Patents by Inventor Jae Young Kang

Jae Young Kang 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: 10414451
    Abstract: An air passage type wheel deflector applied to a vehicle may include a deflector body 10 fastened to the floor panel by screws 40 and mounted at the rear wheel 120 side, an air duct 20 forming an air passage 20-1 for forcing the air introduced externally to flow downward and discharge in a state of being covered by the deflector body 10 coupled to the air duct, and a plurality of ribs 30 disposed in the deflector body 10 at a certain rib spacing and positioned in the space of the air passage 20-1 so that robustness against strike by chipping is maintained and at the same time aerodynamic performance is improved resulting from improvement of the kick-up function by the air passage 20-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheol-O Kim, Jae-Young Kang, Hyun-Seok Jung, Jeong-Ho Lee, Ho-Jeong Choi, Jun-Young Ahn, Hyun-Ah Kim, Byung-Hoon Kang, Yun-Woo Chung
  • Publication number: 20190176635
    Abstract: A radiator grille charging door apparatus for an electric vehicle for charging the electric vehicle in which a charging port is positioned at an inner side of a radiator grille is provided. The apparatus includes a charging door that has one end formed with a hinge shaft and a hinge connector that is coupled to the hinge shaft of the charging door at one side of the hinge connector. A hinge bracket is coupled to an inside of the hinge connector and a plurality of hinge springs connect the hinge connector and the hinge bracket to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Jae-Young Kang, Tak-Su Kim, Jeong-Ho Lee, Hyung-Jin Park, Yun-Woo Chung
  • Patent number: 10247058
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus of adjusting valve timing for internal combustion engine configured to adjust at least one valve timing of an intake valve and an exhaustive valve by torque of a cam shaft and pressure of working fluid, and a method thereof. The method of the present disclosure is such that a rotor is embedded with a hydraulic control valve configured to operate a locking pin member, and the hydraulic control valve is so configured as to have various control positions in order to supply or discharge working fluid in response to engine emergency stop or start and normal engine operational state whereby locking and releasing operations are realized with accurate responsiveness and reliability due to smaller working fluid through a passage and an engine performance can be improved by adjusting the valve timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Delphi Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd., Pine Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: KounYoung Jang, Sung Dae Kim, Sang Ho Lee, Jae Young Kang, Sung Hoon Baek, Soo Deok Ahn
  • Patent number: 10174647
    Abstract: An oil drain structure of a valve timing adjusting device for an internal combustion engine is provided to adjust a valve timing of at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve by a torque of a cam shaft and a pressure of a working fluid. The oil drain structure of the valve timing adjusting device includes a rotation preventing means to suppress a position change between a rotor and a housing by regulating a relative rotation of the rotor with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DELPHI POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS KOREA LTD., PINE ENGINEERING LTD.
    Inventors: Koun Young Jang, Sung Dae Kim, Sang Ho Lee, Jae Young Kang, Sung Hoon Baek, Soo Deok Ahn, Chung Han Oh, YoungSam Gu, Min Su Park, Jae Gyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20190002038
    Abstract: An air passage type wheel deflector applied to a vehicle may include a deflector body 10 fastened to the floor panel by screws 40 and mounted at the rear wheel 120 side, an air duct 20 forming an air passage 20-1 for forcing the air introduced externally to flow downward and discharge in a state of being covered by the deflector body 10 coupled to the air duct, and a plurality of ribs 30 disposed in the deflector body 10 at a certain rib spacing and positioned in the space of the air passage 20-1 so that robustness against strike by chipping is maintained and at the same time aerodynamic performance is improved resulting from improvement of the kick-up function by the air passage 20-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheol-O Kim, Jae-Young Kang, Hyun-Seok Jung, Jeong-Ho Lee, Ho-Jeong Choi, Jun-Young Ahn, Hyun-Ah Kim, Byung-Hoon Kang, Yun-Woo Chung
  • Patent number: 10138765
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hydraulic control valve for a valve timing adjusting device of an engine. The valve timing adjusting device has a hydraulic control valve; a housing; a rotor installed in the housing and having vanes forming advance, retard and locking chambers, respectively; and a locking pin member elastically installed at the locking chamber. In particular, the hydraulic control valve includes: a valve body connected to the camshaft and having ports and a spool space; an outer spool elastically installed in the spool space and having distribution ports selectively communicated with or disconnected to the ports of the valve body; and an inner spool that is integrally coupled to the outer spool and forms a supply passage connected to a working fluid pump and a drain passage connected to a drain tank together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DELPHI POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS KOREA LTD., PINE ENGINEERING LTD.
