Patents by Inventor Jong-Tae Heo

Jong-Tae Heo 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: 7210561
    Abstract: A lubricating device of a reciprocating compressor includes a pumping unit for pumping lubrication oil contained in a lower portion of a case and a front frame having a supply hole which supplies the lubrication oil pumped from the pumping unit to a sliding part within the case and a discharge hole which discharges the lubrication oil upon completion of a lubrication operation. A lubrication oil storage is arranged at a front of the discharge hole for storing the lubrication oil discharged to the discharge hole for a predetermined time and then discharging the lubrication oil. A lubrication oil guide is provided for guiding the lubrication oil discharged from the discharge hole to a lower portion of the case in order to prevent the lubrication oil discharged through the discharge hole from flowing to an air hole formed at a front frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Tae Heo, Jin-Young Jung, Jong-Koo Lee, Jin-Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 7108490
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor includes a frame unit disposed in a container; a reciprocating motor disposed in the frame unit; a cylinder disposed in the frame unit; a piston performing a linear reciprocating motion; a valve unit installed at the front of the frame unit and the piston so as to suck/discharge gas; and a front coil spring arranged on the frame unit in order to support the linear reciprocating motion of the piston elastically and prevent breakage of construction parts abutting on the piston when the piston moves over a top dead center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ki-Won Noh, Jong-Tae Heo
  • Patent number: 6881042
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor includes: a reciprocating motor, an outer stator and an inner stator provided with at least one step portion at both sides thereof, and an armature linearly moving therebetween; a compression unit having a cylinder and a piston inserted in the cylinder to receive a linear and reciprocal driving force of the reciprocating motor and compress a gas; a suction unit sucking a gas into the compression unit; a discharge unit discharging the gas compressed in the compression unit to outside the container; a resonance spring unit elastically supporting the piston and the armature; and a frame unit supporting the compression unit and the reciprocating motor. Because stable driving is achieved in its operation, generation of vibration and noise can be minimized, heightening reliability. In addition, the amount of gas discharge can be accurately controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Tae Heo, Seong-Yeol Hyeon, Kyung-Bum Hur, Gyoo-Jong Bae, Jang-Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 6875000
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor including: a closed container (10); a reciprocating motor (20) having stators and an armature (22) disposed in the air gap between the stators (21) and making a reciprocal movement; a compression unit (30) having a piston (31) combined with the armature (22) of the reciprocating motor and a cylinder fixed inside the closed container (10); a spring unit (50) elastically supporting the armature (22) of the reciprocating motor (20) in a movement direction; and a frame unit (100) supporting the reciprocating motor (20) and the compression unit (30) having a gas hole (111) at a suitable portion thereof. Accordingly, when the armature (22) of the reciprocating motor (20) makes a reciprocal movement, the gas is compressed at the end of the armature (22), so that an increase of a flow resistance is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Gyoo-Jong Bae, Seong-Yeol Hyeon, Jang-Whan Kim, Jong-Tae Heo
  • Patent number: 6863506
    Abstract: In a reciprocating compressor including a first frame for supporting a cylinder of a compressing unit, a second frame for supporting a side of an outer stator of a motor unit and a third frame for supporting the other side of the outer stator and an inner stator of the motor unit, wherein the motor unit is arranged between the second and third frames, they are combined with each other, and the assembly is combined with the first frame. Accordingly, a reciprocating compressor is capable of reducing a fabrication cost by eliminating precise processing of construction parts and simplifying an assembly process by constructing a reciprocating motor as one assembly and combining it with a compressing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeong-Bae Park, Jong-Tae Heo, Ki-Won Noh, Jae-Mo Lee, Ki-Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 6812606
    Abstract: A reciprocating motor for a reciprocating type compressor includes a bobbin having a coil wound inside thereof, a terminal formed at one side of the bobbin, for electrically connecting the coil and an external circuit, a core part at which a plurality of lamination sheets are radially stacked in a circumferential direction centering around the bobbin, and a fixing part for fixing at least one lamination sheet at the inner side of the core part. With this construction, the lamination sheets making the core part is prevented from vibrating and the collision between the lamination sheets and the terminal is prevented, so that when the motor operates, its noise is reduced and reliability of the operation of the motor is heightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung-Seok Kang, Gyoo-Jong Bae, Kyung Bum Hur, Jong-Tae Heo
