Patents by Inventor Soo Hyung Woo

Soo Hyung Woo 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: 20170130631
    Abstract: A vehicular exhaust device is disclosed. The vehicular exhaust device includes an exhaust pipe, which is connected at one end to an exhaust manifold of a cylinder and at the other end to a catalytic converter. In particular, an intermediate portion of the exhaust pipe is in contact with the side surface of the catalytic converter so as to heat the catalytic converter by heat of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soo Hyung WOO, Woo Tae KIM, Dae Sung KIM, Byeong Seok LEE, Seung Kook HAN
  • Publication number: 20170074152
    Abstract: A cooling system of an engine may include a cylinder liner formed in a hollow cylindrical shape and pressed against an inside of a cylinder of the engine, a block coolant jacket positioned in an outer side of the cylinder liner in a radial direction to cool a cylinder block, the cylinder block provided with the cylinder liner and the block coolant jacket therein, and a cylinder head engaged on the cylinder block, including an exhaust port and an intake port fluidically-communicated with a combustion chamber and respectively formed at an exhaust side and an intake side, and provided with a head coolant jacket inside, in which the block coolant jacket includes an upper coolant jacket and a lower coolant jacket and a division wall is disposed between the upper coolant jacket and the lower coolant jacket to block fluid flow therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soo Hyung WOO, Kwang Sik YANG, Jin Woo CHO, Seung Kook HAN, Jin Wook SON, Wootae KIM
  • Patent number: 9359945
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus mounted on an engine configured to receive combustion force of a mixer from a piston to rotate a crankshaft, and configured to change a compression ratio of the mixer may include an eccentric bearing assembly connected with the piston through a piston pin, and including an eccentric ring including an eccentric hole through which the piston pin passes so that the piston pin may be rotatably installed while being eccentric to the eccentric ring, and an eccentric link connected to the eccentric ring to transfer rotation force thereof to the eccentric ring, a connecting rod including one end provided with a mounting hole into which the eccentric ring may be rotatably inserted, a central portion provided with an operation hole, wherein the eccentric link may be movable through the operation hole, and the other end rotatably connected to the crankshaft while being eccentric to the crankshaft, and a control shaft connected to the eccentric link and configured to rotate the ecce
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Eun Ho Lee, Jin Kook Kong, Dong Seok Lee, Soo Hyung Woo, Yoonsik Woo
  • Publication number: 20160108860
    Abstract: An engine system may include main exhaust ports fluidly communicated with each combustion chamber, main exhaust valves opening and closing each main exhaust port, a main exhaust manifold connected with the main exhaust ports, scavenge exhaust ports fluidly communicated with the each combustion chamber, scavenge valves opening and closing the each scavenge exhaust port, a scavenge manifold connected with the scavenge exhaust ports, in which at least a part of an exhaust gas passing through the scavenge manifold is re-circulated to the combustion chamber to be burned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Campany
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Soo Hyung Woo, Seung Kook Han, Byeong Seok Lee, Wootae Kim
  • Publication number: 20160053694
    Abstract: An engine system of a dual injector includes a first injector directly injecting a first fuel into a combustion chamber. A second injector directly injects a second fuel into the combustion chamber. A first fuel tank is connected to the first injector and stores the first fuel therein. A second fuel tank is connected to the second injector and stores the second fuel therein. The first fuel is in a liquid state and the second fuel is in a gas state at room temperature of atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Soo Hyung WOO, Jin Wook SON, Wonjun LEE, Seung Kook HAN, Ju Hun LEE, Jeong Hwa CHA
  • Patent number: 9267402
    Abstract: A multistage variable valve lift apparatus includes: a camshaft; a plurality of cams slidably provided on the camshaft and each including a cam base with a guide projection and a cam lobe; a solenoid unit that includes an operating rod with a guide slot into which the guide projection is selectively inserted; and a valve opening/closing portion that comes into selective contact any one of the plurality of cams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soo Hyung Woo, Jong Hyeok Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Gee Wook Shin
  • Publication number: 20150345342
    Abstract: A short duration cam of a variable valve lift apparatus has a cam lift acceleration including a first peak formed before a center of the cam lift acceleration, and a second peak formed after the center of the cam lift acceleration. A relative ratio of a smaller value to a greater value of the first peak and the second peak is 0.8 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Byong Young CHOI, Soo Hyung Woo, Ju Hun Lee, Jin Wook Son, Seung Kook Han
  • Patent number: 9140147
