Patents by Inventor Sung Hak Hong

Sung Hak Hong 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: 11772522
    Abstract: An embodiment rail device includes an upper rail, a first bearing support on the upper rail, a lower rail, a bearing connection end on the lower rail and inserted into the first bearing support, a vertically elongated bearing contact adjustment hole on the lower rail, an upper bearing rotatably connected to the bearing connection end and in close contact with a floor of the first bearing support, a lower plate including a fastening groove that receives a lower end of the lower rail, a bearing shaft mounting hole on a wall surface portion of the fastening groove and matched with the bearing contact adjustment hole, a second bearing support outside the fastening groove and having an opened upper portion, a lower bearing rotatably disposed within the second bearing support, and a bearing shaft fastened to the bearing shaft mounting hole and the bearing contact adjustment hole by a screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DAS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Jin Park, Gil Ju Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Do Park, Ga Be Nam, Jae Chul Jung, Jin Gu Park
  • Publication number: 20230278470
    Abstract: An embodiment is a seat height gear system including a monopost apparatus configured to be mounted under a seat, the monopost apparatus comprising a lower post and an upper post, and a direct drive motor apparatus within the monopost apparatus, the direct drive motor apparatus including a motor and a gear unit, the gear unit including a pinion and a rack bar, the rack bar being configured to be engaged with the pinion, the motor being fixed to the lower post of the monopost apparatus, the pinion being coupled to the motor, the rack bar being fixed to an upper post of the monopost apparatus, the motor being configured to rotate the pinion, and the rack bar being configured to convert the rotation of the pinion into the linear motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Hyung-Jin Park, Gil-Ju Kim, Soo-Hyun Moon, Ju-Yeol Kong, Sung-Hak Hong, Sang-Do Park, Ga-Be Nam, Seong-Hwan Song, Yong-Tak Han, Duck-Yeol Kim
  • Publication number: 20230202353
    Abstract: An embodiment rail device includes an upper rail, a first bearing support on the upper rail, a lower rail, a bearing connection end on the lower rail and inserted into the first bearing support, a vertically elongated bearing contact adjustment hole on the lower rail, an upper bearing rotatably connected to the bearing connection end and in close contact with a floor of the first bearing support, a lower plate including a fastening groove that receives a lower end of the lower rail, a bearing shaft mounting hole on a wall surface portion of the fastening groove and matched with the bearing contact adjustment hole, a second bearing support outside the fastening groove and having an opened upper portion, a lower bearing rotatably disposed within the second bearing support, and a bearing shaft fastened to the bearing shaft mounting hole and the bearing contact adjustment hole by a screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Hyung Jin Park, Gil Ju Kim, Soo Hyun Moon, Ju Yeol Kong, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Do Park, Ga Be Nam, Jae Chul Jung, Jin Gu Park
  • Publication number: 20230145513
    Abstract: Provided is a tether anchor assembly for a vehicle including a seat frame including a support panel coupled to a back frame, the support panel including an anchor groove provided therein, and a mounting wire exposed to an outside through the anchor groove, and a tether cover configured to allow the mounting wire to be fitted and coupled to an inside thereof and to be exposed to the outside through the anchor groove when inserted into the anchor groove, and to be directly coupled to the support panel to fix a position of insertion thereof into the anchor groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Hyeok Yun, Sung Man Seo, Sung Hak Hong, Jong Seok Han, Ji Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20230100240
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reclining seat assembly device for a vehicle in which a guide pin mounted on a mounting frame of a leg unit is inserted into a guide hole formed in a floor panel so as to be prevented from being separated from the guide hole during reclining of a seatback, whereby the reclining seat is prevented from deviating from a predetermined position on the floor panel and subsequent processes for assembling the reclining seat can be smoothly carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Sun Lee, Sung Hak Hong, Soo Hyun Moon, Jun Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11607048
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, a seatback pocket is introduced, which includes a backboard combined with a rear side of a seatback and including a hinge shaft provided at a lower end in left and right width directions; a pocket member having a hinge part formed at a lower end and combined with the hinge shaft through a hinge structure to be rotated based on the hinge shaft to provide a pocket space in a region facing the backboard; and an elastic member connected between both ends of the pocket member and the backboard in a shape blocking sides of the pocket space, and configured to provide an elastic restoring force with respect to a rotation direction of the pocket member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, ADIENT KOREA, INC.
