Patents by Inventor Man Ju Oh

Man Ju Oh 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).

  • Publication number: 20230182526
    Abstract: An embodiment heat exchanger includes a first flow path through which a refrigerant discharged from a condenser and drawn into an expansion valve flows and a second flow path through which the refrigerant discharged from a vapor-liquid separator and drawn into a compressor flows, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to perform a heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing through the first flow path and the refrigerant flowing through the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
  • Publication number: 20230182534
    Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated thermal management system for a vehicle including a refrigerant flow line extending to allow a refrigerant discharged from a compressor to flow in the order of an indoor condenser, an external condenser, and an evaporator and to flow back to the compressor, a refrigerant chiller line branching from the refrigerant flow line at each of the points downstream of the compressor, the indoor condenser, or the external condenser, the refrigerant chiller line joining the refrigerant flow line at a point upstream of the compressor after the refrigerant passes through a battery chiller and an electric chiller or bypasses the same, a battery cooling line extending to allow a coolant to circulate while passing through a battery radiator or the battery chiller, and an electric cooling line extending to allow a coolant to circulate while passing through an electric radiator or the electric chiller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Won Seok Sung
  • Patent number: 11648819
    Abstract: An indoor heating line is arranged to pass through a heater core for a coolant heater and indoor air conditioning, and is provided with a first pump so that coolant can flow. A battery heating line is branched from a downstream point of the heater core and connected to an upstream point of the coolant heater after passing through a battery heat exchange part for temperature-raising a high voltage battery, where the battery heating line includes a first heat exchange flow passage that connects a downstream point of the heater core to a first side of the battery heat exchange part, and a second heat exchange flow passage that connects a second side thereof and an upstream point of the coolant heater, where the first heat exchange flow passage and the second heat exchange flow passage are configured to mutually exchange heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, So Yoon Park, Jae Woong Kim
  • Publication number: 20230141796
    Abstract: An embodiment integrated thermal management module for a vehicle includes a gas-liquid separator having an internal space configured to accommodate a first refrigerant that is introduced from an evaporator, the gas-liquid separator being configured to supply to a compressor a portion of the first refrigerant that is in a gas state in the internal space, and a refrigerant heat exchanger provided on a refrigerant inlet side of the gas-liquid separator, the refrigerant heat exchanger being configured to exchange heat of the first refrigerant discharged from the evaporator with heat of a second refrigerant having a flow path between a condenser and an expansion valve before the first refrigerant is introduced into the internal space of the gas-liquid separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park, Man Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20230143363
    Abstract: A refrigerant module of an integrated thermal management system of a vehicle is provided in which components of the module may be compactified by modularizing the components related to a refrigerant. In the refrigerant module of the integrated thermal management system for the vehicle in which the refrigerant module is configured such that a refrigerant circulates through a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and an accumulator, the refrigerant module includes the compressor having a first suction port and a first discharge port, the condenser having a second suction port and a second discharge port, the expansion valve having a third suction port and a third discharge port, the evaporator having a fourth suction port and a fourth discharge port, the accumulator having a fifth suction port and a fifth discharge port, and a connection passage enabling the refrigerant discharged from the accumulator to flow to the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
  • Publication number: 20230143299
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management system for a vehicle may make refrigerant-related components compact by modularizing the refrigerant-related components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
  • Publication number: 20230131951
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle condenser includes a heater including an internal space coupled to receive a refrigerant and a heat exchanger integrally formed with the heater and configured to allow the refrigerant heated in the heater to exchange heat with ambient air. In an embodiment, the heat exchanger includes a plurality of flow-path pipes, wherein a first side of each of the flow-path pipes is integrally connected to the heater, a tank integrally connected to a second side of each of the flow-path pipes and configured to collect the refrigerant after heat is exchanged in the flow-path pipes, and a return pipe that defines a flow path for the refrigerant collected in the tank to be discharged after the refrigerant passes through the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 11634009
