Patents by Inventor Man Hee Park
Man Hee Park 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).
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Publication number: 20250074139Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle is configured to perform cooling or heating of the vehicle interior by using a natural refrigerant, and efficiently adjust the temperature of the battery module by using a single chiller that heat-exchanges refrigerant and coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeong Jun Kim, Hae Jun Lee, Seong Hun Kim, Beom Seok Joo, Yun Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20250074157Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle cools or heats the vehicle interior by using a natural refrigerant, and efficiently adjusts the temperature of a battery module by using a single chiller that exchanges heat between refrigerant and coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HANON SYSTEMS, DOOWON CLIMATE CONTROL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Gwi Taek Kim, Jeawan Kim, Yeonho Kim, Hochan An, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeong Jun Kim, Mingyu Lee, Seong Wan Jeong, Daehui Lee, Beom Seok Joo, Hae Jun Lee, Yun Jin Kim, Chul Min Kim
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Publication number: 20250074148Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may be capable of performing cooling or heating of a vehicle interior by using natural refrigerant, and efficiently adjusting the temperature of a battery module by using a single chiller where refrigerant and coolant heat-exchanges to respond to environmental regulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Jeawan Kim
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Publication number: 20250058603Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle cools or heats the vehicle interior by using a natural refrigerant, and efficiently adjusts the temperature of a battery module by using a single chiller that exchanges heat between refrigerant and coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DOOWON CLIMATE CONTROL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Man Hee Park, Chul Min Kim, Daehui Lee, Seong Wan Jeong, Mingyu Lee
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Patent number: 12220966Abstract: An embodiment is a heat pump system for a vehicle, including a first cooling device including a first radiator, a first water pump, and a first valve connected by a first coolant line, a second cooling device including a second radiator and a second water pump connected by a second coolant line, a third cooling device including a third coolant line connected to the second cooling device through a first valve, a third water pump provided on the third coolant line, and a battery module and, a chiller provided on the third coolant line, and a gas injection device configured to selectively expand a refrigerant supplied from an internal condenser included in an air conditioner and supply the expanded refrigerant to a heat exchanger of the air conditioner, and selectively supply a portion of the refrigerant to a compressor.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong
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Publication number: 20250042222Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser connected to the compressor, a heat exchanger connected to the condenser, a first expansion valve connected to the heat exchanger, an evaporator connected to the first expansion valve, a first refrigerant connection line having ends connected between the compressor and the evaporator and between the heat exchanger and the first expansion valve, a chiller and a second expansion valve on the first refrigerant connection line, and a gas injection device for selectively expanding and flowing the refrigerant supplied from the condenser or the heat exchanger and for selectively supplying a portion of the refrigerant to the compressor to increase a flow rate of the refrigerant, wherein the flow of the refrigerant is controlled according to a mode for controlling a temperature of a vehicle interior or a battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Man Hee Park, Chul Min Kim
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Publication number: 20250020337Abstract: A mobile apparatus includes a mobile portion, a cabin housing that is mounted to the mobile portion and defines a first space and a second space, and an air-conditioning apparatus installed in the second space and configured to cool or heat the first space, where a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator are modularized in the air-conditioning apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Yeong Jun Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Jae Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 12172493Abstract: A heat pump system for the vehicle includes a valve, an electrical component cooling apparatus, a battery cooling apparatus, an internal heating apparatus, an internal cooling device, a centralized energy device, and a chiller for controlling a temperature of a battery module by use of a chiller in which a coolant and a refrigerant are heat-exchanged, and for recovering and using heat from various heat sources in a heating mode of a vehicle for indoor heating to improve heating efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seong-Bin Jeong, Dong Seok Oh, Namho Park, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20240416722Abstract: A refrigerant circulating apparatus of a vehicle includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, at least one heat-exchanger configured to exchange with the refrigerant, at least one valve configured to selectively provide the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger, a bracket that supports the compressor, and a fluid line plate that is coupled to the bracket and disposed adjacent to the at least one heat-exchanger and the at least one valve. The fluid line plate includes a plurality of fluid lines defined inside the fluid line plate and configured to provide the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger based on operation of the at least one valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Dongwook LEE, Wan Je CHO, Yeonho KIM, Hoyoung JEONG, Man Hee PARK, Yeong Jun KIM, Jae Yeon KIM, Hochan AN, Hae Jun LEE, Sang Gu WOO, Moo Joong KIM, Won Suk LEE, Soon-Jong LEE, Tae Min PARK
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Publication number: 20240416727Abstract: A refrigerant circulating apparatus of a vehicle includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, at least one heat-exchanger configured to heat-exchange the refrigerant, at least one valve configured to selectively flow the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger, and a refrigerant fluid line unit mounted with the compressor, the at least one heat-exchanger, and the at least one valve, and interiorly formed with a plurality of fluid lines to flow the refrigerant to the compressor and the at least one heat-exchanger by a selective operation of the at least one valve, where the refrigerant fluid line unit includes a first fluid line mounting plate and a second fluid line mounting plate coupled to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Dongwook LEE, Wan Je CHO, Yeonho KIM, Hoyoung JEONG, Man Hee PARK, Yeong Jun KIM, Jae Yeon KIM, Hochan AN, Hae Jun LEE, Sang Gu WOO, Moo Joong KIM, Won Suk LEE, Soon-Jong LEE, Tae Min PARK
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Publication number: 20240399824Abstract: In order to improve cooling and heating performance by applying a gas injection device selectively operating in an air conditioning mode of vehicle interior to increase the flow rate of the refrigerant, a heat pump system for a vehicle may include a compressor, a HVAC module, a heat-exchanger, a first expansion valve, a gas injection device, a first refrigerant connection line, and a chiller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Man Hee Park
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Patent number: 12145425Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a cooling apparatus including a radiator and a multi-way valve connected by a first coolant line and configured to circulate a coolant in the first coolant line, a second coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a first water pump and an electrical component, a third coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a second water pump and a battery module, a chiller provided on the third coolant line, connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioner device through a refrigerant connection line, and configured to adjust a temperature of the coolant circulated in the third coolant line, and a gas injection device configured to selectively expand a refrigerant and to selectively supply some of the refrigerant to a compressor.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
