Patents by Inventor Yong Kew Kim
Yong Kew 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).
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Patent number: 11577785Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes: a front side member; a fender apron member having a front end portion connected to a front end portion of the front side member; a subframe mounting bracket assembly mounted to the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member; and a first subframe disposed under the front side member. In particular, the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member are connected side-by-side in a width direction of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Hye Yeon Kim, Yong Kew Kim
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Publication number: 20220033003Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes: a front side member; a fender apron member having a front end portion connected to a front end portion of the front side member; a subframe mounting bracket assembly mounted to the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member; and a first subframe disposed under the front side member. In particular, the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member are connected side-by-side in a width direction of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Hye Yeon KIM, Yong Kew KIM
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Patent number: 10814918Abstract: A sub-frame mounting structure is provided. The sub-frame mounting structure includes an outer pipe that is mounted on a vehicle body and an inner pipe that is inserted into and coupled to the outer pipe and detached from the outer pipe when an impact load of a predetermined size or greater is transferred thereto. An anti-rotation structure prevents a relative rotation between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. A sub-frame is fastened to the inner pipe to support the vehicle body through the outer pipe to stably support the vehicle body by the sub-frame and to detach the sub-frame from the vehicle body during a collision.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Samjin Jeonggong Co., Ltd., Sungwoo Hitech Co., LtdInventors: Seho Ryu, Yong Kew Kim, Sea Cheoul Song, SeungMin Kang, Sung Sik Park, Suk Ho Choi, Tae Hyun Kim, Ki sung Nam, Min Je Lee, Sang Eon Park
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Publication number: 20200017149Abstract: A sub-frame mounting structure is provided. The sub-frame mounting structure includes an outer pipe that is mounted on a vehicle body and an inner pipe that is inserted into and coupled to the outer pipe and detached from the outer pipe when an impact load of a predetermined size or greater is transferred thereto. An anti-rotation structure prevents a relative rotation between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. A sub-frame is fastened to the inner pipe to support the vehicle body through the outer pipe to stably support the vehicle body by the sub-frame and to detach the sub-frame from the vehicle body during a collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Seho Ryu, Yong Kew Kim, Sea Cheoul Song, SeungMin Kang, Sung Sik Park, Suk Ho Choi, Tae Hyun Kim, Ki sung Nam, Min Je Lee, Sang Eon Park
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Patent number: 10266208Abstract: A front vehicle body reinforcing structure of a vehicle includes a front side member formed to extend along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, disposed on both right and left sides along a width direction of the vehicle, and formed by coupling a front side inner member disposed on an inner side of the vehicle and a front side outer member disposed on an outer side of the vehicle. A front end portion of the front side outer member is cut away and positioned behind a front end portion of the front side inner member; a side outer member coupled to a cut-away portion of the front side outer member; and a fender apron member disposed on an upper side in a height direction of the vehicle than the front side member and coupled to the side outer member, thereby improving front collision resistance performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: SeungMin Kang, Yunho Lee, Yong Kew Kim, Hyeyeon Kim
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Publication number: 20180304933Abstract: A front vehicle body reinforcing structure of a vehicle includes a front side member formed to extend along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, disposed on both right and left sides along a width direction of the vehicle, and formed by coupling a front side inner member disposed on an inner side of the vehicle and a front side outer member disposed on an outer side of the vehicle. A front end portion of the front side outer member is cut away and positioned behind a front end portion of the front side inner member; a side outer member coupled to a cut-away portion of the front side outer member; and a fender apron member disposed on an upper side in a height direction of the vehicle than the front side member and coupled to the side outer member, thereby improving front collision resistance performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: SeungMin KANG, Yunho LEE, Yong Kew KIM, Hyeyeon KIM
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Patent number: 9776671Abstract: An assembling structure of a vehicle body may include side sill members provided in a length direction of a vehicle at both side portions of a lower portion of the vehicle body, respectively, a dash cross member provided in a width direction of the vehicle, both side end portions thereof being assembled to front end portions of the side sill members, center members provided in the length direction of the vehicle between the side sill members and a central portion of the vehicle body, front end portions thereof being assembled to a lower end portion of the dash cross member, and reinforcing members provided in the width direction of the vehicle between the center members and the side sill members, a first end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the center members and a second end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the side sill members.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Jong Seop Song, Yong Kew Kim
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Publication number: 20170015363Abstract: An assembling structure of a vehicle body may include side sill members provided in a length direction of a vehicle at both side portions of a lower portion of the vehicle body, respectively, a dash cross member provided in a width direction of the vehicle, both side end portions thereof being assembled to front end portions of the side sill members, center members provided in the length direction of the vehicle between the side sill members and a central portion of the vehicle body, front end portions thereof being assembled to a lower end portion of the dash cross member, and reinforcing members provided in the width direction of the vehicle between the center members and the side sill members, a first end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the center members and a second end portion of each reinforcing members being assembled to the side sill members.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Jong Seop Song, Yong Kew KIM
