Patents by Inventor Seong Mun Yun
Seong Mun Yun 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: 11752905Abstract: A device for providing a fatigue-reducing position of a vehicle seat is provided. A first latch unit is mounted on a rear seat cushion such that a first striker mounted on a front seatback is fastened thereto in a lockable manner. A second latch unit is mounted on a rear surface portion of a rear seatback. A sliding-locking unit is mounted on a package panel disposed behind a rear seat in a height adjustable manner. A second striker is provided on a front end of the sliding-locking unit to be fastened to the second latch unit in a lockable manner. A seat in a second or third row in the cabin of a vehicle is detachable from the original position to be fixedly placed like a hammock between a front seat and a package panel to provide a fatigue-reducing position in which an occupant comfortably rests.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Sang Uk Yu, Deok Soo Lim, Hyo Cheol Kang, Ju Yeol Kong, Hyung Jin Park, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ho Jung, Seong Mun Yun
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Patent number: 11491902Abstract: A device for adjusting a position of a headrest for a vehicle includes: a stay mounted on a seatback frame; a main frame including a rotation guide hole, inserted into and mounted on the stay, and configured to ascend or descend along the stay; an elevation device mounted on the main frame and the stay, and configured to allow the main frame to ascend or descend along the stay; a rotating frame including a first end portion inserted into the stay and configured to ascend or descend along the stay, and a second end portion extending toward the rotation guide hole of the main frame; a rotating device mounted on the rotating frame and the rotation guide hole of the main frame, and configured to rotate the rotating frame along the rotation guide hole; and a headrest frame assembled to the rotating frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seong Hyeon Shin, Sang Hyun Lee, Seong Mun Yun, Seon Chae Na, Byung Yong Choi, Sang Ho Kim, Hyeong Jong Kim
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Publication number: 20220219582Abstract: A device for providing a fatigue-reducing position of a vehicle seat is provided. A first latch unit is mounted on a rear seat cushion such that a first striker mounted on a front seatback is fastened thereto in a lockable manner. A second latch unit is mounted on a rear surface portion of a rear seatback. A sliding-locking unit is mounted on a package panel disposed behind a rear seat in a height adjustable manner. A second striker is provided on a front end of the sliding-locking unit to be fastened to the second latch unit in a lockable manner. A seat in a second or third row in the cabin of a vehicle is detachable from the original position to be fixedly placed like a hammock between a front seat and a package panel to provide a fatigue-reducing position in which an occupant comfortably rests.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Sang Uk YU, Deok Soo Lim, Hyo Cheol Kang, Ju Yeol Kong, Hyung Jin Park, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ho Jung, Seong Mun Yun
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Publication number: 20220161701Abstract: A device for adjusting a position of a headrest for a vehicle includes: a stay mounted on a seatback frame; a main frame including a rotation guide hole, inserted into and mounted on the stay, and configured to ascend or descend along the stay; an elevation device mounted on the main frame and the stay, and configured to allow the main frame to ascend or descend along the stay; a rotating frame including a first end portion inserted into the stay and configured to ascend or descend along the stay, and a second end portion extending toward the rotation guide hole of the main frame; a rotating device mounted on the rotating frame and the rotation guide hole of the main frame, and configured to rotate the rotating frame along the rotation guide hole; and a headrest frame assembled to the rotating frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seong Hyeon SHIN, Sang Hyun LEE, Seong Mun YUN, Seon Chae NA, Byung Yong CHOI, Sang Ho KIM, Hyeong Jong KIM
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Patent number: 10857908Abstract: A side extension device for a seat of a vehicle, may include a seat cushion frame for forming a framework, a cushion pad provided with a bolster formed on each of opposite sides thereof, and a seat cover for covering a surface of the cushion pad, wherein a plurality of slits is formed in the bolster of the cushion pad, and divided bolster parts are formed between the slits, wherein the divided bolster parts are successively inclined outward by contact pressure of side parts of hips of an occupant, so that the bolster spreads outward.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Sang Uk Yu, Seong Mun Yun, Hyun Kyu Moon, Seon Chae Na, Mu Young Kim, Hyung Jin Park, Byung Yong Choi, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong
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Patent number: 10793029Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-joint seat back for a vehicle, which may include a plurality of partitioned seat back components provided to have a structure in which a seat pad is inserted into a front portion of a skeletal frame and configured to be hinged to one another in a manner of rotating angularly in a forward or backward direction; elastic wires, each of which is connected between two partitioned seat back components selected from the plurality of partitioned seat back components; pulling wires bound to predetermined positions of the elastic wires respectively; and a drive unit connected to the pulling wires such that it winds the pulling wires to pull the elastic wires or otherwise releases the pulling wires to restore the elastic wires.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Chan Ho Jung, Gil Ju Kim, Seong Mun Yun, Seon Chae Na, Ju Yeol Kong, Mu Young Kim, Hyung Jin Park, Sang Uk Yu, Hyun Kyu Moon
