Patents by Inventor Chul-Hee Kim
Chul-Hee 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).
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Patent number: 11967269Abstract: A scan driver includes: a first transistor having a first electrode coupled to an output scan line, a second electrode coupled to a first power line, and a gate electrode coupled to a first node; a second transistor having a first electrode coupled to a first clock line, a second electrode coupled to the output scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second node; a third transistor having a first electrode coupled to the first node, a second electrode coupled to a first input scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second clock line; and a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to the second node and a second electrode and a gate electrode, which are coupled to a second input scan line, wherein the first input scan line and the second input scan line are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Sung Hwan Kim, Soo Hee Oh, Dong Sun Lee, Sang Moo Choi
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Patent number: 11961223Abstract: An apparatus for predicting performance of a wheel in a vehicle: includes a learning device that generates a latent space for a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) wheel images based on a convolutional autoencoder (CAE), extracts a predetermined number of the plurality of 2D wheel images from the latent space, and learns a dataset having the plurality of 2D wheel images and performance values corresponding to the plurality of 2D wheel images; and a controller that predicts performance for the plurality of 2D wheel images based on a performance prediction model obtained by the learning device.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SOOKMYUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Jong Ho Park, Chang Gon Kim, Chul Woo Jung, Sang Min Lee, Min Kyoo Kang, Ji Un Lee, Kwang Hyeon Hwang, Nam Woo Kang, So Young Yoo, Seong Sin Kim, Sung Hee Lee
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Patent number: 11926226Abstract: A vehicle body includes a floor member, a support member coupled to an upper surface of the floor member, and a frame member coupled to an upper end of the support member to define a space between the floor member and the frame member, wherein the space is configured to house an item. The item may include a high-voltage battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seok Ju Gim, Tae Gyu Park, Ho Yeon Kim, Sun Hyung Cho, Chul Hee Heo, Ji Ae Yong
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Patent number: 11906216Abstract: A vehicular heat management system is provided with a heat pump type refrigerant circulation line that cools and heats specific air conditioning regions by generating a hot air or a cold air depending on a flow direction of a refrigerant. The system includes a compressor configured to suck, compress and discharge the refrigerant, a high-pressure side heat exchanger configured to dissipate heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger configured to allow the refrigerant to exchange heat with an air outside the vehicle, an expansion valve configured to depressurize the refrigerant flowing out of the high-pressure side heat exchanger or the outdoor heat exchanger, and one or more low-pressure side heat exchangers configured to evaporate the depressurized refrigerant. The outdoor heat exchanger and the low-pressure side heat exchangers are connected in series or in parallel depending on an air conditioning mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Jun Min Lee, Yong Sik Kim, Chul Hee Kim, Byeong Ha Lee, Jae O Jung, Jin Jae Lee, Doo Hoon Kim, Kyung Ju An, Joong Man Han
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Publication number: 20230020602Abstract: A vehicular heat management system includes: a heat pump type refrigerant circulation line including a compressor, a high-pressure side indoor heat exchanger, a heat pump mode variable expansion valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, an air conditioner mode variable expansion valve, and a low-pressure side indoor heat exchanger; a cooling water circulation line configured to circulate cooling water between a radiator and a specific cooling target; and a refrigerant-cooling water chiller configured to allow the refrigerant in the refrigerant circulation line transferred from the outdoor heat exchanger to the low-pressure side indoor heat exchanger to exchange heat with the cooling water in the cooling water circulation line circulated through the specific cooling target.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Jun Min LEE, Chul Hee KIM, Seon Ung YOUN
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Publication number: 20220176776Abstract: A vehicular heat management system is provided with a heat pump type refrigerant circulation line that cools and heats specific air conditioning regions by generating a hot air or a cold air depending on a flow direction of a refrigerant. The system includes a compressor configured to suck, compress and discharge the refrigerant, a high-pressure side heat exchanger configured to dissipate heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger configured to allow the refrigerant to exchange heat with an air outside the vehicle, an expansion valve configured to depressurize the refrigerant flowing out of the high-pressure side heat exchanger or the outdoor heat exchanger, and one or more low-pressure side heat exchangers configured to evaporate the depressurized refrigerant. The outdoor heat exchanger and the low-pressure side heat exchangers are connected in series or in parallel depending on an air conditioning mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Jun Min LEE, Yong Sik KIM, Chul Hee KIM, Byeong Ha LEE, Jae O JUNG, Jin Jae LEE, Doo Hoon KIM, Kyung Ju AN, Joong Man HAN
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Patent number: 11214116Abstract: An integrated heat management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circulation line configured to cool or heat a passenger compartment while operating in an air conditioner mode or a heat pump mode according to a flow direction of a refrigerant, an electric component module side cooling water circulation line configured to circulate the cooling water through the electric component module to cool the electric component module, a water-cooled outdoor heat exchanger configured to allow the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circulation line to exchange heat with the cooling water circulating through the electric component module side cooling water circulation line, and a cooling water flow control unit configured to control a cooling water flow in the electric component module side cooling water circulation line.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Chul Hee Kim, Doo Hoon Kim, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Joong Man Han
