Patents by Inventor Chon Ok Kim

Chon Ok 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).

  • Patent number: 10107361
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft continuously receiving power from an engine, a second input shaft selectively receiving power from the engine, a first output shaft and a second output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft and the second input shaft, an initial shift device including a plurality of driving gears on the second input shaft, a plurality of driven gears on the first output shaft and the second output shaft for making a series of gear shift ranges, and a plurality of synchronizers selectively making a predetermined gear shift range of the gear shift ranges made by the driving gears and the driven gears, a duplicate shift device configured to make duplicate gear shift ranges, a first output gear disposed on the first output shaft to draw power from the first output shaft, and a one-way clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Ki Jong Park, Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10100903
    Abstract: A transmission may include a first input shaft continuously receiving torque from a power source; a second input shaft selectively receiving torque from the power source through a clutch; a first countershaft and a second countershaft connected with the first input shaft and the second input shaft, respectively, by a transfer gear pair; coupling devices transmitting torque to the first countershaft and the second countershaft from the first input shaft and the second input shaft by selecting the transfer gear pairs; a one-way clutch disposed on the first countershaft to allow torque provided to the first input shaft to be transmitted only to the first countershaft from the first input shaft; and a shifting mechanism including a plurality of shift gear pairs having different gear ratios on the first countershaft, the second countershaft, and the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Ki Jong Park, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10072733
    Abstract: An automated manual transmission includes: a first input shaft configured to receive rotation power from a power source via a main clutch and a second input shaft configured to always receive the rotation power from the power source. A gearbox part is configured to have a plurality of shifting gear pairs having different gear ratios engaged with the first input shaft and an output shaft and select the shifting gear pair suited for a driving speed by a synchronizer. A counter shaft is configured to be disposed in parallel with the output shaft, and an assist input gear is configured to be coupled with the counter shaft via an assist clutch and engaged with an output gear provided at the output shaft to form a gear ratio of a specific shifting stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Chae Hong Lim
  • Patent number: 10047828
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively receiving power from an engine, a second input shaft continuously receiving power from the engine, an output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft and the second input shaft, a first shift device making a series of gear shift ranges between the first input shaft and the output shaft, and a second shift device making, in duplicate, at least some of the gear shift ranges made by the first shift device between the second input shaft and the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Chae Hong Lim
  • Patent number: 10047833
    Abstract: A planetary gear train disclosed herein includes an input shaft for receiving engine torque; an output shaft for outputting shifted torque; a first planetary gear set having first, second, and third rotational elements; a second planetary gear set having fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements; a third planetary gear set having seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements; a fourth planetary gear set having tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements; a first shaft interconnecting the first, fifth, ninth, and tenth rotational elements; a second shaft connected with the second rotational element and the input shaft; a third shaft connected with the third rotational element; a fourth shaft interconnecting the sixth and eighth rotational elements, and selectively connected with the second shaft; a fifth shaft connected with the seventh rotational element and selectively connected with the second shaft; and a sixth shaft connected with the eleventh rotational element and the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10047832
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle includes: an input shaft and an output shaft; a first planetary gear set including a first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including a fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including a seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth, eleventh and twelfth rotation elements; a first shaft interconnecting the first rotational element and the twelfth rotational element; a second shaft connected with the second rotational element and the input shaft; a third shaft interconnecting the third rotational element and the fourth rotational element; a fourth shaft interconnecting the sixth rotational element and the seventh rotational element; a fifth shaft interconnecting the ninth rotational element and the tenth rotational element; and a sixth shaft connected with the eleventh rotational element and the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10024395
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft continuously receiving torque from a power source and having a first input transfer gear thereon, a second input shaft selectively receiving torque from the power source through a clutch and having a second input transfer gear thereon, a coupling member configured to allow or restrict rotation of the first input transfer gear relative to the first input shaft, using a difference in rotational speed between the first input shaft and the first input transfer gear, a first countershaft and a second countershaft each having an output transfer gear to engage with the first input transfer gear and the second input transfer gear, and coupling devices selectively coupling the output transfer gears to corresponding countershafts and allowing torque from the power source to be transmitted to a desired shift gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Chae Hong Lim
  • Patent number: 10012293
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is disclosed. The planetary gear train provides ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage by combining four planetary gear sets with seven control elements. The planetary gear train includes an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets, eight shafts interconnecting rotation elements of the four planetary gear sets, four clutches, and three brakes for controlling operation of the planetary gear train. The planetary gear train is configured to have a gear ratio span greater than 10.0 while securing linearity of step ratios of shift stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180180140
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting an output torque, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotational elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements, and a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9976633
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission includes an input shaft for receiving an engine torque, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set including a first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including a fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including a seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth, eleventh and twelfth rotation elements, a first shaft connected with the first rotational element, a second shaft interconnecting the second rotational element and the fourth rotational element and connected with the input shaft, a third shaft interconnecting the third rotational element and the tenth rotational element, a fourth shaft interconnecting the fifth rotational element and the eighth element, a fifth shaft connected with the sixth rotational element, and a sixth shaft connected with the seventh rotational element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9958032
