Tyler Tae Kim

US Patent:

6591709, Jul 15, 2003

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/067721

Inventors:

Tyler Kim - Novi MI
Peter Escobedo, Jr. - Waterford MI

Assignee:

DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

B62D 118

US Classification:

74493, 280775

Abstract:

An apparatus for releasably locking the tilt steering column assembly. The apparatus includes a housing, a lock member, a pawl, a rack and a rack trunnion. The rack and the rack trunnion, which are slidable relative to one another, form a link that determines the angle to which the tilt steering column is adjusted. The pawl is pivotably coupled to the rack trunnion and pivotable between a first position, wherein teeth formed on the pawl meshingly engage teeth formed on the rack to fix the position of the rack trunnion relative to the rack, and a second position, wherein the teeth of the pawl are rotated out of engagement with the teeth of the rack to permit the rack trunnion and the rack to be moved relative to one another. The lock member is disposed between a wall of the housing and the pawl such that relative movement of the housing toward the rack trunnion engages the lock member to the pawl and rotates the pawl into the first.

US Patent:

20080126042, May 29, 2008

Filed:

Aug 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/466484

Inventors:

Tyler T. Kim - Novi MI, US

International Classification:

G06G 7/70

US Classification:

703 8

Abstract:

A method of phasing u-joints of a steering shaft assembly in a three shaft, two u-joint arrangement involves inputting steering shaft assembly coordinates to a first spreadsheet, generating a computer-aided design image of the steering shaft assembly based on the steering shaft assembly coordinates, performing kinematics calculations of the steering shaft assembly using the computer-aided design image, exporting kinematics calculation results to a second spreadsheet, graphing relative steering shaft assembly speeds relative to a rotational position of the steering shaft assembly in accordance with the kinematics data, analyzing graphs of the steering shaft assembly speeds for phasing compliance, and analyzing graphs of the steering shaft assembly speeds for relative speed compliance. Finally, phasing the yokes on either end of the intermediate shaft of the steering shaft assembly in accordance with the speed of the steering shaft and the speed of the gearbox input shaft is accomplished.

US Patent:

59348178, Aug 10, 1999

Filed:

Jun 12, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/096932

Inventors:

Tyler Kim - Novi MI
Andrew J. Palmisano - Darien IL
James E. Marion - Bonfield IL

Assignee:

Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

E05B 908

US Classification:

403196

Abstract:

A coupling arrangement for connecting a vehicle door lock operator to a vehicle door lock, including a rod having an outer end connected to the door lock, and a hooked inner end. A clip has an outer end pivotally connected to the door lock operator. The clip has a hole between its ends in which the hooked inner end of the rod is engaged. The clip has a sleeve at its inner end for holding the rod engaged in the hole.