Patents by Inventor Hyun Gyung KIM

Hyun Gyung 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: 9346412
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails disposed at a lower portion of a bumper back beam while being symmetrical to each other and extendely formed in front and rear directions, a carrier part provided with a panel part and side portions extending from both sides of the panel part to the guide rails to slidably move along the guide rails, a first driving part installed at a front end portion of the carrier part and connected to the guide rails to move the carrier part in the front and rear directions along the guide rails, an expansion support part installed between the side portions of the carrier part to be expandably deployed laterally and support a loaded bicycle, and a second driving part installed at the carrier part to be connected to the expansion support part and expandably deploy the expansion support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Hyun Gyung Kim, Jin Young Yoon, Seung Mok Lee, Soo Hyun Hyun
  • Patent number: 9348014
    Abstract: A radar apparatus for a vehicle includes a radar unit provided at an inner side of a radiator grill for a vehicle, a multi-layer transmission cover which is fitted into the radar unit and on a front surface of which a plurality of transmission layers through which a radar beam radiated through the radar unit transmits are formed, and a mounting portion in which a connection body formed by connecting the multi-layer transmission cover to the radar unit is connected to a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seung Mok Lee, Bock Cheol Lee, Phil Jung Jeong, Hyun Gyung Kim, Young Sub Oh, Dong Eun Cha
  • Publication number: 20160137236
    Abstract: An apparatus for improving the aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle includes a first vane configured to be rotatable on a wheel guard. An actuator is configured to provide the first vane with rotational force so as to rotate the first vane. A controller is configured to receive vehicle speed information and steering angle information of a steering wheel, and to control the operation of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Jin Young YOON, Hyun Gyung KIM, Tae Hyung KIM, Joung Ho LEE, Seung Mok LEE, Dong Eun CHA
  • Patent number: 9340172
    Abstract: A tubular back beam assembly may include a plurality of main members, each of which is formed by cold rolling and hot stamping and the plurality of main members may be coupled to form a vertically stacked structure with flat portions coupled in a surface contact fashion or, the tubular back beam assembly may include a main member and at least one support member that are directly coupled to form a vertically stacked structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hyun Gyung Kim, Seok Jae Park, Dong Hak Kim
  • Publication number: 20160114746
    Abstract: A rod stiffener may include a rod molded by a glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, and brackets connected to both ends of the rod, in which properties of a core part forming a center of the rod and an outer part surrounding the core part are formed to be different from each other, and the properties of the core part and the outer part are differentiated by a mixing amount of glass fiber and polypropylene resin including the glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Hanwha Advanced Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Bock Cheol Lee, Jung Ho Kim, Young Sub Oh, Phil Jung Jeong, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Sang Wook Nam, Do Hyun Kim, Joung Myung Lim
  • Publication number: 20160096482
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier system for a vehicle may include guide rails disposed at a lower portion of a bumper back beam, a carrier part provided with a panel part and side portions extending from both sides of the panel part to the guide rails to move along the guide rails, a first driving part connected to the guide rails to move the carrier part along the guide rails, an expansion support part installed between the side portions of the carrier part to support a loaded bicycle, a second driving part installed at the carrier part to be connected to the expansion support part and expandably deploy the expansion support part, and a control unit controlling the first and second driving parts and sequentially controlling the first and second driving parts to draw out the carrier part and then performing an expansion deployment operation of the expansion support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Jin Young Yoon, Seung Mok LEE, Hyun Gyung KIM
  • Publication number: 20160096483
