Patents by Inventor Mun Gu Kang

Mun Gu Kang 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: 20230234157
    Abstract: An arc brazing method of bonding different materials includes disposing an aluminum alloy to be bonded on a steel base material and arc brazing a welded portion between the steel base material and the aluminum alloy using a wire. The wire is an alloy containing Zn. It is possible to compensate for brittleness due to the bonding of different materials and to improve wettability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HWASHIN CO., LTD., SHINHAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mun-Gu Kang, Youn-Il Jung, Young-Rae Jo, Jae-Young Han, Byeong-Nyeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20210394293
    Abstract: A welding method includes: forming one or more lower plate grooves having a predetermined width and a predetermined depth at one side of an upper surface of a lower plate; forming one or more upper plate grooves having a predetermined width and a predetermined depth at one side of a lower surface of an upper plate; overlapping the lower plate and the upper plate so that the lower plate grooves of the lower plate and the upper plate grooves of the upper plate mesh with one another; and performing welding to form a bead at a welding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HWASHIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun-Gu Kang, Min-Soo Kim, Young-Rae Jo, Byeong-Nyun Kim, Seung-Geol Baek
  • Patent number: 11154927
    Abstract: A composite casting system for manufacturing a heterogeneous material casting product may include a fixed mold; a movable mold for opening or closing one side of the fixed mold; a slide core pin provided inside the fixed mold or the movable mold, and capable of being protruded to a cavity side, which is formed by a combination of the fixed mold and the movable mold, from the inside of the fixed mold or the movable mold; a high-pressure casting device for injecting high-pressure casting molten metal into the cavity; and a gravity casting device for injecting gravity casting molten metal through a gravity casting hole formed on the fixed mold or the movable mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyo-Moon Joo, Ji-Yong Lee, Cheol-Ung Lee, Mun-Gu Kang, Min-Soo Kim, Yoon-Ki Lee
  • Patent number: 10882103
    Abstract: A centrifugal casting apparatus is provided. The centrifugal casting apparatus includes an upper mold machined to have an inner contour used to form an upper side surface of a casting, and a lower mold machined to have an inner contour used to form a lower side surface of the casting. An upper motor provides power to rotate the upper mold and a lower motor provides power to rotate the lower mold. The upper motor and the lower motor are operated independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mun-Gu Kang, Young-Chan Kim, Min-Soo Kim, Hee-Sam Kang
  • Patent number: 10814381
    Abstract: A vacuum centrifugal casting apparatus includes an upper mold having an upper vacuum hole communicating with both a cavity and a space over the upper mold, a lower mold including a lower vacuum hole corresponding to the upper vacuum hole, the lower vacuum hole communicating with both the cavity and a space under the lower mold, a motor configured to rotate the upper mold and the lower mold, a vacuum retaining member having an outer diameter corresponding to the upper vacuum hole, with a molten metal injection hole formed in an upper end of the vacuum retaining member, and a vacuum pump configured to be operated by the motor, and including an inlet communicating with the lower vacuum hole, and an outlet formed to exhaust drawn air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Young-Rae Jo, Hyo-Moon Joo, Min-Soo Kim, Mun-Gu Kang
  • Publication number: 20200188993
    Abstract: A composite casting system for manufacturing a heterogeneous material casting product may include a fixed mold; a movable mold for opening or closing one side of the fixed mold; a slide core pin provided inside the fixed mold or the movable mold, and capable of being protruded to a cavity side, which is formed by a combination of the fixed mold and the movable mold, from the inside of the fixed mold or the movable mold; a high-pressure casting device for injecting high-pressure casting molten metal into the cavity; and a gravity casting device for injecting gravity casting molten metal through a gravity casting hole formed on the fixed mold or the movable mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hyo-Moon JOO, Ji-Yong LEE, Cheol-Ung LEE, Mun-Gu KANG, Min-Soo KIM, Yoon-Ki LEE
  • Patent number: 10682690
    Abstract: A centrifugal casting apparatus for different materials may include a mold having a shape corresponding to a shape of an outer surface of a casting to be produced, and having a cavity receiving molten metals therein, a molten metal guide inserted into the mold and configured to guide the molten metals so that the molten metals are separately injected into the mold, a guide fixing support fixing the molten metal guide to a predetermined position, and a motor configured to rotate the mold around a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyo-Moon Joo, Ji-Yong Lee, Yoon-Ki Lee, Young-Chan Kim, Cheol-Ung Lee, Jun-Min Lee, Mun-Gu Kang, Young-Rae Cho, Min-Soo Kim, Jae-Gi Sim
  • Patent number: 10570987
    Abstract: A damper pulley for a crankshaft includes a hub mounted on one end of the crankshaft, a rim connected to the hub, an oil seal mounted on an outer surface of the hub, and a wear-resistant insert member integrally mounted on the hub and making contact with the oil seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mun Gu Kang, Hee Sam Kang, Hyo Moon Joo, Young Chan Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jae Kwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20190184455
