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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2023
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Iucf-hyu (Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University), Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Ju Ho Kim, Suwon-Si, KR;

Jeong Hwan Park, Seoul, KR;

Do Hyun Kong, Gwangmyeong-Si, KR;

Xu Han, Seoul, KR;

Xinpei AI, Seoul, KR;

Yea Jun Yoo, Seoul, KR;

Wei Wang, Seoul, KR;

Beom Chan Kang, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/04 (2006.01); B60B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/04 (2013.01); B60B 7/061 (2013.01); B60B 2360/10 (2013.01); B60B 2900/513 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wheel cover includes a fixing unit fixed to a wheel of a vehicle, a variable unit coupled to and supported by the fixing unit and configured for being opened and closed, a first power unit configured to apply a first force acting on the variable unit, wherein the force changes depending on temperature, and a second power unit configured to apply a second force acting on the variable unit, wherein the second force changes depending on a wheel speed, wherein the variable unit is opened or closed depending on the first force generated by the first power unit and the second force generated by the second power unit.


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