Patents by Inventor Ki Ryun Ahn

Ki Ryun Ahn 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).

  • Patent number: 9109381
    Abstract: A door latch apparatus for a vehicle may include an open lever and a release lever rotatably coupled to a base plate, an interlocking lever rotatably coupled to the base plate and having a pushing protrusion, an operating lever provided on the base plate wherein the operating lever includes a second slot formed in a medial portion of the operating lever, and a locking protrusion formed on a lower end of the operating lever and being engaged in a first slot of the release lever, wherein when the release lever rotates, the locking protrusion pushes and rotates the open lever, thus releasing the door, and an inertia lever rotatably coupled to the base plate by a rotating shaft and including an insert protrusion formed on an end of the inertia lever and being engaged to the second slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, PYEONG HWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Lee, Ki Ryun Ahn, Rae Ung Jeong
  • Publication number: 20150097379
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a latch apparatus. The latch apparatus includes: a base formed with an opening; a latch gear formed with a mounting groove to lock a striker entering the mounting groove through the opening; a pawl rotatably disposed on the base and engaging with the latch gear to prevent rotation of the latch gear; a release lever disposed to adjoin the pawl, transmitting constraint force of pressing the pawl, and rotating the pawl to release the latch gear; a support shaft secured to the base, supporting a lateral surface of the pawl and transmitting the constraint force of pressing the pawl; and a guide portion rotatably provided to the support shaft, pressed to rotate by the release lever, and guiding movement of a projection pin provided to the pawl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: NIGEL SPURR, GURBINDER SINGH KALSI, SANG BEOM HUR, KI RYUN AHN, JONG CHUL OH
  • Patent number: 8870240
    Abstract: A door latch apparatus for a vehicle may include a release lever rotatably coupled on a base plate by a hinge pin, the release lever being provided with a locking part, an open lever provided on the hinge pin to be rotatable along with the release lever, the open lever locking or unlocking a door of the vehicle, a rotating lever rotatably coupled on the base plate by a rotating shaft, the rotating lever being connected to a door handle by a wire so that the rotating lever is rotated by operation of the wire, and an operating lever rotatably mounted on the hinge pin, the operating lever being provided with a locking protrusion, wherein the locking protrusion is disposed between the locking part of the release lever and the rotating lever when an external impact is not applied or applied less than a predetermined amount to the operating lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Lee, Ki Ryun Ahn, Rae Ung Jeong
  • Publication number: 20140062098
    Abstract: A two step link hood latch apparatus for a vehicle allows a hood to be opened only with an operation of a release handle inside a vehicle. The apparatus includes a claw, the pawl, a pivot, and a link. The claw is disposed at a base plate to be rotatable, restrains a hood striker through a stop groove, and is restrained to a pawl through first and second stop ends in first step and second step lock states. The pawl is disposed at the base plate to be rotatable, and restrains the rotation of the claw in steps by using the stop protrusion. The pivot is disposed at the base plate to be rotatable in a hinge structure, and transmits a pulling force generated from the release handle. The link connects the pivot and the pawl and rotates the pawl in linkage with the pivot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sang Il KIM, Chung Hwa Jung, Chang Gi Ha, Ki Ryun Ahn, Mun Bae Tak
  • Publication number: 20130147209
    Abstract: A door latch apparatus for a vehicle may include a release lever rotatably coupled on a base plate by a hinge pin, the release lever being provided with a locking part, an open lever provided on the hinge pin to be rotatable along with the release lever, the open lever locking or unlocking a door of the vehicle, a rotating lever rotatably coupled on the base plate by a rotating shaft, the rotating lever being connected to a door handle by a wire so that the rotating lever is rotated by operation of the wire, and an operating lever rotatably mounted on the hinge pin, the operating lever being provided with a locking protrusion, wherein the locking protrusion is disposed between the locking part of the release lever and the rotating lever when an external impact is not applied or applied less than a predetermined amount to the operating lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Lee, Ki Ryun Ahn, Rae Ung Jeong