Patents by Inventor Dong-ha Choi
Dong-ha Choi 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).
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Patent number: 7192102Abstract: A control panel assembly of a home appliance enables a planar contact to be made during a thermal fusion of a display panel to a control panel, so that a secure adhesion between the display panel and control panel can be established regardless of design contours of the home appliance. The assembly includes a control panel having a contour according to a design of the home appliance; and a display panel attached to the control panel, wherein a planar contact between the display panel and the control panel is established through a thermal fusion technique. The display panel is provided with a triangular protrusion along rear edge, and the control panel is provided with a recess for receiving the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hye Yong Park, Dong Ha Choi, Sung Rak Gong, Dong In Kim
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Patent number: 7156632Abstract: Disclosed is an injection mod for a display panel of a washing machine, by which the display panel can be simply formed in one body. The present invention includes a first mold having a first film attached to an inside and a second mold assembled to the first mold to form a cavity with the first mold, the second mold having a second film attached to an inside, the second mold having a gate communicating with an opening provided to the second film.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2003Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Hye Yong Park, Dong Ha Choi, Sung Rak Kong, Dong In Kim
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Publication number: 20060291941Abstract: A power transmitter for an image forming apparatus transmitting power to a plurality of feeding rollers, including a plurality of feeding roller rotation shafts rotatably mounted at certain distances from one another and forming a feeding path of a printing medium by a plurality of feeding rollers which are coaxially mounted therewith; a driving unit rotating one of the plurality of feeding roller rotation shafts; and a feeding gear train mounted on the feeding path of the printing medium to transmit a rotational force of one of the plurality of feeding roller rotation shafts being rotated by the driving unit to the other feeding roller rotation shafts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-ha Choi
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Publication number: 20060203300Abstract: An image scanning unit an image forming apparatus having the same to scan an image recorded on a document. The image scanning unit includes: a transparent window on which a document to be scanned is laid; an image sensor running straightly under the transparent window for capturing an image recorded on the document, a unit for driving the image sensor; a guide shaft for guiding the straight movement of the image sensor; and an image sensor carrier connected to the driving unit and the guide shaft for straightly moving the image sensor along the guide shaft when the driving unit operates. The image sensor carrier has an image sensor mounting surface on which the image sensor is mounted, and a guide shaft holder integrally formed with the image sensor mounting surface and mounted on the guide shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2005Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-ha Choi
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Patent number: 7099619Abstract: An automatic document feeder (ADF) including a platen cover which covers a copying region, a document tray which is provided on the platen cover and on which a document fed to the copying region is stacked, a pickup assembly which includes a pickup roller that picks up the document stacked on the document tray and transfers the document to a feed path, and a feeding roller that receives the document picked-up by the pickup roller and allows the document to enter the feed path and which pivots the pickup roller centering on a shaft of the feeding roller by a predetermined distance according to a rotating direction of the shaft of the feeding roller, and a pad holder which is installed in a pad holder groove formed at a region corresponding to the feeding roller in the tray and supports a frictional pad installed to contact the feeding roller.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-ha Choi
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Publication number: 20060158698Abstract: An image scanning device is provided including a sensor unit which carries an image sensor. The sensor unit is installed within a scanner body and is capable of reciprocating underneath a flat glass plate. The sensor unit has an image sensor and a cleaning unit arranged on a moving route of the sensor unit to remove static electricity as well as contaminants remaining on the image sensor when the cleaning unit contacts the image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: Dong-Ha Choi, Byung-Sun Ahn, Ho-Ill Hyun
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Publication number: 20060140670Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanning unit for reading images of a document, and a printing unit that includes an exposing unit to form an electrostatic latent image corresponding to the image read by the scanning unit. The exposing unit is mounted on the scanning unit to be moved with the scanning unit when the scanning unit rotates with respect to the printing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Dong-ha Choi, Byung-sun Ahn, Sea-chul Bae, Sung-won Kim
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Publication number: 20060110182Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a photosensitive bodies fixing unit. The image forming apparatus includes: a main body frame; a fixing frame on which a plurality of photosensitive bodies are installed, the fixing frame being fixed at a predetermined position on the main body frame; a guide protruding portion formed on the fixing frame to guide the fixing frame to be coupled with the main body frame; a guide rail formed on the main body frame for the guide protruding portion to be inserted into; and a position determining portion formed on the guide rail to fix the guide protruding portion to a predetermined position. Accordingly, the parallel alignment between the scanning units and the photosensitive bodies may be relatively easily maintained and accurate color overlapping and color presentation are obtained to achieve high image quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-ha Choi, Myung-woo Yang
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Publication number: 20060082795Abstract: A light scanning unit assembly, an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including the light scanning unit assembly, and a method of adjusting a scanning line skew. The light scanning unit assembly includes a frame, a primary light scanning unit and at least one secondary light scanning unit each being mounted to the frame to scan a corresponding beam, and a skew adjuster to adjust a scanning line skew of the at least one secondary light scanning unit to equal a scanning line skew of the primary light scanning unit. In the light scanning unit assembly, the skew adjuster includes at least one side to project out from at least one side of the at least one secondary light scanning unit, at least one adjusting screw to connect the at least one side projection with the frame, and at least one elastic member interposed between the at least one side projection and the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventors: In-sick Seo, Dong-ha Choi
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Publication number: 20060045564Abstract: A color image forming apparatus is provided capable of easily assembling and controlling the elements relating to color registration and image quality. The apparatus includes an image forming module having a plurality of image forming units, exposure units, a transfer unit and an integrally formed image forming frame, and a main body in which the image forming module is detachably mounted by use of positioning members. Upon assembling the plurality of image forming units, exposure units and the transfer unit in the image forming frame, distances between the former elements are always maintained constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2005Publication date: March 2, 2006Inventors: Byung-Sun Ahn, Won-Taek Kim, Soo-Yong Jung, Dong-Ha Choi
