Patents by Inventor Sun Sung KWON

Sun Sung KWON 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: 20260138437
    Abstract: An auxiliary driving apparatus of a 4WD hybrid electric vehicle is a series-type driving apparatus to which a longitudinal engine is applied, and a driving mechanism including an engine, a motor, and a plurality of clutches is applied to the front wheel side of a hybrid electric vehicle with a motor applied to the rear wheel side as a main driving source, so that the series mode can be implemented in the rear wheel 2WD mode, and the 4WD (AWD) EV mode can be driven when the engine is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Gon Byun, Kwang Min Choi, Chonok Kim, Baekyu Kim, Won Seok Lee, Junyoung Ha, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Jieun Kim, Yohan Kim, Jaehyuk Seo, Jongho Jung, Yunkyung Ji, Jongyun Park, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20260138442
    Abstract: An auxiliary driving apparatus of a four-wheel drive (4WD) hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The auxiliary driving apparatus is a series-type driving apparatus to which a longitudinal engine is applied, and a driving mechanism including an engine, a motor, and a plurality of clutches is applied to the front wheel side of a hybrid electric vehicle with a motor applied to the rear wheel side as a main driving source, so that the series mode can be implemented in the rear wheel 2WD mode, and the 4WD (AWD) EV mode can be driven when the engine is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jongyun Park, Chonok Kim, Baekyu Kim, Chulmin Ahn, Sung Gon Byun, Won Seok Lee, Junyoung Ha, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Jieun Kim, Yohan Kim, Jaehyuk Seo, Jongho Jung, Yunkyung Ji, Sun Sung Kwon, Kwang Min Choi
  • Publication number: 20260136508
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a power module is provided. The cooling apparatus includes a first surface contact cooler contacting one surface of the power module and including a first heat sink, in which a first air flow path is formed and a second surface contact cooler contacting the other surface of the power module and including a second heat sink, in which a second air flow path is formed, wherein the first air path and the second air path mutually form a continuous air movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Seok Lee, Kwang Min Choi, Chon Ok Kim, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Sung Gon Byun, Jun Young Ha, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Ji Eun Kim, Yo Han Kim, Jae Hyuk Seo, Jong Ho Jung, Jong Yun Park, Sun Sung Kwon, Yun Kyung Ji
  • Patent number: 12623535
    Abstract: A torque vectoring device for a vehicle includes: a differential; a first planetary gear device including a first rotating element fixed to a transmission case and a second rotating element connected to a differential case of the differential; a second planetary gear device including a first rotating element connected to a motor, and a third rotating element connected to a third rotating element of the first planetary gear device; and a selective connector configured such that a second rotating element of the second planetary gear device can be selectively connected to one of the third rotating element of the second planetary gear device and a selected drive shaft which is one of two drive shafts coupled to the differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Young Kim, Kwang Min Choi, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Sung Gon Byun, Sun Sung Kwon, Jun Hoi Huh
  • Publication number: 20260109214
    Abstract: An auxiliary driving apparatus for a 4WD hybrid electric vehicle includes a disconnector between an auxiliary differential and a front wheel and configured to selectively transmit or block a motor torque to front wheels of the hybrid electric vehicle. The hybrid electric vehicle includes a first motor configured to be applied to a rear wheel side as a main driving source, and an engine and an auxiliary motor configured to be applied as an auxiliary driving source. A rotation speed of the motor torque output from the auxiliary motor is reduced by an auxiliary reducer and transmitted to front wheels through an auxiliary differential. A clutch provided on an engine output shaft is configured to selectively transmit or block an engine torque of the engine to the auxiliary motor through the auxiliary reducer. The auxiliary reducer is configured to increase a rotation speed of the engine torque of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jongyun Park, Baekyu Kim, Chulmin Ahn, Sung Gon Byun, Won Seok Lee, Junyoung Ha, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Jieun Kim, Yohan Kim, Jaehyuk Seo, Jongho Jung, Yunkyung Ji, Sun Sung Kwon, Chonok Kim
  • Publication number: 20260066739
    Abstract: A motor cooling structure for a vehicle includes: an inflow duct configured to guide traveling wind of the vehicle to a motor, and a first air room and a second air room formed to direct air supplied from the inflow duct to flow around coils on both sides of a stator core, respectively. The motor cooling structure further includes a discharge duct configured to discharge air passing through the first air room and the second air room to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Seok Lee, Sun Sung Kwon, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Jun Young Ha, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Yun Kyung Ji, Tal Chol Kim, Sung Gon Byun
  • Publication number: 20260039173
    Abstract: A motor for a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle, includes a stator having a plurality of coils wound thereon, and a heat spreader positioned on a cross-section of the stator. The stator coils of the stator are configured to effectively cool an internal part of the stator without a complicated structure or manufacturing difficulties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, CHUNG ANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Won Seok Lee, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Sun Sung Kwon, Yun Kyung Ji, Eui Been Jung, Ju Ho Park, Se Hyeon Cho, Seon U Bae, Hyoung Soon Lee
