Patents by Inventor Minsun SIM

Minsun SIM 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: 20230031507
    Abstract: A roof laser brazing system comprises a side home position jig installed at each of opposite sides of the transferring path of the body in the brazing section, a roof-pressing jig detachably mounted on a handling robot, docked to the side home position jig, and that home-positions and presses the roof panel loaded on the opposite side panels, a brazing assembly mounted on at least one brazing robot in the side home position jig side and that brazes bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel using a laser as a heat source, and a grinding assembly mounted on the at least one grinding robot in the grinding section and that grinds brazing beads of the bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Jeongho CHOI
  • Patent number: 11472501
    Abstract: A jig apparatus is used for assembling a trunk lid including an upper panel, an extension panel, and a lower panel. The jig apparatus may include: a jig frame; a first activation jig unit configured to align and fix the upper panel and the extension panel and installed at the jig frame in front and rear directions to be tilting-rotatable; and a second activation jig unit aligning and fixing the lower panel and installed at the jig frame to be linearly movable in the front and rear directions with respect to the first activation jig unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Yunheui Lee
  • Patent number: 10889345
    Abstract: An attachment apparatus for a vehicle body includes: a first roller rotatably disposed at a first hinge at one side of upper portion of a moving body and moving up and down with respect to a first fixing body; a link rotatably disposed with reference to the first hinge and extending to both directions; a second roller rotatably disposed at a second hinge at one end portion of the link and disposed at one side of the first roller; and a first elastic member disposed to elastically pull or push another end portion of the link so that the second hinge rotates with reference to the first hinge, wherein the first and second rollers respectively contact with a surface of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minsun Sim, Ki Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200094897
    Abstract: A jig apparatus is used for assembling a trunk lid including an upper panel, an extension panel, and a lower panel. The jig apparatus may include: a jig frame; a first activation jig unit configured to align and fix the upper panel and the extension panel and installed at the jig frame in front and rear directions to be tilting-rotatable; and a second activation jig unit aligning and fixing the lower panel and installed at the jig frame to be linearly movable in the front and rear directions with respect to the first activation jig unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Yunheui Lee
  • Publication number: 20200038981
    Abstract: A roof laser brazing system comprises a side home position jig installed at each of opposite sides of the transferring path of the body in the brazing section, a roof-pressing jig detachably mounted on a handling robot, docked to the side home position jig, and that home-positions and presses the roof panel loaded on the opposite side panels, a brazing assembly mounted on at least one brazing robot in the side home position jig side and that brazes bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel using a laser as a heat source, and a grinding assembly mounted on the at least one grinding robot in the grinding section and that grinds brazing beads of the bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Jeongho CHOI
  • Patent number: 10518347
    Abstract: A roof laser brazing system comprises a side home position jig installed at each of opposite sides of the transferring path of the body in the brazing section, a roof-pressing jig detachably mounted on a handling robot, docked to the side home position jig, and that home-positions and presses the roof panel loaded on the opposite side panels, a brazing assembly mounted on at least one brazing robot in the side home position jig side and that brazes bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel using a laser as a heat source, and a grinding assembly mounted on the at least one grinding robot in the grinding section and that grinds brazing beads of the bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi
  • Patent number: 10265793
    Abstract: A side panel home-positioning jig is configured to hold and home-position an opposite side panel of a body in a roof laser-brazing system, the roof laser-brazing system configured with a predetermined brazing section and a predetermined grinding section along a transferring path of the body and configured to bond a roof panel to opposite side panels based on the body that includes the opposite side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi
  • Patent number: 10118270
    Abstract: A post-process tool includes: a fixing bracket mounted in at least one robot; and a grinding assembly installed at one side of the fixing bracket, being moved in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and configured to grind a lamination region. The grinding assembly includes a grinding bracket mounted at the one side of the fixing bracket, a grinding motor reciprocatably installed in the grinding bracket and moving in upward and downward directions; and a grinding wheel coupled to a drive shaft of the grinding motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Chaewon Lim, Ki Soon Kim, Yunheui Lee
  • Publication number: 20180154964
    Abstract: An attachment apparatus for a vehicle body includes: a first roller rotatably disposed at a first hinge at one side of upper portion of a moving body and moving up and down with respect to a first fixing body; a link rotatably disposed with reference to the first hinge and extending to both directions; a second roller rotatably disposed at a second hinge at one end portion of the link and disposed at one side of the first roller; and a first elastic member disposed to elastically pull or push another end portion of the link so that the second hinge rotates with reference to the first hinge, wherein the first and second rollers respectively contact with a surface of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Minsun SIM, Ki Soon KIM
  • Publication number: 20170320186
    Abstract: A post-process tool includes: a fixing bracket mounted in at least one robot; and a grinding assembly installed at one side of the fixing bracket, being moved in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and configured to grind a lamination region. The grinding assembly includes a grinding bracket mounted at the one side of the fixing bracket, a grinding motor reciprocatably installed in the grinding bracket and moving in upward and downward directions; and a grinding wheel coupled to a drive shaft of the grinding motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Chaewon LIM, Ki Soon KIM, Yunheui LEE
  • Publication number: 20170028512
    Abstract: A roof pressing-jig is docked to a home position jig for restricting and home-positioning opposite side panels of a body, and home-positions and presses a roof panel loaded on the opposite side panels in a roof laser brazing system, which includes a brazing section and a grinding section along a transferring path of the body. The roof pressing-jig is arranged to bond the roof panel to the opposite side panels, and includes: a jig frame that is detachably mounted on a handling robot in the brazing section; a restriction pad that is installed at each of left and right sides of the jig frame and supports opposite side edges of the roof panel along a length direction of the opposite side panels; and a plurality of vacuum cups that are installed at the jig frame, and vacuum-absorb skin surfaces of the opposite side of the roof panel through the restriction pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi
  • Publication number: 20170028495
    Abstract: A roof laser brazing system comprises a side home position jig installed at each of opposite sides of the transferring path of the body in the brazing section, a roof-pressing jig detachably mounted on a handling robot, docked to the side home position jig, and that home-positions and presses the roof panel loaded on the opposite side panels, a brazing assembly mounted on at least one brazing robot in the side home position jig side and that brazes bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel using a laser as a heat source, and a grinding assembly mounted on the at least one grinding robot in the grinding section and that grinds brazing beads of the bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Jeongho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170028496
    Abstract: A brazing assembly for a roof laser-brazing system includes: i) a brazing bracket configured to be mounted to a brazing robot in a brazing section; ii) a laser head mounted to the brazing bracket and configured to emit a laser beam to irradiate a bonding portion of a side panel and a bonding portion of a roof panel; and iii) a wire feeder mounted to the brazing bracket and configured to supply a filler wire to a focal position of the laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM
  • Publication number: 20170029052
    Abstract: A side panel home-positioning jig is configured to hold and home-position an opposite side panel of a body in a roof laser-brazing system, the roof laser-brazing system configured with a predetermined brazing section and a predetermined grinding section along a transferring path of the body and configured to bond a roof panel to opposite side panels based on the body that includes the opposite side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi