Patents by Inventor Ki-Chang Kim

Ki-Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20070075568
    Abstract: A package tray of a vehicle includes a first reinforcing member installed to a woofer mount of a center panel and supported by a rear member and a second reinforcing member installed to the rear member to correspond to the woofer mount of the center panel in the front-to-rear direction. Thus, stiffness is increased so that noise, caused by vibration and/or tremble generated when a woofer outputs sound waves, can be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Ki Chang Kim, Jae Joo
  • Publication number: 20070045034
    Abstract: A mounting portion structure of a propeller shaft center bearing in a Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) vehicle where the engine power is transmitted to the rear wheels by using the propeller shaft includes a tunnel formed at the center of a center floor panel along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A mounting bracket is equipped at the tunnel and is mounted with the center bearing. A pocket groove is formed at the mounting bracket for rendering a closed box with the tunnel, and a pipe nut is equipped at the pocket groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 7080875
    Abstract: A vehicle floor capable of distributing an impact load imparted to the floor at the time of head-on vehicle collisions, at the lower floor sides of a vehicle body frame; the body frame including a side outer panel, an outer reinforcing member, a side inner panel, a side chamber inner panel, a cowl side lower member, a front side outer member, a front side inner member, a front side rear lower member, a front side rear upper member, a front side inner reinforcing member, a frame mounting rear reinforcing member, and a center floor side member. A floor outer member, which enables a box type connection, is provided at the rear end of the front side outer member and the side chamber inner panel. Box-protruding structures for a front reinforcing member and a front member are formed in between the floor outer member and the side chamber inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ki Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 7052076
    Abstract: A front side-part structure of a vehicle includes a reinforcing member forming a closed section with a fender apron upper panel, fender apron inner panel, and front side member improves a coupling rigidity therebetween. Resulting from the improved rigidity, the fender apron upper panel firmly supports a front-end module, and limiting vibration generated from a coupling portion between the fender apron upper panel and front-end module. The improved rigidity also increasing the driving stabilization by firm stiffness of the vehicle body during a sudden stop or a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20060071508
    Abstract: A vehicle floor having a structure capable of distributing an impact load imparted to the floor at the time of head-on vehicle collisions, thereby, greatly reducing the level of injuries in legs of drivers involved in the accidents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Ki Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20060028033
    Abstract: A bumper beam includes a metallic center beam mounted with a plurality of vertical members each integrally crossed by a horizontal member. A plastic outer beam encompasses an external side of the center beam and a plurality of ribs are mounted at the outside of the plastic outer beam. The bumper beam features of a bumper beam needed in times of a low speed collision and a high speed collision between the vehicle and a pedestrian. As a result, injuries to the pedestrian can be reduced during the low speed collision and an impact absorption performance of the vehicle can be maximized during the high speed collision. Thereby, safety of the pedestrian and occupants inside the vehicle are increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 6991284
    Abstract: A sub-frame mounting structure for a vehicle includes a front side member forming a first closed section therein and having a depressed portion at a bottom side thereof. A separating plate covers the upper side of the depressed portion in the front side member and forms a second closed section with the depressed portion in the first closed section. A mounting bolt, with a head portion disposed, by welding, between the separating plate and the bottom side of the front side member, and a shank portion protruding out from the bottom side of the front side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 6929315
    Abstract: The rear floor part structure for a vehicle includes a rear support bracket disposed between a spare-tire compartment and a rear floor cross member, a cross member bracket mounted at a coupling part of the rear floor cross member and rear floor side member by welding, and a pair of side member brackets disposed to face each other and inserted by being welded inside the rear floor side member near the part where the rear floor cross member couples with the rear floor side member is disclosed. The structure constructed above is configured to reinforce the rigidity of the vehicle body, thereby limiting the amount of thrust placed on the rear floor part toward the front of the vehicle when a rear collision occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 6902364
    Abstract: A front shipping hook assembly comprises a mounting unit and a front shipping hook. The front shipping hook has a vertical supporting member that is coupled to a side portion of the mounting unit and a horizontal supporting member that is coupled to a lower portion of the mounting unit. Because the front shipping hook is coupled to the mounting unit and the vehicle body through the vertical supporting member and the horizontal mounting member, a concentration of stress can be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ki Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 6886818
