Patents by Inventor Kwangwook Chun

Kwangwook Chun 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: 9166454
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator, a case surrounding the stator, and a rotor rotatably disposed with respect to the stator. The rotor includes a rotor core having a plurality of poles and slots, a shaft coupled to a central portion of the rotor core, a rotor coil wound on the rotor core, and coil supporting members provided at the rotor core. The coil supporting members are configured to support the rotor coil such that the rotor coil is prevented from being separated from the rotor core in a radial direction when the rotor rotates. Under such a configuration, a short-circuit of the rotor coil due to a centrifugal force when the rotor rotates, can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kwangwook Chun, Seungdo Han, Sunguk Shin
  • Patent number: 8937414
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electric motor and an electric vehicle having the same. The electric motor includes a stator including a stator core and a stator coil wound around the stator core, a rotor disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and a cooling unit configured to allow a cooling fluid to flow therein and disposed to be in contact with the stator to cool the stator, wherein an outer surface of the stator core includes grooves in which the cooling unit is inserted. Cooling performance can be enhanced by shortening a heat transmission path, and the cooling unit can be easily fabricated and coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeokjin Song, Kwangwook Chun, Jacho Kim, Jiseong Park, Seungdo Han
  • Patent number: 8922073
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator, a rotor disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and a cooling unit including a cooling fluid and disposed between the stator and the inverter device to cool the stator and the inverter device. Weight can be reduced, and thus, power consumption of a battery can be reduced and a traveling distance of the vehicle can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kwangwook Chun, Jaeho Kim, Yunho Kim
  • Patent number: 8823223
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame, a stator disposed in the frame, a rotor disposed in the frame, and a cooling unit configured to perform a cooling operation by supplying a cooling fluid into the frame. Under this configuration, a cooling function may be enhanced, and a high output density and high efficiency may be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungdo Han, Jinsoo Park, Kwangwook Chun, Yunho Kim, Jaeho Kim, Jiseong Park
  • Publication number: 20140091670
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator, a case surrounding the stator, and a rotor rotatably disposed with respect to the stator. The rotor includes a rotor core having a plurality of poles and slots, a shaft coupled to a central portion of the rotor core, a rotor coil wound on the rotor core, and coil supporting members provided at the rotor core. The coil supporting members are configured to support the rotor coil such that the rotor coil is prevented from being separated from the rotor core in a radial direction when the rotor rotates. Under such a configuration, a short-circuit of the rotor coil due to a centrifugal force when the rotor rotates, can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Kwangwook CHUN, Seungdo HAN, Sunguk SHIN
  • Patent number: 8616315
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a case, a stator disposed in an interior of the case, a rotor including a shaft disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and an oil circulator to contact with oil that is accommodated or stored at the interior of the case, the oil circulator may disperse at least a portion of the oil when the rotor rotates with respect to the stator. Accordingly, outputs can be improved by restraining an increase in the temperature of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yunho Kim, Jaeho Kim, Kwangwook Chun
  • Patent number: 8593020
    Abstract: A motor for an electric vehicle includes a frame, a stator disposed in the frame, a rotor disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator; and an engaging portion that restricts the stator from moving with respect to the frame in a circumferential direction, the engaging portion including at least one rib protruding from one of the surfaces of the frame and the stator, and at least one rib accommodation portion formed at other of the surfaces of the frame and the stator, wherein the at least one rib and the at least one accommodation portion are engaged to allow heat to be transferred therebetween. Under this configuration, a cooling performance may be improved and durability may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kwangwook Chun, Jaeho Kim, Yunho Kim, Seungdo Han, Jiseong Park
  • Publication number: 20130285485
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electric motor and an electric vehicle having the same. The electric motor includes a stator including a stator core and a stator coil wound around the stator core, a rotor disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and a cooling unit configured to allow a cooling fluid to flow therein and disposed to be in contact with the stator to cool the stator, wherein an outer surface of the stator core includes grooves in which the cooling unit is inserted. Cooling performance can be enhanced by shortening a heat transmission path, and the cooling unit can be easily fabricated and coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Hyeokjin Song, Kwangwook Chun, Jacho Kim, Jiseong Park, Seungdo Han
  • Publication number: 20120274158
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator, a rotor disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and a cooling unit including a cooling fluid and disposed between the stator and the inverter device to cool the stator and the inverter device. Weight can be reduced, and thus, power consumption of a battery can be reduced and a traveling distance of the vehicle can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Kwangwook Chun, Jaeho Kim, Yunho Kim
  • Publication number: 20120273286
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a case, a stator disposed in an interior of the case, a rotor including a shaft disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and an oil circulator to contact with oil that is accommodated or stored at the interior of the case, the oil circulator may disperse at least a portion of the oil when the rotor rotates with respect to the stator. Accordingly, outputs can be improved by restraining an increase in the temperature of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Yunho Kim, Jaeho Kim, Kwangwook Chun
  • Publication number: 20120153749
    Abstract: A motor for an electric vehicle includes a frame, a stator disposed in the frame, a rotor disposed to be rotatable with respect to the stator; and an engaging portion that restricts the stator from moving with respect to the frame in a circumferential direction, the engaging portion including at least one rib protruding from one of the surfaces of the frame and the stator, and at least one rib accommodation portion formed at other of the surfaces of the frame and the stator, wherein the at least one rib and the at least one accommodation portion are engaged to allow heat to be transferred therebetween. Under this configuration, a cooling performance may be improved and durability may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Kwangwook Chun, Jaeho Kim, Yunho Kim, Seungdo Han, Jiseong Park
  • Publication number: 20120133222
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame, a stator disposed in the frame, a rotor disposed in the frame, and a cooling unit configured to perform a cooling operation by supplying a cooling fluid into the frame. Under this configuration, a cooling function may be enhanced, and a high output density and high efficiency may be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Seungdo Han, Jinsoo Park, Kwangwook Chun, Yunho Kim, Jaeho Kim, Jiseong Park