    Abstract: A vacuum centrifugal casting apparatus includes an upper mold having an upper vacuum hole communicating with both a cavity and a space over the upper mold, a lower mold including a lower vacuum hole corresponding to the upper vacuum hole, the lower vacuum hole communicating with both the cavity and a space under the lower mold, a motor configured to rotate the upper mold and the lower mold, a vacuum retaining member having an outer diameter corresponding to the upper vacuum hole, with a molten metal injection hole formed in an upper end of the vacuum retaining member, and a vacuum pump configured to be operated by the motor, and including an inlet communicating with the lower vacuum hole, and an outlet formed to exhaust drawn air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Young-Rae Jo, Hyo-Moon Joo, Min-Soo Kim, Mun-Gu Kang
  • Publication number: 20190178331
    Abstract: A damper pulley for a crankshaft includes a hub mounted on one end of the crankshaft, a rim connected to the hub, an oil seal mounted on an outer surface of the hub, and a wear-resistant insert member integrally mounted on the hub and making contact with the oil seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Mun Gu Kang, Hee Sam Kang, Hyo Moon Joo, Young Chan Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jae Kwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20190168294
    Abstract: A centrifugal casting apparatus for different materials may include a mold having a shape corresponding to a shape of an outer surface of a casting to be produced, and having a cavity receiving molten metals therein, a molten metal guide inserted into the mold and configured to guide the molten metals so that the molten metals are separately injected into the mold, a guide fixing support fixing the molten metal guide to a predetermined position, and a motor configured to rotate the mold around a rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Hyo-Moon JOO, Ji-Yong LEE, Yoon-Ki LEE, Young-Chan KIM, Cheol-Ung LEE, Jun-Min LEE, Mun-Gu KANG, Young-Rae CHO, Min-Soo KIM, Jae-Gi SIM
  • Publication number: 20190151938
    Abstract: A centrifugal casting apparatus is provided. The centrifugal casting apparatus includes an upper mold machined to have an inner contour used to form an upper side surface of a casting, and a lower mold machined to have an inner contour used to form a lower side surface of the casting. An upper motor provides power to rotate the upper mold and a lower motor provides power to rotate the lower mold. The upper motor and the lower motor are operated independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Mun-Gu Kang, Young-Chan Kim, Min-Soo Kim, Hee-Sam Kang
  • Patent number: 10184554
    Abstract: A differential carrier case with an inserted pipe for high pressure casting may include a mold core into which a first end of a pipe is inserted, a mold core pin fixed to the mold core to fix the mold core and the first end of the pipe, a drive core pin inserted into a second end of the pipe, and a thick portion surrounding an outer portion of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, INZI AMT.co., ltd., Hyundai Dymos Incorporated
    Inventors: Mun-Gu Kang, Cheol-Ung Lee, Kwang-Min Yoon, Hyung-Sop Yoon, Jung-Hwan Jang, Kyui-Joo Park, Sung-Yong Jang, Yo-Sub Han, Hoon-Gab Choi, Seung-Un Lim
  • Publication number: 20170370464
    Abstract: A differential carrier case with an inserted pipe for high pressure casting may include a mold core into which a first end of a pipe is inserted, a mold core pin fixed to the mold core to fix the mold core and the first end of the pipe, a drive core pin inserted into a second end of the pipe, and a thick portion surrounding an outer portion of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, INZI AMT.co., ltd., Hyundai Dymos Incorporated
    Inventors: Mun-Gu Kang, Cheol-Ung Lee, Kwang-Min Yoon, Hyung-Sop Yoon, Jung-Hwan Jang, Kyui-Joo Park, Sung-Yong Jang, Yo-Sub Han, Hoon-Gab Choi, Seung-Un Lim
  • Patent number: 9731347
    Abstract: A core pin is provided that prevents a molten metal from flowing into a pipe and a casting device using the same is also provided. The core pin specifically contacts a first end of the pipe inserted into a mold to close the end of the pipe, to thus prevent the molten metal from flowing into the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mun Gu Kang, Kwang Min Yoon, Tae Ho Jeong, Hyung Sop Yoon
  • Publication number: 20170151607
    Abstract: A mold apparatus for high pressure casting includes an upper mold having an internal space filled with a molten metal and a core pin elevating groove at an inner wall of the upper mold. A lower mold is disposed at a lower part of the upper mold and fixed with an insert. A core pin portion is elevatably installed in the core pin elevating groove to be elevated depending on a filling pressure of the molten metal filled in the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Mun Gu KANG, Kwang Min YOON, Tae Seong LIM, Hyung Sop YOON
  • Publication number: 20160101466
    Abstract: A core pin is provided that prevents a molten metal from flowing into a pipe and a casting device using the same is also provided. The core pin specifically contacts a first end of the pipe inserted into a mold to close the end of the pipe, to thus prevent the molten metal from flowing into the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mun Gu Kang, Kwang Min Yoon, Tae Ho Jeong, Hyung Sop Yoon