Patents by Inventor Ahn Lee

Ahn 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: 20210164537
    Abstract: A balance shaft support structure includes a bearing portion coupled with a cylinder block, and a rubber damper interposed between the bearing portion and a balance shaft journal to prevent vibration transmission of the balance shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ahn Lee, Jaekyun Lee, Kee Myoung Moon, Kye Oong Song
  • Patent number: 9732837
    Abstract: An idle gear assembly comprises an outer ring having gear teeth formed on an external surface thereof and engaged with a crank gear and any one of the left and right balance gears. A bearing includes an inner member and an outer member in a radial direction of the bearing and a plurality of rolling bodies disposed between the inner member and the outer member. A ring has elasticity in a radial direction thereof. A hub has a flange, which is in contact with the bearing, and a penetration hole. The flange and the penetration hole are formed at one side of the hub in an axial direction. A nut is inserted through another side and mounted at a hollow portion of the ring. A bolt is inserted through the insertion hole of the bearing, the penetration hole, and the nut and fixes the bearing and the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Ahn Lee
  • Publication number: 20160230870
    Abstract: An idle gear assembly comprises an outer ring having gear teeth formed on an external surface thereof and engaged with a crank gear and any one of the left and right balance gears. A bearing includes an inner member and an outer member in a radial direction of the bearing and a plurality of rolling bodies disposed between the inner member and the outer member. A ring has elasticity in a radial direction thereof. A hub has a flange, which is in contact with the bearing, and a penetration hole. The flange and the penetration hole are formed at one side of the hub in an axial direction. A nut is inserted through another side and mounted at a hollow portion of the ring. A bolt is inserted through the insertion hole of the bearing, the penetration hole, and the nut and fixes the bearing and the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Ahn LEE
  • Publication number: 20160123428
    Abstract: A gear train layout structure may include a fuel pump configured to pressurize fuel and to supply the pressurized fuel to an engine, a pump shaft, a driven gear for rotating the pump shaft, a driving gear to drive the driven gear, a first balance shaft and a second balance shaft respectively mounted at a front and a rear of a crankshaft of the engine for balancing the engine and attenuating vibration of the engine, a first balance gear and a second balance gear, a crank gear fixedly mounted on a side portion of the crankshaft, and at least one connecting rod connecting the crankshaft and a piston for rotating the crankshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Kyu Lee, Ahn Lee, Se Eun Kim
  • Patent number: 9291236
    Abstract: A structure of an engine includes: a crankshaft module configured to convert reciprocal motion of a piston into rotational motion; and a first balance shaft module and a second balance shaft module configured to reduce vibration of the engine, in which the first balance shaft module is directly gear-meshed with the crankshaft module, and the second balance shaft module is gear-meshed with the crankshaft module through an intermediate gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jeyong Yun, Sung Kwang Kim, Ahn Lee
  • Publication number: 20140238357
    Abstract: A structure of an engine includes: a crankshaft module configured to convert reciprocal motion of a piston into rotational motion; and a first balance shaft module and a second balance shaft module configured to reduce vibration of the engine, in which the first balance shaft module is directly gear-meshed with the crankshaft module, and the second balance shaft module is gear-meshed with the crankshaft module through an intermediate gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jeyong Yun, Sung Kwang Kim, Ahn Lee
  • Patent number: 8714127
    Abstract: A balance shaft module of an engine, may include a crank sprocket driving gear for receiving a power of a crankshaft of the engine, a crank sprocket driven gear engaged with the crank sprocket driving gear and receiving a power of the crank sprocket driving gear, a first balance shaft arranged coaxially with the crank sprocket driven gear and having a first driving gear to receive a power from the crank sprocket driven gear, and a second balance shaft receiving a power through a second driven gear engaged with the first driving gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ahn Lee
  • Publication number: 20130133607
    Abstract: A balance shaft structure for offsetting a secondary unbalance force due to a crankshaft of an engine may include a plurality of balance shafts rotating with the crankshaft, and a balance weight formed on a circumferential surface of each corresponding balance shaft and offsetting the secondary unbalance force, wherein the balance shafts may be disposed at the left and right of the crankshaft respectively and symmetric with respect to a longitudinal axis of the crankshaft, and disposed to be biased at a front part or a rear part of the engine, such that the center of weight may be offset by the center of weight of the engine, and a moment balance weight formed to each corresponding balance shaft and offsetting a pitch moment of the crankshaft generated by offsetting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ahn LEE
  • Publication number: 20130118436
    Abstract: A balance shaft module of an engine, may include a crank sprocket driving gear for receiving a power of a crankshaft of the engine, a crank sprocket driven gear engaged with the crank sprocket driving gear and receiving a power of the crank sprocket driving gear, a first balance shaft arranged coaxially with the crank sprocket driven gear and having a first driving gear to receive a power from the crank sprocket driven gear, and a second balance shaft receiving a power through a second driven gear engaged with the first driving gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ahn LEE
  • Publication number: 20130104835
    Abstract: A balance shaft module of a V6 engine increases an engine balancing rate by improving a structure of the balance shaft module and increasing engine balancing of bank angle 70 to 90° of a V6 engine. The balance shaft module of a V6 engine includes a shaft rotating by interworking with a crank shaft of an engine, a balance shaft connected with the shaft via a gear to rotate at the same velocity and reverse direction as the crank shaft and a second balance shaft connected with the shaft via a gear to rotate in a 2X reverse direction with the crank shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ahn Lee