Patents by Inventor Seok hoon KO
Seok hoon KO 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: 20240140309Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for controlling a lighting device for a steering wheel. The system includes the lighting device mounted on the steering wheel and configured to be selectively turned on in order to indicate left/right directions of a vehicle, and a controller configured, upon receiving a request for turning on of the lighting device, to control turn-on operation of the lighting device such that left/right lighting directions of the lighting device are identical to the left/right directions of the vehicle when the angular position of the steering wheel is within a first steering angle range encompassing a steering angle neutral position and such that the left/right lighting directions of the lighting device are opposite the left/right directions of the vehicle when the angular position of the steering wheel is within an inverted steering angle range vertically inverted from the normal steering angle range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Seok Hoon KO
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Publication number: 20240140350Abstract: Disclosed are an airbag for a seat capable of quickly and safely supporting an occupant's body parts in order to reduce the risk of injury to the occupant and a method of controlling deployment thereof. The airbag includes an airbag cushion configured to be deployed so as to cover areas ahead of and above a seat, an active wire connected between each of two side surfaces of the seat and a respective one of two side surfaces of the airbag cushion, an active mechanism configured to generate force of pulling the active wire connected to the airbag cushion toward an occupant, and a controller configured to apply an operation command to the active mechanism during operation of the airbag to control the active mechanism to pull the active wire so that the airbag cushion is pulled toward the occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Mann KO, Jin Ho PARK, Seok Hoon KO, Seok Min LEE
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Publication number: 20240132010Abstract: Disclosed are airbag integrated moving display and a control method where the airbag-integrated display includes a display movable to a forward or rearward position according to a driving mode of a vehicle, and an airbag mounted to the rear of the display and being configured to move along with a movement of the display, vary a level of inflation of the airbag based on at least one of a position of the display or a distance from a driver of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Jun AN, Shin Jik LEE, Jun LEE, Sung Joon AHN, Ji Soo SHIN, Seok Hoon KO, Kyung Hoon KIM, Jae Seong CHA
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Publication number: 20240116470Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seat cushion airbag and a folding method of the seat cushion airbag that can be installed in a reduced package while protecting a wide area when deployed and discloses a seat cushion airbag and a method folding the seat cushion airbag that is stowed in a folded state in the seat cushion but a portion of which is pushed inward.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Seok Hoon KO
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Patent number: 11938890Abstract: A pedestrian airbag includes: an airbag cushion stored in a pedestrian airbag room located between a roof and a headliner of a vehicle in a folded state, and configured to be deployed to cover both a windshield glass and an A-pillar by being expanded during deployment thereof; and an inflator configured to supply gas to the airbag cushion.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok Min Lee, Seok Hoon Ko, Kyu Sang Lee
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Publication number: 20240011334Abstract: The present invention is configured to include a first energy-amplifying actuator configured to release a door locking mechanism by outputting energy greater than the energy received, a second energy-amplifying actuator configured to extend a door handle from a door by outputting energy greater than the energy received, a controller equipped to drive the first energy-amplifying actuator and the second energy-amplifying actuator when the vehicle stopped moving is in a state where the door handle is not extended normally to facilitate opening the door, and an emergency power supply equipped to supply power to the controller independently of the vehicle power supply device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae Chang JUNG, Seok Hoon KO, Seok Min LEE
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Patent number: 11858445Abstract: Proposed is an apparatus for connecting a steering wheel and an airbag module. The airbag module is mounted on a front portion of the steering wheel. A coupling hole extends through the steering wheel in a front-rear direction. A hook extends from the airbag module through the coupling hole to protrude from a rear surface of the steering wheel. A bend on a distal end of the hook is bent in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the hook. A fixing clip blocks the movement of the hook in a forward direction of the steering wheel, with first end being fixed to the steering wheel, and the second end being caught by the bend of the hook. A fixing recess is indented into the steering wheel, thereby allowing the second end of the fixing clip to move in the forward direction of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyoung Kim, Seok Hoon Ko
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Publication number: 20230415693Abstract: An airbag cover structure for a steering wheel. The airbag cover structure with a lighting emblem includes: a mounting plate with an airbag cushion; an inner cover including an inner locking portion, a storage portion, and an inner hinge portion; an outer cover including an outer locking portion, an indicating portion, and an outer hinge portion; and an absorption area provided on the inner hinge portion of the inner cover, and configured to concentrate and absorb stress generated by a force that unfolds a bent portion of the outer hinge portion during deployment of the airbag cushion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Jun HARM, Seok Hoon KO, Do Hyoung KIM
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Patent number: 11820315Abstract: An airbag cover structure for a steering wheel. The airbag cover structure with a lighting emblem includes: a mounting plate with an airbag cushion; an inner cover including an inner locking portion, a storage portion, and an inner hinge portion; an outer cover including an outer locking portion, an indicating portion, and an outer hinge portion; and an absorption area provided on the inner hinge portion of the inner cover, and configured to concentrate and absorb stress generated by a force that unfolds a bent portion of the outer hinge portion during deployment of the airbag cushion.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Jun Harm, Seok Hoon Ko, Do Hyoung Kim
