Patents by Inventor Woo Jin Chang

Woo Jin Chang 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: 20170268619
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the second shaft and the third shaft, and directly connected to the input shaft, a sixth shaft connected to the ninth rotation element, a seventh shaft connected to the tenth rotation element, and an eighth shaft connected to the eleventh rotation element, selectively connectable to the sixth shaft, and directly connected to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Woo Jin CHANG, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Seong Wook HWANG, Seongwook JI
  • Publication number: 20170268627
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the input shaft, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft directly connected to the input shaft, a third shaft directly connected to the output shaft, a fourth shaft, a fifth shaft, a sixth shaft selectively connectable to the first shaft, a seventh shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the first shaft and the fourth shaft, an eighth shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the fifth shaft and the sixth shaft, and a ninth shaft directly connected to a transmission housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook Ji, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jae Chang Kook
  • Publication number: 20170268632
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque, four planetary gear sets, and eight shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Wookjin Jang, Seongwook Ji
  • Publication number: 20170268635
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, and selectively connectable to a transmission housing, a fourth shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a fifth shaft directly connected to the output shaft, a sixth shaft, and a seventh shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Seongwook JI, Woochurl SON, Hyun Sik KWON, Woo Jin CHANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Wonmin CHO
  • Publication number: 20170268617
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a fourth shaft, a fifth shaft, a sixth shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and a seventh shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Seong Wook HWANG, Woochurl SON, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Woo Jin CHANG, Wookjin JANG, Seongwook JI
  • Publication number: 20170268613
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of a transmission for vehicles is provided. The planetary gear train includes an input shaft that receives power of an engine, an output shaft that outputs power, and four planetary gear sets each including three rotary elements. Additionally, multiple shafts are selectively and directly connected to the rotary elements to thus achieve a shift-stage of at least ten forward speeds or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Seongwook JI, Seong Wook Hwang, Woochurl Son, Hyun Sik Kwon, Woo Jin Chang, Jae Chang Kook, Wonmin Cho
  • Publication number: 20170268631
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft from an engine, an output shaft, and first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets each including three rotation elements. The gear train also includes eight shafts for selectively connecting the planetary gear sets and the input and output shafts in various configurations to achieve at least ten forward speeds and at least four reverse speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji, Woo Jin Chang, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Ki Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20170268620
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicle may include an input shaft receiving power of an engine, an output shaft outputting shifted power of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft directly connected with the input shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft selectively connectable to the third shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable with the third shaft, a sixth shaft, a seventh shaft directly connected with a transmission housing, an eighth shaft selectively connectable with each of the fifth shaft and the sixth shaft, and a ninth shaft selectively connectable with the fifth shaft, and directly connected with the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook JI, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jae Chang KOOK
  • Publication number: 20170261071
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting changed torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements. The planetary gear train improves power delivery performance and fuel economy by achieving at least ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage, and widens gear ratio span and secures linearity of step ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jong Soo KIM, Jinseok KIM, Jae Chang KOOK, Dong Hwan HWANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jong Sool PARK, Kyeong Hun LEE, Tae Whan KIM
  • Publication number: 20170261072
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle. The planetary gear train may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting changed torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jong Soo KIM, Jinseok KIM, Jae Chang KOOK, Dong Hwan HWANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jong Sool PARK, Kyeong Hun LEE, Tae Whan KIM
  • Publication number: 20170261076
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle to perform ten or more forward speeds and one or more reverse speed. The planetary gear train includes: an input shaft, an output shaft, three planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and seven control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotational elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Seongwook JI, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jae Chang KOOK
  • Publication number: 20170261070
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting changed torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements. The planetary gear train improves power delivery performance and fuel economy by achieving at least ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage, and widens gear ratio span and secures linearity of step ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jong Soo KIM, Jinseok KIM, Jae Chang KOOK, Dong Hwan HWANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jong Sool PARK, Kyeong Hun LEE, Tae Whan KIM
  • Publication number: 20170261074
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle. The planetary gear train may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting changed torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jong Soo KIM, Jinseok KIM, Jae Chang KOOK, Dong Hwan HWANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jong Sool PARK, Kyeong Hun LEE, Tae Whan KIM
  • Publication number: 20170261073
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle. The planetary gear train may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting changed torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jong Soo KIM, Jinseok KIM, Jae Chang KOOK, Dong Hwan HWANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Woo Jin CHANG, Seongwook JI, Chon Ok KIM, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Jong Sool PARK, Kyeong Hun LEE, Tae Whan KIM
  • Patent number: 9752661
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotational elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji, Woo Jin Chang, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9726258
    Abstract: A multi stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft and an output shaft; first to third planetary gear device provided to transfer a torque between the input shaft and the output shaft and each including three rotating elements; and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotating elements of the first to third planetary gear devices, wherein the first planetary gear device has a first rotating element continuously connected to the input shaft and variably connected to a third rotating element of the third planetary gear device, a second rotating element fixedly installed by any one of the shifting elements and variably connected to the third rotating element of the third planetary gear device, and a third rotating element variably connected to a first rotating element of the second planetary gear device and continuously connected to a first rotating element of the third planetary gear device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seong Wook Ji, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Won Min Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Jae Chang Kook
  • Publication number: 20170166042
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft directly connected to an engine, a second input shaft selectively receiving torque of the engine through a first clutch, a third input shaft selectively receiving the torque of the engine through a second clutch, an intermediate shaft disposed in parallel with the first, second, and third input shafts, a transfer gear fixedly disposed on the intermediate shaft, an first shifting member outputting first and second preliminarily shifted torques, an second shifting member outputting third and fourth preliminarily shifted torques, a third shifting member outputting eight forward speed stage stages and one reverse speed stage, and an auxiliary power source disposed on a supply of the torque transmitted from the first shifting member and the second shifting member to the third shifting member and supplying torque to the third shifting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Wonmin CHO, Seong Wook HWANG, Yong Uk SHIN, Seongwook JI, Woochurl SON, Hyun Sik KWON, Ki Been LIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Jae Chang KOOK, Ki Tae KIM
  • Publication number: 20170159775
    Abstract: Nine or more forward speeds and at least one reverse speed is achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotation elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotation elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: JAE CHANG KOOK, SEONGWOOK JI, WOOCHURL SON, HYUN SIK KWON, WOO JIN CHANG, SEONG WOOK HWANG, WONMIN CHO
  • Publication number: 20170159765
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements, and six friction elements selectively connecting the rotation elements, or selectively connecting at least one of the rotation elements and a transmission housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Seong Wook Hwang, Woo Jin Chang, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Wookjin Jang, Seongwook Ji
  • Publication number: 20170159779
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle includes a first input shaft directly connected to an engine, a second input shaft enclosing the first input shaft and rotating independently from the first input shaft and selectively receiving torque of the engine through a first clutch, a third input shaft enclosing the second input shaft and rotating independently from with the second input shaft and selectively receiving the torque of the engine through a second clutch, an intermediate shaft disposed in parallel with the first, second and third input shafts, a transfer gear fixedly disposed on the intermediate shaft and outputting torque of the intermediate shaft, a first shifting member, a second shifting member, and a third shifting member for changing the torque of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Seong Wook HWANG, Yong Uk SHIN, Seongwook JI, Woochurl SON, Wonmin CHO, Hyun Sik KWON, Ki Been LIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Jae Chang KOOK, Ki Tae KIM