can be improved. Further, when the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat, the auxiliary seat is moved forward so that a foot insertion space is secured to a rear side of the auxiliary seat in a state in which the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that ease of access of a passenger sitting on a rear seat can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Hong Heui Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Sun Ho Hur, Sang Yong Koo, Dong Hwi Kim
  • Publication number: 20200406795
    Abstract: An auxiliary seat storage apparatus of a seat is disclosed. An auxiliary seat slides in a lower portion of a main seat in a state of being folded to be accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that convenience of a user and storability can be improved. Further, when the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat, the auxiliary seat is moved forward so that a foot insertion space is secured to a rear side of the auxiliary seat in a state in which the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that ease of access of a passenger sitting on a rear seat can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Hong Heui Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Sun Ho Hur, Sang Yong Koo, Dong Hwi Kim
  • Publication number: 20200282866
    Abstract: A control system for a seat of a vehicle, the control system includes: a seat actuator disposed at each of seats in the vehicle to implement motions of the seats including folding, reclining, sliding, or rotating of the seats; a motion calculator calculating types and degrees of motions of the seats based on information about a passenger and an object received from a user; and a driving controller enabling all of the passenger and the object input by the user to be loaded by controlling the seat actuators in accordance with a calculation result of the motion calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Hong Heui Lee
  • Publication number: 20200156525
    Abstract: A multifunction footrest apparatus for a vehicle is provided in a space in which a passenger seat is positioned so as to be movable in a front-rear direction. The multifunction footrest apparatus may be inserted into and housed in a lower space under a dashboard including a glove box, and it may perform a massage and an acupressure for calves and soles of a back seat passenger by using a lower door including a first massage device and an upper door including a second massage device and an acupressure plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Hong Heui LEE, Dae Ig JUNG, Eun Sue KIM, Seung Hyeok CHANG, Byoung Wan BAE, Seong Bin JEONG, Sin Jeong KANG, Duk Kyu BYUN
  • Patent number: 9045084
    Abstract: A touch type display mirror apparatus, may include a touch panel though which a user inputs a first signal, a photosensitive panel arranged on a rear surface side of the touch panel, and a display panel arranged on a rear surface side of the photosensitive panel and including a signal processing unit processing the first signal that may be input from the touch panel, wherein the signal processing unit may be connected to an angle-adjustable rear view camera and adjusts a shooting angle of the angle-adjustable rear view camera according to a second signal that may be input from the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Hong Heui Lee
  • Publication number: 20130128047
    Abstract: A touch type display mirror apparatus, may include a touch panel though which a user inputs a first signal, a photosensitive panel arranged on a rear surface side of the touch panel, and a display panel arranged on a rear surface side of the photosensitive panel and including a signal processing unit processing the first signal that may be input from the touch panel, wherein the signal processing unit may be connected to an angle-adjustable rear view camera and adjusts a shooting angle of the angle-adjustable rear view camera according to a second signal that may be input from the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Hong Heui LEE