Patents by Inventor Jin Seung LIM

Jin Seung LIM 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: 20230323935
    Abstract: A powertrain apparatus for an electric vehicle may include a motor connected to an input shaft, a planetary gear train, which is disposed to be coaxial with the motor and which includes a first rotation element, a second rotation element and a third rotation element, at least one of which is configured to receive power from the input shaft, a differential gear disposed to be coaxial with the motor and the planetary gear train, a first gear set connected to one rotation element of the planetary gear train, and a second gear set configured to receive power from the first gear set and transmit the power to the differential gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Jin Seung LIM, Jae Young JEON, Jun Seong KANG, Jong Min KIM, Jae Hun JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230008891
    Abstract: A powertrain for a motorized vehicle includes a motor shaft connected to a motor, a first input shaft configured to be selectively connected to the motor shaft and provided with a first driving gear mounted on the first input shaft, a second input shaft configured to be selectively connected to the motor shaft and provided with a second driving gear mounted on the second input shaft, a planetary gear set connected to the first input shaft and mounted so as to allow power from the motor shaft to be supplied via a plurality of paths, a first driven gear mounted to a differential and configured to mesh with the first driving gear, and a second driven gear mounted to the differential and configured to mesh with the second driving gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hyu Tae Shim, Jin Seung Lim, Jae Young Jeon, Jun Seong Kang, Jong Min Kim, Jae Hun Jung
  • Patent number: 11549509
    Abstract: An electric hydraulic pump for a transmission includes: a motor including a motor cover, a motor case coupled with the motor cover, and a stator and a rotor disposed within the motor cover and the motor case; and a pump including a pump case forming a pump chamber, and a gear rotor which is disposed within the pump chamber, connected with the rotor through a motor shaft and receives rotational power of the motor. In particular, a plurality of oil circulation holes are formed in the motor cover and a connecting hole is formed in the motor cover corresponding to the pump case, and an oil flow channel is formed within the pump case for connecting the connecting hole and an oil inlet of the pump chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook Jang, Kihyup Kim, Woo Jung Kim, June Ho Lee, Jin Seung Lim, Seungwan Noh, Youngho Moon, Taegeun Kim, Jaeyeol Yun, Jungwook Lee, Chulwan Park, Chi Hun Cho, Gyu Chull Doh, Kyoo Ho Lee, Hyun Chul Kim, Joung Chul Kim, Hyun Duk Chang, Jin Hee Lee, Yongho Jung, Chang Yeon Cho, Yun Seok Sung, Hyeonjin Kim, Joo Hang Lee
  • Publication number: 20220373067
    Abstract: A powertrain apparatus includes a motor connected to an input shaft, a first planetary gear train, which is disposed to be coaxial with the motor and which includes a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, a second planetary gear train, which is disposed to be coaxial with the first planetary gear train and which includes a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, a sixth rotation element, and a step pinion, and a differential gear, which is disposed to be coaxial with the second planetary gear train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Jin Seung LIM, Jae Young JEON, Jun Seong KANG, Jong Min KIM, Jae Hun JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220364632
    Abstract: A powertrain apparatus for an electric vehicle may include a motor connected to an input shaft, a planetary gear train, which is disposed to be coaxial with the motor and which includes a first rotation element, a second rotation element and a third rotation element, at least one of which is configured to receive power from the input shaft, a differential gear disposed to be coaxial with the motor and the planetary gear train, a first gear set connected to one rotation element of the planetary gear train, and a second gear set configured to receive power from the first gear set and transmit the power to the differential gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Jin Seung LIM, Jae Young JEON, Jun Seong KANG, Jong Min KIM, Jae Hun JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220266668
    Abstract: A powertrain for an electric vehicle may include a motor, a planetary gear set including at least two sun gears, a three-stage pinion having three different diameters and provided as a planetary gear, a planet carrier provided as a rotation axis of the planetary gear and directly connected to a differential case of a differential device, and a ring gear fixed to a transmission housing, and at least two clutches provided to selectively transmit power of the motor to the sun gears of the planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyu Tae SHIM, Jae Hun Jung, Jun Seong Kang, Jin Seung Lim, Jae Young Jeon
  • Patent number: 11364789
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain may include a first shifting module including a motor input shaft having a motor directly connected to the motor shaft and provided to form two shifting stages having the largest gear ratios in sequence among a series of shifting stages; a second shifting module including an engine input shaft concentrically mounted with the motor input shaft and connected to an engine through a main clutch, and provided to form the remaining shifting stages of the series of shifting stages; a center synchro mounted to intermit the motor input shaft and the engine input shaft; and a continuous variable device provided to implement a state in which the first shifting module forms a gear ratio smaller than a shifting stage having a small gear ratio among the shifting stages of the first shifting module by a continuously controlled friction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun Park, Dong Woo Gwak, Seong Eun Yun, Sung Wha Hong, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jin Seung Lim
