Patents by Inventor Yong Uk Shin

Yong Uk Shin 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: 10697538
    Abstract: A torque converter system of a vehicle for delivering an input torque to a transmission may include a front cover of a torque converter receiving the input torque through a torque receiving shaft, an impeller of the torque converter receiving the input torque through the front cover, a turbine of the torque converter disposed opposed to and coaxially with the impeller and rotated by an operation fluid supplied from the impeller thereby driving a transmission input shaft, a reactor of the torque converter disposed between the impeller and the turbine and redirecting the operation fluid from the turbine toward the impeller, and a lock-up clutch disposed inside a transmission to selectively connecting the front cover and the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Seong Wook Hwang, Minho Chae, Chon Ok Kim, Hyun Sik Kwon, Sun Sung Kwon, Seongwook Ji
  • Publication number: 20200182307
    Abstract: A synchronizer apparatus for a transmission includes: first and second shifting gears rotatable on an output shaft; a hub spline-coupled with the output shaft and having a slope portion having slanted surfaces; a sleeve spline-coupled with the hub; a key coupled with a recess of a slope portion; first and second clutch gears disposed between the hub and shifting gears; first and second outer rings and first and second inner rings disposed between the hub and clutch gears; first and second synchronizer cones disposed between the first inner and outer rings and the second inner and outer rings; a poppet ball unit disposed at the sleeve and contacting the key through a poppet ball; first and second push blocks disposed at the slanted surfaces; and first and second push springs inserted in spring holes formed at the push blocks to force push blocks to the slanted surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chon Ok KIM, Yong Uk SHIN, Woochurl SON, Soonki EO, Woo Jin CHANG, Sun Sung KWON, Minho CHAE
  • Publication number: 20200171931
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle includes: a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotary elements; a first shaft fixedly connected to an output shaft of an engine; a second shaft fixedly connected to the first rotary element and a first motor/generator; a third shaft receiving rotational power from the first shaft; a fourth shaft selectively connected with the first shaft, and the fourth shaft selectively receiving rotational power from the first shaft or from the third rotary element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected to a second motor/generator; and a sixth shaft transmitting rotational power transmitted from the fifth shaft to a final reduction gear of the differential gear. In particular, the six shafts are connected to external gears mutually by four gear sets so that rotational power is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wonmin CHO, Kijong PARK, Yong Uk SHIN, Seongwook JI, Woochurl SON, Ki Been LIM, Ki Dong KIM, Woo Jin CHANG, Seong Wook HWANG, Ki Tae KIM
  • Patent number: 10668797
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft directly connected with a motor/generator, second and third input shafts and torque mediating shaft coaxial and selectively connected with the first input shaft, a first intermediate shaft and first and second idle shafts in parallel with the first input shaft, a second intermediate shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, and selectively connected with a transmission housing, an output shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, and coaxial and selectively connected with the second intermediate shaft, a first shifting section including six gear sets, selectively receiving torque through the first and third input shafts, and outputting intermediate shift-stages, and a second shifting section including a planetary gear set, forming an output torque by combination torques from the first shifting section and the second input shaft, and outputting the output torque to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minho Chae, Woochurl Son, Sun Sung Kwon, Seong Wook Hwang, Kijong Park, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji, Ki Tae Kim, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ilhan Yoo, Juhyeon Park, Cheol Ho Jang, Dongwoo Kim, Hye Jin Lim, Soonki Eo, Ki Dong Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Yong Sug Choi, Young Chan Gweon
  • Patent number: 10668915
    Abstract: A transmission for an electric vehicle, may include a concentric deceleration device for receiving power from a motor shaft and for decelerating; an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a hollow shaft rotatably provided on the input shaft; a clutch device provided to switch the transmission state of power from the input shaft to the hollow shaft; a first synchronizer having a hub fixed to the input shaft; a second synchronizer having a hub fixed to the hollow shaft; a plurality of driving gears having different sizes and provided on the input shaft and the hollow shaft to be engaged with at least one of the first synchronizer and the second synchronizer; and a plurality of driven gears provided on the output shaft to be engaged with the plurality of driving gears to form different shift ratios, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Ma Ru Kang, Sun Sung Kwon, Yong Uk Shin, Seong Wook Ji, Soon Ki Eo, Chon Ok Kim, Il Han Yoo, Min Ho Chae, Yong Sug Choi, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 10670115
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a compound planetary gear set configured such that, of four rotation elements, a first rotation element is connected to an input shaft and a second rotation element is connected to an output element; a brake provided to connect a rotating body to a transmission housing to be locked thereto; a first clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the rotating body between a third rotation element and a fourth rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; and a second clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the second rotation element of the compound planetary gear set to the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Soon Ki Eo, Sun Sung Kwon, Chon Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20200166130
