Patents by Inventor Dong Woo Rhee

Dong Woo Rhee 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: 10859847
    Abstract: A camera module includes a lens barrel; an actuator driving the lens barrel in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; and an aperture module adjusting an amount of light incident in the lens barrel. The aperture module includes an aperture coupled to the lens barrel, a magnet provided on one side of the aperture, a coil disposed opposite to the magnet, a position detector detecting a position of the magnet to generate a feedback signal, and a driver comparing an input signal indicating a target position of the magnet with the feedback signal to calculate an error value and generating a driving signal according to the calculated error value. The driver compares a current position of the lens barrel with a neutral position of the lens barrel to generate a compensation signal and compensates for one of the input signal and the feedback signal based on the compensation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Rhee, Min Gyu Kim, Sang Hyuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20200050013
    Abstract: A camera module includes a lens barrel; an actuator driving the lens barrel in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; and an aperture module adjusting an amount of light incident in the lens barrel. The aperture module includes an aperture coupled to the lens barrel, a magnet provided on one side of the aperture, a coil disposed opposite to the magnet, a position detector detecting a position of the magnet to generate a feedback signal, and a driver comparing an input signal indicating a target position of the magnet with the feedback signal to calculate an error value and generating a driving signal according to the calculated error value. The driver compares a current position of the lens barrel with a neutral position of the lens barrel to generate a compensation signal and compensates for one of the input signal and the feedback signal based on the compensation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo RHEE, Min Gyu KIM, Sang Hyuk KIM
  • Patent number: 9472746
    Abstract: There is provided a vibrator including: a housing including an internal space; an elastic member mounted within the internal space so as to be elastically deformed; and a piezo actuator mounted on one surface of the elastic member, wherein the elastic member includes a reinforcement emboss protruding toward a surface opposite to a surface on which the piezo actuator is mounted in a portion on which the piezo actuator is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: MPLUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Yeong Park, Dong Woo Rhee, Dong Yeon Shin
  • Publication number: 20150214464
    Abstract: There is provided a vibration generating device including: a housing having an internal space; a vibrating member of which both end portions are fixed to the housing; a piezoelectric element fixed to a top surface of the vibrating member; a mass body disposed on the piezoelectric element; and a coupling member connecting the mass body and the vibrating member to each other and including a hook portion connected to the vibrating member by elastic deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Yeong PARK, Yeun Ho JUNG, Byung Hoon LEE, Dong Woo RHEE
  • Publication number: 20150008793
    Abstract: There is provided a vibrator including: a housing including an internal space; an elastic member mounted within the internal space so as to be elastically deformed; and a piezo actuator mounted on one surface of the elastic member, wherein the elastic member includes a reinforcement emboss protruding toward a surface opposite to a surface on which the piezo actuator is mounted in a portion on which the piezo actuator is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Yeong Park, Dong Woo Rhee, Dong Yeon Shin
  • Patent number: 8732733
    Abstract: There is provided an optical disc driving device including: a sleeve holder fixed to a base member; a sleeve fixed to the sleeve holder; a shaft rotating while being inserted into the sleeve; a rotor hub fixed to the shaft and rotating together with the shaft; a chucking mechanism fixed to the rotor hub and having a disc mounted thereon; and an upper case forming an internal space, together with the base member, wherein the shaft is protruded upwardly from the chucking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Rhee, Dong Yeon Shin, Kyung Seob Shin, Sang Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20140082642
    Abstract: There is provided an optical disc driving device including: a sleeve holder fixed to a base member; a sleeve fixed to the sleeve holder; a shaft rotating while being inserted into the sleeve; a rotor hub fixed to the shaft and rotating together with the shaft; a chucking mechanism fixed to the rotor hub and having a disc mounted thereon; and an upper case forming an internal space, together with the base member, wherein the shaft is protruded upwardly from the chucking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Woo RHEE, Dong Yeon Shin, Kyung Seob Shin, Sang Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8598752
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor. The motor includes a rotor case, a ring member mounted on the rotor case and including an encoder on a bottom surface thereof extending outside of the rotor case, and an encoder sensor detecting speed information of the rotor case from the encoder such that the rotor case rotates at low speeds enabling a LightScribe operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Rhee, Jae Yoon Kim, Jun Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 8321883
    Abstract: A disk drive is disclosed. The disk drive can include includes a spindle motor, which can rotate a disk; an encoder, which can detect the rotational speed of the disk; an encoder holder, which secures the encoder; and a base plate, which supports the spindle motor, and in which a holder indentation is formed for inserting the encoder holder in. Certain embodiments of the invention allow easy height adjustments for the encoder holder, so that the encoder may maintain a particular distance from the disk, and also allow the encoder to be fitted onto the base plate, even in cases where the base plate has a limited mounting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Viatcheslav Smirnov, Dong-Woo Rhee
  • Publication number: 20120011522
    Abstract: There is provided a motor and an optical disc drive using the same, more particularly, a motor having an improved coupling structure between a rotor and a stator, and an optical disc drive using the same. The motor includes: a shaft; a sleeve supporting the shaft so as to be rotatable; a stator coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve and extended outwardly in an outer diameter direction of the sleeve; and a base plate coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve under the stator and supporting the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dong Woo Rhee, Jun Kyu Park, Jae Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8069455
