Patents by Inventor Gyung Hoon Shin
Gyung Hoon 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: 20250062468Abstract: An embodiment battery pack for a vehicle includes a frontward wall and a rearward wall, lateral side walls connecting opposite ends of the frontward and rearward walls to define an accommodating space for accommodating battery modules, a longitudinal member having first and second ends supported on the frontward and rearward walls, respectively, while crossing the accommodating space, a transverse member having first and second ends supported on the lateral side walls, respectively, while intersecting the longitudinal member across the accommodating space, and a reinforcing bracket disposed at an intersection between the longitudinal member and the transverse member, the reinforcing bracket increasing a coupling rigidity between the longitudinal member and the transverse member so that the coupling rigidity with the reinforcing bracket is greater than the coupling rigidity of the same structure without any reinforcing bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Gyu Park
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Publication number: 20250062470Abstract: A battery case includes a cooling block configured to constitute a lower portion of a battery case. The cooling block includes an upper portion on which a battery module is seated and is configured as an extruded component having therein a cooling channel formed in a transverse direction. The cooling block also includes a support flange formed at a front or rear end thereof and extending outward. The battery case further includes a side member configured to constitute a front or rear side of the battery case, configured as an extruded component extending in the transverse direction, and configured such that a surface of the side member and a surface of the cooling block, which face each other, are joined to each other in a state in which a lower surface of the side member is seated on an upper surface of the support flange of the cooling block.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Gyu Park
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Publication number: 20250062440Abstract: An embodiment battery pack structure for a vehicle includes a supplying channel configured to supply a refrigerant, a discharging channel disposed such that the refrigerant flows therein in parallel with the supplying channel, and a plurality of cooling channels disposed in parallel between the supplying channel and the discharging channel such that the refrigerant can flow under a plurality of battery modules disposed between the supplying channel and the discharging channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Gyu Park
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Patent number: 12172511Abstract: A vehicle body includes: a vehicle panel spaced apart from a vehicle battery and protecting the vehicle battery; a top support disposed down through the vehicle panel from above and having a top support fixing portion; and a bottom support having a bottom support fixing portion. In particular, the top support connects the vehicle panel and a bush to each other, and the bottom support supports the top support and the bush connected to a cross member of a vehicle with respect to each other through coupling between the top support fixing portion and the bottom support fixing portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Wu Hyun Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Patent number: 12172510Abstract: Disclosed is a high voltage battery mounting structure for a vehicle. In particular, the high voltage battery mounting structure includes: a battery case located below a vehicle body panel, a first engagement member fixed to the vehicle body panel, a second engagement member configured to pass through the battery case from a lower side to be coupled to the vehicle body panel by the medium of the first engagement member, and a third engagement member in which a hollow through which the second engagement member passes is provided and which is installed to support between an upper cover of the battery case and the vehicle body panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Wu Hyun Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Publication number: 20240387915Abstract: A stackable battery includes: a plurality of battery cases, each including a battery module therein, and stacked in a height direction of a vehicle; and a plurality of through-pipes provided in each battery case and configured to pass through the battery case in a vertical direction. The through-pipes are in the shape of pipes extending in the vertical direction and are provided in each battery case arranged together in the vertical direction. The stackable battery further includes at least one support member passing through the plurality of through-pipes in the vertical direction and supporting an upper battery case among the plurality of battery cases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gun Woo Ko, Se Gi Kang, Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Wook Lee
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Publication number: 20240387905Abstract: An embodiment battery case includes a lower part defining a bottom surface of the battery case, wherein the lower part is configured to have a battery module mounted thereon, is extruded and molded in a width direction of a vehicle, and comprises a cooling channel extending in the width direction of the vehicle, the cooling channel being configured to allow a cooling medium to flow therethrough, and a first side part coupled to an edge of the lower part to define a side of the battery case, wherein the first side part is extruded and molded in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the first side part includes an inlet/outlet channel extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the inlet/outlet channel being configured to allow the cooling medium to flow therethrough and a connection channel connecting the inlet/outlet channel and the cooling channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Gun Woo Ko
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Publication number: 20240308323Abstract: A battery pack comprises a plurality of battery modules. Each battery module of the plurality of battery modules includes: a stacked structure including a plurality of stacked battery cells; and a front cover and a rear cover respectively disposed on a front side and a rear side of the stacked structure, configured to cover the stacked structure, and including a cover surface facing the stacked structure, a first fastening portion laterally protruding from a first side of the stacked structure in a stacking direction of the plurality of stacked battery cells, and a second fastening portion laterally protruding from a second side of the stacked structure in the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ji Woong Jung, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Hae Kyu Lim
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Patent number: 12024006Abstract: A battery module includes: a stacked structure including a plurality of stacked battery cells; and a front cover and a rear cover respectively disposed on a front side and a rear side of the stacked structure, configured to cover the stacked structure, and including a cover surface facing the stacked structure, a first fastening portion laterally protruding from a first side of the stacked structure in a stacking direction of the plurality of stacked battery cells, and a second fastening portion laterally protruding from a second side of the stacked structure in the stacking direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Ji Woong Jung, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Hae Kyu Lim
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Patent number: 11912120Abstract: A battery mounting structure for a vehicle is provided to include a case having a first internal member that is disposed to be spaced parallel to an upper side of a lower panel of the case and a second internal member that is disposed perpendicular to the first internal member, and configured to accommodate a plurality of battery modules therein using the first internal member and the second internal member. An outer side member is provided in a shape protruding toward the outside on an outer side of the case. The battery modules are disposed in a stacking direction of battery cells that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the first internal member.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Publication number: 20240059134Abstract: A battery assembly mounting structure for a vehicle includes: a through pipe provided in a battery assembly such that a space vertically passing through the battery assembly is formed in an inner portion of the battery assembly, a swappable assembly coupled to an inner portion of the through pipe by an elastic force, and a fastening bolt which passes through an inner portion of the swappable assembly and is coupled to a vehicle body positioned at an upper side of the fastening bolt such that a fastening pressure is applied to a lower end of the through pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Wook Lee, Gun Woo Ko
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Publication number: 20240034140Abstract: Disclosed is a battery assembly mounting structure for a vehicle. The battery assembly mounting structure includes: a battery assembly provided with an opening a constant shape in cross section from the bottom toward the top; a fastening bolt fastened passing through the opening from the lower side to the upper side; and a swappable assembly including an outer side to be mounted to and demounted from the opening through the lower side of the opening, and an inner side to and from which the fastening bolt is mounted and demounted, and providing elastic support between the outer side and the inner side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Gyung Hoon Shin
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Publication number: 20240021944Abstract: A battery assembly mounting structure for a vehicle includes: a mounting bushing provided in a battery assembly to internally form a communication space in up and down directions; a fastening bolt installed to penetrate the space formed by the mounting bushing in the up and down directions; and a swappable assembly. The swappable assembly is elastically coupled to the mounting bushing and elastically supports the mounting bushing and the fastening bolt between the mounting bushing and the fastening bolt while elastically allowing the fastening bolt to move in a lengthwise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Gyung Hoon Shin
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Patent number: 11850932Abstract: A structure for fastening a battery to a vehicle includes: a carrier part including a pair of first members that is disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and bonded to both sides of a vehicle body, respectively, and a plurality of second members the pair of first members in contact with the pair of first members; and a battery having a case that houses a plurality of battery cells, in which a part of the case is connected to the first member, and the other part of the case is connected to the second member.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Patent number: 11824217Abstract: The present disclosure includes: a mid-plate configured to support a bottom side of a battery module from a bottom side of a vehicle body; a fastening member fastened through a space in which the mid-plate and the battery module are mounted and configured to fix the mid-plate to the vehicle body; a mounting pipe provided at a top side of the mid-plate and configured to support a pressure applied to the vehicle body from a bottom side of the mid-plate, wherein the fastening member passes through the mounting pipe; a mounting support configured to fix the mounting pipe to the mid-plate, wherein the fastening member passes through the mounting support; and a shield plate coupled to the bottom side of the mid-plate and configured to surround a bottom-side coupling portion of the mounting support while allowing the fastening member to pass therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Ji Woong Jung, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Hae Kyu Lim
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Patent number: 11735793Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a battery pack which has an upper plate configured to have a seating surface, on which battery modules are seated, and a plurality of members configured to separate the seating surface of the upper plate into a plurality of regions. The method includes calculating height tolerances of the seating surface in the respective regions, determining application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions based on the calculated height tolerances in the respective regions, and applying the determined application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Jeong Hun Seo, Yun Ho Kim, Ji Woong Jung, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Wook Lee, In Gook Son, Wu Hyun Kim, Jae Hyeon Ju, Kang Won Lee, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Hwi Moon, Young O Lee, Jae Won Lee, Jae Ho Bae
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Publication number: 20230253661Abstract: An integrated battery case includes an intermediate panel provided under a plurality of battery cells and configured to cool the battery cells; a cooling channel member provided under the intermediate panel and including channels formed in an internal space of the cooling channel member; and a lower cover provided under the cooling channel member, including a composite material-based double layer to protect the battery case when a collision occurs in a lower portion of a vehicle, and integrally connected to the intermediate panel and the cooling channel member by a plurality of mounting portions and a through portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yong Hwan CHOI, Gyung Hoon SHIN
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Publication number: 20230249535Abstract: A vehicle battery assembly mounting structure includes: a mounting bushing provided in a battery assembly to form a space, the space allowing movement in a vertical direction; a fastening bolt disposed to vertically penetrate the space formed by the mounting bushing; and a sleeve assembly. The sleeve assembly is configured to guide the fastening bolt, to elastically prevent the fastening bolt from being separated from the mounting bushing and to elastically support the fastening bolt with respect to the mounting bushing to allow the fastening bolt to move in the mounting bushing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hyeon Su Jin, Gyung Hoon Shin, Gun Woo Ko
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Publication number: 20230238634Abstract: A battery mounting structure for a vehicle, includes: a mounting bush provided to penetrate a portion of a battery case and including a fastening screw formed on an upper inner circumferential surface of the mounting bush; a hollow bolt coupled to the battery case and the fastening screw from above the battery case; a fastening bolt provided to penetrate inside of the mounting bush and inside of the hollow bolt up and down; and a sleeve assembly provided to guide the fastening bolt and elastically restricting separation of the fastening bolt from the mounting bush.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Gyung Hoon SHIN, Hyeon Su JIN, Gun Woo KO
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Publication number: 20230043819Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same are provided. Battery cells are manufactured in the form of a module, and thus, even when the specifications of the battery pack are changed depending on a vehicle kind, the standardized battery cells are applicable to battery packs having various specifications and a separate design process for disposing the battery cells in the battery pack may be omitted, thereby reducing the development period and costs of a new battery pack. Further, plural temperature sensors configured to measure the temperatures of the battery cells are provided so as to provide the optimum environment to the battery cells, and the respective temperature sensors may not be located inside the battery module so as to be easily managed. Moreover, surface pressure performance due to end plates may be secured even when the temperature sensors are located outside the battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yu Ri OH, Woo Young CHOI, Ji Woong JUNG, Gyung Hoon SHIN, Ju Hyeok PARK, Woo Chan LEE, Hae Kyu LIM, Tae Hyuck KIM