Patents by Inventor Jin-Kyu Shin

Jin-Kyu Shin 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: 20220367971
    Abstract: A battery module includes at least one cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries, each of which has an electrode lead, a module housing having an inner space formed to accommodate the cell assembly therein, a bus bar assembly including at least one electrically conductive bus bar having a plate shape and configured to contact a portion of the electrode lead, and at least one electrically insulating bus bar frame to which the at least one bus bar is mounted, the at least one bus bar frame having a plurality of perforated holes through which the electrode leads of the plurality of secondary batteries passes and a flame-retardant sheet having a plate shape and located in close contact with an outer side of the bus bar to close the perforated hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Goen HONG, Seung-Hyun KIM, Young-Seok LEE, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN
  • Publication number: 20220328896
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate a cell stack including the plurality of battery cells; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and a thermally expanding block disposed in an empty space inside the module housing and configured to be thermally expanded according to a temperature rise inside the module housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Ji-Won JEONG, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN, Jin-Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220311100
    Abstract: A cell module assembly includes a plurality of battery cells, each of the battery cells having electrode leads, a case configured to receive the battery cells, a cover plate located at an open upper surface of the case so as to be coupled to the case, and a busbar unit located at the front and the rear of the case, from which the electrode leads of the received battery cells protrude. The case is configured to have a U shape in which a base plate defining a bottom surface of the case and side plates defining opposite side surfaces of the case are coupled to each other, and the busbar unit includes a busbar frame, one side of which is bent, whereby a process of manufacturing the cell module assembly is simplified and the battery cells are easily received in the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Hoon LIM, Young Bin IM, Sang Hyun YU, Jin Kyu SHIN, Kyung Hyun BAE, Jong Kyu ANH
  • Publication number: 20220278392
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate a cell stack including the plurality of battery cells; and a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction, and the sprinkler includes a coupler positioned at an outer side of the module housing and connected to a supply tube that supplies a cooling fluid; a sprinkler head positioned at an inner side of the module housing and connected to the coupler; and an insulation cover including a fixing portion fixed to the module housing and a cover portion fixed to the fixing portion by a bonding layer to cover the sprinkler head and configured to be separated from the fixing portion over a reference temperature as a bonding force of the bonding layer is decreased or lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Ji-Won JEONG, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN, Jin-Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220263192
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked in a direction, a module housing having an internal space in which the cell stack is received and an air inlet and an air outlet through which air enters and exits, a valve installation hole formed through a side wall of the module housing, a feed valve nozzle installed at the valve installation hole facing the internal space of the module housing, and a water expandable member provided in the module housing. The water expandable member expands in volume when it absorbs water during operation of the feed valve nozzle to close at least one of the air inlet, the air outlet or the valve installation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Seok LEE, Sang-Hyun JO, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN, Jin-Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220263174
    Abstract: A battery module prevents the movement of gas to an adjacent module, and more particularly a battery module capable of preventing the movement of gas to an adjacent module, the battery module including a module case and a unit module, wherein the module case is made of an insulative material, two or more unit modules are received in the module case, the two or more unit modules are located spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and each of the unit modules includes one or more battery cells stacked in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun YU, Dae Hoon LIM, Young Seok LEE, Jin Kyu SHIN, Kyung Hyun BAE, Young Bin IM
  • Publication number: 20220263171
    Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell assembly having a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other, a pair of end plates provided at both front and rear sides of the battery cell assembly, a pair of buffer plates provided to the pair of end plates and disposed at both front and rear sides of the battery cell assembly; and at least one pressing plate provided between the pair of buffer plates and disposed between the battery cells of the battery cell assembly. The pair of buffer plates and the at least one pressing plate are configured such that front surfaces and rear surfaces thereof in a front and rear direction of the battery cell assembly have a flat shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Bin IM, In-Jae GANG, Jong-Kyu AHN, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN
  • Publication number: 20220263160
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate a cell stack including the plurality of battery cells; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and at least one guide plate fixed inside the module housing and installed to be inclined so that one longitudinal end thereof is oriented toward the sprinkler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Ji-Won JEONG, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN, Jin-Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220249891
    Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell, a module case configured to accommodate the battery cell and a fire extinguishing unit mounted to penetrate into the module case and connected to a fire extinguishing tank unit containing a fire extinguishing agent to directly inject the fire extinguishing agent into the module case when a thermal runaway or fire occurs at the at least one battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun JO, Young-Seok LEE, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN, Jin-Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220247032
    Abstract: A battery module includes at least one battery cell; and a module case configured to accommodate the at least one battery cell, wherein a fire extinguishing agent supply channel connected to a fire extinguishing tank containing a fire extinguishing agent to directly inject the fire extinguishing agent into the module case when a thermal runaway or fire occurs at the at least one battery cell is provided to an inside of at least one side of the module case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun JO, Young-Seok LEE, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN, Jin-Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220209339
