Patents by Inventor Yong Nam Ahn

Yong Nam Ahn 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: 11241940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle thermal management system which comprises multiple means of thermal management for electronic components (electronic units) for an autonomous vehicle and allows for efficient interworking between the multiple means. The vehicle thermal management system, which is a system for cooling electronic components required for the autonomous driving of a vehicle, is configured to cool electronic components by applying at least two systems among a first system for cooling the electronic components through the cooling structure thereof, a second system for cooling the electronic components by using a refrigerant cycle for air-conditioning a vehicle interior, and a third system for cooling the electronic components by using a separate refrigerant or a coolant cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hae Jun Lee, Jeong Hoon Lee, Yong Nam Ahn, Sung Je Lee
  • Patent number: 11126113
    Abstract: A development cartridge is provided. The development cartridge includes a toner container, having a first air vent and a second air vent, to accommodate a toner, a developing portion to receive the toner from the toner container and having a developing roller installed therein, a toner refilling portion, connected to an end of the toner container in a longitudinal direction, to provide the toner container with a passage for refilling the toner, a filter installed in the first air vent to reduce leakage of the toner, and a pressure releasing member to communicate with the toner container via the second air vent and being transformable in a contracted state and an expanded state to expand a volume of the toner container, wherein the first air vent is formed at a position farther from the toner refilling portion than the second air vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Seung Gweon Lee, Ji Won Moon, Woong Yong Choi, Yong Il Moon, Yong Nam Ahn, Jin Hwa Hong
  • Publication number: 20210221199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle thermal management system which comprises multiple means of thermal management for electronic components (electronic units) for an autonomous vehicle and allows for efficient interworking between the multiple means. The vehicle thermal management system, which is a system for cooling electronic components required for the autonomous driving of a vehicle, is configured to cool electronic components by applying at least two systems among a first system for cooling the electronic components through the cooling structure thereof, a second system for cooling the electronic components by using a refrigerant cycle for air-conditioning a vehicle interior, and a third system for cooling the electronic components by using a separate refrigerant or a coolant cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hae Jun LEE, Jeong Hoon LEE, Yong Nam AHN, Sung Je LEE
  • Patent number: 11052726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioning system for a vehicle in which an air-conditioning module having an air-conditioning case and a blower unit is disposed at a side of an engine room relative to a dash panel, and a distribution duct having a defrost vent, a face vent, and a floor vent is disposed in the interior of a vehicle relative to the dash panel so as to distribute cold air and hot air discharged from the air-conditioning case into the interior of the vehicle, wherein the floor vent is placed on one side of an area, in which a relatively large amount of hot air flows, in a mixing chamber of the distribution duct where cold air and hot air are mixed, i.e. a side adjacent to the dash panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jae Chun Ryu, Chui Hee Kim, Tae Yong Park, Yong Nam Ahn, Young Hum Han, Joong Man Han, Yun Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210149327
    Abstract: A development cartridge is provided. The development cartridge includes a toner container, having a first air vent and a second air vent, to accommodate a toner, a developing portion to receive the toner from the toner container and having a developing roller installed therein, a toner refilling portion, connected to an end of the toner container in a longitudinal direction, to provide the toner container with a passage for refilling the toner, a filter installed in the first air vent to reduce leakage of the toner, and a pressure releasing member to communicate with the toner container via the second air vent and being transformable in a contracted state and an expanded state to expand a volume of the toner container, wherein the first air vent is formed at a position farther from the toner refilling portion than the second air vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Seung Gweon Lee, Ji Won Moon, Woong Yong Choi, Yong Il Moon, Yong Nam Ahn, Jin Hwa Hong
  • Patent number: 10816928
    Abstract: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive drum, a process roller to rotate in a state where the process roller elastically contacts a surface of the photoconductive drum, and a connecting member to allow the process roller to follow a movement of the photoconductive drum in an axial direction of the photoconductive drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ji Won Moon, Yong Il Moon, Yong Nam Ahn, Yong Kwan Cho
