Patents by Inventor Jin Soon Kim

Jin Soon 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20120118251
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure variable valve lift apparatus may include a housing that a piston chamber that one side thereof is opened is formed, a valve operating piston that is slidably disposed in the piston chamber and one end thereof is connected to a valve for opening/closing a port, and an EHV hydraulic pump that is configured to supply the piston chamber with oil, wherein a first oil passage is formed between the EHV hydraulic pump and the piston chamber on as to supply a side surface of the piston chamber with oil, and an orifice hole is formed from a piston side surface of the valve operating piston to a piston upper end surface. Accordingly, the valve lift amount can be varied according to the operating condition of the engine, a hydraulic pressure variable valve lift apparatus reduces an impact at a moment when the valve is closed by having a valve lift formed a ramp profile and does not require accurate process of multi orifice and thereby decreases a production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Gee Wook Shin, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120111292
    Abstract: Power consumption for maintaining a target valve timing and noise in operation is reduced by a continuously variable valve timing apparatus including a camshaft holder fixed to a camshaft, a cam sprocket, a leadscrew screw-coupled with the camshaft holder and the cam sprocket and is movable so as to rotate the camshaft holder and the cam sprocket in opposite directions, and an operating unit operated by a motor and moves the leadscrew.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120079824
    Abstract: A system for correcting turbo lag may include an engine provided with a plurality of cylinders, an intake manifold for supplying air to the plurality of cylinders, and an exhaust manifold for exhausting exhaust gas generated in the plurality of cylinders, an intake passage connected to the intake manifold so as to supply fresh air to the intake manifold, an exhaust passage connected to the exhaust manifold so as to exhaust the exhaust gas gathered in the exhaust manifold, a turbo charger provided with a turbine mounted at the exhaust manifold or the exhaust passage and rotated by the exhaust gas and a first compressor mounted at the intake passage and connected to the turbine so as to rotate with the turbine and compress the air of the intake passage, a bypass passage branching off at a first point of the intake passage and joining the intake passage at a second point of the intake passage downstream of the first point, a second compressor mounted at the bypass passage and compressing the air passing through
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Wook Son, Jei Choon Yang, Won Seok Chang, Jeong Hwa Cha, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Young Nam Kim, Jin Soon Kim
  • Patent number: 8146548
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve lift device may include a vibration link having one end eccentrically and rotatably coupled to a rotation shaft, a rocker arm having a middle portion pivotally coupled to the other end of the vibration link, an advance lever having one end coupled to the one end of the rocker arm to select advance or delay, a swivel cam link having one end pivotally coupled to the other end of the rocker arm, and a swivel cam, one end of which is pivotally coupled to the other end of the swivel cam link and the other end of which is pivotally coupled to a stationary shaft to open and close a valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon Yang, Eun Ho Lee, Young Hong Kwak, Ki Young Kwon, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim, Kyoung Joon Chang
  • Publication number: 20120048222
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic variable valve lift apparatus may includes a housing having a housing protruding portion is formed therewithin, a driving cam, a pump piston which forms a main chamber with the housing, reciprocates within the housing according to rotation of the driving cam, and forms hydraulic pressure within the main chamber, a pump piston elastic portion disposed for elastically supporting the pump piston, an oil pressure controller communicated with the main chamber in order to control hydraulic pressure within the main chamber, a hydraulic piston slidably disposed within the housing and connected with a valve, a multiple orifice unit slidably disposed within the hydraulic piston and forms an auxiliary chamber with the hydraulic piston, and the multiple orifice unit of which an orifice hole communicating the main chamber with the auxiliary chamber is formed thereto, and an orifice unit elastic portion disposed within the auxiliary chamber to elastically support the multiple orifice unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young CHOI, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120042840
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic variable valve lift apparatus includes a housing, a driving cam, a pump piston which forms a main chamber with the housing, reciprocates within the housing according to rotation of the driving cam, and forms hydraulic pressure within the main chamber, a pump piston elastic portion disposed for elastically supporting the pump piston, an oil pressure controller communicating with the main chamber in order to control hydraulic pressure within the main chamber, a hydraulic piston slidably disposed within the housing, includes a first body having a first diameter and a second body having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and is connected with a valve, and a piston guide disposed between the housing and the hydraulic piston for guiding the hydraulic piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20110308488