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Man Seo, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Young Bae Kim, Jae Heon Lee, Jong Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20220379786
    Abstract: Disclose are is method of manufacturing a ventilation sheet for a vehicle. The ventilation sheet for a vehicle is manufactured by performing anti-fouling finishing treatment using an anti-fouling coating agent including an anti-fouling composition. The anti-fouling properties can be improved to prevent the sheet from being fouled, and flame-retardant treatment is performed through a flame-retardant aqueous solution including flame-retardant PET fiber and flame retardant in bath so that the deterioration of flame retardancy caused by the improved anti-fouling properties can be prevented through the flame-retardant treatment while ventilation properties are maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Hyeok Yun, Hye Min Lee, Sang Do Park, Sung Hak Hong, Chang Jae Lee, Kyung Hye Lee
  • Patent number: 11505096
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reclining device for a seat, which can adjust a seatback at various angles through movement of a striker installed in a vehicle body. The reclining device for a seat includes a latch installed on a side of a seatback and configured to be rotated together with the seatback, and a striker module in which the latch is engaged with a striker installed in a vehicle body, where the striker moves in a certain section overlapping a rotation trajectory of the latch in a state where the latch is engaged and reclines the seatback together with the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAECHANG SEAT CO., LTD-DONGTAN
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Jong Seok Han, Jun Yong Kim, Sang Do Park, Sang Man Seo, Sung Hak Hong, Myung Soo Lee, In Chang Hwang, Kyoung Min Cho
  • Publication number: 20220111772
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reclining device for a seat, which can adjust a seatback at various angles through movement of a striker installed in a vehicle body. The reclining device for a seat includes a latch installed on a side of a seatback and configured to be rotated together with the seatback, and a striker module in which the latch is engaged with a striker installed in a vehicle body, where the striker moves in a certain section overlapping a rotation trajectory of the latch in a state where the latch is engaged and reclines the seatback together with the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Jong Seok Han, Jun Yong Kim, Sang Do Park, Sang Man Seo, Sung Hak Hong, Myung Soo Lee, In Chang Hwang, Kyoung Min Cho
  • Publication number: 20220095799
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, a seatback pocket is introduced, which includes a backboard combined with a rear side of a seatback and including a hinge shaft provided at a lower end in left and right width directions; a pocket member having a hinge part formed at a lower end and combined with the hinge shaft through a hinge structure to be rotated based on the hinge shaft to provide a pocket space in a region facing the backboard; and an elastic member connected between both ends of the pocket member and the backboard in a shape blocking sides of the pocket space, and configured to provide an elastic restoring force with respect to a rotation direction of the pocket member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Man Seo, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Young Bae Kim, Jae Heon Lee, Jong Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11247592
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a center hinge assembly for a vehicle rear seat, which includes a lower bracket having a first seating groove formed at one end thereof so that a first shaft or a second shaft is inserted into the first seating groove, and a first locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the first seating groove, so that a bush fastened to the first or second shaft is inserted and locked into the first locking groove, and an upper bracket having a second seating groove formed at one end thereof so that the first or second shaft is inserted into the second seating groove, and a second locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the second seating groove, so that the bush is inserted and locked into the second locking groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Do Park, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Man Seo, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong
  • Patent number: 11148568
    Abstract: A headrest position adjusting device for a vehicle, may include a first motor mounted to a seatback frame; a first link connected to the first motor to be rotatable to a predetermined first angle in a leftward-rightward direction; a second motor mounted to the first link; a second link connected to the second motor to be rotatable to a predetermined angle in an upward-downward direction; a third motor mounted to the second link; a third link connected to the third motor to be rotatable with respect to a rotation axis of the third motor; and a headrest frame connected to the third link and mounted in a headrest pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Gil Ju Kim, Sung Hak Hong, Yo Han Kim, Sang Do Park, Doo Ri Kim
  • Publication number: 20210170928
    Abstract: A headrest position adjusting device for a vehicle, may include a first motor mounted to a seatback frame; a first link connected to the first motor to be rotatable to a predetermined first angle in a leftward-rightward direction; a second motor mounted to the first link; a second link connected to the second motor to be rotatable to a predetermined angle in an upward-downward direction; a third motor mounted to the second link; a third link connected to the third motor to be rotatable with respect to a rotation axis of the third motor; and a headrest frame connected to the third link and mounted in a headrest pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Suk Won HONG, Gil Ju Kim, Sung Hak Hong, Yo Han Kim, Sang Do Park, Doo Ri Kim
  • Publication number: 20210162902
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a center hinge assembly for a vehicle rear seat, which includes a lower bracket having a first seating groove formed at one end thereof so that a first shaft or a second shaft is inserted into the first seating groove, and a first locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the first seating groove, so that a bush fastened to the first or second shaft is inserted and locked into the first locking groove, and an upper bracket having a second seating groove formed at one end thereof so that the first or second shaft is inserted into the second seating groove, and a second locking groove formed at the other end thereof, deeper than the second seating groove, so that the bush is inserted and locked into the second locking groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Suk Won Hong, Sang Do Park, Jong Seok Han, Sung Hak Hong, Sang Man Seo, Chan Ho Jung, Ju Yeol Kong
  • Patent number: 10773610
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 10710477
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20200101868
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20200062148
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9440568
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat back pad of a vehicle; a rear cover coupled with the seat back pad on the rear side and made of flexible material; and a bracket formed along the periphery of the rear cover, the bracket being coupled with the seat back pad so that its front is supported by the seat back pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Sung Hak Hong
  • Patent number: 9108536
    Abstract: A walk-in apparatus for vehicle seats can be constructed of parts required to realize the walk-in operation, thus reducing the production cost and the weight of the apparatus. Moreover, apparatus can reduce the volume of the entire apparatus so that it can be easily applied even to a small-sized seat, for example, that of a small vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Hyeong Jun Kim, Sung Hak Hong