Patents by Inventor Yong Woong Cha
Yong Woong Cha 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: 20240190202Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a valve module for controlling a flow of a coolant according to a selected mode for temperature adjustment of a vehicle interior and temperature adjustment of a battery module, a first line connected to the valve module, an electrical component on the first line, a second line connected to the first line and the valve module, a radiator on the second line, a third line connected to the valve module, wherein the battery module is on the third line, a fourth line connected to the valve module and the third line, a fifth line connected to the valve module, a chiller on the fifth line, a sixth line connected to the first line and the fifth line, and a seventh line connected to the third line and the fifth line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Seong-Bin Jeong, Jae-Eun Jeong, Yong Woong Cha, Wan Je Cho
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Publication number: 20240190211Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a valve controlling a flow of a coolant, a first line having ends connected to the valve, a radiator and an electrical component on the first line, a second line having ends connected to the valve, a battery module on the second line, a first connection line including a first end connected to the valve, a chiller on the first connection line, a second connection line including ends connected to the second and first connection lines, and a third connection line including a first end connected to a second end of the first connection line and a second end connected to the first line between the radiator and the electrical component, wherein the valve operates such that the first, second, or first connection line is connected to another line or to itself depending on the selected mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Yong Woong Cha, Wan Je Cho, Jungha Park, Eon Soo Yun, ByeongGu Kang, Seongjae Lee, Jong Il Park, Jai Young An, Seong-Bin Jeong
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Publication number: 20240166020Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a first cooling device including a battery module and a first line for circulating a coolant, an air conditioner unit including a compressor, an internal condenser, a main heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator that are interconnected through a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant, and a chiller connected to the first cooling device through the first line, connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line, and configured to adjust a coolant temperature through heat-exchanging a selectively introduced coolant with the refrigerant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve, a first valve, a second valve, a second connection line, a third connection line, and a fourth connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Wan Je Cho, Yong Woong Cha, Seong-Bin Jeong, Man Hee Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Dong Seok Oh
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Patent number: 11732770Abstract: A mass damper for a refrigerant pipe is configured to insulate vibration and noise of the refrigerant pipe for the flow of a refrigerant circulating in a vehicle air conditioner system and a mass damper for a vehicle air conditioner system is configured to prevent an external circumferential surface of a casing from cracking due to thermal deformation.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yong Han Lee, Yong Woong Cha, Sung Je Park
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Patent number: 11724559Abstract: A water-cooling type battery cooling system and a cooling method using the same are provided. The water-cooling type battery cooling system cools a battery using an air conditioner system. The air conditioner system includes a refrigerant circuit to improve control of cooling discharge temperature provided therein.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong-Woong Cha, Jung-Ha Park, Joong-Su Yun
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Patent number: 11624312Abstract: A reservoir tank includes a tank portion having a cover coupled to an upper portion thereof, and having coolants with different temperatures supplied thereto, a heat exchange reduction portion partitioning an internal space of the tank portion into a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space, and having the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space formed to be spaced from each other, and a discharge portion formed in the heat exchange reduction portion and formed to allow coolant flowing into the heat exchange reduction portion to be discharged back to the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jong Il Park, Yong Woong Cha, Joong Su Yun
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Publication number: 20220412423Abstract: A mass damper for a refrigerant pipe is configured to insulate vibration and noise of the refrigerant pipe for the flow of a refrigerant circulating in a vehicle air conditioner system and a mass damper for a vehicle air conditioner system is configured to prevent an external circumferential surface of a casing from cracking due to thermal deformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Yong Han LEE, Yong Woong CHA, Sung Je PARK
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Publication number: 20220298958Abstract: A reservoir tank includes a tank portion having a cover coupled to an upper portion thereof, and having coolants with different temperatures supplied thereto, a heat exchange reduction portion partitioning an internal space of the tank portion into a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space, and having the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space formed to be spaced from each other, and a discharge portion formed in the heat exchange reduction portion and formed to allow coolant flowing into the heat exchange reduction portion to be discharged back to the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jong Il Park, Yong Woong Cha, Joong Su Yun
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Publication number: 20210162836Abstract: A water-cooling type battery cooling system and a cooling method using the same are provided. The water-cooling type battery cooling system cools a battery using an air conditioner system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Yong-Woong Cha, Jung-Ha Park, Joong-Su Yun
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Patent number: 10989102Abstract: An engine coolant separator may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and a guide member fixedly mounted inside the housing, and having a spiral channel inducing a spiral flow of an engine coolant, wherein the spiral channel communicates with the inlet of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jong Wan Han, Jung Hyeok Lim, Yong Woong Cha
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Patent number: 10953722Abstract: A water-cooling type battery cooling system and a cooling method using the same are provided. The water-cooling type battery cooling system cools a battery using an air conditioner system. The air conditioner system includes a refrigerant circuit to improve control of cooling discharge temperature provided therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong-Woong Cha, Jung-Ha Park, Joong-Su Yun