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve timing apparatus may include an end plate connected to a camshaft, a drive sprocket rotating the end plate, a first friction plate disposed to be coaxial to the end plate, a second friction plate disposed to be coaxial to the end plate, a first brake selectively braking the first friction plate, a second brake selectively braking the second friction plate, and a control gear portion which changes relative phase between the end plate and the drive sprocket according to braking of the first friction plate or the second friction plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Kook KONG, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim, Sang Won Kim
  • Patent number: 8079214
    Abstract: An engine in which an exhaust manifold is integrally formed with a cylinder head may include the exhaust manifold in which at least one passage, which is connected to at least one exhaust port disposed in a first cylinder, and at least one passage, which is connected to at least one exhaust port disposed in a second cylinder, are formed, wherein the passage at the first cylinder and the passage at the second cylinder join together to communicate with a first single exhaust outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Wook Son, Jin Kook Kong, Young Jin Won, Jei Choon Yang, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20110271922
    Abstract: A variable valve lift apparatus may include an outer tappet body of which a latching portion connecting hole and an outer tappet body guide hole may be formed therewithin, an inner tappet body of which an inner tappet body guide hole may be formed therewithin and slidably disposed within the outer tappet body, a latching portion which may be disposed within the inner tappet body guide hole and selectively coupled to the latching portion connecting hole, a latching portion support pin which guides the latching portion along a longitudinal direction of the inner tappet body guide hole and may be connected to the inner tappet body, a hydraulic pressure chamber, and a plunger which may be slidably disposed in the outer tappet body guide hole and selectively inserts the latching portion into the latching portion connecting hole according to the hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Gee Wook Shin, Sang Won Kim, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim, Jei Choon Yang
  • Publication number: 20110132305
    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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: 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: 20110077690
    Abstract: A rod holder configured to operate in a two-stage loading manner allows a rod to be easily received. A minimally invasive system for spinal surgical operation allows a rod to be more accurately and stably received to a pedicle screw inserted into a vertebra by using the rod holder, a rod guide and a rod guide holder. The rod holder may control a rod with three stages: a first loading stage for moving back and fixing a loading unit to fixedly grip the rod; a second loading stage for rotatably gripping the rod; and a rod mounting stage for separating the rod from the rod holder. The spine surgery system includes a pair of rod guides connected to upper ends of a pair of pedicle screws to form a moving path of the rod; a rod holder; and a rod guide holder for defining an insertion path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: GS Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sik Shin, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20110036318
    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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicants: 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: 20110036317
    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: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20100307436
    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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Ju Hun LEE, Jei Choon Yang, Gee Wook Shin, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20100307438
    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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jun Hun Lee, Gee Wook Shin, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim
  • Publication number: 20100139590
    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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20100077974
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve lift device may include a vibration link having one end eccentrically and rotatably coupled to a rotation shaft, a rocker arm having a middle portion pivotally coupled to the other end of the vibration link, an advance lever having one end coupled to the one end of the rocker arm to select advance or delay, a swivel cam link having one end pivotally coupled to the other end of the rocker arm, and a swivel cam, one end of which is pivotally coupled to the other end of the swivel cam link and the other end of which is pivotally coupled to a stationary shaft to open and close a valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jei Choon YANG, Eun Ho Lee, Young Hong Kwak, Ki Young Kwon, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Soon Kim, Kyoung Joon Chang
  • Publication number: 20090151343
    Abstract: An engine in which an exhaust manifold is integrally formed with a cylinder head may include the exhaust manifold in which at least one passage, which is connected to at least one exhaust port disposed in a first cylinder, and at least one passage, which is connected to at least one exhaust port disposed in a second cylinder, are formed, wherein the passage at the first cylinder and the passage at the second cylinder join together to communicate with a first single exhaust outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Wook SON, Jin Kook Kong, Young Jin Won, Jei Choon Yang, Jin Soon Kim
  • Patent number: 7044117
    Abstract: Blow-by gas supplied from a cylinder head cover is re-supplied to an engine through runners of an intake manifold via a channel portion in communication with a plenum of an intake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jin Soon Kim