Patents by Inventor Kim Houng Joong

Kim Houng Joong 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: 7312542
    Abstract: To reduce the magnetic flux leakage through the gap between magnetic pole teeth of an armature so as to reduce the magnetic attraction force generated between the armature and a needle, an armature unit is provided with two magnetic poles, on the top of which are magnetic pole teeth protruding toward the opposing magnetic pole, where the magnetic pole teeth of the magnetic pole are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, and the magnetic pole teeth of the opposing magnetic pole are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, so that the magnetic flux flows upward and downward alternately between the upper and lower magnetic pole teeth. The needle equipped with permanent magnets moves relatively in the gap between the upper and lower magnetic pole surfaces of the armature unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Hiroshi Katayama, Kohji Maki
  • Patent number: 6975055
    Abstract: A dynamo-electric machine has a stator with a primary winding and a rotor with a field magnet and a shaft. the field magnet includes a first field magnet having diferent polarity magnetic poles sequentially arranged in a rotation direction and a second field magnet having diferent polarity magnetic poles sequentially arranged in a rotation direction. The machine further has a mechanism for shifting the first and the second field magnets in axial and rotation directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Shigeta Ueda
  • Patent number: 6833646
    Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Kazuo Tahara, Kou Ajima, Koki Ueta, Toshiyuki Innami, Noriaki Hino, Taizo Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Hanyu, Kousaku Ohno
  • Patent number: 6825581
    Abstract: To reduce the magnetic flux leakage through the gap between magnetic pole teeth of an armature so as to reduce the magnetic attraction force generated between the armature and a needle, an armature unit is provided with two magnetic poles 1 and 2, on the top of which are magnetic pole teeth 11a, 21b, and 22a protruding toward the opposing magnetic pole, where the magnetic pole teeth of the magnetic pole 1 are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, and the magnetic pole teeth of the opposing magnetic pole 2 are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, so that the magnetic flux flows upward and downward alternately between the upper and lower magnetic pole teeth. The needle 6 equipped with permanent magnetic moves relatively in the gap 8 between the upper and lower magnetic pole surfaces of the armature unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Hiroshi Katayama, Kohji Maki
  • Publication number: 20040189128
    Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Kazuo Tahara, Kou Ajima, Koki Ueta, Toshiyuki Innami, Noriaki Hino, Taizo Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Hanyu, Kousaku Ohno
  • Publication number: 20040178684
    Abstract: To reduce the magnetic flux leakage through the gap between magnetic pole teeth of an armature so as to reduce the magnetic attraction force generated between the armature and a needle, an armature unit is provided with two magnetic poles 1 and 2, on the top of which are magnetic pole teeth 11a, 12b, 21b, and 22a protruding toward the opposing magnetic pole, where the magnetic pole teeth of the magnetic pole 1 are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, and the magnetic pole teeth of the opposing magnetic pole 2 are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, so that the magnetic flux flows upward and downward alternately between the upper and lower magnetic pole teeth. The needle 6 equipped with permanent magnets moves relatively in the gap 8 between the upper and lower magnetic pole surfaces of the armature unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Hiroshi Katayama, Kohji Maki
  • Patent number: 6703725
    Abstract: In a joint driving apparatus, a linear motor includes at least one stator part, a movable element, and an electromagentic coil device for energizing the stator part to generate a magnetic field, the stator part includes pairs of magnetic poles, the pairs are adjacent to each other in each of the stator parts, the magnetic poles of each of the pairs face to each other through the movable element to generate a magnetic field passing the magnetic poles through the movable element, and a magnetic polar direction of one of the at least two pairs is opposite to that of another one of the at least two pairs when the stator part is magnetized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitoshi Akita, Kim Houng Joong
  • Patent number: 6703806
    Abstract: An XY-axes table having a base, a plurality of linear guiding apparatuses, a stage, an X-axis drive linear motor and a Y-axis drive linear motor. The linear motor include an armature and a movable element relatively movable with respect to the armature. The linear motor further includes first magnetic pole teeth rows which are magnetically connected to a first magnetic pole of the armature and are arranged so as to be separated into a first stage and a second stage in a substantially vertical direction to a moving direction of the movable element. Second magnetic pole teeth rows which are magnetically connected to a second magnetic pole of the movable element are arranged so as to be separated into a first stage and a second stage in a substantially vertical direction to the moving direction of the movable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Ryouichi Naganuma, Hiromitsu Seino
  • Patent number: 6700268
    Abstract: A rotational electric machine in which a rotor having different-polarity field magnets arranged alternately in a rotational direction is divided axially into two rotor portions so that the axial position of one of the two rotor portions is changed relative to that of the other in accordance with a direction of torque of the rotor or the phase of synthesized magnetic poles of the field magnets is changed relative to that of magnetic poles of the other rotor portion in accordance with a direction of torque of the rotor, and a vehicle loaded with the rotational electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Satoru Okabe
  • Patent number: 6675938
    Abstract: A door system includes a door support by which a door is movably supported, a linear motor for generating a thrust to open and close the door, a link mechanism made of a non-magnetic material for transmitting the thrust generated by the linear motor to the door. The linear motor an armature, and a part having magnetism. The armature includes a first magnetic pole having a first polarity and a second magnetic pole having a second polarity. The first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole collectively include a first opposed part which defines a first gap, and a second opposed part which defines a second gap. The part having magnetism is disposed in the first gap and the second gap. The door system may be used in the car of an elevator system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouki Yamamoto, Kim Houng Joong
  • Patent number: 6623255
