Patents by Inventor You Sang SON

You Sang SON 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: 10533464
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of first cams and second cams of which a cam key is formed respectively thereto, and of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable, a plurality of rotation rings mounted to the camshaft and of which a ring key is formed thereto respectively, a plurality of inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam keys of the first cams and the seconds respectively, a plurality of slider housings of which each inner bracket is rotatable inserted therein, a support bracket connecting the slider housings and a control portion selectively moving the support bracket and moving positions of the slider housings so as to change rotation centers of the inner brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10519818
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration system may include a camshaft, a first cam portion including a first cam, into which the camshaft is inserted and of which a relative phase angle of the first cam with respect to the camshaft is variable, a rocker shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft, a first rocker arm rotatably disposed to the rocker shaft of which a first end contacts with the first cam and a second end is connected to a first valve, an inner bracket to transmit rotation of the camshaft to the first cam portion, a slider housing into which the inner bracket is rotatably inserted, on which a control hole is formed and on which a guide portion is formed for guiding movement of the slider housing, an eccentric shaft inserted into the control hole, and a control portion to selectively rotate the eccentric shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Mo Kim, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son
  • Patent number: 10480358
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve timing apparatus may include a camshaft, a first and a second cam portions having two cams formed thereto, of which the camshaft is inserted thereinto, and of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable. First and second inner brackets transmit rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively. First and second slider housings having first and second inner brackets are rotatably inserted thereinto, respectively, and have relative positions with respect to the camshaft that are variable. A cam cap rotatably supports the first and second cam portions together with a cylinder head, and the slider housings are slidably mounted thereto. A control shaft is disposed parallel with the camshaft and selectively moves the first and the second slider housings, and a control portion selectively rotates the control shaft so as to change positions of the inner brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10464568
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle. An apparatus of controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle disclosure may include: an engine position detector detecting a position of an engine; an air amount detector detecting an air amount flowing into the engine; an accelerator pedal position detector detecting a position of an accelerator pedal; a vehicle speed detector detecting a speed of the hybrid electric vehicle; an SOC detector detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a battery; and a controller. The controller controls the operation of a motor based of the position of the engine, the air amount, the position of the accelerator pedal, the speed of the hybrid electric vehicle, and the SOC of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jeong Soo Eo, You Sang Son, Sung Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 10443514
    Abstract: The method for controlling valve timing for a turbo engine includes: classifying control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and applying a long duration to an exhaust valve in a first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake and applying the long duration to the exhaust valve in a second control region; applying the long duration to the exhaust valve and advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing in the third control region; applying a short duration to the exhaust valve and controlling the IVC timing in the fourth control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and applying the short duration to the exhaust valve in the fifth control region; controlling a WOT and controlling the IVC timing by applying the long duration to the exhaust valve in the sixth control region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10436080
    Abstract: A multiple variable valve lift apparatus may include a moving cam formed of a hollow cylindrical shape, configured to be moveable in an axial direction of a camshaft while being rotated with the camshaft, and forming a plurality of cams implementing a cam guide protrusion device and different valve lifts from each other; an operation device selectively guiding a cam guide protrusion device to move the moving cam in the axial direction of the camshaft; a controller configured for controlling an operation of the operation device; a valve opening/closing device in contact with any one cam among the plurality of cams; a plurality of stopper grooves formed at an external circumference of the camshaft; and a stopper device provided at the moving cam and inserted to the stopper groove to be rotated at a position after the moving cam is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soo Hyung Woo, Jin Wook Son, You Sang Son, Seung Kook Han, Back Sik Kim, Wootae Kim
  • Patent number: 10428747
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: controlling, by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT device, opening and closing timings of the intake valve and exhaust valves; determining, by a controller, a target opening duration of the intake and exhaust valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and by an exhaust CVVD device, current opening and closing timings of the intake valve and/or exhaust valve based on the target opening duration; and advancing or retarding, by the intake and/or exhaust CVVD devices, the current opening timing of the intake and exhaust valves while simultaneously retarding or advancing the current closing timing of the intake and exhaust valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10415485
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine may include: determining, by a controller, a target opening duration of the intake and exhaust valves according to a control region determined based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and by an exhaust CVVD device, opening and closing timings of the intake valve and exhaust valve based on the target opening duration of the valves; and advancing or retarding, by the intake and/or exhaust CVVD devices, the opening timing of the intake and exhaust valves while simultaneously retarding or advancing the closing timing of the intake and exhaust valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening durations. In particular, the controller classifies five control regions based on the engine load and speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10415488
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: controlling, by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device, opening and closing timings of the intake valve; controlling, by an exhaust CVVT device, opening and closing timing of the exhaust valve; determining, by a controller, first to fifth control regions based on engine load and speeds, and a target opening duration of the intake valve and target opening or target closing timings of the intake valve; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device, current opening and closing timings of the intake valve based on the target opening duration; and advancing or retarding, by the intake CVVD device, the current opening timing of the intake valve while simultaneously retarding or advancing the current closing timing of the intake valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening duration of the intake valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10393037
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: Controlling opening and closing timings of the intake and exhaust valves by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT devices; determining, by a controller, target intake and exhaust opening durations of the intake and exhaust valves, and target opening and closing timings of the valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying current intake and exhaust opening durations based on the target opening durations via an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and an exhaust CVVD device; adjusting opening or closing timings of the valves to the target opening or closing timings of the valves while maintaining the modified opening durations of the valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10352257
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: Controlling opening and closing timings of the intake and exhaust valves by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT devices; determining, by a controller, target intake and exhaust opening durations of the intake and exhaust valves, and target opening and closing timings of the valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying current intake and exhaust opening durations based on the target opening durations via an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and an exhaust CVVD device; adjusting opening or closing timings of the valves to the target opening or closing timings of the valves while maintaining the modified opening durations of the valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10323585
    Abstract: A method for controlling valve timing for an engine includes: classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling an exhaust valve to limit a valve overlap in a first region; controlling the intake valve and the exhaust valve to maintain the maximum duration in a second region; advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a third region; approaching the IVC timing to a bottom dead center (BDC) in a fourth region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened, advancing an intake valve opening (IVO) timing before a top dead center (TDC), and controlling the IVC timing to be a predetermined value after the BDC in a fifth region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and advancing the IVC timing in a sixth region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190178115
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a camshaft and a cam unit on which a cam is formed. The camshaft is inserted into the cam unit. An inner wheel transmits rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit. The inner wheel is rotatably inserted in a wheel housing a housing hinge aperture parallel to the camshaft is formed on the wheel housing. A slider hinge aperture and a slider control aperture parallel to the camshaft are formed through a slider. A hinge shaft is inserted into the housing hinge aperture and the slider hinge aperture. An eccentric cam is formed on a control shaft and is inserted into the slider control aperture. A controller selectively rotates the control shaft to move the wheel housing perpendicular to the camshaft via the slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Kiyoung Kwon, In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Dongheon Park, Wootae Kim, Back Sik Kim, Seung Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10316763
    Abstract: A method for controlling valve timing of a turbo engine may include: classifying by a controller control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load, and the control regions may include first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth control regions. The method further includes: applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap in the first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and exhaust valve in the second control region; advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in the third control region; approaching the IVC timing to a bottom dead center in a fourth control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) in the fifth control region; and controlling the WOT and the IVC timing to reduce the knocking in the sixth control region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190153913
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; a cam unit on which a cam is formed, and the camshaft inserted to the cam; an inner wheel for transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit; a wheel housing into which the inner wheel is rotatably inserted and movable perpendicular to the camshaft; a guide shaft on which a guide screw thread is formed and disposed perpendicular to the camshaft; a worm wheel formed with an inner screw thread for engaging with the guide screw thread, and the worm wheel disposed within the wheel housing; and a control shaft on which a control worm for engaging with the worm wheel is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: You Sang SON, Ingee SUH, Kiyoung KWON, In Sang RYU, Kyoung Pyo HA, Dongheon PARK, Wootae KIM, Back Sik KIM, Seung Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 10273831
    Abstract: A method of controlling a turbine of an exhaust heat recovery system in which heat of exhaust gas evaporates a working fluid through a heat exchanger provided in an exhaust pipe and the working fluid is supplied to the turbine may include measuring an internal temperature of the heat exchanger, and rotating the turbine in a reverse direction when the measured internal temperature is a predetermined temperature or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Heo
  • Patent number: 10208681
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve timing apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam device on which a cam is formed respectively and of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, wherein a relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, an inside bracket configured to transmit rotation of the camshaft to the cam device, a lifter in which the inside bracket is rotatably inserted therein and on which a cylinder opening and a shaft opening are formed thereon, a control shaft parallel to the camshaft and to which a control rod, inserted into the shaft opening, is eccentrically formed, a control cylinder on which a control rod opening where the control rod is inserted therein is formed and inserted into the cylinder opening, a guide portion guiding movement of the lifter and a controller selectively rotating the control shaft, wherein the lifter may move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Woong Kim, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim, Dongheon Park
  • Patent number: 10202875
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a powertrain including an engine housing to which a cylinder head and cam carrier are mounted, a camshaft mounted to the cam carrier, first and second cam portions on which cams are formed, in which the camshaft is inserted, of which relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable and disposed corresponding to a first cylinder and second cylinder respectively, first and second inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively, a slider housing in which the first and second inner brackets are rotatably inserted and of which a position with respect to the cam shaft is variable, a lifter control portion controlling the position of the slider housing, a motor assembly engaged with the engine housing and in which a flywheel connected with a crankshaft is rotatably disposed, and a transmission connected with the motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10202918
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of continuous variable valve duration engine. The method includes: classifying control regions depending on engine speed and engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling valve overlap between the intake valve and an exhaust valve in a first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and reducing the valve overlap by using exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a second control region; advancing intake valve closing (IVC) timing according to an increase of the engine load in a third control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling the EVC timing to an angle after top dead center in a fourth control region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling the IVC timing according to the engine speed in a fifth control region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10174643
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam device on which a cam is formed, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto and of which a relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, an internal bracket transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam device, a wheel housing in which the internal bracket is rotatably inserted and on which a guide groove parallel to the camshaft is formed, a control portion including a control shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft and inserted into the guide groove, and the control portion selectively rotating the control shaft for the relative position of the wheel housing with respect to the camshaft to be changed and a slider housing interposed between the control shaft and the guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Kiyoung Kwon, In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Dongheon Park, Wootae Kim, Back Sik Kim, Seung Jae Lee