  • Patent number: 11247555
    Abstract: A power train for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected; a driving gear rotatably mounted on the input shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel to the input shaft; a driven gear fixed to the output shaft and gear-engaged with the driving gear; a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotation elements wherein the first rotation element is fixedly connected to the input shaft and the second rotation element is fixedly connected to the driving gear, and the third rotation element is restrained from rotating; a friction clutch configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear and configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear; and a restraining device provided to the third rotation element to implement two states so that only one-way rotation of the third rotation element of the planetary gear set is restrained or two-way rotation thereof is restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun Park, Jin Seung Lim, Byung Dae Choi, Sung Wha Hong, Dong Woo Gwak, Hyeon Jin Kim, Seong Eun Yun
  • Publication number: 20210370764
    Abstract: A power train for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft to which a motor is fixedly connected; a driving gear rotatably mounted on the input shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel to the input shaft; a driven gear fixed to the output shaft and gear-engaged with the driving gear; a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotation elements wherein the first rotation element is fixedly connected to the input shaft and the second rotation element is fixedly connected to the driving gear, and the third rotation element is restrained from rotating; a friction clutch configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear and configured for selectively connecting the input shaft to the driving gear; and a restraining device provided to the third rotation element to implement two states so that only one-way rotation of the third rotation element of the planetary gear set is restrained or two-way rotation thereof is restrained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun PARK, Jin Seung Lim, Byung Dae Choi, Sung Wha Hong, Dong Woo Gwak, Hyeon Jin Kim, Seong Eun Yun
  • Publication number: 20210070162
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain may include a first shifting module including a motor input shaft having a motor directly connected to the motor shaft and provided to form two shifting stages having the largest gear ratios in sequence among a series of shifting stages; a second shifting module including an engine input shaft concentrically mounted with the motor input shaft and connected to an engine through a main clutch, and provided to form the remaining shifting stages of the series of shifting stages; a center synchro mounted to intermit the motor input shaft and the engine input shaft; and a continuous variable device provided to implement a state in which the first shifting module forms a gear ratio smaller than a shifting stage having a small gear ratio among the shifting stages of the first shifting module by a continuously controlled friction force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Yun PARK, Dong Woo Gwak, Seong Eun Yun, Sung Wha Hong, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jin Seung Lim
  • Publication number: 20200309121
    Abstract: An electric hydraulic pump for a transmission includes: a motor including a motor cover, a motor case coupled with the motor cover, and a stator and a rotor disposed within the motor cover and the motor case; and a pump including a pump case forming a pump chamber, and a gear rotor which is disposed within the pump chamber, connected with the rotor through a motor shaft and receives rotational power of the motor. In particular, a plurality of oil circulation holes are formed in the motor cover and a connecting hole is formed in the motor cover corresponding to the pump case, and an oil flow channel is formed within the pump case for connecting the connecting hole and an oil inlet of the pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook JANG, Kihyup KIM, Woo Jung KIM, June Ho LEE, Jin Seung LIM, Seungwan NOH, Youngho MOON, Taegeun KIM, Jaeyeol YUN, Jungwook LEE, Chulwan PARK, Chi Hun CHO, Gyu Chull DOH, Kyoo Ho LEE, Hyun Chul KIM, Joung Chul KIM, Hyun Duk CHANG, Jin Hee LEE, Yongho JUNG, Chang Yeon CHO, Yun Seok SUNG, Hyeonjin KIM, Joo Hang LEE
  • Patent number: 10119610
    Abstract: A method for controlling a line pressure of an automatic transmission, and controlling the line pressure when oil is supplied to elements of the automatic transmission through hydraulic passages and valves of a valve body at the time of initially starting a vehicle includes a line pressure setting operation of setting the line pressure of the automatic transmission to be equal to or lower than a set pressure when a vehicle is initially started, and a line pressure converting operation of converting the line pressure into a pressure equal to or higher than the set pressure when the automatic transmission is operated for shifting or when a set time has lapsed since initial vehicle starting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Ku Lee, Sa Man Hong, Moo Suk Kim, Jin Seung Lim, Seung Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20170130824
    Abstract: A method for controlling a line pressure of an automatic transmission, and controlling the line pressure when oil is supplied to elements of the automatic transmission through hydraulic passages and valves of a valve body at the time of initially starting a vehicle includes a line pressure setting operation of setting the line pressure of the automatic transmission to be equal to or lower than a set pressure when a vehicle is initially started, and a line pressure converting operation of converting the line pressure into a pressure equal to or higher than the set pressure when the automatic transmission is operated for shifting or when a set time has lapsed since initial vehicle starting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun Ku LEE, Sa Man HONG, Moo Suk KIM, Jin Seung LIM, Seung Jin LEE