公开(公告)号：US11273689B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16559975

申请日：2019-09-04

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation ,  NIFCO KOREA Inc. ,  Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yong Woo Lee ,  Ran Jeong Park ,  Kwan Woo Lee ,  Jong Chae Lee ,  Kee Jin Sung

IPC: B60H1/34 ,  B60H1/00

Abstract: An air vent apparatus for a vehicle includes a wing cover mounted at an outlet of an air duct to be movable in a front-rear direction by using a pop-up driving device and angularly adjustable by using a ball joint. The apparatus is configured to simultaneously perform a wind direction adjustment and a damper door function, and can pop-up and then angularly rotate the wing cover around the ball joint in a desired direction, thereby adjusting a wind direction of the air discharged to an interior of the vehicle in the desired direction.

公开(公告)号：US11260832B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16432293

申请日：2019-06-05

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation ,  NIFCO KOREA Inc. ,  DY AUTO Corporation

Inventor： Nak Kyoung Kong ,  Jong Min Park ,  Doo Hyun Kim ,  Ki Hong Lee ,  Seung Hyeok Chang ,  Heung Hwan Lim ,  Jong Wook Lee ,  Jong Hyun Jin ,  Jae Hyoung Kim

IPC: B60S1/48 ,  H05B3/58 ,  B62D25/08

Abstract: A safety device for heating hoses is provided to prevent overheating of a heating wire. The safety device includes a first hose that connects between a reservoir and a connector and a second hose that is fluidly connected to the first hose and allows windshield washer fluid to flow from the connector to a spray nozzle. A housing encloses the connector and a heating wire is disposed in at least one of the first and second hoses. A terminal is disposed inside the housing and is connected to the heating wire to apply electric power from a power supply unit to the heating wire. A circuit breaker is connected to the terminal and the heating wire and cuts off electric power applied to the heating wire based on a temperature condition.

公开(公告)号：US20220025916A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17332019

申请日：2021-05-27

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA CORPORATION ,  NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Jong Woo Shim ,  Se Min Moon ,  Kyoung Ho Lee ,  Kwang Ok Jeon ,  Sun Joo Kim

IPC: F16B5/06 ,  B60R13/02 ,  F16B21/02

Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a head unit, a fastening part allowing a lower end of the head unit to be coupled thereto, and a fixing part allowing an upper end of the head unit to be inserted thereinto. The head unit includes a head part inserted into an insertion hole of the fixing part, and a guide part configured to be inserted into a longitudinal hole formed in the fastening part and to be in contact with a rear surface of the fastening part, the guide part being configured to be inserted into the longitudinal hole and be rotated such that the head unit is coupled to the fastening part.

公开(公告)号：US11230213B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US17036812

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA MOTORS CORPORATION ,  NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Jae Hyun An ,  Kyu Rok Kim ,  Ik Jin Jung ,  Won Sang Cho

IPC: B60N3/00 ,  B60N3/10 ,  A47G23/02

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a height-adjustable cup holder. The cup holder includes a cup holder housing including a first stand and a second stand, which are positioned adjacent to each other, a guide member positioned on a bottom surface of the cup holder housing between the first stand and the second stand, a cup holder unit, which includes a first cup holder plate, a second cup holder plate, and a central member, which is positioned between the first cup holder plate and the second cup holder plate and is fitted onto the guide member, the cup holder unit being releasably coupled to the cup holder housing, and first and second support plates, which are moved along the respective cup holder plates so as to hold the cup holder unit on an inner side surface of the cup holder housing.

公开(公告)号：US11046228B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16556437

申请日：2019-08-30

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA, INC.

Inventor： Youn Hwan Shin

IPC: B60N3/10 ,  B60R7/04

Abstract: A cup holder for a vehicle that stably supports a cup stored in a hole of the cup holder regardless of the size of the cup and prevents the beverage from spilling out of the cup with the cup stored in the hole released from the hole or falling on a side. Such cup holder comprises a storage tray, a cup support installed rotatably in one or the other direction in a storage space formed in the storage tray, a flap link making a back-and-forth movement while compressing a link spring, and an auxiliary cup support having a lower end rotating around a hinge axis rotatably coupled to a flap housing and an upper portion drawn into or out of the storage space depending on the amount of the back-and-forth movement of the flap link.

公开(公告)号：US20210170944A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17115031

申请日：2020-12-08

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd. ,  NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Kwan Woo LEE ,  Jong Chae LEE

IPC: B60Q3/74 ,  B60Q3/60 ,  A61N5/06 ,  F21V5/02

Abstract: Provided herein is an indoor emotional lighting apparatus for implementing three-dimensional (3D) pattern for a vehicle, the indoor emotional lighting apparatus including a film portion on which a plurality of fine lenses each having a 3D pattern are arranged, a light source configured to emit light in a plurality of directions, and a light source guide portion configured to guide an optical path of the light source to allow the light emitted from the light source to be directed toward the film portion.

公开(公告)号：US10793062B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US16711596

申请日：2019-12-12

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Geun Heung Kim

IPC: B60Q3/18 ,  B60H1/34 ,  B60Q3/62

Abstract: Provided is a lighting device for an automobile air vent. The lighting device for an automobile air vent has a variable resistor, a light emitter, a light guide, and a diffusion plate. The variable resistor is connected to a knob of an air vent and is configured to vary resistance according to a manipulation amount of the knob. The light emitter is connected to the variable resistor and is configured to emit light such that brightness or color of the light is varied according to the variable resistance varied by the variable resistor. The light guide is configured to guide the light emitted by the light emitter. The diffusion plate is installed in an air vent housing of the air vent and is configured to diffuse the light guided through the light guide.

公开(公告)号：US10792981B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US15800445

申请日：2017-11-01

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation ,  NIFCO KOREA INC. ,  Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Young Ju Lee ,  In Seop Kim ,  Young Rok Lee ,  Young Beom Lee ,  Choong Yeul Kim ,  Dae Ig Jung ,  Keun Sig Lim ,  Ji Won Lee ,  Jae Seob Choi ,  Won Sik Kim

IPC: B60H1/34

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an air flow direction in an air vent for a vehicle, may include a single horizontal wing exposed outside through an air duct is disposed and first and second guide wings connected to the single horizontal wing by connection links are vertically and rotatably disposed above and under the single horizontal wing so that the flow of air discharged inside can be easily controlled in upward and downward directions by vertical rotation of both the first guide wing and second guide wing together with the single horizontal wing.

公开(公告)号：US10759356B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16207110

申请日：2018-12-01

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation ,  NIFCO KOREA Inc.

Inventor： Bosung Lee ,  Seung Hwan Park ,  Bu Yeol Ryu ,  Yoo Sung Doh

IPC: B60R13/00 ,  B60R13/02 ,  F16B5/06 ,  F16B21/02 ,  F16B21/08

Abstract: A fastening clip for a vehicle to mount a vehicle structure to a vehicle body panel is provided. The fastening clip includes a main body that is formed integrally with a support portion disposed between the vehicle structure and the vehicle body panel. An upper end of the main body is inserted into at least one first aperture formed in the vehicle structure and a lower end of the main body is inserted into at least one second aperture formed in the vehicle body panel. The fastening clip further includes a holder which is detachably coupled to the main body and fixes the vehicle structure to the main body, thereby ensuring that the vehicle structure is fastened to or separated from the vehicle body panel more easily.

公开(公告)号：US10648215B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US16222584

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Dae Won Lee

IPC: E05F5/02 ,  E05F3/14 ,  E05F5/06 ,  B60R7/06

Abstract: There is provided a damper device for a glove compartment has a housing, a damping unit, a rack member and a gear. An insertion hole is formed through a bottom surface of the housing. The damping unit has a case which is fixed to the housing, and a rotation shaft which extends into an inside of the housing. The rack member is removably installed to the housing and is movable back and forth with respect to the housing. The gear is removably coupled to the rotation shaft through the insertion hole of the housing and meshes with the rack member. The case has a boss which protrudes into the housing and is received in the inside of the housing. The gear has a non-gear portion which is inserted to the insertion hole, and a flange which is in contact with the bottom surface of the housing.