Patents by Inventor Chi Myung Kim

Chi Myung 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: 20150023823
    Abstract: A canned motor pump includes a stator assembly and a housing surrounding the outer portion of the state assembly. The housing is coupled with the stator assembly in a state in which the housing is divided into a plurality of pieces by cutting lines, and has a through-hole in a side portion into which a fastener is fastened. A fixing ring is coupled to the inside of the housing and the stator assembly so as to provide a seal between the housing and the stator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hark Koo KIM, Seung Yong LEE, Chi Myung KIM, Jong Won PARK, Chang Gook LEE
  • Patent number: 8816560
    Abstract: Disclosed is a canned motor for restraining a cogging torque from being generated by inserting magnetic metal pins into slot openings of a stator, thereby reducing noise and vibrations during an operation of the canned motor. The canned motor includes: a can inserted into a housing to seal a coil mounted within the housing; and a stator installed on an outer peripheral surface of the can and inserted along an inner peripheral surface of the housing. A plurality of fixing guides protrude from an outer peripheral surface of the can and metal pins are inserted into the fixing guides to be integral with the fixing guide, such that the metal pins are inserted into and attached to slot openings of the stator when inserted into the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Myunghwa Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Yong Lee, Jea Woong Yi, Chi Myung Kim, Hark Koo Kim, Yun Seok Kim, Yong Sun Park, Bong Sang Lee, Tae Sung Oh, Yu Man Won
  • Patent number: 8764417
    Abstract: An electric pump for a vehicle includes a pump body that is divided into a motor room and a pump room, a shaft that is connected to the motor room and the pump room and a sealing unit is interposed therebetween, and an impeller that is mounted on the shaft in the pump room. More specifically, a leachate exhaust passage for exhausting leachate that is leaked through the sealing unit is formed in the pump body, and the leachate exhaust passage is connected to a reaction gas exhaust portion of a fuel cell stack to aide in the exhaust of the leachate accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chi Myung Kim, Haenjin Ko, Seung Yong Lee, Harkkoo Kim, Yun Seok Kim, Yong Sun Park
  • Publication number: 20140127600
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a fuel cell is provided. The cooling apparatus for a fuel cell includes a reservoir that is configured to store a coolant and an ion filter assembly that is integrally installed at the reservoir and configured to remove bubbles in the coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sung Wook Na, Chi Myung Kim, Yong Sun Park
  • Publication number: 20130119818
    Abstract: Disclosed is a canned motor for restraining a cogging torque from being generated by inserting magnetic metal pins into slot openings of a stator, thereby reducing noise and vibrations during an operation of the canned motor. The canned motor includes: a can inserted into a housing to seal a coil mounted within the housing; and a stator installed on an outer peripheral surface of the can and inserted along an inner peripheral surface of the housing. A plurality of fixing guides protrude from an outer peripheral surface of the can and metal pins are inserted into the fixing guides to be integral with the fixing guide, such that the metal pins are inserted into and attached to slot openings of the stator when inserted into the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, MYUNGHWA IND. CO., LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Yong Lee, Jea Woong Yi, Chi Myung Kim, Hark Koo Kim, Yun Seok Kim, Yong Sun Park, Bong Sang Lee, Tae Sung Oh, Yu Man Won
  • Publication number: 20130108490
    Abstract: An electric water pump with a canned motor is provided. The electric water pump includes a can-integrated volute body and a rotor support. The can-integrated volute body includes a volute body part disposed between a water power part housing and a motor housing and a can part disposed between a rotor and a stator. The volute body part separates a water power part from a driving motor and the can part separates the rotor from the stator. The volute body part and the can part may be integrally formed as one continuous piece and the rotor support is disposed inside the volute body part and rotatably supports the rotor and a motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, MYUNGHWA IND. CO., LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Yong Lee, Jea Woong Yi, Chi Myung Kim, Hark Koo Kim, Yun Seok Kim, Yong Sun Park, Bong Sang Lee, Tae Sung Oh, Kyung Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20120145280
    Abstract: An apparatus for injecting a coolant for a fuel cell vehicle is provided. More specifically, a coolant tank stores a coolant and a coolant pump, disposed in a coolant supply line connecting the coolant tank and the stack cooling loop is configured to pressure-transfer the coolant to the stack cooling loop, and circulating the coolant, which has passed through the stack cooling loop, to the coolant tank. A bubble elimination unit, disposed at a rear stage of the coolant pump in the coolant supply line, eliminates the bubbles in the fuel cell stack through vibration. This bubble elimination unit may be configured as an ultrasonic wave excitor for exciting the stack cooling loop with ultrasonic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi Myung Kim, Haengjin Ko, Seong Kyun Kim, Seung Yong Lee, Gi Young Nam, Yun Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20120145550
