Patents by Inventor Jong-Yun Park

Jong-Yun Park 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: 20210370764
    Abstract: A power train for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected; a driving gear rotatably mounted on the input shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel to the input shaft; a driven gear fixed to the output shaft and gear-engaged with the driving gear; a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotation elements wherein the first rotation element is fixedly connected to the input shaft and the second rotation element is fixedly connected to the driving gear, and the third rotation element is restrained from rotating; a friction clutch configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear and configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear; and a restraining device provided to the third rotation element to implement two states so that only one-way rotation of the third rotation element of the planetary gear set is restrained or two-way rotation thereof is restrained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun PARK, Jin Seung Lim, Byung Dae Choi, Sung Wha Hong, Dong Woo Gwak, Hyeon Jin Kim, Seong Eun Yun
  • Patent number: 11186168
    Abstract: A power train for a vehicle may include a differential case; a differential ring gear aligned to be concentric to the differential case, and provided in a relatively rotatable state therebetween; and a connection/disconnection mechanism provided to connect or disconnect the differential ring gear and the differential case in a state where power is transferred thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Yong Kim, Sang Bum Baek, Jong Yun Park, Eun Chan Lee, Byung Dae Choi, Hye Sung Jeong, Sung Wha Hong, Bung Chul Rim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Joon Lee
  • Publication number: 20210364064
    Abstract: A power train for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected; an output shaft mounted in parallel to the input shaft; a first driving gear and a first driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other; a second driving gear and a second driven gear mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, to be gear-engaged with each other; a one-way clutch mounted in a first path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the first driving gear and the first driven gear; a restraining mechanism mounted to selectively restrain the one-way clutch from freely rotating; and a friction clutch mounted to regulate a second path where power is transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft through the second driving gear and the second driven gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun PARK
  • Patent number: 11181173
    Abstract: A powertrain for an electric vehicle, may include: an input shaft and an output shaft mounted in parallel to each other; first and second power transmission mechanisms provided to transmit power from the input shaft to the output shaft at two gear ratios different from each other; a one-way clutch included in the first power transmission mechanism; a friction clutch included in the second power transmission mechanism; and a bypass mechanism provided to form a power transmission path that bypasses the one-way clutch and a power transmission path that bypasses the friction clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun Park, Hang Chul Cho, Sang Bum Baek, Byung Dae Choi, Seong Eun Yun, Joon Lee, Sung Wha Hong, Hyeon Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11181152
    Abstract: A cone clutch for a vehicle may include a hub, a sleeve, a clutch ring including a clutch cone, a first friction ring, an internal middle cone, a second friction ring, an external middle cone, and a third friction ring, wherein friction members are provided on only any one of two contact surfaces between the clutch cone and the first friction ring, between the first friction ring and the internal middle cone, between the internal middle cone and the second friction ring, between the second friction ring and the external middle cone, and between the external middle cone and the third friction ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun Park, Sung Wha Hong, Dong Woo Gwak, Seong Eun Yun
  • Publication number: 20210310526
    Abstract: A control method of a transmission of an electric vehicle provided with a transmission having a sleeve gear having an inclined chamfer on a first side of the sleeve gear and a flat chamfer on a second side of the sleeve gear, may include measuring a maximum movable stroke of a sleeve having the sleeve gear by moving the sleeve axially to both sides by a controller; determining a reference range to which the measured maximum stroke pertains from predetermined reference ranges by the controller; and determining and setting a neutral position of the sleeve using a predetermined determination method, depending on the determined reference range by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun PARK
  • Publication number: 20210293310
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connectable to an engine through a first clutch; a second input shaft selectively connectable to the engine through a second clutch and mounted to be coaxial with the first input shaft; a motor input shaft mounted to be coaxial with the first input shaft and to which a motor is connected; a first output shaft and a second output shaft each mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and the second input shaft; a center synchronizing unit mounted between the first input shaft and the motor input shaft and configured to interrupt a connection between the first input shaft and the motor input shaft; a plurality of pairs of circumscription gears configured to form a series of shift ratios used for driving of the vehicle; and a variable transmission mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun Park
