Patents by Inventor Jin-Kook Kong

Jin-Kook Kong 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: 8464673
    Abstract: A variable valve lift apparatus may include a control shaft slidably disposed within a camshaft, a cam which is slidably disposed to the camshaft and a high lift cam lobe and a low lift cam lobe is formed thereto, a valve opening/closing unit contacting the cam and a control portion which moves the cam for the high lift cam lobe or the low lift cam lobe selectively to contact the valve opening/closing unit according to operation of the control shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 8464676
    Abstract: A variable valve timing apparatus according to the present invention may include a camshaft holder connected to a camshaft, a cam sprocket rotating the camshaft, a rotation shaft disposed to the camshaft holder having a moving screw thread formed thereon, a first and second driven bevel gears disposed to distal ends of the rotation shaft, a screw nut engaged with the moving screw thread and moving along length direction of the rotation shaft by rotation of the first driven bevel gear or the second driven bevel gear so as to change relative phase between the camshaft and the cam sprocket and a gear control portion which selectively rotates the first driven bevel gear or the second driven bevel gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20130146002
    Abstract: An electro-hydro valve lift system may include a drive cam, a pump piston, a first and a second EHV apparatus, a first oil control valve, a first oil control hydraulic line fluid-communicating the main chamber with the first oil control valve, a second oil control hydraulic line fluid-communicating the first oil control valve with the first EHV apparatus, a third oil control hydraulic line fluid-communicating the main chamber with the second EHV apparatus, a fourth oil control hydraulic line selectively fluid-communicated with the second oil control hydraulic line according to the first oil control valve, an accumulator fluid-communicated with the fourth oil control hydraulic line, and a second oil control valve disposed on the fourth oil control hydraulic line, wherein the fourth oil control hydraulic line is fluid-communicated with the third oil control hydraulic line according to the second oil control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Wonjun Lee, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 8448618
    Abstract: A variable valve lift device equipped with a swing arm variably lifting an exhaust valve or an intake valve may include an outer body in which a mounting groove is formed in the middle portion thereof, an inner body mounted inside the mounting groove of the outer body and with a rear end thereof pivotally-connected to the outer body in the outer body, and a latching portion formed in the outer body and the inner body and fixing or releasing a front end portion of the inner body to the outer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Ju Hun Lee, Jei Choon Yang, Gee Wook Shin, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Patent number: 8413620
    Abstract: A hydraulic orifice which is mounted at a head oil journal formed in a cylinder head and supplies an oil to a supply line after reducing pulsation of the oil supplied to the head oil journal, may include a body pressed on the head oil journal so as to form a chamber with the cylinder head, a joining line formed along a longitudinal axis of the body therein and fluid-communicating with the supply line, and at least two hydraulic lines formed in the body and connecting the chamber with an end of the joining line in the body to supply the oil through the other end thereof to the supply line, wherein the oils passing through the at least two hydraulic lines are joined at the end of the joining line with different phases such that the pulsation of the oil in the joining line is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Gee Wook Shin, Yoonsik Woo, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 8397684
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus may include a connecting rod rotatably connected to the piston and the other end being eccentrically and rotatably connected to the crankshaft, an eccentric bearing link, a control link having both ends and a middle portion, the one end being rotatably connected to the other end of the eccentric bearing link, a first shake link having both ends, the one end being rotatably connected to the middle portion of the control link, a second shake link having both ends, the one end being rotatably connected to the other end of the control link, and a control shaft eccentrically connected to a first eccentric cam rotatably connected to the other end of the first shake link and a second eccentric cam rotatably connected to the other end of the second shake link respectively, and rotating together with the first and second eccentric cams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Yen Wha Ryu, Eun Ho Lee, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 8393307
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio device including a piston, a crankshaft, and a connecting rod may include an eccentric bearing that contacts an exterior circumference of the piston pin, wherein an exterior circumference of the eccentric bearing contacts an interior circumference of a ring formed at the small end of the connecting rod, a ratchet rod slidably coupled inside the piston pin and movable along a longitudinal direction, a variable slider that selectively contacts one of both ends of the ratchet rod, and that is disposed at both sides of a cylinder for pushing the one of both ends of the ratchet rod in an opposite direction, and a guide plate for reciprocally moving both variable sliders along a vertical direction of the ratchet rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Ju Hun Lee, Eun Ho Lee, Jin-Kook Kong, Soo-Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 8387573