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails disposed at a lower portion of a bumper back beam while being symmetrical to each other and extendedly formed in front and rear directions, a carrier part provided with a panel part and side portions extending from both sides of the panel part to the guide rails to slidably move along the guide rails, a first driving part installed at a front end portion of the carrier part and connected to the guide rails to move the carrier part in the front and rear directions along the guide rails, an expansion support part installed between the side portions of the carrier part to be expandably deployed laterally and support a loaded bicycle, and a second driving part installed at the carrier part to be connected to the expansion support part and expandably deploy the expansion support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Hyun Gyung Kim, Jin Young Yoon, Seung Mok Lee, Soo Hyun Hyun
  • Patent number: 9290139
    Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
  • Publication number: 20160052458
    Abstract: A carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails symmetrically disposed under a rear bumper beam and extending in a front-rear direction, a carrier having a panel and sliding rails and stowed or drawn out under the rear bumper beam by sliding in the front-rear direction along the guide rails, tilting rails extending on same lines at rear ends of the guide rails and capable of tilting on the rear bumper beam, tilting adjusters disposed adjacent the tilting rails at the rear ends of the guide rails and restricting turning of the tilting rails by being selectively coupled to the tilting rails, and damping units having first ends connected to the guide rails and second ends connected to the tilting adjusters, and reducing turning speed of the tilting rails when the tilting adjusters are separated from the tilting rails and the tilting rails turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Hyun Gyung KIM, Seung Mok LEE, Phil Jung JEONG, Nam Cheol KIM, Soo Hyun HYUN
  • Publication number: 20160052463
    Abstract: A holding apparatus for multipurpose may include a rotation bar having an insertion groove formed at one end portion thereof, the insertion groove having a screw thread formed thereon, and a plurality of catching protrusions formed at the another end portion thereof along an outer circumference, a clamp having a screw groove, engaged with the screw thread, which is formed at an end portion side of the clamp which is separated or engaged with the screw thread of the rotation bar and preventing the separation by an end portion inserted into the insertion groove along a rotation axis of the rotation bar, and a grip member provided to another end portion of the rotation bar, including a fastening apparatus to be fastened to a target object, and preventing rotation of the rotation bar by being caught and coupled to the catching protrusions upon locking the fastening apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Hyun Gyung KIM, Seung Mok LEE, Phil Jung JEONG, Soo Hyun HYUN
  • Publication number: 20160052457
    Abstract: A carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails, a carrier, an extending bar, an extending linkage, a support unit and lamps. The guide rails may be symmetrically disposed under a rear bumper beam and extend in a front-rear direction. The carrier may have a panel and sliding rails and be stowed in or drawn out from the rear bumper beam. The extending bar may be coupled to a driving unit disposed on a front of the carrier and extend rearward from the driving unit and be connected to the panel. The extending linkage may include a plurality of links on the the extending bar which open laterally away from the extending bar when the driving unit operates. The support unit may be connected to the links and moves laterally with the links. The lamps may be mounted on the support unit and slide laterally with the support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Hyun Gyung Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Phil Jung Jeong, Young Sub Oh, Soo Hyun Hyun
  • Publication number: 20160052459
    Abstract: A carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails symmetrically disposed under a rear bumper beam and extending in a front-rear direction, a carrier having a panel and sliding rails and stowed or drawn out under the rear bumper beam by sliding in the front-rear direction along the guide rails, tilting mechanisms that include fixing brackets disposed at rear ends of the guide rails and tilting brackets disposed behind the fixing brackets at the rear ends of the guide rails and capable of turning on the rear bumper beam, and tilting actuators disposed on the fixing brackets of the tilting mechanisms to be selectively connected to the tilting brackets, connected to the tilting brackets to restrict turning of the tilting brackets when not in use, and disconnected from the tilting brackets to allow the carrier to turn with the tilting brackets when the carrier is fully drawn out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Hyun Gyung KIM, Phil Jung JEONG, Bock Cheol LEE, Young Sub OH, Seung Mok LEE, Soo Hyun HYUN
  • Patent number: 9266475
    Abstract: A running board assembly may include a motor which supplies power, a transmission which transmits the motor's power, a rack gear which is disposed lengthily in a transverse direction of a vehicle body such that one side thereof is connected to a body of a running board, and a motion control unit which transmits the power from the transmission to the rack gear such that a motion of the rack gear is controlled to allow a sliding motion and a pivot motion of the rack gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Phil Jung Jeong