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus has a simple design that efficiently operates without interference. The apparatus according may include: a camshaft formed in a hollow cylinder shape; a control shaft disposed in the hollow of the camshaft; a cam that rotates together with the camshaft; a cam rod connecting the control shaft with the cam to move together; an operating unit disposed on the exterior circumference of the camshaft to rotate together with the camshaft; an operating unit rod connecting the control shaft with the operating unit such that the control shaft and the operating unit move together; a solenoid selectively connected with the operating unit, and moving the operating unit along an axial direction of the camshaft; and a tappet contacting the cam to transform rotational motion of the cam to rectilinear motion of a valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Soo Hyung Woo, Jei Choon Yang, Young Hong Kwak, Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Gee Wook Shin
  • Patent number: 9140182
    Abstract: Disclosed is a variable compression ratio control system configured to change a top dead center of a piston in an engine according to an operation state of the engine. The control system may include a motor provided as a power source, a control shaft coupled to the piston, wherein the control shaft changes the top dead center of the piston by a rotation of the control shaft, a driving shaft connected to the motor and to be rotated by the motor, an operation unit movable in a shaft direction of the driving shaft by a rotation of the driving shaft, and an operation link protruding from one portion of an exterior circumferential surface of the control shaft, wherein the operation unit is connected with the operation link so that the operation link rotates the control shaft while the operation unit moves in the shaft direction of the driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yoonsik Woo, Jin Kook Kong, Ju Hun Lee, Eun Ho Lee, Dong Seok Lee, Soo Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 9115652
    Abstract: An oil control valve includes a housing having a control port and a drain port, a first seat with a first penetration hole forming a first chamber, a second seat with a second penetration hole forming a second chamber communicated with the control port, the second seat with the housing forming a third chamber communicating with the drain port, a first check valve within the first chamber selectively closing the first penetration hole, a second check valve within the third chamber selectively closing the second penetration hole, and a third penetration hole, a control portion selectively opening the first check valve and simultaneously closing the second check valve or selectively closing the first check valve and simultaneously opening the second check valve and an orifice connecting the first chamber with the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, UNICK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Gee Wook Shin, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Chang-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9074499
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of cams slidably fitted on the camshaft and each having a cam base with a guide groove and a cam lobe, a solenoid valve including an actuating rod capable of being selectively inserted into the guide groove of a cam in the plurality of cams, and a valve opening/closing unit capable of selectively coming in contact with any cam in the plurality of cams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Soo Hyung Woo, Chang Ho Yang, Young Hong Kwak, Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Gee Wook Shin
  • Patent number: 9057293
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft rotating by drive of an engine, at least two cam portions disposed on the camshaft to be movable along an axial direction of the camshaft and to be rotated together with the camshaft, and forming a high cam and a low cam, a valve opening/closing unit operated by one of the high cam or the low cam formed at the cam portion, an operating unit disposed on the camshaft to move together with one of the at least two cam portions, a solenoid selectively moving the operating unit along an axial direction of the camshaft, a interlock unit rotating together with the camshaft, and disposed between one and the other of the cam portions on the camshaft to be movable along an axial direction of the camshaft, and a pin operating unit selectively moving the interlock unit along the camshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Gee Wook Shin, Soo Hyung Woo, Wootae Kim
  • Patent number: 9021994
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus includes: a piston defining a combustion chamber, a connecting rod connected to the piston; an eccentric link eccentrically connected to the piston, a swing link connected to the eccentric link so as to rotate the eccentric link, a crankpin to which the connecting rod is connected, and a crank web disposed at both sides of the crankpin and provided with a guide portion for guiding downward motions of the eccentric link and the swing link when the eccentric link and the swing link move downward. Thereby, the downward motions of the eccentric link and the swing link are stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yoonsik Woo, Jin Kook Kong, Dong Seok Lee, Eun Ho Lee, Soo Hyung Woo
  • Patent number: 9010290
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft rotating by drive of an engine, at least two cam portions slidably disposed on the camshaft and rotatable together with the camshaft, and forming a high cam and a low cam, a valve opening/closing unit operated by one of the high or low cams, at least two operating unit movable along the camshaft to move the at least two cam portions along the camshaft, a control portion selectively moving the operating unit along the camshaft, a pin disposed at the control portion, and a guide rail formed in a groove shape on an exterior circumference of the operating unit such that the pin is insert therein and guiding relative movement of the pin according to rotation of the camshaft and the operating unit such that the operating unit is moved along an axial direction of the camshaft by the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Ki Wook Shin, Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Kook Kong
