Patents by Inventor Woo-Jin Cha

Woo-Jin Cha 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: 8051965
    Abstract: A clutch actuator is configured to change operational force applied to a clutch in cases that a worm wheel is rotated by a motor. The clutch actuator may include a motor provided with a rotatable worm shaft, a screw thread formed along an exterior circumference of the worm shaft, a worm wheel provided with a worm gear engaging the screw thread, and a cam recess, an operation rod mounted to the worm wheel, the operation rod configured to engage or release a clutch, and a rotatable operation unit disposed within the cam recess, and configured to apply elastic force to the worm wheel. Methods of using the clutch actuator are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Mobis
    Inventors: Il Soo Kim, Sang Chul Park, Jeong Heon Kam Song, Han Ho Hwang, Woo Jin Cha, Kwang Soo Nam, Young Kwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20090229392
    Abstract: A clutch actuator assembly may include a motor provided with a rotatable worm shaft, a screw thread being formed at an exterior circumference of the worm shaft; a worm wheel having a disk shape, and provided with a worm gear engaged to the screw thread and first and second guiding holes; an operation unit mounted in the first and second guiding holes in order to move toward a radial direction of the worm wheel; and an upper body provided with a fork, and engaging or releasing a clutch by upward and downward movements of the fork corresponding to a movement of the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOBIS
    Inventors: II Soo KIM, Sang Chul Park, Jeong Heon Kam, Han Ho Hwang, Woo Jin Cha, Kwang Soo Nam, Young Kwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20090229943
    Abstract: A clutch actuator is configured to change operational force applied to a clutch in cases that a worm wheel is rotated by a motor. The clutch actuator may include a motor provided with a rotatable worm shaft, a screw thread formed along an exterior circumference of the worm shaft, a worm wheel provided with a worm gear engaging the screw thread, and a cam recess, an operation rod mounted to the worm wheel, the operation rod configured to engage or release a clutch, and/or a rotatable operation unit disposed within the cam recess, and configured to apply elastic force to the worm wheel. Methods of using the clutch actuator are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Mobis
    Inventors: IL Soo Kim, Sang Chul Park, Jeong Heon Kam, Han Ho Hwang, Woo Jin Cha, Kwang Soo Nam, Young Kwang Kim
  • Patent number: 7258354
    Abstract: An integrated steering gear and frame structure is designed to modularize a sub-frame as a suspension system and a steering gear as a steering system. Thus, a separate assembly process for the sub-frame and the steering gear is not required, so that a production process can be simplified and an assembly capability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Jung Kim, Woo-Jin Cha
  • Publication number: 20050116434
    Abstract: An integrated steering gear and frame structure is designed to modularize a sub-frame as a suspension system and a steering gear as a steering system. Thus, a separate assembly process for the sub-frame and the steering gear is not required, so that a production process can be simplified and an assembly capability can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Dae-Jung Kim, Woo-Jin Cha