Patents by Inventor Kyomin KOO

Kyomin KOO 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: 10502436
    Abstract: An outdoor device for an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor device may include a case including a front panel that defines a front surface thereof and including a service panel, side panels that defines both sides thereof, and a rear panel that defines a rear surface thereof, an outdoor heat exchanger provided inside of the case, the outdoor heat exchanger having four heat exchange surfaces at positions corresponding to suction holes respectively defined in the front panel, the side panels, and the rear panel, a control box provided at a rear side of the service panel, the control box including an electronic case to accommodate an electronic component, and a mover provided at one side of the case to guide movement of the control box. The control box may be movable in a direction in which a space defined between the electronic case and the heat exchanger is increased in volume by the mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyomin Koo, Hoki Lee, Sangyoung Kwon, Hyunjun Lim
  • Patent number: 10488058
    Abstract: An outdoor device of an air conditioner is provided and may include a top cover that forms an upper surface of the outdoor device and provided with at least one discharge port through which air may be discharged, at least one fan provided under the top cover, and at least one shroud that accommodates the fan and that connects with the discharge port. A transverse width of the at least one shroud that passes through side surfaces of the at least one shroud and the at least one fan may be constant from an inlet port of the shroud to an outlet part. A cross sectional area of the outlet port may gradually increase toward the at least one discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangyoung Kwon, Jaewan Lee, Kyomin Koo
  • Patent number: 10077909
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a case; and a control box installed in the case, wherein a stepped portion protrudes from an upper surface of the control box, and a plurality of air outlet ports are formed at the stepped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyomin Koo, Sangyoung Kwon, Hoki Lee
  • Publication number: 20170016636
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a case; and a control box installed in the case, wherein a stepped portion protrudes from an upper surface of the control box, and a plurality of air outlet ports are formed at the stepped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kyomin KOO, Sangyong KWON, Hoki LEE
  • Publication number: 20160195343
    Abstract: An outdoor device for an air conditioner and a method for manufacturing a side supporter for an outdoor device for an air conditioner are provided. The outdoor device may include a top cover that forms an upper surface of the outdoor device and in which a plurality of discharge ports is formed, a base pan that forms a lower surface of the outdoor device, an outdoor heat exchanger that extends along a periphery of the base pan, a plurality of side supporters that connects the top cover and the base pan and forms corners of the outdoor device, and a plurality of outer panels provided between the plurality of side supporters and coupled to the plurality of side supporters to form a shape of an outer periphery of the outdoor device. A plurality of suction ports, through which outside air may be suctioned, may be formed in a region of the plurality of outdoor panels corresponding to the outdoor heat exchanger, including the plurality of side supporters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jonghwan JEUNG, Jaewan LEE, Kyomin KOO
  • Publication number: 20160187005
    Abstract: An outdoor device of an air conditioner is provided and may include a top cover that forms an upper surface of the outdoor device and provided with at least one discharge port through which air may be discharged, at least one fan provided under the top cover, and at least one shroud that accommodates the fan and that connects with the discharge port. A transverse width of the at least one shroud that passes through side surfaces of the at least one shroud and the at least one fan may be constant from an inlet port of the shroud to an outlet part. A cross sectional area of the outlet port may gradually increase toward the at least one discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Sangyoung KWON, Jaewan LEE, Kyomin KOO
  • Publication number: 20160187007
    Abstract: An outdoor device of an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor device may include a top cover configured to form an external appearance of an upper surface of the outdoor device and having at least one discharge port, through which air passed through an outdoor heat exchanger may be discharged; a recess recessed along at least a portion of an edge of the top cover; a plurality of panels configured to form an external appearance of a circumference of the outdoor device; an edge bent downward along an outer end of the top cover and configured to accommodate upper ends of the plurality of panels; and a bent portion bent from an upper end of each of the plurality of panels toward an inside of the outdoor device. The bent portion may extend and be fitted into a space between the edge and the recess, and restricted by the top cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Sangyoung KWON, Hoki LEE, Kyomin KOO
  • Publication number: 20160187006
    Abstract: An outdoor device for an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor device may include a case including a front panel that defines a front surface thereof and including a service panel, side panels that defines both sides thereof, and a rear panel that defines a rear surface thereof, an outdoor heat exchanger provided inside of the case, the outdoor heat exchanger having four heat exchange surfaces at positions corresponding to suction holes respectively defined in the front panel, the side panels, and the rear panel, a control box provided at a rear side of the service panel, the control box including an electronic case to accommodate an electronic component, and a mover provided at one side of the case to guide movement of the control box. The control box may be movable in a direction in which a space defined between the electronic case and the heat exchanger is increased in volume by the mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Kyomin KOO, Hoki Lee, Sangyoung Kwon, Hyunjun Lim