Patents by Inventor Sangyong Rhee

Sangyong Rhee 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: 20240034126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated cooling module including a central manifold having a mounting space in which components may be mounted, refrigerant flow channels in which a refrigerant may flow, and communication holes for allowing the components and the refrigerant flow channels to communicate with one another, such that the components are integrated around the central manifold, thereof excluding hoses or pipes and achieving miniaturization and weight reduction of an entire cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sangyong RHEE, In-Guk HWANG, Sang Ok LEE
  • Patent number: 11813924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-cooling type condenser, and more specifically, to a water-cooling type condenser including a fixing plate for fixing a gas and liquid separator, wherein the fixing plate is formed to enable a refrigerant and cooling water to flow by means of coupling between first and second plate portions, and is integrally formed, by brazing, with remaining components (a plate, a first inlet pipe, a first outlet pipe, a second inlet pipe, and a second outlet pipe), so as to enhance assemblability and durability and enable size reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Sangyong Rhee, Seung Su Baek, Sang Ok Lee, Han Gil Youn, Hyun Hee Jung, Hyunkeun Shin
  • Publication number: 20230095820
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a plate-type heat exchanger in which the formation of burrs and chips during fin processing may be eliminated by eliminating fin processing work for stacking and bonding fins and plates. In order to achieve the above purpose, a plate-type heat exchanger according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: plates which include an inlet formed on one side in the longitudinal direction, an outlet formed on the other side in the longitudinal direction, and a flow surface formed between the inlet and the outlet; and a fin part which is inserted into a plate part formed by bonding a pair of the plates and rests on the flow surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: Hanon Systems, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Sangyong RHEE, Hyunkeun SHIN, Sang Ok LEE
  • Publication number: 20210283992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-cooling type condenser, and more specifically, to a water-cooling type condenser including a fixing plate for fixing a gas and liquid separator, wherein the fixing plate is formed to enable a refrigerant and cooling water to flow by means of coupling between first and second plate portions, and is integrally formed, by brazing, with remaining components (a plate, a first inlet pipe, a first outlet pipe, a second inlet pipe, and a second outlet pipe), so as to enhance assemblability and durability and enable size reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sangyong RHEE, Seung Su BAEK, Sang Ok LEE, Han Gil YOUN, Hyun Hee JUNG, Hyunkeun SHIN
  • Patent number: 10618372
    Abstract: A vehicle heat exchanger is disclosed that includes a heat exchange unit having first and second plates layered to alternately form a first and second flow path. Operation fluids passing through the paths exchange heat. A first inflow aperture is formed on a second surface of the unit and connected to the first flow path. A first exhaust aperture is formed corresponding to the first inflow aperture on the first surface of the unit and connected to the first flow path. A connection aperture is formed in the plates, connected to the first flow path, and closing a connection to the second flow path. A second inflow aperture is formed corresponding to the first inflow aperture and connected to the second flow path. A second exhaust aperture is formed at a center of the unit and connected to the second inflow aperture through the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Dong Seok Oh, Wan Je Cho, Hyun Keun Shin, Sangyong Rhee
  • Publication number: 20190160908
    Abstract: A vehicle heat exchanger is disclosed that includes a heat exchange unit having first and second plates layered to alternately form a first and second flow path. Operation fluids passing through the paths exchange heat. A first inflow aperture is formed on a second surface of the unit and connected to the first flow path. A first exhaust aperture is formed corresponding to the first inflow aperture on the first surface of the unit and connected to the first flow path. A connection aperture is formed in the plates, connected to the first flow path, and closing a connection to the second flow path. A second inflow aperture is formed corresponding to the first inflow aperture and connected to the second flow path. A second exhaust aperture is formed at a center of the unit and connected to the second inflow aperture through the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Dong Seok Oh, Wan Je Cho, Hyun Keun Shin, Sangyong Rhee
  • Patent number: 9903674
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle may include a heat radiating device including a plurality of inflow holes and a plurality of discharge holes that are thinned at a side of the heat radiating device, allows respective working fluids to flow into and to be discharged therefrom, includes flow paths that are alternately formed by stacking a plurality of plates so that the respective working fluids flow in the flow paths, and exchanges heat between the working fluids that flow through the respective flow paths, and a valve device which is connected to the respective inflow holes and one of the discharge holes, and allows one of the working fluids to flow into the flow path or bypasses the one working fluid to control the flow of the working fluid by using linear displacement which changes in accordance with temperatures of the respective inflow working fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Inzicontrols Co., Ltd., Kbautotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Sang Won Lee, Sangyong Rhee
