Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washing machine
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Application No.: US16845903Application Date: 2020-04-10
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Publication No.: US11542650B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Kyosoon Chae , Hyundong Kim , Sooyoung Oh , Jaeyong Jeong
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2019-0042789 20190412
- Main IPC: D06F39/02
- IPC: D06F39/02 ; D06F33/37 ; D06F34/14 ; D06F33/47 ; D06F105/42 ; D06F103/22 ; D06F105/58 ; D06F105/02

Abstract:
A washing machine includes: a tub and a detergent supply device which supplies a liquid additive to the tub, wherein the detergent supply device includes: a cartridge containing the additive; a check valve assembly including a check valve for controlling extracting of the additive, and a check valve housing forming a space in which the extracted additive is temporarily stored; a pump for extracting the additive by changing a pressure in the space; and an outlet passage through which the temporarily stored additive is discharged, wherein the check valve assembly comprises a first outlet opening communicating with the cartridge, a second outlet opening communicating with the outlet passage, a first check valve for opening and closing the first outlet opening, and a second check valve for opening and closing the second outlet opening, wherein the first and second check valves are opened in the same direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200325615A1 WASHING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2020-10-15
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