Patents by Inventor Seongseok Han

Seongseok Han 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: 9381788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle. The air conditioner for a vehicle according to the present invention includes: a plate member slidably operating inside an air-conditioning case to control the degree of opening of air outflow ports or air passageways inside the air-conditioning case; a gear shaft for operating the plate member, and separation preventing means formed on rail portions of the plate member interlocking with the gear shaft. According to the present invention, the gear portions of the gear shaft can be smoothly interlocked with the gear holes formed on the rail portions of the plate member and it is prevented that the gear portions of the gear shaft in interlock with the gear holes of the rail portions are separated from the gear holes or mislocated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Seonghyun Kim, Donggyun Kim, Hyungjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 9180751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle that includes: a mode door having a thin. plate member, solidly operating inside an air-conditioning case to control the degree of opening of a defrost vent, a face vent and floor vents, and a gear shaft, engaged with the thin plate member for its operating; and constant discharging means disposed at a rail portion. of the thin plate member and at a guide part of an air-conditioning case overlapped with the rail portion, so that air of a fixed quantity is discharged to side vents of the face vent, thereby providing a simple structure and reducing manufacturing costs because the gear holes of the rail portion and the cut portions of the guide portion serve as the constant discharging means, without a need for additional structure to constantly discharge air toward the side vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Hyungjoo Kim, Dongmin Kam, Seonghyun Kim, Donggyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9108488
    Abstract: A door for an air conditioner in a vehicle, in which a thin sheet member is joined to a side of a mesh-type frame in such a way as to protrude more than an end portion of the frame so that the protruding portion of the thin sheet member is in contact with the air-conditioning case to thereby promote sealing of the door for opening and closing a passageway of an air-conditioning case, thereby preventing odors caused by molds and reducing material expenses and manufacturing costs by reducing weight of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Sangkyu Park, Jaekyung Jung
  • Patent number: 8840452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which has a mode door of a single plate member including a first door portion that closes at least two vents, a second door portion that closes one vent, and bridge portions that connect the first door portion and the second door portion with each other, thereby opening and closing a plurality of vents by the single mode door, reducing the number of components, weight and manufacturing costs by simplifying the entire structure of the mode door because it uses the single plate member, reducing the size of the air conditioner, preventing bad smells caused by inhabitation of molds and being reusable due to the use of the single plate member, and preventing the door from being caught because the plate member has bent portions formed at end portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation
    Inventor: Seongseok Han
  • Publication number: 20130045670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle that includes: a mode door having a thin plate member, solidly operating inside an air-conditioning case to control the degree of opening of a defrost vent, a face vent and floor vents, and a gear shaft, engaged with the thin plate member for its operating; and constant discharging means disposed at a rail portion of the thin plate member and at a guide part of an air-conditioning case overlapped with the rail portion, so that air of a fixed quantity is discharged to side vents of the face vent, thereby providing a simple structure and reducing manufacturing costs because the gear holes of the rail portion and the cut portions of the guide portion serve as the constant discharging means, without a need for additional structure to constantly discharge air toward the side vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Seongseok HAN, Hyungjoo KIM, Dongmin KAM, Seonghyun KIM, Donggyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20120208444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle. The air conditioner for a vehicle according to the present invention includes: a plate member slidably operating inside an air-conditioning case to control the degree of opening of air outflow ports or air passageways inside the air-conditioning case; a gear shaft for operating the plate member, and separation preventing means formed on rail portions of the plate member interlocking with the gear shaft. According to the present invention; the gear portions of the gear shaft can be smoothly interlocked with the gear holes formed on the rail portions of the plate member and it is prevented that the gear portions of the gear shaft in interlock with the gear holes of the rail portions are separated from the gear holes or mislocated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Seonghyun Kim, Donggyun Kim, Hyungjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 8074709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a center mounting type air conditioner for a vehicle, which can reduce size and noise of a blower, and enhance installation efficiency and reduce an installation space of the air conditioner installed in the vehicle. At least one bypass passageway is formed in a dead space located between the scroll case and the air conditioning case, whereby some of air sucked from the intake duct is bypassed and sucked toward the second wheel of the dual blower wheel, to which the motor is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Minwoo Park, Jongsuk Yun, Hahkkyu Kim, Sungje Lee, Seongseok Han
  • Publication number: 20110263191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which has a mode door of a single plate member including a first door portion that closes at least two vents, a second door portion that closes one vent, and bridge portions that connect the first door portion and the second door portion with each other, thereby opening and closing a plurality of vents by the single mode door, reducing the number of components, weight and manufacturing costs by simplifying the entire structure of the mode door because it uses the single plate member, reducing the size of the air conditioner, preventing bad smells caused by inhabitation of molds and being reusable due to the use of the single plate member, and preventing the door from being caught because the plate member has bent portions formed at end portions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventor: Seongseok HAN
  • Patent number: 7775263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, which can independently controls the volume of heat exchange medium flowing through tubes of a left heat exchange part and a right heat exchange part to independently control the temperature of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, thereby realizing a compact structure since a temp door for controlling temperature is omitted from an air-conditioning system for the vehicle, which can reduce an operating force and increase durability since heat exchange medium controlling means are in a rotational structure, and which can minimize a temperature difference between the right and left sides thereof since the heat exchange medium is distributed to the tubes uniformly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventor: Seongseok Han
