公开(公告)号：EP2817445A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-31

申请号：EP13752142.3

申请日：2013-01-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： KIM, Hyojun ,  KIM, Woore ,  LEE, Junghoon

IPC: D06F58/22 ,  D06F39/10

CPC classification number: F26B21/003 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F39/10 ,  D06F58/22

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine (100), and more particularly, a laundry treating machine (100) including an air supply unit (150) for supplying air, a tub (120) for having the air supplied thereto from the air supply unit (150) to treat the laundry, the tub (120) having an air recovery opening (151) formed in an outside circumferential surface thereof for recovery of the air to the air supply unit (150), a lint filter (160) mounted to an inside of the air recovery opening (151) for filtering the lint from the air, and a filter cleaning unit (170) for spraying cleaning water toward the lint filter (160) to separate the lint from the lint filter (160), wherein the filter cleaning unit (170) is extended and branched to the inside of the air recovery opening (151) for spraying the cleaning water to the lint filter (160).

公开(公告)号：EP4437172A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-02

申请号：EP22901790.0

申请日：2022-11-30

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： LEE, Kanghun ,  CHOI, Dongkil ,  KIM, Hyeonjoong ,  KIM, Woore

IPC: D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/06 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/02

CPC classification number: D06F39/04

公开(公告)号：EP4411050A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-07

申请号：EP22887602.5

申请日：2022-10-26

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： LEE, Kanghun ,  KIM, Sungyong ,  HAN, Injae ,  KIM, Woore

IPC: D06F34/26

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. A laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a cabinet; a tub provided inside the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub and accommodating clothes; and a first temperature measurement unit and a second temperature measurement unit that are provided in the tub and measure air temperature inside the tub during a drying cycle for drying the clothes, wherein a water storage space for receiving water is formed on the bottom surface of the tub, the first temperature measurement unit is spaced apart from the water storage space and measures the temperature of dry air, the second temperature measuring unit is provided in the water storage space, and a protruding end protruding from the bottom surface of the tub toward the drum to measure temperature faces the drum, wherein the protruding end is exposed to air during the drying cycle.

公开(公告)号：EP4310239A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-24

申请号：EP22887408.7

申请日：2022-10-11

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： JOO, Kookbae ,  KIM, Daehyun ,  KIM, Woore

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/08

Abstract: Abstarct: Provided is a method for controlling a clothes treatment apparatus comprising: a tub for storing water; a drum rotatably provided in the tub so as to store objects to be washed; a detergent storage part for storing detergent; a storage part water supply pipe for supplying the water to the detergent storage part; a tub connection pipe for guiding, into the tub, the water discharged from the detergent storage part; a tub water supply pipe for supplying the water to the tub; a drain port penetrating the tub; and a drain pump connected to the drain port.

公开(公告)号：EP4234791A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-30

申请号：EP23168159.4

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： HONG, Sangwook ,  KIM, Woore ,  KIM, Beomjun ,  NOH, Hyunwoo

IPC: D06F33/65 ,  D06F58/44 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F105/40 ,  D06F103/16 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F103/70

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry machine. More particularly, a laundry machine for generating steam by an induction heater and a control method thereof are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method of controlling a laundry machine including a tub, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate an object and provided with a through hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and an induction heater provided to the tub, and configured to perform a steam operation. The steam operation may include heating a heating surface of the drum facing the induction heater by driving the induction heater, spraying, through a spray nozzle, water toward the heating surface heated in the heating operation, and rotating the drum such that the steam is introduced into the drum through the through hole in a space between the tub and the drum.

公开(公告)号：EP4130372A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-08

申请号：EP22191375.9

申请日：2019-08-02

Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc.

Inventor： KIM, Beomjun ,  HONG, Sangwook ,  KIM, Woore ,  CHO, Hongjun

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F103/52 ,  D06F105/28

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care apparatus in which an induction module heats the drum uniformly using a magnetic field to dry laundry or heat wash-water, and center and front and rear regions of the drum are uniformly heated.

