Patents by Inventor Ho-Jun Yoo

Ho-Jun Yoo 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: 20240059349
    Abstract: Disclosed is motor driven power steering system of a redundancy structure. The system includes a driving motor that drives a steering wheel, first and second power circuits that supply control power, first and second driving circuits that drive the driving motor, first and second position sensors that detect a rotational position of the driving motor, and first and second processors operatively coupled to the driving motor. The first processor and second processors are operatively coupled to respective redundant elements of the power circuits, the position sensors, and the driving circuits. Each of first processor and the second processor independently receives steering control signals from the upper-level control device to allow the driving circuits to be operated based on the respective position sensors, thereby allowing the driving motor to be operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun YOO, Yun Yeong PARK, Dong Hyun KIM, Sung Bem YOO
  • Patent number: 10197763
    Abstract: There are provided an actuator driving apparatus, a camera module, and an electronic apparatus to selectively use a position and current control method and a current control method. The actuator driving apparatus includes a position controller and a current driver. The position controller is configured to receive a control input signal and output the control input signal or a position control signal, which is generated based on the control input signal, according to a mode signal. The current driver is configured to generate a current to drive an actuator according to the control input signal or the position control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Young Cheong, Hoon Heo, Ho Jun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20160353004
    Abstract: There are provided an actuator driving apparatus, a camera module, and an electronic apparatus to selectively use a position and current control method and a current control method. The actuator driving apparatus includes a position controller and a current driver. The position controller is configured to receive a control input signal and output the control input signal or a position control signal, which is generated based on the control input signal, according to a mode signal. The current driver is configured to generate a current to drive an actuator according to the control input signal or the position control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Young CHEONG, Hoon HEO, Ho Jun YOO
  • Patent number: 8836194
    Abstract: A motor including a rotor and a stator that supports and rotates the rotor is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the motor includes a magnetic member, which is installed in the rotor such that the magnetic member faces the stator, and a stator magnetic body, which is a part of the stator and has a part corresponding to the magnetic member formed asymmetrically therein. In this way, the motor can prevent a whirling effect by installing the magnetic member, which forms a preload, even the motor is thinner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Viatcheslav Smirnov, Ho-Jun Yoo
  • Patent number: 8645981
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a disk chucking apparatus. The apparatus includes a central boss which is coupled to a rotating shaft of a motor, a guide which extends from the central boss outwards and is inserted into a center hole of a disk, and a chucking unit which extends from the central boss outwards. The chucking unit is elastically deformable inwards when pushed by the disk that is fitted over the guide. The chucking unit includes a lower horizontal part, a vertical part and an upper horizontal part. The lower horizontal part extends from the lower portion of the central boss outwards in the horizontal direction. The vertical part is bent from the outer end of the lower horizontal part upwards. The vertical part extends in a direction inclined outwards. The upper horizontal part extends from the upper end of the vertical part inwards in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Seok Kim, Ho Jun Yoo, Chang Keun Jun
  • Patent number: 8638015
    Abstract: A motor may include: a rotor case having a coupling hook extending downward in an axial direction, secured to a shaft, and performing rotation; a sleeve supporting the shaft; and a sleeve housing having a projection provided at a front end portion of an upper part thereof in the axial direction and a guide passage provided along the projection such that the coupling hook moves along the guide passage while the sleeve is pressed and inserted into an inner circumferential surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sun Yoo, Ho Jun Yoo, Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 8629593
    Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft; a sleeve holder supporting the sleeve and formed through a pressing process; a stator core fixedly mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve holder; and a pulling magnet fixedly mounted on an upper surface of the stator core, wherein the stator core includes a burr insertion stepped part formed in a lower portion of an inner diameter portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sun Yoo, Yun Yeong Park, Ho Jun Yoo
  • Patent number: 8629602
    Abstract: There is provided a motor including a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft; a sleeve holder having the sleeve inserted thereinto and including fixing parts; and a base member including fixing counterparts corresponding to the fixing parts of the sleeve holder and fixedly coupled to the sleeve holder, wherein the sleeve holder and the base member have guide parts and guide counterparts respectively provided therein, the guide parts and guide counterparts having corresponding shapes and guiding the sleeve holder to a mounting position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sun Yoo, Pyo Kim, Ho Jun Yoo
  • Patent number: 8531066
    Abstract: A spindle motor includes a rotor including a rotary shaft and magnets, a stator including a bearing, which supports the rotary shaft, and an armature corresponding to the magnets. The rotor is caused to rotate by an electromagnetic force generated by the magnets and the armature. The stator includes a plate having a stepped portion in a portion thereof, which faces the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sun Yoo, Yun Yeong Park, Ho Jun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20130119797
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor in which a space part is formed between a shaft and a rotor case and a hooker part and a fixing part coupled to each other are formed at a bearing holder and a rotor case, respectively, thereby making it possible to easily prevent floating of a rotor without using a separate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Yeong Park, Yeol Choi, Ho Jun Yoo
  • Patent number: 8410648
    Abstract: There is provided a motor including a sleeve supporting a shaft; a sleeve holder allowing the sleeve to be fixed to an inner circumferential surface thereof and having a coupling rack protruding downwardly from a bottom surface in an axial direction; and a base plate having a sleeve holder insertion hole provided therein such that the sleeve holder insertion hole has a curvature defined by an inner circumferential surface thereof, in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the coupling rack of the sleeve holder, and a bottom surface thereof, in contact with a coupling portion of the coupling rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sun Yoo, Ho Jun Yoo, Yeol Choi
  • Publication number: 20130069466
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including: a shaft; a bearing receiving the shaft therein to thereby rotatably support the shaft; a bearing holder having the bearing mounted therein; an armature including a core stacked on an outer diameter of the bearing holder and a coil wound around the core; a rotor case having a magnet mounted therein so as to rotate by electromagnetic force with the armature and mounted on an outer diameter of the shaft; and an electromagnet selectively mounted on the armature or the bearing holder so as to face the rotor case, thereby preventing floating or separation of the rotor case by attractive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Yoo, Yeol Choi, Young Sun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20130049553
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including: a rotor part including a shaft and a rotor case coupled to the shaft to rotate integrally with the shaft, having a rotor magnet coupled to an inner side thereof, and having a disk mounted on one surface thereof; and a stator part including a base plate having the rotor part coupled thereto, a bearing part rotatably supporting the shaft, and an armature having a stator core part coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing part so as to face the rotor magnet and a coil wound several times around the stator core part, wherein the stator core part is formed by stacking a plurality of stator cores having different thickness ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Sun MIN, Ho Jun YOO
  • Patent number: 8370868
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is provided a spindle motor and a disk driver having the same. There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft; a bush combined with the top portion of the shaft to be rotated together with the shaft; a rotor case including a cylindrical wall part combined with the outer peripheral surface of the bush; an air flow spreading part formed on the axial bottom part of the bush and spreading the air flow generated between the shaft and the sleeve to the radial outer side when the shaft is rotated; and a sealing part formed on the axial bottom portion of the bush and formed between the cylindrical wall part and the air flow spreading part to seal oil when the shaft is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Viatcheslav Smirnov, Ho Jun Yoo, Yeol Choi, Nam Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20120262034
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is spindle motor including a rotating part, including: a rotating shaft and a magnet; a fixing part including a bearing supporting the rotating shaft, an armature opposite to the magnet, a printed circuit board applying power to the armature, and a base plate coupled with the rotating part, wherein the rotating part rotates by electromagnetic force of the magnet and the armature, and an end of the base plate contacting the printed circuit board is provided with a downward inclined part having a round shape so as to be coupled with the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Yeong Park, Young Sun Yoo, Ho Jun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20120256515
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor configured of a rotating part including a shaft and a magnet and a fixing part including a bearing supporting the shaft and an armature facing the magnet, the rotating part being rotated by electromagnetic force between the magnet and the armature, wherein the fixing part includes: a base plate supporting the shaft; a bearing holder mounted on an upper portion of the base plate and fixed to an outer diameter of the bearing; and a flexible printed circuit board attached on upper portions of the base plate and the bearing holder so that it is disposed between the base plate and the armature and the bearing holder and the armature, thereby insulating the base plate and the bearing holder from the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Su PARK, Young Sun YOO, Ho Jun YOO
  • Publication number: 20120248914
    Abstract: There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft; a sleeve holder supporting the sleeve and formed through a pressing process; a stator core fixedly mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve holder; and a pulling magnet fixedly mounted on an upper surface of the stator core, wherein the stator core includes a burr insertion stepped part formed in a lower portion of an inner diameter portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Young Sun YOO, Yun Yeong PARK, Ho Jun YOO
  • Publication number: 20120182856
    Abstract: A spindle motor includes a rotor including a rotary shaft and magnets, a stator including a bearing, which supports the rotary shaft, and an armature corresponding to the magnets. The rotor is caused to rotate by an electromagnetic force generated by the magnets and the armature. The stator includes a plate having a stepped portion in a portion thereof, which faces the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Sun Yoo, Yun Yeong Park, Ho Jun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20120181885
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including: a rotor including a rotational axis and a magnet; and a stator including a bearing supporting the rotational axis and an armature corresponding to the magnet; wherein the rotor rotates by electromagnetic force between the magnet and the armature, the stator includes a printed circuit connected to the armature and having a hole for both set assembling and grounding formed therein; and a base plate having the printed circuit board coupled to an upper surface thereof so as to be stacked thereon and having a hole for both set assembling and grounding formed therein, the hole for both set assembling and grounding corresponding to the hole for both set assembling and grounding of the printed circuit board, and the hole for both set assembling and grounding of the printed circuit board and the hole for both set assembling and grounding of the base plate are fixed and grounded to a set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Yoo, Yun Yeong Park, Young Sun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20120170149
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spindle motor, including: a rotating part having a rotating shaft and a magnet and a fixing part including a bearing supporting the rotating shaft and an armature corresponding to the magnet, the rotating part rotated by electromagnetic force of the magnet and the armature, wherein the fixing part includes: a plate supporting the rotating shaft; and a flexible circuit board mounted on the top portion of the plate and disposed between the plate and the armature to shield conduction therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Sun Yoo, Kyung Su Park, Ho Jun Yoo