Patents by Inventor Wan Je Cho
Wan Je Cho 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: 20210252942Abstract: A heat pump system for vehicle may include first cooling apparatus that includes first radiator and first water pump connected by first coolant line, second cooling apparatus that includes second radiator and second water pump connected by second coolant line, battery module provided in battery coolant line selectively connectable to second coolant line through first valve, and chiller provided in battery coolant line, connected to refrigerant line of air conditioner through refrigerant connection line, and adjusting coolant temperature by heat-exchanging selectively received coolant with refrigerant, wherein main heat-exchanger provided is connected to first and second coolant lines to receive coolant circulating first and second cooling apparatuses, and wherein main heat-exchanger is connected to first and second connection lines connected to refrigerant line through refrigerant valve to condense or evaporate refrigerant through heat-exchanging with coolant such that flow direction of refrigerant is changedType: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Seong-Bin JEONG, Tae Hee Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Patent number: 11078985Abstract: A compressor mounting device can be used for mounting a compressor to a vehicle body frame. The compressor mounting device includes a main body to be mounted to the vehicle body frame through first and second frame mounting units integrally formed to one end and the other end and including first and second compressor mounting units formed to be protruded upwardly between the first and second frame mounting units so as to be mounted to first and second lugs formed in the compressor. A main bush unit is mounted to the first and second compressor mounting units and connects the compressor and the first and second compressor mounting units through the first and second lugs to lessen vibration generated from the compressor from being transmitted to the vehicle body frame through the main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20210219466Abstract: A coolant supplying module for supplying a coolant stored in a shared reservoir tank to an electrical component cooling circuit and a battery cooling circuit includes a main body connected to the shared reservoir tank, at least one water pump mounting portion formed at the main body to mount at least one water pump included in the electrical component cooling circuit and the battery cooling circuit, and a valve mounting portion formed at the main body to mount a coolant valve included in the battery cooling circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yeon Ho KIM, Wan Je CHO, Jeawan KIM, Jae Yeon KIM, Su Whan KIM
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Patent number: 10994584Abstract: A centralized energy module for a vehicle includes a base plate, a compressor mounted on the base plate, a first condenser mounted on the base plate at a location spaced part from the compressor and configured for condensing the refrigerant through heat-exchange with a first coolant supplied from a high temperature radiator while firstly passing the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a second condenser connected with the first condenser and configured for condensing the refrigerant through heat-exchange with a second coolant supplied from a low temperature radiator while secondly passing the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, an expansion valve connected with the second condenser, and an evaporator mounted on the base plate, evaporating the refrigerant supplied from the expansion valve through heat-exchange with a third coolant which flows into the evaporator and supplying the evaporated refrigerant to the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Yeon Ho Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20210071735Abstract: A compressor mounting device can be used for mounting a compressor to a vehicle body frame. The compressor mounting device includes a main body to be mounted to the vehicle body frame through first and second frame mounting units integrally formed to one end and the other end and including first and second compressor mounting units formed to be protruded upwardly between the first and second frame mounting units so as to be mounted to first and second lugs formed in the compressor. A main bush unit is mounted to the first and second compressor mounting units and connects the compressor and the first and second compressor mounting units through the first and second lugs to lessen vibration generated from the compressor from being transmitted to the vehicle body frame through the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20210061067Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may adjust a temperature of a battery module by use of one chiller that performs heat exchange between a refrigerant and a coolant and improve heating efficiency by use of waste heat generated from an electrical component and the battery module, and increase the flow rate of the refrigerant by applying the gas injection unit operates in the heating mode or the heating/dehumidification mode of the vehicle, reducing power consumption of the first compressor and maximizing heating performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20210053412Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may include a cooling apparatus including a radiator, a first water pump, a first valve, and a reservoir tank which are connected through a coolant line, and configured to circulate a coolant in the coolant line to cool at least one electrical component provided in the coolant line; a battery cooling apparatus configured to include a battery coolant line connected to the reservoir tank through a second valve, and a second water pump and a battery module which are connected through the battery coolant line to circulate the coolant in the battery module; and a heating apparatus including a heating line connected to the coolant line through a third valve to heat a vehicle interior by use of a coolant and a third water pump provided on the heating line, and a heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Su Whan KIM, Wan Je CHO
