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).
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Publication number: 20230031507Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Jeongho CHOI
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Patent number: 11472501Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Yunheui Lee
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Patent number: 10889345Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Minsun Sim, Ki Soon Kim
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Publication number: 20200094897Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Yunheui Lee
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Publication number: 20200038981Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Jeongho CHOI
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Patent number: 10518347Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi
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Patent number: 10265793Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi
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Patent number: 10118270Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Chaewon Lim, Ki Soon Kim, Yunheui Lee
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Publication number: 20180154964Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Minsun SIM, Ki Soon KIM
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Publication number: 20170320186Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Chaewon LIM, Ki Soon KIM, Yunheui LEE
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Publication number: 20170028512Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Taeheun Jin, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi
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Publication number: 20170028495Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM, Jeongho CHOI
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Publication number: 20170028496Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun SIM
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Publication number: 20170029052Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Taeheun JIN, Minsun Sim, Jeongho Choi