  • Publication number: 20040104076
    Abstract: A lubricating device of a reciprocating compressor includes a pumping unit for pumping lubrication oil contained in a lower portion of a case and a front frame having a supply hole which supplies the lubrication oil pumped from the pumping unit to a sliding part within the case and a discharge hole which discharges the lubrication oil upon completion of a lubrication operation. A lubrication oil storage is arranged at a front of the discharge hole for storing the lubrication oil discharged to the discharge hole for a predetermined time and then discharging the lubrication oil. A lubrication oil guide is provided for guiding the lubrication oil discharged from the discharge hole to a lower portion of the case in order to prevent the lubrication oil discharged through the discharge hole from flowing to an air hole formed at a front frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Tae Heo, Jin-Young Jung, Jong-Koo Lee, Jin-Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 6676388
    Abstract: A gas compression apparatus for a reciprocating compressor includes a reciprocating motor generating a linear reciprocal driving force, a compressing cylinder positioned within a predetermined distance from the reciprocating motor, a position controlling cylinder positioned within a predetermined distance from the compressing cylinder, an initial position variable type piston inserted into the compressing cylinder and the position controlling cylinder, and being linearly and reciprocally moved within the compressing cylinder and the position controlling cylinder, and a pressure controlling valve controlling a pressure inside the position controlling cylinder with the pressure of the gas discharged from the discharge chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeong Kook Lee, Jong Tae Heo
  • Publication number: 20030175135
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor includes: a reciprocating motor installed in the container and having an outer stator and an inner stator provided with at least one step portion at both sides thereof, and an armature linearly moving therebetween; a compression unit having a cylinder and a piston inserted in the cylinder to receive a linear and reciprocal driving force of the reciprocating motor and compress a gas while making a linear and reciprocal movement; a suction unit sucking a gas sucked into the container through the gas suction pipe due to a pressure difference in the compression unit, into the compression unit; a discharge unit discharging the gas compressed in the compression unit to outside the container; a resonance spring unit elastically supporting the piston and the armature; and a frame unit supporting the compression unit and the reciprocating motor. Since the stable driving is made in its operating, generation of a vibration and a noise can be minimized, heightening a reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Jong-Tae Heo, Seong-Yeol Hyeon, Kyung-Bum Hur, Gyoo-Jong Bae, Jang-Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20030170129
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor includes a frame unit disposed in a container; a reciprocating motor disposed in the frame unit; a cylinder disposed in the frame unit; a piston performing a linear reciprocating motion; a valve unit installed at the front of the frame unit and the piston so as to suck/discharge gas; and a front coil spring arranged on the frame unit in order to support the linear reciprocating motion of the piston elastically and prevent breakage of construction parts abutting on the piston when the piston moves over a top dead center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki-Won Noh, Jong-Tae Heo
  • Publication number: 20030129069
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor including: a closed container (10); a reciprocating motor (20) having stators and an armature (22) disposed in the air gap between the stators (21) and making a reciprocal movement; a compression unit (30) having a piston (31) combined with the armature (22) of the reciprocating motor and a cylinder fixed inside the closed container (10); a spring unit (50) elastically supporting the armature (22) of the reciprocating motor (20) in a movement direction; and a frame unit (100) supporting the reciprocating motor (20) and the compression unit (30) having a gas hole (111) at a suitable portion thereof. Accordingly, when the armature (22) of the reciprocating motor (20) makes a reciprocal movement, the gas is compressed at the end of the armature (22), so that an increase of a flow resistance is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Gyoo-Jong Bae, Seong-Yeol Hyeon, Jang-Whan Kim, Jong-Tae Heo
  • Patent number: 6585500
    Abstract: A valve fastening structure of a reciprocating compressor is provided. The valve fastening structure of the reciprocating compressor includes a piston, which is combined with a moving magnet of a driving motor and is in a linear reciprocating motion inside a cylinder and in which a refrigerant channel is formed in the direction of the reciprocating motion, a suction valve arranged in the leading end of the piston, the suction valve for opening and shutting the refrigerant channel of the piston, and magnets inserted into and fixed to the leading end of the piston, the magnets for fixing the suction valve by magnetic force. It is possible to minimize dead volume in the cylinder and to easily control the stroke of the piston by establishing the suction valve as the cardinal point during the controlling of the stroke of the piston. Accordingly, the efficiency of the compressor is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeong Bae Park, Jong Tae Heo
  • Publication number: 20030086796
    Abstract: In a reciprocating compressor including a first frame for supporting a cylinder of a compressing unit, a second frame for supporting a side of an outer stator of a motor unit and a third frame for supporting the other side of the outer stator and an inner stator of the motor unit, wherein the motor unit is arranged between the second and third frames, they are combined with each other by a first combining means, and the assembly is combined with the first frame by a second combining means. Accordingly, a reciprocating compressor is capable of reducing a fabrication cost by eliminating precise processing of construction parts and simplifying an assembly process by constructing a reciprocating motor as one assembly and combining it with a compressing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Kyeong-Bae Park, Jong-Tae Heo, Ki-Won Noh, Jae-Mo Lee, Ki-Chul Choi
  • Publication number: 20030035743
    Abstract: A gas compression apparatus for reciprocating compressor includes: a reciprocating motor generating a linear reciprocal driving force; a compressing cylinder positioned with a predetermined distance from the reciprocating motor; a position controlling cylinder positioned with a predetermined distance from the compressing cylinder; an initial position variable type piston inserted into the compressing cylinder and the position controlling cylinder, and being linearly and reciprocally moved within the compressing cylinder and the position controlling cylinder; and a pressure controlling valve controlling a pressure inside the position controlling cylinder with the pressure of the gas discharged from the discharge chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Hyeong Kook Lee, Jong Tae Heo
  • Publication number: 20020153782
    Abstract: A reciprocating motor for a reciprocating type compressor includes a bobbin having a coil wound inside thereof, a terminal formed at one side of the bobbin, for electrically connecting the coil and an external circuit, a core part at which a plurality of lamination sheets are radially stacked in a circumferential direction centering around the bobbin, and a fixing part for fixing at least one lamination sheet at the inner side of the core part. With this construction, the lamination sheets making the core part is prevented from vibrating and the collision between the lamination sheets and the terminal is prevented, so that when the motor operates, its noise is reduced and reliability of the operation of the motor is heightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Kyung-Seok Kang, Gyoo-Jong Bae, Kyung Bum Hur, Jong-Tae Heo
  • Publication number: 20020023449
    Abstract: A valve fastening structure of a reciprocating compressor is provided. The valve fastening structure of the reciprocating compressor includes a piston, which is combined with a moving magnet of a driving motor and is in a linear reciprocating motion inside a cylinder and in which a refrigerant channel is formed in the direction of the reciprocating motion, a suction valve arranged in the leading end of the piston, the suction valve for opening and shutting the refrigerant channel of the piston, and magnets inserted into and fixed to the leading end of the piston, the magnets for fixing the suction valve by magnetic force. It is possible to minimize dead volume in the cylinder and to easily control the stroke of the piston by establishing the suction valve as the cardinal point during the controlling of the stroke of the piston. Accordingly, the efficiency of the compressor is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Kyeong Bae Park, Jong Tae Heo
  • Patent number: 6252315
    Abstract: A magnet fixing structure for a linear motor including a a plurality of magnets inserted into a magnet paddle connected to a piston, and a magnet fixing ring attaching the same onto the outer periphery of the magnets under pressure, includes a plurality of eddy current loss prevent slits formed in slant along the periphery of the magnet fixing ring, or a plurality of eddy current loss prevent pores formed along the periphery of the magnet fixing ring. The structure minimizes the widening of the slits which may be caused by magnet fluctuation, thereby improving motor efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Jong-Tae Heo
  • Patent number: 6097125
    Abstract: A magnet fixed structure for a compressor motor, which includes a cylindrical magnet paddle in which a plurality of magnet insertion holes are formed along a circumference thereof or a cylindrical magnet paddle alone, a plurality of magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes of the magnet paddle or fixed to the magnet paddle, and a magnet fixing ring or a varnish-type molding member for fixing the magnets, effectively fixes the magnets to the magnet paddle, for thereby improving reliability and efficiency of the compressor motor as well as mass-productivity thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Sik Park, Hyeong Kook Lee, Jong Tae Heo, Seong Yeol Hyun