  • Patent number: 9863524
    Abstract: An oil cooler for a vehicle may include a header tank partitioned by a diaphragm formed at an inside of a center in a length direction thereof, and adapted to take in a working fluid at a first side and to take out the working fluid at a second side with respect to the diaphragm, a connection tank disposed to be spaced apart from the header tank by a predetermined interval, a plurality of tubes mounted along a length direction at an interior surface of the header tank to connect with the connection tank such that the working fluid flows therethrough, and a bypass valve integrally mounted at an outside of the header tank and connected to the inside of the header tank so as to bypass or flow the working fluid flowing therein into the inflow tank by selectively opening/closing according to a temperature of the working fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Inzicontrols Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Sang Won Lee, Sangyong Rhee
  • Patent number: 9759498
    Abstract: A can type of heat exchanger may include a housing formed as a cylinder, having a mounting space at the inside, and formed with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, a heat dissipation unit mounted in the mounting space of the housing, receiving operating fluids from the inlet, and the operating fluids heat-exchanging with each other, a separating plate separating the mounting space and inside of the mounting portion, and a valve unit, selectively opening and closing the mounting space or a bypass passageway separated by the separating plate using linear displacement which is generated when expansion and contraction occur according to the temperature of the coolant flowing from the inlet, and adjusting flow of the operating fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD., KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Seongwoo Chae, Wanje Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Sangwon Lee
  • Patent number: 9732644
    Abstract: A valve for a vehicle provided between a transmission and an oil cooler for cooling transmission oil may include a valve housing in which a first inflow port connected to the transmission and an exhaust port connected to the oil cooler are formed on both sides facing each other and a bypass port connected to the transmission and a second inflow port connected to the oil cooler are formed at a position spaced apart from the first inflow port and the exhaust port along a length direction of the valve housing, and a control unit that is mounted inside the valve housing selectively connects the first inflow port to the exhaust port or the bypass port while expansion or contraction is performed depending on a temperature of the transmission oil, and selectively closes the exhaust port to control a flow stream of the transmission oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Sangyong Rhee, Jichul Lee
  • Publication number: 20160363399
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle may include a heat radiating device including a plurality of inflow holes and a plurality of discharge holes that are thinned at a side of the heat radiating device, allows respective working fluids to flow into and to be discharged therefrom, includes flow paths that are alternately formed by stacking a plurality of plates so that the respective working fluids flow in the flow paths, and exchanges heat between the working fluids that flow through the respective flow paths, and a valve device which is connected to the respective inflow holes and one of the discharge holes, and allows one of the working fluids to flow into the flow path or bypasses the one working fluid to control the flow of the working fluid by using linear displacement which changes in accordance with temperatures of the respective inflow working fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, lnzicontrols Co., Ltd., Kbautotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Sang Won LEE, Sangyong RHEE
  • Publication number: 20160363391
    Abstract: A can-type heat exchanger may include a housing of which one surface is opened and another surface is closed and having a space therein, and a first inlet and a first outlet, which communicate with the space, are provided in a lateral side thereof; a heat radiating unit inserted into the space, provided with connecting lines alternately formed by stacking a plurality of plates, one of the connecting lines communicating with the space, and where the operating fluids are heat-exchanged with each other while passing through the respective connecting lines; and a cover cap mounted at one opened surface of the housing so that the heat radiating unit is integrally mounted on one surface thereof to the space, and a second inlet and a second outlet for communicating with a second connecting line of the connecting lines, are formed at the one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Sangyong RHEE
  • Publication number: 20160146330
