Patents by Inventor Hee Ra Lee

Hee Ra Lee 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: 11710997
    Abstract: A cooling-channel integrated motor housing includes a motor housing, a plurality of stator cores press-fitted into the motor housing, and a cooling pipe inserted into the motor housing and disposed in a circumferential direction of a circle along which the stator cores are arranged. The 1cooling pipe is disposed to overlap with the stator cores in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which a rotating shaft of a motor extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Ik Bae, Jae Won Ha, Dong Jae Kim, Myung Kyu Jeong, Hee Ra Lee
  • Patent number: 11606006
    Abstract: A system for overcooling a drive motor and a method for controlling the same may include a first cooling loop in which a first coolant circulate, the first coolant being in a heat exchange with a power electronics (PE) part and a drive motor cooler mounted in the first cooling line and configured to cool cooling oil supplied to the drive motor fluidically connected to the drive motor cooler; a second cooling loop disposed independently from the first cooling loop, wherein a second coolant circulates in the second cooling loop, the second coolant being in a heat exchange with a battery module and a battery chiller mounted in the second cooling loop; and a switch unit configured to selectively shift a flow path of the second coolant such that the second coolant is in a heat exchange with the drive motor cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Hoon Choi, Sung Hyun Ahn, Hee Ra Lee, Jong Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11581765
    Abstract: An interior permanent magnet electric motor forms a buried angle of a left permanent magnet of a slot part of a rotor differently from a buried angle of a right permanent magnet of the slot part of the rotor, so as to reduce torque ripple while sufficiently maintaining motor efficiency as compared to an I-type rotor to effectively improve noise, vibration, and harshness performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Hwa Do, Kyoung Bum Kim, Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Bum Park, Nyeon Han Hong, Hee Ra Lee
  • Patent number: 11320003
    Abstract: A cooling structure for a hybrid powertrain apparatus of a vehicle may include: a first rotor shaft coaxially connected to an engine output shaft and connected to a rotor of a first motor; an engine clutch shaft coaxially connected to the first rotor shaft not to rotate and connected to an engine clutch; a transmission input shaft mounted coaxially with the engine clutch shaft not to rotate by a rotor of a second motor connected to the engine clutch; and a cooling channel formed in the transmission input shaft to be able to supply oil for simultaneously cooling the first motor, the second motor, and the engine clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Seok Yang, Kyoung Bum Kim, Hee Ra Lee, Jae Won Ha
  • Publication number: 20220115930
    Abstract: A system for overcooling a drive motor and a method for controlling the same may include a first cooling loop in which a first coolant circulate, the first coolant being in a heat exchange with a power electronics (PE) part and a drive motor cooler mounted in the first cooling line and configured to cool cooling oil supplied to the drive motor fluidically connected to the drive motor cooler; a second cooling loop disposed independently from the first cooling loop, wherein a second coolant circulates in the second cooling loop, the second coolant being in a heat exchange with a battery module and a battery chiller mounted in the second cooling loop; and a switch unit configured to selectively shift a flow path of the second coolant such that the second coolant is in a heat exchange with the drive motor cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Hoon CHOI, Sung Hyun AHN, Hee Ra LEE, Jong Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20220065309
    Abstract: A cooling structure for a hybrid powertrain apparatus of a vehicle may include: a first rotor shaft coaxially connected to an engine output shaft and connected to a rotor of a first motor; an engine clutch shaft coaxially connected to the first rotor shaft not to rotate and connected to an engine clutch; a transmission input shaft mounted coaxially with the engine clutch shaft not to rotate by a rotor of a second motor connected to the engine clutch; and a cooling channel formed in the transmission input shaft to be able to supply oil for simultaneously cooling the first motor, the second motor, and the engine clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Seok YANG, Kyoung Bum Kim, Hee Ra Lee, Jae Won Ha
  • Publication number: 20210184542
    Abstract: A cooling-channel integrated motor housing includes a motor housing, a plurality of stator cores press-fitted into the motor housing, and a cooling pipe inserted into the motor housing and disposed in a circumferential direction of a circle along which the stator cores are arranged. The 1 cooling pipe is disposed to overlap with the stator cores in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which a rotating shaft of a motor extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Ik Bae, Jae Won Ha, Dong Jae Kim, Myung Kyu Jeong, Hee Ra Lee
  • Patent number: 10920868
    Abstract: A keyless rotation transfer unit may include a spline forming a pulley coupling force between an inner circumference of a shaft hole of a pulley and an outer circumference of a keyless shaft end forming one end of a shaft, with the keyless shaft end inserted into the shaft hole, and a flange nut screw-fastened to the keyless shaft end coming out of the shaft hole and forming a screw fastening force to press one surface of the pulley. In particular, the screw fastening force forms a shaft fastening force that causes a bearing to pressurize the other surface of the pulley, the bearing is coupled to the keyless shaft end and located at the rear of the pulley, and the flange nut forms a pulley holding force using the screw fastening force and the shaft fastening force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong-Sung Jang, Jae-Won Ha, Woo-Hyung Seol, Ji-Yeon Kim, Hee-Ra Lee, Myung-Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 10840764
    Abstract: A motor cooling structure is provided. The structure includes a motor housing that has an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of cooling fins which are disposed on the inner wall. An inlet boss is obliquely connected to the motor housing and an outlet boss is obliquely connected to the motor housing. The outlet boss is spaced apart from the inlet boss. Additionally, a first cooling channel and a second cooling channel are disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and are connected in parallel to the inlet boss and the outlet boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Woo Hyung Seol, Jae Won Ha, Heung Seok Seo, Yeon Ho Kim, Seokbin Hong, Hee Ra Lee, Yong Sung Jang
  • Patent number: 10833546