  • Patent number: 12418207
    Abstract: A device for cooling a motor can improve motor cooling performance with multiple cooling channels formed in a stator core of the motor, allowing a coolant to flow in both directions therethrough. The device is capable of maximizing motor cooling performance in such a manner that two or more multiple cooling channels are formed in a stator core with a separate coolant inlet and outlet. The coolant moves in a straight line in different directions along each cooling channel to cool the stator core, and thus the temperature gradient of the coolant is minimized to cool the entire area of the motor evenly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Seok Lee, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Sun Sung Kwon, Sung Gon Byun
  • Patent number: 12212216
    Abstract: An embodiment motor cooling apparatus includes a stator core including a plurality of metal plates made in a predetermined shape by lamination, an inlet channel formed from one side of the stator core and extending therethrough to a predetermined depth therein, a plurality of cooling channels branched from an internal end of the inlet channel and extending therefrom to either an upper side or a lower side of the stator core, and a cooling fluid supply apparatus configured to circulate cooling fluid from the inlet channel to the plurality of cooling channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Chul Min Ahn, Baek Yu Kim, Sung Gon Byun, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Sun Sung Kwon, Won Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 12013020
    Abstract: A torque vectoring device for a vehicle is disclosed. The torque vectoring device includes: a differential; a first planetary gear set connected, at a first rotating element thereof, to a differential case of the differential; a second planetary gear set connected, at a first rotating element thereof, to a selected drive shaft that is one of two drive shafts coupled to the differential; a motor connected to a second rotating element of the first planetary gear set; and a selective fixing mechanism configured to selectively fix a second rotating element or a third rotating element of the second planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Young Kim, Kwang Min Choi, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Sung Gon Byun, Sun Sung Kwon, Jun Hoi Huh
  • Publication number: 20240149668
    Abstract: A torque vectoring device for a vehicle includes: a differential; a first planetary gear device including a first rotating element fixed to a transmission case and a second rotating element connected to a differential case of the differential; a second planetary gear device including a first rotating element connected to a motor, and a third rotating element connected to a third rotating element of the first planetary gear device; and a selective connector configured such that a second rotating element of the second planetary gear device can be selectively connected to one of the third rotating element of the second planetary gear device and a selected drive shaft which is one of two drive shafts coupled to the differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Young Kim, Kwang Min Choi, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Sung Gon Byun, Sun Sung Kwon, Jun Hoi Huh
  • Publication number: 20240151300
    Abstract: A torque vectoring device for a vehicle is disclosed. The torque vectoring device includes: a differential; a first planetary gear set connected, at a first rotating element thereof, to a differential case of the differential; a second planetary gear set connected, at a first rotating element thereof, to a selected drive shaft that is one of two drive shafts coupled to the differential; a motor connected to a second rotating element of the first planetary gear set; and a selective fixing mechanism configured to selectively fix a second rotating element or a third rotating element of the second planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Young Kim, Kwang Min Choi, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Sung Gon Byun, Sun Sung Kwon, Jun Hoi Huh
  • Patent number: 11879540
    Abstract: A lubrication structure of a planetary gear set includes a hollow shaft on which the planetary gear set is disposed and forming an oil passage in an axial direction thereof and a plurality of oil holes in a radial direction thereof to supply a lubrication oil to the planetary gear set, and an internal pipe provided within the oil passage of the hollow shaft, wherein a gap chamber is formed between the internal pipe and the hollow shaft with a preset gap, where a plurality of oil supply holes are formed through the internal pipe in the radial direction to fluidically communicate the gap chamber and an internal space of the internal pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Chulmin Ahn, Baekyu Kim, SungGon Byun, Yohan Kim, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Jieun Kim, Sun Sung Kwon, Junyoung Ha
  • Publication number: 20230327503
    Abstract: A device for cooling a motor can improve motor cooling performance with multiple cooling channels formed in a stator core of the motor, allowing a coolant to flow in both directions therethrough. The device is capable of maximizing motor cooling performance in such a manner that two or more multiple cooling channels are formed in a stator core with a separate coolant inlet and outlet. The coolant moves in a straight line in different directions along each cooling channel to cool the stator core, and thus the temperature gradient of the coolant is minimized to cool the entire area of the motor evenly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Seok Lee, Baek Yu Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Sun Sung Kwon, Sung Gon Byun