    Abstract: An optical disk apparatus is disclosed which includes a first printed circuit board, on which a first circuit pattern is formed; a rotor, on which an optical disk may be placed, and which is electrically connected with the first circuit pattern; a second printed circuit board, which is stacked adjacent to the rotor on a surface of the first printed circuit board, and on which a second circuit pattern is formed; a sensor unit, which is mounted on the second printed circuit board in electrical connection with the second circuit pattern, and which is configured to sense a rotation of the optical disk; and a support plate, which supports the first printed circuit board and the rotor. In this optical disk apparatus, a separate printed circuit board can be utilized to support the sensor unit, whereby manufacturing costs can be reduced and working efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pyo Kim, Young-Sun Yoo, Dong-Woo Rhee, Sang-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 7984461
    Abstract: A disk chucking device and a disk driving device having the same are disclosed. The disk chucking device may include: a chuck base, on which a boss is formed; chuck chips inserted in the chuck base in a manner such that the chuck chips protrude out from the chuck base; an elastic member, which elastically supports a pair of adjacent chuck chips towards an outer side of the chuck base; and a protrusion portion, which is formed on a bottom of the boss, and which supports the elastic member. The disk chucking device can improve the environment of the elastic members that support the chuck chips, to improve the alignment between the rotation centers of the disk and the chuck base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Viatcheslav Smirnov, Dong-Yeon Shin, Sang-Kyu Lee, Dong-Woo Rhee
  • Publication number: 20110140583
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor. The motor includes a rotor case, a ring member mounted on the rotor case and including an encoder on a bottom surface thereof extending outside of the rotor case, and an encoder sensor detecting speed information of the rotor case from the encoder such that the rotor case rotates at low speeds enabling a LightScribe operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Rhee, Jae Yoon Kim, Jun Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20110050011
    Abstract: A motor device includes a base plate on which a motor for rotating a disk is disposed, a flexible printed circuit board disposed on the base plate and having a circuit pattern applying power to the motor, and a screw mounting portion provided with a ground pattern of the FPCB, mounted with a screw engaged to electrically connect the ground pattern to the base plate, and having a part on which solders are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Rhee, Jun Kyu Park, Dong Yeon Shin
  • Publication number: 20100153981
    Abstract: A disk drive is disclosed. The disk drive can include includes a spindle motor, which can rotate a disk; an encoder, which can detect the rotational speed of the disk; an encoder holder, which secures the encoder; and a base plate, which supports the spindle motor, and in which a holder indentation is formed for inserting the encoder holder in. Certain embodiments of the invention allow easy height adjustments for the encoder holder, so that the encoder may maintain a particular distance from the disk, and also allow the encoder to be fitted onto the base plate, even in cases where the base plate has a limited mounting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Viatcheslav SMIRNOV, Dong-Woo Rhee
  • Publication number: 20090119690
    Abstract: A disk chucking device and a disk driving device having the same are disclosed. The disk chucking device may include: a chuck base, on which a boss is formed; chuck chips inserted in the chuck base in a manner such that the chuck chips protrude out from the chuck base; an elastic member, which elastically supports a pair of adjacent chuck chips towards an outer side of the chuck base; and a protrusion portion, which is formed on a bottom of the boss, and which supports the elastic member. The disk chucking device can improve the environment of the elastic members that support the chuck chips, to improve the alignment between the rotation centers of the disk and the chuck base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Viatcheslav Smirnov, Dong-Yeon Shin, Sang-Kyu Lee, Dong-Woo Rhee
  • Patent number: 7514671
    Abstract: An optical disk apparatus includes a printed circuit board; a stator fixed on the printed circuit board; a rotor configured to receive an optical disk thereon, the rotor being rotated by an electromagnetic interaction with the stator; and a sensing part fixed on the printed circuit board and sensing a rotation of the optical disk. Here, the sensing part includes a sensor; a terminal connecting the sensor with the printed circuit board electrically; and a plastic mold fixing the terminal thereto. The optical disk apparatus has a reduced number of components to allow reduced production costs, and has a simple manufacturing process to allow reduced production times and defect rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Yeon Shin, Dong-Woo Rhee
  • Publication number: 20080250435
    Abstract: An optical disk apparatus is disclosed which includes a first printed circuit board, on which a first circuit pattern is formed; a rotor, on which an optical disk may be placed, and which is electrically connected with the first circuit pattern; a second printed circuit board, which is stacked adjacent to the rotor on a surface of the first printed circuit board, and on which a second circuit pattern is formed; a sensor unit, which is mounted on the second printed circuit board in electrical connection with the second circuit pattern, and which is configured to sense a rotation of the optical disk; and a support plate, which supports the first printed circuit board and the rotor. In this optical disk apparatus, a separate printed circuit board can be utilized to support the sensor unit, whereby manufacturing costs can be reduced and working efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pyo Kim, Young-Sun Yoo, Dong-Woo Rhee, Sang-Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20070131854
    Abstract: A sensor fixing device is disclosed. The sensor fixing device comprising a sensor, a holder which comprises a terminal fixed to the sensor and which has a particular height, and a printed circuit board which has the holder fixed thereto and which is electrically connected with the terminal, has a reduced number of components to allow reduced production costs, and has a simple manufacturing process to allow reduced production times and defect rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Yeon Shin, Dong-Woo Rhee
  • Patent number: 3959727
    Abstract: A remote control receiver for a television receiver remote control system having a memory capacitor and a field-effect transistor readout to provide a direct control voltage is shown. Circuit means illustrated as a diode connected in series with the memory capacitor limits the magnitude of the charge stored by the memory capacitor to prevent the field-effect transistor from being driven beyond cut-off by an excessive amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: Dong Woo Rhee, David Lee Funston