Patents by Inventor Keun GWACK

Keun GWACK 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: 20240336170
    Abstract: A walk-in apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a walk-in bracket rotatably coupled to a crossbar of a cushion frame and operable to release a fixing member by contacting the fixing member of a seat rail; a compensator bracket operably connected to the walk-in bracket through a hinge, the compensator bracket also being connected to a walk-in cable; and a compensator spring configured to support the walk-in bracket and the compensator bracket, rotate at least one of the walk-in bracket and the compensator bracket, and operate in such a manner as to return the compensator bracket. Even when the walk-in cable is released due to a seatback rebound phenomenon during a walk-in operation, the walk-in bracket maintains a pressing state of the fixing member to maintain continuously an unlocking state of the seat rail, allowing the vehicle seat to move forward smoothly to enable a walk-in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc., DAS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mu Young Kim, Jun Hwan Lee, Jun Young Heo, Ho Suk Jung, Hyeok Seung Lee, Keun Gwack, Sang Do Park, Chan Ho Jung, Jae Hun Jeong, Sang Soo Lee, Sai Youn Jung, Seon Ho Park, Jun Hyuk Park, Jae Yong Jang, Jun Sik Hwang, Joong Geol Gug, Woo Ryang Kim, Jai Wha Choi, Gil Hwan Ryu, So Yun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240278693
    Abstract: A free hinge drive system for a link of a vehicle seat such as a relaxation seat includes a first pinion gear of a motor and a second pinion gear of a brake device that are connected by an interconnection member, and a first sector gear gear-coupled to a first pinion gear and a second sector gear gear-coupled to a second pinion gear have symmetric shapes. In operation, a free hinge of the link is rotated by release of a braking force of the brake device during a relaxation operation, and the free hinge of the link is restrained by a braking force when the relaxation operation is not performed, thereby preventing lift of a second front height link corresponding to another side output (outer side) in the event of a rear collision, improving passenger safety, and minimizing forward and rearward movements of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Deok-Gi Hong, Keun Gwack, Jae-Youn Kim
  • Patent number: 10300813
    Abstract: A height adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat may include a pinion gear mounted in a side frame having a front portion and a rear portion are connected to a seat bracket by links; a rack gear engaged with a top end of the pinion gear and coupled with the seat bracket via an hinge, the rack gear moving according to driving of the pinion gear to raise and lower the side frame; and a play adjustment bracket for guiding up and down motion of the moving rack gear by providing repulsive force to a top portion of the rack gear, the play adjustment bracket being fixedly positioned by being fastened with a plurality of support pins provided in the pinion gear and the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI DYMOS INC., Faurecia Automotive Seating Korea Limited
    Inventors: Gil Ju Kim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park, Keun Gwack, Jong Moon Yoo, Sang Ho Kim, Jun Yeol Heo, Seon Chae Na, Byung Yong Choi, Sang Man Seo, Eom Seok Yoo, Jae Yong Jang, Erwan Guillouet
  • Publication number: 20180009338
    Abstract: A height adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat may include a pinion gear mounted in a side frame having a front portion and a rear portion are connected to a seat bracket by links; a rack gear engaged with a top end of the pinion gear and coupled with the seat bracket via an hinge, the rack gear moving according to driving of the pinion gear to raise and lower the side frame; and a play adjustment bracket for guiding up and down motion of the moving rack gear by providing repulsive force to a top portion of the rack gear, the play adjustment bracket being fixedly positioned by being fastened with a plurality of support pins provided in the pinion gear and the side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI DYMOS INC., Faurecia Automotive Seating Korea Limited
    Inventors: Gil Ju KIM, Chan Ho JUNG, Sang Do PARK, Keun GWACK, Jong Moon YOO, Sang Ho KIM, Jun Yeol HEO, Seon Chae NA, Byung Yong CHOI, Sang Man SEO, Eom Seok YOO, Jae Yong JANG, Erwan GUILLOUET