Patents by Inventor Geun Hyoung Lee

Geun Hyoung Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 9097254
    Abstract: A compressor is provided that eliminates sliding contacts between a cylinder and a roller to minimize mixing of lubricating oil into a refrigerant. The compressor includes a hermetic container that stores the lubricating oil at a lower portion thereof; a stator mounted within the hermetic container; a cylinder type rotor that rotates within the stator by a rotating electromagnetic field of the stator and defines a compression chamber therein; a roller that rotates and compresses the refrigerant by a rotational force transferred from the rotor; a rotational shaft integrally formed with the roller; a vane that divides the compression chamber into suction and compression regions and transfers the rotational force to the roller; and oil feed passages provided in the rotational shaft and the roller to feed the lubricating oil to areas where two or more members are slidingly engaged with one another within the compression chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 9062677
    Abstract: A compressor is provided that includes a stator, a cylinder type rotor rotated within the stator by a rotating electromagnetic field of the stator and that defines a compression chamber inside, a roller that rotates within the compression chamber of the cylinder type rotor by a rotational force transferred from the rotor and compresses a refrigerant during rotation, a rotational shaft integrally formed with the roller and that protrudes from one side of the roller in an axial direction, a vane that divides the compression chamber into a suction region and a compression region, and transfers the rotational force from the cylinder type rotor to the roller, and a shaft cover and a cover joined to the cylinder type rotor in an axial direction that form the compression chamber in which the refrigerant is compressed. The shaft cover includes a suction port through which the refrigerant is sucked, and the cover receives the rotational shaft therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20150001578
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a power semiconductor device can include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The substrate can include at least one uneven portion defined on the second surface. The device can include a gate electrode and an emitter electrode disposed on the first surface of the substrate. A collector region of the device can be defined on at least a part of the at least one uneven portion. The device can also include a buffer layer disposed in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Se-woong OH, Kyu-hyun LEE, Geun-hyoung LEE, Sung-min YANG, Young-chul CHOI
  • Patent number: 8894388
    Abstract: A rotary compressor is provided that includes an electric motor that supplies electric power and a compression mechanism that compresses a refrigerant while first and second rotary members rotate upon receipt of the electric power from the electric motor. More particularly, the compressor has a compact design by forming a compression space within the compressor by a rotor of the electric motor that drives the compressor, maximizes compression efficiency by minimizing friction loss between rotating elements within the compressor, and has a structure that minimizes leakage of the refrigerant within the compression space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 8876494
    Abstract: A compressor is provided that includes a stator, a cylinder type rotor rotated within the stator by a rotating electromagnetic field of the stator and that defines a compression chamber inside, a roller that rotates within the compression chamber of the cylinder type rotor by a rotational force transferred from the rotor and compresses a refrigerant during rotation, a vane that divides the compression chamber into a suction region, into which the refrigerant is sucked, and a compression region, in which the refrigerant is compressed and discharged from, and transfers the rotational force from the cylinder type rotor to the roller, an axis of rotation that integrally extends from the roller in an axial direction, and a suction passage, through which the refrigerant is sucked into the compression chamber, through the axis of rotation and the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 8636480
    Abstract: A compressor is provided that includes a hermetically sealed container; a stator fixedly installed within the hermetically sealed container; a first rotary member that rotates, within the stator, around a first rotary shaft that extends concentrically with a center of the stator by a rotating electromagnetic field of the stator, and including first and second covers fixed to upper and lower parts thereof, respectively; a second rotary member that compresses a refrigerant in a compression space formed between the first and second rotary members while rotating, within the first rotary member, around a second rotary shaft; a vane that transmits the rotational force to the second rotary member from the first rotary member, and partitions the compression space into suction and compression regions; and first and second bearings fixed inside of the hermetically sealed container that rotatably support the first and second rotary members in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 8069685
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning system comprised of a plurality of indoor units connected to each other in parallel, each having an expansion valve, and an outdoor unit including a plurality of compressors, in which at least one of the compressors provided to the outdoor unit is a capacity modulation compressor including an electromotive driving unit for driving a plurality of compression units capable of selectively compressing a working fluid, and the electromotive driving unit for the capacity modulation compressor has a stator with a coil wound around thereon and a rotor rotating inside the stator, the rotor being an LSPRM including a rotor core, flux barriers, permanent magnets and conductive bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyuk Nam, Kang-Wook Lee, Seung-Hyoung Ha, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110126579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary compressor comprising an electric motor part (120) for supplying electric power and a compression mechanism part for compressing a refrigerant while first and second rotary members (130,140) rotate upon receipt of the electric power from the electric motor part, and more particularly to, a compressor which enables a compact design by forming a compression space within the compressor by a rotor of an electric motor part driving the compressor, maximizes compression efficiency by minimizing friction loss between rotating elements within the compressor, and has a structure capable of minimizing leakage of refrigerant within the compression space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110129370
