Patents by Inventor Sang Uk Yu

Sang Uk Yu 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: 9827882
    Abstract: An apparatus for reclining a rear seat for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a seat cushion frame that is connected to a floor via an operation part and is configured to move forward while rotating when the operation part is operated. Additionally, front and rear ends of the seat cushion frame are configured to rotate relative to the floor, respectively, by a link. A seat back frame includes a guide pin and a lower end of the seat back frame is mounted to the rear end of the seat cushion frame to slide while rotating, and an upper end of the seat back frame is rotatably connected to a vehicle body. A guide bracket is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body, with the guide pin of the seat back frame being connected to the guide bracket to allow the guide pin to slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jeong, Seon Chae Na, Jung Sang You, Young Bok Sung, Sang Uk Yu
  • Patent number: 9821682
    Abstract: A seat cushion extension apparatus comprises a slide rail disposed on a lower side of a cushion frame; an extension panel coupled to a front end of the slide rail and disposed on a front side of the cushion frame; an extension motor having a lead screw, disposed on the lower side of the cushion frame; a first hinge bracket coupled to the end of the slide rail and disposed at a rear upper side of the extension panel; and a second hinge bracket coupled to the end of the lead screw and disposed at a rear lower side of the extension panel, wherein the extension panel is configured to slide forward along the slide rail and to extend forward while rotating in a front upper direction through actuation of the lead screw driven by the extension motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jeong, Seon Chae Na, Jung Sang You, Sang Uk Yu, Jong Moon Yoo
  • Publication number: 20170096086
    Abstract: An apparatus for reclining a rear seat for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a seat cushion frame that is connected to a floor via an operation part and is configured to move forward while rotating when the operation part is operated. Additionally, front and rear ends of the seat cushion frame are configured to rotate relative to the floor, respectively, by a link. A seat back frame includes a guide pin and a lower end of the seat back frame is mounted to the rear end of the seat cushion frame to slide while rotating, and an upper end of the seat back frame is rotatably connected to a vehicle body. A guide bracket is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body, with the guide pin of the seat back frame being connected to the guide bracket to allow the guide pin to slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jeong, Seon Chae Na, Jung Sang You, Young Bok Sung, Sang Uk Yu
  • Patent number: 9381830
    Abstract: A reclining apparatus for a rear seat in a car may include a plurality of links provided on both sides of a cushion frame and each being rotatably coupled at both sides to the cushion frame or a car floor, and a locking module configured to couple a back frame hinge-connected to the cushion frame with a car body and slidably and rotatably connected with the back frame so as to allow the back frame to tilt at a variable angle in response to movement of the cushion frame by the rotation of the links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jeong, Seon Chae Na, Jung Sang You, Jun Yeol Heo, Sang Uk Yu, Jong Moon Yoo
  • Publication number: 20160159252
    Abstract: An apparatus for reclining a rear seat for a vehicle includes a cushion frame having a front end and a rear end, respectively, and rotatably mounted to a floor through a link. The cushion frame is connected to the floor via a motor driver to rotationally move forward as the motor driver operates. A back frame has a lower end rotatably mounted to the rear end of the cushion frame and an upper end having a connector connected to a vehicle body. A fastener is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body and adjacent to the upper end of the back frame. The fastener is rotatably connected to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Chan Ho JEONG, Sang Uk YU, Jung Sang YOU, Seon Chae NA, Myung Soo LEE, In Chang HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160144744
    Abstract: A seat cushion extension apparatus comprises a slide rail disposed on a lower side of a cushion frame; an extension panel coupled to a front end of the slide rail and disposed on a front side of the cushion frame; an extension motor having a lead screw, disposed on the lower side of the cushion frame; a first hinge bracket coupled to the end of the slide rail and disposed at a rear upper side of the extension panel; and a second hinge bracket coupled to the end of the lead screw and disposed at a rear lower side of the extension panel, wherein the extension panel is configured to slide forward along the slide rail and to extend forward while rotating in a front upper direction through actuation of the lead screw driven by the extension motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Chan Ho JEONG, Seon Chae NA, Jung Sang YOU, Sang Uk YU, Jong Moon YOO
  • Publication number: 20160059741
    Abstract: A reclining apparatus for a rear seat in a car may include a plurality of links provided on both sides of a cushion frame and each being rotatably coupled at both sides to the cushion frame or a car floor, and a locking module configured to couple a back frame hinge-connected to the cushion frame with a car body and slidably and rotatably connected with the back frame so as to allow the back frame to tilt at a variable angle in response to movement of the cushion frame by the rotation of the links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Chan Ho JEONG, Seon Chae NA, Jung Sang YOU, Jun Yeol HEO, Sang Uk YU, Jong Moon YOO
  • Publication number: 20150232006
    Abstract: An automobile seat heating system and a method of controlling the same includes an automobile seat heating system that can supply a current only to a seat cushion heating wire until before a predetermined early-reaching temperature is reached so that a user can more quickly feel earlier heating and warm, and a method of controlling the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Uk YU, Byeong Seon Son, Seong Mun Yun, Chan Ho Jeong, Gil Ju Kim, Seon Chae Na, Tae Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 8833833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reclining apparatus for a rear seat of a vehicle, having a back frame having a upper end and a lower end; a cushion frame having a front side and a back side, wherein the back side of the cushion frame is pivotally connected to the lower end of the back frame; a back frame locking module disposed on the upper end of the back frame, the back frame locking module removably engageable to a body panel and acting as a pivot center when engaged with the body panel; and a guide module configured to guide the cushion frame pivotally connected to the back frame so that the lower portion of the back frame pivots about the upper portion when the cushion frame slides up forward or down rearward to allow the back frame to move between an upright position and a reclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Dymos Incorporated, Dae Chang Seat Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jeong, Jun Yeol Heo, Gil Ju Kim, Chang Ju Gi, Seon Chae Na, Sang Uk Yu, Eom Seok Yoo, Young Sun Lee, In Chang Hwang, Myung Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140167474