  • Patent number: 10766340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner system, in which an air-cooled condenser mounted on a refrigerant circulation line between a water-cooled condenser and an expansion valve and a blower fan for blowing air to the air-cooled condenser are arranged at one side of the water-cooled condenser in a state of being disposed in a row in the air flow direction and are arranged within the width of the one side of the water-cooled condenser, thereby enabling the enhancement of installability and assemblability inside an engine room by simplifying and reducing the package, reducing noise of the blower fan and securing adequate cooling performance because of the blower fan disposed between two air-cooled heat exchangers even when inflowing air is insufficient, such as in an idling condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hae Jun Lee, Yong Nam Ahn, Sang Min Lee, Jun Young Choi
  • Patent number: 10744843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are air-conditioning systems for a vehicle for a battery, which can control temperature of the vehicle or the battery by delivering air cooled through a first evaporator of a cooling and heating module or air heated through a condenser to a supply side (toward a passenger or a battery). The cooling and heating module includes: a compressor; the condenser; an expansion valve for controlling a flow of the refrigerant condensed in the condenser; the first evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant supplied through the expansion valve; a first-first blowing unit for blowing air through the first evaporator; a first-second blowing unit for blowing air through the condenser; and a discharge duct for selectively delivering the air supplied through the first-first blowing unit and the first-second blowing unit toward the passenger by opening and closing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jong-Bo Won, Tae-Yong Park, Yong-Nam Ahn, Sung-Je Lee, Se-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20200201241
    Abstract: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive drum, a process roller to rotate in a state where the process roller elastically contacts a surface of the photoconductive drum, and a connecting member to allow the process roller to follow a movement of the photoconductive drum in an axial direction of the photoconductive drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Ji Won Moon, Yong Il Moon, Yong Nam Ahn, Yong Kwan Cho
  • Patent number: 10661632
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat pump system for a vehicle, which includes a compressor, an air-cooled condenser mounted on a warm air passageway, expansion means and an evaporator mounted on a cold air passageway of an air-conditioning case in order to carry out heating and cooling and further includes a water-cooled condenser mounted on a refrigerant circulation line between the compressor and the air-cooled condenser to exchange heat between refrigerant and coolant, thereby reducing the number and the size of blowers and the size of the entire system because the size of the air-cooled condenser inside the warm air passageway is reduced, and decreasing power consumption and noise by reducing capacity of a motor of the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hae Jun Lee, Jae Chun Ryu, Yong Nam Ahn, Sung Je Lee, Se Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10611207
    Abstract: Air conditioning system for a vehicle which includes an air-conditioning module having an air-conditioning case, which has a cold air passageway and a warm air passageway partitioned from each other, and a blower unit, and an indoor air inflow duct for introducing indoor air of the interior of the vehicle into the blower unit. An outlet of the air-conditioning case and an inlet of the indoor air inflow port are arranged to be adjacent to each other, so that the air conditioning system for a vehicle can be installed through just one through hole part formed in a dash panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Jae Chun Ryu, Young Hum Han, Chul Hee Kim, Joong Man Han, Tae Yong Park, Yong Nam Ahn, Doo Hoon Kim, Yun Jin Kim, Hyeon Gyu Kim, Sung Je Lee
  • Patent number: 10562370
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat pump system for a vehicle which includes an evaporator mounted on a cold air passageway inside an air-conditioning case, a condenser mounted on a warm air passageway, a first blower mounted at an inlet side of the cold air passageway of the air-conditioning case, a second blower mounted at an inlet side of the warm air passageway and an intake duct mounted between the first blower and the second blower to supply indoor air and outdoor air to the first blower and the second blower respectively, thereby maximizing space efficiency because using just one intake duct for the two blowers, and reducing the size and manufacturing costs of the heat pump system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Sung Je Lee, Tae Yong Park, Eun Young Seo, Yong Nam Ahn, Se Min Lee, Seong Seok Han
  • Patent number: 10486488
    Abstract: An air conditioning module including a compressor for inhaling and compressing a refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressor, and an expansion means for throttling the refrigerant condensed in the condenser. An evaporator evaporates the refrigerant supplied through the expansion means. The air conditioning module also includes a housing including a first passageway, a second passageway, a first discharge passageway, and a second discharge passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jong Bo Won, Sang Gu Woo, Dong Kyu Lee, Tae Yong Park, Yong Nam Ahn
  • Patent number: 10479164