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Publication number: 20210053550Abstract: A control method of an air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a process A of determining whether arrival at a destination is imminent based on data detected from a data detecting unit by a controller and comparing a target temperature of an evaporator with an actual temperature of the evaporator in a state of cooling a vehicle interior while the vehicle is running. A process B includes controlling a blow motor, a compressor, and a vent discharge control unit by determining whether the evaporator is cleaned by the controller through process A, and controlling an outdoor air/indoor air mode operation unit by detecting external humidity and internal humidity. A process C includes controlling the blow motor and the outdoor air/indoor air mode operation unit by comparing an external temperature with the temperature of the evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Yeon Ho Kim, Seung Ho Lee, Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Patent number: 10919361Abstract: A cooling module for a vehicle includes: a high temperature radiator including first and second header tanks into which a coolant flows and from which it is exhausted, and a plurality of tubes and heat radiating fins respectively interconnecting the first and second header tanks; a low temperature radiator including third and fourth header tanks into which a coolant flows and from which it is exhausted, and a plurality of tubes and heat radiating fins respectively interconnecting the third and fourth header tanks; and a condenser disposed at a side surface of the high temperature and low temperature radiators corresponding to the second and fourth header tanks to be respectively connected to the second and fourth header tanks and condensing a refrigerant flowing therein through heat exchange with a coolant supplied from the second and fourth header tanks.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20210031592Abstract: A control method of a heat pump system for a vehicle may include a first cooling apparatus having a first radiator, a first water pump, an electrical component, a valve, and a branch line, which are connected by a first coolant line and circulate a first coolant by the first water pump to the electrical component; a second cooling apparatus including a second radiator and a second water pump connected by a second coolant line; and an air conditioning apparatus including a compressor, a heater, an expansion valve, and a heat exchanger which are connected by a refrigerant line circulated with a refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Wan Je Cho
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Patent number: 10889157Abstract: A battery cooling system may include a first cooling device including a first radiator and a first water pump connected through a first coolant line and circulating a coolant in the first coolant line to cool at least one electrical component and at least one motor; a second cooling device including a second radiator and a second water pump connected through a second coolant line and circulating the coolant in the second coolant line; a battery module mounted on a battery coolant line selectively connectable to the second coolant line through a valve; and a chiller mounted on the battery coolant line and through which the coolant passes, connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioning device through a refrigerant connection line, and making the coolant which selectively flows exchange heat with a refrigerant supplied from the air conditioning device to control a temperature of the coolant.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Kilwoo Lee, Wan Je Cho, Tae Hee Kim, Gun Goo Lee, Boram Yang, Yeon Ho Kim, Dong Seok Oh, Su Whan Kim
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Publication number: 20200398641Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may use one chiller in which the coolant and the refrigerant are heat-exchanged to heat or cool the battery module, the system may be simplified and the heating efficiency may be improved by selectively using the external heat and the waste heat of the electrical component and the battery module in the heating mode of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: JAE YEON KIM, YEON HO KIM, JEAWAN KIM, WAN JE CHO
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Publication number: 20200378663Abstract: A gas-liquid separation device for a vehicle includes: a housing of which an upper surface is opened and a lower surface is closed; a cover disposed on the upper surface of the housing, and the cover having an outlet disposed at a center region of the cover and an inlet disposed at a portion spaced apart from the center region; an exhaust pipe of which an upper end is connected to the outlet; a guide pipe having a cylinder shape with an upper surface opened and having a gas refrigerant flow space; a mounting cap disposed on the lower surface of the housing and a refrigerant guider disposed on the cover inside the housing to prevent a liquid refrigerant from flowing into the gas refrigerant flow space among a refrigerant flowing into the inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Wan Je CHO, Namho PARK, Jae Yeon KIM, Yeon Ho KIM, Seoyoung OH, Chul Min KIM, Young Chul KIM, Jae Min LEE