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Publication number: 20240375481Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes an air conditioner unit and a chiller. The air conditioner unit includes a compressor, first through third heat-exchangers, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator interconnected by a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant through the refrigerant line, and the chiller is connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line for adjusting a temperature of a coolant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant with the coolant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve on the first connection line upstream of the chiller, a first valve on the refrigerant line between the first and second heat-exchangers, a third expansion valve on the refrigerant line between the first valve and the second heat-exchanger, a second valve on the refrigerant line between the evaporator and the compressor, and a fourth expansion valve on a second connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeong Jun Kim, Hae Jun Lee, Seong Hun Kim, Beom Seok Joo, Yun Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20240367487Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, a condenser connected to the compressor through a refrigerant line that condenses the refrigerant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant with a coolant, an evaporator connected to the condenser through the refrigerant line that evaporates the refrigerant, a gas injection device that selectively expands and flows the refrigerant and selectively supplies a portion of the supplied refrigerant to the compressor, a first refrigerant connection line having a first end connected to the refrigerant line and a second end connected to the gas injection device, a chiller that adjusts a temperature of the coolant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant introduced through the first refrigerant connection line with the coolant, and a second refrigerant connection line having a first end connected to the refrigerant line and a second end connected to the gas injection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong
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Patent number: 12128736Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a valve, an electrical component cooling device, a battery cooling device, an indoor heating device, an indoor cooling device, a centralized energy device, and a chiller to improve heating efficiency by regulating a temperature of a battery module by use of one chiller in which a cooler and a refrigerant exchange heat, recovers various heat sources in a heating mode of the vehicle and utilizes the recovered heat sources for indoor heating.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Wan Je Cho, Dong Seok Oh, Namho Park, Seung Ho Lee, Seong-Bin Jeong, Tae Hee Kim, Jae-Eun Jeong, Jeawan Kim, Hyunjae Lee, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
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Patent number: 12083860Abstract: A refrigerant circulating apparatus for a vehicle, includes at least one heat exchanger configured to heat-exchange a refrigerant; at least one valve provided to selectively flow the refrigerant to the at least one heat exchanger; and a refrigerant distribution unit having a first surface on which the at least one heat exchanger and the at least one valve are provided and a second surface on which at least one flow path through which the refrigerant circulates through the at least one heat exchanger and the at least one valve is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yeonho Kim, Wan Je Cho, Seong-Bin Jeong, Jeawan Kim, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Tae Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20240270053Abstract: A thermal energy module includes a housing having an open first surface and is filled with a refrigerant. Partition walls partition an interior of the housing into a compressing part, a condensing part, and an evaporating part. A compressor is provided in the compressing part. A first heat-exchanger is provided in the condensing part and configured to condense a compressed refrigerant supplied from the compressor by heat-exchange with a coolant. An expansion valve is configured to expand a refrigerant supplied from the condensing part to be supplied to the evaporating part. A second heat-exchanger is provided in the evaporating part and configured to heat-exchange a refrigerant supplied from the expansion valve with the coolant drawn into the interior of the housing to evaporate. A cover mounted on the open first surface of the housing closes and seals the interior of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Tea Jin Lee
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Patent number: 12030367Abstract: A heat pump system includes a cooling apparatus in which a coolant is circulated, a compressor to compress a refrigerant, a condenser connected to the compressor through a refrigerant line and configured to condense the refrigerant by heat-exchanging with the refrigerant and the coolant, an evaporator connected to the condenser through the refrigerant line and configured to evaporate the refrigerant by heat-exchanging with the refrigerant and the coolant, a gas injection device provided in the refrigerant line between the condenser and the evaporator and configured to selectively expand and flow the refrigerant and selectively supply some of the refrigerant to the compressor, a refrigerant connection line including a first end connected to the refrigerant line and a second end connected to the gas injection device between the compressor and the evaporator, and a chiller in the refrigerant connection line for adjusting a temperature of the coolant by heat-exchange.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
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Publication number: 20240191911Abstract: An embodiment thermal management system of a vehicle includes an air supply device that draws and supplies ambient air. An air cycle apparatus connected to the air supply device that compresses or expands the air to be changed to a high or low temperature air. An air distribution device is connected to the air cycle apparatus and a cabin room connected to the air distribution device that receives the high or low temperature air. A first heat-exchanger connected to the air cycle apparatus performs heat-exchange on the high temperature air and a second heat-exchanger connected to the first heat-exchanger and the air cycle apparatus performs heat-exchange on the air. The second heat-exchanger and the air distribution device are selectively connected and the air having heat-exchanged while passing through the second heat-exchanger is selectively supplied to the air distribution device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Man Hee Park, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Ki Cheol Park, Kyeong Su Kim, Tea Jin Lee
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Publication number: 20240166020Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a first cooling device including a battery module and a first line for circulating a coolant, an air conditioner unit including a compressor, an internal condenser, a main heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator that are interconnected through a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant, and a chiller connected to the first cooling device through the first line, connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line, and configured to adjust a coolant temperature through heat-exchanging a selectively introduced coolant with the refrigerant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve, a first valve, a second valve, a second connection line, a third connection line, and a fourth connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Wan Je Cho, Yong Woong Cha, Seong-Bin Jeong, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Dong Seok Oh