    Abstract: The present invention provides an air conditioning system for a vehicle, which includes an evaporator mounted in a cold air passageway and a condenser mounted in a warm air passageway inside an air-conditioning case to perform cooling and heating, and protecting means for surrounding a plurality of electronic units mounted on the outer surfaces of the air-conditioning case and blowers, thereby preventing breakdowns and malfunctions by preventing foreign matters or water from entering into the electronic units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jae Chun Ryu, Tae Yong Park, Yong Nam Ahn, Sung Je Lee, Se Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10457115
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioning system for a vehicle which includes a cold air passageway having a heat exchanger for cooling and a warm air passageway having a heat exchanger for heating inside an air-conditioning case to carry out cooling and heating and which controls to inhale indoor air inside the vehicle, pass the air through the heat exchanger for cooling and discharge the air outside the vehicle in a specific mode, thereby preventing frosting of the heat exchanger for cooling because supplying air of high temperature dehumidified inside the interior of the vehicle to the heat exchanger for cooling, and enhancing heating performance by rising refrigerant pressure and temperature in the refrigerant cycle without needing additional components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Sung Je Lee, Yun Jin Kim, Jae Chun Ryu, Tae Yong Park, Se Min Lee, Yong Nam Ahn, Dae Bok Keon
  • Patent number: 10449824
    Abstract: An air conditioning module, which can perform cooling and heating through a single module, which is capable of being compact-sized, which can prevent problems caused by condensate water because the condensate water can be easily discharged out, and which can control all of two doors for heating and cooling by a link member and an actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jong Bo Won, Sang Gu Woo, Dong Kyu Lee, Tae Yong Park, Yong Nam Ahn
  • Patent number: 10449825
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioning system and, more particularly, to an air conditioning system comprising, within a single air conditioning case: a cool air passage in which an evaporator is installed; a warm air passage in which a condenser is installed; an installation space portion in which air conditioner parts such as a compressor are installed; and an air discharge passage for discharging, to the outside, air unnecessary for cooling and heating, thereby enabling attachment and detachment inside a vehicle, and enabling use as a portable air conditioner as well as a vehicle air conditioner. In addition, as the system is capable of cooling and heating, a separate heater core or PTC heater for heating is not required, thereby the structure is simple, and the system is capable of controlling cooling and heating modes through a single operation door, thereby allowing the system to be miniaturized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Sang Gu Woo, Yong Nam Ahn, Sung Je Lee, Se Min Lee, Jong Bo Won
  • Patent number: 10449832
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner system for a vehicle. The air conditioner system for a vehicle includes a compressor, an integral condenser in which a water cooling region and an air cooling region are formed integrally with each other, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, wherein the water cooling region and the air cooling region of the integral condenser are formed on one plate, such that existing air cooling and water cooling condensers may be formed integrally with each other through one-time brazing coupling, thereby reducing a package and simplifying assembling and manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hae-Jun Lee, Sangmin Lee, Yong Nam Ahn, Jun Young Choi
  • Patent number: 10408506
    Abstract: Disclosed are a heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may include a plurality of three-step tubes, each having a three-layered section and each having a liquid passage at a middle portion and module insertion spaces at opposite sides of the liquid passage, a plurality of thermoelectric modules inserted into the module insertion spaces, a plurality of cooling fins coupled to an outer surface of each of the three-step tubes, and an upper tank and a lower tank coupled to an upper side and a lower side of the three-step tubes to be fluidically communicated with the liquid passages of the three-step tubes. The three-step tubes and the cooling fins may be stacked laterally with respect to each other. The three-step tubes, the cooling fins, the upper tank, and the lower tank may be brazed by a same filler material comprising a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Jae Woo Park, June Kyu Park, Jae Woong Kim, Eun Young Seo, Yong Nam Ahn
  • Publication number: 20190193510
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are air-conditioning systems for a vehicle for a battery, which can control temperature of the vehicle or the battery by delivering air cooled through a first evaporator of a cooling and heating module or air heated through a condenser to a supply side (toward a passenger or a battery). The cooling and heating module includes: a compressor; the condenser; an expansion valve for controlling a flow of the refrigerant condensed in the condenser; the first evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant supplied through the expansion valve; a first-first blowing unit for blowing air through the first evaporator; a first-second blowing unit for blowing air through the condenser; and a discharge duct for selectively delivering the air supplied through the first-first blowing unit and the first-second blowing unit toward the passenger by opening and closing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Bo Won, Tae Yong Park, Yong Nam Ahn, Sung Je Lee, Se Min Lee