Patents by Inventor Yeon-Muk CHOI

Yeon-Muk CHOI 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: 11183351
    Abstract: A relay device includes an electronic block configured to selectively generate an electromagnetic force by means of a coil; two fixed contact point terminals at which fixed contact points are respectively installed; a movable contact point assembly having a movable contact point installed at a front end thereof, the movable contact point being fluctuated by the electromagnetic force to be contacted with or separated from the fixed contact points; and a base block configured to hold the electronic block, the fixed contact point terminals and the movable contact point assembly, which are accommodated in a cover. An entire space inside the cover is divided into two regions based on a contact surface between the fixed contact point and the fixed contact point terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Yoon Lim, Yeon-Muk Choi
  • Patent number: 10931184
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator having at least one excitation coil and at least one output coil, and a rotor disposed at a center space in the stator with a predetermined gap from the stator, the rotor rotating based on a rotary shaft to change a gap permeance with respect to the stator, wherein an area ratio (Ar/As) between the stator and the rotor satisfies Equation 1 below to prevent magnetic saturation of the resolver, improve measurement precision and reduce manufacture costs without increasing a size or weight of the resolver: 0.22?Ar/As?0.37??Equation 1 where As represents a sectional area of the stator, and Ar represents a sectional area of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-Wook Lee, Byung-Cheol Na, Da-Hee Sim, Won-Yong Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi
  • Patent number: 10677613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator made of a magnetic material and having a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots alternately formed at an inner side thereof; insulation covers respectively having a tooth insulating unit formed at an inner side thereof corresponding to the teeth and mounted to the stator at both upper and lower surfaces of the stator; and coils wound on the teeth with the tooth insulating unit being interposed therebetween, wherein a coil occupying ratio per slot, which is defined by the following equation and represents a ratio of area occupied by the coils in a slot to which the insulation covers are fixed, is 35% or below: Coil occupying ratio per slot=(area occupied by coils in a single slot)/(area of a single slot)??Equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Yong Lee, Byung-Cheol Na, Da-Hee Sim, Seong-Wook Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi
  • Patent number: 10655987
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver robust against external noise and having a reduced error in the detection of a rotation angle, which includes a stator made of a magnetic material and having a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots alternately formed at an inner side thereof, insulation covers respectively having a tooth insulating unit formed at an inner side thereof corresponding to the teeth and mounted to the stator at both upper and lower surfaces of the stator, and coils wound on the teeth with the tooth insulating unit being interposed therebetween, wherein regarding winding widths of coils located at an outermost circumference among the wound coils, a ratio of a shortest winding width to a longest winding width is 0.69 or above and 1 or below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Yong Lee, Byung-Cheol Na, Da-Hee Sim, Seong-Wook Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi
  • Patent number: 10634518
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator having at least one excitation coil and at least one output coil, and a rotor disposed at a center space in the stator with a predetermined gap from the stator, the rotor rotating based on a rotary shaft to change a gap permeance with respect to the stator, wherein the stator includes a back yoke having a ring-shaped body, and a plurality of teeth formed at an inner circumference of the back yoke so that the excitation coil and the output coil are wound thereon, wherein the rotor includes a ring-shaped body having a center hole into which the rotary shaft is inserted, and a plurality of salient poles formed at an outer circumference of the ring-shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da-Hee Sim, Byung-Cheol Na, Seong-Wook Lee, Won-Yong Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi
  • Patent number: 10523093
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator having at least one excitation coil and at least one output coil, and a rotor disposed at a center space in the stator with a predetermined gap from the stator, the rotor rotating based on a rotary shaft to change a gap permeance with respect to the stator, wherein a thickness (tr) of the rotor and a thickness (ts) of the stator satisfies the equation: tr?ts?0.7 [mm], thereby efficiently offsetting an influence caused by an assembly error, which is commonly generated when assembling a resolver, improving the measurement precision, facilitating a resolver designing work and reducing manufacture costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Yong Lee, Byung-Cheol Na, Da-Hee Sim, Seong-Wook Lee, Yeon-Muk Choi
  • Publication number: 20190304723
