Patents by Inventor Chon Ok Kim

Chon Ok Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200039352
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle, may include a first planetary gear set having three rotation elements, with an input shaft connected to a first rotation element of the three rotation elements; an output shaft connected to a second rotation element of the first planetary gear set; a differential connected to the output shaft; a brake configured to lock or release a third rotation element of the first planetary gear set; a hub connected to the second rotation element through a clutch; and a sleeve unit restricted in rotation with respect to the hub and configured to be linearly slidable along an axial direction of the first planetary gear set to change a restriction state of relative rotation between a selected driveshaft of two driveshafts receiving power from the differential, the second rotation element, the third rotation element, and the hub by linear sliding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Soon Ki EO, Sun Sung KWON, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200032899
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus may include a first valve bifurcating hydraulic pressures of two pressure control solenoid valves, a second valve selectively supplying one pressure from the first valve to first chambers of first and second actuators and another hydraulic pressure from the first valve to second chambers of first and second actuators, a third valve bifurcating hydraulic pressure from the first valve, a fourth valve selectively supplying one pressure from the third valve to first chambers of third and fourth actuators and selectively supplying another pressure from the third valve to second chambers of third and fourth actuators, and a fifth valve selectively supplying one pressure from the third valve to a first chamber of a fifth actuator and an exhaust port and selectively supplying another pressure from the third valve to a second chamber of the fifth actuator and the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Minho Chae, Chon Ok Kim, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200003297
    Abstract: An automotive transmission may include a first planetary gear set having first to third rotation elements, an input shaft engaged with the first rotation element of the first planetary gear set, an output shaft engaged with the second rotation element of the first planetary gear set, and a sleeve section sliding linearly along an axial direction of the first planetary gear set to selectively switch to a first state in which the third rotation element is secured to a transmission housing, a second state in which the third rotation element is engaged with a further rotation element, or a neutral state in which the third rotation element is not secured to or engaged with the transmission housing or the further rotation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho CHAE, Yong Uk Shin, Soon Ki Eo, Sun Sung Kwon, Chon Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20190383361
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first input shaft receiving an input torque, second and third input shafts coaxially disposed and selectively connected with the first input shaft, first and second torque mediating shafts coaxially disposed with the first input shaft, first and second intermediate shafts and an output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft, a first shifting section receiving a torque from the third input shaft and outputting a plurality of first shifted torques, a second shifting section including a first planetary gear set selectively connected with the first input shaft and outputting a plurality of second shifted torques, and a compound shifting section forming an output torque by the input torque and the first and second shifted torques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang, Woochurl Son, Kijong Park, Sangwon Seo, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji, Ki Tae Kim, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Ma Ru Kang, Ilhan Yoo, Juhyeon Park, Minho Chae, Dongwoo Kim, Hye Jin Lim, Ki Been Lim, Jin Yong Kim, Soonki Eo, Ki Dong Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Yong Sug Choi, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190383364
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes: a first input shaft always receiving an input torque from an engine; second and third input shafts coaxially disposed and selectively connected with the first input shaft; a torque mediating shaft selectively connected with the first input shaft or a transmission housing; first and second intermediate shafts and an output shaft respectively disposed in parallel with the first input shaft; a first preliminary shifting section receiving a torque through a first input gear set, selectively shifting the received torque, and outputting the shifted torque; a second preliminary shifting section including a second shifting gear set which outputs a torque from the first input shaft and stops ;and a compound shifting section forming an output torque by the input torque and the first and second shifted torques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Wook HWANG, Woochurl SON, Kijong PARK, Sangwon SEO, Yong Uk SHIN, Seongwook JI, Ki Tae KIM, Chon Ok KIM, Wonmin CHO, Ma Ru KANG, Ilhan YOO, Juhyeon PARK, Minho CHAE, Dongwoo KIM, Hye Jin LIM, Ki Been LIM, Jin Yong KIM, Soonki EO, Ki Dong KIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Yong Sug CHOI, Sun Sung KWON
  • Publication number: 20190368587
