Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Ecoplastic Corporation

Kyoon Soo Lim

Dong Eun Cha

Seung Yong Lee

Seung Mok Lee

Sung Wook Na

Nam Cheol Kim

Yong Sun Park

Chi Myung Kim

Hoo Taek Cho

Gi Young Nam

Kwang Ok Han

Eung Young Kim

Hark Koo Kim

Chang Tae Lee

The present invention provides a heating control method for a fuel cell vehicle, in which an additional heating source is used together with a typical electric heater to reduce power consumption and increase fuel efficiency as compared to the sole use of the electric heater. For this purpose, the present invention provides a heating control method for a fuel cell vehicle which comprises an electric heater for heating air supplied to the interior of the vehicle, and a heater core provided in a coolant line for cooling a fuel cell stack and heating the air supplied to the interior of the vehicle by heat exchange with the coolant discharged from the fuel cell stack. The method comprises: detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a battery when the interior temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature set by a driver and, if the SOC of the battery is above a predetermined lower limit, heating the interior of the vehicle by operating the electric heater by the power of a battery; heating the interior of the vehicle by operating the electric heater by the power generated by the fuel cell stack, if the SOC of the battery is below the lower limit; heating the interior of the vehicle using both the heater core and the electric heater, if the temperature of the coolant is above a predetermined temperature at which the fuel cell stack does not reach a normal operating temperature; and heating the interior of the vehicle using only the heater core while turning off the electric heater, if the temperature of the coolant is increased above a normal operating temperature of the fuel cell stack.

Heating control method for fuel cell vehicle

A hitch receiver apparatus for a vehicle is provided in which a hitch receiver is disposed without being directly connected with a rear back beam, such that the hitch receiver is kept in the rear back beam when not being used, and the hitch receiver protrudes down under the rear back beam when using the function of a trailer.

Hitch receiver apparatus for vehicle

Disclosed herein is a cross bar of a roof carrier for vehicles, provided between side bars of a roof so as to load cargo, and having no wire, thus reducing a manufacturing cost. The cross bar includes first and second brackets provided on opposite ends of a cross-bar body. A first locking pin is provided on one end of the cross-bar body in such a way as to be retracted into and ejected from the first bracket. A second locking pin is connected to the other end of the cross-bar body via a power transmission unit, and moves in a direction opposite the moving direction of the cross-bar body to be retracted into and ejected out from the second bracket. A lever is provided on the first bracket. A body elastic part is provided between the cross-bar body and the second bracket, and provides restoring force to the cross-bar body.

Cross bar of roof carrier for vehicles

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Kyoon Soo Lim