Patents by Inventor Jeong-O MUN

Jeong-O MUN 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: 20200067156
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of battery modules; a tray giving a space where the plurality of battery modules are placed; a plurality of beam frames installed to traverse an upper surface of the tray to partition spaces where the plurality of battery modules are capable of being individually placed; and a plurality of heatsinks formed to have a hollow structure through which a coolant flows, the plurality of heatsinks being selectively coupled to a part of the plurality of beam frames so as to be disposed to face a side surface of the battery modules, respectively, wherein a heat conduction medium having a louver structure is interposed at a thermal interface of the heatsink and the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-June CHI, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN, Sung-Won SEO, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20200067038
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes: a plurality of battery cells stacked side by side; a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells; a heatsink mounted to an outer side of the module case to cool the plurality of battery cells; and at least one heat transfer pad disposed in contact with the heatsink and the plurality of battery cells to penetrate the module case at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-June CHI, Jeong-O MUN, Jin-Yong PARK, Sung-Won SEO, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20200058918
    Abstract: A battery module according to the present disclosure includes a cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells stacked in a vertical direction, each battery cell having an electrode lead in a shape of a plate that protrudes forward in a depth direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, the electrode lead being bent for surface contact in the vertical direction with an adjacent electrode lead, the electrode lead having a protruding part that protrudes forward in the depth direction from a front side end thereof, and a sensing terminal module having a plurality of sensing terminals made of an electrically conductive material and a plurality terminal seating holes in which corresponding ones of the sensing terminals are seated and supported, the protruding part of each electrode lead being press-fit into a corresponding one of the sensing terminals which compresses around the protruding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu Shin, Jung-Hoon Lee, Jeong-O Mun, Byoung-Cheon Jeong
  • Patent number: 10566589
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which may stably maintain a secondary battery stack and have less damage to an electrode lead due to external vibration, and a battery pack including the battery module. The battery module comprises a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries respectively configured to accommodate an electrode assembly in a pouch thereof so that an electrode lead connected to an electrode tab of the electrode assembly is drawn through a terrace portion of the pouch, and a fixing member interposed at least partially between the secondary batteries and adhered and fixed to the terrace portion to maintain the secondary batteries in a stacked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Woon Choi, Hang-June Choi, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20200038698
    Abstract: A battery module including a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells; a module frame coupled to one side or both sides of the cell stack; and a fire extinguishing unit accommodated in the module frame to eject a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature or above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Uk RYU, Dal-Mo KANG, Su-Chang KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Ji-Su YOON
  • Publication number: 20200044213
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module having a plurality of battery cells; a lower plate on which the plurality of battery modules are placed; a support member coupled to the lower plate to support the battery module; and a mounting nut coupled to the lower plate and coupled to the support member so that the battery module is fastened by means of a bolt, wherein the battery module is in contact with the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Yong PARK, Sang-Woo RYU, Jeong-O MUN, Jung-Hoon LEE, Ho-June CHI
  • Publication number: 20200044227
    Abstract: A battery module having a low height and ensuring stable cooling performance, including a heat dissipation member disposed at a lower portion thereof, a cell assembly having a plurality of can-type secondary batteries stacked in a lying-down form in a horizontal direction and a bus bar, the bus bar including a connection part contacting electrodes of two or more can-type secondary batteries of the cell assembly to electrically connect the two or more can-type secondary batteries, and a heat transfer part located below the connection part to contact the heat dissipation member to transfer heat of the secondary batteries to the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Uk RYU, Dal-Mo KANG, Su-Chang KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Ji-Su YOON
  • Publication number: 20200044211
    Abstract: A battery including a pack housing and a plurality of battery modules accommodated in the pack housing, the pack housing has first and second sides, the first and second sides having openings, and the openings of the first side correspond to respective openings of the second side, the pack housing has a plurality of guide grooves, and each battery module is accommodated into or removed from an inner space of the pack housing through the a respective opening by sliding along the guide grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Won SEO, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN, Yoon-Koo LEE, Ho-June CHI
  • Publication number: 20200044224
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries arranged to be stacked in at least one direction, each secondary battery having an electrode lead, and a bus bar made of an electrically conductive material and bonded to at least two electrode leads of corresponding secondary batteries to electrically connect the corresponding secondary batteries to each other. Each bonded electrode lead may be configured to protrude from the corresponding secondary battery in a front and rear direction, and at least one of left and right side surfaces of each bonded electrode lead may be bonded to the bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon LEE, Dal-Mo KANG, Sang-Woo RYU, Jeong-O MUN, Jin-Yong PARK, Ho-June CHI
  • Patent number: 10553850
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery module including a cell assembly including cells having a lead attached thereto, a terminal busbar provided to face the lead and capable of contacting the lead, spring members pressed by a cover plate attached to the cell assembly, to apply an elastic force between the lead and the terminal busbar, and a magnet provided in at least one of the lead and the terminal busbar to provide a magnetic force capable of pushing the lead and the terminal busbar to closely contact each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon Lee, Jeong-O Mun, Eun-Gyu Shin
  • Publication number: 20200035966
    Abstract: A pouch type secondary battery in which an electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery and an electrode lead of an adjacent different pouch type secondary battery are welded together to construct a battery module is provided. The electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery includes a length extended part so that, after cutting a welded part of the electrode leads of the pouch type secondary battery and the adjacent different pouch type secondary battery to form electrode leads of remaining length, the electrode leads of remaining length are welded together again. A battery module and method of reusing the battery module are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun JIN, Sung-Won SEO, Yoon-Koo LEE, Eun-Ah JU, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20200035967
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery module includes: a plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells respectively having a battery case in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated; a cell frame at which the plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells are disposed; and a lid coupled to the cell frame and having a flame outlet. The cell frame includes: a plurality of plate members bent and coupled to intersect each other; and a space formed between the plurality of plate members so that the cylindrical secondary battery cells are disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Su YOON, Su-Chang KIM, Jae-Min YOO, Jae-Uk RYU, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN
  • Patent number: 10547037
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes battery cells having electrode leads and a connection member for connecting the battery cells, wherein the battery cells are classified into a first battery group having battery cells disposed side by side in a first direction and a second battery group having battery cells disposed side by side in the first direction so that electrode leads of the battery cells thereof face electrode leads of the battery cells of the first battery group, wherein the connection member is located between the first and second battery groups, wherein the electrode leads of the battery cells are connected to the connection member, respectively, wherein an electrode lead of any one battery cell of the first battery group is in contact with any one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the connection member, and wherein an electrode lead of a facing battery cell of the second battery group, which is located to face the any one battery cell, is in contact with the other one of the u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Uk Ryu, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee
  • Publication number: 20200028131
    Abstract: A battery module including a case having a wall disposed therein to form a channel along which a fluid circulates; and a plurality of battery cells disposed in the case, wherein the wall is disposed between a pair of neighboring battery cells among the plurality of battery cells, and the fluid flows in through an inlet of the case, circulates between the plurality of battery cells along the wall, and flows out through an outlet of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Uk RYU, Ji-Su YOON, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20200020915
    Abstract: A bus bar assembly for electrically connecting a plurality of battery cells having electrode leads is provided. The bus bar assembly includes a bus bar support frame having an opening; an insertion bus bar, the insertion bus bar being displaceable relative to the bus bar support frame in the opening; side-adhering bus bars positioned with the insertion bus bar being interposed therebetween to form fitting spaces respectively besides opposite sides of the insertion bus bar so that at least one electrode lead is insertable into each of the fitting spaces; and a support member configured to support the insertion bus bar at a location protruding further from the bus bar support frame than the side-adhering bus bars protrude from the bus bar support frame, the support member being elastically deformable by the insertion bus bar when the insertion bus bar is pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-June CHI, Kyung-Mo KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Jin-Yong PARK, Jung-Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20200009975
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery charging system of an electric vehicle charging station, which includes: a charging unit configured to supply a power to charge a battery of an electric vehicle; a charging cable connected to the charging unit and having a connector attached thereto to correspond to an inlet of the electric vehicle; and a cooling unit disposed at a point where the electric vehicle stops in charging to supply a cooling air toward the battery of the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Woo Ryu, Sung-Won Seo, Jeong-O Mun, Ji-Su Yoon, Yoon-Koo Lee, Hee-Jun Jin, Mi-Geum Choi
  • Publication number: 20200006741
    Abstract: A battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery cells, each including an electrode lead which extends in horizontal direction from a front side, the electrode lead having at least one bent part, wherein the electrode leads disposed adjacent to each other in up-down direction are stacked in up-down direction in surface contact with each other, and a plurality of lead cartridges, each including two post parts disposed at each of an outer side of one end of the electrode lead and an outer side of the other end, a partition part formed in a shape of a plate which stands erect in up-down direction between the two post parts and having a receiving space in which the electrode leads in surface contact are individually received inside, and a first spacer part which protrudes forward from top of the partition part to space the electrode lead which protrudes out of the receiving space apart from a different electrode lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu Shin, Jung-Hoon Lee, Jeong-O Mun, Byoung-Cheon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20200006726
    Abstract: Provided is a battery module in which a heat radiation effect and manufacturing efficiency are effectively improved. The battery module includes a cell assembly including at least one unit body, each unit body including at least two secondary batteries stacked in a first direction. Each unit body includes an integrated unit sheet folded to surround a top portion, a left surface, a right surface, and a bottom portion of the at least two secondary batteries, opposite ends of a top portion of the integrated unit sheet being positioned to contact each other on any one of the top portion, the left surface, the right surface, and the bottom portion of the at least two secondary batteries, and an electric insulating material coated on at least a part of a perimeter portion of the integrated unit sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu Shin, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20190393456
    Abstract: A battery module housing having a rectangular tube structure and method for forming the battery module housing is provided. The battery module housing includes a first side plate and a second side plate, the first and second side plates having target portions at upper and lower ends thereof, respectively, and spacers vertically protruding from the target portions; and a top plate and a bottom plate disposed upper and lower portions of the first and second side plates, respectively, each of the top and bottom plates having flyer portions supported on the spacers of the first and second side plates. The flyer portions of the top and bottom plates are joined to the target portions by means of electromagnetic pulse welding such that outer portions of the flyer portions contact the target portions and inner portions of the flyer portions are separated from the target portions by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu SHIN, Tai-Jin JUNG, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20190393567
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module including a module housing capable of effectively increasing an energy density while improving the heat dissipation efficiency. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries; and a module housing having at least one sidewall to accommodate the cell assembly in an inner space defined by the sidewall and having a cooling channel embedded in the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Ah JU, Hang-June CHOI, Sung-Won SEO, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN, Yoon-Koo LEE