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by an actuator, and a parking unit controlling parking by the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor driving a driven gear through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gear, and the shifting and parking units are operated by a force received from a cam block fixed to the driven gear. The shifting unit includes a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail, a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider, and a cam contact pin integrally formed with the fork slider and contacting the cam block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung KWON, Soonki EO, Ma Ru KANG, Minho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200166127
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator; and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to driven gears of the shifting and parking units through a drive gear, and the shifting unit includes: a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail; a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider; a finger drum connected to a first driven gear engaged with the drive gear, and having a finger end; and a shift lug that rotates about a lug shaft and includes two lug ends having a different length from each other. The shift lug interacts with the finger end, and has a coupler end coupled with a pocket portion formed at the fork slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung KWON, Soonki EO, Ma Ru KANG, Minho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200166132
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. The actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to driven gears of the shifting and parking units through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears. The shifting unit includes a cam block connected to a first driven gear engaged with the drive gear and having a cam surface on an exterior circumference for shift-stages for controlling gear shifting. In addition, the parking unit includes a parking gear and a parking sprag having an engagement end for controlling engagement and disengagement of a parking state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sun Sung Kwon, Soonki Eo, Ma Ru Kang, Minho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10663018
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system of double piston clutch device configured for an automatic transmission, which includes clutch drum connected to one rotation element, a clutch configured in the clutch drum and configured to transmit rotation power in connection with another rotation element through a clutch hub, and a double piston in which first and second pistons are disposed in series to operate the clutch by hydraulic pressure while a front end is disposed to correspond to the clutch, may include a first hydraulic chamber formed between the first piston and the clutch drum to receive the hydraulic pressure through a first passage hole in a sealed state; and a second hydraulic chamber formed between the first and second pistons to receive the hydraulic pressure through a second passage hole in the sealed state and the hydraulic pressure separately controlled is supplied to the first and second hydraulic chambers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Minho Chae, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10663013
    Abstract: A power delivery device for an automatic transmission may include a clutch drum connected to an input shaft, a clutch disposed in the clutch drum and including a friction member connected to a planet carrier of a planetary gear set through a clutch hub, and a piston device disposed corresponding to the clutch and operating the clutch by hydraulic pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Juhyeon Park, Minho Chae, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 10663056
    Abstract: An oil pressure supply system distributes lubrication for a dual clutch transmission and an includes a mechanical oil pump pumping oil stored in a sump while being driven by an engine; a line regulator valve directly supplying a lubrication flow rate to an input shaft and a counter shaft by controlling the oil pressure supplied from the mechanical oil pump and simultaneously supplying the lubrication flow rate to a gear train and clutch through another path; a line pressure control valve variably exhausting the lubrication oil pressure when the lubrication oil pressure supplied to the input shaft and the counter shaft is a predetermined value or more; an electric oil pump pumping the oil depending on a control of a transmission control unit; a first lubrication switch valve selectively blocking oil pressure supplied from the electric oil pump to the gear train and the clutch; and a second lubrication switch valve switching a flow path so that oil pressure supplied from the line regulator valve and the first l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Ki Dong Kim, Wonmin Cho, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200158238
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission for an electric vehicle includes a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator, and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to a first driven gear and a second driven gear through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears, and the shifting unit includes: a shift fork slidably mounted on a fork rail and activating the gear shifting; a profile drum connected to the first driven gear externally engaged with the drive gear, and having a profile groove formed along an exterior circumference of the profile drum; and a shift lug integrally formed with the shift fork and coupled with the profile groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung KWON, Soonki EO, Ma Ru KANG, Minho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200158234
