Patents by Inventor Nam Cheol Kim
Nam Cheol 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).
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Patent number: 10307946Abstract: A method of making a side step of a vehicle includes a bracket that is mounted to a vehicle body and an insert main body that bears weight of passengers. The bracket and the insert main body are integrally provided by using a CFT material through insert-molding, and an injection molding resin is coupled to all over the insert main body where the bracket is coupled through insert-molding so as to form a main frame of the side step.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, LG Hausys, Ltd.Inventors: Seung Mok Lee, Kwang Jae Choi, Nam Cheol Kim, Seung Ryong Jeong, Sung Jun Hong, Woo Jin Jung, Chun Ho Park
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Patent number: 9994160Abstract: A roof rack structure may include a roof rail, which is hollow, including a hook coupling portion formed at one end portion or both end portions of a lower portion of the roof rail in a width direction thereof and integrally formed to extend in a length direction of a vehicle, and a pad including a pad hook formed at one side portion or both side portions of the pad in a width direction thereof such that the hook coupling portion of the roof rail is inserted into the pad hook, the pad formed to extend in the length direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, JIN WON CO., LTD.Inventors: Nam Cheol Kim, Chanjoo Moon, Jeong Ho Lee, Euihan Jeong
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Patent number: 9725057Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
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Publication number: 20170157817Abstract: A method of making a side step of a vehicle includes a bracket that is mounted to a vehicle body and an insert main body that bears weight of passengers. The bracket and the insert main body are integrally provided by using a CFT material through insert-molding, and an injection molding resin is coupled to all over the insert main body where the bracket is coupled through insert-molding so as to form a main frame of the side step.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Seung Mok Lee, Kwang Jae Choi, Nam Cheol Kim, Seung Ryong Jeong, Sung Jun Hong, Woo Jin Jung, Chun Ho Park
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Patent number: 9623822Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
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Patent number: 9616833Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
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Publication number: 20160297370Abstract: A roof rack structure may include a roof rail, which is hollow, including a hook coupling portion formed at one end portion or both end portions of a lower portion of the roof rail in a width direction thereof and integrally formed to extend in a length direction of a vehicle, and a pad including a pad hook formed at one side portion or both side portions of the pad in a width direction thereof such that the hook coupling portion of the roof rail is inserted into the pad hook, the pad formed to extend in the length direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, JIN WON CO., LTDInventors: Nam Cheol KIM, Chanjoo MOON, Jeong Ho LEE, Euihan JEONG
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Patent number: 9434357Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a tail gate glass for a vehicle may include a spoiler door rotatably installed on a rear spoiler; an outlet formed at a position of the rear spoiler facing the spoiler door; an air duct installed in an internal space of the rear spoiler and guiding external air introduced through the spoiler door to the outlet; a nozzle fixed to the rear spoiler and spraying a cleaning liquid to the tail gate glass; and a door opening and closing device fixed to the rear spoiler, having a first end connected to the spoiler door and a second end fluid-connected to a cleaning liquid hose, and operated to open and close the spoiler door depending on a change in a pressure of the cleaning liquid hose.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Nam Cheol Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Jeong Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20160159302Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Jeong Ho LEE, Seung Mok LEE, Hyun Gyung KIM, Nam Cheol KIM, Dong Eun CHA
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Publication number: 20160159303Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Jeong Ho LEE, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
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Publication number: 20160159301Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Jeong Ho LEE, Seung Mok LEE, Hyun Gyung KIM, Nam Cheol KIM, Dong Eun CHA
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Patent number: 9352699Abstract: A carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails symmetrically disposed under a rear bumper beam and extending in a front-rear direction, a carrier having a panel and sliding rails and stowed or drawn out under the rear bumper beam by sliding in the front-rear direction along the guide rails, tilting rails extending on same lines at rear ends of the guide rails and capable of tilting on the rear bumper beam, tilting adjusters disposed adjacent the tilting rails at the rear ends of the guide rails and restricting turning of the tilting rails by being selectively coupled to the tilting rails, and damping units having first ends connected to the guide rails and second ends connected to the tilting adjusters, and reducing turning speed of the tilting rails when the tilting adjusters are separated from the tilting rails and the tilting rails turn.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Dong Eun Cha, Hyun Gyung Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Phil Jung Jeong, Nam Cheol Kim, Soo Hyun Hyun
