Patents by Inventor Young-min Yoon

Young-min Yoon 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).

  • METHOD FOR PROTECTING CLUTCH FOR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20160084375
    Abstract: A method for protecting a clutch for a Dual Clutch Transmission may include an input step of receiving an input of a temperature of a clutch, and a gear shift pattern changing step of changing a preset gear shift pattern and operating to perform gear shift in a vehicle speed region that secedes from a vehicle speed of the preset gear shift pattern when the temperature of the clutch is equal to or higher than a first reference temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Min YOON, Jin Sung KIM, Hyung Hee LEE, Sung Hyun CHO, Ho Sung KIM
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9285767
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body having a fusing unit, a first temperature sensor which is disposed in an external surface of the main body and measures an outside temperature, a humidity sensor which is disposed in the external surface of the main body and measures an outside humidity, a second temperature sensor which is disposed inside the main body and measures an inside temperature, at least one fan disposed in the main body, and a controller configured to calculate a dew point temperature using the inside temperature and the outside humidity and operate the at least one fan based on the calculated dew point temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-jae Seong, Jin-ho Park, Young-min Yoon, Byung-jo Lee
  • Detachable toner cartridge and image forming apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 9188950
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge that has an inner shutter and an outer shutter and is attached to and detached from a main body through a door disposed on a main body. The outer shutter moves to a position in which toner is allowed to be discharged through a toner outlet of the toner cartridge when the toner cartridge is loaded into the main body, and the inner shutter moves to an open position in which the toner outlet is opened by being interlocked in a closing operation of the door after the toner cartridge is loaded into the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-min Yoon, Se-il Kwon, Young-jo Kwon
  • Control method for vehicle with DCT
    Patent number: 9145122
    Abstract: A clutch in a vehicle with DCT having an ISG function is controlled for an engine speed to be decreased rapidly when the engine enters into the ISG so that a ring gear of an engine and a gear of a starter motor are meshed more rapidly when a vehicle restarts, to thereby prevent a response delay when restarting the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Seong Hwan Cheong, Ho Young Lee
  • Method of adjusting characteristics of dry clutch
    Patent number: 9145933
    Abstract: A method of adjusting the transmission torque characteristics of a dry clutch may include carrying out adjustment based on learning using a T-S curve that indicates the relationship of the transmission torque to the actuator stroke of the dry clutch, a section of the T-S curve in which inclinations change discontinuously is removed, so that the controllability over the dry clutch is reliable and the feeling of shifting can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Ho Young Lee, Seung Sam Baek, Young Min Yoon
  • Method of searching for sync start in automated manual transmission
    Patent number: 9127727
    Abstract: A method of searching for a sync start in an automated manual transmission, may include a slip preparing step of operating, in a parked position, a sleeve and a clutch restrained so as not to rotate into a slip state, an actuator operating step of moving the sleeve toward a clutch gear from a neutral position, a clutch speed determination step of determining whether or not a speed of rotation of the clutch has decreased by the actuator operating step, a stop determination step of determining whether or not a movement of the sleeve that was driven by the actuator operating step has stopped, and a first position determination step of determining a point where the clutch speed determination step determines that the speed of the rotation of the clutch has decreased and the stop determination step determines that the movement of the sleeve has stopped as the sync start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Hyun Cheol Hwang
  • Image forming apparatus having a window open-closing shutter
    Patent number: 9122226
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body of the image forming apparatus; at least one image forming unit disposed in the main body; a light scanning unit that is disposed in the main body and scans light to form an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive medium of the at least one image forming unit; a window open-closing shutter that is disposed to slidably move on a surface of the light scanning unit from which light emits, and moves between an open position where a light moving path is opened and a blocking position where the light moving path is blocked; a shutter operating lever that is disposed in the main body, and activates the window open-closing shutter to be positioned at either of the open position and the blocking position; and a pressure member that is disposed in the main body and presses the shutter operating lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-jo Lee, Gun-wook Kim, Jin-ho Park, Young-min Yoon
  • Method of setting reference position of actuator in automated manual transmission
    Patent number: 9115797
    Abstract: A method of setting a reference position of an actuator in an automated manual transmission, may include acquiring a full stroke by checking both ends in a shifting direction, determining whether or not the full stroke is within a normal range, moving a finger to a position that is half of a previous full stroke when the full stroke acquired at the procedure of acquiring the full stroke exceeds the normal range as a result of determining whether or not the full stroke is within the normal range, and determining whether or not a selection operation is carried out at the position that is half of the full stroke after moving the finger to the position that is half of the previous full stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Hyung Wook Cho
  • DCT control method for vehicle
    Patent number: 9068607
    Abstract: A Dual Clutch Transmission control method may include a breakage determining step that determines whether an input shaft speed sensor breaks down, a reference securing step that disengages all shift gears connected to a non-driven input shaft and engages a clutch connected to the non-driven input shaft, when it is determined that the input shaft speed sensor broke down, and a gear shifting step that disengages the clutch connected to the non-driven input shaft and engages a shift gear of a desired shift range in accordance with a shifting instruction when the instruction for shifting to any one desired shift range of shift ranges connected to the non-driven input shaft is given after the reference securing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • METHOD OF CORRECTING CLUTCH CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150167756
    Abstract: A method of correcting clutch characteristics of a vehicle may include determining whether or not a difference in temperature between a surface and a core of a driving clutch exceeds a reference value, and correcting a torque-stroke (T-S) curve if it is determined that the difference in temperature exceeds the reference value. The correcting of the T-S curve may include moving the T-S curve from a currently selected position in a direction in response to a rise in temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Min YOON, Ho Young LEE, Joung Chul KIM
  • DCT CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150167755
    Abstract: A Dual Clutch Transmission control method may include a breakage determining step that determines whether an input shaft speed sensor breaks down, a reference securing step that disengages all shift gears connected to a non-driven input shaft and engages a clutch connected to the non-driven input shaft, when it is determined that the input shaft speed sensor broke down, and a gear shifting step that disengages the clutch connected to the non-driven input shaft and engages a shift gear of a desired shift range in accordance with a shifting instruction when the instruction for shifting to any one desired shift range of shift ranges connected to the non-driven input shaft is given after the reference securing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young Min YOON
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150166051
    Abstract: A method for controlling a driving of a hybrid vehicle in which a motor may be selectively connected to a transmission side, may include measuring a rotating speed of the motor in an electric vehicle (EV) mode, increasing the rotating speed of the motor by performing a slip control on a clutch connected to the transmission side when the rotating speed of the motor may be less than a reference speed, at a time of switching the EV mode into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode, starting an engine, and joining an engine clutch disposed between the motor and the engine when the rotating speed of the motor may be increased to reach a rotating speed of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Young Min YOON
  • METHOD OF ADJUSTING CHARACTERISTICS OF DRY CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20150167759
    Abstract: A method of adjusting the transmission torque characteristics of a dry clutch may include carrying out adjustment based on learning using a T-S curve that indicates the relationship of the transmission torque to the actuator stroke of the dry clutch, a section of the T-S curve in which inclinations change discontinuously is removed, so that the controllability over the dry clutch is reliable and the feeling of shifting can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Ho Young LEE, Seung Sam BAEK, Young Min YOON
  • CLUTCH FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR DCT
    Publication number: 20150166036
    Abstract: A clutch failure diagnostic method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT), may include a synchronous clutch confirming step of confirming whether a clutch rotating in synchronization with an engine speed may be present after a cranking of an engine, when the clutch rotating in the synchronization with the engine speed may be determined to be present, a gear joining attempting step of attempting to join shift gears connected to the clutch rotating in the synchronization with the engine speed, and a failure determining step of determining that a corresponding clutch fails when the gears may be not joined, as a performance result of the gear joining attempting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Young Min YOON
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150160609
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body having a fusing unit, a first temperature sensor which is disposed in an external surface of the main body and measures an outside temperature, a humidity sensor which is disposed in the external surface of the main body and measures an outside humidity, a second temperature sensor which is disposed inside the main body and measures an inside temperature, at least one fan disposed in the main body, and a controller configured to calculate a dew point temperature using the inside temperature and the outside humidity and operate the at least one fan based on the calculated dew point temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronincs Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-jae SEONG, Jin-ho PARK, Young-min YOON, Byung-jo LEE
  • METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TORQUE TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF DRY TYPE CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20150120217
    Abstract: A method for estimating torque transmission characteristics of a dry type clutch may include a data receiving step for receiving information of an estimated point representing torque transmission of the clutch according to an actuator stroke acquired in real time while a vehicle is travelling, a reference points moving step for moving a series of four reference points selected on an existing line representing a change in the torque transmission of the clutch according to the actuator stroke, based on the received information of the estimated point, and an update step for newly plotting a line representing the change in the torque transmission of the clutch according to the actuator stroke, using the four reference points which have been moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Ho Young Lee, So Young Lee, Young Min Yoon, Jin Sung Kim, Seung Sam Baek
  • DCT CONTROL METHOD IN CASE OF FAILURE OF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150105217
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission (DCT) control method for a vehicle mounted with a DCT, which is not provided with an output shaft speed sensor, when a wheel speed sensor has failed, or the information cannot be controlled in a situation where shift gears are not coupled, properly couples the shift gears while preventing a clutch burst, and thus a controller can control DCT by calculating an output shaft speed of DCT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Reference position setting method for automated manual transmission
    Patent number: 9008922
    Abstract: A reference position setting method for an automated manual transmission is allowed to initialize an accurate reference position while minimizing relative movement of a finger, and to reduce noise generated when the finger moves to an end of a shifting direction to secure quieter and faster operation capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon
  • Control method for vehicle with DCT
    Patent number: 9002605
    Abstract: Slipping of a clutch can be minimized with a method of controlling the clutch different, depending on the current traveling status of the vehicle, when reaccelerating the vehicle with both clutches open before stopping the vehicle with a dual clutch transmission (DCT). The method can improve the sense of shifting by optimizing the inclination of an engine speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Young Min Yoon, Sung Hyun Cho, Joung Chul Kim, Seung Sam Baek
  • Method of predicting transfer torque of dry clutch in vehicle
    Patent number: 8977456
    Abstract: A method predicts transfer torque of a dry clutch in a vehicle, in which a characteristic of transfer torque of the dry clutch caused by a stroke of a clutch actuator is accurately detected in a process of detecting a characteristic of a transmission when the vehicle is finished in an assembly line, and is applied to the control of the dry clutch using the clutch actuator, thereby previously preventing a phenomenon in which an excessive slip and an impact occur at the dry clutch and thus improving shift performance, for instance, securing durability of the dry clutch, or obtaining smooth shift feeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Young Min Yoon