  • Publication number: 20210284006
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle includes a first input shaft connected to an engine, a second input shaft connected to the engine and coaxially mounted with the first input shaft, a motor input shaft coaxially mounted with the first input shaft and connected to a motor, first and second output shafts mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and the second input shaft, first and second drive gears connected to the motor input shaft, a first driven gear engaged with the first drive gear, a second driven gear engaged with the second drive gear, a complex synchronizer to couple and separate the first input shaft and the motor input shaft and to couple and separate the first drive gear and the motor input shaft, a third clutch to couple and separate the second drive gear and the motor input shaft, and a plurality of external gear pairs configured to respectively define different gear ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun PARK
  • Publication number: 20210260985
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain may include an engine input shaft connected to an engine by a main clutch, a motor input shaft mounted coaxially with the engine input shaft and connected to a motor, a center synchronizer installed to interrupt connection between the engine input shaft and the motor input shaft, first and second output shafts mounted parallel to the engine input shaft, a variable driving gear provided on the motor input shaft to maintain or increase a rotation speed of the motor input shaft and then to transmit the maintained or increased rotation speed to the first output shaft, and plural external gear pairs installed to form different transmission gear ratios between the engine input shaft and the first output shaft and between the engine input shaft and the second output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun PARK
  • Patent number: 11084370
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle may include a first input shaft connected to an engine, a second input shaft connected to the engine and coaxially mounted with the first input shaft, a motor input shaft coaxially mounted with the first input shaft and connected to a motor, first and second output shafts mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and the second input shaft, a variable drive gear provided at the motor input shaft to transmit power from the motor input shaft to the first output shaft, a complex synchronizer to couple and separate the first input shaft and the motor input shaft and to couple and separate the variable drive gear and the motor input shaft, and a plurality of external gear pairs configured to respectively define different gear ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun Park
  • Publication number: 20210239209
    Abstract: An actuator for a transmission may include a shift fork coupled to a sleeve; a ball screw mounted to pass through a portion of the shift fork; and at least a guide shaft mounted to pass through a portion of the shift fork to be parallel to the ball screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun Park, Sung Wha Hong, Hang Chul Cho
  • Patent number: 10975918
    Abstract: A cone clutch apparatus for the vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a hub, a sleeve, a clutch ring including a clutch cone, a first friction ring, an internal middle cone, a second friction ring, an external middle cone, and a third friction ring, wherein clutch ring passages allowing oil to be supplied are formed in the clutch cone, and inclined surfaces for increasing areas with which the oil passing through the clutch ring passages are in contact while moving are formed on the internal middle cone, the second friction ring, and the external middle cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun Park, Sung Wha Hong, Dong Woo Gwak, Seong Eun Yun
  • Patent number: 10955008
    Abstract: A cone clutch for a vehicle including a hub, a sleeve, and a clutch ring including a clutch cone, may further include a first friction ring for forming frictional force with the clutch cone, an internal middle cone, a second friction ring, an external middle cone, and a third friction ring, which are sequentially mounted to be brought into contact with each other. When the third friction ring is pressed by the sleeve and the third friction ring, the external middle cone, the second friction ring, the internal middle cone, the first friction ring, and the clutch cone are sequentially brought into close contact with each other, the distances from the hub in an axial direction gradually increase in the order of the first friction ring, the internal middle cone, the second friction ring, the external middle cone, and the third friction ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun Park
  • Publication number: 20210079981
    Abstract: The multi-stage transmission for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is configured to be coupled; an output shaft mounted in parallel with the input shaft; N shift gear pairs mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft and circumscribed with each other, to form N gear shifting stages; 2N-2 engagement clutch mechanisms mounted to select any one of the shift gear pairs to allow a power transmittable state between the input shaft and the output shaft to be switched by an gear engagement; N-1 coupling gear pairs mounted on the input shaft and the output shaft and circumscribed with each other; and N-1 friction clutch mechanisms mounted to select a coupling gear pair to allow a power transmission between the input shaft and the output shaft to be continuously varied by a frictional force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun PARK
