公开(公告)号：US09797080B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US13857306

申请日：2013-04-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Youngjin Doh ,  Jihong Lee ,  Hong Namgoong ,  Kyuhwan Lee

IPC: D06F25/00 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/24 ,  B01D46/00 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F37/22

CPC classification number: D06F35/005 ,  B01D46/0082 ,  B01D2201/081 ,  B01D2201/084 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F39/022 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F2220/00

Abstract: A laundry treating machine is provided. The laundry treating machine may include a tub to receive wash water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, an air supply device to supply air to the tub, a lint filter to filter lint from the air circulated by the air supply device, a filter cleaning device to supply cleaning water to the lint filter to remove the lint from the lint filter, and a cooling water supply device to supply cooling water to an inner surface of the tub such that moisture contained in air is condensed at the inner surface of the tub.

公开(公告)号：US20240309572A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18676143

申请日：2024-05-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kyoungmin CHOI ,  Jihong Lee ,  Kwanwoong Jeong

IPC: D06F31/00 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F39/12

CPC classification number: D06F31/00 ,  D06F23/025 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F39/12

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet with an outlet, a drawer drawn out from the outlet, and a tub inside the drawer, providing a space for storing water and having an inlet on its upper surface. A drum rotatably mounted inside the tub includes an inlet on an upper surface for receiving laundry inside of the drum. A cabinet includes a first frame made at least in part from metal and including a first outlet, a second frame made at least in part from metal, spaced apart from the first frame along a moving direction of the drawer, and including a second outlet, a base panel made of a nonmetal lighter than metal, fixed to the first and second frames, and forming a bottom surface of the cabinet, and a metal cover fixed to the first and second frames and forming an upper surface and both sides of the cabinet.

公开(公告)号：US12065775B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17406673

申请日：2021-08-19

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jihong Lee ,  Kwanwoong Jeong ,  Yeongho Jeong

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F103/40

CPC classification number: D06F39/14 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F2103/40

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drawer body, a tub including a tub body disposed within the drawer body to configured to receive water and a tub cover coupled to a top side of the tub body and having a tub entrance configured to receive laundry, a drum disposed within the tub body and configured to accommodate the laundry and having a drum entrance for putting the laundry by communicating with the tub entrance, a driver disposed under a bottom side of the tub body and configured to provide power for rotating the drum, a door configured to slide on a top side of the tub cover to open/close the tub entrance, and a door opening detection sensor disposed at the tub cover to detect an opening/closing of the door by contacting with the door that slides on the tub cover.

公开(公告)号：US12018420B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17287348

申请日：2019-10-24

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kyoungmin Choi ,  Jihong Lee ,  Kwanwoong Jeong

IPC: D06F31/00 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F39/12

CPC classification number: D06F31/00 ,  D06F23/025 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F39/12

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet with an outlet, a drawer drawn out from the outlet, and a tub inside the drawer, providing a space for storing water and having an inlet on its upper surface. A drum rotatably mounted inside the tub includes an inlet on an upper surface for receiving laundry inside of the drum. A cabinet includes a first frame made at least in part from metal and including a first outlet, a second frame made at least in part from metal, spaced apart from the first frame along a moving direction of the drawer, and including a second outlet, a base panel made of a nonmetal lighter than metal, fixed to the first and second frames, and forming a bottom surface of the cabinet, and a metal cover fixed to the first and second frames and forming an upper surface and both sides of the cabinet.

公开(公告)号：US11898297B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17957961

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jinwoo Seo ,  Sangjin Kim ,  Jihong Lee

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F37/02 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/28

CPC classification number: D06F39/04 ,  D06F37/02 ,  D06F37/267 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/268 ,  D06F37/28

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a housing. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a drum. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a heater. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a tub through-portion formed in the tub so that the heater is inserted into a space located between a bottom surface of the drum and a bottom surface of the tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes three or more first support members. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes second support members that protrude from a circumferential surface of the tub, a number of the second support members being equal to a number of the three or more first support members. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a plurality of connectors that are each configured to connect a first support member and a second support member.

