Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve apparatus and home appliance
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Application No.: US15995603Application Date: 2018-06-01
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Publication No.: US10969153B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Sangjun Kang
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: KED & Associates LLP
- Priority: KR10-2017-0069732 20170605
- Main IPC: F25C5/20
- IPC: F25C5/20 ; F25D23/12 ; F16K11/22 ; F16K31/06 ; F16K11/24 ; F25D23/02

Abstract:
A valve apparatus includes a housing including an inlet and first and second outlets, through which water introduced through the inlet is discharged, a first orifice including an opening communicating with the first outlet and a second orifice including an opening communicating with the second outlet, the first and second orifices being received in the housing, a first plunger for opening and closing the opening of the first orifice; and a second plunger for opening and closing the opening of the second orifice. Each of the orifices includes a rib surrounding the circumference of each of the plungers in a state in which each of the plungers closes the opening of each of the orifices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180347884A1 VALVE APPARATUS AND HOME APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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