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Patent number: 10773610Abstract: A device for swiveling and tilting a vehicle seat is provided. The device performs a swiveling operation to enable the vehicle seat to be rotated in a desired direction using a motor driving force and a gear/screw operating mechanism associated with the motor driving force. The device also performs a tilting operation to enable the vehicle seat to be tilted backwards by a desired angle using the motor driving force and a lead screw/link operating mechanism associated with the motor driving force.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Seung Hyun Kim, Seong Mun Yun, Hyun Kyu Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Seon Chae Na, Hyung Jin Park, So Young Yoo, Sung Hak Hong, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim
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Patent number: 10710477Abstract: A device for tilting and swiveling a seat of a vehicle is provided. The device performs a tilting operation for relaxation by cooperation of a seat back and a seat cushion as well as a swiveling operation for rotating the seat in an indoor direction for conversion between passengers or rotating the seat in an outdoor direction for getting on and off vehicle assistance.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Seong Mun Yun, Hyun Kyu Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Seon Chae Na, Hyung Jin Park, Seung Hyun Kim, So Young Yoo, Sung Hak Hong, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim
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Publication number: 20200164773Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-joint seat back for a vehicle, which may include a plurality of partitioned seat back components provided to have a structure in which a seat pad is inserted into a front portion of a skeletal frame and configured to be hinged to one another in a manner of rotating angularly in a forward or backward direction; elastic wires, each of which is connected between two partitioned seat back components selected from the plurality of partitioned seat back components; pulling wires bound to predetermined positions of the elastic wires respectively; and a drive unit connected to the pulling wires such that it winds the pulling wires to pull the elastic wires or otherwise releases the pulling wires to restore the elastic wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Chan Ho JUNG, Gil Ju KIM, Seong Mun YUN, Seon Chae NA, Ju Yeol KONG, Mu Young KIM, Hyung Jin PARK, Sang Uk YU, Hyun Kyu MOON
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Publication number: 20200156503Abstract: A side extension device for a seat of a vehicle, may include a seat cushion frame for forming a framework, a cushion pad provided with a bolster formed on each of opposite sides thereof, and a seat cover for covering a surface of the cushion pad, wherein a plurality of slits is formed in the bolster of the cushion pad, and divided bolster parts are formed between the slits, wherein the divided bolster parts are successively inclined outward by contact pressure of side parts of hips of an occupant, so that the bolster spreads outward.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Sang Uk Yu, Seong Mun Yun, Hyun Kyu Moon, Seon Chae Na, Mu Young Kim, Hyung Jin Park, Byung Yong Choi, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong
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Publication number: 20200101868Abstract: A device for swiveling and tilting a vehicle seat is provided. The device performs a swiveling operation to enable the vehicle seat to be rotated in a desired direction using a motor driving force and a gear/screw operating mechanism associated with the motor driving force. The device also performs a tilting operation to enable the vehicle seat to be tilted backwards by a desired angle using the motor driving force and a lead screw/link operating mechanism associated with the motor driving force.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Seung Hyun Kim, Seong Mun Yun, Hyun Kyu Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Seon Chae Na, Hyung Jin Park, So Young Yoo, Sung Hak Hong, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim
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Publication number: 20200062148Abstract: A device for tilting and swiveling a seat of a vehicle is provided. The device performs a tilting operation for relaxation by cooperation of a seat back and a seat cushion as well as a swiveling operation for rotating the seat in an indoor direction for conversion between passengers or rotating the seat in an outdoor direction for getting on and off vehicle assistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Seong Mun Yun, Hyun Kyu Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Seon Chae Na, Hyung Jin Park, Seung Hyun Kim, So Young Yoo, Sung Hak Hong, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim
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Publication number: 20150232006Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Sang Uk YU, Byeong Seon Son, Seong Mun Yun, Chan Ho Jeong, Gil Ju Kim, Seon Chae Na, Tae Hyung Kim