Patents by Inventor Choung Wan Son

Choung Wan Son 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: 11111967
    Abstract: A complex synchronizer may include a first connection gear and a second connection gear that are fixed to a shaft; a first external gear having a first sleeve, which can engage with the first connection gear by sliding along the shaft, and rotatably mounted on the shaft; a second external gear having a second sleeve, which can engage with the second connection gear by sliding along the shaft, and rotatably mounted on the shaft; and an intermediate gear being able to connect or disconnect the first sleeve and the second sleeve, depending on axial sliding states of the first sleeve and the second sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Choung Wan Son, Young Bae Ryu
  • Publication number: 20210018050
    Abstract: A complex synchronizer may include a first connection gear and a second connection gear that are fixed to a shaft; a first external gear having a first sleeve, which can engage with the first connection gear by sliding along the shaft, and rotatably mounted on the shaft; a second external gear having a second sleeve, which can engage with the second connection gear by sliding along the shaft, and rotatably mounted on the shaft; and an intermediate gear being able to connect or disconnect the first sleeve and the second sleeve, depending on axial sliding states of the first sleeve and the second sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Ki EO, Chon Ok KIM, Choung Wan SON, Young Bae RYU
  • Patent number: 10858003
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission system may include an engine outputting power from fuel combustion, a transmission coupled to the engine and including at least one clutch to control torque input from the engine, an supercharger compressing an intake air and supplying the compressed intake air to the engine, and a control unit, where, when a predetermined acceleration condition is satisfied, the control unit is configured to operate the supercharger and to control the transmission according to a transmission clutch stroke operation map corresponding to the operation of the electric supercharger, to vary an engagement speed of the clutch when the supercharger is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Woochurl Son, Dong Hee Han, Yong Woo Shin, Jin San Kim, Chong Tae Yang, Choung Wan Son, Young Chan Gweon, Kijong Park, Young Chul Jeong, Dong Hyup Kang, Jihun Lee, Yeongseop Park, Cheol Ho Jang, Jihwan Byun, Wootae Kim, Jung Woo Kim, Han Ki Hong, Ki Been Lim, Changgi Yeo, Hwangbok Lee, Hwan Hur, Woo Jin Chang, Nag Geun Song, Bo Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20200353927
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission system may include an engine outputting power from fuel combustion, a transmission coupled to the engine and including at least one clutch to control torque input from the engine, an supercharger compressing an intake air and supplying the compressed intake air to the engine, and a control unit, where, when a predetermined acceleration condition is satisfied, the control unit is configured to operate the supercharger and to control the transmission according to a transmission clutch stroke operation map corresponding to the operation of the electric supercharger, to vary an engagement speed of the clutch when the supercharger is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Woochurl Son, Dong Hee Han, Yong Woo Shin, Jin San Kim, Chong Tae Yang, Choung Wan Son, Young Chan Gweon, Kijong Park, Young Chul Jeong, Dong Hyup Kang, Jihun Lee, Yeongseop Park, Cheol Ho Jang, Jihwan Byun, Wootae Kim, Jung Woo Kim, Han Ki Hong, Ki Been Lim, Changgi Yeo, Hwangbok Lee, Hwan Hur, Woo Jin Chang, Nag Geun Song, Bo Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10190661
    Abstract: A transmission for vehicles may include first and second input shafts to selectively receive power of a drive source via first and second clutches, first and second output shafts parallel to the first and second input shafts, a shift device including gear pairs tooth-engaged with the first and second input shafts and the first and second output shafts and having different gear ratios, one gear pair conforming to a running speed being selected by a synchronizer to shift and output power of the drive source, and a reverse idler gear provided at a reverse idler shaft to be tooth-engaged with an input gear of the first or second input shaft and tooth-engaged with an output gear of the first or second output shaft, the reverse idler gear being selected by a reverse synchronizer to transmit power from the input gear to the output gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yeo Hyeon Gwon, Choung Wan Son, Chang Yeon Cho, Hyun Chul Kim, Jin Beom Seo, Ki Jong Park
  • Patent number: 9644708
    Abstract: A 10-stage dual clutch transmission (DCT) for a vehicle includes: a first input shaft receiving power through a first clutch; a second input shaft disposed coaxially with the first input shaft and receiving power through a second clutch; a plurality of odd driving gears disposed on the first input shaft; a plurality of even driving gears disposed on the second input shaft; a first output shaft and a second output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft and the second input shaft; a plurality of odd driven gears each disposed on the first output shaft or the second output shaft; a plurality of even driven gears disposed each on the first output shaft or the second output shaft; and a joint synchro disposed on the first output shaft or the second output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yeo Hyeon Gwon, Choung Wan Son, Hyun Chul Kim, Jin Beom Seo, Ki Jong Park
  • Publication number: 20170023104
    Abstract: A transmission for vehicles may include first and second input shafts to selectively receive power of a drive source via first and second clutches, first and second output shafts parallel to the first and second input shafts, a shift device including gear pairs tooth-engaged with the first and second input shafts and the first and second output shafts and having different gear ratios, one gear pair conforming to a running speed being selected by a synchronizer to shift and output power of the drive source, and a reverse idler gear provided at a reverse idler shaft to be tooth-engaged with an input gear of the first or second input shaft and tooth-engaged with an output gear of the first or second output shaft, the reverse idler gear being selected by a reverse synchronizer to transmit power from the input gear to the output gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yeo Hyeon Gwon, Choung Wan SON, Chang Yeon CHO, Hyun Chul KIM, Jin Beom SEO, Ki Jong PARK
  • Publication number: 20160341284
