Patents by Inventor Young-min Yoon

Young-min Yoon 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: 20180163844
    Abstract: An oil circuit includes an oil pan in which oil is stored, an oil supply line extending from the oil pan, a cooling oil supply line branched from the oil supply line and connected to the dual clutch of the dual clutch transmission, a lubricating oil supply line branched from the oil supply line and connected to the gearbox of the dual clutch transmission, a distribution valve disposed in the oil supply line and configured to distribute the oil to the cooling oil supply line and the lubricating oil supply line, and an oil pump configured to pump the oil from the oil pan, and a control device configured to control an operation of the oil pump and to control an opening degree of the distribution valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung SONG, Ho Rim YANG, Young Min YOON, Eui Hee JEONG, Woo Jung KIM, Yong Uk SHIN
  • Patent number: 9995391
    Abstract: A control method for preventing backward slipping of a vehicle includes a range detection step in which a controller detects a range position of a shift lever, a gradient comparison step in which the controller compares a gradient of a road with a predetermined reference gradient when it is determined that the position of the shift lever is the D range, a stop state check step where the controller checks a brake and a driving state of the vehicle when it is determined at the gradient comparison step that the gradient of the road is equal to or greater than the reference gradient, and an inter-lock implementation step in which the controller engages multiple gears on an identical shaft when it is determined at the stop state check step that the brake is on and the vehicle has stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9988051
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling vehicle driving is provided to mitigate a delay in vehicle acceleration when a sailing mode is released. The method includes when a sailing mode is operated, disengaged a clutch and adjusting an engine speed to correspond to a rotational speed of the clutch. Additionally, the clutch is engaged based on whether the sailing mode is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9982776
    Abstract: A method for protecting a clutch for a Dual Clutch Transmission may include an input step of receiving an input of a temperature of a clutch, and a gear shift pattern changing step of changing a preset gear shift pattern and operating to perform gear shift in a vehicle speed region that secedes from a vehicle speed of the preset gear shift pattern when the temperature of the clutch is equal to or higher than a first reference temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Jin Sung Kim, Hyung Hee Lee, Sung Hyun Cho, Ho Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 9982778
    Abstract: A diagnostic method for shifting an actuator of a transmission may include accumulating, by a controller, a damage index for an applied current when a current is applied to the actuator of the transmission, and determining, by the controller, whether the accumulated damage index exceeds a predetermined reference index and when it is determined that the accumulated damage index exceeds the predetermined reference index, determining the actuator as a failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Seung Sam Baek
  • Patent number: 9976648
    Abstract: An automotive transmission has a hill-hold (H) mode for preventing a vehicle parked on a slope from rolling downward, a reverse (R) mode, a neutral (N) mode, and a drive (D) mode, in which a H position and a R-range are arranged next to and connected to each other in a shift gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Seong Hwan Cheong, Hyung Wook Cho
  • Patent number: 9937917
    Abstract: A driving control method for a hybrid vehicle is provided to overcome a slip of the vehicle by a conversion of an EV mode into an HEV mode. The driving control method includes: determining by a controller whether the hybrid vehicle is insufficiently driven backward only by power of a motor when the vehicle is driven backward on an uphill road by driving the motor backward; starting an engine and engaging a backward stage gear; releasing a first clutch and at the same time requesting a brake operation signal to the hybrid vehicle while the motor is converted into forward driving; and then engaging a second clutch and requesting a brake release signal to the hybrid vehicle while an engine clutch is engaged to control the hybrid vehicle to be started by the power of the motor and the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Publication number: 20180049308
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board assembly for an LED lamp of the present disclosure comprises: a resin layer having a strip shape; a conductive signal line layer formed from a predetermined pattern provided on the upper part of the resin layer; and a radiation layer provided on the lower part of the resin layer, having a thickness relatively thicker than that of the conductive signal line layer, and radiating the heat generated from an LED mounted on the signal line layer, wherein the signal line layer and the radiation layer are made from one material from among copper, aluminum, copper alloy and an aluminum alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: LEDLITEK CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jeong Wook Hur, Young Min Yoon, Hwang Ryong Kim
  • Patent number: 9868444
    Abstract: A control method of a vehicle includes summing weight values according to shift types through a controller during kickdown shifts of the vehicle, calculating a control constant based on the acquired sum of the weight values and the number of times of kickdown shifting through the controller, after summing of the weight values, and adjusting at least one of a shift pattern and an engine RPM based on the calculated control constant through the controller, after the calculation of the control constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Publication number: 20180010686
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of diagnosing a malfunction in a dual clutch transmission (DCT) attributable to a gear synchromesh failure, without an output shaft speed sensor. The method includes: calculating, a difference (referred to as a first difference) between a first input shaft speed and the product of a wheel speed and a first gear ratio; a difference (referred to as a second difference) between a second input shaft speed and the product of a wheel speed and a second gear ratio; diagnosing a first input shaft as having a transmission gear synchromesh failure when the first difference is greater than a first reference value and the second difference is equal to or smaller than a second reference value; and performing control such that a gear shifting operation is performed using only a second input shaft when the first input shaft is diagnosed as having a transmission gear synchromesh failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Young Min YOON, Seung Sam BAEK