    Abstract: A transmission includes: a first input shaft selectively receiving power from an engine; a second input shaft continuously receiving power from the engine; a first output shaft arranged in parallel with the first input shaft and the second input shaft; a differential drawing power from the first output shaft and a second output shaft; a first shift unit providing desired gear shifts; a second shift unit to carry out duplicate gear shifts; and a one-way clutch to transmit power from the engine to the differential. In particular, the duplicate gear shifts has a gear ratio substantially identical to a gear ratio of one of the gear shifts made by the first shift unit, and the one-way clutch is arranged in a power transmission line for transmitting the power from the engine to the differential through the second shift unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Hyun Chul Kim, Chon Ok Kim, Chae Hong Lim
  • Publication number: 20180112742
    Abstract: Nine forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Seongwook JI, Woochurl SON, Jihun LEE, Ma Ru KANG, Ki Dong KIM, Dongwon KIM, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20180112745
    Abstract: Ten forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by a power transmission apparatus for a vehicle including a double clutch, a plurality of input, output, and idle shafts, a plurality of gears fixed to or rotatable on the shafts, a plurality of synchronizers selectively synchronizing gears to the shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Ki Tae KIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Jihun LEE, Ma Ru KANG, Ki Dong KIM, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20180106332
    Abstract: A six-speed includes first and second input shafts and on which drive gears are disposed, an idler shaft on which idler drive gears are disposed, and first and second output shafts on which driven gears are disposed. The whole length of the DCT is formed such that an upper whole length section is reduced by the length of a second output shaft that is reduced by disposing the sixth-speed and reverse driven gears on the second output shaft, or an intermediate whole length section formed between the upper and lower whole length sections is reduced by the length of the first input shaft that is reduced by disposing the fifth-, sixth- and reverse driven gears on the second output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sueng-Ho LEE, Kyeong-Hun LEE, Seong-Wook HWANG, Ki-Dong KIM, Ji-Hun LEE, Ma-Ru KANG, Il-Han YOO, Soon-Ki EO, Yong-Seok CHOI, Chon-Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20180094701
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle includes: an input shaft and an output shaft; a first planetary gear set including a first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including a fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including a seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth, eleventh and twelfth rotation elements; a first shaft interconnecting the first rotational element and the twelfth rotational element; a second shaft connected with the second rotational element and the input shaft; a third shaft interconnecting the third rotational element and the fourth rotational element; a fourth shaft interconnecting the sixth rotational element and the seventh rotational element; a fifth shaft interconnecting the ninth rotational element and the tenth rotational element; and a sixth shaft connected with the eleventh rotational element and the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180094700
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is disclosed. The planetary gear train provides ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage by combining four planetary gear sets with seven control elements. The planetary gear train includes an input shaft an output shaft, four plantary gear sets, eight shafts interconnecting rotation elements of the four planetary gear sets, four clutches, and three brakes for controlling operation of the planetary gear train. The planetary gear train is configured to have a gear ratio span greater than 10.0 while securing linearty of step ratios of shift stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Ho KIM, Jinseok KIM, Jae Chang KOOK, Dong Hwan HWANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Tae Whan KIM, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jong Sool PARK, Kyeong Hun LEE, Jong Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20180094702
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle includes: an input shaft for receiving an engine torque; an output shaft for outputting a changed torque; and first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets each including three rotational elements. The gear train also includes eight shafts for selectively connecting the planetary gear sets, the input and output shafts, and a transmission housing in various configurations to achieve at least ten forward speeds and at least one reverse speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180094699
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission includes an input shaft for receiving an engine torque, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set including a first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including a fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including a seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth, eleventh and twelfth rotation elements, a first shaft connected with the first rotational element, a second shaft interconnecting the second rotational element and the fourth rotational element and connected with the input shaft, a third shaft interconnecting the third rotational element and the tenth rotational element, a fourth shaft interconnecting the fifth rotational element and the eighth element, a fifth shaft connected with the sixth rotational element, and a sixth shaft connected with the seventh rotational element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180087617
    Abstract: A planetary gear train disclosed herein includes an input shaft for receiving engine torque; an output shaft for outputting shifted torque; a first planetary gear set having first, second, and third rotational elements; a second planetary gear set having fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements; a third planetary gear set having seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements; a fourth planetary gear set having tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements; a first shaft interconnecting the first, fifth, ninth, and tenth rotational elements; a second shaft connected with the second rotational element and the input shaft; a third shaft connected with the third rotational element; a fourth shaft interconnecting the sixth and eighth rotational elements, and selectively connected with the second shaft; a fifth shaft connected with the seventh rotational element and, selectively connected with the second shaft; and a sixth shaft connected with the eleventh rotational element and the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jinseok Kim, Jae Chang Kook, Dong Hwan Hwang, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Tae Whan Kim, Seongwook Ji, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jong Sool Park, Kyeong Hun Lee, Jong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9897164
    Abstract: A transmission includes: first and second input shafts receiving power from an engine; an output shaft arranged in parallel with the first input shaft; first and second countershafts arranged in parallel with the first and second input shafts, respectively; a first shift unit making desired gear shifts between the first input shaft and the output shaft, and between the first input shaft and the first countershaft; a second shift unit arranged between the second input shaft and the second countershaft in order to perform of duplicate gear shifts; a power connection unit transmitting power from the first countershaft to the output shaft; and a one-way clutch transmitting power from the engine to the power connection unit through the second shift unit. In particular, each duplicate gear shift has a gear ratio substantially identical to at least one gear ratio of the gear shifts of the first shift unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim