Patents by Inventor Gee Young Shin
Gee Young Shin 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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Publication number: 20230072182Abstract: A mounting structure of a thermal management module for a vehicle, includes: a mounting carrier mounted at a front of a vehicle body and having a receiving space; and a thermal management module mounted in the receiving space; wherein the thermal management module includes: an air conditioner mounted in the receiving space and configured to adjust a temperature of a vehicle interior according to a cooling mode or a heating mode; and a cooling device mounted in the receiving space and configured to heat-exchange with a working fluid using an external air introduced from outside of the cooling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Yeonho KIM, Gee Young SHIN, Jae Yeon KIM, Jeawan KIM, Jung Sam GU, Jae Chun RYU, Sung-Wook PARK
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Publication number: 20230025914Abstract: A coolant connection structure includes an upper body fastened to an upper end portion of the vehicle, a lower body positioned at a lower end portion of the upper body, a floor panel formed between the upper body and the lower body, and a joint module positioned at the floor panel and fluidly connected to a coolant tank positioned at the lower body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Yoon Hyung LEE, Sang Shin Lee, Byoung Hyun Ji, Seong Min An, Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon
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Publication number: 20230022653Abstract: An air conditioner system for electric motor vehicles reduces the thermal load on the air conditioner system during air conditioning using a desiccant-coated heat exchanger and improves energy efficiency thereof using waste heat obtained while cooling electric devices during regeneration of a desiccant-coated heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATIONInventors: Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim, Seung Sik Han, Sun Ik Na, Gwi Taek Kim, Min Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20230001764Abstract: Disclosed are air conditioning apparatus and system for electric motor vehicles, in which a sub-heat exchanger is provided between a heat exchanger and an electric heater, and the sub-heat exchanger is moved towards the heat exchanger or the electric heater so that heat is conducted to the sub-heat exchanger depending on whether or not the heat exchanger and the electric heater are operated depending on a heating condition, thereby increasing a heat dissipation area through the sub-heat exchanger during heating and thus being capable of improving heating performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gee Young Shin, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Dong Ho Kwon
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Publication number: 20230001763Abstract: In the present disclosure, heat sources for cooling and heating conditioning air are integrated as a coolant, both cooling performance and heating performance are ensured only by the coolant, and an entire package is reduced. That is, since a first air conditioning heat exchanger and a second air conditioning heat exchanger adjust a temperature of air, various types of air conditioning modes including cooling and heating modes may be implemented without using a separate temperature adjusting door. Accordingly, an overall size of an air conditioner is reduced. In addition, during cooling and heating processes, the first air conditioning heat exchanger and the second air conditioning heat exchanger are integrated and utilized. Therefore, the size of the heat exchanger may be reduced, the interior space may be ensured, and the air conditioning performance may be ensured without increasing a size of the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Dong Ho Kwon
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Patent number: 11465465Abstract: An air ventilation device of a vehicle includes: a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet and a cooling core and a heating core disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet; a rear extending flow path extending to the rear of the vehicle, and having a first end connected to the air outlet of the housing and a second end connected to a back seat air vent disposed to face a back seat space; an air collecting flow path directly connecting the rear extending flow path and the air inlet of the housing; and an opening and closing door structure opening and closing air circulation between the rear extending flow path and the air outlet and air circulation between the air collecting flow path and the air inlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Jai Hak Kim, Gee Young Shin
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Publication number: 20220314743Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle is provided and includes: a cooling apparatus including a radiator, a first water pump, and a first valve that are connected by a coolant line and recirculating a coolant in the coolant line so as to cool at least one electrical component provided on the coolant line, a first connection line selectively connected to the coolant line through the first valve, a second connection line selectively connected to the first connection line through the second valve, and a heater provided on the second connection line, wherein the first connection line is provided with a condenser included in an air conditioner device, and the heater is provided inside an HVAC module included in the air conditioner device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Yeonho KIM, Gee Young SHIN, Jae Yeon KIM, Jeawan KIM, Jaechun RYU, Inguk HWANG
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Patent number: 11458817Abstract: An air conditioning system provides inside air conditioning and performs the function of cleaning the inside air, so that the inside air is maintained to be pleasant. The air cleaning time of cleaning the inside air is decreased, so the possibility of moisture generated on an inside window due to the air cleaning is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Hanon SystemsInventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Dae Ig Jung, Gee Young Shin, Seung Hyeok Chang, Seong Seok Han, Soo Byeong Nam, Jae Kyun Kim
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Patent number: 11400793Abstract: An electric heater for a vehicle includes a heat dissipation fin for heat-exchange with air, a ceramic element to emit heat by receiving a power-supply voltage, and a housing to support the heat dissipation fin and the ceramic element. The ceramic element includes a first positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element, and a second PTC element having a heating power greater than a heating power of the first PTC element.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Gee Young Shin
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Patent number: 11400792Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interior temperature sensor for a vehicle. The sensor includes a sensor casing disposed to expose a sensing surface to a space that is the subject of temperature measurement, a substrate extending in a direction from an inside of the sensing surface toward an outside while at least a part of the substrate bisects an inside of the sensor casing into upper and lower sections, an upper temperature sensing element provided on an upper surface of the substrate at a position inside the sensor casing, a lower temperature sensing element provided on a lower surface of the substrate at a position inside the sensor casing, and a compensation temperature sensing element provided on the substrate to be placed outside the sensor casing. Furthermore, a microcomputer determines an interior temperature of the vehicle based on the measured values.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Gee Young Shin
