Patents by Inventor Junghwan Bang

Junghwan Bang 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: 20120141299
    Abstract: An apparatus for supplementing a brake vacuum pressure, may include an engine control unit (ECU) that generates a vacuum pressure control signal for supplementing the brake vacuum pressure in accordance with the result of determining whether the brake vacuum pressure is included in a reference vacuum pressure range after a vehicle implements an ISG process, a sub-oil pump that is operated in accordance with a control signal from the ECU to supply hydraulic pressure to the inside of an automatic transmission after the vehicle implements the ISG process, a vacuum pump that generates and supplies the brake vacuum pressure to a brake system, and an electronic clutch that selectively couples the sub-oil pump and the vacuum pump to allow driving force of the sub-oil pump to be transmitted to the vacuum pump or to be cut, in accordance with whether the vacuum pressure control signal is sent thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Junghwan BANG, Sejun KIM, Chongah GWON, Jiyong YU
  • Publication number: 20120143468
    Abstract: An ISG system may include a shift stage sensing unit that senses a shift stage of a transmission, a parking sensing unit that senses a driver's intension of parking by recognizing at least one of whether a vehicle enters a parking lot and whether a parking assistant system may be operated, and an ISG controller that stops an idle-stop of an engine when the shift stage of the shift stage sensing unit may be at a reverse stage or the parking sensing unit senses the driver's intension of parking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sejun KIM, Chongah GWON, Jiyong YU, Junghwan BANG
  • Publication number: 20120143469
    Abstract: An ISG control method for a vehicle in a congested area, may include an N-stage stop determining step that determines whether a shift lever has moved from a D-stage to an N-stage and a brake has been operated, discriminating from when the shift lever is at the D-stage; an N-stage vehicle speed determining step that determines whether a vehicle speed is equal to or less than a predetermined N-stage stop vehicle speed after the N-stage stop determining step; and a remaining condition determining step for entering an idle-stop state, when the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the N-stage stop vehicle speed, as a result of performing the N-stage vehicle speed determining step, and when idle-stop entering conditions other than a position of the shift lever, the vehicle speed, and the history of a maximum traveling vehicle speed are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chongah Gwon, Sejun Kim, Jiyong Yu, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120142491
    Abstract: A device for controlling ISG logic is mounted in a vehicle equipped with an ISG system. The device includes a brake pedal switch, a shift lever switch that shows the current state of a gear of the vehicle, an inclination sensor that is mounted in the vehicle and measures the inclination of a road where the vehicle is positioned, a controller that internally controls the vehicle to an N (Neutral) state, regardless of the gear range shown by the shift lever switch, for the vehicle on a downhill, in accordance with the measured inclination, and an engine unit that performed idle stop when the brake pedal becomes ON, with the gear of the vehicle at a D (Drive) sate, and restarts the stopped engine when the brake pedal becomes OFF, with the gear of the vehicle at the D state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chongah Gwon, Sejun Kim, Jiyong Yu, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120142492
    Abstract: A device controls ISG (Idle Stop & Go) logic mounted in a vehicle equipped with an ISG system. The device includes a transmitting unit that shows the current state of a gear in the vehicle and controls the hydraulic pressure of a transmission in idle stop or restarting an engine, a driving unit that performs the idle stop when the pedal of a brake becomes ON, with the gear at a D (Drive)-range, and restarts the engine when the pedal of the brake becomes OFF, with the gear of the vehicle at the D-range, and a brake unit that controls movement of the vehicle by controlling the hydraulic pressure of the brake, in which brake unit controls the hydraulic pressure of a brake to be kept for a predetermined time from when the pedal of the brake becomes OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chongah Gwon, Sejun Kim, Jiyong Yu, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120142493
    Abstract: A method and a HAC system controls a hill-state assist control (HAC) operation when restarting an engine of the vehicle having an idle stop and go (ISG) system for an automatic transmission. The method includes starting restarting of the engine by the ISG system and an HAC operation, monitoring the RPM of the engine, and releasing the HAC operation in a case where the RPM of the engine meets an HAC release condition, and maintaining the HAC operation until the HAC release condition is met in a case where the RPM of the engine does not meet the HAC release condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sejun Kim, Chongah Gwon, Jiyong Yu, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120138006
