Patents by Inventor Min June SONG
Min June SONG 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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Driver seat airbag apparatus for vehicle, control system therefor, and control method for the system
Patent number: 11661023Abstract: A driver seat airbag apparatus for a vehicle is proposed. The driver seat airbag apparatus includes an airbag module including an airbag cushion and an inflator, and provided in rear of a functional unit at a center portion of a steering wheel, and an actuator provided at the steering wheel and connected to the functional unit, and in operation thereof, the actuator being configured to move the functional unit to expand an unfolding space of the airbag cushion between the functional unit and the airbag module.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min June Song, Seok Hoon Ko, Geum Dong Kim -
Patent number: 11648903Abstract: A steering wheel module for a vehicle, the steering wheel module including: a steering wheel having a rim formed in a ring shape, and a body part extending from a central portion of the rim toward a vehicle and coupled to the vehicle; an airbag device coupled to the body part and having a cushion configured to be deployed toward a driver when the airbag device operates; and a display device coupled to the body part in a state in which the display device is spaced apart from the airbag device and positioned to be closer to the driver than the airbag device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon Ko, Min June Song
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Patent number: 11597345Abstract: A driver airbag apparatus for a vehicle is proposed. The driver airbag apparatus includes: the driver airbag apparatus being located at a rear of a steering wheel having an obstacle and configured to be deployed forward of the steering wheel while avoiding the obstacle, an airbag cushion configured to be deployed forward of the steering wheel via a gap between the obstacle and the steering wheel when gas is supplied thereinto; a gas injector located below the airbag cushion and configured to inject the gas into the airbag cushion via a gas outlet; and a diffuser configured to be deployed in the airbag cushion, and covering a part or all of the gas outlet from above the gas outlet and being open at a front portion thereof so as to guide the gas injected via the gas outlet to flow in front of an occupant.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon Ko, Min June Song
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Patent number: 11518333Abstract: The present invention relates to a driver airbag apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus having a configuration in which a driver airbag module (20) is mounted on a hub (12) of a steering wheel (10) and a display (30) is mounted on a front side of the airbag module (20), wherein an airbag cover (400) is lift-opened upward by deployment pressure of an airbag cushion (200), an opening angle of the airbag cover (400) is limited by a configuration of an opening angle limiter (500) provided in an airbag housing (100) and the airbag cover (400), and deployment direction of the airbag cushion (200) is controlled by the airbag cover (400) having a limited opening angle so that that airbag cushion may avoid the display (30) and deploy toward the driver through a space (13) between the display (30) and a rim (11) of the steering wheel (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min June Song, Seok Hoon Ko
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Patent number: 11511696Abstract: Provided is a driver airbag device for a vehicle deploying to the front of a steering wheel while avoiding an obstacle in the rear of the steering wheel on which the obstacle is positioned at a center portion, the driver airbag device comprising an airbag cushion deploying to the front of the steering wheel by passing between the obstacle and the steering wheel when gas is injected inside; a gas injection device positioned under the airbag cushion to inject gas into the airbag cushion through a gas outlet; and a diffuser positioned inside the airbag cushion and configured to partially or entirely cover the gas outlet from above to deploy by the gas injected through the gas outlet and induce the gas to flow to an opening opened toward the front of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min June Song, Seok Hoon Ko
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Patent number: 11498507Abstract: An airbag module to protect a display device of a vehicle is proposed. The airbag module includes: the display device vertically slidably mounted to a cockpit of the vehicle; and an airbag housing arranged at the rear of the display device, rotatably mounted to the cockpit on a shaft extended in a direction parallel to a transverse direction of the vehicle, and configured to be rotated in response to sliding of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Min Lee, Ga Ram Jeong, Do Hyoung Kim, Kyu Sang Lee, Min June Song
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Patent number: 11427147Abstract: Disclosed is a driver airbag apparatus for a vehicle configured to be deployed from the region behind a steering wheel, having at the center portion thereof an obstacle, toward the region in front of the steering wheel while avoiding the obstacle. The driver airbag apparatus includes an airbag housing disposed behind the steering wheel, an airbag cushion accommodated in the airbag housing and configured to be deployed by gas injected thereinto toward the region in front of the steering wheel through a space between the obstacle and the steering wheel, and a housing cover coupled to the airbag housing so as to cover an opening in the airbag housing and configured to be ruptured by the deployment pressure of the airbag cushion so as to open the airbag housing to a limited angle toward the region in front of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min June Song, Seok Hoon Ko, Do Hyoung Kim
