Patents by Inventor Wu Hyun KIM
Wu Hyun 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).
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Patent number: 12172510Abstract: Disclosed is a high voltage battery mounting structure for a vehicle. In particular, the high voltage battery mounting structure includes: a battery case located below a vehicle body panel, a first engagement member fixed to the vehicle body panel, a second engagement member configured to pass through the battery case from a lower side to be coupled to the vehicle body panel by the medium of the first engagement member, and a third engagement member in which a hollow through which the second engagement member passes is provided and which is installed to support between an upper cover of the battery case and the vehicle body panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Wu Hyun Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Patent number: 12172511Abstract: A vehicle body includes: a vehicle panel spaced apart from a vehicle battery and protecting the vehicle battery; a top support disposed down through the vehicle panel from above and having a top support fixing portion; and a bottom support having a bottom support fixing portion. In particular, the top support connects the vehicle panel and a bush to each other, and the bottom support supports the top support and the bush connected to a cross member of a vehicle with respect to each other through coupling between the top support fixing portion and the bottom support fixing portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Wu Hyun Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Patent number: 11735793Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a battery pack which has an upper plate configured to have a seating surface, on which battery modules are seated, and a plurality of members configured to separate the seating surface of the upper plate into a plurality of regions. The method includes calculating height tolerances of the seating surface in the respective regions, determining application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions based on the calculated height tolerances in the respective regions, and applying the determined application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Jeong Hun Seo, Yun Ho Kim, Ji Woong Jung, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Wook Lee, In Gook Son, Wu Hyun Kim, Jae Hyeon Ju, Kang Won Lee, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Hwi Moon, Young O Lee, Jae Won Lee, Jae Ho Bae
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Publication number: 20220302491Abstract: A battery module is disclosed. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, which are stacked on one another so as to form a battery cell stack, a pair of end plates, which are respectively in surface contact with two ends of the battery cell stack in a stacking direction in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked on one another, and a first cover, which is disposed above the battery cell stack in a vertical direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells so as to cover one surface of the battery cell stack, wherein first ends of the pair of end plates extend further downwards than lower ends of the plurality of battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Wu Hyun Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Publication number: 20220266671Abstract: A vehicle body includes: a vehicle panel spaced apart from a vehicle battery and protecting the vehicle battery; a top support disposed down through the vehicle panel from above and having a top support fixing portion; and a bottom support having a bottom support fixing portion. In particular, the top support connects the vehicle panel and a bush to each other, and the bottom support supports the top support and the bush connected to a cross member of a vehicle with respect to each other through coupling between the top support fixing portion and the bottom support fixing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Wu Hyun Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Publication number: 20220219523Abstract: Disclosed is a high voltage battery mounting structure for a vehicle. In particular, the high voltage battery mounting structure includes: a battery case located below a vehicle body panel, a first engagement member fixed to the vehicle body panel, a second engagement member configured to pass through the battery case from a lower side to be coupled to the vehicle body panel by the medium of the first engagement member, and a third engagement member in which a hollow through which the second engagement member passes is provided and which is installed to support between an upper cover of the battery case and the vehicle body panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Wu Hyun Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Publication number: 20220190428Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a battery pack which has an upper plate configured to have a seating surface, on which battery modules are seated, and a plurality of members configured to separate the seating surface of the upper plate into a plurality of regions. The method includes calculating height tolerances of the seating surface in the respective regions, determining application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions based on the calculated height tolerances in the respective regions, and applying the determined application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hae Kyu LIM, Jeong Hun SEO, Yun Ho KIM, Ji Woong JUNG, Tae Hyuck KIM, Gyung Hoon SHIN, Jong Wook LEE, In Gook SON, Wu Hyun KIM, Jae Hyeon JU, Kang Won LEE, Yong Hwan CHOI, Yu Ri OH, Hwi MOON, Young O LEE, Jae Won LEE, Jae Ho BAE
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Publication number: 20220123415Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery module includes: forming a stacked structure by stacking a plurality of battery cell assemblies in a first direction; bringing a first end plate in surface contact with a first end of the stacked structure and bringing a second end plate in surface contact with a second of the stacked structure in the first direction; forming electrical connection by bonding electrodes of each battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to each other; and installing a first clamp and a second clamp across the stacked structure in the first direction, fixing first ends of the first clamp and the second clamp to the first end plate, and fixing second ends of the first clamp and the second clamp to the second end plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Gyung Hoon SHIN, Yong Hwan CHOI, Wu Hyun KIM, Yu Ri OH, Hae Kyu LIM, Ji Woong JUNG