Patents by Inventor Ju-Yeol Kong
Ju-Yeol Kong 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: 20250042234Abstract: A storage system for a vehicle has a configuration capable of storing a plurality of high-voltage battery packs in a separably assembled state in a seat backboard of the vehicle through a coupling structure of a protrusion and a groove. Only a broken or failed high-voltage battery pack from among a plurality of high-voltage battery packs assembled to the seat backboard is separated from the seat backboard, and a new high-voltage battery pack can then replace the failed high-voltage battery pack through assembly thereof to the seat backboard at a position from which the failed high-voltage battery pack has been separated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Hyeong Jong Kim, Ju Yeol Kong, Byeong Kwang Kim, So Young Yoo, Han Su Yoo, Byung Yong Choi, Sang Do Park, Seong Hyeon Shin
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Publication number: 20250033568Abstract: A vehicle seat apparatus includes: a receiving device provided on a seat of a vehicle, where an auxiliary battery and a portable electronic device are received in the receiving device, and a controller that controls power transmission between the auxiliary battery received in the receiving device and a convenience device of the seat. The receiving device is provided on a back board of the seat, and the auxiliary battery and the portable electronic device may be received in the receiving device or taken from the receiving device. During charging, the auxiliary battery is charged with power of a vehicle power supply or the portable electronic device is wirelessly charged with power of the auxiliary battery in normal times, and the power of the auxiliary battery may be supplied to the convenience device of the seat in an emergency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Hyeong Jong Kim, Ju Yeol Kong, Byeong Kwang Kim, Seong Hyeon Shin, Han Su Yoo, Byung Yong Choi, Sang Do Park, So Young Yoo, Jeong Mi Seo
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Patent number: 12115886Abstract: A pre-active safety seat system applied to the vehicle implements a method for improving a pre-active safety seat speed, which confirms a risk region by matching a recline angle, a slide movement position, and a cushion tilt angle, which are detected from each of a plurality of sensors of a multi-seat sensor in a risk collision situation detected by a vehicle environment sensor of an ADAS, with a seat safety map, and combines and simultaneously controls a plurality of motors of a multi-seat motor configured for a seat target posture of a seat for converting the risk region into a safety region, by a controller, shortening a pre-active safety seat (PSS) required time of a seat target posture in the pre-active safety seat (PSS) operable section before collision of the vehicle from a risk detection.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hyung-Joo Kim, Haeng-Kyeom Kim, Guk-Mu Park, Tae-Hoon Lee, Seung-Young Lee, Wook Jin, Eung-Man Kim, Dong-Woo Jeong, Ju-Yeol Kong
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Patent number: 12043148Abstract: An embodiment is a seat height gear system including a monopost apparatus configured to be mounted under a seat, the monopost apparatus comprising a lower post and an upper post, and a direct drive motor apparatus within the monopost apparatus, the direct drive motor apparatus including a motor and a gear unit, the gear unit including a pinion and a rack bar, the rack bar being configured to be engaged with the pinion, the motor being fixed to the lower post of the monopost apparatus, the pinion being coupled to the motor, the rack bar being fixed to an upper post of the monopost apparatus, the motor being configured to rotate the pinion, and the rack bar being configured to convert the rotation of the pinion into the linear motion.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAS CO., LTDInventors: Hyung-Jin Park, Gil-Ju Kim, Soo-Hyun Moon, Ju-Yeol Kong, Sung-Hak Hong, Sang-Do Park, Ga-Be Nam, Seong-Hwan Song, Yong-Tak Han, Duck-Yeol Kim
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Publication number: 20240190312Abstract: A duct for a ventilation seat of a vehicle includes a seat cushion duct and a seatback duct that are interconnected so as to communicate with each other via a telescopic sliding duct. The telescopic sliding duct is variable in length in a forward-backward direction such that a length of the telescopic sliding duct interconnecting the seat cushion duct and the seatback duct may be increased when the seatback is folded, and the length of the telescopic sliding duct interconnecting the seat cushion duct and the seatback duct may be reduced when the seatback is unfolded. Because the telescopic sliding duct can vary in length, it is possible to avoid damage due to a load applied to the telescopic sliding duct by folding and unfolding operations of the seatback. Further, it is possible to easily supply air to the seatback and the seat cushion without leakage of air.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Mu Young Kim, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung, Ju Yeol Kong, Chan Ho Jung, Jun Young Yun, Tae Soo Sung, Yong Jun Jo, Ho Chang Jin
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Patent number: 11772522Abstract: An embodiment rail device includes an upper rail, a first bearing support on the upper rail, a lower rail, a bearing connection end on the lower rail and inserted into the first bearing support, a vertically elongated bearing contact adjustment hole on the lower rail, an upper bearing rotatably connected to the bearing connection end and in close contact with a floor of the first bearing support, a lower plate including a fastening groove that receives a lower end of the lower rail, a bearing shaft mounting hole on a wall surface portion of the fastening groove and matched with the bearing contact adjustment hole, a second bearing support outside the fastening groove and having an opened upper portion, a lower bearing rotatably disposed within the second bearing support, and a bearing shaft fastened to the bearing shaft mounting hole and the bearing contact adjustment hole by a screw.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DAS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung Jin Park, Gil Ju Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Do Park, Ga Be Nam, Jae Chul Jung, Jin Gu Park