    Abstract: A battery module includes at least one battery cell, a module case configured to accommodate the at least one battery cell, a fire extinguisher disposed at least partially inside the module case and connected to a fire extinguishing tank containing a fire extinguishing agent to inject the fire extinguishing agent directly into the module case when a thermal runaway or fire occurs in the at least one battery cell and an insulation cover configured to cover the fire extinguisher at least partially and disposed at least partially inside the module case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Seok LEE, Sang-Hyun JO, Ji-Won JEONG, Kyung-Hyun BAE, Jin-Kyu SHIN
  • Patent number: 11223085
    Abstract: A battery pack fixing apparatus which may effectively prevent a battery pack from being detached or separated from the fixing apparatus and may ensure easy installation regardless of the place where the battery pack is mounted, including a support unit supporting a lower portion of the battery pack and having a support plate with a coupling structure coupled to the lower portion of the battery pack; and a wall fixing unit including a fixing plate located at the rear of the battery pack loaded on the support unit, formed with a plate shape erecting upward, having a lower portion coupled to one side of the support unit and having a coupling structure coupled to a wall located at the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-Joo Choi, Bum-Hyun Lee, Jae-Ki Lee, Jin-Kyu Shin
  • Patent number: 11114724
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells and a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells is provided. The module case includes first and second cases coupled to each other by hooking and having shapes corresponding to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum-Hyun Lee, Jin-Kyu Shin
  • Patent number: 11108091
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another, each battery cell having a first electrode lead protruding therefrom, and at least one sensing assembly mounted to at least one side of the plurality of battery cells and configured to electrically connect the first electrode leads is provided. The at least one sensing assembly includes a sensing bus bar electrically connected to the first electrode leads, and a plurality of sensing housing parts configured so that the sensing bus bar is mounted to a front surface thereof. Each sensing housing part of the plurality of sensing housing parts allowing a corresponding first electrode lead to pass therethrough toward the sensing bus bar. Each sensing housing part being detachably assembled with an adjacent sensing housing part of the plurality of sensing housing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum-Hyun Lee, Jin-Kyu Shin
  • Patent number: 10944139
    Abstract: Disclosed is battery module, which includes a cell assembly having battery cells arranged side by side in one direction and air channels formed at the intervals of the battery cells, and an inlet duct mounted to a front surface of the cell assembly at which the air channels are located to distribute a cooling air to the air channels. The inlet duct includes an air inlet disposed to face air channels, which are located in a central region in the arrangement of the air channels, at a location spaced apart therefrom, a cooling fan being installed at the air inlet to introduce the cooling air; and a guide vane composed of a plurality of plate barriers respectively extending obliquely toward the air channels based on the air inlet at a predetermined acute angle to distribute the flow of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Moo Nam, Jin-Kyu Shin, Jung-Il Park, Jong-Kyu Ahn, Gyung-Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 10862082
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery module assembly including unit modules, each unit module comprising unit cells loaded in a cartridge the unit cells being electrically connected to each other via a bus bar, the battery module assembly including two or more sub modules arranged in a lateral direction to each other, each sub module having an external input terminal and an external output terminal, a base plate on which the sub modules are loaded, side cover plates mounted at sides of the sub modules, an upper cover plate loaded on tops of the sub modules, the upper cover plate being fastened and coupled to the sub modules and the side cover plates, a front cover plate mounted at a front of the battery module assembly at which the external input and output terminals of the sub modules are located, the front cover plate being fastened and coupled to the sub modules, the base plate, and the side cover plates, a main bus bar for fixing front ends of the sub modules to each other and connecting the external input and o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Hyun Lee, Jin-Kyu Shin
  • Patent number: 10770702
    Abstract: A jig set for mounting an ESS pack, which is used to mount an ESS pack to a wall or a structure corresponding to the wall, includes: a mounting unit having a partially protruding portion capable of being coupled to one surface of an ESS pack case; and a handle unit including a handlebar to be grasped by an operator, and a locking bar, which is integrally connected to the handlebar and is attachable to and detachable from the protruding portion of the mounting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-Youn Kim, In-Jae Gang, Jin-Kyu Shin, Bum-Hyun Lee, Sang-Hyun Jo
  • Patent number: 10680213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery module comprising a cartridge assembly in which at least two or more cartridges are stacked and combined, wherein the module comprises one or more fixed members provided on the outer surface thereof in order to configure a battery pack in which one or more modules are mechanically/electrically connected in series or in parallel with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum-Hyun Lee, Jin-Kyu Shin
  • Publication number: 20200036049
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another, each battery cell having a first electrode lead protruding therefrom, and at least one sensing assembly mounted to at least one side of the plurality of battery cells and configured to electrically connect the first electrode leads is provided. The at least one sensing assembly includes a sensing bus bar electrically connected to the first electrode leads, and a plurality of sensing housing parts configured so that the sensing bus bar is mounted to a front surface thereof. Each sensing housing part of the plurality of sensing housing parts allowing a corresponding first electrode lead to pass therethrough toward the sensing bus bar. Each sensing housing part being detachably assembled with an adjacent sensing housing part of the plurality of sensing housing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum-Hyun LEE, Jin-Kyu SHIN
  • Patent number: D878288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo Joo Choi, Jin Kyu Shin, Hyeon Kyu Kim, Bum Hyun Lee, Jae Ki Lee