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for efficiently removing ions contained cooling water used in cooling a fuel cell stack. More specifically, the present invention removes ions by trapping ions contained in cooling water using a permeable membranes capable of making ions selectively pass therethrough and electrodes which are configured to attract ions. The present invention can reduce electric power consumption in pump and can modify the overall performance of the system to cope with various environmental conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi Myung Kim, Gi Young Nam, Seong Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120129067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling water supply system and a cooling water supply method for a fuel cell system in which a temperature difference in a fuel cell stack is prevented from increasing due to a rapid increase of a power output required in the stack by detecting a requested/demanded output. According to the present invention, a temperature difference in the stack due to a rapid increase in a power output demanded by the fuel cell stack is prevented from being rapidly increased by detecting a requested output (e.g., an amount an accelerator pedal is pushed, etc.) to calculate a power output required by the stack, calculating a predicted amount of generated heat depending on a required power output, and calculating a flux of supplied cooling water corresponding to the predicted amount of generated heat to control a flow rate of a cooling water supplier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Gi Young Nam, Chi Myung Kim, Haeong Jin Ko, Seong Kyun Kim, Seung Yong Lee, Yun Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20120122003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell cooling system for a vehicle comprising: a cooling water circulating loop formed to cool a fuel cell stack where a plurality of fuel cells are stacked. The cooling water circulating loop includes: a plurality of cooling water introducing ports through which cooling water passing through the stack is introduced; a plurality of cooling water discharging ports corresponding to the plurality of cooling water introducing ports and through which the cooling water which has passed through the stack is discharged; and a plurality of cooling water channels connecting the plurality of cooling introducing ports and the plurality of cooling water discharging ports. Notably, cooling water flows in different directions in the plurality of cooling water channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Gi Young Nam, Chi Myung Kim, Haeong Jin Ko, Seong Kyun Kim, Seung Yong Lee, Yun Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20120121448
    Abstract: An electric pump for a vehicle is disclosed. An electric pump for a vehicle, which is disclosed, may include a pump body that is divided into a motor room and a pump room, a shaft that is connected to the motor room and the pump room and a sealing unit is interposed therebetween, and an impeller that is mounted on the shaft in the pump room. More specifically, a leachate exhaust passage for exhausting leachate that is leaked through the sealing unit is formed in the pump body, and the leachate exhaust passage is connected to a reaction gas exhaust portion of a fuel cell stack to aide in the exhaust of the leachate accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi Myung Kim, Haenjin Ko, Seung Yong Lee, Harkkoo Kim, Yun Seok Kim, Yong Sun Park
  • Publication number: 20120118988
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heating system for a fuel cell vehicle, in which an additional heating source is used together with an electric heater to lower power consumption and increase fuel efficiency of prior systems. For this purpose the present invention provides a heating system for a fuel cell vehicle, the heating system including: an electric heater for heating air blown by a blower fan and supplied to the interior of the vehicle; and a heater core provided in a coolant line, through which coolant for cooling a fuel cell stack is circulated, and is used for heating the air, blown by the blower fan and supplied to the interior of the vehicle, by heat transfer between the coolant and the air, wherein the heater core is provided at the downstream side of the fuel cell stack in a coolant circulation path such that the air is heated by waste heat of the coolant discharged from the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seung Yong Lee, Chi Myung Kim, Eung Young Kim, Gi Young Nam, Sung Wook Na, Hark Koo Kim, Kwang Ok Han, Kyoon Soo Lim, Yong Sun Park
  • Publication number: 20120122000
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heating control method for a fuel cell vehicle, in which an additional heating source is used together with a typical electric heater to reduce power consumption and increase fuel efficiency as compared to the sole use of the electric heater. For this purpose, the present invention provides a heating control method for a fuel cell vehicle which comprises an electric heater for heating air supplied to the interior of the vehicle, and a heater core provided in a coolant line for cooling a fuel cell stack and heating the air supplied to the interior of the vehicle by heat exchange with the coolant discharged from the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seung Yong Lee, Chi Myung Kim, Eung Young Kim, Gi Young Nam, Sung Wook Na, Hark Koo Kim, Kwang Ok Han, Kyoon Soo Lim, Yong Sun Park