| Hyundai Motor Company Patent applications |
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| 20130124082 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a navigation system and displaying method thereof, which controls the level of protrusion for each piece of indication data displayed on a 3-D screen of the navigation system based on its criticality so as to maximize the legibility of the driver. More specifically, the navigation system includes a GPS receiving member which receives GPS location information, a map data storage member which stores map data including a plurality of indication data, a controlling member which requests a display scope of the map data, corresponding to the received GPS location information, and at least one set of indication data within the display scope, and 3-D data-processes said indication data so that it can be displayed so that the most important data is protruding the most to the driver, and a display member which displays the map data containing the 3-D data-processed indication data. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124077 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ECO-DRIVING INFORMATION - Disclosed is a device and method of providing a driver with eco-driving information. More specifically, the disclosed method and device induces a driver to operate a vehicle in an eco-friendly manner by computing for and displaying to the driver a fuel efficiency oriented vehicle speed that maximizes the vehicle's driving distance based on the vehicle's current weight and electrical load. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124062 | VACUUM PRESSURE CONTROL METHOD FOR BRAKE BOOSTER OF VEHICLE - A method for controlling a brake pressure of a vehicle may include determining whether the negative pressure of a brake booster is larger than the predetermined value, when a brake pedal is operated, detecting the hydraulic pressure change rate through the operation of the brake pedal, when the negative pressure is not larger than the predetermined value, determining a necessary braking force according to the detected hydraulic pressure change rate, determining whether the determined necessary braking force is larger than a generated hydraulic pressure by the operation of the brake pedal, generating an added hydraulic pressure of as much as a difference between the necessary braking force and the generated hydraulic pressure when the determined necessary braking force is larger than the generated hydraulic pressure by the operation of the brake pedal, and performing braking by transferring the generated hydraulic pressure and the added hydraulic pressure to the wheel brake. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124050 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PRE-CRASH DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A pre-crash operating device for a vehicle includes a scanning sensor unit for scanning objects around the vehicle by using laser, a sensor unit of the vehicle for sensing driving information including a velocity, an acceleration, an steering angle, yaw rate and a brake pressure, a safety device unit to be actuated prior to a collision and to protect occupant, and a control unit for computing an offset value and a relative velocity between the vehicle and the object by using the driving information from the scanning unit and the sensor unit of the vehicle, thereby selecting an object as an imminent collision object and actuating the safety device when a predicted collision time induced from the relative velocity of the imminent collision object is within a predetermined time. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CREEP TORQUE OF VEHICLE - A system and method for controlling creep torque of a vehicle in which a sensor detects that brakes of the vehicle are being applied and a control portion controls creep torque to be 0 once the vehicle has come to a stop, determines whether the brake is released, and sends a command to an electric motor to generate again the creep torque once the brake is released. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130124011 | WIPER MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides a wiper motor control system for a vehicle, which precisely controls the speed of the wiper motor to improve the wiper performance. The present disclosure implements a wiper motor control method in a new form, which precisely controls a speed of the wiper motor for each section through a scheme of improving a plate structure of the wiper motor and monitoring a state of a parking switch, and thus reduces a noise generated in an operation of a wiper device and increases the wiping performance through a differentiated speed for each section, which generally improves the wiper performance. More specifically, the present disclosure implements a smart ECW (Electric Control Wiper) control module inputting a remote control by a wireless transmitter, so that a driver can wirelessly control a wiper before getting into a vehicle, which makes the driver feel convenience and induces the driver to safely drive. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130123063 | SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE TO ENHANCE DRIVING PERFORMANCE DURING ELECTRIC MODE - Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine, a transmission, and a battery. The system may further include a first clutch configured to connect the engine with the transmission and having a first part and a second part; a first motor/generator configured to be connected to the first part and directly connected to the transmission; a second motor/generator configured to be connected to the second part; and a second clutch configured to connected the second motor/generator with the transmission. In particular, the first part and the second part may be clutches that can operate independently. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130123054 | Automated Manual Transmission - An automated manual transmission which improves merchantability of a vehicle by preventing a shift feeling deterioration phenomenon and forming a smooth and stable shift feeling by removing a torque decrease phenomenon caused during a shift by dualizing a transmission path of power supplied to drive the vehicle during the shift through a relatively simple and compact configuration while using a synchro-mesh type shift mechanism. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130122796 | INSIDE VENTILATION TECHNIQUE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is an inside ventilation system of a vehicle for a driver or an occupant to achieve a more comfortable inside environment in the summer or winter. The inside ventilation system includes a control unit configured to receive an operating signal from a smart key, sense an inside temperature of the vehicle when the operating signal is transferred and judging whether the inside temperature is deviated from a required temperature range; a comparison process of comparing the inside temperature and a battery temperature when the inside temperature is deviated from the required temperature range; and a control process of controlling heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and an operation of a battery operated fan by comparing the inside temperature and the battery temperature. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130122315 | COATING LAYER WITH LOW-FRICTION FOR VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a low-friction coating layer for vehicle components comprising: a Ti layer on a surface of a base material; a TiN layer on the Ti layer surface; a TiAgN layer on the TiN layer surface; and an Ag layer transferred on the TiAgN layer surface, and a method for producing the same. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130121501 | ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTAKE SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - An active noise control apparatus for an intake system of a vehicle may include a filter mounted on a portion of the intake system for blocking foreign materials; and a speaker assembly detachably installed at the portion to which the filter is mounted. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130120864 | OVERHEAD CONSOLE OF VEHICLE - An overhead console apparatus of a vehicle may include a housing provided in a front portion of an indoor ceiling of the vehicle and having a downwardly open accommodation portion formed therein, a glass case accommodated in the accommodation portion and rotatably coupled to the housing around a rotating shaft that may be formed on a front side surface thereof in a traverse direction of the vehicle, a conversation mirror accommodated in a rear portion of the glass case in the accommodation portion, and a switch slidably provided on a side of the glass case to selectively couple the glass case and the conversation mirror, wherein when the switch moves in a first direction, the conversation mirror may be integrally coupled to the glass case, and when the switch moves in a second direction, the conversation mirror may be separated from the glass case. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130120130 | PASSENGER PROTECTION APPARATUS USING GRAPHIC LIGHT PROJECTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus mounted on a vehicle to protect a passenger using a graphic light projection includes a first detection unit configured to detect an opening of a vehicle door, a second detection unit configured to detect a boarding of a boarding person or an alighting of an alighting person, a side step driving unit configured to drive an intelligent side step, a light projection unit configured to project a boarding protection light or an alighting protection light, and a control unit configured to control the side step driving unit to pull out the intelligent side step set within the vehicle when the first detection unit detects the opening of the vehicle door and configured to control the light projection unit to project the alighting protection light when the second detection unit detects the alighting of the alighting person. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130119862 | HEAD LAMP SYSTEM - A head lamp system may include a head lamp that may be provided with a headlight and a spotlight unit including a plurality of optical modules having different irradiation regions in front of a vehicle, wherein an optical module of the plurality of optical modules, which has a irradiation region that corresponds to a position of an obstacle in front of the vehicle, blinks, and a blink period of the optical module may be changed according to a vehicle speed. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130119818 | CANNED MOTOR FOR REDUCING COGGING TORQUE - Disclosed is a canned motor for restraining a cogging torque from being generated by inserting magnetic metal pins into slot openings of a stator, thereby reducing noise and vibrations during an operation of the canned motor. The canned motor includes: a can inserted into a housing to seal a coil mounted within the housing; and a stator installed on an outer peripheral surface of the can and inserted along an inner peripheral surface of the housing. A plurality of fixing guides protrude from an outer peripheral surface of the can and metal pins are inserted into the fixing guides to be integral with the fixing guide, such that the metal pins are inserted into and attached to slot openings of the stator when inserted into the stator. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130119629 | REAR SUSPENSION FOR THREE-WHEELED CAR - A rear suspension of a three-wheeled car with two front wheels and one rear wheel installed in the car body frame may include a pair of roll links that may be connected to the front wheels and twists as the car turns, and a roll connector that pivots around a shaft as the roll links twist, and a knuckle assembly, which may be joined to a rear wheel, installed in the rear end of the car body frame, and connected to a roll connector so that it turns left and right as the roll connector turns, wherein the knuckle assembly turns in the same direction the front wheels turn. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118855 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLUTCH OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FUEL EFFICIENCY - A method for controlling a clutch of an automatic transmission for improvement of fuel efficiency may include determining whether external driving conditions of a vehicle meets coasting conditions, determining a clutch slip control time and an amount of clutch slip torque according to internal driving conditions of the vehicle, performing slip control on a clutch that works at each step of the automatic transmission using the determined clutch slip control time and torque, wherein an engine brake torque transmitted to a final output shaft of the automatic transmission may be reduced. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118849 | INERTIA INCREMENTAL APPARATUS FOR FLYWHEEL OF ENGINE - An inertia incremental apparatus for a flywheel of an engine is provided to improve NVH performance of a vehicle driving system as well as rotary vibration generated from a crankshaft of the engine by remarkably increasing inertial force of the flywheel of the engine while occupying a relatively small volume and a relatively small weight to assure quiet and safe operability and ride comfort of a vehicle. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118604 | Drain System of Water Pump for Vehicle - A drain system of a water pump for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a drain hole formed at a water pump housing, wherein coolant having leaked from the water pump passes the drain hole; a drain chamber formed in the water pump housing and providing a space communicated with the drain hole; a drain plug disposed in the drain chamber and collecting the coolant passing the drain hole; and a plug penetration hole penetrating the drain plug so as to communicate an inside of the drain plug to an outside of the water pump housing, wherein a part of the coolant collected in the drain plug may be vaporized and be exhausted to the outside of the water pump housing through the plug penetration hole. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118562 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING POROUS THIN FILM AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a solid electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell, which includes a three-dimensional porous thin film made of a hydrophilic polymer material, and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a high-efficient dye-sensitized solar cell, in which polymer nanofibers having high specific surface area are used in an electrolyte layer to effectively induce an increase in photocurrent, thereby increasing the amount of electrolyte impregnated. When the porous film prepared by the method of the present invention is used as a solid electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell, a process of forming an electrolyte inlet and sealing the inlet is not required, which simplifies the entire process, compared to an existing dye-sensitized solar cell using a liquid electrolyte. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118556 | SOLAR SUNROOF FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a solar cell sunroof for a vehicle in which a solar cell using a substrate which can be flexibly bent depending on a curvature of the body of the vehicle is provided. More specifically, the solar sunroof uses a low-priced semi-transparent solar cell. In the solar cell sunroof for a vehicle, a solar cell module is attached to one side of the sunroof. This solar cell module includes a flexible plastic substrate which can be bent along the curved surface of the sunroof, the flexible plastic substrate can be made of polymers including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyacryl, polyimide, polyamide, and polystyrene, a blend material mixing two or more of the polymers, or a copolymer. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118455 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio (VCR) apparatus, may include a piston, a connecting rod having one end coupled to the piston through a piston pin so as to transmit a motion of the piston to a crank shaft, a pair of first and second eccentric links having one ends eccentrically connected to the one end of the connecting rod through the piston pin, dual swing links having one ends connected to the other ends of the first and second eccentric links, respectively, so as to pivot the eccentric links with respect to the piston pin, and connecting assembly connecting the one ends of the first and second eccentric links each other. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118454 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio (VCR) apparatus, may include a piston forming a combustion chamber, a connecting rod having one end rotatably coupled to the piston through a piston pin so as to transmit a motion of the piston to a crank shaft, dual eccentric links having one ends eccentrically connected to the one end of the connecting rod through the piston pin, and dual swing links having one ends pivotally connected to the other ends of the eccentric links, respectively, so as to pivot the eccentric links with respect to the piston pin. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118452 | DME COMMON-RAIL FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A dimethyl ether (DME) common-rail fuel supply apparatus, may include a fuel pump fluid-connected to a fuel tank and a common rail and supplying DME fuel supplied via a fuel supply line from the fuel tank to the common rail, an injector receiving the DME fuel from the common rail and injecting the DME fuel at a predetermined pressure, a detector disposed on a fuel return line fluid-connecting the injector and the fuel tank to collect a fuel returned from the injector to the fuel tank, and a fuel amount control valve returning a portion of a fuel in the fuel pump to the fuel return line connected to the injector according to a value measured by the detector. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118450 | VARIABLE INTAKE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A variable intake system for a vehicle which controls air flow amount flowing into each combustion chamber according to rotation speed of an engine may include an air cleaner main body connected with a main duct and an auxiliary duct through which air flows, a valve housing which may be disposed within the air cleaner main body and communicated with the auxiliary duct, a valve assembly disposed to the valve housing and controlling an opening amount of the valve housing, an actuator mounted to the valve housing and coupled to the valve assembly to operate the valve assembly, and a controller controlling operation of the actuator, wherein the actuator may be a linear motor including a motor shaft which realizes linear motion according to supplying current to a coil of the actuator. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118439 | ENGINE OIL CIRCULATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An engine oil circulation apparatus for a vehicle in which the temperature of the engine oil in an oil sump can be increased up to the desired set temperature within a short time just after starting an engine, and as a result, the engine oil having appropriate viscosity can be supplied to an engine lubricating system within a short time just after starting the engine. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118437 | MULTI ALLOY CYLINDER HEAD AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The disclosure provides a multi alloy cylinder head that includes a lower part and an upper part connected to each other to form the cylinder head, and a method of manufacturing the same. The lower part includes a combustion chamber face and a water jacket face and may be prepared by, for example, casting or forging. The upper part includes a water jacket face and a cam installation face, and may be prepared by casting or forging. The water jacket face of the upper part and the lower part may be connected to form the cylinder head, with the water jacket situated between the upper and lower parts. The method of the disclosure allows fabrication of engine components from multiple sub-components made of different alloys. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118436 | BALANCE SHAFT MODULE OF ENGINE - A balance shaft module of an engine, may include a crank sprocket driving gear for receiving a power of a crankshaft of the engine, a crank sprocket driven gear engaged with the crank sprocket driving gear and receiving a power of the crank sprocket driving gear, a first balance shaft arranged coaxially with the crank sprocket driven gear and having a first driving gear to receive a power from the crank sprocket driven gear, and a second balance shaft receiving a power through a second driven gear engaged with the first driving gear. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118434 | CHAMBER AIR CLEANER AND AN INTAKE APPARATUS FOR ENGINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A chamber air cleaner apparatus may include a chamber housing mounted through a connector onto an air hose wherein the air hose may be connected to a main air cleaner, an intake duct attached to an outer surface of the chamber housing wherein exterior air may be introduced into the chamber housing through the intake duct, a variable valve pivotally installed in the vicinity of the intake duct and selectively opening according to an air suction pressure applied thereto, and a filter element mounted between the intake duct and the connector within the chamber housing to purify the introduced air through the intake duct. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118300 | SHAFT DAMPER OF TRANSMISSION - A shaft damper of a transmission is provided to improve an NVH characteristic such as rattle noise of a transmission by effectively reducing target resonance as a problem in whole rpm ranges by adding a structure to minimize one resonance and additionally reduce the resonance with respect the other resonance between two resonances while converting the target resonance as the problem into two divided resonances by mounting a structure which applies inertia to an input shaft or an output shaft, a counter shaft, or a PTO shaft of the transmission. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118234 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AIR AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL AND METHOD USING THE SAME - An apparatus for measuring air amount of engine oil includes an inflow pipe in which the engine oil flows in connection with an engine and an inflow valve, a measuring burette having an inflow hole connected with the inflow pipe and an outflow hole formed at the other side and a measurement camera provided at the side of the measuring burette to photograph graduations, a vent pipe branched from the outflow hole of the measuring burette and a bent valve provided on the vent pipe, a drain burette having a drain pipe connected with the outflow hole provided at one side thereof and having a drain valve provided on the drain pipe, an auxiliary drain pipe having one side branched from the inflow hole and the other side connected to the drain burette and an auxiliary valve provided on the auxiliary drain pipe, and a control unit. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130116910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JUDGING ABNORMAL CONDITION OF A COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR - A system and method for judging an abnormal condition of a combustion pressure sensor, may include determining whether a driving condition of a vehicle, a fuel injection condition, and an intake air condition may be satisfied, deriving a relational equation from an amount of air measured in real time and a combustion pressure measured by the combustion pressure sensor, and monitoring a slope and a y-intercept of the relational equation when the driving condition, the fuel injection condition, and the intake air condition may be satisfied, determining whether the slope and the y-intercept may be in a predetermined normal range, accumulating the number of times the slope and the y-intercept may be beyond the predetermined normal range, and outputting a warning when the accumulated number reaches a number which may be predetermined as an abnormal condition number of the sensor. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130116908 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RELATIVE POSITION BETWEEN VEHICLES USING A MOBILE BASE STATION - A method and system of controlling a relative position between vehicles using a mobile base station is provided. GPS information is received from a satellite at a mobile base station and a target vehicle. The current position information the mobile base station is calculated with reference to a moving speed and direction based on the received GPS information. DGPS correction data is then generated by calculating the calculated position information and the received GPS information through a preset algorithm and the generated DGPS correction data is transmitted to one or more target vehicles. In the control target vehicle, the transmitted DGPS correction data is received, GPS information is received from a satellite, position information is calculated based on the received GPS information and the received DGPS correction data to execute position correction, and a speed and direction of the control target vehicle is adjusted according to the calculated position information. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130116888 | DRIVER STATE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTROL FUNCTION - A driver-state detection system and method with an accelerator pedal control function detects a driver's state and controlling an accelerator pedal to prevent an accident. The driver-state detection system with an accelerator pedal control function includes a driver-state detector detecting a driving state of a driver and determining whether the driver is carelessly driving a vehicle or not, a pedal controller receiving an operation signal from the driver-state detector, a vehicle state detector determining whether the vehicle is driven or stopped, based on ambient signals of the vehicle, an operation pedal installed to receive operation signals from the pedal controller and the vehicle state detector, and a vibration generator installed on the operation pedal and provided to generate or cancel a vibration of a motor. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130116353 | COMPOSITION FOR POROUS PLASTICS FOR INTAKE HOUSINGS - Disclosed is a porous plastic resin composition including a polypropylene-based resin, a polyamide-based resin, or an alloy resin made by alloying the two resins to each other with a compatibilizer, reinforced with an inorganic filler or a short glass fiber, and further including a porous inorganic filler and a special inorganic low blowing agent. When the disclosed porous plastic resin composition is used to make an intake housing part, it reduces the weight and cost of an automobile intake housing part. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130115758 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide Schottky barrier diode. In the method, an n− epitaxial layer is deposited on an n+ substrate. A sacrificial oxide film is formed on the n− epitaxial layer by heat treatment, and then a portion where a composite oxide film is to be formed is exposed by etching. Nitrogen is implanted into the n− epitaxial layer and the sacrificial oxide film using nitrogen plasma. A silicon nitride is deposited on the n− epitaxial layer and the sacrificial oxide film. The silicon nitride is thermally oxidized to form a composite oxide film. An oxide film in a portion where a Schottky metal is to be deposited is etched, and then the Schottky metal is deposited, thereby forming a silicon carbide Schottky barrier diode. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130115417 | SOFT PAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF FOR VEHICLE - A soft pad for a vehicle may include a soft foam layer stacked under a skin layer, a breathable film connected under the soft foam layer, to preserve thickness of the soft foam layer by protecting the soft foam layer from heat and pressure during a molding process and in which breathable holes may be formed to the breathable film at regular distances to let gas be released therethrough, and a pad resin injection-adhered under the breathable film. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130114827 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL ENGINE SOUND AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a virtual engine sound of a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle. More specifically, the system includes a sensor for detecting when the vehicle is inside; a virtual engine sound generation portion for generating the virtual engine sound of the vehicle; and a control portion for receiving data detected by the sensor to control the virtual engine sound based upon whether or not the vehicle is inside, and transmitting a control signal corresponding to the data to the virtual engine generation portion. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130114281 | VEHICLE LAMP STRUCTURE - A vehicle lamp structure may include a reflector provided inside a housing and having a space portion formed therein to generate light reflection therein, a lens having one end that may be connected to the reflector in the housing and the other end that may be formed to project to an outside of the housing, and a light source mounted on an inner surface of the lens. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130114280 | VEHICLE LAMP STRUCTURE - A vehicle lamp structure may include a lamp housing having a first reflector formed on a rear inner surface thereof and a first lens formed on a front surface thereof, a second reflector provided inside the lamp housing and having a plurality of curved surfaces formed thereon, a plurality of first light sources formed on the curved surfaces of the second reflector to emit light toward the first lens, a second lens accommodating the second reflector and the first light sources therein, and a second light source mounted on a rear surface of the second lens to emit light toward the first reflector. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113910 | DRIVING ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING WARNING FUNCTION FOR RISK LEVEL - A driving assistant system and method having a warning function for alerting a driver of a risk level, which synthetically determines a running speed of a vehicle, a driver's inattention, a road condition, and the like and provides a warning corresponding to a degree of risk (risk level) to the driver. In particular, a calculated data value corresponding to a degree of a driver's drowsy or careless status is compared to calculation values corresponding to a vehicle speed and the degree of risk of a road to predetermined reference values corresponding to the output values and outputs at least one warning message alerting a driver of risk levels according to the comparison result. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113277 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a battery management system. More specifically, the battery management system includes an alternator that supplies a battery and electronic equipment of a vehicle with electricity that is generated by a driving torque of the vehicle, a battery that supplies the electronic equipment with power that is charged by the alternator, a battery observer that observes a condition of the battery, a vehicle information collection portion that collects vehicle condition information according to driving of the vehicle, and a control portion that performs charging recovery of the battery by activating a battery refresh operation when at least one condition of a current accumulation value of the battery, a low SCO entry frequency, and a vehicle starting frequency satisfies a predetermined battery refresh condition. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113231 | OVERHEAD CONSOLE OF VEHICLE - An overhead console of the vehicle may include a housing provided on a front portion of an indoor ceiling of the vehicle and having a downwardly open accommodation portion formed therein, a glass case accommodated in the accommodation portion and rotatably coupled to the housing around a rotating shaft that may be formed on a front side surface of the housing in a traverse direction of the vehicle, and a conversation mirror rotatably coupled with the housing in the accommodation portion and selectively engaged with a rear portion of the glass case. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113149 | APPARATUS FOR CLAMPING PANEL FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is an apparatus for clamping a panel comprising: a base frame; first movable units mounted on left and right portions of the base frame and adapted to reciprocate first sliding plates between the left and right; second movable units mounted on front and rear portions of the base frame between the first movable units and adapted to reciprocate second sliding plates between the front and rear; first clamping units movable between the left and right through the first sliding plates, and movable upward and downward through first vertically-movable means; a second clamping unit movable between the front and rear through the second sliding plate and movable upward and downward through second vertically-movable means; and a third clamping unit movable between the front and rear through the second sliding plate and movable upward and downward through third vertically-movable means. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113148 | COMMON CRP CART FOR MULTI VEHICLE MODEL - A common CRP cart for multiple vehicle models is disclosed. The common CRP cart may clamp a cowl panel, a roof rail and a package tray for assembling a vehicle body, and may move upwardly and downwardly at a working room for a build-up process. The common CRP cart may include a frame; a first aligning unit connected to one portion of the frame for clamping a cowl panel of various vehicle models having different specifications; a second aligning unit connected to another portion of the frame for clamping a roof rail of various vehicle models having different specifications; and a third aligning unit connected to the other portion of the frame for clamping a package tray of various vehicle models having different specifications. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130112991 | SILICON CARBIDE SCHOTTKY-BARRIER DIODE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a silicon carbide Schottky-barrier diode device and a method for manufacturing the same. The silicon carbide Schottky bather diode device includes a primary n− epitaxial layer, an n+ epitaxial region, and a Schottky metal layer. The primary n− epitaxial layer is deposited on an n+ substrate joined with an ohmic metal layer at an undersurface thereof. The n+ epitaxial region is formed by implanting n+ ions into a central region of the primary n− epitaxial layer. The Schottky metal layer is deposited on the n+ epitaxial layer. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130112831 | CUP HOLDER OF CONSOLE BOX FOR VEHICLE - A cup holder apparatus of a console box for a vehicle, which may be installed at the rear of a console armrest in a rotatably opening and closing manner, may include left and right side portions pivotally coupled to the rear of the console armrest and elastically supported by an elastic member and forming a storage space therebetween for storing a container, wherein the left and right side portions may be selectively inserted into spaces formed at both left and right sides of an armrest hinge assembly when the cup holder may be closed by the elastic member. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130112780 | MULTI-SAC INJECTOR - A multi-sac injection includes a main sac located at the center of a nozzle such that an injected fuel formed a low load cone angle to inject a fuel for pre-mixed combustion, and sub-sacs located at sides of the nozzle such that the injected fuel forms a middle/high load cone angle large relative to a low load cone angle to inject a fuel for diffusive combustion. Accordingly, smoke and NOx are significantly reduced in a low load region while maintaining features of a middle/high load region with a single injector. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130112166 | THRUST BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR ENGINE BLOCK - A thrust bearing assembly for an engine block is disclosed. The engine block | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130111965 | MOLD FOR HOT STAMPING - A mold for hot stamping is disclosed. The mold may include: a base plate configured to receive and exhaust coolant; at least one appearance block mounted at a surface of the base plate and positioned along a shape of a product, the appearance block having a mounting space therein; and an insert block inserted in the mounting space so as to be fixed to the appearance block and mounted at a surface of the base plate. The insert block is provided with a plurality of passages in an exterior surface thereof for circulating coolant, wherein the plurality of passages are in fluidly communication with the base plate. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130111926 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A cooling apparatus for a vehicle, may include an electric air compression pump generating compressed air using battery power of the vehicle, a main compressed air tank storing the compressed air generated by the electric air compression pump, a compressed air control valve fluid-connected to the main compressed air tank and controlling the compressed air to be discharged to a radiator when a temperature of cooling water flowing through the radiator exceeds a predetermined value, and an air amplification induction device disposed in front of the radiator and fluid-connected to the compressed air control valve, wherein the air amplification induction device induces compressed air discharged from the compressed air control valve, along an inner circumference of the air amplification induction device, such that the compressed air discharged from the compressed air control valve may be injected to the radiator. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130103282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION - The present disclosure provides a system and a method of controlling motor vehicle operation. The method may include: setting a creep torque as a minimum torque; setting a maximum torque as a sum of a maximum torque of an engine and a maximum torque of a motor; monitoring an acceleration pedal position sensor (APS) value; calculating a demand torque according to the APS value; setting a filter coefficient for filtering the demand torque according to an operating condition of the vehicle; and filtering the demand torque by means of the filter coefficient. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103235 | CREEP CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - Disclosed is a creep control system and method for a hybrid vehicle, which controls the driving of a motor according to the distance to a preceding vehicle in order to provide creep driving when the hybrid vehicle has come to a complete stop. In particular, driving information is detected and a determination is made as to whether the hybrid vehicle is in an idle stop and completely stationary state. Then when the hybrid vehicle is in the idle stop and completely stationary state, a determination is made as to whether a distance from a preceding vehicle is more than a predetermined distance. When the distance to the preceding vehicle is more than the predetermined distance, a motor is driven to perform creep driving. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130101902 | CATHODE CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a cathode current collector for an electrical energy storage device and a method for manufacturing the same, which improves adhesion between a current collector and an electrode material and provide a high reaction surface area, thereby improving the performance of the electrical energy storage. In particular, a first alumina film is formed on the surface of an aluminum foil using an anodic oxidation process. Next, the first alumina film formed on a surface of the aluminum foil is removed through etching and a second alumina film is formed on the surface of the aluminum foil, from which the first alumina film is removed, using the anodic oxidation process again. Subsequently, a carbon layer is coated on a surface of the aluminum foil on which the second alumina film is formed. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130101818 | SURFACE COATING FILM FOR A FORMING MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a surface coating film for a forming machine, including: a substrate; a nitride layer on the substrate; a multilayered film layer deposited on the nitride layer by reaction of nitrogen (N) with a TiAl target and a Cr target; and a carbonitride layer deposited on the multilayered film layer by reaction of nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) with a TiAl target and a Cr target. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130099752 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - Disclosed is a system for protecting a BMS from electromagnetic waves, and more particularly, to a system for protecting a BMS from electromagnetic waves to prevent voltage sensing errors due to the electromagnetic waves generated by current from a battery cell. The system includes: a battery having a plurality of battery cells; a power relay assembly intermittently charging and discharging the battery; a battery management system (BMS) connected to the battery cell via a voltage sensing wire to predict a battery's SOC; and a housing surrounding the battery and the power relay assembly with one side of the outside of the housing having a separate section for therein for receiving the BMS so as to partition the BMS and the battery in different spaces. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130099512 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TAIL TRIM USING CLAD METAL PLATE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a tail trim using a clad metal plate, and a tail trim made of a clad metal plate, which thus enables decrease in weight and improved corrosion resistance, and which further enables increased heat resistance. The method includes rolling two washed metal materials to obtain an initial clad metal plate, and then heat treating and further rolling the initial clad metal plate to obtain a final clad metal plate; pressing the final clad metal plate, thus forming a main tail trim and a housing, the housing including a tail trim upper cover and a tail trim lower cover; and subjecting the main tail trim and the housing to tungsten inert gas welding, thus manufacturing the tail trim. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130099176 | ELECTRODE COMPOSTION FOR INKJET PRINTING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrode composition for inkjet printing, which can be used to form an electrode having a uniform thickness on a curved substrate by inkjet printing, and a method for manufacturing an electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell using the same. In particular, the present invention provides an electrode composition for inkjet printing, the electrode composition including about 10 to 40 wt % of platinum nanoparticles, about 1 to 10 wt % of polymer surface stabilizer, and about 40 to 89 wt % of solvent. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130098341 | INTERCOOLER FOR VEHICLE - An intercooler for a vehicle that cools a mixture of EGR gas and exhaust gas may include a cooler main body with an inlet portion through which the mixture flows in formed at one side thereof and an outlet portion through which the mixture flows out formed at the other end side thereof, connection tubes that connect the inlet portion with the outlet portion and are arranged from an upper side to a lower side of the cooler main body to cool the mixture, and a condensate storage unit that connects a lower end portion of the inlet portion with a lower end portion of the outlet portion and stores the condensate that is formed in the connection tubes. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130098327 | BALANCE SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A balance shaft assembly for a vehicle, which includes a balance shaft carrier disposed under a cylinder block and, includes an oil pan, an upper end of the oil pan being coupled to a bottom of the cylinder block, may include a balance shaft protruding rearward from the balance shaft carrier and rotatably supported by the balance shaft carrier, a balance weight formed on an outer circumferential surface of the balance shaft, and a balance weight receiving portion formed at the oil pan and coupled to the balance shaft carrier to seal the balance weight therebetween. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130096925 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SOUND SOURCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE - Disclosed is a system for providing a sound source information management service. The system for providing a sound source information management service manages sound source information transmitted from a driver terminal and extracts the sound source information corresponding to voice input data via voice recognition according to the voice input data transmitted from the driver terminal and provides the extracted sound source information to the driver terminal. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096880 | SYSTEM TEST METHOD - Disclosed is a test system and method that is configured to identify a position of a process control block, access the position of the process control block, and monitor performance factors related to the process control block. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096786 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND METHOD THEREOF - The control system for an automatic transmission may include, a detecting portion of driving information adapted to detect the driving information including a temperature of an engine coolant, temperature of a transmission oil, a positional change of an accelerator pedal, a current shift-speed, and driving speed. a control portion adapted to determine a virtual positional change of the accelerator pedal based on an actual positional change of the accelerator pedal and a tip-in speed transmitted from the detecting portion of driving information, to determine a target shift-speed according to the actual positional change of the accelerator pedal or the virtual positional change of the accelerator pedal and the driving speed, and to control a shift to the target shift-speed. an actuator adapted to engage the target shift-speed according to a control signal received from the control portion. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096765 | PARKING AREA DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MESH SPACE ANALYSIS - A parking area detection system and method is disclosed which uses mesh space analysis to virtually divide a space to be detected in a mesh shape having a lattice structure and sequentially excludes a lattice region in which an obstacle is not recognized based on a recognition signal by the ultrasonic sensor. Thus the parking area detection system is able to prevent information distortion from occurring in a space recognition process. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130096750 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING ENGINE OF THE SAME - A hybrid vehicle may include a linear engine controlled by HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) combustion in an operation section where an engine power may be used for generating electricity after being started and reaching up to a predetermined RPM, and a motor-combined generator engaged to the liner engine and starting the linear engine and charging a battery by converting an entire engine power of the linear engine generated by the HCCI combustion into electricity generation power. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130095739 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vehicular air conditioning system may include a cam plate rotatably coupled to an air conditioning case via a cam shaft, wherein a portion of the cam plate may be connected to a regulating knob via a cable for selecting an air conditioning mode and wherein a portion of the cam plate may be integrally formed with a cam pivot projecting toward the air conditioning case, and an arm rotatably coupled to the air conditioning case via a door shaft and formed with a guide slot into which the cam pivot may be inserted, wherein the arm may be configured to rotate about the door shaft while the cam pivot pushes a portion of the guide slot as the cam plate rotates. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130095002 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING FILTER, SYSTEM OF REGENERATING GASOLINE PARTICULATE FILTER, AND METHOD THEREOF - An exhaust gas purifying filter, a system for regenerating a particulate filter, and a method therefore are disclosed. An exhaust gas purifying filter may include: an ammonia storage catalyst unit adapted to absorb ammonia contained in the exhaust gas when a temperature of the ammonia storage catalyst unit is lower than a predetermined temperature, release the absorbed ammonia when the temperature of the ammonia storage catalyst unit is higher than or equal to the predetermined temperature, and generate nitrogen oxide from the released ammonia; and a particulate filter adapted to trap particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas and regenerate the trapped particulate matter by using the nitrogen oxide generated from the ammonia storage catalyst unit. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130093888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE DRIVING STATUS INFORMATION-BASED DRIVING CONCENTRATION - A method and system for determining driving concentration which is capable of analyzing a driver's driving concentration on the basis of variation of a steering angle and driving status information of a vehicle acquired from a front camera sensor. The method includes storing output data of a steering angle sensor and a front camera sensor mounted in a vehicle at a predetermined time interval, calculating a quantitative index include a value for recognizing a vehicle status based on information stored in a storage unit, statistically processing the calculated value to output status information which is an index for determining driving concentration, and comparing the information calculated in the statistically processing to the predetermined reference data and determining the driving concentration according to the comparison result. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130093618 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY OF POSITION CORRECTION DATA IN DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USING VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - A method and system for improving accuracy of a position correction data in a differential global positioning system (DGPS) using vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, capable of correcting a DGPS data received from a road side unit (RSU) into information calculated by a sensor, and providing neighbouring vehicles with the corrected value as the DGPS data using the V2V communication, are provided. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130092110 | Continuous Variable Valve Lift Apparatus and Engine with the Same - A continuously variable valve lift (CVVL) apparatus may include a control shaft that is disposed in parallel with a camshaft and is rotatably disposed on a journal that is disposed on a cam carrier, a CVVL device that is disposed on the control shaft, a journal bearing that is disposed on the journal such that the control shaft rotates on the journal bearing, and a washer that is disposed on the control shaft across the journal bearing. An engine comprising a CVVL apparatus is also disclosed. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130091978 | POSITIONING APPARATUS OF CAM PLATE FOR VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A positioning apparatus of a cam plate for a vehicular air conditioning system may include the cam plate rotatably coupled to an air conditioning case by a cam shaft and including a guide slot, a plurality of positioning holes formed in the cam plate, a detent mechanism projecting from the air conditioning case toward the cam plate, and an arm rotatably coupled to the air conditioning case and including a connecting pin that may be slidably coupled to the guide slot of the cam plate, wherein, while the cam plate rotates about the cam shaft and the connecting pin included in the arm performs a camming action along the guide slot formed in the cam plate, a leading end of the detent mechanism may be selectively inserted into one of the positioning holes to detent the position of the cam plate when the connecting | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130091828 | System and Method for Regenerating Gasoline Particulate Filter - A system for regenerating a particulate filter mounted on an exhaust pipe of a gasoline engine including a plurality of cylinders and an ignition device for igniting fuel and air in the cylinder, a three-way catalyst device mounted on the exhaust pipe connected to the gasoline engine, and to oxidize or reduce exhaust gas, the particulate filter mounted on the exhaust pipe downstream of the three-way catalyst device to trap particulate matter and regenerate the particulate matter using heat of the exhaust gas, a differential pressure sensor mounted upstream and downstream of the particulate filter and to measure a pressure difference of the particulate filter, and a control portion to receive the measured pressure difference and control parameters to determine an amount of non-ignited fuel which is not ignited and flows to the three-way catalyst device among the fuel flowing into the plurality of cylinders. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130091699 | ROLLER HEMMING SYSTEM FOR PANEL OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a roller hemming system for panels of a vehicle that may include: a marriage jig adapted to load thereon a part having an outer panel and an inner panel joined together; a clamping pad releasably mounted at a front end of an arm of a first handling robot, and adapted to clamp the part loaded on the marriage jig by a plurality of clamping means; a plurality of transfer rails adapted to intersect with each other at a center; a plurality of hemming dies, each being disposed on a predetermined transfer rail, being adapted to reciprocate on the transfer rail between the center and an initial position, and being adapted to receive thereon the part clamped by the clamping pad; and a plurality of hemming robots being disposed corresponding to each hemming die and provided with a hemming roller unit adapted to hem an edge of the part. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130091687 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR HINGE - Disclosed are a method and a mounting device for installing a vehicle door hinge. More specifically, the mounting device f includes a jig frame, at least one clamping unit which is mounted to the jig frame and fixes the jig frame to a side panel and at least one mounting unit which is connected to the jig frame and is configured to install a door hinge which may be mounted to the side panel. In particular, the mounting unit is rotatable based on a slope dispersion of the side panel. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130091458 | ALBUM LIST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD IN MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed is an album list management system and method in mobile device which automatically classify files input to the terminal into a music file and a video file to effectively manage the files and perform index and reproduction of the files easily are provided. More specifically, files are inputted from an outside source, the input files are classified according to types of the files and stored in a memory, an album list is generated to be displayed for each classified file, and the generated album list is displayed on a display unit. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130091447 | CONTENT CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING INFORMATION ON DISPLAY SCREEN OF MOBILE DEVICE - Content control method and system for optimizing information on a display screen of a mobile device which preferentially arranges a primarily optimized layout among content to be displayed on a screen and outputs detailed content in a corresponding area on the screen in phases when there is a touch input (for expanding a specific area of the screen by a user. In particular, when a touch input of a first pattern input through a touch screen is recognized, content related to the touched area is expanded by a predetermined ratio and the expanded content is displayed on a screen. Simultaneously, detailed information of the content selected by the touch input of the first pattern is read from the memory and the read detailed information is output on the touch screen. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130091390 | COMMUNICATION TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a communication test apparatus. The communication test apparatus includes an insertion module configured to insert a test agent into the process control block, a hooking module configured to hook a test target to a test code using the test agent when an event-related to communication occurs between the plurality of processes, a scanning module configured to collect pieces of test information about communication between the plurality of processes when the test target is hooked to the test code, and a logging module configured to store the pieces of test information collected by the scanning module. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090794 | SHIFT CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN A HYBRID VEHICLE - Disclosed is a method for providing a smooth and stable synchronization operation of a transmission achieved in spite of the sudden change of a vehicle speed in the automated manual transmission (AMT) hybrid vehicle that suppresses a collapse of the synchronization by generating a torque by a motor connected to an input shaft in consideration of changes in inertia of the motor and a control target rotational speed during shifting. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090793 | RELAY FUSION DETECTING TECHNIQUE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a technique for detecting a relay fusion in a battery system. In particular, the disclosed technique protects the battery system by being able to determine whether all of the relays in the battery system are fused without any omission. In particular, the disclosed technique alternates between two processes to ensure all relays are operating correctly. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090792 | TECHNIQUE FOR INDUCING ECONOMIC DRIVING OF HYBRID VEHICLE - Disclosed is a technique for inducing economic driving of a hybrid vehicle. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for inducing economic driving of a hybrid vehicle, which can efficiently induce economic driving by stimulating a driver's desire to achieve better fuel efficiency by calculating an accumulated mileage based on both fuel consumption and battery consumption, displaying the accumulated mileage as a grade, and assigning score according to that particular driver's grade. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130089807 | FUEL CELL WITH ENHANCED MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS - Disclosed is a fuel cell with enhanced mass transfer characteristics in which a highly hydrophobic porous medium, which is prepared by forming a micro-nano dual structure in which nanometer-scale protrusions with a high aspect ratio are formed on the surface of a porous medium with a micrometer-scale roughness by plasma etching and then by depositing a hydrophobic thin film thereon, is used as a gas diffusion layer, thereby increasing hydrophobicity due to the micro-nano dual structure and the hydrophobic thin film. When this highly hydrophobic porous medium is used as a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell, it is possible to reduce water flooding by efficiently discharging water produced by an electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell and to improve the performance of the fuel cell by facilitating the supply of reactant gases such as hydrogen and air (oxygen) to a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA). | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130089472 | NON-PGM CATALYST FOR BURNING CARBON SOOT, AND FILTRATION FILTER AND EXHAUST GAS POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a non-PGM catalyst for burning carbon soot without using a noble metal, the non-PGM catalyst comprising: a cerium-praseodymium complex oxide and an iron oxide, the cerium-praseodymium complex oxide impregnated with silver (Ag). The cerium-praseodymium complex oxide illustratively consists of 60 to 95 wt % of cerium oxide and 5 to 40 wt % of praseodymium oxide, and silver (Ag) impregnated in the complex oxide is 1.5 to 3.0 parts by weight of the total weight of the complex oxide. The iron oxide may be an oxide in a form of particles separate from the cerium-praseodymium complex oxide in which silver is impregnated, and may be 0.5 to 2 parts by weight of the total weight of the cerium praseodymium complex oxide. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130089471 | NON-PGM CATALYST FOR BURNING CARBON SOOT, AND FILTRATION FILTER AND EXHAUST GAS POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a non-PGM catalyst for burning carbon soot without using a noble metal, the non-PGM catalyst comprising: a cerium-praseodymium complex oxide and an iron oxide, the cerium-praseodymium complex oxide impregnated with silver (Ag). The cerium-praseodymium complex oxide illustratively consists of 60 to 95 wt % of cerium oxide and 5 to 40 wt % of praseodymium oxide, and silver (Ag) impregnated in the complex oxide is 1.5 to 3.0 parts by weight of the total weight of the complex oxide. The iron oxide may be an oxide in a form of particles separate from the cerium-praseodymium complex oxide in which silver is impregnated, and may be 0.5 to 2 parts by weight of the total weight of the cerium praseodymium complex oxide. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088369 | VEHICLE LOCATION INFORMATION-BASED ABNORMAL DRIVING DETERMINATION AND WARNING SYSTEM - The disclosed system includes a first unit including at least one sensor. The first unit senses driving situations (characteristics) of a vehicle through the at least one sensor. Furthermore a second unit is configured to receive location-based information about the vehicle, and a control unit which includes an operation statistic unit calculates an acceptable range to be output by the first unit on a particular type of road based on the information detected by the sensing unit and the information received by the location second unit. The control unit also includes an abnormal driving determination unit which compares values sensed by the first unit with values calculated by the operation statistic unit to determine whether or not the vehicle is being driven in an abnormal state. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088180 | OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE - A vehicular outside-mirror control method may improve durability of a motor by appropriately controlling the motor according to a condition of peripheral temperature so as to prevent the motor implementing a folding function of the outside mirror from being damaged and improve assembling workability and save costs of a vehicle by reducing the number of wires connected with the door while performing various functions to be implemented by the outside mirror. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088147 | ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENCE LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An organic EL lighting device for a vehicle is provided, which includes an organic EL lighting portion provided in a matrix form on a ceiling of the vehicle, an organic EL touch portion provided on the organic EL lighting portion, an organic EL detection portion for detecting a position in which the organic EL touch portion is touched, an organic EL determination portion for determining a lighting area of the organic EL lighting portion based on the position detected by the organic EL detection portion, and an organic EL driving portion for lighting the lighting area of the organic EL lighting portion determined by the organic EL determination portion. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088036 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle can maximize a space use of a vehicle by a structure in which the storage apparatus is mounted by using an inner space of a rear bumper, in particular, greatly improving the value of commodities of the vehicle by using a bumper door as a step or a bench at the time of opening a storage case or using articles while putting the articles on the opened bumper door. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088035 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a left rear back beam and a right rear back beam divided while sliding to left and right sides in a traverse direction of the vehicle, respectively when the left rear back beam and the right rear back beam may be drawn out from a rear bumper while sliding to a rear side of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a left storage box and a right storage box installed to be fixed to the left and right rear back beams, respectively, to be drawn out together when the left and right rear back beams may be drawn out to the rear side of the vehicle and divided together when the left and right rear back beams slide to the left and right sides of the vehicle. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088034 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear back beam installed to be drawn out from a rear bumper while sliding to a rear side of the vehicle, and a pair of left and right storage boxes installed to be seated on the rear back beam and extending while sliding in a traverse direction of the vehicle when the rear back beam may be drawn out to the rear side of the vehicle. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088001 | APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROTATING WEBBING GUIDE OF SEAT BELT FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for rotating a webbing guide of a seat belt for a vehicle may include a drive unit for moving a cable connected at one end thereof by controlling driving of a motor in response to an actuating signal or a stop signal, the webbing guide connected to the other end of the cable, and hingedly rotated to a first direction of a vehicular body as the cable moves in a second direction, and a return unit provided on the webbing guide, and providing an elastic force to the webbing guide so that the webbing guide hingedly rotated to the first direction of the vehicular body returns to the second direction of the vehicular body when the motor stops driving. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087995 | ROOF AIRBAG APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - A relatively small capacity of airbag apparatus can be used by relatively shortening the distance between locations on which a passenger and the airbag apparatus are mounted to more effectively prevent a head and a neck of the passenger from being damaged through a discriminated supporting action of an upper body and a head part of the passenger while reducing a weight and a price of the airbag apparatus and the airbag apparatus can be easily standardized by configuration the airbag apparatus regardless of the shapes of a crash pad and a wind shield glass. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087591 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear bumper having a back beam mounted under an inner space thereof, a storage case provided in a space above the rear bumper and drawn-out/drawn-in by being sled to the outside in the state in which a load is supported by the top of the back beam, and a bumper door rotatably provided on an end of the storage case so as to open and close the storage case and formed so that a portion exposed to the outside coincides with an outer surface of the rear bumper. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087590 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear bumper having a back beam mounted under an inner space thereof, and a storage case provided in a space above the rear bumper, having a portion exposed to the outside formed so as to coincide with an outer surface of the rear bumper, and drawn-out/drawn-in by being slid to the outside in a state in which a load is supported above the back beam. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087418 | DRUM-INTEGRATED ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE - A drum-integrated electric parking brake apparatus may include a drum brake in which a lining may be pivotally installed, and extends and presses a drum when a parking cable engaged with the lining may be pulled, an actuator selectively pulling the parking cable, a sensor member for detecting a rotation number of the actuator, and a controller for controlling the amount of current supplied to the actuator by detecting a change in the rotation number of the actuator. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087303 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING HIGH VOLTAGE PARTS OF A VEHICLE - Disclosed is a system and apparatus for cooling high voltage parts of a vehicle without reducing the size or comfort of the rear seat of the vehicle. In particular, a rear seat conduit having an inlet and an outlet and a high voltage parts (HVP) conduit having a first end and a second end is provided. The rear seat conduit is disposed within a rear seat of the vehicle, and is configured to receive cooling air from an interior of the vehicle into the inlet, route the cooling air through the rear seat conduit, and out the outlet. The second end of the high voltage part conduit is configured to receive cooling air from the rear seat conduit outlet, and the first end is configured to discharge cooling air onto the HVP. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087280 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode, and a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) using the same. The fuel cell electrode is formed by adding carbon nanotubes to reinforce the mechanical strength of the electrode, cerium-zirconium oxide particles to prevent corrosion of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and an alloy catalyst prepared by alloying a second metal (such as Ir, Pd, Cu, Co, Cr, Ni, Mn, Mo, Au, Ag, V, etc.) with platinum to prevent the dissolution, migration, and agglomeration of platinum. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087123 | DIESEL-GASOLINE HYBRID ENGINE - A diesel-gasoline hybrid engine is constructed with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, without a design change. As a combustion space of a combustion chamber is stratified into a high-concentration EGR space and a relatively low-concentration EGR space, an ignition quality of a low-speed and low-load region is secured to improve combustion, and simultaneously, knocking in a high-low region is suppressed. Furthermore, the amount of NO | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130086976 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF CO2 FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for measuring a concentration of CO | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130086891 | EXHAUST PORT STRUCTURE OF CYLINDER HEAD - An exhaust port structure of a cylinder head includes a connection pipe communicating with a plurality of exhaust ports of the cylinder head and an exhaust hole connected to the connection pipe and performing a function of an exhaust manifold, wherein the connection pipe has an EGR line integrally formed and connected thereto and each of the exhaust ports is formed with the same shape or a symmetrical shape, and the present invention can reduce the weight of the cylinder head and the manufacturing cost and improve the EGR rate and T/C efficiency. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130086888 | EXHAUST GAS PROCESSING DEVICE - An exhaust gas treatment method having a particulate matter (PM) sensor on which a part of PM exhausted from a diesel particulate filter (DPF) may be attached and that generates a signal, may include determining a sensor trap PM model amount that may be trapped on the PM sensor in a condition that the diesel particulate filter may be operated normal according to an engine driving condition and a variation thereof, determining a sensor trap PM real amount that may be attached on the PM sensor by using the signal that may be generated from the PM sensor, and determining a condition of the diesel particulate filter by comparing the sensor trap PM model amount and the sensor trap PM real amount. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130086426 | EXCEPTION HANDLING TEST DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an exception handling test apparatus and method. The exception handling test apparatus includes a generation module configured to generate a modified device driver based on a defect model and information obtained from the device manager, a hooking module configured to hook the device driver using the modified device driver, a scanning module configured to collect test information returned from the hooked modified device driver to the application while the application operates, and an analysis module configured to analyze the collected test information. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130086425 | SYSTEM TEST APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a system test apparatus. The system test apparatus includes an insertion module configured to insert a test agent into a process control block, a hooking module configured to hook a test target to a test code using the test agent when an event related to the test target occurs, a scanning module configured to collect pieces of test information about a process in which the event related to the test target has occurred when the test target is hooked, and a logging module configured to store the pieces of test information collected by the scanning module. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085640 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARYING PARKING AREA - Technology for a parking assist system and method for varying a parking area is provided. The parking assist system includes an occupant's build sensing unit configured to sense an occupant's build in a vehicle when parking the vehicle; a control unit configured to set a distance after parking the vehicle between the vehicle and a wall surface of a parking lot according to the occupant's build and to calculate a parking trace; and an automatic steering unit controlled by the control unit and configured to automatically control steering of the vehicle according to the calculated parking trace. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UPHILL DRIVING OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Disclosed is a system and method that control an electric vehicle to engage a brake and to output torque of a motor after completely stopping an electric vehicle on a slope by the brake and controlling the torque of the motor to be 0 when the torque of the motor is a positive value and the velocity of the motor is a negative value when the electric vehicle is rolling backwards down a hill during uphill driving, such that safety and reliability of the electric vehicle can be improved when the electric vehicle is driving uphill on a slope. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085037 | CLUTCH WATER PUMP, CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A clutch water pump may include a pulley, a brake pad attached on an interior surface of the clutch compartment of the pulley, a clutch disk disposed corresponding to the brake pad in the clutch compartment, a hub rotatably mounted into the penetrating hole and coupled to the clutch disk through a plurality of spring pins, the plurality of spring pins connecting slidably the clutch disk to the hub, a magnetic actuator fixed to the hub and disposed to the clutch disk to selectively move the clutch disk toward or away from the brake pad, and a main shaft, one end of which is fixed to the center of the hub and the other end of which is fixed to an impeller. Furthermore, a method of controlling the clutch water pump according to the engine rotation speed, the coolant temperature, and a condition of the coolant temperature sensor is provided. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130084487 | BATTERY PACKAGE FILLED WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL AND BATTERY USING THE SAME - A battery and battery package is disclosed which improves a battery's heat dissipation capability by using an aluminum material and a phase change material capable of maintaining a suitable temperature through phase change according to a temperature in order to prevent a battery from being deteriorated in terms of performance. More specifically, battery package has a top case and a bottom case as a battery cell case for housing a battery cell. The top and bottom cases are adhered to each other, and either or both the top and bottom cases includes: a top sheet plate repeatedly undulated at predetermined intervals to form a plurality of unidirectionally extended convex parts to be filled with a phase change material; a bottom sheet plate formed in a flat shape and adhered to the top sheet plate; and a phase change material filled in between the convex parts and the bottom sheet plate. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130083543 | DOUBLE REFLECTING STRUCTURE - A double reflecting structure may include a first reflecting portion reflecting light that may be emitted from a light source, and a second reflecting portion formed on one side of the first reflecting portion to reflect again the light that may be reflected by the first reflecting portion. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130082482 | SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING PORTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A shock absorber mounting portion structure of a vehicle may include a quarter panel, a wheel housing inner panel coupled to the top of the quarter panel to form a wheel house, an inner support member coupled to an upper surface of the wheel housing inner panel and a portion of the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the wheel housing inner panel and the quarter panel, wherein the portion of the quarter panel may be disposed above the top of the quarter panel, an outer support member coupled to the quarter panel to form a closed space together with the quarter panel to correspond to the inner support member around the quarter panel, and a mounting bracket of which the top may be coupled to the wheel housing inner panel through a horizontal bonding surface so as to support the top of a shock absorber. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081889 | TWIN ENGINE FOR IMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY AND METHOD OF OPERATING ENGINE USING THE SAME - A twin engine improves fuel efficiency in a low-load section and generates sufficient output in a high-load section by selecting a specific bank or operating all of the banks in accordance with necessity of required load. The twin engine may include a plurality of engine banks that independently operates in a unit of a cylinder block equipped with a plurality of cylinders, transmissions that are provided at the same number of engine banks and disposed between output ends of engine banks, a power controller that selectively collects the power output from the output ends of transmissions and transmits the power to driving wheels, and a driving controller that controls the operations of the engine banks and the power controller, such that the engine banks are selectively or simultaneously operated in accordance with traveling conditions. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081785 | ACTIVE AIR FLAP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An active air flap apparatus for a vehicle is configured to include an air flap | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081721 | EXHAUST-DOWNPIPE FOR VEHICLE - An exhaust-downpipe of a vehicle may include a base portion connected to a top of a catalyst converter having a vertical cylinder, an inlet circularly opened in a horizontal direction, an introduction round portion extending straight along the horizontal direction from the inlet and then and curvedly bent downward toward the base portion, and branch line portions connected to both outsides above the base portion with both ways branching and drawing a circular arc from the introduction round portion. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081597 | STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTING SURGE OF 2-CYLINDER ENGINE - A structure for preventing surge of a 2-cylinder engine may include a first line communicating a crank room of the engine with a cylinder head cover, a first valve which may be disposed on the first line and allows a fluid within the crank room to flow into the cylinder head cover, a second line communicating the crank room of the engine with an intake manifold and a second valve which may be disposed on the second line and allows a fluid within the intake manifold into the crank room. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081586 | Variable Valve System - A variable valve system, may include a variable valve apparatus that controls opening/closing timing of an exhaust valve and an intake valve of an engine, and an oil supply device that supplies the variable valve apparatus with a pressured oil, wherein the exhaust valve and the intake valve may be opened/closed by rotation of a camshaft, and the oil supply device engaged with the camshaft may be operated by the rotation of the camshaft. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081488 | POP-UP DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A pop-up device for a vehicle is provided, which includes a case, a pop-up structure inserted into an upper portion of the case, and a driving structure provided inside the case to make the pop-up structure ascend out of the case or descend into the case. More specifically, the driving structure includes a motor, a screw shaft provided in upward and downward directions in the case and has a spiral groove formed along an outer periphery thereof to be rotated through driving of the motor, and a plate on which the pop-up structure is mounted. The plate is movably coupled to the spiral groove formed on the screw shaft in the upward and downward directions to make the pop-up structure ascend or descend when the screw shaft is rotated. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081456 | CAM TARGET WHEEL FOR VEHICLE - A cam target wheel for a vehicle may include a camshaft; and a lobe, formed on an outer circumferential surface of the camshaft, for recognizing a ridge and valley of a cam vibration waveform. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130080018 | TECHNIQUE FOR PROVIDING MEASURED AERODYNAMIC FORCE INFORMATION TO IMPROVE MILEAGE AND DRIVING STABILITY FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a technique for providing aerodynamic force information to improve gas mileage and driving stability of a vehicle. In particular, a plurality of pressure sensors are provided in a vehicle body and are configured to sense the pressure of air received from each of several points of the vehicle when the vehicle is driven. A first unit then calculates an air resistance value by measuring aerodynamic force data which the vehicle receives from air based on a pressure value of air sensed by the pressure sensor and driving information depending on the driving of the vehicle, and a method thereof. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130079950 | VEHICLE UPGRADE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle update system for updating a vehicle's ROM data is provided. More specifically, a telematics unit is configured to receive new ROM data transmitted from a telematics server. An electronic control unit (ECU) is configured first check to determine whether certain update conditions are satisfied and when they are satisfied, update the old ROM data to the new ROM data using at least one of a main battery and an auxiliary battery. More specifically, the update conditions are that the charged state and the voltage level for at least one of the main battery and the auxiliary battery is greater than a certain level, the vehicle is stopped or parked, and the controller area network (CAN) communication state of the vehicle is normal. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130079441 | STARCH/RUBBER LATEX COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME USING COUPLING REAGENT - Disclosed is a rubber composition obtained by chemically blending rubber with a filler, particularly in which Latex rubber is directly blended with a starch solution obtained by gelatinizing starch in water. Herein, as a coupling agent between Latex rubber and starch, resorcinol-formaldehyde is used. By this, a vulcanized rubber compound is prepared. When resorcinol-formaldehyde is used as a coupling agent during the blending of the Latex rubber with the gelatinized starch solution, it is possible to solve the problem of tensile strength lowering caused by low affinity with rubber. Furthermore, it is possible to inhibit starch loss caused by high water-solubility, during the blending of starch in a liquid state. Also, the physical property of the vulcanized rubber compound can be varied according to the amount of the added coupling agent. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130078521 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A CATHODE FOR A SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed are compositions and methods for producing a cathode for a secondary battery, where a fluorophosphate of the formula Li | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130078496 | HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY PACK APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a high voltage battery pack apparatus for a vehicle which includes a cooling device having first and second battery packs which are installed in a center console of the vehicle. The first and second battery packs may be uniformly cooled through a distribution duct to improve cooling performance which minimizes the number of cooling fans that are used. Since the number of cooling fans is minimized and a discharging duct is not used, weight reduction and cost savings can be achieved. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130078168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE SOLIDIFICATION - Disclosed is a method for solidifying carbon dioxide into carbonate, in which carbon dioxide is stably converted into and solidified into carbonate (mineral facies) by using steel slag or natural mineral by extracting an alkali component by supplying an ammonium salt solvent as an extraction solvent to raw slag and injecting carbon dioxide into an extract solution supplied to a carbonation reactor to produce carbonate precipitate from the extract solution through the induction of a conversion reaction of the carbon dioxide into the carbonate precipitate. Then after the above two step are performed at least one an acetic acid solvent is supplied as an extraction solvent to the raw slag so as to finally extract an alkali component; and carbon dioxide is injected into an extract solution to produce carbonate precipitate from the extract solution through the induction of a conversion reaction of the carbon dioxide into the carbonate precipitate. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076313 | BATTERY CHARGING CONTROL TECHNIQUE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a battery charging technique which prevents a battery from being deteriorated by controlling charging of the battery to a current rate appropriate for the current temperature environment in which the battery is currently charging at the time of charging the battery mounted in the vehicle to improve durability of the battery while at the same time allowing the battery to charge as rapidly as possible to improve the convenience of the vehicle. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075977 | PISTON RING FOR ENGINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a piston ring for an engine and a method of manufacturing the piston ring. The piston ring includes at least a Cr (Chromium) coating layer coated on a surface of a base material, and a Si-DLC (Silicon doped Diamond Like Carbon) coating layer coated on an outermost layer above the Cr layer and the base material. More specifically, the Si-DLC layer includes about 3 to 10 wt. % of Si. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075242 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING OVERCHARGE OF A BATTERY - Disclosed is an apparatus for preventing overcharging of a battery. More specifically, a cell module in which cells are configured to be stacked and a plurality of cells are connected through electrode terminals and a fixing rod disposed between the cells is provided. A pressure plate, which is installed on the fixing rod to provide the appropriate reactive force, and an elastic member disposed on the side of the second end of the pressure plate is installed to provide elastic force to the pressure plate. The pressure plate is see-sawingly-rotated when the cell is expanded over a predetermined pressure accordingly to cut-off the power to the battery when the pressure within the battery exceeds the predetermined threshold. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075220 | CLUTCH WATER PUMP, CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A clutch water pump may include a pulley, a brake pad attached on an interior surface of the clutch compartment of the pulley, a clutch disk disposed corresponding to the brake pad in the clutch compartment, a hub rotatably mounted into the penetrating hole and coupled to the clutch disk through a plurality of spring pins, the plurality of spring pins connecting slidably the clutch disk to the hub, a magnetic actuator fixed to the hub and disposed to the clutch disk to selectively move the clutch disk toward or away from the brake pad, and a main shaft, one end of which is fixed to the center of the hub and the other end of which is fixed to an impeller. Furthermore, a method of controlling the clutch water pump according to the engine rotation speed, the coolant temperature, and a condition of the coolant temperature sensor is provided. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075217 | HYDRAULIC CLUTCH - A hydraulic pressure clutch includes a first connecting hub including first, second, and third oil holes, a transmission case having first, second, and third oil supply portions, an inner sleeve having first, second, and third oil passages, a boss having fourth, fifth, and sixth oil passages, an outer sleeve having seventh and eighth oil passages, a clutch drum, a second connecting hub, a first piston forming a first piston chamber, a plurality of first clutch plates, a plurality of first friction disks disposed alternately with the first clutch plates, a first balance wall forming a first balance chamber, a second piston forming a second piston chamber, a plurality of second clutch plates, a plurality of second friction disks disposed alternately with the second clutch plates, and a second balance wall forming a second balance chamber, wherein the first and second balance chambers are supplied simultaneously through one oil line. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075216 | HYDRAULIC CLUTCH - A hydraulic pressure clutch includes a first connecting hub on an input shaft, an inner sleeve, a boss, an outer sleeve, a clutch drum, a second connecting hub, a first piston forming a first piston chamber together with the second connecting hub, first clutch plates disposed on an outer protrusion and selectively pushed by the first piston along an axial direction, first friction disks disposed alternately with the first clutch plates, a first balance wall forming a first balance chamber, a second piston forming a second piston chamber, second clutch plates selectively pushed by the second piston along an axial direction, second friction disks disposed alternately with the second clutch plates, and a second balance wall forming a second balance chamber, wherein the first piston penetrates through the outer protrusion for pushing the first clutch plates. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075208 | UNI-BODY TYPE HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL BRAKE DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a uni-body type heterogeneous material brake disk. In particular, the brake disk includes a friction part configured to be selectively in contact with a pad; and a hub joined with a bearing. More specifically, the friction part and the hub are made of heterogeneous materials through a uni-body type mold. To accomplish this, a connector connecting the friction part and the hub which are vertically spaced apart from each other is laterally spaced apart from the hub, and a bottom of the connector is connected with the hub. In doing so, an elevated platform is formed to prevent a casting from running over between the connector and the hub and an interface made of heterogeneous materials is formed in the connector. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075116 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING FIRE IN BATTERY PACK USED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Disclosed is a device for preventing fire in a battery pack used a battery powered vehicle. In particular, a battery pack housing is installed and configured to cover the battery pack, and includes an inlet and an outlet to circulate air therein. A fire sensor is provided in the battery pack housing and detects/senses gas when a fire occurs in the battery pack. In response, a damper installed in each of the inlet and the outlet, is configured to selectively open or close the inlet and the outlet based upon signals from a controller that is configured to send opening signals or a closing signals to the damper depending on whether the fire sensor detects gas or not. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130074965 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING WATER FROM FLOWING INTO HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRONIC PARTS - Disclosed is an apparatus for preventing water from flowing into high voltage electronic parts. More specifically, a grill and a diaphragm which is provided on a lower portion of the grill and formed so that water flows downward along an upper surface of the diaphragm when water flows through the grill. A duct which is provided on a lower portion of the diaphragm to allow airflow and formed so that a waterspout unit is formed by bending the outside thereof outward to receive water from the upper portion, prevents water from entering the unit containing the electronic parts by discharging the waster outside of the duct through the waterspout unit. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130074650 | SINGLE MOTOR STRUCTURE FOR OPERATION OF PANORAMA SUNROOF GLASS AND ROLL BLIND AT THE SAME TIME - A single motor structure for operation of a panorama sunroof glass and a roll blind may include a motor supplying a motive power to the panorama sunroof glass and the roll blind, a rotating shaft rotatably connected to a side of the motor, a first actuating gear and a second actuating gear, which may be spaced symmetrically from the rotating shaft with a predetermined distance, a first actuating member combined with the first actuating gear so as to rotate with the first actuating gear to control open-shut of the panorama sunroof glass, a second actuating member combined with the second actuating gear so as to rotate with the second actuating gear so as to control open-shut of the roll blind, and a first actuating relay member and a second actuating relay member, which may be combined with each of the first actuating member and the second actuating member respectively. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130074642 | DAMPING SYSTEM FOR SHIFT CABLE - A damping system for a shift cable is disclosed, in which vibrations and noises that are generated by a transmission and transmitted into the interior of a vehicle through a shift cable are considerably reduced across a damper, that is positioned in a bottleneck section of a socket housing and contacts with bottleneck section, such that it is possible to effectively exclude vibrations and noises transmitted into the interior of a vehicle. Further, the present invention is advantageous in terms of the cost and weight, because a rubber damper is used instead of a mass damper, and it is possible to reduce vibrations and noises without increasing force for operating a shift lever and maximally prevent the function of reducing vibrations and noises from being deteriorated by frictional wear. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130074627 | WORM WHEEL GEAR FOR BLDC MOTOR - A worm wheel gear for a BLDC motor transmits the operation of a shift gear of an armature unit in a BLDC motor. The worm wheel gear may include a worm wheel-threaded portion formed on the outer circumferential surface with one side of a thread groove recessed and open and the other side of the thread groove closed, a worm wheel central shaft formed at the center portion, and internal support members protruding from the worm wheel central shaft and connected to the inner circumferential surface of the worm wheel-threaded portion to support the worm wheel-threaded portion. Therefore, it is possible to improve efficiency of transmitting operation and reduce operational noise by increasing the contact surface between the worm wheel-threaded portion and the shift gear. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130074479 | UREA HEATING SYSTEM AND HEATING METHOD THEREOF - A urea solution heating device prevents freezing of a urea solution by using exhaust gas of an engine. More particularly, a urea solution heating device may use a pressure difference between an exhaust gas pipe and a muffler to bypass the exhaust gas to exchange heat between the exhaust gas and the urea solution. The urea solution heating device may include an exhaust gas pipe, a muffler, a first bypass pipe diverged from the exhaust gas pipe, a urea solution tank to which the bypassed exhaust gas is supplied, a second bypass pipe connected to the muffler, and a heat exchanger, wherein the exhaust gas sequentially flows through the first bypass line, the heat exchanger, and the second bypass line by a pressure difference between the exhaust gas pipe and the muffler. An urea solution heating method is also described. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130073168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COASTING OF HYBRID VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A technique for controlling coasting of a hybrid vehicle equipped with an Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) is disclosed herein. First, the amount of regenerative braking is varied based on the degree of manipulation of an accelerator pedal within the predetermined control range of a total degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal from when the accelerator pedal is not being manipulated. The amount of regenerative braking decreases as the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal increases. The control range is used to perform control in such a way as to vary the amount of regenerative braking according to the amount of manipulation of the accelerator pedal. Further, the control range is set to within a range of initial 5 to 20% of the total degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073162 | SENSING VEHICLE WHEEL SPEED USING IN-WHEEL MOTOR - The present invention provides a device and method for sensing a wheel speed using an in-wheel motor for a vehicle, in which a wheel speed sensor is replaced with a resolver of an in-wheel motor for driving a vehicle such as an environmentally friendly vehicle. To this end, the present invention provides a device for sensing a wheel speed using an in-wheel motor for a vehicle, the device including: a resolver of a drive motor connected to an axle and mounted in a wheel; an inverter for receiving motor speed information sensed by the resolver and converting the motor speed information into wheel speed information; and a control unit for receiving the wheel speed information from the inverter and controlling an operating component based on the wheel speed information, and a method for the same. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073121 | REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a remote start system for a vehicle which activates a timer configured after a vehicle is remote started when a door of the vehicle is opened. After activating the timer, a fob (e.g., a keyless remote) is searched and certified once a driver's door is closed, a brake is operated, or a predetermined time has elapsed without any operation of the vehicle. Once the fob is certified, the vehicle is converted from a remote start mode to a normal mode. If, however, the fob is not certified the remote start is terminated. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072379 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CATALYST COATING SOLUTION AND CATALYST BODY USING THE SAME - A method of preparing a catalyst coating solution may realize high purification performance by preventing the active surface of a catalyst from being reduced, and may greatly improve the durability of a catalyst by preventing soot from directly coming into contact with a catalyst layer containing a precious metal so that the catalyst layer can continuously exhibit proper purification performance. A method of manufacturing a catalyst body using the catalyst coating solution, and a catalyst body manufactured by the method are also described. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072343 | TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - A transmission for a vehicle employs parts as few as possible to provide forward 11-speed and reverse 3-speed gear ratios along with relatively simple configuration, thereby allowing the operational state of an engine connected thereto to achieve an optimal state. Thus, the transmission makes it possible to improve fuel efficiency and to secure smooth driving performance of the vehicle. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072342 | TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - A transmission for a vehicle employs four planetary gear trains to realizing at least forward 10-speed and reverse 3-speed gear ratios, thereby reducing the number of rotations of a second sun gear of a second planetary gear train so as to increase the efficiency of power transmission and to improve the longevity of related components of the second planetary gear train, such as a pinion gear, a pinion shaft, and a needle roller bearing. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072337 | HYBRID POWER TRAIN FOR VEHICLES - A hybrid power train for vehicles uses a double clutch transmission (DCT) to further improve the fuel efficiency of a vehicle, obtain a sporty transmission, and prevent the entire length thereof from being excessively lengthened, thereby sufficiently securing the ability of being mounted in a vehicle. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130071718 | HEAT DISSIPATION PLATE FOR BATTERY CELL AND BATTERY MODULE HAVING THE SAME - Disposed is a heat dissipation plate, which is an interface plate interposed between a plurality of battery cells, can respond to changes in volume of the battery cells, and can effectively dissipate heat accumulated in the battery cells, and a battery module having the same. To this end, the heat dissipation plate includes a porous metal foam plate formed by foaming and having a plate shape. A sheet plate is stacked on both sides of the metal foam plate. When the battery cells expand, the metal foam plate is compressed by the expansion of the battery cells, thereby responding to changes in volume of the battery cells and improving heat dissipation performance by air cooling due to increased specific surface area. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130071268 | PUMP STRUCTURE FOR UREA SCR SYSTEM - A pump unit for a urea-SCR system may use a fuel pump of a vehicle engine and may have a case portion surrounding a motor portion and a pump portion. The motor portion may include a barrier wall surrounding a rotator so as to separate the rotator from a stator of the motor portion, and the pump portion includes a shield in which a suction hole and a supply hole for fluid are formed and that is disposed between the pump portion and the motor portion so as to prevent fluid from leaking into the motor portion, so the motor is protected from the urea solution to prevent corrosion thereof, manufacturing cost is reduced, and noise caused by the vibration is reduced. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130071263 | OIL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - An oil supply apparatus for a vehicle may include an oil pump, a first rotary member provided to the oil pump such that the oil pump may be rotatably operated by the first rotary member, a second rotary member restricted from rotating with respect to the first rotary member in a first direction, the second rotary member being allowed to rotate with respect to the first rotary member in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third rotary member allowed to rotate in the first direction with respect to the first rotary member, the third rotary member being restricted from rotating with respect to the first rotary member in the second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the second rotary member and the third rotary member may be respectively connected to power sources providing drive forces in directions opposite to each other. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130070470 | DEW CONDENSATION PREVENTING DEVICE OF HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A dew condensation preventing device of a head lamp for a vehicle may include a housing forming a head lamp for the vehicle and having a lens mounted on a front end portion thereof, and a Phase Change Material (PCM) unit, mounted on the housing, for preventing dew from condensing on the lens when an internal temperature of the head lamp is lowered, thereby improving the merchantable quality and the safety when the vehicle is driving. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130069402 | POSTURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR DRIVER - A posture control apparatus is provided. More specifically, a memory stores positional information of a seat corresponding to a sex, a stature, a sitting stature and a body type of a driver. An information collector receives the sex, the stature, the sitting stature and a weight of the driver and a sitting stature section determinator determines a sitting stature section of the driver based on the received stature and sitting stature of the driver. A Body Mass Index section determinator determines a body type section of the driver based on the received sex, stature, and weight of the driver. A controller then determines a position of the seat corresponding to the sex, the stature, the sitting stature section and the body type section of the driver based on the positional information of the seat stored in the memory. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130069348 | CENTER CURTAIN AIR BAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A center curtain air bag apparatus for a vehicle efficiently protects a rear seat passenger with an air bag cushion that is deployed during a car collision accident. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130069269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BONDED MAGNET USING RARE EARTH POWDER - Disclosed is a system and method for manufacturing a bonded magnet using a rare earth powder. In particular, a residual rare earth magnet scrap is pulverized to manufacture a regenerated powder using an HDDR process (hydrogenation, disproportionation, desorption, and recombination). Then a raw material of a neodymium magnet (Nd—Fe—B) is melted down to manufacture an alloy powder using a quenching process. Subsequently the regenerated powder, the alloy powder, and a binder are mixed together to manufacture a resulting mixture which is then mixed with a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin to manufacture the bonded magnet using a compression process or an injection process. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130069012 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A CATHODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed are compositions and methods for producing a cathode for a secondary battery, where lithium manganese fluorophosphate such as Li | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068986 | ENGINE VALVE SEAT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an engine valve seat, including: iron (Fe) as a main component; about 0.6˜1.2 wt % of carbon (C); about 1.0˜3.0 wt % of nickel (Ni); about 8.0˜11.0 wt % of cobalt (Co); about 3.0˜6.0 wt % of chromium (Cr); about 4.0˜7.0 wt % of molybdenum (Mo); about 0.5˜2.5 wt % of tungsten (W); about 1.0˜3.0 wt % of manganese (Mn); about 0.2˜1.0 wt % of calcium (Ca); and other inevitable impurities. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068582 | SYNCHRONIZER SLEEVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a synchronizer sleeve and a manufacturing method thereof. The synchronizer sleeve is formed by powder metallurgy using a powder mixture having iron as a main ingredient, 0.2 to 0.3 wt % of carbon, 0.5 to 4.0 wt % of nickel, 0.2 to 2.0 wt % of molybdenum and other indispensable impurities. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068552 | STRUCTURE OF ENGINE MOUNTING FOR SUPPORTING PITCH AXLE - A structure of engine mounting for supporting a pitch axle in a vehicle may include a front roll mount and a rear roll mount arranged on the pitch axle passing through a powertrain's center of gravity; wherein the weight of an engine is shared by the front roll mount and the rear roll mount. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068543 | WIDTH VARIABLE STRUCTURE OF MOVING AND TRANSPORT MEANS USING MECANUM WHEELS - A width variable structure of a moving and transport means using mecanum wheels is provided, which includes a plurality of mecanum wheels, a plurality of links connecting the mecanum wheels, and motors mounted on the mecanum wheels to transfer driving forces to the links, respectively. Since the width of the moving and transport means in the horizontal and vertical directions can be adjusted using the driving forces of the mecanum wheels, components such as actuators are omitted from the present invention in the overall assembly. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068432 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR VEHICLE - A heat exchanger for a vehicle is disclosed. The heat exchanger may include: a heat radiating portion provided with first and second connecting lines formed alternately by stacking a plurality of plates, and receiving first and second operating fluids respectively into the first and second connecting lines, the first and second operating fluids heat-exchanging with each other during passing through the first and second connecting lines; and a bifurcating portion connecting an inflow hole for flowing one operating fluid of the first and second operating fluids with an exhaust hole for exhausting the one operating fluid, adapted for the one operating fluid to bypass the heat radiating portion according to a temperature of the one operating fluid, and mounted at an exterior of the heat radiating portion. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068371 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY ULTRASONIC VIBRATION BONDING - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly by ultrasonic vibration bonding, which prevents damage to the membrane-electrode assembly by an ultrasonic vibration horn. That is, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly in such a manner that a sub-gasket is bonded to both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane using ultrasonic vibration and, subsequently, an electrode is coated and dried on both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane which exposed through an opening of the sub-gasket, thereby preventing the membrane-electrode assembly from being damaged. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068349 | HIGH-STRENGTH TRANSMISSION GEAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a high-strength transmission gear, manufactured by gas-nitriding a nitriding steel having a composition including iron (Fe) as a main component, 0.25˜0.40 wt % of carbon (C), 0.50˜1.0 wt % of manganese (Mn), 2.0˜3.0 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.3˜1.0 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), 0.2˜0.7 wt % of copper (Cu), 0.03˜0.1 wt % of niobium (Nb), 0.03˜0.1 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.05˜0.15 wt % of vanadium (V), 0.001˜0.005 wt % of boron (B) and other inevitable impurities. More specifically, while gas-nitriding of the nitriding steel, the temperature is increased in steps, and the ratio of nitrogen gas in the nitriding steel is decreased in steps. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068192 | FUEL EXHAUST PREVENTION STRUCTURE OF ENGINE - A fuel exhaust prevention structure of an engine may include a fuel pipe mounted on the engine and provided outside the engine, and a connector having one end that may be inserted onto an end of the fuel pipe and the other end that may be provided with a shutoff valve to be selectively opened and closed. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068067 | REAR-COVER FOR A TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR COATING THEREOF - Disclosed is a rear-cover for a transmission made of an aluminum alloy which includes a sealing contact part in contact with a sealing of a retainer that is partially subjected to an anodizing coating process to form an aluminum oxide film thereon and is directly in contact with the sealing of the retainer, and a method for preparing the transmission rear-cover. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130067989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POLLUTION BY POISONOUS MATERIAL FOR AIR EXHAUSTER OF VEHICLE - A system for detecting pollution by a poisonous material for an air exhauster of a vehicle may include a temperature sensor provided to the flow line of an exhaust gas and having a catalyst material that causes an exothermic reaction with a pollution material in the exhaust gas, and a controller which stores a standard temperature value of the temperature sensor and operates in such a manner that the exhaust gas may be heated under control of an engine control unit when the temperature value drops by a predetermined amount from the standard temperature value, and that the catalyst material may be determined to have deteriorated when a measured temperature value after heating may be less than the standard temperature value, so that the standard temperature value may be replaced with the measured temperature value, and to a detection method using the same. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130067888 | PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE POST INJECTION IN LP EGR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A purification system for variable post injection in LP EGR, the system includes a turbo charger disposed downstream of a diesel engine, a DPF (catalyzed particulate filter) disposed downstream of the turbo charger, a NOx reduction apparatus disposed upstream or downstream of the DPF, a bypass line diverged from the DPF for mixing exhaust gas and air inflowing the turbo charger, a exhaust gas control portion disposed downstream of the DPF for controlling flowing of the exhaust gas and a lean/rich controlling portion for controlling lean/rich of the exhaust gas. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130066881 | INDEXING SYSTEM OF SPATIAL INFORMATION FOR COMBINED SOI OBJECT AND CONTENT - One aspect of the invention provides an indexing system of space of interest (SOI) defining at least a two-dimensional object. The system includes: a location data extractor configured calculate an index point for the space of interest; a map tile number converter configured to map the index point to a tile that lies within a plurality of tiles; and an indexer configured to index the space of interest based on the determined tile. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130066015 | POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION FOR AUTOMOBILE PARTS - Disclosed is a polylactic acid composition with improved heat-resistance and improved impact-resistance. Specifically, in the disclosed polylactic acid composition, both impact strength and heat-resistance are improved by mixing 30 to 80 wt % of polyketone and 10 to 40 wt % of modified rubber. The disclosed polylactic acid composition does not only exhibit excellent in heat resistance, chemical resistance, fuel permeation resistance, abrasion resistance, etc., but also has improved impact-resistance and improved heat resistance. Thus, it is possible to employ polylactic acid as a bioplastic in interior/exterior parts of a vehicle. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065991 | VIBRATION-PROOF RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR AUTOMOBILE - Disclosed is a vibration-proof rubber composition having improved physical properties such as dynamic ratio, loss factor, etc. without sacrificing, for example, long-term durability. More particularly, the vibration-proof rubber composition, which contains a natural rubber as well as a styrene-butadiene rubber or a butadiene rubber as base rubber together with a filler and suitable additives, provides improved comfort, driving stability and impact shock of an automobile by improving dynamic ratio and loss factor while maintaining long-term durability. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065802 | TRANSMISSION OIL COMPOSITION FOR PUSH BELT CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - Disclosed is a transmission oil composition for use in a push belt continuously variable transmission (CVT). The push belt CVT oil composition includes a hydrogenated base oil or a synthetic base oil admixed with a viscosity control agent, a dispersing agent, a friction control agent and other additives at specific ratios and provides improved friction characteristics, durability, thermal stability, oxidation stability and transmission performance. It can be used at various temperature ranges and can provide improved transmission efficiency (fuel efficiency). | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065469 | LARGE TOW CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE WITH IMPROVED FLEXURAL PROPERTY AND SURFACE PROPERTY - Disclosed is a carbon fiber composite comprising 30 to 80 wt % of a carbon fiber textile wherein a carbon fiber tow size is 24K to 100K; 0.1 to 20 wt % of a carbon non-woven fabric whose weight per unit area is 10˜500 g/m | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065157 | END PLATE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING SANDWICH INSERT - The present disclosure provides an end plate for a fuel cell including a sandwich insert, in which a metal insert has a sandwich insert structure including a plurality of stacked plates, thereby securing strength and achieving a lightweight structure. The sandwich insert is manufactured by staking two or more plates, each having a specific shape, followed by injection molding the sandwich insert with a plastic injection molded body, thereby securing strength and also achieving a lightweight structure, contrary to a conventional integral metal insert. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065156 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL - A separator for a fuel cell includes a flow field plate and a main body plate. The flow field plate has a porous plate structure and is bonded to an outer surface of a gas diffusion layer to form a reaction gas flow field. The main body plate is bonded to an outer surface of the flow field plate to seal the reaction gas flow field. The flow field plate has protrusions that protrude from both surfaces of the flow field plate in a repetitive pattern, forming an uneven structure. The flow filed plate has a land portion bonded to the gas diffusion layer at a sharp tip of a protrusion thereof protruding from one surface of the flow field plate and a bonding portion bonded to the main body plate at an opposite sharp tip of a protrusion thereof protruding from the other surface of the flow field plate. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065154 | HYDROCARBON COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a hydrocarbon composite electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, which is formed of an inexpensive hydrocarbon electrolyte membrane to ensure mechanical and thermochemical stability. The present invention provides a hydrocarbon composite electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, the hydrocarbon composite electrolyte membrane including at least one composite electrolyte membrane layer having a structure in which graphene nanostructures are impregnated into a hydrocarbon electrolyte membrane. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065148 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE - Disclosed is a cooling system for a fuel cell vehicle which employs a single integrated radiator disposed on a front side of the vehicle and configured to cool cooling fluid by exchanging heat using exterior air to integrally manage a fuel cell stack and an electrical power apparatus. More specifically, the integrated radiator is divided into a first high temperature region and a second low temperature region according to a flow requirements so that the fuel cell stack is cooled with cooling fluid flowing through the high temperature region and the electrical power apparatus is cooled with cooling fluid flowing through the low temperature region. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065140 | MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a membrane humidifier for a fuel cell, which uniformly humidifies entire hollow fiber membranes from an outer side to a central portion of an interior of the membrane humidifier to improve the distribution of wet air and dry air, thereby improving a humidification performance. The membrane humidifier for the fuel cell includes a hollow upper case including first wet air inlet apertures and first wet air outlet apertures and a membrane module assembly including a plurality of unit membrane modules received lengthwise within the upper case along the flow direction of dry air. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130064752 | METHOD FOR FIXING CARBON DIOXIDE - The present invention provides a method for carbon dioxide fixation, which comprises extracting an alkali metal component from a raw slag in a first reactor by using an ammonium salt solvent to produce a solution containing the extracted alkali metal component and then reacting the solution with carbon dioxide in a second reactor to produce a carbonate precipitate. With this method, an alkali metal component can be extracted and a carbonate precipitate can be obtained in a simpler and cost-effective manner, among others. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130064741 | SYSTEM FOR FIXING CARBON DIOXIDE - The present invention relates to a system fixing carbon dioxide. The system comprises a first reactor for extracting alkali metal components from a slag and a second reactor for carbonating the extracted alkali metal component with carbon dioxide. With this system, carbon dioxide can be fixed in a simpler and cost-effective manner. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130063594 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SURROUNDING INFORMATION OF VEHICLE - Technology for system and method of providing surrounding information of a vehicle which accurately calculates positions of obstacles around the vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of image acquisition units installed in the vehicle at a preset interval, an image acquisition unit selector which selects at least two image acquisition units of the plurality of image acquisition units and receives image data from the selected acquisition unit selector, and a control unit which recognizes an obstacle from the image data received from the image acquisition units, calculates a position of the obstacle, and controls the image acquisition unit selector to select the at least two image acquisition units of the plurality of image acquisition units according to information for vehicle speed of the vehicle. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062870 | AIRBAG CUSHION FOR VEHICLES - An airbag cushion for vehicles includes a cushion body, vent holes, tubes and a tether. The vent holes are formed in the cushion body at opposite positions. The tubes are connected to the respective vent holes. The tubes are deployed out of the vent holes by deployment of the cushion body so that gas is discharged out of the cushion body through the tubes. The tether connects the tubes to each other and is severed when pressure in the cushion body reaches a predetermined degree. At the point of time at which the weight of the occupant is applied to the airbag cushion, the pressure in the airbag cushion is released, thus reducing the risk of the deployment of the airbag cushion injuring the occupant. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062850 | CTBA WITH IMPROVED COMPLIANCE CHARACTERISTICS - A coupled torsion beam axle (CTBA) has improved compliance characteristics that can control a tow value of a rear wheel to be towed in during steering when the steering is performed in a simple structure. The CTBA includes trailing arms and carriers on which rear wheels are mounted via carrier brackets at both ends of a torsion beam, respectively, a center pipe penetrating in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle at the center of the torsion beam, and a steering rod of which one end is linked to the carrier and the other end is linked to the center pipe. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062849 | CTBA WITH IMPROVED COMPLIANCE CHARACTERISTICS - A CTBA with improved compliance characteristics has a simple structure and can control a tow value of a rear wheel to be towed in while steering is performed in. The CTBA may include trailing arms and carriers on which rear wheels are mounted via carrier brackets at both ends of a torsion beam, a mounting bracket fixed to the bottom of a vehicle body, and a steering rod of which one end is linked to the carrier and the other end is linked to the mounting bracket. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130061743 | STRUCTURE OF ACTIVE MOUNT - An active mount structure may include an actuator coupled to an actuator plate coupled to an orifice plate within a housing, wherein the actuator includes a plunger coupled to the actuator plate, a first rod rotatably coupled to a bottom of the plunger and rotated by a first motor unit, wherein the first rod includes a rotating shaft rotatably coupled to the plunger, one side of the rotating shaft extending to form an extending portion, and a rotation retention portion formed at the extending portion, a swash plate defining a center hole therein and having shaft protrusions, wherein the first rod may be disposed in the center hole and the rotation retention portion may be engaged to the swash plate, and a second rod engaged at the swash plate and raised or lowered by a second motor unit, wherein the shaft protrusions may be rotatably coupled to the housing. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130061573 | SYSTEM FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An exhaust gas purification device may deactivate at least one of cylinders to supply a gasoline particulate filter with sufficient air according to a driving condition of a gasoline engine, and a control method thereof and a control method thereof may include comparing a pressure difference of the gasoline particulate filter with a predetermined value, determining a cylinder that may be to be deactivated when the pressure difference may be larger than the predetermined value, regenerating the gasoline particulate filter by supplying it with air through the deactivated cylinder, determining whether the engine may be in an over-run condition during the regeneration process, and returning to a general driving condition in a case that the engine may be in the over-run condition. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130060446 | METHOD OF PREVENTING DAMAGE TO GPF IN VEHICLE ADOPTED TO CDA - A method of preventing damage to a Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF) of a vehicle adapted to Cylinder De-activation (CDA) may include monitoring GPF pressure difference that measures a pressure difference of the GPF and determines an accumulation amount of soot in the GPF in accordance with the measured pressure difference of GPF; comparing pressure difference that compares the measured pressure difference of the GPF with a predetermined reproduction pressure difference; calculating GPF temperature that calculates a temperature in the GPF in accordance with each one of CDA modes, based on the accumulation amount of soot and an average oxygen concentration of an exhaust gas for the each one of the CDA modes; and setting CDA mode that determines a number of cylinders available for an CDA operation based on the calculated temperature and a predetermined temperature established for preventing the GPF from a damage. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130060407 | CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid control system and method includes an offset candidate value determination step wherein an offset candidate value of a resolver is determined based on predetermined data; a zero current control step wherein all currents are controlled at zero; a voltage detection step wherein the voltage generated in the drive motor is detected while the currents are controlled at zero; an average value calculation step wherein the average value of the voltage is calculated using the detected voltage values; and a final offset value calculation step wherein the final offset valve is calculated using the average value and the offset candidate value. As such, a final offset value is quickly and accurately calculated. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130059368 | SYSTEM FOR CULTURING AND RECOVERING MICRO ALGAE - A system for culturing and recovering micro algae comprises a photo-bioreactor, a floatation separator, a centrifugal separator, and a micro bubble generator. The photo-bioreactor unit is configured to culture micro algae by a photochemical reaction to produce a micro algae precipitate. The precipitated micro algae is separated by the floatation separator. The separated micro algae is concentrated by the centrifugal separator. The micro bubble generator generates process water containing micro carbon dioxide bubbles and supplies the generated process water to the photo-bioreactor unit and the floatation separator. With this system, micro algae can be cultured and recovered in a simper and more cost-effective manner. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130059227 | END PLATE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING ANTI-BENDING PLATE - Disclosed is an end plate for a fuel cell including an anti-bending plate, in which an anti-bending plate is assembled with an insert having a sandwich structure and the insert is injection molded, thereby easily preventing the insert from being bent due to an injection molding pressure. In the disclosed end plate, a sandwich insert including two or more stacked plates each having a specific shape is manufactured, and an anti-bending plate is coupled to the sandwich insert and then is injection molded, thereby easily preventing the sandwich insert from being bent due to a resin pressure in the injection molding process, contrary to a conventional integral metal insert. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130059187 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING DEFORMATION OF PLASTIC BATTERY PACK CASE FOR A VEHICLE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for preventing deformation of a plastic battery pack case for a vehicle, in which the side of the battery pack case is subjected to reverse deformation to absorb the deformation occurring after compression molding and to ensure the dimensions of a mounting portion of various components including battery packs, thereby ensuring an internal space of the battery pack case. To this end, the present invention provides an apparatus for preventing deformation of a plastic battery pack case for a vehicle, the apparatus including: a base having a case insertion space; a fixing portion for fixing a battery pack case inserted into the case insertion space; and a deformation producing portion inserted into the battery pack case and preventing the case from being deformed by pressing the inside of the case to be reversely deformed in the lateral direction. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130059146 | LAMINATED SHEET FOR INTERIOR MATERIAL OF VEHICLE - The present invention provides a laminated sheet for interior materials of vehicles. The laminated sheet includes a surface layer and an inside layer combined with the surface layer and receiving an injection resin. In particular, the inside layer includes two or more types and foaming ratios of thermoplastic elastomer in a multi-layer. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130058059 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING CASE - Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave shielding case. More particularly, an electromagnetic wave shielding case for a circuit board provided with a connector includes an upper case configured to cover an upper portion of the circuit board, and a lower case configured to form an internal space when the upper case is connected therewith, wherein the circuit board is attached to an upper surface of the lower case. A shield configured to shield electromagnetic waves, is attached to the circuit board within the internal space formed by the upper case and the lower case to shield components (both inside the case and out) from electromagnetic waves. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130058011 | DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a device for distributing high-voltage power for a vehicle which supplies the main power of the vehicle to the electronic devices mounted in the vehicle. More specifically, a power distribution unit includes a plurality of first interlock connectors that connect distributed power to the electronic devices through cables, respectively. Furthermore, a switching unit including switching elements is disposed between the power distribution unit and the first interlock connectors and an interlock circuit unit that is connected with the first interlock connectors and the electronic devices and is separated before the cables are separated due to separation or breaking of the first interlock connectors. A switching control unit checks or determines which electronic devices connected with the interlock circuit unit are separated and controls the switching unit so that the distributed power is not supplied to just those effected electronic devices which have been determined to be separated. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057668 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DRIVER'S CONDITION USING INFRARED RAY SENSOR - A device for detecting driver's condition is provided. More specifically, an infrared ray (IR) sensor which includes a light-emitting unit that emits a light signal, and a light-receiving unit that receives the light signal, measures a distance to an obstacle in front of the IR sensor using a phase difference between a light signal emitted from the light-emitting unit and a light signal received by the light-receiving unit. Additionally, a camera photographs a driver's face and detects the driver's face from the photographed image. An electronic controller then determines whether a recognition error has occurred using data measured by the IR sensor and the camera, and analyzes a generated recognition error when a recognition error occurs. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057262 | Accelerator position sensor - An accelerator position sensor (APS) includes a transmitting coil generating a magnetic field, a coupler controlling the magnetic field generated from the transmitting coil, a receiving coil receiving the magnetic field generated from the transmitting coil to generate a predetermined frequency, and a signal processor calculating rotation information of the coupler using the frequency received from the receiving coil and outputting displacement values of an accelerator pedal. With the APS, a guarantee signal can be generated only through the receiving coil and precise measuring values can be achieved. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057226 | VEHICLE GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAVING FUEL - A vehicle generating system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric loads in a vehicle, an electric generator supplying power to the battery and the electric loads, a speed calculation module that calculates operation speed of a wiper in the electric loads, and an ECU including an electric generation control prevention module controlling the electric generator to perform electric generation control prevention when the operation speed calculated by the speed calculation module is compared with a predetermined reference speed and the calculated operation speed is equal to or more than the reference speed, and controlling the electric generator to remove the electric generation control prevention when the operation speed is less than the reference speed. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057026 | COWL CROSS ASSEMBLY - A cowl cross assembly includes a cowl cross bar positioned in front of a vehicle body, and a cowl cross half-panel joined to one end of the cowl cross bar. A part of the cowl cross bar made of a steel material is cut, and the cowl cross half-panel made of a plastic material is mounted to the cowl cross bar, thereby reducing the weight and the cost and reinforcing the strength to support the air conditioning equipment. In addition, the cowl cross bar can be easily joined to the cowl cross half-panel to improve the workability. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057023 | SUNRAY TRACKING SOLAR CELL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a sunray tracking solar cell apparatus for a vehicle. The apparatus includes a vehicle body panel having a top surface on which a solar cell is mounted, one or more height adjustable actuators that are installed on an undersurface of the vehicle body panel and move upward and downward, and an integrated controller that controls operation of the height adjustable actuators by integrally using signals output from various sensors mounted on the vehicle which are used by the integrated controller to determine the most efficient positioning for the solar cell. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056947 | COUPLED TORSION BEAM AXLE WITH SWING JOINT - A coupled torsion beam axle (CTBA) apparatus may include a torsion beam, a trailing arm provided at both ends of the torsion beam, and a wheel mount bracket provided at an end of the trailing arm and being adapted to mount a rear wheel thereon, wherein a front end of the wheel mount bracket in a traveling direction of a vehicle may be hinge-connected to a front portion of the trailing arm with a rubber bush interposed therebetween, and a swing joint may be further provided between a rear end of the wheel mount bracket and a rear portion of the trailing arm and pivotally connects the rear end of the wheel mount bracket to a rear end of the trailing arm. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056918 | ENGINE MOUNT FOR VEHICLE - An engine mount may include an inner core having a bolt fastening portion, to which an engine connection bolt is fastened, and a stopper molding portion integrally formed on a lower end of the bolt fastening portion, and a forward-backward stopper integrally formed on a circumferential surface of the stopper molding portion, an upper insulator formed over a lower surface of the stopper molding portion, a saddle plate integrally formed on a lower surface of the upper insulator during a vulcanization molding, a lower insulator integrally formed on a lower surface of the saddle plate during the vulcanization molding, a fixing plate integrally formed on a lower surface of the lower insulator, a housing surrounding the upper and lower insulators and the forward-backward stopper, and a mounting bracket fastening a contact area between a lower end of the housing and an upper end of the fixing plate. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056894 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CRASH PAD FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a crash pad for vehicles. In the method, a surface material is inserted into an upper mold. A base material of a liquefied resin is supplied through a loading aperture of a lower mold. A shape of a molded product of the crash pad including the surface material and the base material is maintained by combining the upper mold and the lower mold together and then cooling thereafter. The molded product is taken out from a mold after separating the upper mold from the lower mold. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056571 | SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING PASSENGER USING THE SAME - A seat belt pretensioner apparatus for a vehicle may include a motor operated in response to a control signal of a seat-belt controller, a reduction gear transmitting a rotating force of the motor, and a rotary roll rotated by a rotating force transmitted from the reduction gear, an end of a seat belt being coupled to the rotary roll. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056523 | VEHICLE FLOOR PRODUCTION SYSTEM - In one aspect, the present invention provides a vehicle floor production system, in which a carrier is moved through a loop formed by a return line provided at the top of the system and a welding line provided at the bottom, and the carrier is horizontally moved by the frictional force of a horizontal movement driving means. Preferred systems can reduce the manufacturing cost and required installation area. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056299 | MUFFLER FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a muffler for an exhaust system of a vehicle, which improves fuel efficiency through weight reduction and reduces deterioration of peripheral components. To this end, the present provides a muffler for an exhaust system of a vehicle. More specifically, the muffler includes a triple-material hollow casing, in which an outer layer formed of a plastic material and disposed on the outermost surface of the muffler, an intermediate insulating layer disposed on the inside of the outer layer and containing an aerogel material, and an inner layer formed of a stainless steel material and disposed on the inside of the intermediate insulating layer are stacked. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056056 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL INCLUDING A COLLECTOR - Disclosed is a dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a working electrode and a counter electrode configured to join the working electrode. The working electrode includes a photo electrode having a plurality of photo electrode cells coated on a transparent conductive substrate and arranged in linear rows and a collector having a plurality of collector cells coated on the transparent conductive substrate and arranged along perimeters of the photo electrode and between the photo electrode cells and a collector bottom portion integrally interconnecting the collector cells. The collector cells have a same length or the collector cells arranged along the perimeters have a different length from the collector cells arranged between the photo electrode cells to increase an active area of the photo electrode. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130055890 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILTERING COOLING DUCT OF BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An apparatus is configured for filtering a cooling duct of a battery for an electric vehicle. More specifically, a dust sensor is installed in the cooling duct through which cooling air is introduced into the battery for the vehicle and a variable filter is installed in the cooling duct to filter the cooling air and open/close the cooling duct via a driving unit. A control unit configured to control the driving unit according to a signal or sensing value from the dust sensor and a measured temperature of the battery. In particular, when dust is not detected, the cooling duct is fully opened by folding the variable filter. If, however, dust is detected an opening degree of the variable filter is adjusted to close or at least partially close the cooling duct according to the temperature of the battery. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130054167 | DEVICE FOR JUDGING IMBALANCE CURRENT OF DC-DC CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREOF - A device that determines a second side current imbalance of a DC-DC converter, wherein the second side is a center tap which includes a voltage measuring portion that measures a voltage drop of each connecting portion of the DC-DC converter, an average resistance calculating portion that calculates average resistance from the measured voltage drops, a saturation reference value calculating portion, and a saturation determination portion that compares the saturation reference value and the average resistance. By measuring the voltage drop of each contact portion after supplying a low voltage DC power to an output side, a determination can be made as to whether a product is saturated. | 02-28-2013 |