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Patent number: 11383579Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle and a control method thereof may include a temperature detector; an air conditioning actuator including a cooling device and a blower; and a controller connected to the temperature detector and the air conditioning actuator and including: a load determination portion determining an air conditioning load based on factors including an internal temperature or an external temperature of a vehicle detected by the temperature detector; a storage portion storing a control map that controls the air conditioning actuator according to the air conditioning load; and an update portion updating a control value, pre-stored in the control map, of the air conditioning actuator for the air conditioning load to a demand value of a user when receiving the demand value of the user for the air conditioning actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hanon SystemsInventors: Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jeong Hoon Lee, Joong Jae Kim
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Publication number: 20220203379Abstract: A filter includes a dust collecting unit, and the dust collecting unit includes: a filter media formed in a wrinkle shape including a plurality of bent parts folded up and down in a direction parallel to a plurality of parallel patterns and a connection part; a conductive coating layer pattern including a plurality of parallel patterns; and a first power source electrically connected to a first end and a second end of the conductive coating layer pattern and configured to apply a voltage, wherein the connection part connects the adjacent bent parts, a parallel pattern of the plurality of parallel patterns is disposed in the connection part, and the plurality of parallel patterns includes a first and a second adjacent parallel patterns, and a first current flowing through the first adjacent parallel flows in a direction opposite to a second current flowing through the second adjacent parallel pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, Seoul National University R&DB FoundationInventors: Dong Ho KWON, Gee Young Shin, Myung Hoe Kim, Seung Sik Han, Seung Hwan Ko, Sung Geun Han, Jin Mo Kim
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Publication number: 20220185077Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner is equipped with a photocatalyst which is irradiated with light so that bacteria generated in the photocatalyst is removed. In particular, an entire area of the photocatalyst is irradiated with the light using a small number of light sources so that sterilization effect of a filter can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Hanon SystemsInventors: Dong Ho KWON, Gee Young SHIN, Myung Hoe KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Jae Ho KIM, Ji Yong PARK
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Publication number: 20220144046Abstract: An air conditioning system for electric vehicles reduces a thermal load endured by the air conditioning system using desiccant-coated heat exchangers and improves energy efficiency using waste heat resulting from cooling of an electronic device when the desiccant-coated heat exchanger is regenerated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATIONInventors: Gee Young Shin, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim, Seung Sik HAN, Min Soo Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Sun Ik Na
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Publication number: 20220126647Abstract: An air conditioner apparatus for electric vehicles includes: an air conditioning case installed under an under body of a vehicle, and configured to communicate with an interior of the vehicle through an outlet formed through an upper portion of the air conditioning case and circulate conditioned air therein; an HVAC module provided inside the air conditioning case, and configured to adjust temperatures of indoor air and outdoor air and to provide the conditioned air to the interior of the vehicle; and a heat exchange module provided below the HVAC module inside the air conditioning case and configured to exchange heat with the HVAC module depending on whether or not the HVAC module performs a heating or cooling operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gee Young SHIN, Seung Sik HAN, Dong Ho KWON, Myung Hoe KIM
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Publication number: 20220088989Abstract: An air conditioning device for an electric vehicle includes: a housing having an air conditioning passage connecting an air inlet port to an air discharge port; an evaporator, an air heater, and an electric heater, which are positioned in series in the air conditioning passage in the housing; and a bypass door positioned after the evaporator in the air conditioning passage in the housing and configured to selectively allow some of air passing through the evaporator to bypass the air heater and the electric heater to the air discharge port.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim
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Publication number: 20220063372Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning system is provided that performs air conditioning for a front row and a rear row by using a heat pump to optimize cooling and heating efficiency, thereby preventing cooling and heating energy from being wasted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim
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Patent number: 11242090Abstract: A front vehicle body structure for a vehicle defining a space which is distinguished from a passenger compartment by a dash panel between front side members disposed along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The front vehicle body structure includes: a front shock absorber housing in which a front shock absorber of a front wheel suspension of the vehicle is disposed; a cowl top outer panel connected with lower end portions of front pillars of the vehicle; and a cowl upper cross member disposed below the cowl top outer panel and having a front end portion attached to the front shock absorber housing and a rear end portion attached to the cowl top outer panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, MS AUTOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Soo Kim, Gee-Young Shin, Sung-Don Pyun, Mun-Seok Choi, Han-Jung Choi
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Publication number: 20220009319Abstract: A vehicular air-conditioning apparatus includes a photocatalytic module in which light is radiated on a photocatalytic filter to sterilize the photocatalytic filter. In particular, vehicular air-conditioning apparatus incudes: a duct to allow conditioned air to flow therethrough; the photocatalytic filter mounted in the duct and coated with a photocatalytic material to remove harmful substances in reaction to light energy; and a rotation unit rotatably mounted in the duct. In particular, the rotation unit is provided with a light source to radiate light toward the photocatalytic filter. When the rotation unit is rotated, a position of the light source is changed in a rotational direction of the rotation unit such that the light is radiated on the photocatalytic filter over an increased range. Thus, a filter sterilization effect is improved over the entire area of the photocatalytic filter with reduced number of light sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Seung LEE, Gee Young SHIN, Dae Hee LEE, Dong Ho KWON, Seung Sik HAN, Myung Hoe KIM
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Publication number: 20210323377Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle may include a refrigerant line through which a refrigerant circulates and an evaporator and a condenser are connected to each other; and a first core and a second core for indoor air conditioning, wherein the first core includes a first inlet and a first outlet through which a coolant passing through the evaporator is introduced and discharged, respectively, the second core includes a second inlet and a second outlet through which a coolant passing through the condenser is introduced and discharged, respectively, and the first core and the second core are connected to each other through a connection line, and the connection line is provided with a first valve selectively connecting the first core and the second core through the connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motots CorporationInventors: Gee Young Shin, Seung Sik Han, Dong Ho Kwon, Myung Hoe Kim