Patents by Inventor Yong-Hwan Choi
Yong-Hwan 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).
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Patent number: 11502364Abstract: A battery assembly for a vehicle, may include a battery case including a front wall structure, a rear wall structure, and a pair of side walls connected to the front wall structure and the rear wall structure; and a battery cover with which a top portion of the battery case is covered, wherein the front wall includes a front flat wall and a pair of front inclined walls which are opposite on both sides of the front flat wall, and each front inclined wall is formed to be inclined from the front flat wall to a front end portion of a corresponding side wall among the pair of side walls.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Ji Woong Jung
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Publication number: 20220311042Abstract: A battery case includes an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion that are spaced apart from each other in vertical direction to form an inner space therebetween. Battery cells are stacked in the inner space in the vertical direction and a pressing portion is disposed in a first space between the upper plate portion and an uppermost one of the battery cells. The pressing portion presses the stacked battery cells downwards from above due to gravity. A damping portion is disposed in a second space between the upper plate portion and the upper surface of the pressing portion. The upper end of the damping portion is supported by the upper plate portion and the lower end of the damping portion supports the pressing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Kang Won Lee, Hong Seok Min, Byoung Cheon Jeong, Ho Taek Lee, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh
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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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Patent number: 11424499Abstract: A battery casing for a vehicle includes: a lower panel; a sidewall member provided on an upper surface of the lower panel along a perimeter of the lower panel and configured to house battery modules in an internal space thereof; a cooling unit provided under the lower panel and joined to a lower surface of the lower panel, with a cooling channel provided in the lower panel to cool the battery modules; and a protective panel provided under the cooling unit and configured to protect the battery modules.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong Hwan Choi, Gyung Hoon Shin, Ji Woong Jung, Hae Kyu Lim
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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: 20220190430Abstract: A battery pack includes: a battery module assembly including a plurality of battery modules; and a case in which the battery module assembly is seated, wherein each battery module includes a laminated structure including a plurality of laminated battery cells and a cover disposed on a first side or a second side of the laminated structure and configured to cover the laminated structure, the cover includes a cover surface facing the laminated structure, and a first fastening part and a second fastening part, each the first and second fastening parts projecting in opposite directions and formed to project further than a side surface of the laminated structure from the cover surface in a direction in which the battery cells are laminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Yu Ri OH, Yong Hwan CHOI, Gyung Hoon SHIN, Hae Kyu LIM, Ji Woong JUNG
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Publication number: 20220144060Abstract: A structure for fastening a battery to a vehicle includes: a carrier part including a pair of first members that is disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and bonded to both sides of a vehicle body, respectively, and a plurality of second members the pair of first members in contact with the pair of first members; and a battery having a case that houses a plurality of battery cells, in which a part of the case is connected to the first member, and the other part of the case is connected to the second member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Gyung Hoon SHIN, Yong Hwan CHOI, Yu Ri OH, Tae Hyuck KIM, Hae Kyu LIM, Ji Woong JUNG
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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
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Publication number: 20220118838Abstract: A battery module includes: a stacked structure including a plurality of stacked battery cells; and a front cover and a rear cover respectively disposed on a front side and a rear side of the stacked structure, configured to cover the stacked structure, and including a cover surface facing the stacked structure, a first fastening portion laterally protruding from a first side of the stacked structure in a stacking direction of the plurality of stacked battery cells, and a second fastening portion laterally protruding from a second side of the stacked structure in the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Ji Woong JUNG, Yong Hwan CHOI, Yu Ri OH, Tae Hyuck KIM, Gyung Hoon SHIN, Hae Kyu LIM
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Publication number: 20220109179Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction and including electrodes arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a pair of end plates that are respectively surface-bonded to opposite ends of a stacked structure of the plurality of battery cells in the first direction, a first clamp including opposite ends that are respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across a surface of the stacked structure, and a second clamp including opposite ends that are respectively bonded to the pair of end plates across a surface of the stacked structure, which faces the surface adjacent to the first clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yong Hwan CHOI, Yu Ri OH, Gyung Hoon SHIN, Hae Kyu LIM, Ji Woong JUNG