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Publication number: 20200369108Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may heat or cool a battery module by use of a chiller in which a refrigerant and a coolant are heat-exchanged, and may improve heating efficiency by use of another chiller that recovers waste heat of electrical equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Wan Je CHO, Yeon Ho KIM, Dong Seok OH
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Patent number: 10753686Abstract: A condenser for a vehicle includes an integrally formed receiver-drier and a plurality of stacked plates. The condenser may be used in an air conditioning having an expansion valve expanding liquid refrigerant, an evaporator evaporating the refrigerant expanded at the expansion valve through heat-exchange with air, and a compressor receiving from the evaporator and compressing gaseous refrigerant, may be provided between the compressor and the expansion valve, and may circulate coolant supplied from a radiator so as to condense the refrigerant supplied from the compressor through heat-exchange with the coolant and the refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Doowon Climate Control Co., Ltd., Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Man Hee Park, Seok Jin Park
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Patent number: 10717337Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may include a battery cooling line that is connected with a battery module and in which coolant moves; a chiller that is connected with the battery cooling line through a first connection line to adjust a temperature of coolant by selectively exchanging a heat of a refrigerant and coolant injected therein and that is connected with a refrigerant line of an air-conditioner device through a second connection line; an electric unit device cooler including a radiator and a first water pump that are connected through a cooling line to circulate coolant for cooling a motor and an electronic unit and that is selectively connectable with the battery cooling line and the first connection line through a first valve; and a bypass line selectively connecting the second connection line and the refrigerant line through a second valve provided in the refrigerant line.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Yeon Ho Kim, Myunghwan Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20200180390Abstract: A battery cooling system may include a first cooling device including a first radiator and a first water pump connected through a first coolant line and circulating a coolant in the first coolant line to cool at least one electrical component and at least one motor; a second cooling device including a second radiator and a second water pump connected through a second coolant line and circulating the coolant in the second coolant line; a battery module mounted on a battery coolant line selectively connectable to the second coolant line through a valve; and a chiller mounted on the battery coolant line and through which the coolant passes, connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioning device through a refrigerant connection line, and making the coolant which selectively flows exchange heat with a refrigerant supplied from the air conditioning device to control a temperature of the coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Yeon KIM, Kilwoo LEE, Wan Je CHO, Tae Hee KIM, Gun Goo LEE, Boram YANG, Yeon Ho KIM, Dong Seok OH, Su Whan KIM
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Publication number: 20200130456Abstract: A cooling module for a vehicle includes: a high temperature radiator including first and second header tanks into which a coolant flows and from which it is exhausted, and a plurality of tubes and heat radiating fins respectively interconnecting the first and second header tanks; a low temperature radiator including third and fourth header tanks into which a coolant flows and from which it is exhausted, and a plurality of tubes and heat radiating fins respectively interconnecting the third and fourth header tanks; and a condenser disposed at a side surface of the high temperature and low temperature radiators corresponding to the second and fourth header tanks to be respectively connected to the second and fourth header tanks and condensing a refrigerant flowing therein through heat exchange with a coolant supplied from the second and fourth header tanks.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yeon Ho KIM, Jae Yeon KIM, Wan Je CHO
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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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Patent number: 10619555Abstract: A pressure cap for a cooling system of a vehicle may include a reservoir fill port which is mounted at an upper portion of a reservoir in which cooling water is stored in a cooling system of the vehicle; an external cap for closing an upper end portion of the reservoir fill port; a pressure valve disposed in the reservoir fill port to allow the inside and the outside of the reservoir fill portion to fluidically-communicate with each other; a valve seal provided to allow the air to flow from the outside into the internal to the cooling system by being deformed when pressure in the internal to the cooling system is lower than a predetermined pressure; and a positive pressure spring elastically supporting the pressure valve such that the pressure valve closes the internal to the reservoir fill port.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong-Woong Cha, Joong-Su Yun, Wan-Je Cho