Patents by Inventor Seungmock LEE

Seungmock LEE 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: 20240052839
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is disclosed. A scroll compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a compression part for discharging, to the inner space of a casing, a refrigerant compressed in a compression chamber; a discharge port for forming a flow path through which the refrigerant compressed in the compression chamber is discharged to the outside of the compression chamber; and a valve member, which has, at one end portion thereof, a root part fixed to a valve seat part of the compression part, forms a free end on the other end portion thereof, and has a head part to open/close the discharge port. A spacing part is provided between the head part of the valve member and the valve seat part to space the head part from the valve seat part in a state in which the compression part stops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Seungmock LEE, Cheolhwan KIM
  • Patent number: 11732584
    Abstract: A rotary compressor is provided that may include a cylinder having an inner circumferential surface with an annular shape to form a compression space; a roller having a plurality of vane slots disposed at predetermined intervals along an outer circumferential surface thereof, and rotatably inserted into the compression space of the cylinder; and a plurality of vanes slidably inserted into the respective vane slots to rotate together with the roller and by which the compression space is divided into a plurality of compression chambers. At least one of the vane slots is unequally spaced in a circumferential direction. Accordingly, periodicity of noise may be reduced to thereby increase the effect of noise reduction of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jonghun Lee, Seoungmin Kang, Seungmock Lee
  • Patent number: 11585344
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compressor including a branch part for reducing vibration and noise caused by a refrigerant flowing inside a muffler by expanding an enclosed space formed by a compression part and the muffler in the direction of a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmock Lee, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11566623
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scroll compressor having a shaft balancer capable of attenuating vibration while preventing deformation of the rotary shaft during operation at a high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmock Lee, Jonghun Ha, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11486397
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scroll compressor having a shaft balancer capable of attenuating vibration while preventing deformation of the rotary shaft during operation at a high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmock Lee, Jonghun Ha, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20220341424
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scroll compressor having a shaft balancer capable of attenuating vibration while preventing deformation of the rotary shaft during operation at a high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Seungmock LEE, Jonghun HA, Cheolhwan KIM
  • Patent number: 11454238
    Abstract: A compressor includes a deformable groove spaced apart from a key groove and deformable to reduce an impact force or stress generated at an Oldham's ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Taeksu Jung, Jonghun Ha, Kangwook Lee, Seungmock Lee
  • Patent number: 11441562
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scroll compressor including a casing, a drive motor arranged in the casing, a shaft coupled to the drive motor, a main frame arranged under the drive motor, a fixed scroll arranged under the main frame, an orbiting scroll arranged between the main frame and the fixed scroll and engaged with the fixed scroll to form a compression chamber with the shaft eccentrically coupled to the orbiting scroll, a discharge cover coupled to the fixed scroll to form a closed space, a discharge port formed in the fixed scroll to connect the compression chamber and the closed space, and a discharge hole passing through the main frame and the fixed scroll, wherein an inlet and an inner portion of the discharge hole have different cross-sectional areas. The scroll compressor can reduce the noise caused by movement of the refrigerant by improving the structure of the discharge holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmock Lee, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20220228587
    Abstract: A rotary compressor is provided that may include a cylinder having an inner circumferential surface with an annular shape to form a compression space; a roller having a plurality of vane slots disposed at predetermined intervals along an outer circumferential surface thereof, and rotatably inserted into the compression space of the cylinder; and a plurality of vanes slidably inserted into the respective vane slots to rotate together with the roller and by which the compression space is divided into a plurality of compression chambers. At least one of the vane slots is unequally spaced in a circumferential direction. Accordingly, periodicity of noise may be reduced to thereby increase the effect of noise reduction of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jonghun Lee, Seoungmin Kang, Seungmock Lee
  • Patent number: 11326605
    Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a shell forming an internal space; a driving motor disposed in the internal space of the shell; a rotary shaft connected to the driving motor; a lower cylinder having a lower chamber for compressing a refrigerant and a lower roller disposed inside the lower chamber; an upper cylinder disposed on an upper side of the lower cylinder and having an upper chamber for compressing a refrigerant and an upper roller disposed inside the upper chamber; a muffler disposed on the upper side of the upper cylinder and receiving a refrigerant compressed in the upper chamber; and an intermediate plate disposed between the upper cylinder and the lower cylinder and having a rotary shaft hole through which the rotary shaft is disposed. The intermediate plate includes an opening formed around the rotary shaft hole and guiding a refrigerant compressed in the lower chamber to the muffler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmock Lee
  • Patent number: 11293439