  • Publication number: 20210079958
    Abstract: A cone clutch for a vehicle including a hub, a sleeve, and a clutch ring including a clutch cone, may further include a first friction ring for forming frictional force with the clutch cone, an internal middle cone, a second friction ring, an external middle cone, and a third friction ring, which are sequentially mounted to be brought into contact with each other. When the third friction ring is pressed by the sleeve and the third friction ring, the external middle cone, the second friction ring, the internal middle cone, the first friction ring, and the clutch cone are sequentially brought into close contact with each other, the distances from the hub in an axial direction gradually increase in the order of the first friction ring, the internal middle cone, the second friction ring, the external middle cone, and the third friction ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun PARK
  • Publication number: 20210079959
    Abstract: A cone clutch apparatus for the vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a hub, a sleeve, a clutch ring including a clutch cone, a first friction ring, an internal middle cone, a second friction ring, an external middle cone, and a third friction ring, wherein clutch ring passages allowing oil to be supplied are formed in the clutch cone, and inclined surfaces for increasing areas with which the oil passing through the clutch ring passages are in contact while moving are formed on the internal middle cone, the second friction ring, and the external middle cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun PARK, Sung Wha HONG, Dong Woo GWAK, Seong Eun YUN
  • Publication number: 20210079960
    Abstract: A cone clutch for a vehicle may include a hub, a sleeve, a clutch ring including a clutch cone, a first friction ring, an internal middle cone, a second friction ring, an external middle cone, and a third friction ring, wherein friction members are provided on only any one of two contact surfaces between the clutch cone and the first friction ring, between the first friction ring and the internal middle cone, between the internal middle cone and the second friction ring, between the second friction ring and the external middle cone, and between the external middle cone and the third friction ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun PARK, Sung Wha HONG, Dong Woo GWAK, Seong Eun YUN
  • Publication number: 20210070162
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain may include a first shifting module including a motor input shaft having a motor directly connected to the motor shaft and provided to form two shifting stages having the largest gear ratios in sequence among a series of shifting stages; a second shifting module including an engine input shaft concentrically mounted with the motor input shaft and connected to an engine through a main clutch, and provided to form the remaining shifting stages of the series of shifting stages; a center synchro mounted to intermit the motor input shaft and the engine input shaft; and a continuous variable device provided to implement a state in which the first shifting module forms a gear ratio smaller than a shifting stage having a small gear ratio among the shifting stages of the first shifting module by a continuously controlled friction force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun PARK, Dong Woo Gwak, Seong Eun Yun, Sung Wha Hong, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jin Seung Lim
  • Patent number: 10926623
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain may include an engine input shaft connected to an engine by a main clutch, a motor input shaft connected to a motor, first and second output shafts mounted in parallel to the engine input shaft, a variable driving gear provided on the motor input shaft to maintain or increase a rotation speed of the motor input shaft and then to transmit the maintained or increased rotation speed to the first output shaft, a composite synchronizer mounted to independently implement interruption of connection between the engine input shaft and the motor input shaft and interruption of connection between the variable driving gear and the motor input shaft, and plural gear pairs mounted to form different transmission gear ratios between the engine input shaft and the first output shaft and between the engine input shaft and the second output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Yun Park
  • Patent number: 10697501
    Abstract: A transmission synchronizer includes a lower key that is installed to be slidable with respect to a hub in a radial direction of the hub and an upper key that is installed on an exterior of the lower key, the upper key being slidable in an axial direction of the hub. Additionally, a sleeve is installed at an exterior of the hub to slide the upper key in the axial direction while the sleeve slides in the axial direction, to pressurize the upper key toward a synchro ring. A key spring installed between the lower key and the hub to pressurize the lower key and the upper key toward an inner surface of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Young Choi, Sung Wha Hong, Jong Yun Park