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Publication number: 20060013627Abstract: An automatic document feeder (ADF) for an image forming apparatus has a feeding roller to supply stacked document sheets. A transfer roller moves the supplied documents. A white bar is disposed above the ADF glass to bring the document into tight contact with the ADF glass. A controlling member is mounted on a document path to restrain vertical fluctuation of the document entering under the white bar. Accordingly, a document path does not change before and after the document passes through a scanning position. Thus, a front part and a rear part of the document are transferred at the same speed, thereby resulting in improved quality of copied and scanned images.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventor: Dong-ha Choi
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Patent number: 6987525Abstract: An image forming apparatus for duplex printing has a duplex printing unit conveying the paper sheet, which is printed on a first side by a developing unit and a fixing unit on a first paper conveyance path and then conveyed to the paper discharge unit, to be fed back to the developing unit through the fixing unit to form another image on a non-printed side of the paper sheet.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-ha Choi
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Publication number: 20040170456Abstract: An automatic document feeder (ADF) including a platen cover which covers a copying region, a document tray which is provided on the platen cover and on which a document fed to the copying region is stacked, a pickup assembly which includes a pickup roller that picks up the document stacked on the document tray and transfers the document to a feed path, and a feeding roller that receives the document picked-up by the pickup roller and allows the document to enter the feed path and which pivots the pickup roller centering on a shaft of the feeding roller by a predetermined distance according to a rotating direction of the shaft of the feeding roller, and a pad holder which is installed in a pad holder groove formed at a region corresponding to the feeding roller in the tray and supports a frictional pad installed to contact the feeding roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTDInventor: Dong-ha Choi
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Publication number: 20040164657Abstract: A cabinet for a home appliance is described as a sectioned lid of a top-loading washing machine. The cabinet includes an outer panel having at least one reinforcement rib, integrally formed on an inner surface of the outer panel, to protrude from the inner surface to a predetermined height; and an inner panel having at least one boss, formed on an inner surface of the inner panel in opposition to the reinforcement rib, for joining the panels together, wherein the boss has a flat surface for establishing a right angle with respect to the reinforcement rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Hye Yong Park, Dong Ha Choi, Sung Rak Kong, Dong In Kim
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Publication number: 20040156937Abstract: Disclosed is an injection mod for a display panel of a washing machine, by which the display panel can be simply formed in one body. The present invention includes a first mold having a first film attached to an inside and a second mold assembled to the first mold to form a cavity with the first mold, the second mold having a second film attached to an inside, the second mold having a gate communicating with an opening provided to the second film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: Hye Yong Park, Dong Ha Choi, Sung Rak Kong, Dong In Kim
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Publication number: 20040150303Abstract: A control panel assembly of a home appliance enables a planar contact to be made during a thermal fusion of a display panel to a control panel, so that a secure adhesion between the display panel and control panel can be established regardless of design contours of the home appliance. The assembly includes a control panel having a contour according to a design of the home appliance; and a display panel attached to the control panel, wherein a planar contact between the display panel and the control panel is established through a thermal fusion technique. The display panel is provided with a triangular protrusion along rear edge, and the control panel is provided with a recess for receiving the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Hye Yong Park, Dong Ha Choi, Sung Rak Gong, Dong In Kim
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Publication number: 20030209852Abstract: An image forming apparatus for duplex printing has a duplex printing unit conveying the paper sheet, which is printed on a first side by a developing unit and a fixing unit on a first paper conveyance path and then conveyed to the paper discharge unit, to be fed back to the developing unit through the fixing unit to form another image on a non-printed side of the paper sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Applicant: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-ha Choi
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Patent number: 6564019Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of duplex printing includes a door panel and a cover panel being connected for relative turning and facing each other for forming the printing paper circulation path so that one-side printed paper can re-enter an image forming engine for duplex printing; a printing paper transferring member being formed in a facing side of the door panel and the cover panel for transferring a printing paper to one direction; and an image forming apparatus capable of duplex printing constructed for more effective dealing with a jammed paper generated in a circulation path, wherein a modular duplex printing unit can be removable and attachable as needed, is formed and the duplex printing unit includes a power transmission device for transferring power generated in a driving unit of a main body.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-sun Ahn, Dong-ha Choi, Hyun-ho Lee
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Publication number: 20020114634Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of duplex printing includes a door panel and a cover panel being connected for relative turning and facing each other for forming the printing paper circulation path so that one-side printed paper can re-enter an image forming engine for duplex printing; a printing paper transferring member being formed in a facing side of the door panel and the cover panel for transferring a printing paper to one direction; and an image forming apparatus capable of duplex printing constructed for more effective dealing with a jammed paper generated in a circulation path, wherein a modular duplex printing unit can be removable and attachable as needed, is formed and the duplex printing unit includes a power transmission device for transferring power generated in a driving unit of a main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung-sun Ahn, Dong-ha Choi, Hyun-ho Lee
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Patent number: 6059396Abstract: An ink-jet printer includes a unitary printhead and carriage assembly supporting a refillable or replaceable ink storage vessel for printing from a reservoir of ink from the ink storage vessel through a printhead comprising a plurality of nozzles according to a print command input received via a printing control cable. A head cap provides access to the printhead and carriage assembly to replace the ink storage vessel when ink is depleted in order to continuously provide a supply of ink without discarding the printhead cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1997Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-Ha Choi