Patents by Inventor Joo Nam KIM
Joo Nam 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).
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Publication number: 20250136190Abstract: An embodiment electric vehicle structure includes a floor panel including upper and lower side walls spaced apart from each other, the floor panel being configured to cover an upper side of a battery accommodation space, side sills coupled to two opposite ends of the floor panel to define the battery accommodation space, floor drain holes extending through the upper side wall of the floor panel, and side sill drain holes disposed in the side sills and configured to communicate with a space between the upper and lower side walls of the floor panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Seung Min Jeong, Joo Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20250121740Abstract: A seat mounting structure may include a floor panel that covers an upper side of a battery accommodation space and is provided with a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from each other in an upward and downward direction; and a plurality of partition walls configured to connect the top wall and the bottom wall The seat mounting structure may further include: a seat mounting reinforcement bracket configured to be inserted into a space that the top wall, the bottom wall, and the partition walls form together; a seat mounted in an upper direction on the floor panel; and a fastening member configured to be fastened by penetrating the top wall so that the seat is secured to the floor panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seung Min Jeong, Joo Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20240375501Abstract: A battery case includes a floor panel of a vehicle, which forms a floor of a body of the vehicle and at the same time, forms an upper panel of a battery case, a side sill positioned at opposite sides of the floor panel, extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and extending downwardly from the floor panel in a height direction, and front and rear barriers extending downwardly from a front portion and a rear portion of the floor panel connected to the side sill to form a sidewall portion of the battery case together with the side sill by being connected to the side sill.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Min JEONG, Gun Woo KO, Joo Nam KIM, Jong Wook LEE
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Publication number: 20240359747Abstract: A side sill assembly for a vehicle includes a side sill inner, a side sill outer connected to an outer side of the vehicle from the side sill inner, and a reinforcement member in an internal space between the side sill inner and the side sill outer. The side sill assembly also includes a floor panel having a side end portion connected to the side sill inner. A cross-member is installed on an upper surface of the floor panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a connection member connects the cross-member with the side sill inner. A lower end portion of the reinforcement member is positioned within a predetermined length from an upper end portion of the internal space. The connection member is disposed at the same height as an upper surface of the reinforcement member from the ground of a reference height.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seung-Min Kang, Joo-Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20240199122Abstract: A vehicle structure includes a joint member having an upper side coupled to an A-pillar lower portion. The joint member has a rear coupled to a side sill and has a side coupled to a body front cross member. The A-pillar lower portion has a closed cross-section structure and has a lower end in surface contact with and coupled to the joint member. The side sill has a closed cross-section structure and has a front end in surface contact with and coupled to the joint member. The body front cross member has a closed cross-section structure and has a side end in surface contact with and coupled to the joint member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20240198777Abstract: A structure for protecting a battery pack of a vehicle, includes: a body cross member provided in a transverse direction of a vehicle body for connection between side sills provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body; a shock-absorbing member formed in backward and forward directions of the vehicle, provided inside the side sills, and aligned with the body cross member, and a battery side frame coupled to a lower side of the side sill and spaced from the shock-absorbing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Min KANG, Joo Nam KIM
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Publication number: 20240158019Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly includes a front cross member provided at the front of a cabin and extending in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, a front side member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending rearwards of the front cross member, a fender member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending outwardly upwards of the vehicle, and a connection joint connected to an end portion of the front cross member, having formed therein an inner space, and allowing the front cross member, the front side member, and the fender member to be interconnected in the inner space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20240149952Abstract: A body for a vehicle is proposed. The body includes an A pillar upper member supporting a front glass of the vehicle, an A pillar lower member disposed under the A pillar upper member and extending in a vertical direction of the vehicle, a cowl cross member extending in a width direction of the vehicle, and a joint provided on a front side of a vehicle cockpit, provided between a lower end of the A pillar upper member, an upper end of the A pillar lower member, and an end of the cowl cross member, and connected to each of the lower end of the A pillar upper member, the upper end of the A pillar lower member, and the end of the cowl cross member to form a load path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20170368929Abstract: A hybrid vehicle may include a battery and a fuel tank, wherein the battery is mounted in a space defined under a body floor, on which a double seat is disposed, and the fuel tank is disposed over an upper end portion of a rear-wheel suspension and a rear of a body cross member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Bu Yeol RYU, Ji Hoon Woo, Joo Yeon Kim, Joo Nam Kim
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Patent number: 9849769Abstract: A structure for mounting a battery and a spare tire may include a battery bracket fixing the battery to an accommodating compartment recessed in a rear floor of a vehicle, and a tire mounting bracket fastened to the spare tire, disposed at an upper side of the battery, through a tire bolt, and fixing the spare tire to the rear floor, in which the battery bracket and the tire mounting bracket are separated so that a load applied to the spare tire is not transmitted to the battery.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Joo-Nam Kim, Ji-Ho Choi, Dong-Wook Kim
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Publication number: 20170210217Abstract: A structure for mounting a battery and a spare tire may include a battery bracket fixing the battery to an accommodating compartment recessed in a rear floor of a vehicle, and a tire mounting bracket fastened to the spare tire, disposed at an upper side of the battery, through a tire bolt, and fixing the spare tire to the rear floor, in which the battery bracket and the tire mounting bracket are separated so that a load applied to the spare tire is not transmitted to the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Joo-Nam KIM, Ji-Ho CHOI, Dong-Wook KIM
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Publication number: 20160161372Abstract: A vehicle prototype for a crash test includes a vehicle coupling part connected to a test specimen, which is a part of an actual vehicle body. A main body is connected to the actual vehicle coupling part and crashes together with the test specimen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Soo Heung EOM, Hyun Sik KIM, Joo Nam KIM, Seong Su SHIN
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Patent number: 8528966Abstract: A shock absorber mounting portion structure of a vehicle may include a quarter panel, a wheel housing inner panel coupled to the top of the quarter panel to form a wheel house, an inner support member coupled to an upper surface of the wheel housing inner panel and a portion of the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the wheel housing inner panel and the quarter panel, wherein the portion of the quarter panel may be disposed above the top of the quarter panel, an outer support member coupled to the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the quarter panel to correspond to the inner support member around the quarter panel, and a mounting bracket of which the top may be coupled to the wheel housing inner panel through a horizontal bonding surface so as to support the top of a shock absorber.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Joo Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20130082482Abstract: A shock absorber mounting portion structure of a vehicle may include a quarter panel, a wheel housing inner panel coupled to the top of the quarter panel to form a wheel house, an inner support member coupled to an upper surface of the wheel housing inner panel and a portion of the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the wheel housing inner panel and the quarter panel, wherein the portion of the quarter panel may be disposed above the top of the quarter panel, an outer support member coupled to the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the quarter panel to correspond to the inner support member around the quarter panel, and a mounting bracket of which the top may be coupled to the wheel housing inner panel through a horizontal bonding surface so as to support the top of a shock absorber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Joo Nam KIM