Patents by Inventor Youn Seob KIM

Youn Seob 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).

  • Patent number: 10190342
    Abstract: A door lock mechanism for a vehicle, may include a lock pin which is moved between an unlocked position and a locked position in a radial direction from a rotation axis of a pawl lever, wherein at the unlocked position, a rotating displacement of an outside handle lever is configured to be transmitted to the pawl lever, and at the locked position, the rotating displacement of the outside handle lever is configured to not be transmitted to the pawl lever, a lock lever which is selectively rotated to allow the lock pin to be moved in the radial direction, a safety lever engaged with the lock lever, the safety lever receiving a manipulation force of a safety knob and rotating the lock lever, and an interlinking unit which allows a rotating displacement of the pawl lever to be partly transmitted to the safety lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA ENGINEERING Pvt. Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Ch. P. K. N. Varma Rudraraju, Youn Seob Kim
  • Patent number: 9970221
    Abstract: A door handle assembly configured for installation in a motor vehicle door may include a housing accommodating an actuator mechanism, a grip assembly activating the actuator mechanism, wherein the actuator mechanism includes a plurality of levers juxtaposed to each other and pivotably positioned in the housing, and the plurality of levers having a first lever and a second lever, wherein the first lever and the second lever may be positioned to be in contact with a grip lever during a normal working condition and during a side impact condition of the vehicle, thereby exerting a holding force on the grip lever, and wherein after experiencing the side impact, the first lever may be configured to rotate about a pivot and the second lever continues exerting the holding force on the grip lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA ENGINEERING PVT, LTD.
    Inventors: Ch P K N Varma Rudraraju, Youn Seob Kim
  • Publication number: 20160215534
    Abstract: A vehicle door latch for preventing locking includes a locking lever rotating on a first shaft. A safety knob lever has one end facing the locking lever and restricts the rotation of the locking lever and movement of a door opening unit by engaging with one end of the locking lever. The safety knob lever locks a vehicle door or unlocks the door by disengaging. A latch gear is disposed on the first shaft, which opens/closes the door by engaging with or disengaging from a striker in accordance with the movement of the door opening unit when an inside handle and an outside handle move. An elastic member is disposed on the latch gear. The elastic member is in contact with the locking lever and provides an elastic force to the locking lever when the latch gear rotates in a counterclockwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA ENGINEERING PVT, LTD.
    Inventors: Ch P K N Varma RUDRARAJU, Youn Seob KIM
  • Publication number: 20160076280
    Abstract: A door handle assembly configured for installation in a motor vehicle door may include a housing accommodating an actuator mechanism, a grip assembly activating the actuator mechanism, wherein the actuator mechanism includes a plurality of levers juxtaposed to each other and pivotably positioned in the housing, and the plurality of levers having a first lever and a second lever, wherein the first lever and the second lever may be positioned to be in contact with a grip lever during a normal working condition and during a side impact condition of the vehicle, thereby exerting a holding force on the grip lever, and wherein after experiencing the side impact, the first lever may be configured to rotate about a pivot and the second lever continues exerting the holding force on the grip lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA ENGINEERING PVT, LTD.
    Inventors: Ch P K N Varma Rudraraju, Youn Seob Kim
  • Publication number: 20160069106
    Abstract: A door lock mechanism for a vehicle, may include a lock pin which is moved between an unlocked position and a locked position in a radial direction from a rotation axis of a pawl lever, wherein at the unlocked position, a rotating displacement of an outside handle lever is configured to be transmitted to the pawl lever, and at the locked position, the rotating displacement of the outside handle lever is configured to not be transmitted to the pawl lever, a lock lever which is selectively rotated to allow the lock pin to be moved in the radial direction, a safety lever engaged with the lock lever, the safety lever receiving a manipulation force of a safety knob and rotating the lock lever, and an interlinking unit which allows a rotating displacement of the pawl lever to be partly transmitted to the safety lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA ENGINEERING Pvt. Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Ch. P. K. N. Varma RUDRARAJU, Youn Seob KIM