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Patent number: 11291936Abstract: A strainer for a fuel pump according to the present invention includes: a communicating pipe including a flow path formed to communicate with a fuel inlet of the fuel pump; a filter including an internal space in which a fuel flows and coupled to the communicating pipe so that the internal space communicates with the communicating pipe; and a rib disposed in the filter and coupled to the communicating pipe, in which the filter includes a first filtering portion extending in a length direction with respect to the communicating pipe, a connecting portion extending in a width direction at an edge of the first filtering portion, and a second filtering portion extending in the length direction at the connecting portion and spaced apart from the first filtering portion in the width direction. Therefore, the strainer may have a relatively large filtering area and a small size.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: COAVISInventors: Joon Seup Kim, Yong Hwan Choi, Ku Sung Kwon, Jong Hyuk Yoon, Jin Kyu Choi, Jeong Sik Kim, Dong Heon Mo
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Publication number: 20220094006Abstract: A high-voltage battery pack for a vehicle includes: an upper case; a lower case; a plurality of battery modules mounted on the lower case; a busbar disposed on an upper side of the plurality of battery modules and electrically connecting the plurality of battery modules; and a plurality of first elastic pads coupled to the busbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon SHIN, Yong Hwan CHOI, Yu Ri OH, Tae Hyuck KIM, Hae Kyu LIM, Ji Woong JUNG
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Patent number: 11283127Abstract: A battery pack is provided and includes a battery module that has a plurality of stacked battery cells and an end cover disposed on an outer side to face an outermost battery cell. A case having a receiving space accommodates the battery module and the receiving space has a side wall facing the end cover. A surface pressure patch is disposed between the end cover of the battery module and the side wall which are disposed in the receiving space, and is configured to apply a pressure to an inside of the battery module when an interval between the end cover and the side wall is closer to a predetermined interval due to swelling of the battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Yong Hwan Choi, Tae Hyuck Kim, Yong Jin Lee
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Publication number: 20220063390Abstract: A battery case for a vehicle includes a lower panel supporting lower sides of a plurality of battery modules, the lower panel including a sidewall bent and extending upwards from the lower panel, a side member surrounding and supporting the sidewall of the lower panel to protect side surfaces of the battery modules, and a plurality of reinforcing members, each of which is disposed between neighboring ones of the battery modules such that two opposite ends of the reinforcing members are coupled to and supported by the sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Chan Hoon Park, Yong Hwan Choi
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Publication number: 20220069403Abstract: A battery casing contains a high-voltage battery. Load paths are formed around a high-voltage connector in the occurrence of collision in order to prevent the high-voltage connector from being damaged. Portions including the surroundings of the high-voltage connector have strength against collision, thereby ensuring reliability against collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung, In Gook Son, Gyung Hoon Shin, Yu Ri Oh, Jong Wook Lee, Yong Hwan Choi, Tae Hyuck Kim
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Publication number: 20220069405Abstract: A battery installation structure for a vehicle includes a case, configured to allow a plurality of battery modules to be mounted in the case, and a pack end plate mounted so as to form a shock-absorbing space between a wall surface of the case and one end of each of the plurality of battery modules that is parallel to and faces the wall surface, among two opposite ends of each of the plurality of battery modules in a stacking direction of battery cells, the shock-absorbing space including a slanted surface slanted with respect to the wall surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventor: Yong Hwan Choi
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Patent number: 11245151Abstract: A battery module is provided that includes a module frame having a top and sides that extend down from two sides of the top. A cell-stacking structure is disposed between the sides of the module frame and include a plurality of stacked battery cells. A bottom plate is disposed under the cell-stacking structure and is bonded to the lower ends of the sides of the module frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Yun Ho Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Yong Hwan Choi
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Patent number: 11245820Abstract: A camera module provided in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise an image sensor that comprises a first area which receives an external light and on which an image is formed and a second area which surrounds the first area; and a shielding member that is disposed on the image sensor, corresponds to the second area, and shields electromagnetic waves which are emitted from the image sensor or emitted from the electronic component of the electronic device and introduced into the image sensor. In addition to this embodiment, various embodiments are possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Man-Ho Kim, Hwa-Joong Jung, Tae-Yun Kim, Joong-Wan Park, Yong-Hwan Choi, Ki-Huk Lee