Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Korea University of Technology and Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation

Kia Motors Corporation

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

Ecoplastic Corporation

Das Co., Ltd.

Joo Hwa Kim

Yoon Im

Myung Hoe Kim

Sang Youn Kim

Hyun U Ko

Yong Won Choi

Won Sik Kim

Dae Ig Jung

Hye Kyung Kim

Seung Cheol Kim

Dong Jin Park

Seung Hyeok Chang

Eun Sue Kim

Seok H Lee

Il Chang Sung

Hae Ju Park

In Ho Jo

Eun Jae Shin

In Ho Yun

Sung Ki Lee

Proposed is a separately movable console structure including a first console positioned underneath an armrest cover and configured to move along a console rail, an insertion portion being formed inside the first console, and a second console positioned behind the first console and configured to move along the console rail. In particular, a protrusion is formed on the second console to be inserted into the insertion portion. The separately movable console structure further includes: a first drive unit fastened to the console rail and configured to apply a driving force to the first console, a second drive unit positioned adjacent to the first drive unit and configured to apply a driving force to the second console, and a controller connected to the first console and configured to move the first and second consoles independently of each other or to move the first and second consoles together with each other.

Separately movable console structure

In an embodiment a shape-transformable switch apparatus includes a housing comprising an accommodating region with a high voltage electrode, a Electrorheological (ER) fluid located in the accommodating region, the ER fluid configured to change viscosity and rigidity, a switch cover shielding an upper portion of the housing, the switch cover configured to change a shape based on changes of the viscosity and of the rigidity of the ER fluid; and a controller configured to allow a voltage to be applied to the high voltage electrode such that an electrostatic attraction is generated so that the ER fluid flows and is pressed against the switch cover thereby changing a shape of the switch cover.

Shape-transformable switch apparatus based on electrorheological fluid

An embodiment console having a multi-storage configuration includes a console body configured to be disposed inside a vehicle, a first storage assembly located in the console body, and a second storage assembly held in the console body and configured to be withdrawn by deploying at least a portion of the console body, wherein the second storage assembly includes a housing including at least one surface of the console body and configured to be deployed to form a second storage region, a first support located at an upper end of the second storage region, and a second support configured to be deployed in an extension direction of the second storage region.

Console having multi-storage configuration

In an embodiment a shape-transformable switch apparatus includes an electromagnet arranged inside a housing, wherein the electromagnet has an outer circumferential surface wound with a solenoid coil and is configured to provide a magnetic field when a power is applied to the solenoid coil, a Magnetorheological Elastomer (MRE) disposed on an upper portion of the electromagnet, wherein the MRE is configured to change from an initial soft state to a relatively hard state when the power is applied to the solenoid coil and configured to be pressed and to move upward when the electromagnet moves upward and a switch cover disposed on an upper portion of the housing, the switch cover configured to form a switch shape and to protrude outward when the MRE moves in an upward direction.

Shape-transformable switch apparatus based on magnetorheological elastomer

In an embodiment a magnetorheological fluid-based haptic knob apparatus includes a housing, a solenoid coil mounted inside the housing, the solenoid coil configured to generate a magnetic field thereby providing magnetic flux, a shaft connected to the housing and including a rotational rod, wherein the shaft is configured to generate a plurality of modes and a magnetorheological fluid accommodated inside the housing, the magnetorheological fluid configured to form a magnetic chain in response of the magnetic flux.

Magnetorheological fluid-based haptic knob apparatus

An air vent device for a vehicle includes an upper air guide wing and a lower air guide wing are mounted within an air duct to be rotatable vertically, and an air guide control plate, which vertically rotates the upper and lower air guide wings by driving an actuator, is mounted at the side position of the air duct, thereby easily controlling the vertical wind direction of the air by the rotation of the upper air guide wing or the lower air guide wing which interlocks when the air guide control plate rotates.

Air vent device for vehicle

An apparatus for deploying a display unit includes: a cowl cross bar disposed inside a crash pad; a housing disposed on the cowl cross bar and fastened to a center part of the crash pad; a display unit configured to be deployed along the housing; a rotating unit configured to rotate the housing with respect to the cowl cross bar; a driving unit coupled to the cowl cross bar in order to cause sliding movement of the cowl cross bar; and a controller configured to control at least one of the extent of deployment of the display unit, the amount of sliding movement of the cowl cross bar, or the amount of rotation of the housing.

Apparatus for deploying a display unit

An air vent device for a vehicle may be mounted with an upper rear wing and a lower rear wing within an air duct to be linearly movable along the front-rear direction, and be rotatably mounted with an upper air guide wing and a lower air guide wing at the front end portions of the upper rear wing and the lower rear wing, thereby controlling the wind direction of the air downward while the upper air guide wing rotates downward when the upper rear wing moves forward, or controlling the wind direction of the air upward while the lower air guide wing rotates upward when the lower rear wing moves forward.

Growing community of inventors

Hwaseong-si, South Korea

Joo Hwa Kim