Patents by Inventor Pan Seok WE

Pan Seok WE 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: 10641374
    Abstract: A torque converter may include: an impeller and a turbine hub to form a chamber together, a damper piston connected to a damper clutch and divide the chamber into a damper chamber and a balance chamber, a discharge path to connect and block the balance chamber and control an internal flow rate of the torque converter, and an O-ring to open or close the discharge path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Se-Hwan Jo, Hyun-Jun Son, Jong-Gu Lee, Pan-Seok We
  • Publication number: 20190323588
    Abstract: A torque converter may include: an impeller and a turbine hub to form a chamber together, a damper piston connected to a damper clutch and divide the chamber into a damper chamber and a balance chamber, a discharge path to connect and block the balance chamber and control an internal flow rate of the torque converter, and an O-ring to open or close the discharge path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Se-Hwan JO, Hyun-Jun SON, Jong-Gu LEE, Pan-Seok WE
  • Patent number: 10260610
    Abstract: A torque converter for a vehicle includes a front cover, an impeller configured to rotate and being coupled to the front cover, a turbine disposed to face the impeller, a turbine shell provided in the turbine, a stator disposed between the impeller and the turbine, and a lockup clutch provided with a drive hub connected to the front cover. The lock-up clutch has a drive disc provided in the drive hub, a driven disc coaxially disposed to the drive disc, and a driven hub provided with the driven disc, and a torsional damper comprising a retaining plate disposed between the lock-up clutch and the turbine. Engine torque is transmitted to the retaining plate through the front cover by a frictional contact between the drive disc and the driven disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Mo Park, Pan Seok We, Ho Jin Ji, Myoung Chul Lee, Young Seok Son
  • Publication number: 20180112757
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a torque converter for vehicle. The torque converter includes a front cover, an impeller configured to rotate and being coupled to the front cover, a turbine disposed to face the impeller, a turbine shell provided in the turbine, a stator disposed between the impeller and the turbine, and a lockup clutch provided with a drive hub connected to the front cover. The lock-up clutch has a drive disc provided in the drive hub, a driven disc coaxially disposed to the drive disc, and a driven hub provided with the driven disc, and a torsional damper comprising a retaining plate disposed between the lock-up clutch and the turbine. Engine torque is transmitted to the retaining plate through the front cover by a frictional contact between the drive disc and the driven disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jin Mo Park, Pan Seok We, Ho Jin Ji, Myoung Chui Lee, Young Seok Son
  • Publication number: 20180010675
    Abstract: A damper of a torque converter for a vehicle may include a front cover, an impeller rotatably coupled to the front cover, a turbine disposed facing the impeller, a reactor disposed between the impeller and the turbine for changing flow of oil transferred from the turbine toward the impeller, a driving disk assembled to a driving hub connected to the front cover, a driven hub to which a driven disk is assembled, a turbine shell connected to a turbine hub transferring torque to a transmission, and a driven plate connected to the turbine shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Mo PARK, Kang Soo SEO, Young Seok SON, Ho Jin JI, Myoung Chul LEE, Pan Seok WE
  • Patent number: 9463787
    Abstract: A start clutch device transmits rotational power of an engine to a side of a transmission via a damper through a clutch inside a housing. The start clutch device includes a transmission input shaft, an output hub and a fixed hub unit. The transmission input shaft is connected to the transmission, and the output hub surrounds the transmission input shaft inside the housing such that rotation relative to the transmission input shaft is restrained. The output hub is coupled with the damper such that the output hub transmits the rotational power to the transmission input shaft. A fluid passes through the fixed hub unit, in which one end portion divides a space between an inner circumference of the housing and an outer circumference of the transmission input shaft, thereby defining a flow path, and the other end portion supports the output hub in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Mo Park, Myoung Chul Lee, Pan Seok We, Young Seok Son, Sung Woo Park
  • Publication number: 20150167619
    Abstract: A start clutch device transmits rotational power of an engine to a side of a transmission via a damper through a clutch inside a housing. The start clutch device includes a transmission input shaft, an output hub and a fixed hub unit. The transmission input shaft is connected to the transmission, and the output hub surrounds the transmission input shaft inside the housing such that rotation relative to the transmission input shaft is restrained. The output hub is coupled with the damper such that the output hub transmits the rotational power to the transmission input shaft. A fluid passes through the fixed hub unit, in which one end portion divides a space between an inner circumference of the housing and an outer circumference of the transmission input shaft, thereby defining a flow path, and the other end portion supports the output hub in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Mo PARK, Myoung Chul LEE, Pan Seok WE, Young Seok SON, Sung Woo PARK