    Abstract: An indoor heating line is arranged to pass through a heater core for a coolant heater and indoor air conditioning, and is provided with a first pump so that coolant can flow. A battery heating line is branched from a downstream point of the heater core and connected to an upstream point of the coolant heater after passing through a battery heat exchange part for temperature-raising a high voltage battery, where the battery heating line includes a first heat exchange flow passage that connects a downstream point of the heater core to a first side of the battery heat exchange part, and a second heat exchange flow passage that connects a second side thereof and an upstream point of the coolant heater, where the first heat exchange flow passage and the second heat exchange flow passage are configured to mutually exchange heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, So Yoon Park, Jae Woong Kim
  • Patent number: 11634008
    Abstract: An indoor heating line is arranged to pass through a heater core for a coolant heater and indoor air conditioning, and is provided with a first pump so that coolant can flow. A battery heating line is branched from a downstream point of the heater core and connected to an upstream point of the coolant heater after passing through a battery heat exchange part for temperature-raising a high voltage battery, where the battery heating line includes a first heat exchange flow passage that connects a downstream point of the heater core to a first side of the battery heat exchange part, and a second heat exchange flow passage that connects a second side thereof and an upstream point of the coolant heater, where the first heat exchange flow passage and the second heat exchange flow passage are configured to mutually exchange heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, So Yoon Park, Jae Woong Kim
  • Patent number: 11634004
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management system for vehicles includes: a first cooling line; a second cooling line; a refrigerant line; and a bypass line configured to diverge from the second cooling line, to be connected to a chiller, and to allow a coolant to bypass a second radiator and to circulate between a high-voltage battery and the chiller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Hyeon Keun Yun, Hyo Chan Bae, Sang Shin Lee
  • Publication number: 20230124627
    Abstract: A thermal management module for a vehicle includes: a housing disposed on a cross member between side frames arranged on both sides of an underbody of the vehicle on which wheels and a drive unit are positioned; a cooling/heating heat exchanger; an outdoor heat exchanger; a refrigerant storage; and a refrigerant circulation part. The housing includes a cooling/heating duct connected to an upper body of the vehicle, and a heat exchanging duct connected to the outside of the vehicle. The cooling/heating heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger are disposed on the cooling/heating duct and the heat exchanging duct of the housing. The refrigerant storage and the refrigerant circulation part are provided on sides of the cooling/heating duct and the heat exchanging duct of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Man Ju Oh
  • Publication number: 20230120222
    Abstract: An embodiment integrated thermal management module of a vehicle includes a heat dissipation fan module disposed between opposite side frames of an underbody of the vehicle and mounted on a cross member that connects the opposite side frames to each other, the heat dissipation fan module being configured to transfer vibration to the cross member and to exchange heat of external air of the vehicle with heat of a cooling medium of an outdoor heat exchanger, and a cooling medium circulating unit provided on a side of the heat dissipation fan module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Man Ju Oh
  • Publication number: 20230093781
    Abstract: A vehicular thermal management system includes: an indoor-air-conditioner disposed in a first vehicle body having a passenger space and including a compressor, a first condenser, an evaporator, a blower, and a refrigerant line; and a component-air-conditioner disposed in a second vehicle body combinable with the first vehicle body and including an electrical component line for cooling an electrical component of the vehicle and a first battery line for cooling a high-voltage battery including a chiller which extends toward the first vehicle body to be disposed behind the evaporator when the first vehicle body is combined with the second vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Uk Il Yang, Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung
  • Publication number: 20230072542
    Abstract: A compressor apparatus for a vehicle is configured to compress and then heat refrigerant used in a heat pump system. A compression portion compresses refrigerant. A heating portion is provided integrally with the compression portion. An internal space in which the refrigerant discharged from the compression portion flows is defined in the heating portion. The heating portion heats and discharges the refrigerant flowing in the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Man Ju OH, Uk II YANG
  • Publication number: 20230072662