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio device that includes a piston, a piston pin, and a connecting rod of which one end is connected to the piston by the piston pin, may include an eccentric ring rotatably coupled in a ring at the one end of the connecting rod, wherein the inner circumference thereof rotatably contacts with the outer circumference of the piston pin, an operating pin that longitudinally reciprocates in the piston pin, variable sliders that selectively contact one of both ends of the operating pin under a cylinder to push the one of both ends to the opposite side, and a guide plate that slidably supports the variable sliders, wherein, one end of a variable shaft selectively rotating is connected to the variable slider and a sliding direction of the variable slider is controlled by the rotation of the variable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Eun Ho Lee, Jin-Kook Kong, Soo-Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 8336310
    Abstract: A variable turbocharger including a turbine housing, a first scroll fluidly communicating with a turbine, a second scroll formed along an outside of the first scroll, wherein the first scroll and the second scroll are disposed within the turbine housing for exhaust gas to exhaust through the turbine, a partitioning unit for selectively separating the first scroll and the second scroll, and a a flux control valve disposed at the exhaust gas inflow portion and selectively coupled to the partitioning unit for blocking the exhaust gas from flowing into the second scroll. The variable turbocharger may prevent turbo lag at a low speed and be highly efficient at a high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Young Nam Kim, Young Jin Won, Young-Ju Kim, Jin Wook Son, Jeong-Hwa Cha
  • Patent number: 8336513
    Abstract: A variable tappet may include an outer tappet body, an inner tappet body that is slidably disposed within the outer tappet body and selectively connected with the outer tappet body, a lost motion elastic member that is disposed within the outer tappet body and elastically supports the outer tappet body, and a connecting unit that is slidably disposed within the inner tappet body and selectively connects the outer tappet body and the inner tappet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Ju Hun Lee, Gee Wook Shin, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120298059
    Abstract: An electric continuously variable valve timing apparatus may include a cam sprocket, a camshaft rotatably connected with the cam sprocket, a motor portion, a lead screw portion which may be disposed within the motor portion, may be screwed-engaged with the motor portion, and moves along length direction of the camshaft according to operations of the motor portion, and a camshaft holder rotatably connecting the lead screw portion and the cam sprocket, wherein the camshaft holder moves along length direction of the camshaft according to the movement of the lead screw portion and varies relative phase angle between the cam sprocket and the camshaft for controlling valve timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jei Choon YANG, Byong Young CHOI, Jin Kook KONG, Soo Hyung WOO, Young Jin WON, Jin Soon KIM
  • Publication number: 20120291889
    Abstract: An oil control valve includes a housing having a control port and a drain port, a first seat with a first penetration hole forming a first chamber, a second seat with a second penetration hole forming a second chamber communicated with the control port, the second seat with the housing forming a third chamber communicating with the drain port, a first check valve within the first chamber selectively closing the first penetration hole, a second check valve within the third chamber selectively closing the second penetration hole, and a third penetration hole, a control portion selectively opening the first check valve and simultaneously closing the second check valve or selectively closing the first check valve and simultaneously opening the second check valve and an orifice connecting the first chamber with the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicants: Unick Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young CHOI, Young Hong KWAK, Gee Wook SHIN, Jin Kook KONG, Soo Hyung WOO, Chang-Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 8312719
    Abstract: A variable turbocharger including a turbine housing, a first scroll fluidly communicating with a turbine, a second scroll formed along an outside of the first scroll, wherein the first scroll and the second scroll are disposed within the turbine housing for exhaust gas to exhaust through the turbine, a partitioning unit for selectively separating the first scroll and the second scroll, and a flux control valve disposed at the exhaust gas inflow portion and selectively coupled to the partitioning unit for blocking the exhaust gas from flowing into the second scroll. The variable turbocharger may prevent turbo lag at a low speed and be highly efficient at a high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Young Nam Kim, Young Jin Won, Young-Ju Kim, Jin Wook Son, Jeong-Hwa Cha