    Abstract: A compressor comprises: a hermetically sealed container; a stator fixedly installed within the hermetically sealed container; a first rotary member rotating, within the stator, around a first rotary shaft longitudinally extending concentrically with the center of the stator by a rotating electromagnetic field from the stator, and provided with first and second covers fixed to upper and lower parts and rotating integrally with each other; a second rotary member space for compressing a refrigerant in a compression space formed between the first and second rotary members while rotating, within the first rotary member, around the second rotary shaft extending through the first and second covers upon receipt of a rotational force from the first rotary member; a vane for transmitting the rotational force to the second rotary member from the first rotary member, and partitioning the compression space into a suction region for sucking the refrigerant and a compression region for compressing/discharging the refrigeran
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110120174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary compressor comprising an electric motor part for supplying electric power and a compression mechanism part for compressing a refrigerant while first and second rotary members (130,140) rotate upon receipt of the electric power from the electric motor part, and more particularly to, a compressor which enables a compact design by forming a compression space within the compressor by a rotor of an electric motor part driving the compressor, maximizes compression efficiency by minimizing friction loss between rotating elements within the compressor, and has a structure capable of minimizing leakage of refrigerant within the compression space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110123366
    Abstract: A compressor eliminates sliding contacts between a cylinder (132) and a roller (142) to minimize the mixing of lubricating oil into refrigerant, and is structured to evenly distributing lubricating oil over sliding contact portions of a compressor actuator by pumping the oil from the inside on an axis of rotation (141), the compressor comprising: a hermetic container (110) storing oil at a lower portion; a stator (120) mounted within the hermetic container (110); a cylinder type rotor (130) rotating within the stator (120) by a rotating electromagnetic field from the stator (120), with the rotor (130) defining a compression chamber inside; a roller (142) rotating within the compression chamber of the cylinder type rotor (130) by a rotational force transferred from the rotor (130), with the roller (142) compressing refrigerant during rotation; an axis of rotation (141) integrally formed with the roller (142) and extending in an axial direction; a vane (143) dividing the compression chamber into a suction regio
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110120178
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compressor, comprising a stator (120); a cylinder type rotor (131) rotating within the stator (120) by a rotating electromagnetic field from the stator (120), with the rotor defining a compression chamber inside; a roller (142) rotating within the compression chamber of the cylinder type rotor (131) by a rotational force transferred from the rotor (131), with the roller (142) compressing refrigerant during rotation; a vane (146) dividing the compression chamber into a suction region where refrigerant is sucked in and a compression region where the refrigerant is compressed/discharged from, with the vane (143) transferring the rotational force from the cylinder type rotor (131) to the roller (142); an axis of rotation (141) integrally extended from the roller (142) in an axial direction; and a suction passage (141a) sucking refrigerant into the compression chamber through the axis of rotation and the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchol Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110123381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compressor, comprising: a stator (220); a cylinder type rotor (230) rotating within the stator (220) by a rotating electromagnetic field from the stator (220), with the rotor defining a compression chamber inside; a roller (242) rotating within the compression chamber of the cylinder type rotor (230) by a rotational force transferred from the rotor, with the roller (242) compressing refrigerant during rotation; an axis of rotation (241) integrally formed with the roller (242) and protruding from one side of the roller (242) in an axial direction; a vane (243) dividing the compression chamber into a suction region where refrigerant is sucked in and a compression region where the refrigerant is compressed/discharged from, with the vane (243) transferring the rotational force from the cylinder type rotor (230) to the roller (242); and a shaft cover (233) and a cover (243) joined to the cylinder type rotor (230) in an axial direction and forming the compression chamber for compres
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Kangwook Lee, Jin-Ung Shin, Yongchoi Kwon, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100011806
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motor, comprising: a stator including a coil wiring portion to which power is supplied; a rotor, which includes conductive bars, flux barriers, and permanent magnets, and rotates through an interactive electromagnetic force between the conductive bars, flux barriers, and permanent magnets and the coil wiring portion of the stator; an integrated capacitor, which is electrically connected to the coil wiring portion and includes two capacitors connected to each other in parallel, an electrical switch serially connected to one of the two capacitors, and a casing on which the two capacitors and the electrical switch are securely mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyuk Nam, Kang-Wook Lee, Seung-Hyoung Ha, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100017037