    Inventors: Koun Young Jang, Sung Dae Kim, Sang Ho Lee, Jae Young Kang, Sung Hoon Baek, Soo Deok Ahn
  • Publication number: 20170226902
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hydraulic control valve for a valve timing adjusting device of an engine. The valve timing adjusting device has a hydraulic control valve; a housing; a rotor installed in the housing and having vanes forming advance, retard and locking chambers, respectively; and a locking pin member elastically installed at the locking chamber. In particular, the hydraulic control valve includes: a valve body connected to the camshaft and having ports and a spool space; an outer spool elastically installed in the spool space and having distribution ports selectively communicated with or disconnected to the ports of the valve body; and an inner spool that is integrally coupled to the outer spool and forms a supply passage connected to a working fluid pump and a drain passage connected to a drain tank together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation, Delphi Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd., Pine Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Koun Young JANG, Sung Dae KIM, Sang Ho LEE, Jae Young KANG, Sung Hoon BAEK, Soo Deok AHN
  • Publication number: 20170211432
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus of adjusting valve timing for internal combustion engine configured to adjust at least one valve timing of an intake valve and an exhaustive valve by torque of a cam shaft and pressure of working fluid, and a method thereof. The method of the present disclosure is such that a rotor is embedded with a hydraulic control valve configured to operate a locking pin member, and the hydraulic control valve is so configured as to have various control positions in order to supply or discharge working fluid in response to engine emergency stop or start and normal engine operational state whereby locking and releasing operations are realized with accurate responsiveness and reliability due to smaller working fluid through a passage and an engine performance can be improved by adjusting the valve timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: Delphi Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd., Pine Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: KounYoung JANG, Sung Dae KIM, Sang Ho LEE, Jae Young KANG, Sung Hoon BAEK, Soo Deok AHN
  • Publication number: 20170204749
    Abstract: An oil drain structure of a valve timing adjusting device for an internal combustion engine is provided to adjust a valve timing of at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve by a torque of a cam shaft and a pressure of a working fluid. The oil drain structure of the valve timing adjusting device includes a rotation preventing means to suppress a position change between a rotor and a housing by regulating a relative rotation of the rotor with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation, Delphi Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd., Pine Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Koun Young JANG, Sung Dae KIM, Sang Ho LEE, Jae Young KANG, Sung Hoon BAEK, Soo Deok AHN, Chung Han OH, YoungSam GU, Min Su PARK, Jae Gyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20170183985
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a valve timing adjustment apparatus for an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes an anti-rotation mechanism for inhibiting a position change between a rotor and a housing by inhibiting or preventing relative rotation of the rotor to the housing. The anti-rotation mechanism includes: a plurality of locking grooves formed on the ratchet plate with different depths and connected to each other; and a locking pin member having an outer pin elastically disposed in a fitting hole formed in one of the vanes, and an inner pin elastically disposed inside the outer pin. In particular, the inner pin locks the rotor to the housing when the outer pin and the inner pin are sequentially fitted in the locking grooves by torque from the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation, Delphi Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd., Pine Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Koun Young JANG, Sung Dae KIM, Sang Ho LEE, Jae Young KANG, Sung Hoon BAEK, Soo Deok AHN
  • Publication number: 20170183986
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a locking structure of a valve timing adjustment apparatus for an internal combustion engine, using torque from a camshaft and the pressure of working fluid. The locking structure includes an anti-rotation mechanism for inhibiting or preventing a position change between a rotor and a housing by preventing relative rotation of the rotor to the housing. The anti-rotation mechanism further includes: a plurality of locking grooves which are formed on the ratchet plate with different depths and connected to each other; and a locking pin member. In particular, the locking pin member has: a hollow outer pin elastically disposed in a fitting hole formed in vanes, an inner pin elastically disposed inside the outer pin, and a lifter ring coupled to the upper portion of the outer pin to slide on the inner side of the fitting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation, Delphi Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd., Pine Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Koun Young JANG, Sung Dae KIM, Sang Ho LEE, Jae Young KANG, Sung Hoon BAEK, Soo Deok AHN
  • Publication number: 20170028969
    Abstract: A device for covering a head lamp washer of a vehicle is mounted on a bumper cover so as to be opened and closed, and thus covers the head lamp washer. The device, which includes a protruding open-type washer cover connected to a head unit of a telescope, may move forward so as to be opened when the head lamp washer moves forward, absorb assembly tolerance, and accurately match an opening of the bumper cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jae Young Kang, Young Ik Cho, Seung Hyeob Lee, Moon Seob Hwang
  • Patent number: 8129639
    Abstract: An emblem-unified trunk opening and closing device may include a housing including an outer case and an inner case, wherein the outer case is attached to a stationary member and includes a guide hole and the inner case includes a guide passage, a knob attached to the outer case of the housing, wherein the knob includes an emblem configured to be movable through the guide hole of the outer case, a connector provided in the guide passage of the inner case and to which a terminal electrically contacting an outer electric source is set, a printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed inside the guide passage of the inner case and configured to electrically contact the terminal, and a contact unit configured to selectively contact the PCB by actuation force of the emblem so as to apply an electric current to the terminal of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Kyoung Youn, Phil Jung Jeong, Sang Won Lee, Jae Young Kang
  • Publication number: 20100116635
    Abstract: An emblem-unified trunk opening and closing device may include a housing including an outer case and an inner case, wherein the outer case is attached to a stationary member and includes a guide hole and the inner case includes a guide passage, a knob attached to the outer case of the housing, wherein the knob includes an emblem configured to be movable through the guide hole of the outer case, a connector provided in the guide passage of the inner case and to which a terminal electrically contacting an outer electric source is set, a printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed inside the guide passage of the inner case and configured to electrically contact the terminal, and a contact unit configured to selectively contact the PCB by actuation force of the emblem so as to apply an electric current to the terminal of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sun Kyoung Youn, Phil Jung Jeong, Sang Won Lee, Jae Young Kang