| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6918422 |
Automated tinting film remover for vehicle window glass |
July 19, 2005 |
| An automated tinting film remover comprises a loading device for moving a vehicle window and locating it at a predetermined position, a securing device with which the properly located vehicle window can be firmly secured, and a removing device for eliminating a tinting film coated on |
| 6918317 |
Automobile steering wheel and manufacturing method thereof |
July 19, 2005 |
| An automobile steering wheel and method of manufacturing a steering wheel are disclosed. The steering wheel comprises a hub core connected with rods of a hub via t-shaped connectors. A cover layer includes a hard part and a soft part around the periphery of the hub core and connectors. A |
| 6916074 |
Magnetorheological pedal simulator |
July 12, 2005 |
| A torsion spring is equipped to provide a resilient force toward an opposite direction of a manipulation force of a driver's pedal and an magnetorheological damper is equipped to promptly actively attenuate the resilient force of the torsion spring and the manipulation force of the d |
| 6916063 |
Reinforced structure for rear part of front side rail in vehicle |
July 12, 2005 |
| A reinforced structure for a rear part of a front side rail of a vehicle is configured to have a uniform cross-sectional shape for the rear rail (for example, a rear upper rail and a rear lower rail), which reinforces the rear part of the front side rail. The structure also provides lowe |
| 6915719 |
Pedal release structure of a parking brake |
July 12, 2005 |
| A pedal release structure for a parking brake is disclosed. The structure preferably includes a locking lever rotatably mounted on an assembly bracket, a resilient unit for resiliently supporting the locking lever in order to rotate the locking lever in an opposite direction from the ret |
| 6915231 |
Method and apparatus for determining a head position of a vehicle driver |
July 5, 2005 |
| The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining a head position of a vehicle driver that has non-limiting advantages of enhanced accuracy and/or precision without excessive increase of manufacturing cost of the vehicle. A vehicle is provided with at least one |
| 6913121 |
Auxiliary system for an automobile parked on a slope |
July 5, 2005 |
| An auxiliary system for an automobile parked on a slope that automatically releases the parking brake at an appropriate time when the automobile is restarted, thereby preventing the automobile from rolling backward or stalling, and enabling the driver to proceed smoothly and stably. |
| 6911898 |
System for automatically opening and closing a garage door and a method thereof |
June 28, 2005 |
| A system for opening and closing a garage door is provided. The system includes a vehicle communication module mounted to a vehicle, and a garage communication module, the vehicle communication module and the garage communication module preferably performing Bluetooth.TM. communication. |
| 6910728 |
Door hinge mounting structure for vehicles |
June 28, 2005 |
| A door hinge mounting structure for vehicles comprises a bracket having a closed cross-section. A coupling nut is coupled to the bracket via a plurality of flanges and a coupling bolt. The coupling bolt also has a guide portion, such that an easy assembly allows a door hinge to be se |
| 6907726 |
Exhaust system for a V-type engine |
June 21, 2005 |
| An exhaust system for a V-type engine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes first and second front exhaust pipes that are respectively connected to first and second exhaust manifolds upstream thereof through first and second front catalytic converters. The first a |
| 6906144 |
Polypropylene-based resin composition for powder slush molding |
June 14, 2005 |
| A polyproplylene-based resin composition for powder slush molding which is a mixture of a polypropylene homopolymer, copolymer, or terpolymer; an olefin rubber; a styrene rubber; a process oil; and a polypropylene wax, wherein the composition is excellent in low-temperature impact resist |
| 6903302 |
Method for manufacturing valve seat using laser cladding process |
June 7, 2005 |
| A method for manufacturing valve seats using a laser cladding process is provided that includes forming a casting material on which the valve seats are to be formed; fabricating a valve seat target position on which laser cladding will be performed, the valve seat target position being p |
| 6902364 |
Front shipping hook assembly for a vehicle |
June 7, 2005 |