    Abstract: The vehicular engine mounting structure includes a liquid sealed type bush instead of a rubber embedded bush. The mounting structure also includes: a chassis bracket having a circular supporter for receiving the bush. Two attachment parts of the chassis bracket are coupled to at a front side member. Vertical reinforcing members and a connection reinforcing member for supporting the vertical reinforcing members are installed in the front side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 6877754
    Abstract: A rear suspension connecting structure located under the floor of a vehicle wherein one horizontal reinforcement member is employed at an inner side of the rear floor side member. A weld pipe, for receiving an entire shank of a bolt, is coupled to an upper side of the reinforcement, and the weld pipe is coupled to a vertical bulkhead coupled along the width of the reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20050062316
    Abstract: A sub-frame mounting structure for a vehicle comprising a front side member forming a first closed section therein and having a depressed portion at a bottom side thereof. A separating plate covers the upper side of the depressed portion in the front side member and forms a second closed section with the depressed portion in the first closed section. A mounting bolt, with a head portion disposed, by welding, between the separating plate and the bottom side of the front side member, and a shank portion protruding out from the bottom side of the front side member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20040251716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection structure of a fender and a hood of a vehicle. A vertical flange extending from the outer plate of the fender panel to the engine compartment is bent in a V-shape, and the inner apron panel forming the closed surface together with the outer apron panel of the fender upwardly extends in the longitudinal direction. An impact to the fender panel is first absorbed by deformation of the V-shaped flange and secondarily absorbed by an energy absorption space defined above an outer apron panel. Therefore, it is possible to minimize injury to a pedestrian when a pedestrian crashes with a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Ki Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20040232647
    Abstract: An upper mounting structure of a rear strut assembly to which the load of the rear strut assembly is transmitted forms a polygonal section which increases the rigidity. Thereby, reducing the load-concentration transmitted to a wheel housing cover via the rear strut assembly, decreasing running and idle noise, improving the NVH function of the vehicle, shortening the workload by reducing the number of component parts, and decreasing the rate of the fuel consumption by reducing the weight of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20040232730
    Abstract: The rear floor part structure for a vehicle includes a rear support bracket disposed between a spare-tire compartment and a rear floor cross member, a cross member bracket mounted at a coupling part of the rear floor cross member and rear floor side member by welding, and a pair of side member brackets disposed to face each other and inserted by being welded inside the rear floor side member near the part where the rear floor cross member couples with the rear floor side member is disclosed. The structure constructed above is configured to reinforce the rigidity of the vehicle body, thereby limiting the amount of thrust placed on the rear floor part toward the front of the vehicle when a rear collision occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20040207234
    Abstract: A front side-part structure of a vehicle includes a reinforcing member forming a closed section with a fender apron upper panel, fender apron inner panel, and front side member improves a coupling rigidity therebetween. Resulting from the improved rigidity, the fender apron upper panel firmly supports a front-end module, and limiting vibration generated from a coupling portion between the fender apron upper panel and front-end module. The improved rigidity also increasing the driving stabilization by firm stiffness of the vehicle body during a sudden stop or a turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20040202519
    Abstract: A front shipping hook assembly comprises a mounting unit and a front shipping hook. The front shipping hook has a vertical supporting member that is coupled to a side portion of the mounting unit and a horizontal supporting member that is coupled to a lower portion of the mounting unit. Because the front shipping hook is coupled to the mounting unit and the vehicle body through the vertical supporting member and the horizontal mounting member, a concentration of stress can be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Ki Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20040195033
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a vehicle firmly and stably supports an engine or a transmission at a lateral side of an engine room by using a chassis bracket and a mounting bracket, thereby effectively minimizing vibration transfer from the engine or the transmission to the car body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20040099083
    Abstract: A steering column structure of a vehicle comprises an upper shroud placed toward the upper part of a steering column, whose top section is parallel or tapers off from a part contacting a crash pad toward an operational line of the steering column collapse; and a lower shroud formed with a depression at a place near a driver's knees and a central part of the steering column, such that the safety of passengers is enhanced during a vehicle collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: In-Ho Choi, Ki-Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20030178753
    Abstract: The vehicular engine mounting structure includes a liquid sealed type bush instead of a rubber embedded bush. The mounting structure also includes: a chassis bracket having a circular supporter for receiving the bush. Two attachment parts of the chassis bracket are coupled to at a front side member. Vertical reinforcing members and a connection reinforcing member for supporting the vertical reinforcing members are installed in the front side member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Ki-Chang Kim