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Patent number: 11752905Abstract: A device for providing a fatigue-reducing position of a vehicle seat is provided. A first latch unit is mounted on a rear seat cushion such that a first striker mounted on a front seatback is fastened thereto in a lockable manner. A second latch unit is mounted on a rear surface portion of a rear seatback. A sliding-locking unit is mounted on a package panel disposed behind a rear seat in a height adjustable manner. A second striker is provided on a front end of the sliding-locking unit to be fastened to the second latch unit in a lockable manner. A seat in a second or third row in the cabin of a vehicle is detachable from the original position to be fixedly placed like a hammock between a front seat and a package panel to provide a fatigue-reducing position in which an occupant comfortably rests.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Sang Uk Yu, Deok Soo Lim, Hyo Cheol Kang, Ju Yeol Kong, Hyung Jin Park, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ho Jung, Seong Mun Yun
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Publication number: 20230278470Abstract: An embodiment is a seat height gear system including a monopost apparatus configured to be mounted under a seat, the monopost apparatus comprising a lower post and an upper post, and a direct drive motor apparatus within the monopost apparatus, the direct drive motor apparatus including a motor and a gear unit, the gear unit including a pinion and a rack bar, the rack bar being configured to be engaged with the pinion, the motor being fixed to the lower post of the monopost apparatus, the pinion being coupled to the motor, the rack bar being fixed to an upper post of the monopost apparatus, the motor being configured to rotate the pinion, and the rack bar being configured to convert the rotation of the pinion into the linear motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Hyung-Jin Park, Gil-Ju Kim, Soo-Hyun Moon, Ju-Yeol Kong, Sung-Hak Hong, Sang-Do Park, Ga-Be Nam, Seong-Hwan Song, Yong-Tak Han, Duck-Yeol Kim
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Publication number: 20230202353Abstract: An embodiment rail device includes an upper rail, a first bearing support on the upper rail, a lower rail, a bearing connection end on the lower rail and inserted into the first bearing support, a vertically elongated bearing contact adjustment hole on the lower rail, an upper bearing rotatably connected to the bearing connection end and in close contact with a floor of the first bearing support, a lower plate including a fastening groove that receives a lower end of the lower rail, a bearing shaft mounting hole on a wall surface portion of the fastening groove and matched with the bearing contact adjustment hole, a second bearing support outside the fastening groove and having an opened upper portion, a lower bearing rotatably disposed within the second bearing support, and a bearing shaft fastened to the bearing shaft mounting hole and the bearing contact adjustment hole by a screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Hyung Jin Park, Gil Ju Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Do Park, Ga Be Nam, Jae Chul Jung, Jin Gu Park
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Publication number: 20220305959Abstract: A pre-active safety seat system applied to the vehicle implements a method for improving a pre-active safety seat speed, which confirms a risk region by matching a recline angle, a slide movement position, and a cushion tilt angle, which are detected from each of a plurality of sensors of a multi-seat sensor in a risk collision situation detected by a vehicle environment sensor of an ADAS, with a seat safety map, and combines and simultaneously controls a plurality of motors of a multi-seat motor configured for a seat target posture of a seat for converting the risk region into a safety region, by a controller, shortening a pre-active safety seat (PSS) required time of a seat target posture in the pre-active safety seat (PSS) operable section before collision of the vehicle from a risk detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Hyung-Joo KIM, Haeng-Kyeom KIM, Guk-Mu PARK, Tae-Hoon LEE, Seung-Young LEE, Wook JIN, Eung-Man KIM, Dong-Woo JEONG, Ju-Yeol KONG
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Publication number: 20220219582Abstract: A device for providing a fatigue-reducing position of a vehicle seat is provided. A first latch unit is mounted on a rear seat cushion such that a first striker mounted on a front seatback is fastened thereto in a lockable manner. A second latch unit is mounted on a rear surface portion of a rear seatback. A sliding-locking unit is mounted on a package panel disposed behind a rear seat in a height adjustable manner. A second striker is provided on a front end of the sliding-locking unit to be fastened to the second latch unit in a lockable manner. A seat in a second or third row in the cabin of a vehicle is detachable from the original position to be fixedly placed like a hammock between a front seat and a package panel to provide a fatigue-reducing position in which an occupant comfortably rests.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Sang Uk YU, Deok Soo Lim, Hyo Cheol Kang, Ju Yeol Kong, Hyung Jin Park, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ho Jung, Seong Mun Yun
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Patent number: 11273733Abstract: A relaxation comfort seat for a vehicle is equipped with a mechanism for realizing a relaxation comfort mode to enable an occupant to take a relaxed comfortable posture for providing comfort and stability to the occupant. In addition, even in a state in which a height of the seat is increased according to a body shape of the occupant, it is possible to easily realize the relaxation comfort mode of the seat.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Chan Ho Jung, Bong Ku Kim, Seon Chae Na, Hyeok Seung Lee, Ju Yeol Kong, Jae Wook Kim, Jung Sang You, Ho Suk Jung
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Patent number: 11247592Abstract: The present disclosure provides a center hinge assembly for a vehicle rear seat, which includes a lower bracket having a first seating groove formed at one end thereof so that a first shaft or a second shaft is inserted into the first seating groove, and a first locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the first seating groove, so that a bush fastened to the first or second shaft is inserted and locked into the first locking groove, and an upper bracket having a second seating groove formed at one end thereof so that the first or second shaft is inserted into the second seating groove, and a second locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the second seating groove, so that the bush is inserted and locked into the second locking groove.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Do Park, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Man Seo, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong
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Patent number: 11230207Abstract: A multidirectional control apparatus for a vehicular seat is provided to perform anteroposterior tilting, lateral tilting, control of height and tilting in other directions in consideration of the body size of a passenger and the traveling environment. The multidirectional control apparatus improves passenger comfort by tilting the seat in a lateral direction when entering or exiting a vehicle, prevents the passenger from leaning to one side by tilting the seat in a lateral direction during turning of the vehicle, and offers a safety function of protecting the passenger by inclining the seat in the direction of a collision in the event of a collision of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Daewon Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Seok Han, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong, Suk Won Hong, Dong Il Lee, Byoung Tae Seo
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Patent number: 11161438Abstract: A ventilation device for a slim vehicular seat configured for easily ensuring an airflow path in the slim seat and of reducing a thickness of the slim seat to a desired extent, may include a blowing duct, which extends from a lower portion of a seat cushion, is connected to the lower end portion of a foam pad to greatly reduce the width of the space between the foam pad and a back board, making it possible to easily manufacture a slim seat in which the overall thickness of a seat back is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Tae Hee Won, Gil Ju Kim, Jung Sang You, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong, Seon Chae Na, Kwang Bin Im, Hyuk Kim, Seung Gyu Hong
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Publication number: 20210316639Abstract: A multidirectional control apparatus for a vehicular seat is provided to perform anteroposterior tilting, lateral tilting, control of height and tilting in other directions in consideration of the body size of a passenger and the traveling environment. The multidirectional control apparatus improves passenger comfort by tilting the seat in a lateral direction when entering or exiting a vehicle, prevents the passenger from leaning to one side by tilting the seat in a lateral direction during turning of the vehicle, and offers a safety function of protecting the passenger by inclining the seat in the direction of a collision in the event of a collision of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Jong Seok Han, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong, Suk Won Hong, Dong Il Lee, Byoung Tae Seo
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Publication number: 20210309128Abstract: A relaxation comfort seat for a vehicle is equipped with a mechanism for realizing a relaxation comfort mode to enable an occupant to take a relaxed comfortable posture for providing comfort and stability to the occupant. In addition, even in a state in which a height of the seat is increased according to a body shape of the occupant, it is possible to easily realize the relaxation comfort mode of the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Chan Ho Jung, Bong Ku Kim, Seon Chae Na, Hyeok Seung Lee, Ju Yeol Kong, Jae Wook Kim, Jung Sang You, Ho Suk Jung
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Patent number: 11135953Abstract: A seatback frame for a vehicle is capable of preventing a passenger seated on a seat from being injured by a sharp edge of a side frame in the event of a collision of the vehicle. The seatback frame includes side frames installed to extend longitudinally in a vertical direction at opposite sides of the seatback frame, respectively, an upper frame joined to the side frames, and a lower frame joined to the side frames. Protrusions are formed at a surface of the upper frame while being spaced apart, by a predetermined distance, from edges present at edge portions of the side frames, respectively, to prevent the passenger from being injured by the edges.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.Inventors: Ju Yeol Kong, Gil Ju Kim, Jung Sang You, Ju Hyun Cha, Tae Hee Won, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ho Jung, Jin Ho Seo, Sung Young Lee, Man Seock Kim, Joo Ho Park, Dong Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20210276464Abstract: A ventilation device for a slim vehicular seat configured for easily ensuring an airflow path in the slim seat and of reducing a thickness of the slim seat to a desired extent, may include a blowing duct, which extends from a lower portion of a seat cushion, is connected to the lower end portion of a foam pad to greatly reduce the width of the space between the foam pad and a back board, making it possible to easily manufacture a slim seat in which the overall thickness of a seat back is minimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Tae Hee Won, Gil Ju Kim, Jung Sang You, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong, Seon Chae Na, Kwang Bin Im, Hyuk Kim, Seung Gyu Hong
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Publication number: 20210162902Abstract: The present disclosure provides a center hinge assembly for a vehicle rear seat, which includes a lower bracket having a first seating groove formed at one end thereof so that a first shaft or a second shaft is inserted into the first seating groove, and a first locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the first seating groove, so that a bush fastened to the first or second shaft is inserted and locked into the first locking groove, and an upper bracket having a second seating groove formed at one end thereof so that the first or second shaft is inserted into the second seating groove, and a second locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the second seating groove, so that the bush is inserted and locked into the second locking groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Do Park, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Man Seo, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong