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).
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Publication number: 20240034126Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Sangyong RHEE, In-Guk HWANG, Sang Ok LEE
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Patent number: 11813924Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Sangyong Rhee, Seung Su Baek, Sang Ok Lee, Han Gil Youn, Hyun Hee Jung, Hyunkeun Shin
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Publication number: 20230095820Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicants: Hanon Systems, Hanon SystemsInventors: Sangyong RHEE, Hyunkeun SHIN, Sang Ok LEE
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Publication number: 20210283992Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Sangyong RHEE, Seung Su BAEK, Sang Ok LEE, Han Gil YOUN, Hyun Hee JUNG, Hyunkeun SHIN
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Patent number: 10618372Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hanon SystemsInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Dong Seok Oh, Wan Je Cho, Hyun Keun Shin, Sangyong Rhee
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Publication number: 20190160908Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Dong Seok Oh, Wan Je Cho, Hyun Keun Shin, Sangyong Rhee
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Patent number: 9903674Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Inzicontrols Co., Ltd., Kbautotech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Sang Won Lee, Sangyong Rhee
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Patent number: 9863524Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Inzicontrols Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Sang Won Lee, Sangyong Rhee
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Patent number: 9759498Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD., KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Seongwoo Chae, Wanje Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Sangwon Lee
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Patent number: 9732644Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Sangyong Rhee, Jichul Lee
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Publication number: 20160363399Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, lnzicontrols Co., Ltd., Kbautotech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Sang Won LEE, Sangyong RHEE
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Publication number: 20160363391Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2015Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Sangyong RHEE
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Publication number: 20160146330Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Inzicontrols Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Sang Won Lee, Sangyong Rhee
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Publication number: 20150369115Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Sangyong Rhee
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Publication number: 20150315941Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeyeon KIM, Sangyong RHEE, Jichul LEE
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Publication number: 20150316331Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, INZICONTROLS CO., LTD., KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, Seongwoo Chae, Wanje Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Sangwon Lee
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Patent number: 9074518Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KBAUTOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Hae-Seong Choi, Yong Jeong Kim
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Publication number: 20140150739Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicants: Kbautotech Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Sangyong Rhee, Hae-Seong Choi, Yong Jeong Kim