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).

  • Publication number: 20250128571
    Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle is provided to improve cooling and heating performance by applying a gas injection device selectively operating during air conditioning of a vehicle interior by increasing a flow rate of the refrigerant circulating in a refrigerant line of the heat pump system. The heat pump system for a vehicle may include: a compressor, a first condenser, a receiver dryer, a second condenser, an evaporator, a gas injection device, a refrigerant connection line, and a chiller. The flow of the refrigerant is controlled according to at least one mode for adjusting a temperature of a vehicle interior or adjusting a temperature of a battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Yong Woong Cha, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Seong-Bin Jeong, Gwi Taek Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
  • Publication number: 20250128574
    Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle can improve cooling and heating performance by increasing a flow amount of the refrigerant by employing a gas injection device selectively operated in at least one mode selected for air conditioning of a vehicle interior, and the heat pump system can include a compressor, a condenser, a first heat-exchanger, a second heat-exchanger, a first expansion valve, an evaporator, a first refrigerant connection line, a chiller, a second expansion valve, and a gas injection device, where flowing movement of the refrigerant can be controlled according to at least one mode for temperature adjustment of a vehicle interior and/or temperature adjustment of a battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Man Hee Park, Chul Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20250125384
    Abstract: A structure for increasing durability of an ion filter, which includes a reservoir configured to store cooling water discharged from a fuel cell stack, an ion filter configured to remove ions from the cooling water discharged from the fuel cell stack, a flow rate adjustment valve disposed between the ion filter and the fuel cell stack, a first pipe which flows the cooling water from the ion filter to the reservoir, and a second pipe that is a passage through which air or the cooling water is moved between the reservoir and the ion filter according to a change in level of the cooling water inside the ion filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Myung Hyuk Kim, Yong Woong Cha, Ho Chan An, Wan Je Cho, Hae Lee Lee, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Dong Nyeok Park
  • Publication number: 20250115093
    Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle is provided to efficiently perform heating of a vehicle interior in a state in which the external temperature is low and heat generated by a heating element is not sufficient in an early stage of driving the vehicle. The heat pump system may include: a compressor; a heat, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) module; a heat-exchanger; a first expansion valve; an accumulator; a first connection line; a chiller; and a second expansion valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yeonho Kim, Yong Woong Cha, Hochan An, Taehan Kim, Wan Je Cho, Hyunsub Lee, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Tae Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20250074148
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Jeawan Kim
  • Publication number: 20250074139
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20250074157
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: 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
  • Publication number: 20250058603
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicants: 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
  • Patent number: 12220966
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong
  • Publication number: 20250042222
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Man Hee Park, Chul Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20250020337
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Yeong Jun Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Gwi Taek Kim, Jae Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 12172493
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seong-Bin Jeong, Dong Seok Oh, Namho Park, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho
  • Publication number: 20240416722
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20240416727
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20240399824
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Man Hee Park
  • Patent number: 12145425
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Wan Je Cho, Hoyoung Jeong, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim
  • Publication number: 20240375481
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20240367487
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jeawan Kim, Hochan An, Yeonho Kim, Man Hee Park, Yeong Jun Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Hoyoung Jeong
  • Patent number: 12128736
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 12083860
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yeonho Kim, Wan Je Cho, Seong-Bin Jeong, Jeawan Kim, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Tae Hee Kim