  • Publication number: 20150105998
    Abstract: A controlling method for a flame jet ignition engine includes: a setting step of setting a map as a low load operation region, a medium load operation region, and a high load operation region depending on a load which is measured at the time of the driving of the engine; and a first burning step of performing burning by being controlled with an air-fuel ratio more lean than a theoretical air-fuel ratio and reducing NOx while increasing and compensating for a burning rate depending on burning of the jet ignition apparatus, at the time of entering the low load operation region and the medium load operation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Jun LEE, Byong Young CHOI, Soo Hyung WOO, Jin Kook KONG
  • Publication number: 20150068473
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus connected with a valve opening and closing unit which is adapted to rolling-contact one end thereof with a cam and is operated to open or close by a rotation of the cam, and operating to select the cam which is rolling-contacted with the valve opening and closing unit for changing a valve lift, may include a normal cam rolling-contacting with the valve opening and closing unit so as to realize a normal lift of a predetermined valve, and a low cam rolling-contacting with the valve opening and closing unit so as to realize a valve lift which is lower and longer than the normal lift realized by the normal cam, wherein the normal cam or the low cam is selectively rolling-contacted to the valve opening/closing unit according to a driving state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young CHOI, Gee Wook SHIN, Soo Hyung WOO, Jin Kook KONG
  • Publication number: 20150059676
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft rotating by drive of an engine, at least two cam portions disposed on the camshaft to be movable along an axial direction of the camshaft and to be rotated together with the camshaft, and forming a high cam and a low cam, a valve opening/closing unit operated by one of the high cam or the low cam formed at the cam portion, an operating unit disposed on the camshaft to move together with one of the at least two cam portions, a solenoid selectively moving the operating unit along an axial direction of the camshaft, a interlock unit rotating together with the camshaft, and disposed between one and the other of the cam portions on the camshaft to be movable along an axial direction of the camshaft, and a pin operating unit selectively moving the interlock unit along the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young CHOI, Jin Kook KONG, Gee Wook SHIN, Soo Hyung WOO, Wootae KIM
  • Publication number: 20150059675
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft rotating by drive of an engine, at least two cam portions slidably disposed on the camshaft and rotatable together with the camshaft, and forming a high cam and a low cam, a valve opening/closing unit operated by one of the high or low cams, at least two operating unit movable along the camshaft to move the at least two cam portions along the camshaft, a control portion selectively moving the operating unit along the camshaft, a pin disposed at the control portion, and a guide rail formed in a groove shape on an exterior circumference of the operating unit such that the pin is insert therein and guiding relative movement of the pin according to rotation of the camshaft and the operating unit such that the operating unit is moved along an axial direction of the camshaft by the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young CHOI, Ki Wook SHIN, Soo Hyung WOO, Jin Kook KONG
  • Patent number: 8910601
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve lifter having a cylinder air volume difference adjuster includes a camshaft having an input cam, an eccentric control shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft, and a control link rotatable around the eccentric control shaft. An output cam is provided to open and close a valve actuator for opening/closing, and a connection link is rotatably connected to the control link, and driving the output cam by the rotation of the input cam. A cam cap is disposed where the camshaft and the eccentric control shaft are mounted. The cylinder air volume difference adjuster includes a hinge pin serving as the rotational center of the output cam disposed parallel to the camshaft, a pin holder where the hinge pin is mounted, and an adjusting bolt for selectively shifting the position of the pin holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Young Hong Kwak, Soo Hyung Woo, Gee Wook Shin
  • Patent number: 8899195
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic variable valve lift apparatus may include an hydraulic pump body installed in an engine, a piston provided to reciprocate within the hydraulic pump body and forming an hydraulic pump chamber together with the hydraulic pump body, an hydraulic pump cam disposed to be in contact with the piston and enabling the piston to reciprocate according to a rotation thereof, a retainer provided to be slidable along the piston between the piston and the engine and forming a retainer chamber with the engine, a retainer spring elastically supporting the retainer, an oil control valve allowing the hydraulic pump chamber and the retainer chamber to selectively communicate with each other, a valve opening and closing unit communicating with the hydraulic pump chamber and opened or closed according to oil pressure supplied from the hydraulic pump chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soo Hyung Woo, Byong Young Choi, Young Hong Kwak, Jin Kook Kong, Wonjun Lee