    Abstract: A transmission for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft connect with a motor; a planetary gear set having a first rotation element directly connected to the input shaft, a second rotation element and a third rotation element; an output shaft having an output gear; a first drive gear provided in the third rotation element of the planetary gear set; a first driven gear disposed at the output shaft to be rotatable to engage with the first drive gear; a second drive gear connected to or disconnected from the input shaft; a second driven gear engaged with the second drive gear and directly connected to the first driven gear; a third drive gear directly connected to the second rotation element of the planetary gear set; and a third driven gear engaged with the third drive gear and directly connected to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Soon Ki EO, Ma Ru KANG, Sun Sung KWON, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20190315332
    Abstract: A transmission for an electric vehicle, may include a concentric deceleration device for receiving power from a motor shaft and for decelerating; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a hollow shaft rotatably provided on the input shaft; a clutch device provided to switch the transmission state of power from the input shaft to the hollow shaft; a first synchronizer having a hub fixed to the input shaft; a second synchronizer having a hub fixed to the hollow shaft; a plurality of driving gears having different sizes and provided on the input shaft and the hollow shaft to be engaged with at least one of the first synchronizer and the second synchronizer; and a plurality of driven gears provided on the output shaft to be engaged with the plurality of driving gears to form different shift ratios, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Ma Ru Kang, Sun Sung Kwon, Yong Uk Shin, Seong Wook Ji, Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Il Han Yoo, Min Ho Chae, Yong Sug Choi, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10415696
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system may include control valve to selectively supply line pressure to first and second ejection flow channels, first shift valve converting flow channel, second shift valve converting path to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the first ejection path to first chambers of first and second actuators and to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the second ejection path to second chambers of the first and second actuators, third shift valve converting path to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the first ejection path to first chamber of third actuator and to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the second ejection path to second chamber of third actuator, and fourth shift valve converting path to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the first ejection path to first chambers of fourth and fifth actuators and to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the second ejection path to second chambers of fourth and fifth actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Minho Chae, Chon Ok Kim, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190203827
    Abstract: An oil supply system of an automatic transmission for vehicle may include low-pressure oil pump discharging the oil to low-pressure passage; torque converter control valve controlling flow of the low-pressure passage while recirculating some of surplus flow rate and supplying the controlled flow rate to an operating-side chamber of torque converter and downstream valve; torque converter lock-up clutch switch valve supplying the flow rate of the torque converter control valve and circulation flow rate of the operating-side chamber of the torque converter to lubrication passage; torque converter pressure control valve supplying the flow rate to non-operating side chamber of the torque converter; high-pressure oil pump boosting some of the flow rate of the low-pressure passage and discharging the boosted flow rate to high-pressure passage; and line regulator valve supplying the surplus flow rate during control process to the low-pressure passage and supplying the controlled flow rate to high-pressure portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk SHIN, Minho CHAE, Chon Ok KIM, Sun Sung KWON
  • Patent number: 10330175
    Abstract: Nine forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Seongwook Ji, Woochurl Son, Jihun Lee, Ma Ru Kang, Ki Dong Kim, Dongwon Kim, Chon Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20190186559
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system of double piston clutch device configured for an automatic transmission, which includes clutch drum connected to one rotation element, a clutch configured in the clutch drum and configured to transmit rotation power in connection with another rotation element through a clutch hub, and a double piston in which first and second pistons are disposed in series to operate the clutch by hydraulic pressure while a front end is disposed to correspond to the clutch, may include a first hydraulic chamber formed between the first piston and the clutch drum to receive the hydraulic pressure through a first passage hole in a sealed state; and a second hydraulic chamber formed between the first and second pistons to receive the hydraulic pressure through a second passage hole in the sealed state and the hydraulic pressure separately controlled is supplied to the first and second hydraulic chambers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk SHIN, Minho CHAE, Chon Ok KIM
  • Patent number: 10302174
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting an output torque, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotational elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements, and a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20190152311