| A front shipping hook assembly comprises a mounting unit and a front shipping hook. The front shipping hook has a vertical supporting member that is coupled to a side portion of the mounting unit and a horizontal supporting member that is coupled to a lower portion of the mounting unit. |
| 6899373 |
Door trim panel mounting structure |
May 31, 2005 |
| A vehicle door grip handle, a lower trim panel, and center trim panel are all securely and stably fixed to a door inner panel by a mounting screw. The center trim panel is folded up using a folding groove to access the mounting screw. Following installation of the mounting screw the fold |
| 6899082 |
Method and system for controlling engine ignition timing |
May 31, 2005 |
| The ignition timing control system for an internal combustion engine includes an ignition device and a control unit. The control unit is programmed to execute steps including: determining if a predetermined condition for ignition timing retardation control; calculating a basic igniti |
| 6895833 |
Shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation |
May 24, 2005 |
| The shift-lever apparatus of an automatic transmission for enabling manual mode operation includes a housing, a shift-lever connected to a rotating unit disposed at a lower portion of the housing such that the shift-lever can rotate about the rotating unit, and a base member fixed to the |
| 6892680 |
Water injection device for an engine |
May 17, 2005 |
| A water injection device for injecting water into the combustion chambers of an engine is disclosed. Water particles are injected through a system other than the fuel injection nozzle, and the water is injected through a suction system, but as to the injection of the water particles, the |
| 6892538 |
Apparatus for controlling exhaust attack angle for a variable turbine |
May 17, 2005 |
| An apparatus for controlling an exhaust attack angle for a variable turbine applied in a turbocharger of an engine is provided that comprises: an actuator driven according to a strength of a supplied current; one or more vanes rotatably installed at the perimeter of a turbine; and a |
| 6889930 |
Seatbelt retractor of an automobile |
May 10, 2005 |
| The present invention relates to a seatbelt retractor of an automobile, which is provided with a frictional clutching means for decreasing the rotating speed of a drum shaft where a webbing and a spiral spring are fixed, whereby locking of a vehicle sensor is inhibited by reducing the |
| 6889541 |
Apparatus for measuring bore distortion of a cylinder block |
May 10, 2005 |
| Specific pressure and temperature conditions of an engine being measured are achieved by a compressor and a coolant controller, and bore distortion is measured as a gap between a rotation unit and a cylinder wall, wherein the measuring position may be vertically and angularly varied. |
| 6886853 |
Air bag system for protecting the knees of a driver |
May 3, 2005 |
| The present invention provides an air bag system for protecting the knees of a driver. The air bag is disposed between a lower crash pad and a shroud panel and is expanded during an accident. The air bag is capable of absorbing impact force and occupies minimal space in the interior of a |
| 6886818 |
Engine mounting structure |
May 3, 2005 |
| The vehicular engine mounting structure includes a liquid sealed type bush instead of a rubber embedded bush. The mounting structure also includes: a chassis bracket having a circular supporter for receiving the bush. Two attachment parts of the chassis bracket are coupled to at a front |
| 6885173 |
Method and system for diagnosing an arm-shot of a bi-directional DC/DC converter |
April 26, 2005 |
| An arm-short diagnostic method for a bi-directional DC/DC converter that includes a buck switching device, a buck diode, a boost switching device, and a boost diode, is presented. The method includes detecting an output current of the bi-directional DC/DC converter, and determining wheth |
| 6885113 |
Engine control system and method for hybrid electric vehicle |
April 26, 2005 |
| The present invention relates to an engine control system and method for a hybrid electric vehicle. The system includes an engine, a motor mounted to one side of the engine, and a controller receiving one or more signals indicating vehicle operational conditions, and performing control o |
| 6883506 |
Apparatus for inducing air for an engine |
April 26, 2005 |
| An apparatus for inducting air for an engine is disclosed wherein noise that occurs when intake air flowing through a bypass passage is confluent with intake air drawn from a main passage while the idle speed control actuator is operated is reduced. The apparatus also includes a chamber |
| 6883470 |
Engine cooling system |
April 26, 2005 |
| An engine cooling system is provided that includes an engine, a radiator, and a coolant pump. A thermostat is disposed in a chamber formed in a coolant passageway connecting the radiator and the coolant pump. The thermostat selectively opens and closes the coolant passageway in response |
| 6883306 |
Emission treatment system and control method |
April 26, 2005 |
| An emission treatment system for a vehicle is provided that includes a plasma reactor is disposed in a main exhaust pipe and configured to reduce noxious emissions of an engine. A bypass pipe is connected to the main exhaust pipe both before and after the plasma reactor such that exhaust |
| 6882935 |
Method and apparatus for communicating map data for vehicle navigation |
April 19, 2005 |
| A map data transmitting server, interconnected with a vehicle terminal through a wireless network, stores map data including a plurality of cell layers in which cells are linearly aligned, each cell of the cell layer bordering two adjacent cells of another cell layer that is adjacent to |
| 6882919 |
Shift control method and apparatus of an automatic transmission |
April 19, 2005 |
| The shift control method of an automatic transmission calculates a shift-pattern-adjusting coefficient using a modular neural network. The shift-pattern adjusting coefficient is based on a plurality of input signals input from a plurality of detectors. It is then determined if shifti |
| 6882909 |
Method and system for reducing motor shock of a hybrid vehicle |
April 19, 2005 |
| The method for reducing motor shock of a parallel hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a continuously variable transmission calculates an upper limit of acceleration and an upper limit of jerk of the vehicle based on vehicle speed; calculates a maximum motor torque and a maximum motor |
| 6880517 |
Two-step combustion system |
April 19, 2005 |
| A two-step combustion system configured to install an auxiliary combustion chamber at the upper lateral surface of the combustion chamber and to store some of the compressed fuel-air mixture in the auxiliary combustion chamber to allow the fuel-air mixture to be burnt again after the mid |
| 6877754 |
Rear suspension connecting part structure under the floor of a vehicle |
April 12, 2005 |
| A rear suspension connecting structure located under the floor of a vehicle wherein one horizontal reinforcement member is employed at an inner side of the rear floor side member. A weld pipe, for receiving an entire shank of a bolt, is coupled to an upper side of the reinforcement, and |
| 6877478 |
Variable tumble flow-generating device of engine and manufacturing method of variable tumble flo |
April 12, 2005 |
| The present invention is a variable tumble flow-generating device. The device comprises a bulkhead for dividing an intake port into a first passage and a second passage, an opening degree control valve for selectively changing an opening degree of the first and second passages; and a |
| 6874450 |
Engine cooling system |
April 5, 2005 |
| An engine cooling system comprises a coolant inlet formed at one side of a cylinder block for allowing a coolant to separately flow into the cylinder block and a cylinder head, and a coolant outlet formed at the other side of the cylinder head for allowing the coolant having flowed into |
| 6872264 |
Road wheel composition and method for manufacturing road wheel using the same |
March 29, 2005 |
| A road wheel composition having high surface hardness and high strength, which is manufactured by a heat treatment of a metal powder containing Fe as a main component, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, Ti, N, Cr, and B, and a method for manufacturing a road wheel for an automobile having high surface |
| 6869089 |
Roll decreasing structure of a suspension for the front and dead axles of a commercial vehicle |
March 22, 2005 |
| A roll decreasing structure of a suspension for front and dead axles of a commercial vehicle, wherein an axle is inserted into a body of a mounting member mounted at a frame. A base arm mounted with a wheel attached to an external side of the axle via a key, whereby the axle is mounted a |
| 6865485 |
Method and apparatus for determining vehicle position on a map |
March 8, 2005 |
| A vertical position of a vehicle running on a multi-layer road is determined on the basis of distances to reflecting objects found with reflected waves scanned in upward directions from the vehicle. |
| 6863307 |
Driver's knee protecting apparatus of a vehicle |
March 8, 2005 |