    Abstract: A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission includes: a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator; and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to a first driven gear of the shifting unit and a second driven gear of the parking unit through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears, and the shifting unit includes: a fork slider slidably mounted on a fork rail, a shift fork integrally formed with the fork slider, a cam block connected to the first driven gear engaged with the drive gear and having a cam surface on an exterior circumference for shift-stages, a cam contact pin integrally formed with the fork slider and contacting the cam surface, and a return spring mounted around the fork rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sun Sung Kwon, Soonki Eo, Ma Ru Kang, Minho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10641347
    Abstract: A clutching device of an automatic transmission may include a clutch drum connected to a first rotation element, a clutch connected to the clutch drum and a second rotation element, and a piston device to operate the clutch, wherein the piston device may include a first piston forming a first sealed space with the first rotation element and the clutch drum and moving toward the clutch by a hydraulic pressure supplied to the first sealed space, a second piston forming a second sealed space with the first piston and moving toward the clutch to directly press the clutch by a hydraulic pressure supplied to the second sealed space, a spring retainer disposed on the first rotation element and forming a third space with the second piston and the first rotation element, and a return spring stored in the third space and abutted by the spring retainer and the second piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Minho Chae, Juhyeon Park, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 10626982
    Abstract: An automotive transmission may include a first planetary gear set having first to third rotation elements, an input shaft engaged with the first rotation element of the first planetary gear set, an output shaft engaged with the second rotation element of the first planetary gear set, and a sleeve section sliding linearly along an axial direction of the first planetary gear set to selectively switch to a first state in which the third rotation element is secured to a transmission housing, a second state in which the third rotation element is engaged with a further rotation element, or a neutral state in which the third rotation element is not secured to or engaged with the transmission housing or the further rotation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Soon Ki Eo, Sun Sung Kwon, Chon Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20200116235
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a first planetary gear set configured such that a first rotation element of three rotation elements thereof is connected to an input shaft; and a first clutch device and a second clutch device provided in series between a second rotation element and a third rotation element of the first planetary gear set to directly connect the second rotation element and the third rotation element, wherein the second clutch device is configured to selectively lock the third rotation element; and the second rotation element of the first planetary gear set functions as an output element of the first planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Soon Ki EO, Sun Sung KWON, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200116237
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a compound planetary gear set configured such that, of four rotation elements, a first rotation element is connected to an input shaft and a second rotation element is connected to an output element; a brake provided to connect a rotating body to a transmission housing to be locked thereto; a first clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the rotating body between a third rotation element and a fourth rotation element of the compound planetary gear set; and a second clutch device provided to switch a connection state of the second rotation element of the compound planetary gear set to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho CHAE, Yong Uk SHIN, Soon Ki EO, Sun Sung KWON, Chon Ok KIM
  • Publication number: 20200116210
    Abstract: A clutching device of an automatic transmission may include: a clutch drum connected with a first rotation element, a clutch connected with the clutch drum and also connected with a second rotation element for selective torque delivery, and a piston unit to operate the clutch. In particular, the piston unit includes: a first piston moving toward the clutch by a hydraulic pressure; a spring retainer arranged on the first rotation element; a support drum arranged in the first piston; a second piston arranged in the support drum and moving in an axial direction of the first rotation element ; a first return spring applying restoring force to the first piston; a second return spring applying restoring force to the second piston; a latch spring applying pressure to the clutch when the first piston moves toward the clutch; and a latch device selectively limiting bidirectional movement of the first piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minho CHAE, Juhyeon PARK, Yong Uk SHIN, Seongwook JI
  • Patent number: 10612647
    Abstract: An oil supply system of an automatic transmission for vehicle may include low-pressure oil pump discharging the oil to low-pressure passage; torque converter control valve controlling flow of the low-pressure passage while recirculating some of surplus flow rate and supplying the controlled flow rate to an operating-side chamber of torque converter and downstream valve; torque converter lock-up clutch switch valve supplying the flow rate of the torque converter control valve and circulation flow rate of the operating-side chamber of the torque converter to lubrication passage; torque converter pressure control valve supplying the flow rate to non-operating side chamber of the torque converter; high-pressure oil pump boosting some of the flow rate of the low-pressure passage and discharging the boosted flow rate to high-pressure passage; and line regulator valve supplying the surplus flow rate during control process to the low-pressure passage and supplying the controlled flow rate to high-pressure portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Uk Shin, Minho Chae, Chon Ok Kim, Sun Sung Kwon