  • Publication number: 20100144263
    Abstract: A door for an air conditioner in a vehicle, in which a thin sheet member is joined to a side of a mesh-type frame in such a way as to protrude more than an end portion of the frame so that the protruding portion of the thin sheet member is in contact with the air-conditioning case to thereby promote sealing of the door for opening and closing a passageway of an air-conditioning case, thereby preventing odors caused by molds and reducing material expenses and manufacturing costs by reducing weight of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Sangkyu Park, Jaekyung Jung
  • Patent number: 7682233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blower for air conditioner of automotive vehicles capable of striving to increase the blowing volume and reduce noise, and simplifying the structure of the blower by distributing the air come into the inside of an intake duct effectively to an upper blowing wheel and a lower blowing wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Yoonho Wang, Jeongjae Lee, Seongseok Han, Booyong Um
  • Publication number: 20090093207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door for an air conditioner in a vehicle, which includes a sheet member adapted to surround a door body, joining means for fixing both end portions of the sheet member to the door body, and support portions protrudingly formed on sides of the door body to form sheet member buffering spaces, thereby reducing material expenses and the entire manufacturing costs by reducing weight of the door, preventing a bad smell generated by inhabitation of molds by using the sheet member, preventing noise generated when the door is operated, and easily fixing the sheet member through a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Sangkyu Park
  • Patent number: 7461687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger which can suitably regulate the quantity, the feeding position or the feeding order of heat exchange medium fed into tubes to adjust heat exchange performance according to cooling and heating load. The heat exchanger comprises a plurality of tubes placed at least one header, each tube having both ends fixed to the header, medium-distributing means installed at the header for feeding heat exchange medium to the specific tubes, a tank placed over the medium-distributing means, the tank having a medium-inlet pipe, a medium-outlet pipe and distribution passages for feeding heat exchange medium to specific regions of the medium-distributing means, and medium-regulating means installed at the tank and operated in response to a control signal for adjusting the feed of the heat exchange medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Taeyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20070240850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, which can independently controls the volume of heat exchange medium flowing through tubes of a left heat exchange part and a right heat exchange part to independently control the temperature of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, thereby realizing a compact structure since a temp door for controlling temperature is omitted from an air-conditioning system for the vehicle, which can reduce an operating force and increase durability since heat exchange medium controlling means are in a rotational structure, and which can minimize a temperature difference between the right and left sides thereof since the heat exchange medium is distributed to the tubes uniformly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Seongseok Han
  • Patent number: 7231962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, in which the flow of a heat exchange medium flowing through tubes is selectively controlled, and opened and closed in order to control heat exchange capability according to cooling and heating loads. More specifically, the invention relates to a heat exchanger, in which one distribution hole is constructed for one tube, so that temperature can be minutely controlled with small temperature deviation in each step, and the opening and closing method of the distribution hole is configured in a sliding type that uses a slide valve, so that the shapes of a header and a tank are simplified, and a clamping operation is also improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventor: Seongseok Han
  • Publication number: 20060285967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blower for air conditioner of automotive vehicles capable of striving to increase the blowing volume and reduce noise, and simplifying the structure of the blower by distributing the air come into the inside of an intake duct effectively to an upper blowing wheel and a lower blowing wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Yoonho Wang, Jeongjae Lee, Seongseok Han, Booyong Um
  • Publication number: 20060260783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a center mounting type air conditioner for a vehicle, which can reduce size and noise of a blower, and enhance installation efficiency and reduce an installation space of the air conditioner installed in the vehicle. At least one bypass passageway is formed in a dead space located between the scroll case and the air conditioning case, whereby some of air sucked from the intake duct is bypassed and sucked toward the second wheel of the dual blower wheel, to which the motor is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Minwoo Park, Jongsuk Yun, Hahkkyu Kim, Sungje Lee, Seongseok Han
  • Publication number: 20060090879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, in which the flow of a heat exchange medium flowing through tubes is selectively controlled, and opened and closed in order to control heat exchange capability according to cooling and heating loads. More specifically, the invention relates to a heat exchanger, in which one distribution hole is constructed for one tube, so that temperature can be minutely controlled with small temperature deviation in each step, and the opening and closing method of the distribution hole is configured in a sliding type that uses a slide valve, so that the shapes of a header and a tank are simplified, and a clamping operation is also improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventor: Seongseok Han
  • Publication number: 20050056402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger which can suitably regulate the quantity, the feeding position or the feeding order of heat exchange medium fed into tubes to adjust heat exchange performance according to cooling and heating load. The heat exchanger comprises a plurality of tubes placed at least one header, each tube having both ends fixed to the header, medium-distributing means installed at the header for feeding heat exchange medium to the specific tubes, a tank placed over the medium-distributing means, the tank having a medium-inlet pipe, a medium-outlet pipe and distribution passages for feeding heat exchange medium to specific regions of the medium-distributing means, and medium-regulating means installed at the tank and operated in response to a control signal for adjusting the feed of the heat exchange medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Halla Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Seongseok Han, Taeyoung Park