Patents by Inventor Seong-Wook Hwang

Seong-Wook Hwang 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: 11007861
    Abstract: A double clutch apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle having a motor and an engine includes: first and second clutches transmitting a motor torque and an engine torque to first and second input shafts; and first and second slave cylinders disposed at a transmission case and configured to respectively operate the first and second clutches in an axial direction. In particular, a rotor hub of the motor is rotatably supported by an end of a radially interior side of a front cover, and is connected to the first input shaft through a clutch retainer of the second clutch and a first connection member to transmit the motor torque to the first input shaft. In addition, the first and second clutches are disposed in parallel in an interior circumference of the rotor hub to selectively transmit the engine torque to the first and second input shafts, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juhyeon Park, Seong Wook Hwang, Jae Young Jeon, Dongwoo Gwak, Seongeun Yun, Wonmin Cho, Bong Hyun Cho, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 11002339
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft directly connected to a motor/generator, a second and third input shafts coaxial and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, a torque mediating shaft coaxial with the first input shaft, an intermediate shaft and output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft, a first shifting section receiving torque from the third input shaft and outputting a modified torque to the torque mediating shaft, a second shifting section including first planetary gear set, shifting torque of the first input shaft to output the shifted torque to the torque mediating shaft, and selectively stopping the torque mediating shaft, and a third shifting section including second planetary gear set, forming an output torque in combination of torques from the first and second shifting sections and the second input shaft, and outputting the output torque to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheol Ho Jang, Woochurl Son, Sun Sung Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Kijong Park, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji, Ki Tae Kim, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ilhan Yoo, Juhyeon Park, Minho Chae, Dongwoo Kim, Hye Jin Lim, Soonki Eo, Ki Dong Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Yong Sug Choi, Young Chan Gweon
  • Patent number: 10994598
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for an electric vehicle having a motor as a power source may include: first and second input shafts coaxially disposed with a motor shaft of the motor and selectively connected to the motor shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the first and second input shafts; and a planetary gear set disposed on the output shaft and including: a rotation element fixedly connected to the output shaft, and two rotation elements receiving torques from the first and second input shafts through respective external gear sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Kijong Park, Seongwook Ji, Juhyeon Park, Ilhan Yoo, Seong Wook Hwang, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10989277
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus may include a first input shaft fixedly connected to an engine output shaft, a second input shaft external and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, a third input shaft selectively connectable to the first input shaft, an intermediate shaft and an output shaft mounted in parallel with the input shafts, a planetary gear set having first to third elements and mounted on the intermediate shaft where two of the three elements are selectively connectable to the intermediate shaft, a plurality of gear sets allowing torque flows between the various shafts and the planetary gear set, first and second synchronizers mounted on the at least one output shaft to selectively receive torques from the second and third input shafts through a plurality of paths and to transmit the received torque to the at least one output shaft, and four clutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chon Ok Kim, Seong Wook Hwang, Soonki Eo, Minho Chae, Sun Sung Kwon, Yong Uk Shin
  • Patent number: 10981442
    Abstract: A multi-stage dual clutch transmission for a vehicle includes: a first input shaft selectively connectable to an engine through a first clutch and having odd driving gears fixed thereon; a second input shaft disposed coaxially with the first input shaft, selectively connectable to the engine through a second clutch, and having even driving gears fixed thereon; a first output shaft and a second output shaft disposed in parallel with the first and second input shafts and have odd and even driven gears being freely rotatable thereon in mesh with the odd and even driving gears, respectively; and a motor shaft disposed in parallel with the first and second output shafts, connected to a motor, having first and second delivery gears being freely rotatable thereon, and having first and second one-way clutches transmitting power to the first and second delivery gears, respectively, when rotating in a predetermined direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Woo Churl Son, Sun Sung Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 10968995
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus may include a first input shaft fixedly connected to an engine output shaft, a second input shaft and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, a third input selectively connectable to the first input shaft, an intermediate shaft and first and second output shafts, an idle shaft mounted, a planetary gear set, the second rotation element and one of the first and third rotation elements selectively connectable to the intermediate shaft, the first and third rotation elements connected to the third and second input shafts, a plurality of gear sets, a first synchronizer selectively receiving a torque from the second input shaft and transmitting the received first torque to the first output shaft, a second synchronizer selectively receiving a torque from the third input shaft and transmitting the received second torque to the second output shaft, and four clutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chon Ok Kim, Seong Wook Hwang, Minho Chae, Sun Sung Kwon, Yong Uk Shin
  • Publication number: 20210094404
    Abstract: A double clutch apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle having a motor and an engine includes: first and second clutches transmitting a motor torque and an engine torque to first and second input shafts; and first and second slave cylinders disposed at a transmission case and configured to respectively operate the first and second clutches in an axial direction. In particular, a rotor hub of the motor is rotatably supported by an end of a radially interior side of a front cover, and is connected to the first input shaft through a clutch retainer of the second clutch and a first connection member to transmit the motor torque to the first input shaft. In addition, the first and second clutches are disposed in parallel in an interior circumference of the rotor hub to selectively transmit the engine torque to the first and second input shafts, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juhyeon PARK, Seong Wook HWANG, Jae Young JEON, Dongwoo GWAK, Seongeun YUN, Wonmin CHO, Bong Hyun CHO, Seongwook JI
