Patents by Inventor Woojong Kim

Woojong Kim 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: 12065951
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling an engine includes an engine jig configured to load the engine on which a pump sprocket, a cam sprocket, an auto tensioner, and an engine belt are preliminarily mounted. The apparatus includes: a pump sprocket fastening unit disposed on a first die disposed on a first side of the engine jig and configured to clamp and fully fasten the pump sprocket in order to fixedly mount the pump sprocket preliminarily mounted to the engine; a cam sprocket fastening unit disposed on the first die and configured to clamp, rotate, and fully fasten the cam sprocket in order to fixedly mount the cam sprocket preliminarily mounted to the engine; and an auto tensioner fastening unit disposed on the first die, and configured to clamp, rotate, and fully fasten the auto tensioner in order to fixedly mount the auto tensioner preliminarily mounted to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Yeop Lee, Chul Hyun Jang, Woojong Kim, Young Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20230330793
    Abstract: An engagement component supplying apparatus includes: i) a jig frame in which at least one driving unit is installed and which is configured to support an engagement target part and a corresponding part to be engaged each other through a plurality of engagement components; ii) an engagement component picking unit installed on the at least one driving unit through a mounting bracket and which is configured to pick the plurality of engagement components aligned at a predetermined position; and iii) an engagement component temporary engagement unit installed on the mounting bracket and which is configured to, while picking the plurality of engagement components picked by the engagement component picking unit one by one, temporarily engage the plurality of engagement components to a plurality of second engagement portions of the corresponding part through a plurality of first engagement portions of the engagement target part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jongmin Park, Jung Pyo Kim, Woojong Kim, Junhyeok Bae
  • Patent number: 11759897
    Abstract: A part assembling system of an automation line includes: a station frame in which a part assembling tool is installed and that includes at least one mounting part; at least one positioner mounted on the at least one mounting part; a part conveying pallet including at least one positioning pin coupled to the at least one positioner; and a moving carriage that transports the part conveying pallet to a predetermined position on a floor of a process work area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Junhyeok Bae, Seung Yeop Lee, Jung Pyo Kim, Woojong Kim, Jongmin Park
  • Publication number: 20230220790
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling an engine includes an engine jig configured to load the engine on which a pump sprocket, a cam sprocket, an auto tensioner, and an engine belt are preliminarily mounted. The apparatus includes: a pump sprocket fastening unit disposed on a first die disposed on a first side of the engine jig and configured to clamp and fully fasten the pump sprocket in order to fixedly mount the pump sprocket preliminarily mounted to the engine; a cam sprocket fastening unit disposed on the first die and configured to clamp, rotate, and fully fasten the cam sprocket in order to fixedly mount the cam sprocket preliminarily mounted to the engine; and an auto tensioner fastening unit disposed on the first die, and configured to clamp, rotate, and fully fasten the auto tensioner in order to fixedly mount the auto tensioner preliminarily mounted to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Yeop Lee, Chul Hyun Jang, Woojong Kim, Young Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20220324069
    Abstract: A part assembling system of an automation line includes: a station frame in which a part assembling tool is installed and that includes at least one mounting part; at least one positioner mounted on the at least one mounting part; a part conveying pallet including at least one positioning pin coupled to the at least one positioner; and a moving carriage that transports the part conveying pallet to a predetermined position on a floor of a process work area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Junhyeok Bae, Seung Yeop Lee, Jung Pyo Kim, Woojong Kim, Jongmin Park