    Abstract: A transmission for electric vehicles may include a first input shaft receiving a rotational force from a first motor; a second input shaft receiving a rotational force from a second motor; a one-way clutch mounted between the first and second input shafts, transferring only a forward rotation of the first input shaft to the second input shaft, and transferring only a reverse rotation of the second input shaft to the first input shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel to the first and second shafts; a gear shifting device coupled to the first input shaft and the output shaft and coupled to the second input shaft and the output shaft, wherein the gear pairs have different shift ratios, and a gear pair corresponding to a driving speed is selected by a clutch device; and an idler gear coupled between gears coupled to the second input shaft and the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Seong Wook Hwang, Chon Ok Kim, II Han Yoo, Jong Yun Park, Seong Wook Ji
  • Publication number: 20190128407
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission. The system includes: a linear solenoid valve configured to control a line pressure and to supply the line pressure to a coupling element, a shift valve to which an output hydraulic pressure of the linear solenoid valve is supplied, and a transmission control unit configured to control the shift vale and the linear solenoid valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Uk SHIN, Woongseok KANG, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM, Woochurl SON, Seung Jung SEO, Minho CHAE, Hyu Tae SHIM, Ki Dong KIM, Ju Ho SONG, Jihoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20190128405
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system may include control valve to selectively supply line pressure to first and second ejection flow channels, first shift valve converting flow channel, second shift valve converting path to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the first ejection path to first chambers of first and second actuators and to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the second ejection path to second chambers of the first and second actuators, third shift valve converting path to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the first ejection path to first chamber of third actuator and to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the second ejection path to second chamber of third actuator, and fourth shift valve converting path to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the first ejection path to first chambers of fourth and fifth actuators and to selectively supply hydraulic pressure of the second ejection path to second chambers of fourth and fifth actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Minho Chae, Chon Ok Kim, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10234000
    Abstract: Ten forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Ki Tae Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Jihun Lee, Ma Ru Kang, Ki Dong Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20190040936
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft continuously receiving rotational power from a power source; a second input shaft selectively receiving the rotational power of the power source through a clutch; a first counter shaft and a second counter shaft connected to the first input shaft and the second input shaft through a transfer gear pair, respectively; a controlling device selecting the transfer gear pair to transfer the rotational power from the first input shaft and the second input shaft to the first counter shaft and the second counter shaft; a one-way clutch allowing the rotational power provided to the first input shaft to be transferred only from the first input shaft toward the first counter shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Chae Hong Lim
  • Patent number: 10174812
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft continuously receiving rotational power from a power source; a second input shaft selectively receiving the rotational power of the power source through a clutch; a first counter shaft and a second counter shaft connected to the first input shaft and the second input shaft through a transfer gear pair, respectively; a controlling device selecting the transfer gear pair to transfer the rotational power from the first input shaft and the second input shaft to the first counter shaft and the second counter shaft; a one-way clutch allowing the rotational power provided to the first input shaft to be transferred only from the first input shaft toward the first counter shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Chae Hong Lim
  • Patent number: 10161485
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting changed torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements; a first shaft connecting the first rotation element and the fourth rotation element; a second shaft connected with the second rotation element and connected with the input shaft; a third shaft connecting the third rotation element and the fifth rotation element; a fourth shaft connecting the sixth rotation element and the ninth rotation element; a fifth shaft connecting the eighth rotation element and the twelfth rotation element; and a sixth shaft connected with the tenth rotation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10156282
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft on which at least one input gear is disposed, a second input shaft on which at least one other input gear is disposed, a first shifting output device including at least one shifting gear and a first output shaft, the at least one shifting gear being selectively synchronized with the first output shaft such that torque input from the first and second input shafts is output to a final drive gear, a second shifting output device including at least one other shifting gear and a second output shaft, the at least one other shifting gear being selectively synchronized with the second output shaft such that the torque input from the first and second input shafts is output to the final drive gear, and an idle device including an idle shaft and at least three idle gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Ki Tae Kim, Ki Dong Kim, Jihun Lee, Ma Ru Kang, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim