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公开(公告)号:EP4455392A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-30
申请号:EP23903836.7
申请日:2023-11-30
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KIM, Woore , KIM, Hyeonjoong , CHOI, Dongkil
IPC: D06F39/04 , D06F103/20 , D06F105/20
Abstract: The present application provides a method for controlling a clothes treatment apparatus including: a tub storing water; a drum that is provided inside the tub and stores clothes; a heating unit that forms an eddy current in the drum to heat the drum; and a detection unit that detects foam inside the tub, the method comprising: a detection step of detecting, by the detection unit, the amount of foam inside the tub; and a separation step of, if the amount of foam inside the tub is greater than or equal to a reference amount, heating the drum by using the heating unit while the drum rotates, so as to remove the foam inside the tub.
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公开(公告)号:EP4437171A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-02
申请号:EP22901789.2
申请日:2022-11-30
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KIM, Hyeonjoong , KIM, Sungyong , KIM, Woore
CPC classification number: D06F39/04 , D06F37/206 , D06F37/267 , D06F37/04
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公开(公告)号:EP4424900A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-04
申请号:EP22887600.9
申请日:2022-10-26
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: CHOI, Dongkil , KIM, Hyeonjoong , JANG, Semin , KIM, Woore
Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a cabinet including a front plate having a laundry opening; a tub which is provided in the cabinet and which includes a tub opening facing the laundry opening; a drum which is rotatably provided in the tub and which accommodates laundry; a tub gasket which is provided between the laundry opening and the tub opening, and which extends along the circumference of the laundry opening so as to seal the gap between the laundry opening and the tub opening; a gasket water supply part which is provided at the tub gasket, and into which water flows from the outside of the tub gasket during a drying operation for drying the laundry; and a water supply guider which is provided at the tub gasket, and which allows the water transferred from the gasket water supply part to flow along the inner peripheral surface of the tub gasket.
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公开(公告)号:EP4123084A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-25
申请号:EP21772267.7
申请日:2021-03-18
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KIM, Woore , HAN, Injae , HONG, Sangwook
Abstract: Disclosed is a clothing treatment apparatus. The clothing treatment apparatus of the present disclosure comprises: a cabinet; a container provided in the cabinet and including a front surface having an opening, a rear surface having an exhaust port, and a body extending between the front surface and the rear surface; a drum provided rotatably in the container; an induction heater which is arranged on an outer surface of the body of the container, and heats the drum; a supply duct which is arranged on an outer side of the container, extends along the body of the container, and includes an outlet portion connected to the front surface of the container; an exhaust duct which is connected to the supply duct and is in communication with the exhaust port; and a ventilation portion for generating the air flow from the exhaust duct toward the supply duct, wherein the front surface of the container includes an inlet port located outside the opening and the outlet portion of the supply duct can be in communication with the inlet port of the container.
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公开(公告)号:EP3875667A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-08
申请号:EP20215476.1
申请日:2019-02-22
Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc.
Inventor: JANG, Jaehyuk , KIM, Woore , HONG, Sangwook
Abstract: A washing machine (1) includes: a tub (40) configured to contain water; a drum (22) of metal material configured to rotate in the tub; at least one temperature sensor (80a, 80b) configured to detect a temperature of air between the drum (22) and the tub (40); an induction heater (70) configured to be disposed in a position spaced apart from the drum and heat the drum; a controller unit (91) configured to control the induction heater (70) within a preset control temperature range based on a temperature detected by the at least one temperature sensor (80a, 80b); a circuit configured to supply power to the induction heater (70); a first thermostat (60a) configured to operate according to the temperature of a first air between the drum and the tub, and open the circuit when the temperature of the first air is a first safety control temperature corresponding to a case where the temperature of the drum (22) is in a first safety temperature range; and a thermal fuse (110) configured to operate according to a temperature of the second air outside the tub (40), and open the circuit when the temperature of the second air is a second safety temperature corresponding to a case where the temperature of the drum (22) is in a second safety temperature range having a larger value than the first safety temperature range.
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公开(公告)号:EP3875666A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-08
申请号:EP20214039.8
申请日:2019-02-22
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KIM, Beomjun , KIM, Woore , HONG, Sangwook
Abstract: A washing machine (1) includes: a tub (40) configured to contain water; a drum (22) of metal material configured to be rotated in the tub (40); an induction heater (70) configured to be fixed to the tub (40) in a state of being separated from the drum (22), and to heat the drum (22); a first temperature sensor (80a) configured to have a tube (812) of metal material heated by the induction heater (70) and a thermistor (813) disposed in the tube (812), at least a part of the tube (812) being exposed between the tub (40) and the drum (22); a second temperature sensor (80b) configured to be disposed in a position further away than the first temperature sensor (80a) from the induction heater (70) in a circumferential direction, and detect a temperature of air between the tub (40) and the drum (22); and a controller (91) configured to control the induction heater (70) based on a first detection value of the first temperature sensor (80a) and a second detection value of the second temperature sensor (80b).
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公开(公告)号:EP3428335B1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-20
申请号:EP18192470.5
申请日:2014-01-03
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KO, Cheolsoo , KIM, Woore
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公开(公告)号:EP3530795A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-28
申请号:EP19158735.1
申请日:2019-02-22
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KIM, Beomjun , KIM, Woore , HONG, Sangwook
Abstract: A washing machine (1) includes: a tub (40) configured to contain water; a drum (22) of metal material configured to be rotated in the tub; an induction heater (70) configured to be disposed in a position spaced apart from the drum (22) and heat the drum by a magnetic force generated when a current is applied to a coil (71); an input power source; a relay (231) configured to interrupt a current applied to the coil (71) of the induction heater (70) from the input power source; a first processor (91a) configured to control the relay (231); and a safety device (150) configured to be connected to a circuit connecting the first processor and the relay, wherein the safety device (150) includes: a first thermostat (60a) configured to operate according to a temperature of a first air between the drum (22) and the tub (40), and open the circuit when the temperature of the first air is a first safety control temperature; and a thermal fuse (110) configured to operate according to a temperature of a second air outside the tub (40), and open the circuit when the temperature of the second air is a second safety control temperature.
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公开(公告)号:EP3505674A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-03
申请号:EP17844000.4
申请日:2017-08-25
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KIM, Beomjun , KIM, Woore , PARK, Bio , PARK, Seulgi , JANG, Jaehyuk , HONG, Sangwook , KIM, Changoh , NOH, Hyunwoo
IPC: D06F39/04 , D06F39/00 , D06F39/08 , D06F37/42 , D06F37/06 , D06F37/22 , D06F58/26 , D06F58/28 , D06F58/04 , D06F58/10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothes treatment apparatus and, more particularly, to a clothes treatment apparatus for directly heating a drum accommodating clothes. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a clothes treatment apparatus comprising: a tub; a drum, made of a metal, which accommodates clothes and is rotatably provided inside the tub; and an induction module, provided in the tub so as to have a spacing from a circumferential surface of the drum, for generating an electromagnetic field to heat the circumferential surface of the drum, wherein the induction module comprises: a coil which is formed by winding a wire such that electric current is applied thereto to generate a magnetic field; and a base housing mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the tub, wherein the base housing is provided with a coil slot for defining the shape of the coil in such a manner that the wire is mounted therein so as to have a predetermined distance between wire and wire.
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公开(公告)号:EP3428335A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-16
申请号:EP18192470.5
申请日:2014-01-03
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: KO, Cheolsoo , KIM, Woore
Abstract: The present invention relates to a garment processing apparatus (100) comprising:
a cabinet (1) defining an external appearance of the apparatus (100), the cabinet (1) having a laundry opening (11); a laundry accommodation unit placed within the cabinet (1) and configured to store laundry introduced through the laundry opening (11);
a circulation path (41, 43, 47) to guide air discharged from the laundry accommodation unit and resupply the air into the laundry accommodation unit;a heat exchanger (45) exchanging the heat with the air introduced into the circulation path (41, 43, 47), the heat exchanger (45) including: an evaporator (451) configured to cool air introduced into the circulation path (41, 43, 47) via evaporation of refrigerant, the evaporator (451) being located in the circulation path; a condenser (453) configured to heat the air passed through the evaporator (451) via condensation of the refrigerant, the condenser (453) being located in the circulation path (41, 43, 47); and a compressor installed at the outside of the circulation path (41, 43, 47) to enable circulation of the refrigerant through the evaporator (451) and the condenser (453); a blower (49) configured to circulate the interior air of the laundry accommodation unit through the circulation path (41, 43, 47);
a temperature sensor installed between the evaporator(451) and the condenser(453); and, a dryness controller comparing the reference value with a value measured by the temperature sensor to determine the dryness of laundry or a termination time of the drying cycle.
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