  • Patent number: 8312852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variable tappet, and the variable tappet may include an inner tappet body of which a latching member connecting hole is formed thereto, a protrude portion formed to the latching member connecting hole, an outer tappet body which is disposed around the inner tappet body and slidable to the inner tappet body and a latching member which is disposed to the outer tappet body and selectively connected to the latching member connecting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Gee Wook Shin, Sang Won Kim, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120280162
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure valve apparatus includes a housing of which a first chamber and a second chamber are formed therein, wherein a diameter of the second chamber is bigger than that of the first chamber, a first piston disposed within the first chamber, an elastic portion disposed within the first chamber for elastically supporting the first piston and a second piston disposed within the second chamber and connected to a valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jei Choon YANG, Chang Ho Yang, Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 8291875
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve lift device for a vehicle is provided, which includes a drive shaft rotating in association with a crank shaft and having a drive cam formed on an outer periphery thereof, a locker arm shaft provided apart from the drive shaft and having one end that supports a rocker arm rotating and rocking in association with the drive cam, output cams rotatably installed on the drive shaft to interlock with the other end of the rocker arm, and a variable drive part straightly moving the rocker arm shaft in a vertical direction of the rocker arm shaft to vary a valve lift. When a valve is shifted from the high-lift state to the low-lift state, a pumping loss is reduced to improve the fuel consumption ratio. Also, since an advance function is provided, an exhaust-side CVVT can be deleted to greatly reduce the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Ki Young Kwon, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Patent number: 8291874
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting deviation of an engine and a continuously variable valve lift device including the same are provided. The apparatus for adjusting deviation of an engine includes an adjustment member connecting a rocker arm to plural output cams, respectively, to adjust lengths between the rocker arm and the output cams, respectively, so that the lengths become equal to or different from each other. The continuously variable valve lift device includes an eccentric cam shaft with eccentric cams installed on its outer periphery, a rocker arm rotatably installed on the eccentric cams to interlock with plural output cams, and apparatus for adjusting deviation provided on the rocker arm to adjust lengths between the rocker arm and the output cams so that the lengths become equal to or different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Young Hong Kwak, Ki Uk Shin, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim, Ki Young Kwon
  • Patent number: 8251027
    Abstract: A variable valve lift apparatus may include an input unit, a control link disposed to a control shaft, a driving cam that is provided with a contact portion and pivotally disposed to the control shaft, a valve opening unit that contacts the contact portion and is opened and closed in accordance with pivoting of the driving cam, wherein the control link, the input unit and the driving cam are connected by a connecting unit, and contact positions of the valve opening unit and the contact portion are variable according to a relative rotation angle of the control link around the control shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Eun Ho Lee, Young Hong Kwak, Ki Young Kwon, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Young Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8245676
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve lift device of an engine may include a cam shaft having an eccentric cam formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cam shaft so that an oscillating outer-race wheel is coupled to and oscillatable along the eccentric cam, an output cam being rotably fitted to the cam shaft, a sliding shaft for varying the position of the output cam by moving straightly in a front and rear direction according to an engine operating condition, in which the sliding shaft has a deviation adjustment member which is formed to be eccentric toward an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a rocker arm rotably fitted to the deviation adjustment member and one end of which is rotably connected to the oscillating outer-race wheel and the other end of which is rotably engaged with the output cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Ki Young Kwon, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120137996
    Abstract: A variable valve timing apparatus according to the present invention may include a camshaft holder connected to a camshaft, a cam sprocket rotating the camshaft, a rotation shaft disposed to the camshaft holder having a moving screw thread formed thereon, a first and second driven bevel gears disposed to distal ends of the rotation shaft, a screw nut engaged with the moving screw thread and moving along length direction of the rotation shaft by rotation of the first driven bevel gear or the second driven bevel gear so as to change relative phase between the camshaft and the cam sprocket and a gear control portion which selectively rotates the first driven bevel gear or the second driven bevel gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim