Patents by Inventor Seoung-Yeon Cho

Seoung-Yeon Cho 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: 8186979
    Abstract: A capacity varying type rotary compressor and a refrigeration system having the same are provided. The capacity varying type rotary compressor includes a casing that contains a certain amount of oil and maintains a discharge pressure state; a motor installed in the casing that generates a driving force; one or more cylinder assembly fixed in the casing, having a compression space that compresses a refrigerant by a rolling piston that performs an orbit motion and a vane that performs a linear motion by contacting the rolling piston, and having a vane pressure chamber formed at a rear side of the vane that implements a normal driving as the vane contacts the rolling piston or a saving driving as the vane is separated from the rolling piston; and a mode switching device that selectively supplies a suction pressure or a discharge pressure to the vane pressure chamber of the cylinder assembly according to a driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Seong-Jae Hong, Jung Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20100319392
    Abstract: A capacity varying type rotary compressor and a refrigeration system having the same are provided. The capacity varying type rotary compressor includes a casing that contains a certain amount of oil and maintains a discharge pressure state; a motor installed in the casing that generates a driving force; one or more cylinder assembly fixed in the casing, having a compression space that compresses a refrigerant by a rolling piston that performs an orbit motion and a vane that performs a linear motion by contacting the rolling piston, and having a vane pressure chamber formed at a rear side of the vane that implements a normal driving as the vane contacts the rolling piston or a saving driving as the vane is separated from the rolling piston; and a mode switching device that selectively supplies a suction pressure or a discharge pressure to the vane pressure chamber of the cylinder assembly according to a driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Seong-Jae Hong, Jung Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 7798791
    Abstract: A capacity varying type rotary compressor and a refrigeration system having the same are provided. The capacity varying type rotary compressor includes a casing that contains a certain amount of oil and maintains a discharge pressure state; a motor installed in the casing that generates a driving force; one or more cylinder assembly fixed in the casing, having a compression space that compresses a refrigerant by a rolling piston that performs an orbit motion and a vane that performs a linear motion by contacting the rolling piston, and having a vane pressure chamber formed at a rear side of the vane that implements a normal driving as the vane contacts the rolling piston or a saving driving as the vane is separated from the rolling piston; and a mode switching device that selectively supplies a suction pressure or a discharge pressure to the vane pressure chamber of the cylinder assembly according to a driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Seong-Jae Hong, Jeong-Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 7611341
    Abstract: A capacity varying rotary compressor is provided. The compressor includes a casing that maintains a discharge pressure state, a motor installed in the casing that generates a driving force, one or more cylinder assemblies provided in the casing to compress refrigerant with a rolling piston and a vane. The rolling piston is eccentrically coupled to a rotation shaft of the motor to perform a linear motion, and a vane restricting device restricts or releases the vane from the rolling piston according to a difference in pressures applied to the vane. A structure of the compressor may be simplified, resulting in reduced production costs and enhanced productivity. Further, as the vane is restricted by a pressure differential, reliability may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Kang-Wook Cha, Seoung-Yeon Cho
  • Patent number: 7540727
    Abstract: A capacity varying rotary compressor is provided. The compressor includes a cylinder mounted in a casing, and a vane pressure chamber provided at a rear side of a vane that divides an inner space of the cylinder into a suction chamber and a compression chamber. A pressure controlling unit supplies a discharge pressure or a suction pressure to the vane pressure chamber to thereby restrict or release a motion of the vane. A pressure leakage preventing unit couples the cylinder and bearings positioned at opposite sides of the cylinder to form the vane pressure chamber. A capacity to compress and discharge a refrigerant may be varied according to a load, thereby reducing power consumption of the compressor and simplifying assembly. Furthermore, pressure leakage from the vane pressure chamber may be prevented, thereby enhancing a capacity varying function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Kang-Wook Cha, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Jin-Soo Kim, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20080193310
    Abstract: A capacity varying type rotary compressor and a refrigeration system having the same. The capacity varying type rotary compressor comprises a casing containing a certain amount of oil and maintaining a discharge pressure state; a motor installed in the casing and generating a driving force; one or more cylinder assembly fixed in the casing, having a compression space for compressing a refrigerant by a rolling piston that performs an orbit motion and a vane that performs a linear motion by contacting the rolling piston, and having a vane pressure chamber formed at a rear side of the vane, for implementing a normal driving as the vane contacts the rolling piston or implementing a saving driving as the vane is separated from the rolling piston; and a mode switching unit for selectively supplying suction pressure or a discharge pressure to the vane pressure chamber of the cylinder assembly according to a driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Seong-Jae Hong, Jung Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20080056913
    Abstract: A capacity varying type rotary compressor comprises a cylinder mounted in a casing (100) having a discharge pressure state, a vane pressure chamber (C) provided at a rear side of a vane (440) that divides an inner space of the cylinder into a suction chamber and a compression chamber with a rotation shaft (230) inserted into the cylinder thus to be rotated or a rolling piston (340, 430) inserted into the rotation shaft (230), a pressure controlling unit (500) for supplying a discharge pressure or a suction pressure to the vane pressure chamber (C) and thereby restricting or releasing a motion of the vanel (440), and a pressure leakage preventing couple unit for coupling the cylinder (410) and bearings (330, 420) positioned at both sides of the cylinder (410) and forming the vane pressure chamber (C) with the cylinder (410) to each other and thereby preventing a pressure leakage of the vane pressure chamber (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Kang-Wook Cha, Seoung-Yeon Cho, Jin-Soo Kim, Geun-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20080003123
    Abstract: A capacity varying type rotary compressor comprises a casing (100) that maintains a discharge pressure state; a motor (200) installed in the casing (100) and generating a driving force; one or more cylinder assembly (300,400) fixed in the casing (100) and compressing a refirgerant by a rolling piston (340,430) and a vane (350,440), the rolling piston (340,430) eccentrically coupled to a rotation shaft (230) of the motor (200) and performing a linear motion; and a vane restricting unit (500) for restricting the vane (440) separated from the rolling piston (430) or releasing the vane (440) thereby contacting to the rolling piston (430) according to a difference of pressures applied to the vane (440). In the rotary compressor, an entire structure is simplified thereby to minimize precessing assemblies, resulting in reducing aproduction cost and enhancing a productivity. Furthermore, as the vane (440) is restricted by using a pressure difference of the system, a relibility is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Byun, Kang-Wook Cha, Seoung-Yeon Cho
  • Publication number: 20050220655
    Abstract: A gas leakage preventing apparatus for a rotary compressor comprises: a cylinder having a cylindrical inner space therein; a rotating shaft having an eccentric portion therein which makes a circular motion in the inner space of the cylinder; a rolling piston inserted into the eccentric portion of the rotating shaft and being linearly contact with an inner wall of the inner space of the cylinder; a vane linear-movably inserted into a vane slot which is formed in the cylinder and dividing the cylinder inner space together with the rolling piston; and fixing units provided in the rolling piston and vane, for restraining a rotary motion of the rolling piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Seoung-Yeon Cho