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Patent number: 10954846Abstract: An engine cooling system includes: an engine system including an engine having a plurality of combustion chambers that generate a driving force by combustion of fuel; a power electronics (PE) device that assists engine torque of the engine system in accordance with a driving state of the vehicle; a main radiator connected to the engine system by an engine coolant line and discharging heat generated in the engine system by engine coolant flowing in the engine coolant line, a sub-radiator connected to the PE device through a PE coolant line and discharging heat generated in the PE device by PE coolant flowing in the PE coolant line; a 2-way valve connecting the engine coolant line and the PE coolant line to each other; and a controller for controlling opening and closing of the 2-way valve according to a temperature of the engine coolant and a vehicle driving condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jongwan Han, Danghee Park, Il Suk Yang, Yong Beom Park, Soo Hyung Woo, Yong Woong Cha, Soo Young Kwak
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Publication number: 20200116070Abstract: An engine cooling system includes: an engine system including an engine having a plurality of combustion chambers that generate a driving force by combustion of fuel; a power electronics (PE) device that assists engine torque of the engine system in accordance with a driving state of the vehicle; a main radiator connected to the engine system by an engine coolant line and discharging heat generated in the engine system by engine coolant flowing in the engine coolant line, a sub-radiator connected to the PE device through a PE coolant line and discharging heat generated in the PE device by PE coolant flowing in the PE coolant line; a 2-way valve connecting the engine coolant line and the PE coolant line to each other; and a controller for controlling opening and closing of the 2-way valve according to a temperature of the engine coolant and a vehicle driving condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Jongwan HAN, Danghee PARK, Il Suk YANG, Yong Beom PARK, Soo Hyung WOO, Yong Woong CHA, Soo Young KWAK
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Patent number: 10619555Abstract: A pressure cap for a cooling system of a vehicle may include a reservoir fill port which is mounted at an upper portion of a reservoir in which cooling water is stored in a cooling system of the vehicle; an external cap for closing an upper end portion of the reservoir fill port; a pressure valve disposed in the reservoir fill port to allow the inside and the outside of the reservoir fill portion to fluidically-communicate with each other; a valve seal provided to allow the air to flow from the outside into the internal to the cooling system by being deformed when pressure in the internal to the cooling system is lower than a predetermined pressure; and a positive pressure spring elastically supporting the pressure valve such that the pressure valve closes the internal to the reservoir fill port.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong-Woong Cha, Joong-Su Yun, Wan-Je Cho
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Publication number: 20200031192Abstract: A water-cooling type battery cooling system and a cooling method using the same are provided. The water-cooling type battery cooling system cools a battery using an air conditioner system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Yong-Woong Cha, Jung-Ha Park, Joong-Su Yun
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Publication number: 20190309674Abstract: An engine coolant separator may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and a guide member fixedly mounted inside the housing, and having a spiral channel inducing a spiral flow of an engine coolant, wherein the spiral channel communicates with the inlet of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jong Wan Han, Jung Hyeok Lim, Yong Woong Cha
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Patent number: 10030573Abstract: An adapter for an engine cooling system is provided. The adapter, includes a main pipe, having a first end coupled to a first degassing line connected to a high-temperature component, and a second end of coupled to a second degassing line connected to a reservoir tank. A branch pipe is branched from one side of the main pipe to be coupled to a third degassing line connected to the low-temperature component. An inner pipe is disposed at an interior circumference of the main pipe and has a diameter that is gradually reduced toward the reservoir tank.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Yong Woong Cha, Soo Yong Park
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Publication number: 20180163610Abstract: A pressure cap for a cooling system of a vehicle may include a reservoir fill port which is mounted at an upper portion of a reservoir in which cooling water is stored in a cooling system of the vehicle; an external cap for closing an upper end portion of the reservoir fill port; a pressure valve disposed in the reservoir fill port to allow the inside and the outside of the reservoir fill portion to fluidically-communicate with each other; a valve seal provided to allow the air to flow from the outside into the internal to the cooling system by being deformed when pressure in the internal to the cooling system is lower than a predetermined pressure; and a positive pressure spring elastically supporting the pressure valve such that the pressure valve closes the internal to the reservoir fill port.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yong-Woong CHA, Joong-Su Yun, Wan-Je Cho
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Patent number: 9683479Abstract: A safety cap device for controlling a pressure in a radiator includes a valve seat provided with a valve receiving space in which a first communicating hole is formed. A negative pressure valve is provided movably in the first communicating hole. A seal is disposed on a receiving surface of the valve seat and disposed movably with the negative pressure valve. The seal has a second communicating hole formed at a central portion thereof. A positive pressure valve is disposed on the seal and has a third communicating hole formed at a central portion thereof. A cap covers an upper portion of the valve seat. A spring is interposed between the positive pressure valve and the cap. A fluid receiving part is in the valve seat to prevent cavitation caused when an internal fluid expands.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventor: Yong Woong Cha
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Publication number: 20170067389Abstract: An adapter for an engine cooling system is provided. The adapter, includes a main pipe, having a first end coupled to a first degassing line connected to a high-temperature component, and a second end of coupled to a second degassing line connected to a reservoir tank. A branch pipe is branched from one side of the main pipe to be coupled to a third degassing line connected to the low-temperature component. An inner pipe is disposed at an interior circumference of the main pipe and has a diameter that is gradually reduced toward the reservoir tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Yong Woong Cha, Soo Yong Park