  • Patent number: 10955036
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft fixedly connected to an engine output shaft, a second input shaft coaxial with the first input shaft a third input shaft coaxial with the second input shaft, an intermediate shaft and at least one output shaft, a planetary gear set mounted on an axis of the intermediate shaft, a plurality of gear sets, each of which allows at least one torque flow between the intermediate shaft, the first, second, and third input shafts, the output shaft and the planetary gear set, a first synchronizer mounted on the output shaft, selectively receiving a torque from the second input shaft, a second synchronizer mounted on the output shaft, selectively receiving a torque from the third input shaft through two paths, and transmitting the received torque to the output shaft, and four clutches each of which facilitating selective connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chon Ok Kim, Seong Wook Hwang, Soonki Eo, Minho Chae, Sun Sung Kwon, Yong Uk Shin
  • Patent number: 10933733
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for hybrid electric vehicle includes: input shaft coaxially disposed with an engine output shaft receiving engine torque; first and second output shafts coaxially disposed forward and rearward sides on the input shaft; third output shaft coaxial with the first output shaft; a shared drum connected to the input shaft and formed with a motor gear gear-meshed with a motor; an engine clutch sharing the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque between the engine output shaft and the input shaft; first and third clutches disposed in rows within the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque from the input shaft to the first and third output shafts; a planetary gear set disposed on the second output shaft and connected to the second output shaft; and a second clutch external to the planetary gear set and selectively connecting the input shaft and the planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juhyeon Park, Seong Wook Hwang, Jae Young Jeon, Dongwoo Gwak, Seongeun Yun, Wonmin Cho, Bong Hyun Cho, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 10913341
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle includes: a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotary elements; a first shaft fixedly connected to an output shaft of an engine; a second shaft fixedly connected to the first rotary element and a first motor/generator; a third shaft receiving rotational power from the first shaft; a fourth shaft selectively connected with the first shaft, and the fourth shaft selectively receiving rotational power from the first shaft or from the third rotary element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected to a second motor/generator; and a sixth shaft transmitting rotational power transmitted from the fifth shaft to a final reduction gear of the differential gear. In particular, the six shafts are connected to external gears mutually by four gear sets so that rotational power is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Kijong Park, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji, Woochurl Son, Ki Been Lim, Ki Dong Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Seong Wook Hwang, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10906386
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle having engine and motor may include: an input shaft coaxially disposed with an engine output shaft receiving engine torque; first and second output shafts disposed forward and rearward sides of the input shaft; a third output shaft coaxially disposed with the first output shaft; a shared drum connected to the input shaft and formed with a motor gear gear-meshed with the motor; an engine clutch arranged on the interior circumference of the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque between the engine output shaft and the input shaft; first and third clutches disposed within the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque from the input shaft to the first and third output shafts; and a second clutch disposed at a rearward side of the input shaft and selectively connecting the input shaft and the second output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juhyeon Park, Seong Wook Hwang, Jae Young Jeon, Dongwoo Gwak, Seongeun Yun, Wonmin Cho, Bong Hyun Cho, Seongwook Ji
  • Publication number: 20210023931
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle using an engine and a motor/generator as power sources includes: a first input shaft selectively connected to a rotor of the motor/generator; a second input shaft disposed external to the first input shaft, and selectively connected to the rotor; an idle shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft; an intermediate shaft shifting rotational power transmitted from the first input shaft to the idle shaft; a first output shaft shifting and outputting rotational power transmitted from the second input shaft and the idle shaft; a second output shaft shifting and outputting rotational power transmitted from the first input shaft; and a plurality of gear sets shifting the rotational power input through the first and second input shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Wook HWANG, Seongwook JI, Ki Tae KIM, Chon Ok KIM, Soonki EO, Wonmin CHO, Ilhan YOO, Juhyeon PARK, Dongwoo KIM, Hye Jin LIM, Dong Hwan HWANG, Jong Hyo PARK
  • Publication number: 20210023932
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle having engine and motor may include: an input shaft coaxially disposed with an engine output shaft receiving engine torque; first and second output shafts disposed forward and rearward sides of the input shaft; a third output shaft coaxially disposed with the first output shaft; a shared drum connected to the input shaft and formed with a motor gear gear-meshed with the motor; an engine clutch arranged on the interior circumference of the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque between the engine output shaft and the input shaft; first and third clutches disposed within the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque from the input shaft to the first and third output shafts; and a second clutch disposed at a rearward side of the input shaft and selectively connecting the input shaft and the second output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juhyeon PARK, Seong Wook HWANG, Jae Young JEON, Dongwoo GWAK, Seongeun YUN, Wonmin CHO, Bong Hyun CHO, Seongwook JI
  • Publication number: 20210016651