    Abstract: A relay device includes an electronic block configured to selectively generate an electromagnetic force by means of a coil; two fixed contact point terminals at which fixed contact points are respectively installed; a movable contact point assembly having a movable contact point installed at a front end thereof, the movable contact point being fluctuated by the electromagnetic force to be contacted with or separated from the fixed contact points; and a base block configured to hold the electronic block, the fixed contact point terminals and the movable contact point assembly, which are accommodated in a cover. An entire space inside the cover is divided into two regions based on a contact surface between the fixed contact point and the fixed contact point terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Yoon LIM, Yeon-Muk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190058376
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator having at least one excitation coil and at least one output coil, and a rotor disposed at a center space in the stator with a predetermined gap from the stator, the rotor rotating based on a rotary shaft to change a gap permeance with respect to the stator, wherein a thickness (tr) of the rotor and a thickness (ts) of the stator satisfies the equation: tr?ts?0.7 [mm], thereby efficiently offsetting an influence caused by an assembly error, which is commonly generated when assembling a resolver, improving the measurement precision, facilitating a resolver designing work and reducing manufacture costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: LS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Yong LEE, Byung-Cheol NA, Da-Hee SIM, Seong-Wook LEE, Yeon-Muk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180316253
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator having at least one excitation coil and at least one output coil, and a rotor disposed at a center space in the stator with a predetermined gap from the stator, the rotor rotating based on a rotary shaft to change a gap permeance with respect to the stator, wherein an area ratio (As/Ar) between the stator and the rotor satisfies Equation 1 below to prevent magnetic saturation of the resolver, improve measurement precision and reduce manufacture costs without increasing a size or weight of the resolver: 0.22?As/Ar?0.37??Equation 1 where As represents a sectional area of the stator, and Ar represents a sectional area of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Seong-Wook LEE, Byung-Cheol NA, Da-Hee SIM, Won-Yong LEE, Yeon-Muk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180313668
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator having at least one excitation coil and at least one output coil, and a rotor disposed at a center space in the stator with a predetermined gap from the stator, the rotor rotating based on a rotary shaft to change a gap permeance with respect to the stator, wherein the stator includes a back yoke having a ring-shaped body, and a plurality of teeth formed at an inner circumference of the back yoke so that the excitation coil and the output coil are wound thereon, wherein the rotor includes a ring-shaped body having a center hole into which the rotary shaft is inserted, and a plurality of salient poles formed at an outer circumference of the ring-shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Da-Hee SIM, Byung-Cheol NA, Seong-Wook LEE, Won-Yong LEE, Yeon-Muk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180313667
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver, which includes a stator made of a magnetic material and having a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots alternately formed at an inner side thereof; insulation covers respectively having a tooth insulating unit formed at an inner side thereof corresponding to the teeth and mounted to the stator at both upper and lower surfaces of the stator; and coils wound on the teeth with the tooth insulating unit being interposed therebetween, wherein a coil occupying ratio per slot, which is defined by the following equation and represents a ratio of area occupied by the coils in a slot to which the insulation covers are fixed, is 35% or below: Coil occupying ratio per slot=(area occupied by coils in a single slot)/(area of a single slot).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Won-Yong LEE, Byung-Cheol NA, Da-Hee SIM, Seong-Wook LEE, Yeon-Muk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180306604
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resolver robust against external noise and having a reduced error in the detection of a rotation angle, which includes a stator made of a magnetic material and having a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots alternately formed at an inner side thereof, insulation covers respectively having a tooth insulating unit formed at an inner side thereof corresponding to the teeth and mounted to the stator at both upper and lower surfaces of the stator, and coils wound on the teeth with the tooth insulating unit being interposed therebetween, wherein regarding winding widths of coils located at an outermost circumference among the wound coils, a ratio of a shortest winding width to a longest winding width is 0.69 or above and 1 or below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Won-Yong LEE, Byung-Cheol NA, Da-Hee SIM, Seong-Wook LEE, Yeon-Muk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180127026
    Abstract: Disclosed is a steering angle detecting apparatus, which detects a rotation angle of a steering wheel, and the apparatus includes a main gear configured to rotate in association with a steering shaft connected to the steering wheel, and a plurality of sub gears respectively having a magnet and configured to rotate in engagement with the main gear, wherein a triangle obtained by connecting centers of the main gear and the plurality of sub gears has an area of 334 mm2 or above and 528 mm2 or below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Tae-Woo KIM, Byung-Cheol NA, Jin-Kyu SHIN, Tae-Hong JUNG, Yeon-Muk CHOI