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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110147143 | ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR Provided is an electronic parking brake actuator generating power for braking by using power from a motor, transmits the power from the motor to a caliper, stably and without noise, and ensures more quiet operability and durability by preventing and blocking noise and v... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110056776 | ELECTRONIC WEDGE BRAKE APPARATUS The present invention makes it possible to increase safety of parts and ensure durability and smooth operability in braking by increasing axial stiffness of a motor while keeping the spring effect of connecting springs driving an upper wedge with force from the motor.... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110048691 | FAIL-SAFE AIR FLAP CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE A fail-safe air flap control apparatus for a vehicle includes a coolant temperature sensor, a control unit, an actuator, a movable unit, a flap unit, an elastic member and a solenoid unit. The coolant temperature sensor measures the temperature of a coolant. The control... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100303582 | COWL CROSS MEMBER MOUNTING UNIT The present invention features, in preferred aspects, a cowl cross member mounting unit that includes an adjustment bolt for suitably absorbing a tolerance occurring when a vehicle body panel and a cowl cross member are suitably coupled with each other, and a cap mainta... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100268421 | METHOD OF RETURNING STEERING WHEEL USING MOTOR A method of returning a steering wheel includes measuring steering torque and speed of a vehicle. A returning torque is determined using the measured torque, the measured speed and friction characteristics of a steering system. A motor is operated to rotate a steering w... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100224291 | Al-Si-Mg ALLOY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME An Al—Si—Mg-based aluminum alloy includes about 1.2 to about 1.4 wt % of Si, about 0.6 to about 0.75 wt % of Mg, about 0.8 to about 1.0 wt % of Sn, and Al and impurities as the balance on the basis of the total weight of the aluminum alloy.... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100152973 | CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE Disclosed is a method of controlling a vehicle safely and stably. The method involves determining whether the vehicle is moving forward or backward without a TCU or a specific sensor for detecting whether the vehicle is moving forward or backward. The method further inv... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100148571 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING ACTUATOR APPARATUS An actuator apparatus includes a booster creating an infinite boost ratio while a plunger valve does not contact with a reaction disc, and an oil reservoir and a pedal simulator unit forming a hydraulic circuit to follow hydraulic hysteresis characteristics. Therefore, ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100147637 | SAFETY BRAKING DEVICE OF VEHICLE A brake apparatus includes a motor-based braking unit driven by control of an ECU and equipped with a BIR operating unit, that is, a BIR-equipped braking unit having a BIR (Ball In Ramp) function of generating straight movement force using changes in path of balls dispo... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100147633 | BRAKE SYSTEM A brake system of the present invention is a dual braking system, which includes an ECU that controls parts for braking when a brake pedal is operated, a main brake that is controlled by ECU by locking a wheel disc for braking in normal braking, and a sub-brake that is ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100147097 | SHIFTING APPARATUS FOR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION A shift apparatus for a dual clutch transmission includes a plurality of shift lugs and a shift operating module moving the shift lugs. The apparatus provides a simple structure and sufficient rigidity and durability, in addition to a simple shift of a gear. The apparat... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100125391 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING STEERING OF MOTOR DRIVE POWER STEERING SYSTEM Disclosed herein is a method for compensating steering of a motor drive power steering (MDPS) system. In this method, the MDPS system determines a slip of a vehicle, calculates a steering compensation value and controls a gain based on moment input from an electronic st... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100066156 | WHEEL FOR VEHICLE The present disclosure relates to a wheel for a vehicle, in which burrs that are created in forming vent holes do not contact with the inner circumference of rim when disc is combined with rim, such that it is possible to prevent damage to the inside of rim due to burrs... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100044937 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION A strut assembly forming an upper part of a cylinder joined to a wheel is joined to a vehicle body via an insulator and joining member, an airtight chamber space is formed by a strut cover joined to a spring body joined to a damper rod drawn from the cylinder, whereby a... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100020561 | HEAD LAMP Disclosed herein is a head lamp. The head lamp includes a light source emitting light, a reflection plate reflecting the emitted light toward a lens, and a shield integrally formed with the reflection plate to intercept a portion of the light illuminated toward the lens... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100012442 | HYSTERESIS CHARACTERIZING TYPED ELECTRO PEDAL DEVICE According to the electro pedal of the present invention, a pedal simulator is achieved by a variable damper including a piston operating with an operation rod connected to a pedal and elastically supported by first and second springs having different elasticity, a pisto... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090308698 | CALIPER ATTACHING TYPE ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE IN VEHICLE According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an EPB serving as an electrical parking brake in which a gear wheel and an external ring gear are arranged parallel to a driving gear rotating through a motor serving as the power source on a side su... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090283707 | SOLENOID VALVE HAVING A SHORT AXIS According to a solenoid valve of the invention, which is fitted in a pump housing, when ABS/TCS/ESP operate, a valve body with a plunger that forms the internal channel with a plunger seat is formed in a simple cylindrical shape to reduce a cycle time and manufacturing ... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090134608 | VEHICULAR AIR BAG DOOR A vehicular air bag door is disclosed. More particularly, a vehicular air bag door for achieving a reduction in the number of constituent elements and a simplified manufacturing process thereof is disclosed. The vehicular air bag door includes a chute provided at an ins... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090115171 | VEHICULAR INSTRUMENT PANEL Disclosed is a vehicular instrument panel, and more particularly, is a vehicular instrument panel in which a door portion can be easily cut away from an instrument panel for the inflation of an air bag upon a car collision. The vehicular instrument panel includes a door... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090102154 | AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM An air suspension system includes a first transfer pipe having one end communicating with the outside, the first transfer pipe being constructed such that air flows through the first transfer pipe; a filter mounted adjacent to the one end of the first transfer pipe to f... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090071769 | SINGLE MOTOR ELECTRONIC WEDGE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKING PARKING FORCE While driving one motor, an electronic wedge brake (EWB) system according to an embodiment of the present invention implements a main braking function by self-energizing caused by a wedge operation. Since only one motor is used, it is possible to reduce the number of pa... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080314694 | SINGLE MOTOR ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED WEDGE BREAK SYSTEM The present invention provides a single motor electronic controlled wedge brake system that can achieve parking brake, frictional correction of pads, and fail safe as well as travel brake through the drive control using a single motor. Accordingly, it is possible to ach... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080314695 | SINGLE MOTOR ELECTRO WEDGE BRAKE SYSTEM USING SOLENOID MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS The present invention provides an electro wedge brake (EWB) system that implements a main braking function by using power generated by one motor. Further, the electro wedge brake system implements various additional functions such as a function for maintaining a set cle... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080315680 | NON LEAK CHECK VALVE TYPED TRACTION CONTROL VALVE The present invention provides a non leak check valve typed traction control valve. A low pressure check valve 8, which is provided in a pressure rise channel independent of a main oil passage of a TCV (Traction Control Valve), is opened during the normal braking... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080317618 | PULSATION PRESSURE DECREASED TYPE PUMP FOR VEHICLE SLIP CONTROL SYSTEM The present invention provides a pulsation pressure decreased type pump. When an oil pump that is driven by a motor during the operation of an electronically controlled brake system discharges a working fluid, the working fluid passes through an annular orifice provided... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080272321 | SIDE INLET-TYPED SOLENOID VALVE A solenoid valve for a slip control system in a vehicle is disclosed. A flow passage is provided in which working fluid such as oil that generates a break hydraulic pressure flows from the side of a solenoid valve through a filter, flows to the front of a plunger throug... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080216473 | MASTER CYLINDER OF BRAKE A master cylinder of a brake is disclosed. The master cylinder includes a cylinder body connected with an oil tank and defining therein a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, which are separated from each other by a partition, a first piston to perform ... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080169167 | PULLING TYPE DRIVE SHAFT-FITTING JIG ASSEMBLY According to the present invention, a drive shaft DS is fitted into an axle hub AH with the drive shaft DS and a jig assembly arranged on an axis. Accordingly, a separate working place is not required because the fitting is performed in an assembly line where the compon... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080136249 | BRAKING HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING LINEAR REDUCTION OF FRONT/REAR WHEEL BREAKING LIQUID PRESSURE AND SOLVING DIFFERENCE IN GRADIENT OF FRONT/REAR WHEEL BREAKING PRESSURE IN VEHICLE A breaking hydraulic circuit for linear pressure reduction of a front/rear wheel breaking liquid pressure in a vehicle includes a liquid pressure return line formed between wheel cylinders and a master cylinder, and a two-system liquid pressure control circuit separatel... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080136193 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE TRAY A locking device for an automobile tray is disclosed. The locking device includes an inner housing having a front panel formed with a holding recess, an outer housing internally defining an operating space for sliding movement of the inner housing therein, a mount membe... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080135355 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ONE CABLE FOR VEHICLE The present invention provides an electric parking brake system with one cable that has only one cable between an actuator, serving as a power generator, and parking cables and high flexibility in laying-out for mounting to a vehicle. According to an electric parking br... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080129101 | ARMREST LOCKING DEVICE An armrest locking device for preventing unintentional unlocking thereof upon a car crash is disclosed. The armrest locking device includes an armrest body defining a receiving space therein, an armrest cover pivotally rotatably coupled to the armrest body for opening a... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080127755 | STEERING ANGLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE In a steering angle sensor assembly for a vehicle, dependent gears are provided to mesh with an inner periphery of a rotary member rotated together with a steering wheel and to be rotated, and a circuit board that detects the rotation of the dependent gears and generate... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080122429 | CURRENT MEASURING CIRCUIT FOR TWO PHASE ELECTROMOTOR The present invention relates to a current measuring circuit for a two phase electromotor, and more particularly, to a current measuring circuit for a two phase electromotor that is capable of measuring two phase currents of the two phase electromotor using one current ... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080122229 | Device for locking door of tray for vehicle The present invention relates to a device for locking a door of a tray for a vehicle, comprising: an operation button in a push-open type which is formed to be separated from the door and is integrated with a tray cover of the tray; a rotating structure which performs a... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080121479 | ROTARY DAMPER Disclosed herein is a rotary damper for controlling the operating speed of an operating part, such as a power outlet or an ash tray, of a vehicle. The rotary damper uniformly controls the operating speed of an operating part having a complex track. The rotary damper inc... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080121473 | PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM USING TAPERED ROLLER IN RAMP-TYPED BRAKE CALIPER FOR VEHICLE The present invention relates to a parking brake system using a tapered roller in ramp-typed brake caliper for vehicles, in which because a tapered roller in ramp-typed caliper that generates parking brake force through axial force in the operation of a parking brake sy... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080121385 | HEAT DISSIPATION FIN FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS A heat dissipation fin for heat exchangers disposed between tubes for heat exchangers includes pluralities of louvers arranged in several layers. The louvers of the respective layers are inclined toward the middle of the heat dissipation fin in a straight line in a symm... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080018081 | AIR BAG MODULE FOR VEHICLES Disclosed is an air bag module for vehicles, which has a simple mounting structure so as to reduce the number of parts, and is easily installed. The air bag module for vehicles includes an instrument panel provided with a receipt hole formed therethrough; an air bag doo... | 01/24/2008 |
