Patents by Inventor Yeon-Man Jeong
Yeon-Man Jeong 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: 20250183401Abstract: An embodiment battery housing includes a base plate disposed on a lower side of a battery module and configured to support the battery module and a support member supported by the base plate to define an accommodation space for accommodating the battery module and defining a cooling water channel in which cooling water configured to cool the battery module flows in an interior thereof, wherein the cooling water channel includes a first cooling water channel communicated with an introduction hole through which the cooling water flows into the support member and a second cooling water channel communicated with a discharge hole through which the cooling water flowing in the first cooling water channel is discharged from the support member after circulating, wherein the second cooling water channel is disposed on an upper side of the first cooling water channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2024Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventor: Yeon Man Jeong
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Patent number: 12176558Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction and configured to form a stacked structure. In particular, some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells are coated with hot melt respectively interposed between some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to fix the battery cells. The battery module further includes a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of the stacked structure; and a pair of bus bar assemblies arranged at opposite ends of the stacked structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to connect electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at opposite ends in the second direction to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: In Gook Son, Yun Ho Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Patent number: 12170384Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, and each battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates, each end plate of the pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure, respectively, in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies. In particular, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies is disposed at the first end and the second end of the laminated structure, respectively, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Patent number: 12009536Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other in a first direction and forming a stacked structure; a pair of end plates in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the stacked structure in the first direction; a pair of bus bar assemblies disposed at the first and second ends of the stacked structure in a second direction and bonding electrodes of the battery cells; a first cover covering a surface of the stacked structure in a third direction; a first clamp including a first and a second ends respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across an outer surface of the first cover; and a second clamp including a first and a second ends respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across a surface, facing a surface on which the first cover is disposed, of the stacked structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong
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Publication number: 20240123814Abstract: A control valve includes a valve housing, a first inlet port and a second inlet port that are formed on the valve housing and through which a coolant is drawn, a first outlet port and a second outlet port that are formed on the valve housing and through which the coolant is discharged, and a ball valve rotatably disposed within the valve housing, and configured to fluidically communicate the first inlet port and the first outlet port and fluidically communicate the second inlet port and the second outlet port, or fluidically communicate the first inlet port and the second outlet port and fluidically communicate the second inlet port and the first outlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Yeon Man Jeong, Kyung-Hwan Kim
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Publication number: 20240030560Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, and each battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates, each end plate of the pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure, respectively, in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies. In particular, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies is disposed at the first end and the second end of the laminated structure, respectively, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Publication number: 20240006698Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction and configured to form a stacked structure. In particular, some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells are coated with hot melt respectively interposed between some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to fix the battery cells. The battery module further includes a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of the stacked structure; and a pair of bus bar assemblies arranged at opposite ends of the stacked structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to connect electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at opposite ends in the second direction to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: In Gook Son, Yun Ho Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Patent number: 11817602Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies disposed at the first and the second ends of the laminated assembly in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies including a busbar configured to mutually join electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at the first and the second ends of the laminated structure in the second direction, a circuit board on which an electrical connection to the busbar is formed, and a connector installed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the busbar assembly through the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Patent number: 11799160Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction, hot melt being coated and fixing between at least some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, and a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of a stacked structure in which the plurality of battery cells is stacked and fix a distance therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: In Gook Son, Yun Ho Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Publication number: 20230182524Abstract: Provided is a battery cooling system of a vehicle, the battery cooling system including: a battery, a battery chiller connected to the battery, a first pump mounted such that a refrigerant cooled at the battery chiller is circulated to the battery, a radiator mounted such that the radiator is connected to or disconnected from the battery, a second pump mounted such that the refrigerant cooled at the radiator is circulated to the battery, and a switching valve provided to switch a state in which a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet of the battery are respectively connected to a refrigerant outlet and a refrigerant inlet of the radiator, and a state in which the battery is disconnected from the radiator and only the refrigerant cooled at the battery chiller is circulated to the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Seung Woo Yang, Yeon Man Jeong
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Patent number: 11331979Abstract: A cooling system for an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The system includes an electronic component cooling device that cools an electronic component of an eco-friendly vehicle and a battery cooling device that cools a battery installed within the eco-friendly vehicle. A connector connects the electronic component cooling device and the battery cooling device with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Yeon Man Jeong
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Publication number: 20220123400Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other in a first direction and forming a stacked structure; a pair of end plates in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the stacked structure in the first direction; a pair of bus bar assemblies disposed at the first and second ends of the stacked structure in a second direction and bonding electrodes of the battery cells; a first cover covering a surface of the stacked structure in a third direction; a first clamp including a first and a second ends respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across an outer surface of the first cover; and a second clamp including a first and a second ends respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across a surface, facing a surface on which the first cover is disposed, of the stacked structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Tae Hyuck KIM, Yun Ho KIM, In Gook SON, Jong Wook LEE, Yeon Man JEONG
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Publication number: 20220102798Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction, hot melt being coated and fixing between at least some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, and a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of a stacked structure in which the plurality of battery cells is stacked and fix a distance therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: In Gook SON, Yun Ho KIM, Jong Wook LEE, Yeon Man JEONG, Tae Hyuck KIM
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Publication number: 20220094022Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies disposed at the first and the second ends of the laminated assembly in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies including a busbar configured to mutually join electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at the first and the second ends of the laminated structure in the second direction, a circuit board on which an electrical connection to the busbar is formed, and a connector installed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the busbar assembly through the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Yun Ho KIM, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Publication number: 20220085447Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same are disclosed. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, which are stacked in a first direction, and a pair of end plates, which are in contact with two ends of the stacked structure, in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked, in the first direction, wherein at least one end plate is spaced apart from the stacked structure by a predetermined distance to define a fitting space into which a temperature sensor is fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Wook LEE, Yun Ho KIM, In Gook SON, Yeon Man JEONG, Tae Hyuck KIM
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Patent number: 11247528Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system for significantly improving thermal management performance includes a first group including a battery, a second group including one or more power electronics (PE) components, a plurality of cooling lines in thermal communication with an air-cooled radiator, and a six-way valve. The six-way valve includes a housing having a plurality of inlets and a plurality of outlets, a valve member mounted to be rotatable in the housing, and an actuator driving the valve member. The housing has a plurality of passages allowing the plurality of inlets to selectively communicate with the plurality of outlets by rotation of the valve member. In addition, the plurality of passages include a plurality of inner passages formed in an interior space of the housing, and a plurality of outer passages formed in an exterior space of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Wan Han, Joo Yeon Kim, Yeon Man Jeong
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Patent number: 10818986Abstract: A battery-cooling device for a vehicle is provided. The device includes a plurality of frames provided with battery cells mounted thereto and having apertures provided in opposite side surfaces of lower ends of the frames. A pipe is inserted through the apertures. A coolant inlet is mounted on a first side surface of a lower end of each of the plurality of frames and communicates with a first end of the pipe. A coolant is introduced into the coolant inlet. Additionally, a coolant outlet is mounted on a second side surface of the lower end of each of the plurality of frames and communicates with a second end of the pipe. The coolant is then discharged from the coolant outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Yong Hwan Choi, Yong Jae Kim, Yeon Man Jeong, Yong Jin Lee
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Publication number: 20200274214Abstract: A cooling system of an electric vehicle includes: an integral valve with one or more coolant inlets and two or more coolant outlets, and which selectively discharges coolant through one of the coolant outlets; coolant paths that are connected with each other such that the coolant discharged through one of the coolant outlets is introduced back into the integral valve through the one or more coolant inlets after being supplied to a portion where coolant circulation is required; and a temperature controller that selectively controls a temperature of the coolant. The integral valve, at least a portion of the plurality of coolant paths, and the temperature controller may form one valve module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Kyeongho Kim, Danghee Park, Jiwoong Jung, Yeon Man Jeong, Seungyeon Han
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Publication number: 20200180393Abstract: A cooling system for an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The system includes an electronic component cooling device that cools an electronic component of an eco-friendly vehicle and a battery cooling device that cools a battery installed within the eco-friendly vehicle. A connector connects the electronic component cooling device and the battery cooling device with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventor: Yeon Man Jeong
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Publication number: 20200171914Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system for significantly improving thermal management performance includes a first group including a battery, a second group including one or more power electronics (PE) components, a plurality of cooling lines in thermal communication with an air-cooled radiator, and a six-way valve. The six-way valve includes a housing having a plurality of inlets and a plurality of outlets, a valve member mounted to be rotatable in the housing, and an actuator driving the valve member. The housing has a plurality of passages allowing the plurality of inlets to selectively communicate with the plurality of outlets by rotation of the valve member. In addition, the plurality of passages include a plurality of inner passages formed in an interior space of the housing, and a plurality of outer passages formed in an exterior space of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Wan Han, Joo Yeon Kim, Yeon Man Jeong