Patents by Inventor Byung Dae Choi
Byung Dae Choi 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).
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Patent number: 11585413Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle includes an input shaft configured of receiving an engine torque, a motor shaft configured of receiving a torque of a motor/generator, first and second planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements and fourth to sixth rotation elements, a first shaft connected to the first rotation element and selectively connectable to each of the input shaft and the motor shaft, a second shaft fixedly connecting the second and fifth rotation elements, and selectively connectable to the input shaft, the motor shaft, and a transmission housing, respectively, a third shaft fixedly connecting the third and fourth rotation elements and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth shaft fixedly connecting the sixth rotation element and an output gear, and a plurality of engagement elements including at least one clutch and at least one brake.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae Shim, Bong Hyun Cho, Jae Young Jeon, Byung Dae Choi, Hyung-Min Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Jun Seong Kang
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Patent number: 11518228Abstract: A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle includes: a complex planetary gear set including a first rotary element, a second rotary element, a third rotary element, and a fourth rotary element; an input shaft connected with an engine and installed to be able to be selectively connected to each of the first rotary element and the second rotary element of the complex planetary gear set; a motor generator connected to the first rotary element of the complex planetary gear set; a first brake installed to be able to fixedly connect the second rotary element of the complex planetary gear set to a transmission case; a second brake installed to be able to fixedly connect the third rotary element of the complex planetary gear set to the transmission case; and an output shaft connected to the fourth rotary element of the complex planetary gear set.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Hyu Tae Shim, Bong Hyun Cho, Jae Young Jeon, Byung Dae Choi, Hyung Min Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Jun Seong Kang
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Publication number: 20220235850Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle includes an input shaft configured of receiving an engine torque, a motor shaft configured of receiving a torque of a motor/generator, first and second planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements and fourth to sixth rotation elements, a first shaft connected to the first rotation element and selectively connectable to each of the input shaft and the motor shaft, a second shaft fixedly connecting the second and fifth rotation elements, and selectively connectable to the input shaft, the motor shaft, and a transmission housing, respectively, a third shaft fixedly connecting the third and fourth rotation elements and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth shaft fixedly connecting the sixth rotation element and an output gear, and a plurality of engagement elements including at least one clutch and at least one brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Bong Hyun CHO, Jae Young JEON, Byung Dae CHOI, Hyung-Min KIM, Jin Yong KIM, Gwang Soo HWANG, Jun Seong KANG
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Patent number: 11333222Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle includes an input shaft configured of receiving an engine torque, a motor shaft configured of receiving a torque of a motor/generator, first and second planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements and fourth to sixth rotation elements, a first shaft connected to the first rotation element and selectively connectable to each of the input shaft and the motor shaft, a second shaft fixedly connecting the second and fifth rotation elements, and selectively connectable to the input shaft, the motor shaft, and a transmission housing, respectively, a third shaft fixedly connecting the third and fourth rotation elements and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth shaft fixedly connecting the sixth rotation element and an output gear, and a plurality of engagement elements including at least one clutch and at least one brake.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae Shim, Bong Hyun Cho, Jae Young Jeon, Byung Dae Choi, Hyung Min Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Jun Seong Kang
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Patent number: 11247555Abstract: A power train for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected; a driving gear rotatably mounted on the input shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel to the input shaft; a driven gear fixed to the output shaft and gear-engaged with the driving gear; a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotation elements wherein the first rotation element is fixedly connected to the input shaft and the second rotation element is fixedly connected to the driving gear, and the third rotation element is restrained from rotating; a friction clutch configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear and configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear; and a restraining device provided to the third rotation element to implement two states so that only one-way rotation of the third rotation element of the planetary gear set is restrained or two-way rotation thereof is restrained.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jong Yun Park, Jin Seung Lim, Byung Dae Choi, Sung Wha Hong, Dong Woo Gwak, Hyeon Jin Kim, Seong Eun Yun