    Abstract: A thermal management system includes an interior air conditioner including a housing provided with a cooling duct, a heating duct, an inside air inlet, an outside air inlet, and an internal outlet, and an external outlet, wherein the internal outlet of the housing is connected to an inside the vehicle and the external outlet is connected to an outside of a vehicle, an evaporation core is provided in the cooling duct of the housing, a condensing core is provided in the heating duct of the housing, air conditioning of the inside the vehicle is performed through the evaporation core and the condensing core. The evaporation core and the condensing core are connected to a refrigerant line provided with a compressor and an expansion valve and connected to multiple electronic components of the vehicle through a coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Uk Il Yang, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh
  • Publication number: 20230065903
    Abstract: In a coolant circulation system of a vehicle, a connecting unit is connected to a coolant line of a vehicle circulating through a battery of the vehicle. When connected to the coolant line, the connecting unit allows coolant to be discharged from the vehicle or be introduced into the coolant line. A supply unit includes a cooling tank in which the coolant is stored or circulates and a heating tank. The cooling tank includes an evaporation core, and the heating tank includes a condensing core. The evaporation core and the condensing core are connected to the coolant line on which a compressor, an expansion valve, and an external condenser are provided. When the connecting unit is connected to the coolant line, the supply unit is configured to supply the coolant from the cooling tank or the heating tank to the coolant line of the vehicle, cooling or heating the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Man Ju OH
  • Patent number: 11584190
    Abstract: A vehicular thermal management system includes: an indoor-air-conditioner disposed in a first vehicle body having a passenger space and including a compressor, a first condenser, an evaporator, a blower, and a refrigerant line; and a component-air-conditioner disposed in a second vehicle body combinable with the first vehicle body and including an electrical component line for cooling an electrical component of the vehicle and a first battery line for cooling a high-voltage battery including a chiller which extends toward the first vehicle body to be disposed behind the evaporator when the first vehicle body is combined with the second vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Uk Il Yang, Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung
  • Publication number: 20230035925
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management circuit for a vehicle is introduced, which includes a refrigerant line on which a refrigerant flows into the compressor; a battery cooling line making a cooling water circulate between a battery and a battery radiator or between the battery and the battery chiller; an electric cooling line making the cooling water circulate between an electronic driving unit and an electric radiator or between the electronic driving unit and the electric chiller; and a chiller control valve provided at an upstream point of the electric chiller and the battery chiller on the chiller line, and making the refrigerant discharged from the external heat exchanger flow into the electric chiller or the battery chiller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Corporation, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Mok KIM, Man-Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Uk Il Yang
  • Publication number: 20230017549
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management circuit for a vehicle includes a refrigerant line that causes a refrigerant to flow through a compressor, an interior condenser of an interior air conditioning device, and an exterior condenser outside the vehicle. The circuit causes the refrigerant discharged from the condenser to pass through an integrated chiller or an evaporator of the air conditioning device and to be introduced into the compressor. The circuit includes: a first cooling line causing a cooling water to circulate between a high voltage battery and a first radiator or between the high voltage battery and the integrated chiller; a second cooling line causing the cooling water to circulate between an electronic drive unit and a second radiator or between the electronic drive unit and the integrated chiller; and a bypass line provided in the first cooling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Jae Woong Kim, Uk Il Yang
  • Patent number: 11541725
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle may include a battery line connected to a high-voltage battery core, provided with a first radiator, and through which coolant is communicated by a first pump; an indoor heating line connected to a heating core for indoor air conditioning, provided with a hydrothermal heater therein, provided with a second pump to fluidically-communicate the coolant, and provided with a first valve at a downstream point of the heating core; a first and a second battery heating line branched or joined at the downstream point of the heating core in the indoor heating line to be connected to the upstream point and the downstream point of the high-voltage battery core, respectively; and a refrigerant line provided with an expansion valve, a cooling core for indoor air conditioning, a compressor, and a condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, So La Chung, Jae Woong Kim, Sang Shin Lee