    Abstract: An internal permanent magnet motor may include a stator of a annular shape, and a rotor coaxially disposed inside the stator by positioned between a gap between the rotor and the stator and having a plurality of permanent magnets embedded therein and spaced from each other in a circumferential direction along a circumference of the rotor, wherein the stator has a plurality of first notches formed on an internal circumferential surface facing the rotor in a height direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction thereof, and the rotor has a plurality of second notches formed on an external circumferential surface facing the stator in a height direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Hwa Do, Kyoung Bum Kim, Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Bum Park, Hee Ra Lee
  • Publication number: 20200212740
    Abstract: An interior permanent magnet electric motor forms a buried angle of a left permanent magnet of a slot part of a rotor differently from a buried angle of a right permanent magnet of the slot part of the rotor, so as to reduce torque ripple while sufficiently maintaining motor efficiency as compared to an I-type rotor to effectively improve noise, vibration, and harshness performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sang Hwa Do, Kyoung Bum Kim, Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Bum Park, Nyeon Han Hong, Hee Ra Lee
  • Patent number: 10666096
    Abstract: A direct-cooling stator core assembly having cooling channels so as to directly cool a stator core and a wound coil, and a driving motor for a vehicle including the same, are provided. The direct-cooling stator core assembly includes a stator core having an outer surface and a plurality of core recesses formed in the outer surface in a longitudinal direction. The direct-cooling stator core assembly further includes a cooling fluid supply member configured to supply cooling fluid to the core recesses in the stator core. In the direct-cooling stator core assembly, when cooling fluid is flowing through the core recesses, the cooling fluid flowing through the core recesses directly cools the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Jin Seo, Myung Kyu Jeong, Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Bum Park, Jae Min Yu, Hee Ra Lee, Ga Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 10615668
    Abstract: A drive motor is provided in which a coil is cooled in a three-dimensional manner. The drive motor includes a coil multi-cooling path through which oil collected by centrifugal force of a rotor flows to an engine clutch from an internal space of a rotor sleeve to be scattered in forward and backward directions of a coil and simultaneously flows to a resolver from an external space of the rotor sleeve to be scattered in the backward direction of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Seok Yang, Myung-Gyu Kim, Hee-Ra Lee
  • Patent number: 10604003
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission for a hybrid vehicle. A hydraulic pressure supply system of an automatic transmission for a hybrid vehicle pumps oil stored in an oil pan using an oil pump to supply the oil to a high pressure part and a low pressure part. The hydraulic pressure supply system includes a separate motor/generator cooling route which uses an oil flow recirculated in a line regulator valve and an another oil flow recirculated in a reducing valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Kim, Youngchul Kim, Hee Ra Lee
  • Publication number: 20200028400
    Abstract: A coil wiring unit of a drive motor for a vehicle is provided. The unit includes a bus bar assembly that has a plurality of bus bars for connecting coils of the drive motor to each phases stacked in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of insulating sheets are disposed between each of the bus bars and correspond to the shape of each of the bus bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Young-Jin Seo, Yeon-Ho Kim, Ga-Eun Lee, Jae-Min Yu, Hee-Ra Lee, Myung-Kyu Jeong
  • Publication number: 20200025257
    Abstract: A powertrain of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: a sleeve drum comprising a main body having an open-topped-drum shape, a plurality of protrusions protruding toward a center of the sleeve drum and arranged on an inner sidewall of the main body to be equidistantly spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of insertion grooves concaved outwardly between the plurality of protrusions; and a retainer cover seated inside the sleeve drum and comprising a plurality of radial protrusions having a shape corresponding to that of each of the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of insertion grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hong Seok YANG, Jae Young CHOI, Hee Ra LEE
  • Patent number: 10476331
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a rotor of the wound rotor driving motor including: a first core body having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the first core body forms a space inside of the first core body; a second core body being inserted into inside of the first core body, wherein the second core body contacts with the inner surface of the first core body; and a coil assembly combined to the second core body in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: SangHwa Do, Jae Bum Park, Hee Ra Lee, Kyoungbum Kim
  • Patent number: 10457268
    Abstract: A system and a method of controlling a drive motor for a vehicle is disclosed. The system of controlling a drive motor for a vehicle may include: an engine and the drive motor as power sources; a data detector detecting a state data for controlling the drive motor; and a vehicle controller setting a motor demand power and a gear stage based on the state data. In particular, the vehicle controller generates a motor demand torque based on the motor demand power and the gear stage, checks a motor temperature after driving the drive motor based on the motor demand torque, and changes the gear stage based on the motor temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Jin Seo, Hong Seok Yang, Yeonho Kim, Kyoungbum Kim, SangHwa Do, GaEun Lee, Hee Ra Lee, MyungKyu Jeong
  • Publication number: 20190319503
    Abstract: An internal permanent magnet motor may include a stator of a annular shape, and a rotor coaxially disposed inside the stator by positioned between a gap between the rotor and the stator and having a plurality of permanent magnets embedded therein and spaced from each other in a circumferential direction along a circumference of the rotor, wherein the stator has a plurality of first notches formed on an internal circumferential surface facing the rotor in a height direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction thereof, and the rotor has a plurality of second notches formed on an external circumferential surface facing the stator in a height direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Hwa DO, Kyoung Bum KIM, Yeon Ho KIM, Jae Bum PARK, Hee Ra LEE
  • Patent number: 10411541
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving motor for environmentally friendly vehicles. The driving motor for the vehicles includes: a stator core; a bobbin assembled to the stator core; a coil part wound on the bobbin; a coil lead-out portion configured such that an end portion of the coil part drawn from the bobbin is formed to have a curved structure; and a terminal bonded with a bonding portion formed in the coil lead-out portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Jin Seo, Dae Woong Han, Hee Ra Lee, Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Won Ha, Myung Kyu Jeong, Jae Woo Shim