公开(公告)号：US11746460B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17334406

申请日：2021-05-28

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jihong Lee ,  Minkyu Sang

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F29/00

CPC classification number: D06F39/088 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/028 ,  D06F29/00

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a housing, a tub, a drum, a top cover located above the housing and configured to cover an upper portion of the tub and the drum, a detergent box, a distributor configured to receive washing water from an external water supply source and to distribute washing water, a detergent water supply pipe connected to the distributor, and a tub water supply pipe connected to the distributor. The top cover includes a distributor holder located at a rear portion of the top cover and configured to support the distributor, a detergent box holder located at a front portion of the top cover and configured to support the detergent box, and a first pass through that allows the detergent water supply pipe to pass through the top cover from an upper portion of the top cover to a lower portion of the top cover.

公开(公告)号：US11313065B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US17071443

申请日：2020-10-15

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jihong Lee ,  Wooseong Kim

IPC: D06F37/28 ,  D06F21/08 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/24

Abstract: The present application relates to a laundry treatment apparatus. The laundry treatment apparatus includes: a cabinet having a front panel and an opening provided by penetrating through the front panel; a drawer body configured to be ejected from the cabinet through the opening of the cabinet; a tub provided in the drawer body and defining a space configured to receive water; a drum rotatably provided in the tub and configured to receive laundry; a drawer panel fixed to the drawer body and configured to open the opening of the cabinet when the drawer body is ejected from the cabinet and to close the opening of the cabinet when the drawer body is retracted into the cabinet; and a drawer holder configured to fasten the drawer panel to the cabinet when the drawer panel closes the opening of the cabinet.

公开(公告)号：US20210388555A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17284424

申请日：2019-10-11

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jihong Lee ,  Kyoungmin Choi ,  Kwan Woong Jeong

IPC: D06F39/12 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/24

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet with an outlet, a drawer drawn out from the outlet, a drum provided inside the drawer, providing a space where laundry is stored, a base fixed to the cabinet, a base slit provided in the base, including a linear portion and a first bent portion, a slider coupled to the base to move along the base, a slider slit, a conveyer, an operation unit fixed to the drawer and detachably coupled to the conveyer, and springs provided to connect the base with the slider and provided to move the slider toward a rear end of the linear portion if the conveyer moves from the first bent portion to the linear portion.

公开(公告)号：US11118297B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16797171

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jihong Lee ,  Wooseong Kim ,  Hongchul Kim

IPC: D06F37/18 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F34/32

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a tub body for receiving water, a tub cover that covers an upper surface of the tub body and that defines an introduction aperture, a drum located inside the tub body for receiving laundry, a door for opening and closing the introduction aperture, a hinge that rotatably couples the door to the tub cover, a fixing unit that releasably couples a portion of the door to the tub cover, and a sealing unit on the door or the introduction aperture that is configured to seal the introduction aperture based on the introduction aperture being closed by the door. A portion of the sealing unit located in a direction in which the fixing unit is provided has a different diameter from a diameter of a portion of the sealing unit that is located in a direction in which the hinge is provided.

公开(公告)号：US10851489B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US15554559

申请日：2016-02-29

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jihong Lee ,  Yanghwan No ,  Kwanwoong Jeong

IPC: D06F37/22 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F31/00

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a drawer configured to be pulled out from a cabinet, an introduction port provided in the upper surface of the drawer, a drum located in the drawer so as to communicate with the introduction port for providing a laundry receiving space, a driving shaft provided at the bottom surface of the drum, a driving unit for rotating the driving shaft, a push unit provided at the drawer for allowing external force to be applied thereto, a fastening unit performing a linear reciprocating motion in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the drawer is pulled out for selectively coupling the drawer to the cabinet, and a transfer unit for connecting the push unit and the fastening unit to each other and for separating the fastening unit from the cabinet when external force is applied to the push unit.