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reclining apparatus for a rear seat of a vehicle, having a back frame having a upper end and a lower end; a cushion frame having a front side and a back side, wherein the back side of the cushion frame is pivotally connected to the lower end of the back frame; a back frame locking module disposed on the upper end of the back frame, the back frame locking module removably engageable to a body panel and acting as a pivot center when engaged with the body panel; and a guide module configured to guide the cushion frame pivotally connected to the back frame so that the lower portion of the back frame pivots about the upper portion when the cushion frame slides up forward or down rearward to allow the back frame to move between an upright position and a reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, DAE CHANG SEAT CO., LTD., HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chan Ho Jeong, Jun Yeol Heo, Gil Ju Kim, Chang Ju Gi, Seon Chae Na, Sang Uk Yu, Eom Seok Yoo, Young Sun Lee, In Chang Hwang, Myung Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 8333431
    Abstract: A lumbar supporting device for a vehicle, may include an actuator, a lumbar plate slidably mounted to a seat back frame of the vehicle, and having a lumbar support part, wherein the lumbar support part is formed between upper and lower ends of the lumbar plate, and a driving unit coupled to the actuator and pulling both upper and lower portions of the lumbar plate together towards the lumbar support part, using power transmitted from the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Dae Chang Seat Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Young Dong Kim, Chan Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 8083287
    Abstract: A headrest apparatus may include a headrest fixing member connected to a headrest assembly, a guide member connected to a seatback frame inside the seat back, wherein the guide member including a guide portion and a locking portion guides forward and backward movement of the headrest fixing member, at least an elastic member coupling the guide member and the headrest fixing member and configured to bias the headrest fixing member in the forward direction of the seat back so that the headrest fixing member moves in the forward direction and then is locked to the locking portion of the guide member by the elastic member when the seat back is unfolded, and a locking release unit pivotally coupled to the guide member and configured to release the headrest fixing member from the locking portion of the guide member in accordance with the seat back when the seat back is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Chan Ho Jeong, Jung Sang You
  • Publication number: 20110221238
    Abstract: A headrest apparatus may include a headrest fixing member connected to a headrest assembly, a guide member connected to a seatback frame inside the seat back, wherein the guide member including a guide portion and a locking portion guides forward and backward movement of the headrest fixing member, at least an elastic member coupling the guide member and the headrest fixing member and configured to bias the headrest fixing member in the forward direction of the seat back so that the headrest fixing member moves in the forward direction and then is locked to the locking portion of the guide member by the elastic member when the seat back is unfolded, and a locking release unit pivotally coupled to the guide member and configured to release the headrest fixing member from the locking portion of the guide member in accordance with the seat back when the seat back is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Chan Ho Jeong, Jung Sang You
  • Patent number: 7967375
    Abstract: A headrest apparatus may include a headrest fixing member connected to a headrest assembly, a guide member connected to a seatback frame inside the seat back, wherein the guide member including a guide portion and a locking portion guides forward and backward movement of the headrest fixing member, at least an elastic member coupling the guide member and the headrest fixing member and configured to bias the headrest fixing member in the forward direction of the seat back so that the headrest fixing member moves in the forward direction and then is locked to the locking portion of the guide member by the elastic member when the seat back is unfolded, and a locking release unit pivotally coupled to the guide member and configured to release the headrest fixing member from the locking portion of the guide member in accordance with the seat back when the seat back is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Chan Ho Jeong, Jung Sang You
  • Publication number: 20110127817
    Abstract: A lumbar supporting device for a vehicle, may include an actuator, a lumbar plate slidably mounted to a seat back frame of the vehicle, and having a lumbar support part, wherein the lumbar support part is formed between upper and lower ends of the lumbar plate, and a driving unit coupled to the actuator and pulling both upper and lower portions of the lumbar plate together towards the lumbar support part, using power transmitted from the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dae Chang Seat Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Young Dong Kim, Chan Ki Cho
  • Publication number: 20100052372
    Abstract: A headrest apparatus may include a headrest fixing member connected to a headrest assembly, a guide member connected to a seatback frame inside the seat back, wherein the guide member including a guide portion and a locking portion guides forward and backward movement of the headrest fixing member, at least an elastic member coupling the guide member and the headrest fixing member and configured to bias the headrest fixing member in the forward direction of the seat back so that the headrest fixing member moves in the forward direction and then is locked to the locking portion of the guide member by the elastic member when the seat back is unfolded, and a locking release unit pivotally coupled to the guide member and configured to release the headrest fixing member from the locking portion of the guide member in accordance with the seat back when the seat back is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Chan Ho Jeong, Jung Sang You