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Patent number: 8801088Abstract: A front vehicle body reinforcing structure includes: an upper reinforcing member and a lower reinforcing member attached to an upper portion and a lower portion of the shock absorber housing panel; and a front reinforcing rail and a rear reinforcing rail attached to a front side and a rear side of the shock absorber housing panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively, thereby enhancing strength of a front vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Kyunghee Lee, Yong Kew Kim
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Publication number: 20140049074Abstract: A front vehicle body reinforcing structure includes: an upper reinforcing member and a lower reinforcing member attached to an upper portion and a lower portion of the shock absorber housing panel; and a front reinforcing rail and a rear reinforcing rail attached to a front side and a rear side of the shock absorber housing panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively, thereby enhancing strength of a front vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Kyunghee Lee, Yong Kew Kim
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Patent number: 8240747Abstract: A mounting structure of a front body frame in a vehicle may include: a pair of support members whose lower part is equipped to be fixed on both side members and whose upper part is equipped to be fixed on the dash panel; a cowl member whose each of two edges are connected to an upper side of the pair of support members by welding, the cowl member arranged to support a lower side of the cowl panel; a pair of side frames arranged at the lower side of the side members along an extension line where the lower part of the support members is extended; and a cross member arranged so that each of the lower parts of the side frames are mutually connected, wherein each of the cowl member, the support members, the side frames and the cross member are connected to be a ring shape.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Yong Kew Kim
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Publication number: 20120138757Abstract: A shock absorber mounting bracket reinforcing structure is provided, which includes a shock absorber mounting bracket provided at a rear wheel house inner panel, and left and right reinforcing members which are provided on left and right sides of the shock absorber mounting bracket to support the left side and the right side of the shock absorber mounting bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Seok Gil Hong, Yong Kew Kim, Kyung Hee Lee
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Publication number: 20110115257Abstract: A mounting structure of a front body frame in a vehicle, wherein, by improving the mounting structure between a body shell and a chassis around an engine compartment in the vehicle, it may secure the stability of the vehicle as well as the rigidity of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Yong Kew KIM
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Patent number: 7926869Abstract: A rear body structure of a vehicle includes a wheel housing inner panel, and a common mounting bracket which is engaged with an outer surface of the wheel housing inner panel in a forward/backward direction of the car body and has insertion holes formed therein such that a two-wheel shock absorber and a four-wheel shock absorber are inserted into the holes, respectively, and an inner quarter connecting member which connects the common mounting bracket to an inner quarter panel to reinforce a rigidity of the bracket. Accordingly, a single common mounting bracket can be applied to a two-wheel drive system and a four-wheel drive system, without the need of separately manufacturing and assembling a bracket for a two-wheel shock absorber and a bracket for a four-wheel shock absorber, and thus the manufacturing cost of the rear body structure can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Yong Kew Kim
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Patent number: 7815251Abstract: An under-body frame of a vehicle may include a floor constituting a lower part of a vehicle, rear side frames installed at both side ends of a rear portion of the floor, mounting brackets which are installed in front of wheel arch portions of the rear side frames, respectively, and in and to which front ends of trailing arms of a rear suspension device are inserted and fixed, and/or a rear cross member installed to extend across the floor from a side of the floor to the opposite side of the floor and having both ends fixed to the mounting brackets which are installed at opposite sides, respectively. With the under-body frame, it is possible to increase fixation security of a trailing arm of a suspension device and enhance safety of inside parts of a vehicle when a rear impact occurs.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventor: Yong Kew Kim
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Publication number: 20100060041Abstract: An under-body frame of a vehicle may include a floor constituting a lower part of a vehicle, rear side frames installed at both side ends of a rear portion of the floor, mounting brackets which are installed in front of wheel arch portions of the rear side frames, respectively, and in and to which front ends of trailing arms of a rear suspension device are inserted and fixed, and/or a rear cross member installed to extend across the floor from a side of the floor to the opposite side of the floor and having both ends fixed to the mounting brackets which are installed at opposite sides, respectively. With the under-body frame, it is possible to increase fixation security of a trailing arm of a suspension device and enhance safety of inside parts of a vehicle when a rear impact occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Yong Kew KIM
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Publication number: 20100032229Abstract: A rear body structure of a vehicle includes a wheel housing inner panel, and a common mounting bracket which is engaged with an outer surface of the wheel housing inner panel in a forward/backward direction of the car body and has insertion holes formed therein such that a two-wheel shock absorber and a four-wheel shock absorber are inserted into the holes, respectively, and an inner quarter connecting member which connects the common mounting bracket to an inner quarter panel to reinforce a rigidity of the bracket. Accordingly, a single common mounting bracket can be applied to a two-wheel drive system and a four-wheel drive system, without the need of separately manufacturing and assembling a bracket for a two-wheel shock absorber and a bracket for a four-wheel shock absorber, and thus the manufacturing cost of the rear body structure can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: Hyundai Motors CompanyInventor: Yong Kew KIM