公开(公告)号：EP4123075A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-25

申请号：EP21771229.8

申请日：2021-03-16

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： KIM, Changoh ,  KIM, Woore ,  HONG, Sangwook

IPC: D06F33/46 ,  D06F33/44 ,  D06F33/48 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F34/16 ,  D06F34/24 ,  H05B6/10

Abstract: A clothing treatment apparatus is disclosed. The clothing treatment apparatus of the present disclosure comprises: a tub for providing a space in which washing water is accommodated; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub; a motor for rotating the drum; and an induction heater which is arranged on the outer surface of the tub and which heats the drum. The motor can rotate the drum at a first rotational speed at which laundry accommodated inside the drum is rotated while adhered to the inner circumferential surface of the drum, during heating of the drum by the induction heater.

公开(公告)号：EP3680381A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-15

申请号：EP20150857.9

申请日：2020-01-09

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： KIM, Woore ,  KIM, Beomjun ,  HONG, Sangwook

IPC: D06F33/63 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F103/16 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F105/10 ,  D06F105/12

Abstract: Disclosed are a laundry treating apparatus, and more particularly, a laundry treating apparatus for heating a drum using an induction heater and a control method thereof.
The object treating apparatus includes a tub (2); a drum (3) rotatably disposed within the tub (2) and for accommodating an object therein; an induction heater (8) disposed on the tub (2) and configured to heat an outer circumferential face of the drum (3) contacting the heater; a motor (6) to rotate the drum (3); and an upper temperature sensor (96) configured to detect a temperature around a space between the tub (2) and the drum (3), wherein the upper temperature sensor is disposed at an upper portion of the tub (2) and inside the tub (2); a lower temperature sensor (95) configured to detect a temperature around condensed water stored on a bottom of the tub (2), wherein the lower temperature sensor (95) is disposed at a lower portion of the tub (2) and inside the tub (2), wherein humid steam evaporated in heat exchange between the heated drum (3) and the object is condensed into the condensed water inside the tub (2) and the condensed water flows to the bottom of the tub (2); and a processor (9) configured to control a rotation of the drum (3) and an operation of the induction heater (8) to heat the drum (3) to heat and dry the object, wherein the processor (9) is further configured to determine an ending timing of the drying of the object based on a difference (delta T) between a temperature detected by the upper temperature sensor (96) and a temperature detected by the lower temperature sensor (95).

公开(公告)号：EP3608467A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-12

申请号：EP19189794.1

申请日：2019-08-02

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： KIM, Beomjun ,  HONG, Sangwook ,  KIM, Woore ,  CHO, Hongjun

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care apparatus in which an induction module heats the drum uniformly using a magnetic field to dry laundry or heat wash-water, and center and front and rear regions of the drum are uniformly heated. The induction module comprises a coil formed by turns of a wire and includes a rectangular shaped base housing for accommodating the coil, said base housing comprising straight sections and corner sections; In order to prevent the coil from being detached from the induction module due to vibration, the structure of the base housing is formed with ribs protruding upwards to define a slot for accommodating the coil, wherein the ribs are thermo-fused; A thermal-fusing line is defined in each of the corner sections of the base housing.

公开(公告)号：EP3441514A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-13

申请号：EP18188172.3

申请日：2018-08-09

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： KIM, Woore ,  CHO, Hongjun ,  HONG, Sangwook

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26

Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus configured to directly heat a drum containing laundry therein using an induction module. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a drum for containing laundry therein, the drum being rotatably provided in the tub and being formed of a metallic material, an induction module provided so as to be spaced apart from the circumferential surface of the drum in order to heat the circumferential surface of the drum using a magnetic field generated by applying current to a coil, a module control unit for controlling the output of the induction module, a cooling path through which the outside of the cabinet, the interior of the module control unit and the interior of the induction module communicate sequentially with each other, and a fan provided in the cooling path. The apparatus is capable of improving efficiency and enhancing safety.