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for an electric vehicle having a motor as a power source may include: first and second input shafts coaxially disposed with a motor shaft of the motor and selectively connected to the motor shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the first and second input shafts; and a planetary gear set disposed on the output shaft and including: a rotation element fixedly connected to the output shaft, and two rotation elements receiving torques from the first and second input shafts through respective external gear sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wonmin CHO, Kijong PARK, Seongwook JI, Juhyeon PARK, Ilhan YOO, Seong Wook HWANG, Ki Tae KIM
  • Patent number: 10889175
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle includes: an input shaft receiving engine torque; a compound planetary gear set formed by first and second planetary gear sets and having first to fifth elements; a first shaft fixedly connected to the first element, fixedly connected to a motor/generator, and selectively connected to the input shaft; a second shaft fixedly connected to the second element and selectively connected to the input shaft; a third shaft fixedly connected to the third element and selectively connected to a housing; a fourth shaft fixedly connected to the fourth element, fifth shaft fixedly connecting the fifth element and an output gear; a sixth shaft selectively connected to the second shaft and the fourth shaft and selectively connected to the housing; engagement elements including a clutch and a brake; and an engagement unit selectively connecting the sixth shaft to the second shaft or the fourth shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang, Soonki Eo, Ilhan Yoo, Dongwoo Kim, Yong Sug Choi, Jong Hyo Park
  • Publication number: 20210001705
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for hybrid electric vehicle includes: input shaft coaxially disposed with an engine output shaft receiving engine torque; first and second output shafts coaxially disposed forward and rearward sides on the input shaft; third output shaft coaxial with the first output shaft; a shared drum connected to the input shaft and formed with a motor gear gear-meshed with a motor; an engine clutch sharing the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque between the engine output shaft and the input shaft; first and third clutches disposed in rows within the shared drum and selectively transmitting torque from the input shaft to the first and third output shafts; a planetary gear set disposed on the second output shaft and connected to the second output shaft; and a second clutch external to the planetary gear set and selectively connecting the input shaft and the planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juhyeon Park, Seong Wook Hwang, Jae Young Jeon, Dongwoo Gwak, Seongeun Yun, Wonmin Cho, Bong Hyun Cho, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 10883583
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus may include a first input shaft fixedly connected to an engine output shaft, a second input shaft mounted external to the first input shaft, a third input shaft mounted and external to the second input shaft, an intermediate shaft and first and second output shafts, an idle shaft mounted in parallel with the second output shaft, a planetary gear mounted on an axis of the intermediate shaft, a plurality of gear sets the first, and second output shafts, the idle shaft, and the planetary gear set, a first synchronizer mounted on the first output shaft, a second synchronizer mounted on the second output shaft, selectively receiving a torque from the third input shaft through two paths, and transmitting the received torque to the second output shaft, and four clutches each of which facilitating selective connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chon Ok Kim, Seong Wook Hwang, Minho Chae, Sun Sung Kwon, Yong Uk Shin
  • Patent number: 10871205
    Abstract: A transmission may include a compound planetary gear set; a first clutch provided to transmit power of an input shaft to a second rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; a third clutch provided to transmit the power of the input shaft to a third rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; an overdrive provided to increase the power of the input shaft; a second clutch provided to transmit the power through the overdrive from the input shaft to the second rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; a fourth clutch provided to transmit the power through the overdrive from the input shaft to a fourth rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; a first brake provided to selectively stop rotation of the third rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; and a second brake provided to selectively stop rotation of the fourth rotation element of the compound planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Byeong Wook Jeon, Kwang Hee Park, Sang Jun Park, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200378473
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus may include a first input shaft fixedly connected to an engine output shaft, a second input shaft mounted external to the first input shaft, a third input shaft mounted and external to the second input shaft, an intermediate shaft and first and second output shafts, an idle shaft mounted in parallel with the second output shaft, a planetary gear mounted on an axis of the intermediate shaft, a plurality of gear sets the first, and second output shafts, the idle shaft, and the planetary gear set, a first synchronizer mounted on the first output shaft, a second synchronizer mounted on the second output shaft, selectively receiving a torque from the third input shaft through two paths, and transmitting the received torque to the second output shaft, and four clutches each of which facilitating selective connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chon Ok KIM, Seong Wook HWANG, Minho CHAE, Sun Sung KWON, Yong Uk SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200378486
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus may include a first input shaft, a second input shaft external and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, a third input shaft external to the second input shaft and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, an intermediate shaft, first and second output shafts, first and second idle shafts, a planetary gear set mounted on the intermediate shaft and having first to elements and where two elements are selectively connectable to the intermediate shaft, a plurality of gear sets allowing torque flows between the various shafts and the planetary gear set, first and second synchronizers respectively mounted on the first and second output shafts, selectively receiving a torque from the second and third input shafts through two paths, and transmitting the received torque to the first and second output shaft, and four clutches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chon Ok KIM, Seong Wook HWANG, Minho CHAE, Sun Sung KWON, Yong Uk SHIN