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a case including a discharge part configured to discharge refrigerant and defining a reservoir space configured to store oil; a drive unit including a stator and a rotor; a rotary shaft coupled to the rotor; a compression unit coupled to the rotary shaft and lubricated with oil, the compression unit being configured to compress refrigerant and discharge compressed refrigerant in a direction away from the discharge part; a muffler coupled to the compression unit and configured to guide refrigerant to the discharge part; a separator coupled to at least one of the rotor or the rotary shaft and configured to separate oil from refrigerant guided to the discharge part; and a coupling unit that fixes the separator to the at least one of the rotor or the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmock Lee, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20220034324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compressor comprising: a muffler that provides a sealed space for guiding a refrigerant; and a resonator provided in the muffler and forming cavities separate from the sealed space to decrease vibration and noise caused by the refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Seungmock LEE, Jonghun HA, Cheolhwan KIM, Kangwook LEE
  • Publication number: 20210340984
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scroll compressor having a shaft balancer capable of attenuating vibration while preventing deformation of the rotary shaft during operation at a high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Seungmock LEE, Jonghun HA, Cheolhwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20210246895
    Abstract: A compressor includes a deformable groove spaced apart from a key groove and deformable to reduce an impact force or stress generated at an Oldham's ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Taeksu JUNG, Jonghun HA, Kangwook LEE, Seungmock LEE
  • Publication number: 20210215155
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compressor including a branch part for reducing vibration and noise caused by a refrigerant flowing inside a muffler by expanding an enclosed space formed by a compression part and the muffler in the direction of a rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Seungmock LEE, Cheolhwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20200284256
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scroll compressor including a casing, a drive motor arranged in the casing, a shaft coupled to the drive motor, a main frame arranged under the drive motor, a fixed scroll arranged under the main frame, an orbiting scroll arranged between the main frame and the fixed scroll and engaged with the fixed scroll to form a compression chamber with the shaft eccentrically coupled to the orbiting scroll, a discharge cover coupled to the fixed scroll to form a closed space, a discharge port formed in the fixed scroll to connect the compression chamber and the closed space, and a discharge hole passing through the main frame and the fixed scroll, wherein an inlet and an inner portion of the discharge hole have different cross-sectional areas. The scroll compressor can reduce the noise caused by movement of the refrigerant by improving the structure of the discharge holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Seungmock LEE, Cheolhwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20200116149
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a case including a discharge part configured to discharge refrigerant and defining a reservoir space configured to store oil; a drive unit including a stator and a rotor; a rotary shaft coupled to the rotor; a compression unit coupled to the rotary shaft and lubricated with oil, the compression unit being configured to compress refrigerant and discharge compressed refrigerant in a direction away from the discharge part; a muffler coupled to the compression unit and configured to guide refrigerant to the discharge part; a separator coupled to at least one of the rotor or the rotary shaft and configured to separate oil from refrigerant guided to the discharge part; and a coupling unit that fixes the separator to the at least one of the rotor or the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Seungmock LEE, Cheolhwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20190195228
    Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a shell forming an internal space; a driving motor disposed in the internal space of the shell; a rotary shaft connected to the driving motor; a lower cylinder having a lower chamber for compressing a refrigerant and a lower roller disposed inside the lower chamber; an upper cylinder disposed on an upper side of the lower cylinder and having an upper chamber for compressing a refrigerant and an upper roller disposed inside the upper chamber; a muffler disposed on the upper side of the upper cylinder and receiving a refrigerant compressed in the upper chamber; and an intermediate plate disposed between the upper cylinder and the lower cylinder and having a rotary shaft hole through which the rotary shaft is disposed. The intermediate plate includes an opening formed around the rotary shaft hole and guiding a refrigerant compressed in the lower chamber to the muffler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Seungmock LEE
  • Patent number: 10047748
    Abstract: A rotary compressor, a method of manufacturing a rotary compressor, and an apparatus for manufacturing a rotary compressor are provided. The rotary compressor may include a case having an inner space, a stator to which power may be applied, the stator being disposed in the case, and a compression mechanism disposed on or at one side of the stator to generate a compression force of a refrigerant. The compression mechanism may include a rotational shaft, a cylinder that accommodates a roller coupled to the rotational shaft, a main bearing coupled a first side of the cylinder, and a sub bearing coupled to a second side of the cylinder. The main bearing may be press-fitted and fixed to an inner surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngboo Son, Jonghun Ha, Seungmock Lee
  • Publication number: 20150192129
    Abstract: A rotary compressor, a method of manufacturing a rotary compressor, and an apparatus for manufacturing a rotary compressor are provided. The rotary compressor may include a case having an inner space, a stator to which power may be applied, the stator being disposed in the case, and a compression mechanism disposed on or at one side of the stator to generate a compression force of a refrigerant. The compression mechanism may include a rotational shaft, a cylinder that accommodates a roller coupled to the rotational shaft, a main bearing coupled a first side of the cylinder, and a sub bearing coupled to a second side of the cylinder. The main bearing may be press-fitted and fixed to an inner surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Youngboo SON, Jonghun HA, Seungmock LEE