  • Publication number: 20160046334
    Abstract: A variable spoiler apparatus for a vehicle may include a driving portion including a gear set configured to provide a predetermined speed reduction ratio, wherein a driving motor and a driving shaft for supplying rotational force of the driving motor may be connected to the gear set, and a linkage, wherein a base bracket to which the driving shaft of the driving portion may be connected may be provided on the linkage, wherein the linkage includes a plurality of links that may be connected to a spoiler bracket connected to the driving shaft, the base bracket and a spoiler, and wherein the plurality of links may be rotated together with the driving shaft when the driving motor of the driving portion operates thereby to draw out or stow the spoiler such that angle and height of the spoiler may be varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Phil Jung JEONG, Hyun Gyung KIM, Young Sub OH, Dong Eun CHA, Bock Cheol LEE, Seung Mok LEE
  • Publication number: 20160046230
    Abstract: A method for warning a back side of a vehicle provided with a rear bumper multi carrier may include determining a carrier position by determining it is in a stowed state or drawing out state of a rear bumper multi carrier when a signal Reverse (R) step of a shift lever is produced, controlling ON or OFF operation of a detector of a rear side obstacle according to the stowed state or drawing out state of the carrier, and producing a warning signal when the rear side obstacle is detected in the detector operation controlling step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Woo Young CHOI, Hyun Gyung KIM, Dong Eun CHA, Seung Mok LEE, Phil Jung JEONG
  • Patent number: 9227583
    Abstract: A shock absorbing apparatus for a vehicle may include a first coil provided in a bumper of the vehicle, a second coil provided on a vehicle body and facing the first coil, and a control unit applying voltage to generate a repulsive force between the first and second coils when a change in voltage may be detected by a movement of the first coil in an event of a vehicle collision, wherein an electric current flows between the control unit and the first and second coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyun Gyung Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Phil Jung Jeong, Dong Eun Cha
  • Publication number: 20150367795
    Abstract: A bumper back beam for a vehicle may include side portions connected to a vehicle body and formed of general plastic on both sides and an intermediate portion connecting the side portions on both sides and formed of high-strength plastic and a predetermined section, both ends of which encroach into the side portions to form overlap sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Mok LEE, Phil Jung Jeong, Hyun Gyung Kim, Dong Eun Cha, Hee June Kim, Yong Kil Kil, Tae Hwa Lee, Kang Hyun Song
  • Publication number: 20150367812
    Abstract: A bumper stiffener apparatus for a vehicle may include an upper member connected to a radiator grill, a lower member connected to a bumper below the upper member, a support bar connecting the upper member and the lower member, a hinge mechanism connected to the support bar, and a guide bracket fixed to a back beam arranged on a rear of the lower member to be connected to the hinge mechanism and in which a guide passage is formed for guiding an upward movement of the hinge mechanism when the lower member moves rearward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Bock Cheol Lee, Young Sub Oh, Phil Jung Jeong, Hyun Gyung Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Sung Jun Hong
  • Publication number: 20150343972
    Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
  • Patent number: 9174584
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier for a vehicle may include guide rails symmetrically disposed at both sides of a rear bumper beam and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a sliding rail including a panel and sides extending from the panel, and sliding forward and backward on the guide rails, an expanding link disposed between the sides of the sliding rails and including a plurality of links connected such that a lateral gap between the links increases, when a front-rear gap between the links decreases, support arms disposed on the expanding link to move laterally with the expanding link, slidably engaged with the sliding rails, and fixing a loaded bicycle, and an actuating unit fixed to the rear bumper beam, including a link assembly connected to the sliding rail and the expanding link, and providing power through the link assembly during operation to move the sliding rail and expand or contract the expanding link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Phil Jung Jeong, Hyun Gyung Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Soo Hyun Hyun