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DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SYSTEM
Publication number: 20220242355Abstract: A driver seat airbag apparatus for a vehicle is proposed. The driver seat airbag apparatus includes an airbag module including an airbag cushion and an inflator, and provided in rear of a functional unit at a center portion of a steering wheel, and an actuator provided at the steering wheel and connected to the functional unit, and in operation thereof, the actuator being configured to move the functional unit to expand an unfolding space of the airbag cushion between the functional unit and the airbag module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min June SONG, Seok Hoon KO, Geum Dong KIM -
Publication number: 20220063548Abstract: A driver airbag apparatus for a vehicle is proposed. The driver airbag apparatus includes: the driver airbag apparatus being located at rear of a steering wheel having an obstacle and configured to be deployed forward of the steering wheel while avoiding the obstacle, an airbag cushion configured to be deployed forward of the steering wheel via a gap between the obstacle and the steering wheel when gas is supplied thereinto; a gas injector located below the airbag cushion and configured to inject the gas into the airbag cushion via a gas outlet; and a diffuser configured to be deployed in the airbag cushion, and covering a part or all of the gas outlet from above the gas outlet and being open at a front portion thereof so as to guide the gas injected via the gas outlet to flow in front of an occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon KO, Min June SONG
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Publication number: 20220063540Abstract: The present invention relates to a driver airbag apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus having a configuration in which a driver airbag module (20) is mounted on a hub (12) of a steering wheel (10) and a display (30) is mounted on a front side of the airbag module (20), wherein an airbag cover (400) is lift-opened upward by deployment pressure of an airbag cushion (200), an opening angle of the airbag cover (400) is limited by a configuration of an opening angle limiter (500) provided in an airbag housing (100) and the airbag cover (400), and deployment direction of the airbag cushion (200) is controlled by the airbag cover (400) having a limited opening angle so that that airbag cushion may avoid the display (30) and deploy toward the driver through a space (13) between the display (30) and a rim (11) of the steering wheel (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min June SONG, Seok Hoon KO
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Publication number: 20220063541Abstract: Provided is a driver airbag device for a vehicle deploying to the front of a steering wheel while avoiding an obstacle in the rear of the steering wheel on which the obstacle is positioned at a center portion, the driver airbag device comprising an airbag cushion deploying to the front of the steering wheel by passing between the obstacle and the steering wheel when gas is injected inside; a gas injection device positioned under the airbag cushion to inject gas into the airbag cushion through a gas outlet; and a diffuser positioned inside the airbag cushion and configured to partially or entirely cover the gas outlet from above to deploy by the gas injected through the gas outlet and induce the gas to flow to an opening opened toward the front of the steering wheelType: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min June SONG, Seok Hoon KO
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Publication number: 20220063539Abstract: Disclosed is a driver airbag apparatus for a vehicle configured to be deployed from the region behind a steering wheel, having at the center portion thereof an obstacle, toward the region in front of the steering wheel while avoiding the obstacle. The driver airbag apparatus includes an airbag housing disposed behind the steering wheel, an airbag cushion accommodated in the airbag housing and configured to be deployed by gas injected thereinto toward the region in front of the steering wheel through a space between the obstacle and the steering wheel, and a housing cover coupled to the airbag housing so as to cover an opening in the airbag housing and configured to be ruptured by the deployment pressure of the airbag cushion so as to open the airbag housing to a limited angle toward the region in front of the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Min June SONG, Seok Hoon KO, Do Hyoung KIM
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Publication number: 20220024402Abstract: An airbag module to protect a display device of a vehicle is proposed. The airbag module includes: the display device vertically slidably mounted to a cockpit of the vehicle; and an airbag housing arranged at rear of the display device, rotatably mounted to the cockpit on a shaft extended in a direction parallel to a transverse direction of the vehicle, and configured to be rotated in response to sliding of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Min LEE, Ga Ram JEONG, Do Hyoung KIM, Kyu Sang LEE, Min June SONG
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Publication number: 20210362667Abstract: A steering wheel module for a vehicle, the steering wheel module including: a steering wheel having a rim formed in a ring shape, and a body part extending from a central portion of the rim toward a vehicle and coupled to the vehicle; an airbag device coupled to the body part and having a cushion configured to be deployed toward a driver when the airbag device operates; and a display device coupled to the body part in a state in which the display device is spaced apart from the airbag device and positioned to be closer to the driver than the airbag device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon KO, Min June SONG