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning system comprised of a plurality of indoor units connected to each other in parallel, each having an expansion valve, and an outdoor unit including a plurality of compressors, in which at least one of the compressors provided to the outdoor unit is a capacity modulation compressor including an electromotive driving unit for driving a plurality of compression units capable of selectively compressing a working fluid, and the electromotive driving unit for the capacity modulation compressor has a stator with a coil wound around thereon and a rotor rotating inside the stator, the rotor being an LSPRM including a rotor core, flux barriers, permanent magnets and conductive bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyuk Nam, Kang-Wook Lee, Seung-Hyoung Ha, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100011807
    Abstract: Provided is a capacity modulation compressor, comprising: a shell forming a sealed interior space; a compression mechanism, which is positioned inside the shell and modulates a capacity for compressing a working fluid; and an electromotive driving unit, which is positioned inside the shell, includes a stator and a rotor, and drives the compression mechanism; and a shaft for transferring a torque of the electromotive unit to the compression mechanism, the rotor including a rotor core, conductive bars, flux barriers, and permanent magnets, starting running by an induction torque produced due to the presence of the conductive bars, and operating at a synchronous speed by a reluctance torque produced due to the presence of the flux barriers and a magnetic torque produced to the permanent magnets, and the compressing capacity for the compression mechanism to compress the working fluid being set lower than a maximum compression capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyuk Nam, Kang-Wook Lee, Seung-Hyoung Ha, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 7540727
    Abstract: A capacity varying rotary compressor is provided. The compressor includes a cylinder mounted in a casing, and a vane pressure chamber provided at a rear side of a vane that divides an inner space of the cylinder into a suction chamber and a compression chamber. A pressure controlling unit supplies a discharge pressure or a suction pressure to the vane pressure chamber to thereby restrict or release a motion of the vane. A pressure leakage preventing unit couples the cylinder and bearings positioned at opposite sides of the cylinder to form the vane pressure chamber. A capacity to compress and discharge a refrigerant may be varied according to a load, thereby reducing power consumption of the compressor and simplifying assembly. Furthermore, pressure leakage from the vane pressure chamber may be prevented, thereby enhancing a capacity varying function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Kang-Wook Cha, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Jin-Soo Kim, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20080056913
    Abstract: A capacity varying type rotary compressor comprises a cylinder mounted in a casing (100) having a discharge pressure state, a vane pressure chamber (C) provided at a rear side of a vane (440) that divides an inner space of the cylinder into a suction chamber and a compression chamber with a rotation shaft (230) inserted into the cylinder thus to be rotated or a rolling piston (340, 430) inserted into the rotation shaft (230), a pressure controlling unit (500) for supplying a discharge pressure or a suction pressure to the vane pressure chamber (C) and thereby restricting or releasing a motion of the vanel (440), and a pressure leakage preventing couple unit for coupling the cylinder (410) and bearings (330, 420) positioned at both sides of the cylinder (410) and forming the vane pressure chamber (C) with the cylinder (410) to each other and thereby preventing a pressure leakage of the vane pressure chamber (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Kang-Wook Cha, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Jin-Soo Kim, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 6689991
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic range including a cavity, in which cooking of food is to be conducted, a heater chamber arranged over the cavity, an axial-flow fan arranged in the heater chamber and adapted to generate a downward flow of air, and a heater arranged outside the axial-flow fan and adapted to generate heat of a high temperature. A convection plate is arranged between the axial-flow fan and the heater. The convection plate serves to control a flow of air circulating in the interior of the electronic range to effectively convect the heat generated from the heater into the cavity during an operation of the axial-flow fan causing a repeated procedure of downwardly introducing the downward flow of air into the cavity, and then upwardly moving the flow of air along a side wall of the cavity. In this electronic range, food disposed in the cavity is heated, using reflection heat generated by the convection plates and convection air generated by the axial-flow fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seog Tae Kim, Dae Sik Kim, Joo Yong Kim, Kwang Ok Kang, Sang Ki Lee, Geun Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 6392211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a convection device of a microwave oven comprises a heater chamber formed on the out-side surface of a cooking chamber, a fan housing installed inside of the heater chamber so as to be rotational within a predetermined rotation range including an inlet hole where the air inside of the heater chamber flows into and a discharging port for providing the air into the cooking chamber, and a fan installed inner side of the fan housing for generating air flow provided into the cooking chamber through the discharging port. Accordingly, the present invention can provide the heated-air uniformity to the each portion inside of the cooking chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seog Tae Kim, Geun Hyoung Lee, Kwang Ok Kang