Patents by Inventor Young Heub Kim

Young Heub Kim 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).

  • Variable damper
    Patent number: 7357722
    Abstract: A variable damper includes a first plate connected to a first rotating shaft and a second plate connected to a second rotating shaft. A damper spring transmits power between the first and second plates, and a variable friction apparatus regulates a frictional force between the first and second plates. The variable friction apparatus includes a solenoid coil, a solenoid pawl, a pressure plate with a slanted surface, a friction plate between the pressure plate and the second plate, a wedge contacting the pressure plate and movable along the slanted surface in response to the state of the solenoid pawl, and a wedge spring supporting the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Young Heub Kim, Dong Hoon Park
  • Variable damper
    Publication number: 20060135268
    Abstract: A variable damper includes a first plate connected to a first rotating shaft and a second plate connected to a second rotating shaft. A damper spring transmits power between the first and second plates, and a variable friction apparatus regulates a frictional force between the first and second plates. The variable friction apparatus includes a solenoid coil, a solenoid pawl, a pressure plate with a slanted surface, a friction plate between the pressure plate and the second plate, a wedge contacting the pressure plate and movable along the slanted surface in response to the state of the solenoid pawl, and a wedge spring supporting the wedge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Young Heub Kim, Dong Hoon Park