Patents by Inventor Beomchan Kim

Beomchan Kim 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: 20160201669
    Abstract: A scroll compressor and an air conditioner including a scroll compressor are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Byoungjin Ryu, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim, Beomchan Kim, Baikyoung Chung
  • Publication number: 20160047576
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a method of controlling the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Younghwan KO, Byeongsu KIM, Beomchan KIM
  • Publication number: 20160003507
    Abstract: Provided are a supercooler and an air conditioner including the same. The supercooler disposed between a condenser and an evaporator of an air conditioner to supercool a refrigerant condensed in the condenser, thereby allowing the supercooled refrigerant to flow into the evaporator includes an inner tube in which a first refrigerant passing through the condenser flows, an outer tube having an inner space in which the inner tube is disposed, the outer tube allowing a second refrigerant heat-exchanged with the first refrigerant to flow by using the inner tube as a boundary, and a baffle supporting the inner tube to prevent the inner tube from being shaken within the outer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Beomchan KIM, Byoungjin Ryu, Byeongsu Kim
  • Publication number: 20150267957
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a method for controlling an air conditioner are provided that inject a refrigerant into a compressor to perform a defrosting operation. The air conditioner may include a compressor; an outdoor heat exchanger; an indoor heat exchanger; a first injection module that injects some or a portion of a refrigerant flowing from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger into the compressor to perform a heating operation and that does not inject some or a portion of a refrigerant flowing from the outdoor heat exchanger to the indoor heat exchanger into the compressor to perform a defrosting operation; and a second injection module that injects some or a portion of a refrigerant flowing from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger into the compressor to perform the heating operation and that injects some or a portion of a refrigerant flowing from the outdoor heat exchanger to the indoor heat exchanger into the compressor to perform the defrosting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Beomchan KIM, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim
  • Publication number: 20150267954
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a method for controlling an air conditioner are provided that efficiently inject a refrigerant into a compressor. The air conditioner may include a compressor to compress a refrigerant; a condenser to condense the refrigerant compressed at the compressor; an evaporator to evaporate the refrigerant condensed at the condenser; and an injection module to selectively or simultaneously inject some or a portion of the refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator into a high pressure side and a low pressure side of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byoungjin RYU, Younghwan KO, Beomchan KIM
  • Publication number: 20150135764
    Abstract: A scroll compressor and an air conditioner including a scroll compressor are provided. The scroll compressor may include a casing, a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll, and an injection passage. The fixed scroll may further include a first injection hole and a second injection hole formed on a spiral flow passage, and a third injection hole and a fourth injection hole formed on the spiral flow passage at a position inwardly rotated by about 360 degrees from the first injection hole and the second injection hole along the spiral flow passage. The first injection hole and the third injection hole may be formed on an outer lane of the spiral flow passage, and the second injection hole and the fourth injection hole may be formed on an inner lane of the spiral flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Byeongsu KIM, Byoungjin RYU, Beomchan KIM
  • Patent number: 9032756
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator, and a supercooling device configured to supercool a refrigerant passing through the condenser. The supercooling device includes a supercooling main body in which the refrigerant passing through the condenser and a refrigerant to be injected into the compressor are introduced, a first passage disposed within the supercooling main body so that the refrigerant passing through the condenser flows in one direction, a second passage disposed on a side of the first passage so that the refrigerant passing through the condenser flows in the other direction, and a third passage in which the refrigerant to be injected into the compressor flows, the third passage being heat-exchanged with at least one of the first and second passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Beomchan Kim, Byoungjin Ryu, Yonghee Jang, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim
  • Publication number: 20150098852
    Abstract: Provided are a scroll compressor and an air conditioner including the same. The scroll compressor includes a motor, a driving shaft, a main frame, a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll, a suction, a first inflow part disposed on one side of the fixed scroll to inject the refrigerant into the compression chamber, and a second inflow part disposed on the other side of the fixed scroll to inject a refrigerant, which has a pressure different from that of the refrigerant introduced into the first inflow part, into the compression chamber. The first inflow part is disposed at a position at which a first extension line (l1) connecting a central portion of the fixed scroll to a central portion of the suction part rotates by a first preset angle in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the compression chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Byeongsu KIM, Beomchan Kim, Byoungjin Ryu
  • Patent number: 8997518
    Abstract: The scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll including a first wrap, an orbiting scroll disposed to have a phase difference with respect to the fixed scroll, the orbiting scroll including a second wrap defining a compression chamber together with the first wrap, a suction part to receive a refrigerant into the compressor chamber, a driving shaft to transmit a rotation force to the orbiting scroll, a first injection part disposed in one position of the fixed scroll to introduce a refrigerant into the compression chamber, and a second injection part disposed in another position of the fixed scroll to introduce a refrigerant into the compression chamber, where the second wrap is disposed on the orbiting scroll such that the first injection part is opened to introduce the second refrigerant before the receipt of the first refrigerant through the suction part is completed during the orbiting of the orbiting scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghee Jang, Byoungjin Ryu, Baikyoung Chung, Beomchan Kim, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim
  • Publication number: 20140305144
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a converting unit, an accumulator, and injection module, a supercooling valve, and an injection valve. The injection module expands and vaporizes a portion of refrigerant flowing from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger in the heating operation. The supercooling valve is disposed between the injection module and the accumulator and is opened to direct the portion of the refrigerant vaporized in the injection module to the accumulator in the heating operation and then closed after a predetermined time passes. The injection valve is disposed between the injection module and the compressor and is opened when the supercooling valve is closed in the heating operation, thereby injecting the portion of the refrigerant vaporized in the injection module to the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byeongsu Kim, Beomchan Kim, Younghwan Ko, Byoungjin Ryu
  • Publication number: 20140305150
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a converting unit, a first injection module, and a second injection module. The first injection module injects a portion of refrigerant flowing from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor in a heating operation and supercools refrigerant flowing from the outdoor heat exchanger to the indoor heat exchanger in a cooling operation. The second injection module injects a portion of refrigerant flowing from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor in the heating operation and injects refrigerant flowing from the outdoor heat exchanger to the indoor heat exchanger to the compressor in the cooling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byeongsu KIM, Beomchan KIM, Younghwan KO, Byoungjin RYU
  • Publication number: 20130081425
    Abstract: The scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll including a first wrap, an orbiting scroll disposed to have a phase difference with respect to the fixed scroll, the orbiting scroll including a second wrap defining a compression chamber together with the first wrap, a suction part to receive a refrigerant into the compressor chamber, a driving shaft to transmit a rotation force to the orbiting scroll, a first injection part disposed in one position of the fixed scroll to introduce a refrigerant into the compression chamber, and a second injection part disposed in another position of the fixed scroll to introduce a refrigerant into the compression chamber, where the second wrap is disposed on the orbiting scroll such that the first injection part is opened to introduce the second refrigerant before the receipt of the first refrigerant through the suction part is completed during the orbiting of the orbiting scroll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Yonghee Jang, Byoungjin Ryu, Baikyoung Chung, Beomchan Kim, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim
  • Publication number: 20130055754
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner including a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, a phase separator for separating a gaseous refrigerant from the refrigerant passing through the condenser, and an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant passing through the phase separator includes an inflow part provided in the phase separator to introduce the refrigerant into the phase separator, a gas separation part configured to discharge the gaseous refrigerant separated by the phase separator, an injection passage configured to inject the refrigerant discharged from the phase separator into the compressor, and an internal heat-exchanger provided within the phase separator to heat-exchange a refrigerant therein with the refrigerant introduced through the inflow part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Beomchan Kim, Byoungjin Ryu, Yonghee Jang, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim
  • Publication number: 20130055753
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, a super cooling device, and an evaporator. The super cooling device includes: a first flow passage disposed in the super cooling device to guide the refrigerant coming from the condenser toward the evaporator; and a second flow passage located in the super cooling device for exchanging heat with the first flow passage and guiding the refrigerant toward the compressor. One of the first and second flow passage includes: a distribution part configured to divide a flow of the refrigerant; and an inner tube connected to the distribution part. A stream of the refrigerant flowing in the first flow passage exchanges heat with a stream of the refrigerant flowing in the second flow passage while using an outer surface area of the inner tube as a heat exchange area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Beomchan Kim, Byoungjin Ryu, Yonghee Jang, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim
  • Publication number: 20130055749
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator, and a supercooling device configured to supercool a refrigerant passing through the condenser. The supercooling device includes a supercooling main body in which the refrigerant passing through the condenser and a refrigerant to be injected into the compressor are introduced, a first passage disposed within the supercooling main body so that the refrigerant passing through the condenser flows in one direction, a second passage disposed on a side of the first passage so that the refrigerant passing through the condenser flows in the other direction, and a third passage in which the refrigerant to be injected into the compressor flows, the third passage being heat-exchanged with at least one of the first and second passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Beomchan Kim, Byoungjin Ryu, Yonghee Jang, Younghwan Ko, Byeongsu Kim