  • Patent number: 9862387
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for protecting a vehicle clutch, including a check step for checking the mileage of a vehicle and the number of times a clutch wear compensation device is operated; after the check step, a calculation step for calculating a clutch thermal severity level, which indicates the degree of thermal severity of the clutch, based on the mileage and the number of times the wear compensation device is operated; and a control step for controlling at least one of the shifting pattern of the vehicle and engine RPM depending on the clutch thermal severity level, after the calculation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9835249
    Abstract: A control method for a shifting mechanism of a vehicle includes determining whether or not an error signal is generated by a motor unit, when it is determined that an error signal is generated, determining whether or not a shift finger of the shifting mechanism is shifted to one of the shift positions, when it is determined that the shift finger is shifted to one of the shift positions in the step of determining whether or not the shift finger of the shifting mechanism is shifted to one of the shift positions, confirming a value of an end position by moving the shift finger to the end position of the shift position that is currently selected, and correcting a value of a position of the shift finger using the value of the end position confirmed in the step of confirming the value of the end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Publication number: 20170334419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control method for a vehicle with a DCT, the method including: a diagnosing step of disengaging a corresponding clutch and limiting engine torque to suppress an increase in engine RPM when a controller detects an error from a hall sensor signal, and then applying a test pulse for diagnosing the hall sensor; a reset attempting step of attempting to reset the clutch to an initial position when the controller determines that the hall sensor signal is normal after the diagnosing step; and a returning step of starting normal control of the clutch from the initial position to a target clutch stroke by means of the controller and of removing the limiting of the engine torque, when the clutch is reset to the initial position in the reset attempting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Hyun CHO, Ho Sung KIM, Young Min YOON, Seong Hwan CHEONG
  • Publication number: 20170335959
    Abstract: A method of selecting and shifting with one actuator and a vehicle gear shifting device that performs the same are provided. The device includes a shift guide that has selecting guides disposed between shifting paths for the selecting guides to diagonally face with a selecting path formed between the shifting paths. Additionally, the device includes a selecting guide member that is disposed in a path made by the shift guide and guides a control shaft in a selecting direction by being supported and guided by the selecting guides when the control shaft is moved in a shifting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Hyung Wook Cho, Young Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9821797
    Abstract: A control method of a hybrid vehicle includes: confirming whether or not the driving mode of the vehicle is an EV mode when a controller senses shift of the position of a shift lever from the position R to the position D or from the position D to the position R; applying reverse-directional motor torque to a motor through the controller so that a motor speed is synchronized with the speed of an engagement-side clutch, as a result of confirmation of the driving mode, if the driving mode of the vehicle is the EV mode; and executing normal driving of the vehicle by applying regular-directional motor torque to the motor through the controller after synchronization of the motor speed with the engagement-side clutch speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Jin Sung Kim, Seung Sam Baek, Seong Hwan Cheong
  • Patent number: 9810318
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electric oil pump (EOP) of a torque assist automated manual transmission (AMT) using a multi-plate wet clutch and a dry clutch, may include correcting an EOP operating line on a shifting pattern graph such that the EOP operates prior to up-shifting from a first gear to a second gear while driving in the first gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9810317
    Abstract: A method for controlling driving of a vehicle includes diagnosing whether or not a wheel speed sensor has failed when a shift lever is changed to an R-range while a vehicle travels in a lowest forward gear provided on a same shaft as a reverse gear is provided, disengaging the lowest forward gear and then engaging the reverse gear when the wheel speed sensor is diagnosed to be in a normal state, and calculating a vehicle speed using the wheel speed sensor in a simultaneous disengagement range, in which an odd gear and an even gear are simultaneously disengaged, during gear engagement in the disengagement of the lowest forward gear and then engaging the reverse gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Publication number: 20170308016
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a sensing unit having a window and a sensor which senses a developer through the window, and a shutter device which opens and closes the window, and thereby the sensing unit in a sensible state is maintained, and a lifetime thereof is extendable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Weon SONG, Young Min YOON
  • Patent number: 9771066
    Abstract: A backward driving control method of a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The backward driving control method includes: confirming the driving mode of the vehicle, if a shift lever is located at a position R; comparing the tilt of a road surface with a predetermined tilt, as a result of confirmation of the driving mode, if the driving mode is a motor driving mode; and engaging a first gear as a shift stage and driving a motor in a reverse direction, as a result of comparison of the tilt, if the tilt of the road surface is below the predetermined tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9738275
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving control method for hybrid type vehicles with a DCT. The method includes: receiving the motor speed from a driving motor; when abnormality of the motor speed is detected, requesting driving of an engine and determining whether an engine clutch is engaged; if it is determined that the engine clutch is released, controlling a clutch of a current driving stage using a clutch torque higher than a transmission input torque; controlling the current driving stage to be a limp home driving stage set in advance to be in a limp home driven status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Cho, Ho Young Lee, So Young Lee, Seung Sam Baek, Ho Sung Kim, Seong Hwan Cheong, Young Min Yoon