Patents by Inventor Dongheon Park

Dongheon Park 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: 20170167321
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; first and second cam portions on which a cam is formed respectively; first and second inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively; a slider housing in which the first and the second inner brackets are rotatably inserted; first and second guiding portions formed on the slider housing; a control shaft parallel to the camshaft; a control rod eccentrically formed on the control shaft; a positioning protrusion connected to the control shaft; a guide head on which a head guiding portion and a head hole are formed; a cam cap supporting rotations of the first and the second cam portions and guiding movement of the slider housing, a control portion selectively rotating the control shaft; and a stopper unit limiting movement of the positioning protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: You Sang SON, Woong KIM, Kyoung Pyo HA, Back Sik KIM, Dongheon PARK
  • Publication number: 20170167320
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; first and second cam portions on which a cam is formed respectively; first and second inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively; a slider housing in which the first and the second inner brackets are rotatably inserted; first and second guiding portions formed on the slider housing; a cam cap on which a cam cap guide contacting the second guiding portion is formed; a control shaft parallel to the camshaft; a control rod eccentrically formed on the control shaft; a guide head on which a head guiding portion and a head hole are formed; a control portion selectively rotating the control shaft; and a stopper limiting movement of the guide head. The head guiding portion is connected to the first guiding portion, and the control rod is inserted into the head hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: You Sang SON, Woong KIM, Kyoung Pyo HA, Back Sik KIM, Dongheon PARK
  • Publication number: 20170167395
    Abstract: An engine may include an electric continuously variable valve timing apparatus for adjusting opening timing of an intake valve provided at a cylinder head, and a continuously variable valve duration apparatus for adjusting duration of exhaust valve provided at the cylinder head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Woong Kim, Dongheon Park
  • Publication number: 20170167331
    Abstract: An engine ventilation system may include a main blow-by passage formed at a cylinder block for communicating a crankcase with a cylinder head, a main separating passage formed in a head cover, an inflow passage drawing blow-by gas being transferred to the cylinder head through the main blow-by passage into the main separating passage, a sub-separator receiving a part of blow-by gas from the crankcase, and functioning to recollect the engine oil being collected to the crankcase, a sub-separating passage formed in the head cover, a sub-blow-by passage communicating the sub-separator with the sub-separating passage to transfer the blow-by gas passing via the sub-separator to the sub-separating passage, a main separator disposed in the head cover to separate and collect the engine oil from the blow-by gas passing through the main separating passage and the sub-separating passage, and a return outlet discharging the blow-by gas to an exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dongheon PARK, Woong KIM
  • Patent number: 9169745
    Abstract: An engine having a variable valve timing mechanism may include a camshaft having a cam formed thereon for moving an intake or exhaust valve, a variable rotation unit disposed on the same axis with the camshaft to rotate the camshaft to have a retard angle chamber and an advance angle chamber for controlling a retard angle and an advance angle of the camshaft, a variable valve bolt having a fastening portion for fastening the variable rotation unit to the camshaft, and an oil control valve for making selective supply of hydraulic oil to the retard angle chamber and the advance angle chamber, and a valve controller disposed on an outer side of the variable rotation unit for controlling the oil control valve in the variable valve bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Kyu Oh, Chulho Yu, Dongheon Park, Yoonho Cho, Il Joong Hwang, Dong Hoon Seok
  • Publication number: 20150068476
    Abstract: An engine having a variable valve timing mechanism may include a camshaft having a cam formed thereon for moving an intake or exhaust valve, a variable rotation unit disposed on the same axis with the camshaft to rotate the camshaft to have a retard angle chamber and an advance angle chamber for controlling a retard angle and an advance angle of the camshaft, a variable valve bolt having a fastening portion for fastening the variable rotation unit to the camshaft, and an oil control valve for making selective supply of hydraulic oil to the retard angle chamber and the advance angle chamber, and a valve controller disposed on an outer side of the variable rotation unit for controlling the oil control valve in the variable valve bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Young Kyu OH, Chulho Yu, Dongheon Park, Yoonho Cho, II Joong Hwang, Dong Hoon Seok
  • Patent number: 7926456
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve lift system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an input cam, a drive shaft, a lifter including a contact portion and pivoting around the drive shaft in response to a rotation of the input cam, a valve unit, an output cam that contacts the contact portion, pivots around the drive shaft, and opens the valve unit, a return spring supplying restoring force to the output cam, and an adjusting unit adjusting a distance between the drive shaft and the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Dongheon Park
  • Publication number: 20090151665
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve lift system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an input cam, a drive shaft, a lifter including a contact portion and pivoting around the drive shaft in response to a rotation of the input cam, a valve unit, an output cam that contacts the contact portion, pivots around the drive shaft, and opens the valve unit, a return spring supplying restoring force to the output cam, and an adjusting unit adjusting a distance between the drive shaft and the contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Dongheon Park