    Abstract: An ISG system prevents fuel consumption due to unnecessary idling, by controlling the start of an engine, in accordance with engine stop conditions and restart conditions of a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission. A method includes determining whether prior conditions for engine stop in an engine controller when an engine is in operation is satisfied, determining whether the engine can be stopped, when the prior conditions for engine stop are satisfied, determining whether engine stop conditions is satisfied, when the engine can be stopped, stopping the engine that is in operation, when the engine stop conditions are satisfied, determining whether key start conditions are satisfied, when the engine is stopped, determining whether restart is possible, when the key start conditions are not satisfied, determining whether conditions for restart are satisfied, when restart is possible, and restarting the engine, when the restart conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chongah Gwon, Sejun Kim, Jiyong Yu, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120136557
    Abstract: An ISG entry apparatus and method is capable of operating ISG logic without employing a battery sensor. The ISG entry apparatus includes a starting voltage detection unit detecting a starting voltage of an ISG vehicle having no battery sensor mounted therein, a cooling water detection unit detecting a cooling water temperature of the ISG vehicle, an ISG entry frequency detection unit detecting an ISG entry frequency of the ISG vehicle, an accumulated charge amount detection unit detecting an accumulated charge amount of the ISG vehicle during driving, a starting number counting unit counting the starting number of the ISG vehicle, and an engine control unit determining whether or not to enter a mode in which an ISG operation is performed based on the starting voltage, the cooling water temperature, the ISG entry frequency, the accumulated charge amount, and the starting number and performing an ISG operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jiyong YU, Sejun Kim, Chongah Gwon, Sungjin Park, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120136528
    Abstract: An apparatus for emergency driving of a vehicle includes an engine fail recognizing unit monitoring an operational state of an engine in real time and outputting an engine fail recognition signal when a failure of the engine is recognized; an emergency driving switch operation recognizing unit recognizing an operation of an emergency driving switch disposed in the vehicle and outputting an emergency driving switch operation signal; an emergency driving condition verifying unit verifying whether emergency driving of the vehicle is possible by comparing predetermined registered emergency drivable condition information with a current state of the vehicle when any one of the engine fail recognition signal and the emergency driving switch operation signal is inputted; and a driving unit forcibly driving the engine of the vehicle by driving a belt driven or other suitable starter according to a verification result of the emergency driving condition verifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sejun KIM, Chongah Gwon, Jiyong Yu, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120136558
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling engine restarting of a vehicle includes a hood opening recognition switch automatically on when a hood of the vehicle is opened and outputting a hood opening recognition signal; a front sensor installed on the front of the vehicle and outputting a sensing signal by sensing an object positioned with a predetermined distance in front of the vehicle; a determination unit verifying whether at least one of the hood opening recognition signal and the sensing signal is inputted in the state where an engine of the vehicle is off; and a setting unit setting a lock of restarting of the engine when it is verified that at least one of the hood opening recognition signal and the sensing signal is inputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sejun KIM, Chongah Gwon, Jiyong Yu, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120136554
    Abstract: A control method of restarting an engine of an AT ISG vehicle may include a first step of restarting the engine when a state of the vehicle satisfies a restart condition after an idle-stop, a second step of keeping a throttle valve constant at a first critical value or less when a positional value of an acceleration pedal may be equal to a second critical value or more after the first step, and a third step of opening a throttle valve until the positional value of the acceleration pedal detected by the acceleration pedal position sensor and a positional value of the throttle valve detected by a throttle valve position sensor may be matched after a critical time passes, a shifting may be completed after the restarting, or when the acceleration pedal may be pressed down less than at the second critical value after the first step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jiyong YU, Sejun Kim, Chongah Gwon, Junghwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120133500
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of ISG vehicles is capable of informing a driver of operation prohibition when the battery sensor mounted on the ISG vehicles is deactivated. The apparatus for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of ISG vehicles includes a display unit displaying that the battery sensor is deactivated; and an engine control unit determining whether the battery sensor normally operates or not, and controlling a display operation of the display unit based on the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jiyong YU, Sejun KIM, Chongah GWON, Junghwan BANG