Patents by Inventor Hyoung Uk Nam

Hyoung Uk Nam 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: 11613837
    Abstract: A driving device for a washing machine includes: a shaft including an inner shaft and an outer shaft surrounding the inner shaft; a motor assembly including a stator, a rotor that surrounds the stator, a modulator that surrounds the rotor, and a magnetic gear rotating body that surrounds the modulator; a first fixation body that connects between the inner shaft and the magnetic gear rotating body; a second fixation body having one end connected to the stator and the other end connected to a tub; and an electronic clutch that disconnects the outer shat and the rotor or connects the inner shaft and the rotor according to an operation mode of the washing machine. The modulator adjusts a speed and torque of the magnetic gear rotating body. The driving device may make a motor drive area highly efficient and may reduce electric consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyoung Uk Nam, Hyojin Ko, Jin Hong
  • Patent number: 11569704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-wheel motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaekwang Nam, Hyoung Uk Nam, Jin Hong
  • Patent number: 11565582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-wheel motor driving apparatus for reducing weight, improving Hall sensor assembly performance, and reducing a defect rate. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the weight of an in-wheel motor can be reduced by separating a suspension housing and a shaft and applying different materials thereto. Furthermore, the ease of assembling a Hall sensor can be improved, and the defect rate can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seung-Suk Oh, Hyoung Uk Nam, Eul Pyo Hong
  • Patent number: 11072880
    Abstract: A driving device for a washing machine includes a motor comprising a stator and a rotor configured to rotate inside the stator, a shaft configured to receive torque of the motor and rotate an inner tub of the washing machine, a planetary gear located at a front end of the shaft and configured to adjust a rotation speed of the inner tub by changing the torque of the motor at a preset reduction gear ratio, and an electronic clutch located between the shaft and the planetary gear and configured to operate to adjust connection and disconnection between the shaft and the planetary gear according to an operation mode change signal of the washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyoung Uk Nam, Seung-Suk Oh, Jin Hong
  • Publication number: 20210167647
    Abstract: A vibration and noise reduction motor, a rotor magnetizing structure of a motor, and a skew magnetizing yoke. The vibration and noise reduction motor includes a stator that is concentric with a shaft and axially fixed and a rotor including a rotor core configured to surround the stator and a plurality of block magnets disposed in the rotor core and configured to face the stator and surround the stator, where an air gap is provided between the plurality of block magnets and the stator, and each piece of the plurality of block magnets includes a plurality of poles and the plurality of block magnets are magnetized by a skew magnetizing yoke and has a continuous skew shape such that the plurality of poles provided for each piece are each inclined by a skew angle of the skew magnetizing yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hyoung Uk NAM, Hyojin KO, Jun Young SONG
  • Publication number: 20200373806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-wheel motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jaekwang NAM, Hyoung Uk NAM, Jin HONG
  • Publication number: 20200362499
    Abstract: A driving device for a washing machine includes a motor comprising a stator and a rotor configured to rotate inside the stator, a shaft configured to receive torque of the motor and rotate an inner tub of the washing machine, a planetary gear located at a front end of the shaft and configured to adjust a rotation speed of the inner tub by changing the torque of the motor at a preset reduction gear ratio, and an electronic clutch located between the shaft and the planetary gear and configured to operate to adjust connection and disconnection between the shaft and the planetary gear according to an operation mode change signal of the washing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Hyoung Uk NAM, Seung-Suk OH, Jin HONG
  • Publication number: 20200282822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-wheel motor driving apparatus for reducing weight, improving Hall sensor assembly performance, and reducing a defect rate. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the weight of an in-wheel motor can be reduced by separating a suspension housing and a shaft and applying different materials thereto. Furthermore, the ease of assembling a Hall sensor can be improved, and the defect rate can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Seung-Suk OH, Hyoung Uk NAM, Eul Pyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20200240067
    Abstract: A driving device for a washing machine includes: a shaft including an inner shaft and an outer shaft surrounding the inner shaft; a motor assembly including a stator, a rotor that surrounds the stator, a modulator that surrounds the rotor, and a magnetic gear rotating body that surrounds the modulator; a first fixation body that connects between the inner shaft and the magnetic gear rotating body; a second fixation body having one end connected to the stator and the other end connected to a tub; and an electronic clutch that disconnects the outer shat and the rotor or connects the inner shaft and the rotor according to an operation mode of the washing machine. The modulator adjusts a speed and torque of the magnetic gear rotating body. The driving device may make a motor drive area highly efficient and may reduce electric consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hyoung Uk NAM, Hyojin KO, Jin HONG
  • Patent number: 9512549
    Abstract: A washing machine using ultrasonic vibrations, which can allow a user to at home easily and efficiently wash the laundry that needs hand washing or dry-cleaning. The washing machine includes: a body having an inner space of a predetermined volume; a washing tub installed in the body, with a water supply pipe connected to a side of the washing tub so as to supply washing water or a detergent into the tub and with a drain pipe connected to the side of the tub at a position opposite that of the water supply pipe so as to drain used water or used detergent; a cover mounted to a predetermined portion of the body so as to open or close the tub; and an ultrasonic generator installed in at least one predetermined portion of the tub so as to apply ultrasonic vibrations to a laundry contained in the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dae Yeong Im, Hyun Rok Cha, Chang Seog Kang, Hyoung Uk Nam, Chang Youn Kang
  • Patent number: 9400161
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe using lead zirconate titanate (PZT). In the OCT probe using PZT, a sine wave is induced from a vibrator made of a piezoelectric element, so that an image in which the scanning range is increased can be captured due to the vibration of the vibrator. A decrease in the vibration of the vibrator can be minimized by optimizing the position where the base fixes the vibrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Hyun Rok Cha, Dae Yeong Im, Jae Young Ahn, Hyoung Uk Nam, Tae Won Jeong
  • Publication number: 20140300901
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe using lead zirconate titanate (PZT). In the OCT probe using PZT, a sine wave is induced from a vibrator made of a piezoelectric element, so that an image in which the scanning range is increased can be captured due to the vibration of the vibrator. A decrease in the vibration of the vibrator can be minimized by optimizing the position where the base fixes the vibrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Hyun Rok Cha, Dae Yeong Im, Jae Young Ahn, Hyoung UK Nam, Tae Won Jeong
  • Publication number: 20130255326
    Abstract: A washing machine using ultrasonic vibrations, which can allow a user to at home easily and efficiently wash the laundry that needs hand washing or dry-cleaning. The washing machine includes: a body having an inner space of a predetermined volume; a washing tub installed in the body, with a water supply pipe connected to a side of the washing tub so as to supply washing water or a detergent into the tub and with a drain pipe connected to the side of the tub at a position opposite that of the water supply pipe so as to drain used water or used detergent; a cover mounted to a predetermined portion of the body so as to open or close the tub; and an ultrasonic generator installed in at least one predetermined portion of the tub so as to apply ultrasonic vibrations to a laundry contained in the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Dae Yeong Im, Hyun Rok Cha, Chang Seog Kang, Hyoung Uk Nam, Chang Youn Kang