Patents by Inventor Jun-ho Seong
Jun-ho Seong 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: 20240227436Abstract: A driving module includes a housing rotatably supported about a knuckle unit, a barrel unit rotatably supported by the housing, a first rotation input unit and a second rotation input unit rotatably supported by the knuckle unit, a first gear unit engaged with the first rotation input unit to transmit a rotation force input from the first rotation input unit to the housing or the barrel unit, a second gear unit engaged with the second rotation input unit and the first gear unit to transmit a rotation force input from the second rotation input unit to the housing or the barrel unit, and a controller configured to control rotations of the first rotation input unit and the second rotation input unit independently of each other to selectively rotate the housing or the barrel unit so that a vehicle is movable in all directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Sang Woo HWANG, Min Jun KIM, Jun Ho SEONG, Woo Keun PARK, Sehyun CHANG, Youngil SOHN
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Patent number: 11945276Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preview vehicle height control system and a method of controlling the same. The system includes a monitoring device configured to detect the road surface condition of a driving path of a vehicle, an active suspension configured to adjust a vehicle height, a memory configured to store a plurality of data maps distinguished based on a type of bump, each data map having a vehicle dynamic characteristic as an input and a tuning factor as an output, and a controller configured to derive the tuning factor based on a data map, among the plurality of data maps of the memory, corresponding to the bump detected by the monitoring device, derive a target vehicle height in a form of a Gaussian distribution by substituting the tuning factor, and control the active suspension to follow the derived target vehicle height.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND BUSINESS SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Youngil Sohn, Min Jun Kim, Sang Woo Hwang, Sehyun Chang, Jun Ho Seong, Yong Hwan Jeong, Seong Jin Yim
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Publication number: 20240100898Abstract: A suspension includes a knuckle to which a wheel of a vehicle is fastened, a steering drive portion connected to the knuckle, a lower arm positioned at a lower end portion of the steering drive portion and including a first end portion connected to the knuckle and a second end portion connected to a vehicle body frame, a connecting link including a first end portion connected to an upper end portion of the steering drive portion, an upper arm connected to a second end portion of the connecting link, a damper connecting the upper arm and the vehicle body frame, and a push rod including a first end portion connected to the upper arm and a second end portion connected to the lower arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Sehyun CHANG, Youngil SOHN, Jun Ho SEONG, Min Jun KIM, Sang Woo HWANG
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Publication number: 20230391157Abstract: A leaf spring suspension includes a knuckle having a wheel to be coupled thereto, a fixed frame positioned on a vehicle body and coupled to the knuckle through a trailing arm, a leaf spring having a first end portion coupled to the knuckle and having a second end portion having a variable support point, and a support unit configured to vary the support point on the second end portion of the leaf spring, wherein the support unit includes a spring support positioned to be brought into contact with the leaf spring, and a spring driver coupled to the spring support and configured to apply driving force to change the position of the spring support, and wherein the spring driver moves the position of the spring support to change the support point on the leaf spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Sehyun CHANG, Youngil SOHN, Jun Ho SEONG, Min Jun KIM, Sang Woo HWANG
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Publication number: 20230331057Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preview vehicle height control system and a method of controlling the same. The system includes a monitoring device configured to detect the road surface condition of a driving path of a vehicle, an active suspension configured to adjust a vehicle height, a memory configured to store a plurality of data maps distinguished based on a type of bump, each data map having a vehicle dynamic characteristic as an input and a tuning factor as an output, and a controller configured to derive the tuning factor based on a data map, among the plurality of data maps of the memory, corresponding to the bump detected by the monitoring device, derive a target vehicle height in a form of a Gaussian distribution by substituting the tuning factor, and control the active suspension to follow the derived target vehicle height.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Foundation for Research and Business, Seoul National University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Youngil SOHN, Min Jun KIM, Sang Woo HWANG, Sehyun CHANG, Jun Ho SEONG, Yong Hwan JEONG, Seong Jin YIM
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Patent number: 10618370Abstract: Disclosed is an active roll stabilizer. The active roll stabilizer includes a pair of stabilizer bars installed between wheels and an actuator connected between the pair of stabilizer bars and configured to deliver a rotational force to the pair of stabilizer bars, wherein the actuator includes a motor configured to generate the rotational force; a housing located between the pair of stabilizer bars and inside which the motor is disposed; and an engagement part installed between the housing and at least one of the pair of stabilizer bars and configured to screw-couple and fix one end portion of the at least one of the pair of stabilizer bars to one inner side of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Man Seo, Jun Ho Seong
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Patent number: 10336153Abstract: An active roll control apparatus is provided. To adjust a stiffness value of the stabilizer bar by moving a stabilizer bar installed between left and right wheels of a vehicle and extending in a first direction and a stabilizer link connected to the stabilizer bar, the active roll control apparatus includes a sliding part having one side connected to the stabilizer bar and the other side connected to the stabilizer link to slide the stabilizer link in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a movement restricting part installed at the sliding part to restrict movement when the sliding part slides.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Ho Seong, Jae Hoon Jang, Chang Jun Kim
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Publication number: 20180065441Abstract: Disclosed is an active roll stabilizer. The active roll stabilizer includes a pair of stabilizer bars installed between wheels and an actuator connected between the pair of stabilizer bars and configured to deliver a rotational force to the pair of stabilizer bars, wherein the actuator includes a motor configured to generate the rotational force; a housing located between the pair of stabilizer bars and inside which the motor is disposed; and an engagement part installed between the housing and at least one of the pair of stabilizer bars and configured to screw-couple and fix one end portion of the at least one of the pair of stabilizer bars to one inner side of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Jae Man SEO, Jun Ho SEONG
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Publication number: 20170305227Abstract: An active roll control apparatus is provided. To adjust a stiffness value of the stabilizer bar by moving a stabilizer bar installed between left and right wheels of a vehicle and extending in a first direction and a stabilizer link connected to the stabilizer bar, the active roll control apparatus includes a sliding part having one side connected to the stabilizer bar and the other side connected to the stabilizer link to slide the stabilizer link in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a movement restricting part installed at the sliding part to restrict movement when the sliding part slides.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Jun Ho SEONG, Jae Hoon JANG, Chang Jun KIM
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Publication number: 20050170785Abstract: A wireless transmitting and/or receiving system and method of sharing analog information between a transmitter and a receiver connected to the transmitter by a wireless channel. The wireless transmitting and/or receiving system includes a transmitter that extracts analog signal and information from an analog broadcast signal, converts the analog signal into a transport stream that is then sent to a first wireless channel, transmits the analog information to a second wireless channel when the analog information is extracted, and updates previously stored first analog information with the received analog information, and a receiver that decodes the transport stream received from the transmitting means via the first wireless channel and updates previously stored second analog information with the analog information received by the second wireless channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Bong-ki Jang, Sung-gi Kim, Young-sang Kim, Hong-sik Park, Doo-hee Lee, Jun-ho Seong, Hye-jin Kim