    Abstract: A fluid transfer apparatus utilizes a linear motor including a movable element in which magnetic poles are provided at a predetermined pitch along a moving direction, magnetic pole teeth provided in upper and lower portions of the movable element at a predetermined pitch along a moving direction of the movable element and so as to oppose to each other via the movable element, and a coil, wherein adjacent magnetic pole teeth and opposing magnetic pole teeth among the magnetic pole teeth form different poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Kohji Maki, Taizou Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Hanyu, Ryouichi Naganuma
  • Patent number: 6614137
    Abstract: Leakage of magnetic fluxes passing through the gaps between the magnetic pole teeth of an armature is reduced thereby to reduce a magnetic attraction force between the armature and a mover. A linear motor includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured with at least a magnetic pole of a first polarity having a first opposed portion and a magnetic pole of a second polarity having a second opposed portion. The second member is held by the first opposed portion, while the second member is held by the second opposed portion and moves relatively. The first member is formed of an iron core and a winding, and the second member is formed of a permanent magnet, a magnetic material, a winding of a single type or a combination of a plurality of types of materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Kohji Maki, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Taizou Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Hanyu
  • Patent number: 6577022
    Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Kazuo Tahara, Kou Ajima, Koki Ueta, Toshiyuki Innami, Noriaki Hino, Taizo Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Hanyu, Kousaku Ohno
  • Publication number: 20030102674
    Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Kazuo Tahara, Kou Ajima, Koki Ueta, Toshiyuki Innami, Noriaki Hino, Taizo Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Hanyu, Kousaku Ohno
  • Patent number: 6548919
    Abstract: In a linear motor comprising, a stator, a movable element, and an electromagnetic coil device for magnetizing the movable element or stator, the stator includes at least one pair of magnetic core parts, and at least two pairs of magnetic poles, the magnetic poles of each of the at least two pairs are aligned on an imaginary line perpendicular to the movable direction, magnetic polar directions of the at least two pairs adjacent to each other are opposite to each other, first one of the magnetic poles of each of the at least two pairs faces to a first side surface of the movable element, and second one of the magnetic poles of each of the at least two pairs faces to a second side surface of the movable element opposite to the first side surface in a traverse direction perpendicular to the movable direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohji Maki, Kim Houng Joong, Hiroshi Katayama, Kenji Miyata
  • Patent number: 6548920
    Abstract: A linear motor and a method of producing the linear motor are provided to reduce a leak magnetic flux flowing between an armature and a moving element to reduce a one-direction magnetic attraction force generated between the armature and the moving element. The linear motor includes the armature having a core formed of a magnetic body and a winding wound around the core, and the moving element supported so as for the moving element to move relatively to the armature via a gap, magnetic pole teeth disposed above and below the moving element, disposed at predetermined pitches along a moving direction of the moving element and disposed opposite to each other via the moving element, and a winding for exciting the magnetic pole teeth such that adjacent and opposite magnetic pole teeth have different magnetic poles, and the moving element is reciprocated relatively to the armature by exciting the winding according to a predetermined control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Hiromitsu Seino, Ryouichi Naganuma, Hiroshi Toyoda, Kohji Maki
  • Patent number: 6541880
    Abstract: There is provided a linear motor, having an armature and a needle with magnetism, in which the armature has at least a magnetic pole of a first polarity having a first opposed part and another magnetic pole of a second polarity having a second opposed part; the needle is held by the first opposed part, and is further held by the second opposed part; and a distribution of magnetism of the needle according to a position in the movable direction thereof. In this way, a leak of a magnetic flux from pole teeth passing between the pole teeth of the armature is decreased to increase a thrust and braking force of the needle, which is thereby enabled to generate a greater or smaller thrust in a specific section or sections than the thrust during usual linear movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Okada, Kim Houng Joong, Kazuo Tahara, Kohji Maki, Kouki Yamamoto, Miyoshi Takahashi, Kenji Miyata, Ryoichi Takahata
  • Publication number: 20030037996
    Abstract: A door system includes a door support by which a door is movably supported, a linear motor for generating a thrust to open and close the door, a link mechanism made of a non-magnetic material for transmitting the thrust generated by the linear motor to the door. The linear motor an armature, and a part having magnetism. The armature includes a first magnetic pole having a first polarity and a second magnetic pole having a second polarity. The first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole collectively include a first opposed part which defines a first gap, and a second opposed part which defines a second gap. The part having magnetism is disposed in the first gap and the second gap. The door system may be used in the car of an elevator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Kouki Yamamoto, Kim Houng Joong
  • Publication number: 20020195984
    Abstract: An XY-axes table having a base, a plurality of linear guiding apparatuses, a stage, an X-axis drive linear motor and a Y-axis drive linear motor. The linear motor include an armature and a movable element relatively movable with respect to the armature. The linear motor further includes first magnetic pole teeth rows which are magnetically connected to a first magnetic pole of the armature and are arranged so as to be separated into a first stage and a second stage in a substantially vertical direction to a moving direction of the movable element. Second magnetic pole teeth rows which are magnetically connected to a second magnetic pole of the movable element are arranged so as to be separated into a first stage and a second stage in a substantially vertical direction to the moving direction of the movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Ryouichi Naganuma, Hiromitsu Seino
  • Patent number: 6467584
    Abstract: A door system, which uses a linear motor, has a door hanger from which a door is movably suspended, an electric motor for generating a thrust to open and close the door, and a link mechanism made of a non-magnetic material for transmitting the thrust generated by the motor to the door. The linear motor has an armature to serve as a mover runner and a stator having magnetism. The armature has at least a magnetic pole of a first polarity having a first opposed part and another magnetic pole of a second polarity having a second opposed part. The stator is held by the second opposed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouki Yamamoto, Kim Houng Joong