    Abstract: An oil cooler for a vehicle may include a header tank partitioned by a diaphragm formed at an inside of a center in a length direction thereof, and adapted to take in a working fluid at a first side and to take out the working fluid at a second side with respect to the diaphragm, a connection tank disposed to be spaced apart from the header tank by a predetermined interval, a plurality of tubes mounted along a length direction at an interior surface of the header tank to connect with the connection tank such that the working fluid flows therethrough, and a bypass valve integrally mounted at an outside of the header tank and connected to the inside of the header tank so as to bypass or flow the working fluid flowing therein into the inflow tank by selectively opening/closing according to a temperature of the working fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Inzicontrols Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Sang Won Lee, Sangyong Rhee
  • Publication number: 20150369115
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle may include a heat exchanging part including a plurality of introduction holes and discharge holes to introduce and discharge respective working fluids, including a plurality of plates stacked therein to alternately form channels through which the respective working fluids flow, and heat-exchanging the respective working fluids passing through the respective channels with each other, a bypass part forming a bypass channel which is connected to a sub-discharge hole in a sub-introduction hole, sub-discharge holes formed at both sides based on a connection hole formed at one side in one surface of the heat exchanging part, and a valve unit mounted at the connection hole, the sub-introduction hole, and the sub-discharge hole and selectively connecting the connection hole to the sub-introduction hole or the sub-discharge hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Sangyong Rhee
  • Publication number: 20150315941
    Abstract: A valve for a vehicle provided between a transmission and an oil cooler for cooling transmission oil may include a valve housing in which a first inflow port connected to the transmission and an exhaust port connected to the oil cooler are formed on both sides facing each other and a bypass port connected to the transmission and a second inflow port connected to the oil cooler are formed at a position spaced apart from the first inflow port and the exhaust port along a length direction of the valve housing, and a control unit that is mounted inside the valve housing, selectively connects the first inflow port to the exhaust port or the bypass port while expansion or contraction is performed depending on a temperature of the transmission oil, and selectively closes the exhaust port to control a flow stream of the transmission oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeyeon KIM, Sangyong RHEE, Jichul LEE
  • Publication number: 20150316331
    Abstract: A can type of heat exchanger may include a housing formed as a cylinder, having a mounting space at the inside, and formed with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, a heat dissipation unit mounted in the mounting space of the housing, receiving operating fluids from the inlet, and the operating fluids heat-exchanging with each other, a separating plate separating the mounting space and inside of the mounting portion, and a valve unit, selectively opening and closing the mounting space or a bypass passageway separated by the separating plate using linear displacement which is generated when expansion and contraction occur according to the temperature of the coolant flowing from the inlet, and adjusting flow of the operating fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD., KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Seongwoo Chae, Wanje Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Sangwon Lee
  • Patent number: 9074518
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle includes a heat radiating portion including first and second connecting lines formed alternately by stacking a plurality of plates, and receiving first and second operating fluids therethrough that heat-exchange with each other while circulating unmixed through the respective first and second connecting lines, a bifurcating portion connecting an inflow hole for flowing one of the first and second operating fluids with an exhaust hole for exhausting the one operating fluid to bypass the heat radiating portion according to a temperature of the one operating fluid, and a valve unit mounted at the inflow hole to selectively open one of the connecting lines by expansion and contraction of deformable material so as to flow the operating fluid selectively to the heat radiating portion or the bifurcating portion according to a temperature of the one operating fluid flowing into the inflow hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Hae-Seong Choi, Yong Jeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20140150739
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle includes a heat radiating portion including first and second connecting lines formed alternately by stacking a plurality of plates, and receiving first and second operating fluids therethrough that heat-exchange with each other while circulating unmixed through the respective first and second connecting lines, a bifurcating portion connecting an inflow hole for flowing one of the first and second operating fluids with an exhaust hole for exhausting the one operating fluid to bypass the heat radiating portion according to a temperature of the one operating fluid, and a valve unit mounted at the inflow hole to selectively open one of the connecting lines by expansion and contraction of deformable material so as to flow the operating fluid selectively to the heat radiating portion or the bifurcating portion according to a temperature of the one operating fluid flowing into the inflow hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: Kbautotech Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Hae-Seong Choi, Yong Jeong Kim