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Patent number: 9341268Abstract: A watertight apparatus of exterior component for a vehicle may include a coupling member coupling an exterior component and a vehicle body panel, and having a coupling groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of a part of the coupling member which passes through a vehicle body panel, and a watertight pad which is arranged to be in close contact with a bottom of the exterior component, a first side of which is coupled to a part of the vehicle body panel through which the coupling member passes and a second side of which is inserted into the coupling groove.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Nam Cheol Kim, Jeong Ho Lee
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Patent number: 9290139Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
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Patent number: 9278657Abstract: An exterior panel for a vehicle having a structure for preventing water from remaining therein, may include reinforcing ribs having a shape inclined downward, integrally formed on an inner surface of the panel, and disposed in a staggered arrangement at left and right sides of the panel, such that zigzag-shaped water drain routes, which guide water flowing into the panel in a downward direction, are formed on the inner surface of the panel, wherein lower end portions of the reinforcing ribs are adjacent to each other in upward and downward directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Chan Joo Moon, Nam Cheol Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Jeong Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20160052458Abstract: A carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails symmetrically disposed under a rear bumper beam and extending in a front-rear direction, a carrier having a panel and sliding rails and stowed or drawn out under the rear bumper beam by sliding in the front-rear direction along the guide rails, tilting rails extending on same lines at rear ends of the guide rails and capable of tilting on the rear bumper beam, tilting adjusters disposed adjacent the tilting rails at the rear ends of the guide rails and restricting turning of the tilting rails by being selectively coupled to the tilting rails, and damping units having first ends connected to the guide rails and second ends connected to the tilting adjusters, and reducing turning speed of the tilting rails when the tilting adjusters are separated from the tilting rails and the tilting rails turn.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Dong Eun CHA, Hyun Gyung KIM, Seung Mok LEE, Phil Jung JEONG, Nam Cheol KIM, Soo Hyun HYUN
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Publication number: 20150343972Abstract: A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA MOTORS CORP.Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Seung Mok Lee, Hyun Gyung Kim, Nam Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Cha
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Publication number: 20150328963Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a windshield glass and a cowl top cover for a vehicle may include a strip disposed between the windshield glass and the cowl top cover, and a matching maintaining device disposed at bottom portions of the windshield glass and the cowl top cover, binding a lower end portion of the windshield glass and a stepped portion of the cowl top cover together, and allowing the windshield glass and the cowl top cover to float at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Sang Jin LEE, Nam Cheol KIM, Seong Hwan RYU, Jeong Ho LEE
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Publication number: 20150329067Abstract: An exterior panel for a vehicle having a structure for preventing water from remaining therein, may include reinforcing ribs having a shape inclined downward, integrally formed on an inner surface of the panel, and disposed in a staggered arrangement at left and right sides of the panel, such that zigzag-shaped water drain routes, which guide water flowing into the panel in a downward direction, are formed on the inner surface of the panel, wherein lower end portions of the reinforcing ribs are adjacent to each other in upward and downward directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Chan Joo MOON, Nam Cheol Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Jeong Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20150307065Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a tail gate glass for a vehicle may include a spoiler door rotatably installed on a rear spoiler; an outlet formed at a position of the rear spoiler facing the spoiler door; an air duct installed in an internal space of the rear spoiler and guiding external air introduced through the spoiler door to the outlet; a nozzle fixed to the rear spoiler and spraying a cleaning liquid to the tail gate glass; and a door opening and closing device fixed to the rear spoiler, having a first end connected to the spoiler door and a second end fluid-connected to a cleaning liquid hose, and operated to open and close the spoiler door depending on a change in a pressure of the cleaning liquid hose.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Nam Cheol KIM, Seung Mok LEE, Jeong Ho LEE