  • Publication number: 20230175580
    Abstract: An exemplary lubrication structure of a torque vectoring apparatus includes an axle housing including left-side and right-side housings disposed on left and right sides of a differential device, a left-side cover provided on an external side of the left-side housing, and a right-side cover provided on an external side of the right-side housing, where, a first space is formed between the left-side and right-side housings and provided with the differential therein, a second space is formed between the left-side housing and the left-side cover and provided with a first planetary gear set, a third space is formed between the right-side housing and the right-side cover and provided with second and third planetary gear sets, and the first, second, and third spaces are fluidically partitioned by a plurality of oil seals, and respectively filled with a lubrication oil therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Chulmin AHN, Baekyu KIM, SungGon BYUN, Junyoung HA, Dong Hui CHEON, Jieun KIM, Yohan KIM, Sun Sung KWON, Su Hyeon MAENG
  • Publication number: 20230167895
    Abstract: A lubrication structure of a planetary gear set includes a hollow shaft on which the planetary gear set is disposed and forming an oil passage in an axial direction thereof and a plurality of oil holes in a radial direction thereof to supply a lubrication oil to the planetary gear set, and an internal pipe provided within the oil passage of the hollow shaft, wherein a gap chamber is formed between the internal pipe and the hollow shaft with a preset gap, where a plurality of oil supply holes are formed through the internal pipe in the radial direction to fluidically communicate the gap chamber and an internal space of the internal pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Chulmin Ahn, Baekyu KIM, SungGon BYUN, Yohan KIM, Su Hyeon MAENG, Dong Hui CHEON, Jieun KIM, Sun Sung KWON, Junyoung HA
  • Patent number: 11566438
    Abstract: A mobility hub is composed of a plurality of layers and serves as a terminal of a ground mobility and an air mobility. The mobility hub includes: a ground layer provided with an entrance of the ground mobility; a port layer provided with a taking-off and landing site of the air mobility; and a middle layer provided between the ground layer and the port layer. The middle layer has the ground mobility elevating in a space with the ground layer, is provided with a plurality of connection slots to which the ground mobility is connected, and provides an activity space through the ground mobility if the ground mobility is coupled to the connection slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Sun Sung Kwon, Byung Hoon Yang, Jeong Mo Jang, Kwang Hyun Won, So Ra Roh, Jae Wan Choi, Min Su Kim, Yoh Han Kim, Ji Hwan Byun
  • Publication number: 20230008953
    Abstract: An embodiment motor cooling apparatus includes a stator core including a plurality of metal plates made in a predetermined shape by lamination, an inlet channel formed from one side of the stator core and extending therethrough to a predetermined depth therein, a plurality of cooling channels branched from an internal end of the inlet channel and extending therefrom to either an upper side or a lower side of the stator core, and a cooling fluid supply apparatus configured to circulate cooling fluid from the inlet channel to the plurality of cooling channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Chul Min Ahn, Baek Yu Kim, Sung Gon Byun, Su Hyeon Maeng, Dong Hui Cheon, Sun Sung Kwon, Won Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 11512772
    Abstract: A planetary gear apparatus for a power transmission apparatus including a transmission housing includes a sun gear provided on a first shaft, first and second planet carriers rotatably supporting pinion gears gear-engaged with the sun gear, and a ring gear gear-engaged with the pinion gears, where an internal circumference of the sun gear is spline-engaged with an external circumference of the first shaft, where first and second support shafts are fixed to first and second side surfaces of the ring gear, respectively, where the first support shaft is rotatably supported by a supporting frame fixed to the transmission housing, interposing a first bearing, where the second support shaft is rotatably supported by the transmission housing, interposing a second bearing, where the first planet carrier is rotatably supported by the first support shaft interposing a third bearing, and where the second planet carrier is fixedly connected to a connection end portion of a second shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Chulmin Ahn, Baekyu Kim, SungGon Byun, Junyoung Ha, Donghui Cheon, Jieun Kim, Yohan Kim, Sun Sung Kwon, Suhyeon Maeng
  • Publication number: 20220112736
    Abstract: A mobility hub is composed of a plurality of layers and serves as a terminal of a ground mobility and an air mobility. The mobility hub includes: a ground layer provided with an entrance of the ground mobility; a port layer provided with a taking-off and landing site of the air mobility; and a middle layer provided between the ground layer and the port layer. The middle layer has the ground mobility elevating in a space with the ground layer, is provided with a plurality of connection slots to which the ground mobility is connected, and provides an activity space through the ground mobility if the ground mobility is coupled to the connection slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Sun Sung Kwon, Byung Hoon Yang, Jeong Mo Jang, Kwang Hyun Won, So Ra Roh, Jae Wan Choi, Min Su Kim, Yoh Han Kim, Ji Hwan Byun