Patents by Inventor An Soo Yoon

An Soo 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).

  • Patent number: 8860263
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a stator part including a coil, a printed circuit board coupled to the coil, a bracket having the printed circuit board fixedly coupled thereto, and a case having an internal space formed therein and coupled to the bracket; and a vibrator part including a main magnet positioned to face the coil, a yoke coupled to the magnet, a weight body coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the yoke, and an elastic member having one end coupled to the case and the other end coupled to the yoke, wherein the stator part further includes sub-magnets, which are magnetic damping units, the sub-magnets being disposed to face the main magnet of the vibrator part and being mounted in the stator part so that surfaces thereof facing the main magnet have the same polarities as those of the main magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: An Soo Yoon
  • Patent number: 8810094
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor. The motor includes a stator and a vibrator. The stator includes a magnet. The vibrator includes a coil facing the magnet. A weight is coupled to the coil. A PCB is connected to the coil and the stator. An elastic member is coupled to stator and the coil. A damper is provided on the weight at a position facing the elastic member. The damper may be provided between the elastic member and the weight or between the elastic member and the inner surface of a casing. The damper can mitigate metallic high frequency noise attributable to friction between the elastic member and the weight or between the elastic member and the casing. Furthermore, the spatial utilization is increased, thereby enhancing the degree of freedom in designing the linear vibration motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: An Soo Yoon, Hwa Young Oh, Joon Choi, Kwang Hyung Lee, Jun Kun Choi
  • Patent number: 8786144
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a fixing part including a magnet; and a vibrator part including a coil corresponding to the magnet and a printed circuit board coupled with the coil, wherein one end of the printed circuit board is coupled with the fixing part and the other end thereof is coupled with the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kwang Hyung Lee, An Soo Yoon, Hwa Young Oh
  • Publication number: 20130033128
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a stator part including a coil, a printed circuit board coupled to the coil, a bracket having the printed circuit board fixedly coupled thereto, and a case having an internal space formed therein and coupled to the bracket; and a vibrator part including a main magnet positioned to face the coil, a yoke coupled to the magnet, a weight body coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the yoke, and an elastic member having one end coupled to the case and the other end coupled to the yoke, wherein the stator part further includes sub-magnets, which are magnetic damping units, the sub-magnets being disposed to face the main magnet of the vibrator part and being mounted in the stator part so that surfaces thereof facing the main magnet have the same polarities as those of the main magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: An Soo Yoon
  • Publication number: 20120169150
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a fixing part including a magnet; and a vibrator part including a coil corresponding to the magnet and a printed circuit board coupled with the coil, wherein one end of the printed circuit board is coupled with the fixing part and the other end thereof is coupled with the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hyung Lee, An Soo Yoon, Hwa Young Oh
  • Publication number: 20120169149
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor. The motor includes a stator and a vibrator. The stator includes a magnet. The vibrator includes a coil facing the magnet. A weight is coupled to the coil. A PCB is connected to the coil and the stator. An elastic member is coupled to stator and the coil. A damper is provided on the weight at a position facing the elastic member. The damper may be provided between the elastic member and the weight or between the elastic member and the inner surface of a casing. The damper can mitigate metallic high frequency noise attributable to friction between the elastic member and the weight or between the elastic member and the casing. Furthermore, the spatial utilization is increased, thereby enhancing the degree of freedom in designing the linear vibration motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: An Soo Yoon, Hwa Young Oh, Joon Choi, Kwang Hyung Lee, Jun Kun Choi