| The invention relates to a driver's knee protecting apparatus of a vehicle which can allow a shroud to rotate against a steering column at the time of a collision, thereby dispersing and reducing the force of impact when the driver's knees are bumped against the shroud. |
| 6863042 |
Lubrication system for the timing chains of an automotive V-type engine |
March 8, 2005 |
| A lubrication system for the timing chains of a V-type engine includes an oil supply means supplied by a single oil supply source. The oil supply means receives oil from a single spouting hole of a single main oil gallery and simultaneously supplies the oil to two timing chains, one of |
| 6860683 |
Spindle assembly for machine tool |
March 1, 2005 |
| A spindle assembly for a machine tool wherein a rear end portion of the spindle is structured to allow the spindle to be operated at higher speeds, thereby enhancing precision. The spindle assembly includes a spindle mounted within a spindle housing able to undergo rotation by a roto |
| 6860102 |
Stator for a torque converter of a vehicle |
March 1, 2005 |
| A stator disposed between an impeller and a turbine of a torque converter including: an annular shell; an annular core disposed radially outside the shell; and a plurality of stator blades connecting the shell and the core. Each blade comprises a leading edge adjacent to the turbine, a t |
| 6859743 |
Method for determining an effective voltage of a battery |
February 22, 2005 |
| A method for determining an effective voltage of a battery includes detecting a battery voltage at a predetermined interval, and counting a number of times the battery voltage is detected within a series of predetermined voltage ranges. The method also includes calculating a ratio of |
| 6857576 |
Control method of an electronic thermostat valve |
February 22, 2005 |
| The present invention relates to a method of controlling an electronic thermostat valve that is based on the driving conditions. The method includes using controlling parameters memorized in an ECU (Electronic Control Unit). A power source to activate the thermostat valve is originat |
| 6857229 |
Door window lifting apparatus of a vehicle |
February 22, 2005 |
| The present invention relates to a door window lifting apparatus of a vehicle in which a guider having a horizontal guide groove is connected with a regulator arm by a roller body. The roller body has a first and second elastic pad to result in no gap at the guider, thereby preventing |
| 6853901 |
Safety mode control method for a four wheel drive vehicle |
February 8, 2005 |
| A method for controlling the safety mode of a four-wheel drive to control the magnetic clutch at a safety mode duty to reduce overload for a predetermined period of time when the slip of the magnetic clutch is greater than an allowable slip, despite controlling the magnetic clutch at |
| 6852276 |
Cast iron with improved oxidation resistance at high temperatures |
February 8, 2005 |
| An iron cast having iron as a major component, and including C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo and Ni, where the cast iron provides excellent heat resistance and oxidation resistance at high temperatures. The cast iron beneficially contains between 2.5 to 3.0% of C; 2.0 to 3.0% of Si; 0.8 to 1.2% of Mn; |
| 6851327 |
Shifting device for an automatic transfer case |
February 8, 2005 |
| A shifting device of the automatic transfer includes a rack formed on a sleeve in the lengthwise direction of an output shaft, and a rotation torque supplying means is meshed to the rack, for linearly moving the sleeve over the output shaft. The response characteristics are improved |
| 6850629 |
Image processing method for preventing lane deviation |
February 1, 2005 |
| An image processing method comprises the steps of generating a road image by photographing a road on which a vehicle is traveling; performing a brightness averaging process of the road image; filtering the road image having undergone the brightness averaging process to detect lane marker |
| 6848554 |
Synchronizer for a manual transmission |
February 1, 2005 |
| The synchronizer for a manual transmission ensures a spline-aligned during the coupling of the sleeve to the clutch gear. This prevents collision between the sleeve and the clutch gear and improves shifting motion. |
| 6848431 |
Fuel feeding system for a liquefied petroleum injection engine |
February 1, 2005 |
| A fuel feeding system for an LPI engine is made to allow fuel remaining inside a fuel supply line and a fuel return line to be drained into a bombe by bypassing a pressure regulator while an engine gets cooler after operation, whereby the fuel can be saved from external leakage via a fue |