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Patent number: 11814002Abstract: A door-mounted air bag and a control method for deploying the same are proposed. The door-mounted air bag is configured to minimize injuries to a passenger on a two-wheeled vehicle and a passenger in a vehicle when the passenger on the two-wheeled vehicle hits a door, and the door-mounted air bag includes a door-mounted air bag including: an air bag mounted to a door, and a cushion provided in the air bag and configured to be deployed in an inward direction of the door, and configured to be deployed in a form that covers an inner surface of a door trim and an edge of a door rear end.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon Ko, Seok Min Lee
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Patent number: 11691589Abstract: A driver-side airbag device includes: a mounting plate; a cushion disposed inside the mounting plate and configured to be inflated by gas supplied thereto; a cover surrounding the cushion and having a movable lid to be cut and tilted by an inflation of the cushion; a decoration part disposed on a front surface of the movable lid and to be rotated together with the movable lid; and a connector having one side disposed between the cover and the decoration part and another side coupled to the mounting plate, the connector configured to restrain forward deployment of the cover when the cushion is inflated.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Gu Kang, Do Hyoung Kim, Seok Hoon Ko
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Publication number: 20230202420Abstract: A door-mounted air bag and a control method for deploying the same are proposed. The door-mounted air bag is configured to minimize injuries to a passenger on a two-wheeled vehicle and a passenger in a vehicle when the passenger on the two-wheeled vehicle hits a door, and the door-mounted air bag includes a door-mounted air bag including: an air bag mounted to a door, and a cushion provided in the air bag and configured to be deployed in an inward direction of the door, and configured to be deployed in a form that covers an inner surface of a door trim and an edge of a door rear end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon KO, Seok Min LEE
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Patent number: 11685337Abstract: An airbag apparatus for protecting a pedestrian. An unfolded airbag cushion includes a roof chamber part unfolded to cover a front part of a roof panel, left and right pillar chamber parts unfolded to cover front pillars, and a windshield chamber part unfolded to cover the entire surface of a windshield glass. The airbag apparatus is configured to protect the head and upper body of the pedestrian maximally and efficiently by using the roof chamber part, the pillar chamber parts, the windshield chamber part in a contact accident between a vehicle and a pedestrian and a cyclist.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Min Lee, Seok Hoon Ko
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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: 11661024Abstract: A knee airbag configured to rapidly restrain the knees of a passenger and reduce the risk of injury to the passenger by changing a deployment angle of the airbag depending on a seated state of the passenger, the knee airbag including an airbag module coupled to a hinge structure inside a cockpit and configured to rotate around the hinge structure to change a deployment direction of a cushion, a driving unit configured to provide rotational force to the airbag module, and a controller configured to adjust a rotation angle of the airbag module by operating the driving unit based on the seated state of the passenger.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon Ko, Do Hyoung Kim
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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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Publication number: 20230135921Abstract: A knee airbag configured to rapidly restrain the knees of a passenger and reduce the risk of injury to the passenger by changing a deployment angle of the airbag depending on a seated state of the passenger, the knee airbag including an airbag module coupled to a hinge structure inside a cockpit and configured to rotate around the hinge structure to change a deployment direction of a cushion, a driving unit configured to provide rotational force to the airbag module, and a controller configured to adjust a rotation angle of the airbag module by operating the driving unit based on the seated state of the passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seok Hoon KO, Do Hyoung KIM
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Publication number: 20230129212Abstract: A knee airbag is proposed. The knee airbag is configured to be applied to a slim-type cockpit design and to quickly restrain the knees of an occupant without increasing a package of an airbag cushion to reduce a risk of injuries to the occupant. The knee airbag includes an airbag housing provided at a lower end of a cockpit, and including an airbag cushion located toward an occupant, a cover assembled to the airbag housing in a shape of covering the airbag cushion, wherein in deployment of the airbag cushion, a lower portion of the cover is fixed to the airbag housing and an upper portion thereof is separated and opened from the airbag housing, and an opening limiting unit configured to limit an opening degree of the upper portion of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyoung KIM, Dong Young KIM, Seok Hoon KO
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Patent number: 11628780Abstract: A driver airbag with an emblem is proposed. The driver airbag with an emblem includes: a first cover mounted to a steering wheel; an emblem arranged on an upper portion of the first cover; a second cover having an emblem hole exposing a portion or all of the emblem upward, covering the emblem or the first cover from above the emblem, and coupled to the first cover or the steering wheel; and an airbag module coupled to the steering wheel below the first cover, and configured to deploy an airbag cushion toward a front portion of an occupant while rotating the first cover or the second cover during an operation thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyoung Kim, Seok Hoon Ko
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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