Patents by Inventor Hong Wook Lee

Hong Wook 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: 8505372
    Abstract: A cam target wheel for a vehicle may include a camshaft; and a lobe, formed on an outer circumferential surface of the camshaft, for recognizing a ridge and valley of a cam vibration waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Sang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8468985
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic variable valve lift apparatus may include a housing, a master portion which is slidably disposed to the housing and contacts a cam, a first oil supply portion which supplies hydraulic pressure, a slave piston which is slidably disposed within the housing and defines an oil chamber with the master portion, a latching portion which is supplied the hydraulic pressure from the first oil supply portion and selectively connects the slave piston and the master portion, a second oil supply portion which selectively supplies hydraulic pressure to the oil chamber so as to control relative distances between the master portion and the slave piston when the slave piston is disengaged with the master portion, and a stepped portion formed to the housing between the master portion and the slave piston to elastically support the master portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hosung Cho, Jin Gyu Yang, Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Duk Jin Park, Seong Hyuk Kang, Taewon Park, Wootae Kim, Myungsik Choi, Jin Woo Yang, Eui Chul Choi, Sung Han Kang, Won Gyu Kim, Dae Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20130081456
    Abstract: A cam target wheel for a vehicle may include a camshaft; and a lobe, formed on an outer circumferential surface of the camshaft, for recognizing a ridge and valley of a cam vibration waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Sang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8408173
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic variable valve lift apparatus may include a valve unit housing of which a guide protrude portion is formed therein, a main piston which is slidably disposed in the valve unit housing and defines a valve adjusting oil chamber with the valve unit housing, a main spring which is disposed within the valve adjusting oil chamber and elastically supports the main piston on the guide protrude portion, a dependent piston which is slidably disposed within the valve unit housing, is guided along the guide protrude portion, reciprocates according to reciprocation of the main piston, and opens a valve, and a main oil supply portion which selectively supplies hydraulic pressure to the valve adjusting oil chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Taewon Park, Woo Tae Kim, Myung Sik Choi, Eui Chul Choi, Won Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 8166930
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus for varying a compression ratio, may include a connecting rod that is connected to a piston to take a combustion force; a pin link, one end of which is eccentrically connected to a crankshaft and the other end of which is pivotally connected to the connecting rod to form a connection portion therebetween; a slot link including a control slot to receive and guide the connection portion along the control slot; and a driving unit coupled to the slot link and configured to move the control slot to control a position of the connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Woo Tae Kim, Won Gyu Kim, Jin Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 8074612
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus is disclosed. An upper connecting rod has one end rotatably connected to a piston so as to reciprocate motion of the piston. A lower connecting rod has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the upper connecting rod. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted at an eccentric position of the lower connecting rod. A control rod has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the lower connecting rod, to control the position of that end of the lower connecting rod. A control shaft is connected to the other end of the control rod, to control the position of that end of the control rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Min Sig Shin, Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Woo Tae Kim, Won Gyu Kim, Jin Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 7985055
    Abstract: A balance shaft function may be realized without employing a balance shaft, when an oil pump includes an inner rotor fixed to the rotation shaft and an outer rotor that rotates with the inner rotor if at least one rotor of the inner and outer rotors has a mass center formed apart from a rotation center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Min Sig Shin, Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Wootae Kim, Jin Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20110132301
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic variable valve lift apparatus may include a valve unit housing of which a guide protrude portion is formed therein, a main piston which is slidably disposed in the valve unit housing and defines a valve adjusting oil chamber with the valve unit housing, a main spring which is disposed within the valve adjusting oil chamber and elastically supports the main piston on the guide protrude portion, a dependent piston which is slidably disposed within the valve unit housing, is guided along the guide protrude portion, reciprocates according to reciprocation of the main piston, and opens a valve, and a main oil supply portion which selectively supplies hydraulic pressure to the valve adjusting oil chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Taewon Park, Woo Tae Kim, Myung Sik Choi, Eui Chul Choi, Won Gyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20110132297
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic variable valve lift apparatus may include a housing, a master portion which is slidably disposed to the housing and contacts a cam, a first oil supply portion which supplies hydraulic pressure, a slave piston which is slidably disposed within the housing and defines an oil chamber with the master portion, a latching portion which is supplied the hydraulic pressure from the first oil supply portion and selectively connects the slave piston and the master portion, a second oil supply portion which selectively supplies hydraulic pressure to the oil chamber so as to control relative distances between the master portion and the slave piston when the slave piston is disengaged with the master portion, and a stepped portion formed to the housing between the master portion and the slave piston to elastically support the master portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hosung Cho, Jin Gyu Yang, Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Duk Jin Park, Seong Hyuk Kang, Taewon Park, Wootae Kim, Myungsik Choi, Jin Woo Yang, Eui Chul Choi, Sung Han Kang, Won Gyu Kim, Dae Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110132299
    Abstract: A variable valve lift apparatus may include a variable valve lift housing, a master piston which is slidably disposed in the variable valve lift housing and contacts a cam, a slave piston which is slidably disposed in the variable valve lift housing, defines an oil chamber with the master piston therebetween, and opens a valve connected to the slave piston according to reciprocative motion of the master piston, and a lift control portion which supplies oil to the oil chamber or exhausts oil in the oil chamber selectively to control a relative distance between the master piston and the slave piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hosung Cho, Jin Gyu Yang, Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Seong Hyuk Kang, Taewon Park, Jinwoo Yang, Wootae Kim, Myungsik Choi, Eui Chul Choi, Sung Han Kang, Won Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7946834
    Abstract: A balance shaft module according to the present invention includes a first balance shaft equipped with a first eccentric balance weight, a second balance shaft equipped with a second eccentric balance weight, and a hydraulic pump that is operated by the first balance shaft and the second balance shaft, wherein the hydraulic pump includes a first gear equipped on the first balance shaft and a second gear equipped on the second balance shaft and externally meshed with the first gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Myung Rae Cho, Jin Woo Cho, Woo Tae Kim, Hong Wook Lee, Min Sig Shin
  • Publication number: 20100132671
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus for varying a compression ratio, may include a connecting rod that is connected to a piston to take a combustion force; a pin link, one end of which is eccentrically connected to a crankshaft and the other end of which is pivotally connected to the connecting rod to form a connection portion therebetween; a slot link including a control slot to receive and guide the connection portion along the control slot; and a driving unit coupled to the slot link and configured to move the control slot to control a position of the connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Woo Tae Kim, Won Gyu Kim, Jin Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20090241910
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio apparatus is disclosed. An upper connecting rod has one end rotatably connected to a piston so as to reciprocate motion of the piston. A lower connecting rod has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the upper connecting rod. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted at an eccentric position of the lower connecting rod. A control rod has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the lower connecting rod, to control the position of that end of the lower connecting rod. A control shaft is connected to the other end of the control rod, to control the position of that end of the control rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Min Sig SHIN, Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Woo Tae Kim, Won Gyu Kim, Jin Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20090208352
    Abstract: A balance shaft function may be realized without employing a balance shaft, when an oil pump includes an inner rotor fixed to the rotation shaft and an outer rotor that rotates with the inner rotor if at least one rotor of the inner and outer rotors has a mass center formed apart from a rotation center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Min Sig Shin, Myung Rae Cho, Hong Wook Lee, Wootae Kim, Jin Woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20090129959
    Abstract: A balance shaft module according to the present invention includes a first balance shaft equipped with a first eccentric balance weight, a second balance shaft equipped with a second eccentric balance weight, and a hydraulic pump that is operated by the first balance shaft and the second balance shaft, wherein the hydraulic pump includes a first gear equipped on the first balance shaft and a second gear equipped on the second balance shaft and externally meshed with the first gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Myung Rae CHO, Jin Woo CHO, Woo Tae KIM, Hong Wook LEE, Min Sig SHIN