    Abstract: A 10-stage dual clutch transmission (DCT) for a vehicle includes: a first input shaft receiving power through a first clutch; a second input shaft disposed coaxially with the first input shaft and receiving power through a second clutch; a plurality of odd driving gears disposed on the first input shaft; a plurality of even driving gears disposed on the second input shaft; a first output shaft and a second output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft and the second input shaft; a plurality of odd driven gears each disposed on the first output shaft or the second output shaft; a plurality of even driven gears disposed each on the first output shaft or the second output shaft; and a joint synchro disposed on the first output shaft or the second output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yeo Hyeon GWON, Choung Wan Son, Hyun Chul Kim, Jin Beom Seo, Ki Jong Park
  • Patent number: 9145952
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may selectively transmit torque of power source to two input shafts through two clutches and may output changed torque through two output shafts after the torque selectively transmitted to the two input shafts is changed. The two input shafts may respectively have a plurality of input gears fixed thereon, the two output shafts may respectively have a plurality of speed gears rotatable on the output shafts and a plurality of synchronizers operably connecting each speed gear to any one of the output shafts, and each input gear may be engaged with at least one speed gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Jongsool Park, Kyeonghun Lee, Choung Wan Son, Chang Yeon Cho, Jong Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20150101430
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may selectively transmit torque of power source to two input shafts through two clutches and may output changed torque through two output shafts after the torque selectively transmitted to the two input shafts is changed, wherein the two input shafts may respectively have a plurality of input gears fixed thereon, the two output shafts may respectively have a plurality of speed gears rotatable on the output shafts and a plurality of synchronizers operably connecting each speed gear to any one of the output shafts, and each input gear may be engaged with at least one speed gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Jongsool Park, Kyeonghun Lee, Choung Wan Son, Chang Yeon Cho, Jong Min Kim
  • Patent number: 9003905
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may selectively transmit torque of power source to two input shafts through two clutches and may output changed torque through two output shafts after the torque selectively transmitted to the two input shafts is changed, wherein the two input shafts may respectively have a plurality of input gears fixed thereon, the two output shafts may respectively have a plurality of speed gears rotatable on the output shafts and a plurality of synchronizers operably connecting each speed gear to any one of the output shafts, and each input gear may be engaged with at least one speed gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Jongsool Park, Kyeonghun Lee, Choung Wan Son, Chang Yeon Cho, Jong Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20150096393
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may selectively transmit torque of power source to two input shafts through two clutches and may output changed torque through two output shafts after the torque selectively transmitted to the two input shafts is changed. The two input shafts may respectively have a plurality of input gears fixed thereon, the two output shafts may respectively have a plurality of speed gears rotatable on the output shafts and a plurality of synchronizers operably connecting each speed gear to any one of the output shafts, and each input gear may be engaged with at least one speed gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Jongsool Park, Kyeonghun Lee, Choung Wan Son, Chang Yeon Cho, Jong Min Kim
  • Patent number: 8771146
    Abstract: A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle may include generating a first synchronization force between a shift gear of a target gear and an output shaft to shift gears from a current gear to a lower gear set as the target gear in response to deceleration of the vehicle, so as to form a first synchronization, removing the first synchronization force between the shift gear and the output shaft after the generating of the first synchronization force, and generating a second synchronization force between the shift gear of the target gear and the output shaft after the removing of the first synchronization force, so as to form a second synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Yeol Kim, Seung Min Lee, Choung Wan Son, Seok Young Shin, Ju Hyun Nam, Sung Yop Lee, Kwang Min Won
  • Patent number: 8758196
    Abstract: A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle may include beginning synchronization between a speed shift gear of a target gear and an output shaft to shift gears from a current gear to a lower gear set as the target gear in response to deceleration of the vehicle, after the synchronization between the output shaft and an input shaft by the speed shift gear of the target gear has been completed, maintaining the synchronized state therebetween for a predetermined time period, and completing engagement with the target gear to complete the shifting of the gears after the maintaining of the synchronized state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Yeol Kim, Seung Min Lee, Choung Wan Son, Seok Young Shin, Ju Hyun Nam, Sung Yop Lee, Kwang Min Won
  • Publication number: 20120312652
    Abstract: A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle may include generating a first synchronization force between a shift gear of a target gear and an output shaft to shift gears from a current gear to a lower gear set as the target gear in response to deceleration of the vehicle, so as to form a first synchronization, removing the first synchronization force between the shift gear and the output shaft after the generating of the first synchronization force, and generating a second synchronization force between the shift gear of the target gear and the output shaft after the removing of the first synchronization force, so as to form a second synchronization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Yeol Kim, Seung Min Lee, Choung Wan Son, Seok Young Shin, Ju Hyun Nam, Sung Yop Lee, Kwang Min Won
  • Publication number: 20120312653
    Abstract: A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle may include beginning synchronization between a speed shift gear of a target gear and an output shaft to shift gears from a current gear to a lower gear set as the target gear in response to deceleration of the vehicle, after the synchronization between the output shaft and an input shaft by the speed shift gear of the target gear has been completed, maintaining the synchronized state therebetween for a predetermined time period, and completing engagement with the target gear to complete the shifting of the gears after the maintaining of the synchronized state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Yeol Kim, Seung Min Lee, Choung Wan Son, Seok Young Shin, Ju Hyun Nam, Sung Yop Lee, Kwang Min Won