Granted Patent B2

US 12,428,155 · App. 18/197,306 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Inventor: Jae Hoon Chung (Seoul, KR)

Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation

B64D11/0023

Abstract

Claims (67)

1. An in-cabin partition comprising:

a rail installed in a cabin;

a slider movably coupled to the rail;

a rotary shaft rotatably coupled to the slider;

a partition body connected to the rotary shaft and configured to be rotatable with the rotary shaft, wherein the partition body comprises a hollow portion, and one end of the partition body is fixedly coupled to the rotary shaft;

a first driver, coupled to the rail and coupled to the slider, and configured to provide moving force to the slider;

a second driver coupled to the slider and configured to provide rotational force to the rotary shaft;

a controller configured to control an operation of one or more of the first driver or the second driver;

a connection terminal, mounted on the slider, configured to slide in contact with the rail, and electrically connected to the rail through which a current flows;

a third driver disposed in the hollow portion of the partition body; and

a partition elongating and contracting portion connected to the third driver and configured to be inserted into or extended from the other end of the partition body,

wherein the third driver comprises an operating body and an operating rod, and

wherein the operating rod is connected to the partition elongating and contracting portion at an end and is configured to retract into or extend from the operating body based on at least one of:

a fluid injected into or removed from the operating body, or

an applied power source.

2. The in-cabin partition according to claim 1 , wherein the rail forms a groove that extends in a longitudinal direction of the rail,

wherein the groove has a shape that forms:

a main groove extending in a first transverse direction of the rail and extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail; and

a separation prevention groove extending in a second transverse direction of the rail, wherein the second transverse direction crosses the first transverse direction, and extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail,

wherein the slider comprises:

a support configured to support the rotary shaft, and

an insertion portion connected to the support orthogonally and configured to be inserted into the main groove, wherein the insertion portion comprises a separation prevention portion formed to protrude from the insertion portion and configured to be insertable into the separation prevention groove.

3. The in-cabin partition according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of locking grooves spaced apart from each other at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the rail are formed in at least one edge of the groove,

wherein the support comprises a hollow portion and a position fixing unit configured to extend outside of the hollow portion or retract inside the hollow portion, and wherein at least one through-hole is formed in a side surface of the support,

wherein the position fixing unit comprises at least one stud and a frame connected to the stud, and wherein a third driver is provided in the hollow portion and configured to provide driving force for moving the frame, and

wherein the at least one stud is configured to be inserted into at least one of the plurality of locking grooves through the at least one through-hole.

4. The in-cabin partition according to claim 1 , wherein the first driver comprises a linear motor, and

wherein one of the rail or the slider comprises a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a longitudinal direction of the rail, and the other of the rail or the slider comprises coils that are wound or stacked, and

wherein the plurality of permanent magnets and the coils form the linear motor.

5. The in-cabin partition according to claim 1 , wherein the second driver comprises:

a drive motor coupled to the slider;

a sun gear connected to a motor shaft of the drive motor;

a ring gear formed on an inner circumferential surface of the rotary shaft;

a plurality of planetary gears configured to rotate the ring gear while the sun gear and the ring gear are engaged; and

a carrier configured to connect the plurality of planetary gears and to fix a position of the planetary gears within the rotary shaft via an axis.

6. The in-cabin partition according to claim 1 , wherein the rotary shaft extends upright from the slider.

7. The in-cabin partition according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of sliders comprising the slider, wherein the rotary shaft is positioned over the plurality of sliders.

8. The in-cabin partition according to claim 1 , wherein the rail comprises a conductive material and is electrically connected to a power source,

wherein the first driver comprises a linear motor,

wherein the rail comprises a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a longitudinal direction of the rail, and the slider comprises coils that are wound or stacked,

wherein the plurality of permanent magnets and the coils form the linear motor, and

wherein the connection terminal is configured to be electrically connected to the rail, the coils and the second driver, to transmit the current applied from the rail to the coils and the second driver, and to slide with the slider.

9. The in-cabin partition according to claim 1 , wherein the partition elongating and contracting portion, when extended from the other end of the partition body, and the partition body are configured to form a partition between divided spaces of a cabin.

10. An in-cabin partition comprising:

a rail installed in a cabin;

a rotary shaft;

a plurality of sliders comprising a slider movably coupled to the rail, wherein the rotary shaft is positioned over the plurality of sliders, and wherein the rotary shaft is rotatably coupled to the slider;

a partition body connected to the rotary shaft and configured to be rotatable with the rotary shaft, wherein the partition body comprises a hollow portion, and one end of the partition body is fixedly coupled to the rotary shaft;

a first driver, coupled to the rail and coupled to the slider, and configured to provide moving force to the slider;

a second driver coupled to the slider and configured to provide rotational force to the rotary shaft;

a controller configured to control an operation of one or more of the first driver or the second driver,

a third driver in the hollow portion of the partition body; and

a partition elongating and contracting portion connected to the third driver and configured to be inserted into or extended from the other end of the partition body,

wherein the third driver comprises an operating body and an operating rod, and

wherein the operating rod is connected to the partition elongating and contracting portion at an end, and is configured to retract into or extend from the operating body based on at least one of:

a fluid injected into or removed from the operating body, or

an applied power source.

11. The in-cabin partition according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a connection terminal coupled to the slider so as to contact the rail,

wherein the rail comprises a conductive material and is electrically connected to a power source,

wherein the first driver comprises a linear motor,

wherein the rail comprises a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a longitudinal direction of the rail, and the slider comprises coils that are wound or stacked,

wherein the plurality of permanent magnets and the coils form the linear motor, and

wherein the connection terminal is configured to be electrically connected to the rail, the coils and the second driver, to transmit a current applied from the rail to the coils and the second driver, and to slide with the slider.

12. The in-cabin partition according to claim 11 , wherein the connection terminal is electrically connected to the first driver and to the second driver.

13. The in-cabin partition according to claim 10 , wherein the partition elongating and contracting portion, when extended from the other end of the partition body, and the partition body are configured to form a partition between divided spaces of a cabin.

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