Patents by Inventor Kyoung-Pyo Ha

Kyoung-Pyo Ha 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: 10634067
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine may include: determining, by a controller, a target opening duration of the intake and exhaust valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and by an exhaust CVVD device, current opening and closing timings of the intake valve and/or exhaust valve based on the target opening duration of the valves; and advancing or retarding, by the intake and/or exhaust CVVD devices, the current opening timing of the intake and exhaust valves while simultaneously retarding or advancing the current closing timing of the intake and exhaust valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10563550
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus includes a camshaft, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, and a wheel pin, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam pin are formed thereto respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, and of which relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable a plurality of inner brackets including a first pin guide hole and a second pin guide hole and a wheel pin connected to the wheel respectively and a cam pin connected to the cam respectively are slidably inserted into the first pin guide hole and the second pin guide hole respectively, a plurality of a slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto respectively, and rotatably configured around a hinge hole formed a side of a cam cap and a control portion selectively moving the slider housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10563551
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam unit on which a cam is formed, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto and of which a relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, an inner bracket transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit, a wheel housing in which the inner bracket is rotatably inserted, on which a guide groove parallel to the camshaft is formed, and on which a guide hole vertical to the camshaft is formed, a guide portion including a guide shaft inserted into the guide hole for guiding movement of the wheel housing and a control portion including a control shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft and inserted into the guide groove, and the control portion selectively rotating the control shaft for the relative position of the wheel housing with respect to the camshaft to be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Kiyoung Kwon, In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Dongheon Park, Wootae Kim, Back Sik Kim, Seung Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10556496
    Abstract: A power train apparatus may include an engine including a crankshaft and an engine block, a motor housing connected to the engine block and of which a housing opening is formed, a rotor portion connected to the crankshaft through the housing opening, of which a magnet is connected to a first side thereof and the rotor portion to which a balance portion is formed for compensating for imbalance rotational energy transmitted from the crankshaft; a stator portion disposed between the rotor portion and the motor housing and connected to the motor housing and a transmission connected to the engine block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Jae Bum Park, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Jeong Soo Eo, Back Sik Kim, Yeonho Kim
  • Patent number: 10550738
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; a cam unit on which a cam is formed, and the camshaft inserted to the cam; an inner wheel for transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit; a wheel housing into which the inner wheel is rotatably inserted and movable perpendicular to the camshaft; a guide shaft on which a guide screw thread is formed and disposed perpendicular to the camshaft; a worm wheel formed with an inner screw thread for engaging with the guide screw thread, and the worm wheel disposed within the wheel housing; and a control shaft on which a control worm for engaging with the worm wheel is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Kiyoung Kwon, In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Dongheon Park, Wootae Kim, Back Sik Kim, Seung Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10544716
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, of which a wheel key is formed thereto respectively, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam key are formed thereto respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, a plurality of inner brackets connected with the each wheel key and the each cam key, a plurality of a slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto respectively, and rotatably configured around a hinge hole formed a side of a cam cap and a control portion selectively moving the slider housings to change relative position of a rotation center of the inner brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10538156
    Abstract: A power train may include an engine having a crankshaft and an engine block, a motor housing connected to the engine block and of which a housing hole is formed, a rotor portion connected to the crankshaft through the housing hole and of which a magnet is connected to a first side thereof, a stator portion disposed between the rotor portion and the motor housing, connected to the motor housing and including a coil corresponding to the rotor portion, a transmission connected to the engine block and a clutch selectively transmitting rotation of the rotor portion to the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Jae Bum Park, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Jeong Soo Eo, Back Sik Kim, Yeonho Kim
  • Patent number: 10533464
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of first cams and second cams of which a cam key is formed respectively thereto, and of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable, a plurality of rotation rings mounted to the camshaft and of which a ring key is formed thereto respectively, a plurality of inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam keys of the first cams and the seconds respectively, a plurality of slider housings of which each inner bracket is rotatable inserted therein, a support bracket connecting the slider housings and a control portion selectively moving the support bracket and moving positions of the slider housings so as to change rotation centers of the inner brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10519818
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration system may include a camshaft, a first cam portion including a first cam, into which the camshaft is inserted and of which a relative phase angle of the first cam with respect to the camshaft is variable, a rocker shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft, a first rocker arm rotatably disposed to the rocker shaft of which a first end contacts with the first cam and a second end is connected to a first valve, an inner bracket to transmit rotation of the camshaft to the first cam portion, a slider housing into which the inner bracket is rotatably inserted, on which a control hole is formed and on which a guide portion is formed for guiding movement of the slider housing, an eccentric shaft inserted into the control hole, and a control portion to selectively rotate the eccentric shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Mo Kim, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son
  • Patent number: 10480358
    Abstract: A continuously variable valve timing apparatus may include a camshaft, a first and a second cam portions having two cams formed thereto, of which the camshaft is inserted thereinto, and of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable. First and second inner brackets transmit rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively. First and second slider housings having first and second inner brackets are rotatably inserted thereinto, respectively, and have relative positions with respect to the camshaft that are variable. A cam cap rotatably supports the first and second cam portions together with a cylinder head, and the slider housings are slidably mounted thereto. A control shaft is disposed parallel with the camshaft and selectively moves the first and the second slider housings, and a control portion selectively rotates the control shaft so as to change positions of the inner brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Back Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10443514
    Abstract: The method for controlling valve timing for a turbo engine includes: classifying control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and applying a long duration to an exhaust valve in a first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake and applying the long duration to the exhaust valve in a second control region; applying the long duration to the exhaust valve and advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing in the third control region; applying a short duration to the exhaust valve and controlling the IVC timing in the fourth control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) and applying the short duration to the exhaust valve in the fifth control region; controlling a WOT and controlling the IVC timing by applying the long duration to the exhaust valve in the sixth control region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10428747
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: controlling, by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT device, opening and closing timings of the intake valve and exhaust valves; determining, by a controller, a target opening duration of the intake and exhaust valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and by an exhaust CVVD device, current opening and closing timings of the intake valve and/or exhaust valve based on the target opening duration; and advancing or retarding, by the intake and/or exhaust CVVD devices, the current opening timing of the intake and exhaust valves while simultaneously retarding or advancing the current closing timing of the intake and exhaust valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10415485
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine may include: determining, by a controller, a target opening duration of the intake and exhaust valves according to a control region determined based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and by an exhaust CVVD device, opening and closing timings of the intake valve and exhaust valve based on the target opening duration of the valves; and advancing or retarding, by the intake and/or exhaust CVVD devices, the opening timing of the intake and exhaust valves while simultaneously retarding or advancing the closing timing of the intake and exhaust valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening durations. In particular, the controller classifies five control regions based on the engine load and speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10415488
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: controlling, by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device, opening and closing timings of the intake valve; controlling, by an exhaust CVVT device, opening and closing timing of the exhaust valve; determining, by a controller, first to fifth control regions based on engine load and speeds, and a target opening duration of the intake valve and target opening or target closing timings of the intake valve; modifying, by an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device, current opening and closing timings of the intake valve based on the target opening duration; and advancing or retarding, by the intake CVVD device, the current opening timing of the intake valve while simultaneously retarding or advancing the current closing timing of the intake valve by a predetermined value based on the target opening duration of the intake valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10393037
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: Controlling opening and closing timings of the intake and exhaust valves by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT devices; determining, by a controller, target intake and exhaust opening durations of the intake and exhaust valves, and target opening and closing timings of the valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying current intake and exhaust opening durations based on the target opening durations via an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and an exhaust CVVD device; adjusting opening or closing timings of the valves to the target opening or closing timings of the valves while maintaining the modified opening durations of the valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10352257
    Abstract: A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: Controlling opening and closing timings of the intake and exhaust valves by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT devices; determining, by a controller, target intake and exhaust opening durations of the intake and exhaust valves, and target opening and closing timings of the valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying current intake and exhaust opening durations based on the target opening durations via an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and an exhaust CVVD device; adjusting opening or closing timings of the valves to the target opening or closing timings of the valves while maintaining the modified opening durations of the valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10323585
    Abstract: A method for controlling valve timing for an engine includes: classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling an exhaust valve to limit a valve overlap in a first region; controlling the intake valve and the exhaust valve to maintain the maximum duration in a second region; advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a third region; approaching the IVC timing to a bottom dead center (BDC) in a fourth region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened, advancing an intake valve opening (IVO) timing before a top dead center (TDC), and controlling the IVC timing to be a predetermined value after the BDC in a fifth region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and advancing the IVC timing in a sixth region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190178115
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a camshaft and a cam unit on which a cam is formed. The camshaft is inserted into the cam unit. An inner wheel transmits rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit. The inner wheel is rotatably inserted in a wheel housing a housing hinge aperture parallel to the camshaft is formed on the wheel housing. A slider hinge aperture and a slider control aperture parallel to the camshaft are formed through a slider. A hinge shaft is inserted into the housing hinge aperture and the slider hinge aperture. An eccentric cam is formed on a control shaft and is inserted into the slider control aperture. A controller selectively rotates the control shaft to move the wheel housing perpendicular to the camshaft via the slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Kiyoung Kwon, In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Dongheon Park, Wootae Kim, Back Sik Kim, Seung Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10316763
    Abstract: A method for controlling valve timing of a turbo engine may include: classifying by a controller control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load, and the control regions may include first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth control regions. The method further includes: applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and controlling a valve overlap in the first control region; applying the maximum duration to the intake valve and exhaust valve in the second control region; advancing an intake valve closing (IVC) timing and an exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in the third control region; approaching the IVC timing to a bottom dead center in a fourth control region; controlling a wide open throttle valve (WOT) in the fifth control region; and controlling the WOT and the IVC timing to reduce the knocking in the sixth control region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: In Sang Ryu, Kyoung Pyo Ha, You Sang Son, Kiyoung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190153913
    Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; a cam unit on which a cam is formed, and the camshaft inserted to the cam; an inner wheel for transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit; a wheel housing into which the inner wheel is rotatably inserted and movable perpendicular to the camshaft; a guide shaft on which a guide screw thread is formed and disposed perpendicular to the camshaft; a worm wheel formed with an inner screw thread for engaging with the guide screw thread, and the worm wheel disposed within the wheel housing; and a control shaft on which a control worm for engaging with the worm wheel is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: You Sang SON, Ingee SUH, Kiyoung KWON, In Sang RYU, Kyoung Pyo HA, Dongheon PARK, Wootae KIM, Back Sik KIM, Seung Jae LEE