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Patent number: 11241950Abstract: A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle may include a complex planetary gear set including four rotation elements having first, second, third, and fourth rotation elements; a motor-generator fixedly connected to the first rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; a first brake configured to selectively connect the second rotation element of the complex planetary gear set to a transmission housing; an input shaft connected to an engine and configured to be selectively connectable to each of the first rotation element and the third rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; and an output shaft connected to the fourth rotation element of the complex planetary gear set.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae Shim, Bong Hyun Cho, Jae Young Jeon, Byung Dae Choi, Hyung Min Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Jun Seong Kang
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Publication number: 20210394607Abstract: A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle includes: a complex planetary gear set including a first rotary element, a second rotary element, a third rotary element, and a fourth rotary element; an input shaft connected with an engine and installed to be able to be selectively connected to each of the first rotary element and the second rotary element of the complex planetary gear set; a motor generator connected to the first rotary element of the complex planetary gear set; a first brake installed to be able to fixedly connect the second rotary element of the complex planetary gear set to a transmission case; a second brake installed to be able to fixedly connect the third rotary element of the complex planetary gear set to the transmission case; and an output shaft connected to the fourth rotary element of the complex planetary gear set.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Bong Hyun CHO, Jae Young JEON, Byung Dae CHOI, Hyung Min KIM, Jin Yong KIM, Gwang Soo HWANG, Jun Seong KANG
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Publication number: 20210387520Abstract: A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle may include a complex planetary gear set including four rotation elements having first, second, third, and fourth rotation elements; a motor-generator fixedly connected to the first rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; a first brake configured to selectively connect the second rotation element of the complex planetary gear set to a transmission housing; an input shaft connected to an engine and configured to be selectively connectable to each of the first rotation element and the third rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; and an output shaft connected to the fourth rotation element of the complex planetary gear set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Bong Hyun CHO, Jae Young JEON, Byung Dae CHOI, Hyung Min KIM, Jin Yong KIM, Gwang Soo HWANG, Jun Seong KANG
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Publication number: 20210379980Abstract: A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle may include a planetary gear set including five rotation elements, an input shaft connected to an engine and configured to be selectively connectable to a first rotation element and to a fourth rotation element of the planetary gear set, a motor generator connected to a second rotation element of the planetary gear set, an output shaft connected to a third rotation element of the planetary gear set, and a brake configured to selectively fix the fifth rotation element of the planetary gear set to a transmission housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyung Min KIM, Bong Hyun CHO, Jae Young JEON, Byung Dae CHOI, Jin Yong KIM, Hyu Tae SHIM, Gwang Soo HWANG, Jun Seong KANG
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Patent number: 11192441Abstract: A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle may include a planetary gear set including five rotation elements, an input shaft connected to an engine and configured to be selectively connectable to a first rotation element and to a fourth rotation element of the planetary gear set, a motor generator connected to a second rotation element of the planetary gear set, an output shaft connected to a third rotation element of the planetary gear set, and a brake configured to selectively fix the fifth rotation element of the planetary gear set to a transmission housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyung Min Kim, Bong Hyun Cho, Jae Young Jeon, Byung Dae Choi, Jin Yong Kim, Hyu Tae Shim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Jun Seong Kang
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Publication number: 20210370764Abstract: A power train for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected; a driving gear rotatably mounted on the input shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel to the input shaft; a driven gear fixed to the output shaft and gear-engaged with the driving gear; a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotation elements wherein the first rotation element is fixedly connected to the input shaft and the second rotation element is fixedly connected to the driving gear, and the third rotation element is restrained from rotating; a friction clutch configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear and configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear; and a restraining device provided to the third rotation element to implement two states so that only one-way rotation of the third rotation element of the planetary gear set is restrained or two-way rotation thereof is restrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jong Yun PARK, Jin Seung Lim, Byung Dae Choi, Sung Wha Hong, Dong Woo Gwak, Hyeon Jin Kim, Seong Eun Yun
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Patent number: 11186168Abstract: A power train for a vehicle may include a differential case; a differential ring gear aligned to be concentric to the differential case, and provided in a relatively rotatable state therebetween; and a connection/disconnection mechanism provided to connect or disconnect the differential ring gear and the differential case in a state where power is transferred thereto.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jin Yong Kim, Sang Bum Baek, Jong Yun Park, Eun Chan Lee, Byung Dae Choi, Hye Sung Jeong, Sung Wha Hong, Bung Chul Rim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Joon Lee
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Patent number: 11181173Abstract: A powertrain for an electric vehicle, may include: an input shaft and an output shaft mounted in parallel to each other; first and second power transmission mechanisms provided to transmit power from the input shaft to the output shaft at two gear ratios different from each other; a one-way clutch included in the first power transmission mechanism; a friction clutch included in the second power transmission mechanism; and a bypass mechanism provided to form a power transmission path that bypasses the one-way clutch and a power transmission path that bypasses the friction clutch.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jong Yun Park, Hang Chul Cho, Sang Bum Baek, Byung Dae Choi, Seong Eun Yun, Joon Lee, Sung Wha Hong, Hyeon Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20210180666Abstract: A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle includes an input shaft configured of receiving an engine torque, a motor shaft configured of receiving a torque of a motor/generator, first and second planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements and fourth to sixth rotation elements, a first shaft connected to the first rotation element and selectively connectable to each of the input shaft and the motor shaft, a second shaft fixedly connecting the second and fifth rotation elements, and selectively connectable to the input shaft, the motor shaft, and a transmission housing, respectively, a third shaft fixedly connecting the third and fourth rotation elements and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth shaft fixedly connecting the sixth rotation element and an output gear, and a plurality of engagement elements including at least one clutch and at least one brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Bong Hyun CHO, Jae Young JEON, Byung Dae CHOI, Hyung Min KIM, Jin Yong KIM, Gwang Soo HWANG, Jun Seong KANG
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Publication number: 20210178887Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving an engine torque, first and second planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements fourth to sixth rotation elements, a first shaft fixedly connected to the first rotation element and the motor-generator and selectively connectable to the input shaft, a second shaft fixedly connected to the second and sixth rotation elements and selectively connectable to the input shaft, a third shaft fixedly connected to the third rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth shaft fixedly connected to the fourth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fifth shaft fixedly connecting the fifth rotation element and an output gear and selectively connectable to the third shaft, and a plurality of engagement elements including at least one clutch and at least one brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Bong Hyun Cho, Jae Young Jeon, Byung Dae Choi, Hyung-Min Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Jun Seong Kang
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Patent number: 11034230Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving an engine torque, first and second planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements fourth to sixth rotation elements, a first shaft fixedly connected to the first rotation element and the motor-generator and selectively connectable to the input shaft, a second shaft fixedly connected to the second and sixth rotation elements and selectively connectable to the input shaft, a third shaft fixedly connected to the third rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth shaft fixedly connected to the fourth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fifth shaft fixedly connecting the fifth rotation element and an output gear and selectively connectable to the third shaft, and a plurality of engagement elements including at least one clutch and at least one brake.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyu Tae Shim, Bong Hyun Cho, Jae Young Jeon, Byung Dae Choi, Hyung-Min Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Gwang Soo Hwang, Jun Seong Kang
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Patent number: 8882629Abstract: A multi-stage automatic transmission in which planet gear mechanisms, external gears and friction elements are combined in order to realize nine forward gears and one rearward gear having excellent operating conditions for friction elements and superior shift range ratios, thereby achieving excellent power performance and fuel efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Tae Seok Seo, In Chan Kim, Byung Dae Choi
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Publication number: 20140128197Abstract: A multi-stage automatic transmission in which planet gear mechanisms, external gears and friction elements are combined in order to realize nine forward gears and one rearward gear having excellent operating conditions for friction elements and superior shift range ratios, thereby achieving excellent power performance and fuel efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Tae Seok Seo, In Chan Kim, Byung Dae CHOI
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Publication number: 20090038306Abstract: Light weight and a reduction of production cost can be achieved for a cooling apparatus of a CVT that uses a forward clutch and a reverse brake as launching clutches, when the cooling apparatus includes: a manual valve that receives and outputs a first hydraulic pressure for operating the launching clutches and that receives and outputs a second hydraulic pressure for cooling the launching clutches; a first hydraulic line for supplying the first hydraulic pressure to the manual valve; a second hydraulic line for supplying the first hydraulic pressure from the manual valve to the forward clutch; a third hydraulic line for supplying the second hydraulic pressure to the manual valve; and a fourth hydraulic line for supplying the second hydraulic pressure from the manual valve to the forward clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: Byung Dae Choi, Hyunsuk Kim