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Patent number: 11117442Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioning system for a vehicle, in which an air conditioning unit having noise inducing unit is arranged at an engine room based on a dash panel and a distribution duct for distributing air to the interior of the vehicle is arranged in the interior of the vehicle based on the dash panel, thereby reducing noise and vibration in the interior of the vehicle, securing visibility and enabling a worker to easily access the air conditioning system for follow-up service because the air conditioning unit causing noise is arranged inside the engine room, and enhancing passengers' convenience by maximizing the interior space of the vehicle in comparison with the conventional air conditioning systems because only the distribution duct is arranged in the interior of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Joong Man Han, Doo Hoon Kim, Chul Hee Kim, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Kyung Ju An
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Patent number: 11046148Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle with a heat pump system structure, which has a simple piping structure and enhances heating performance, thereby reducing a package, and making common use with an air conditioner for an internal combustion engine possible.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Hyeon Gyu Kim, Doo Hoon Kim, Chul Hee Kim, Kyung Ju An, Joong Man Han
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Patent number: 10821801Abstract: The temperature control device for a vehicle, heats the interior of the vehicle and a battery, and an air conditioner for a vehicle having the same. The battery temperature control device includes a refrigerant circulation line having a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, expansion means and an outdoor heat exchanger; a coolant circulation line which circulates a heater core mounted to heat the interior of the vehicle; and a coolant heat exchanger mounted to exchange heat between refrigerant circulating the refrigerant circulation line and coolant circulating the coolant circulation line, wherein a battery is arranged on the coolant circulation line.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Doo Hoon Kim, Young Hum Han, Chul Hee Kim, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Joong Man Han, Kyung Ju An, Jung Won Cho
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Publication number: 20200276879Abstract: An integrated heat management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circulation line configured to cool or heat a passenger compartment while operating in an air conditioner mode or a heat pump mode according to a flow direction of a refrigerant, an electric component module side cooling water circulation line configured to circulate the cooling water through the electric component module to cool the electric component module, a water-cooled outdoor heat exchanger configured to allow the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circulation line to exchange heat with the cooling water circulating through the electric component module side cooling water circulation line, and a cooling water flow control unit configured to control a cooling water flow in the electric component module side cooling water circulation line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Chul Hee KIM, Doo Hoon KIM, Hyeon Gyu KIM, Joong Man HAN
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Patent number: 10744854Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioning system for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same and, more specifically, to an air conditioning system for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same in which an opening/closing valve and an expansion valve are installed on a branch line connecting a first air conditioning unit and a second air conditioning unit, the opening/closing valve is always open so as to always supply a refrigerant to the second air conditioning unit during a cooling mode, and the opening/closing valve is always closed so as to always block the refrigerant supply to the second air conditioning unit during a heating mode, such that the refrigerant flows into the branch line of the second air conditioning unit even during a single cooling mode, thereby solving the problem wherein the pressure of a compressor increases, oil is forcibly circulated through a notch of the expansion valve, thereby solving the problem wherein the oil circulation rate decreases, and the refrigType: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Hyeon Gyu Kim, Doo Hoon Kim, Chul Hee Kim, Jae Chun Ryu, Sung Je Lee, Young Hum Han, Joong Man Han
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Publication number: 20200238789Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle having a rear seat outlet, which can relieve temperature inversion that discharge temperature of the console vent becomes higher than discharge temperature of a rear seat floor vent in a bi-level mode, and prevent reduction of air volume of the console vent in the cooling mode. The air conditioner for a vehicle, which has a rear seat outlet, includes an air-conditioning case having an air passageway formed therein and a plurality of air outlets, and a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger disposed in the air passageway of the air-conditioning case to exchange heat with air passing through the air passageway, wherein the air outlets include a console vent and a rear seat floor vent, and an entrance of the rear seat floor vent is formed above an entrance of the console vent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Yong Ho KIM, Chul Hee Kim, Hak Kyu Kim, Byeong Ha Lee, Yong Seon Lee, Jun Min Lee, Jae O Jung, Jae Won Jeong
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Patent number: 10611207Abstract: Air conditioning system for a vehicle which includes an air-conditioning module having an air-conditioning case, which has a cold air passageway and a warm air passageway partitioned from each other, and a blower unit, and an indoor air inflow duct for introducing indoor air of the interior of the vehicle into the blower unit. An outlet of the air-conditioning case and an inlet of the indoor air inflow port are arranged to be adjacent to each other, so that the air conditioning system for a vehicle can be installed through just one through hole part formed in a dash panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Jae Chun Ryu, Young Hum Han, Chul Hee Kim, Joong Man Han, Tae Yong Park, Yong Nam Ahn, Doo Hoon Kim, Yun Jin Kim, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Sung Je Lee
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Publication number: 20190351733Abstract: Disclosed herein are a battery temperature control device for a vehicle, which heats the interior of the vehicle and a battery, and an air conditioner for a vehicle having the same. The battery temperature control device includes: a refrigerant circulation line (R) having a compressor (110), an indoor heat exchanger (130), expansion means (140, 150) and an outdoor heat exchanger (120); a coolant circulation line (W) which circulates a heater core (240) mounted to heat the interior of the vehicle; and a coolant heat exchanger (220) mounted to exchange heat between refrigerant circulating the refrigerant circulation line (R) and coolant circulating the coolant circulation line (W), wherein a battery (210) is arranged on the coolant circulation line (W). Due to the coolant circulation line which can heat the interior of the vehicle and the battery at the same time, the battery temperature control device and the air conditioner can heat the interior of the vehicle and the battery effectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Doo Hoon Kim, Young Hum Han, Chul Hee Kim, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Joong Man Han, Kyung Ju An, Jung Won Cho
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Patent number: 10479161Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle air-conditioning system and, more particularly, to a vehicle air-conditioning system in which an air-conditioning module consisting of an air-conditioning case and a blowing apparatus is disposed at a side of an engine room with respect to a dash panel, and a distribution duct for distributing cold and hot air discharged from the air-conditioning case into the inside of a vehicle is disposed on the indoor side of the vehicle with respect to the dash panel. The vehicle air-conditioning system may prevent a reverse flow of outdoor air into a cold air discharge port and a hot air discharge port due to the wind pressure when driving by forming a shielding means at the sides of the cold air discharge port and the hot air discharge port, which discharge the cold and hot air of the air-conditioning case to the outside, thereby improving the cooling and heating performance by smoothly discharging heat through the cold air discharge port and the hot air discharge port.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Jae Chun Ryu, Young Hum Han, Chul Hee Kim, Joong Man Han, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Kyung Ju An, Tae Yong Park, Sung Je Lee
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Patent number: 10406886Abstract: A battery temperature control device for a vehicle, which heats the interior of the vehicle and a battery, and an air conditioner for a vehicle having same, the battery temperature control device including: a refrigerant circulation line (R) having a compressor (110), an indoor heat exchanger (130), expansion means (140, 150) and an outdoor heat exchanger (120); a coolant circulation line (W) which circulates a heater core (240) mounted to heat the interior of the vehicle; and a coolant heat exchanger (220) mounted to exchange heat between refrigerant circulating the refrigerant circulation line (R) and coolant circulating the coolant circulation line (W). Battery (210) is arranged on the coolant circulation line (W). The coolant circulation line which can heat the interior of the vehicle and the battery at the same allowing the battery temperature control device and the air conditioner heat the vehicle's interior and the battery effectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Doo Hoon Kim, Young Hum Han, Chul Hee Kim, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Joong Man Han, Kyung Ju An, Jung Won Cho
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Publication number: 20190168579Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioning system for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same and, more specifically, to an air conditioning system for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same in which an opening/closing valve and an expansion valve are installed on a branch line connecting a first air conditioning unit and a second air conditioning unit, the opening/closing valve is always open so as to always supply a refrigerant to the second air conditioning unit during a cooling mode, and the opening/closing valve is always closed so as to always block the refrigerant supply to the second air conditioning unit during a heating mode, such that the refrigerant flows into the branch line of the second air conditioning unit even during a single cooling mode, thereby solving the problem wherein the pressure of a compressor increases, oil is forcibly circulated through a notch of the expansion valve, thereby solving the problem wherein the oil circulation rate decreases, and the refrigType: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Hyeon Gyu KIM, Doo Hoon KIM, Chul Hee KIM, Jae Chun RYU, Sung Je LEE, Young Hum HAN, Joong Man HAN
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Publication number: 20180361819Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle air-conditioning system and, more particularly, to a vehicle air-conditioning system in which an air-conditioning module consisting of an air-conditioning case and a blowing apparatus is disposed at a side of an engine room with respect to a dash panel, and a distribution duct for distributing cold and hot air discharged from the air-conditioning case into the inside of a vehicle is disposed on the indoor side of the vehicle with respect to the dash panel. The vehicle air-conditioning system may prevent a reverse flow of outdoor air into a cold air discharge port and a hot air discharge port due to the wind pressure when driving by forming a shielding means at the sides of the cold air discharge port and the hot air discharge port, which discharge the cold and hot air of the air-conditioning case to the outside, thereby improving the cooling and heating performance by smoothly discharging heat through the cold air discharge port and the hot air discharge port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Jae Chun RYU, Young Hum HAN, Chul Hee KIM, Joong Man HAN, Hyeon Gyu KIM, Kyung Ju AN, Tae Yong PARK, Sung Je LEE
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Publication number: 20180361824Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioning system for a vehicle in which an air-conditioning module having an air-conditioning case and a blower unit is disposed at a side of an engine room relative to a dash panel, and a distribution duct having a defrost vent, a face vent, and a floor vent is disposed in the interior of a vehicle relative to the dash panel so as to distribute cold air and hot air discharged from the air-conditioning case into the interior of the vehicle, wherein the floor vent is placed on one side of an area, in which a relatively large amount of hot air flows, in a mixing chamber of the distribution duct where cold air and hot air are mixed, i.e. a side adjacent to the dash panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Jae Chun RYU, Chul Hee KIM, Tae Yong PARK, Yong Nam AHN, Young Hum HAN, Joong Man HAN, Yun Jin KIM