Patents by Inventor Yong-Ik KIM

Yong-Ik 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).

  • Publication number: 20180112769
    Abstract: A shift lever housing for a manual transmission may include a shift cable base portion sealed to not have a hole that is open downward to a bottom located between a shift cable through-hole and a shift cable connector; and a select cable base portion positioned at one side of the shift cable base portion and having a base hole that is open downward to a bottom located between a selector lever installation hole and a select cable connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gwang Hee JEONG, Seong Uk BAE, Ja Yong KOO, Eun Sik KIM, Yong Ik KIM
  • Publication number: 20170122363
    Abstract: A cable sponge damper for a manual transmission and a structure for fastening the same are provided. The cable sponge damper for a manual transmission is configured as a single constituent element, attenuates NVH of a shift cable and a selection cable. Accordingly, the configuration solves problems which are caused by a configuration in which cable sponge dampers in the related art for a manual transmission are formed by bonding and coupling sponge pads which are provided as separate constituent elements at a shift cable side and a selection cable side, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Yong-Ik Kim, Ja-Yong Koo, Eun-Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20160154419
    Abstract: A structure for reducing a clutch pedal effort includes a pedal member having a spring bracket disposed at one upper side of the pedal member. A pedal arm coupled to the pedal member by means of a hinge has a spring lever rotatably mounted at an upper side of the hinge. A coil spring is coupled to the spring bracket and the spring lever. A first point at which the coil spring is coupled to the spring lever is positioned to be further rearward and higher than a central point of the hinge, and a second point at which the coil spring is coupled to the spring bracket is positioned to be further forward and lower than the central point. The coil spring is configured to extend rearward when the spring lever rotates by an operation of the pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Yong-Ik KIM