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公开(公告)号:US20240368816A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-07
申请号:US18561133
申请日:2022-10-11
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Kookbae JOO , Daehyun KIM , Woore KIM
IPC: D06F33/37 , D06F23/02 , D06F33/34 , D06F33/36 , D06F34/18 , D06F39/02 , D06F39/04 , D06F39/08 , D06F103/04 , D06F105/02 , D06F105/42 , D06F105/46
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20230092538A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-23
申请号:US17909190
申请日:2021-03-02
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Woore KIM , Injae HAN , Sangwook HONG
IPC: D06F39/04 , D06F23/02 , D06F58/02 , D06F25/00 , D06F37/04 , D06F58/26 , D06F33/32 , D06F58/38 , D06F33/52 , H05B6/10 , F26B3/20 , F26B3/24
Abstract: A clothing management apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum an induction heater that includes a housing accommodating a coil, a first duct provided outside the drum and having an inlet communicating with an inner space of the drum, a chamber provided outside the drum and including a first inlet communicating with the first duct, a first outlet communicating with the inner space, a first flow path connecting the first inlet and the first outlet, a second inlet communicating with an outer space of the drum, a second outlet communicating with the housing, and a second flow path connecting the second inlet and the second outlet, a partition wall provided in the chamber and dividing the first flow path and the second flow path, a first impeller in a flow path communicating with the first flow path, and a second impeller in a flow path communicating with the second flow path.
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公开(公告)号:US20220356626A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-10
申请号:US17870275
申请日:2022-07-21
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Seulgi PARK , Woore KIM , Sangwook HONG
Abstract: A washing machine includes: a tub; a drum of metal material configured to be rotated in the tub; an induction heater configured to be fixed to the tub in a state of being separated from the drum, and to heat the drum; a first temperature sensor configured to have a tube of metal material heated by the induction heater and a thermistor disposed in the tube, at least a part of the tube being exposed between the tub and the drum; a second temperature sensor configured to be disposed in a position further away than the first temperature sensor from the induction heater in a circumferential direction, and detect a temperature of air between the tub and the drum; and a controller configured to control the induction heater based on a first detection value of the first temperature sensor and a second detection value of the second temperature sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20220290353A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-15
申请号:US17825693
申请日:2022-05-26
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Sangwook HONG , Woore KIM , Beomjun KIM , Hyunwoo NOH
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20200217007A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-09
申请号:US16734033
申请日:2020-01-03
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Woore KIM , Changoh KIM , Sangwook HONG
Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for treating laundry with an induction heater and controlling method thereof. In a laundry treating apparatus including an induction heater, the present invention includes a first step of setting a normal dry mode and an abnormal dry mode for controlling the induction heater with a output relatively lower than that of the normal dry mode, a second step of operating the induction heater in the normal dry mode, a third step of determining whether a dry load is a normal load or an abnormal load using at least one of a temperature of a drum and a current of a motor, and a fourth step of if the dry load is determined as the abnormal load, controlling the induction heater in the abnormal dry mode.
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公开(公告)号:US20190264371A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-29
申请号:US16283355
申请日:2019-02-22
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Jaehyuk JANG , Woore KIM , Sangwook HONG
Abstract: A washing machine includes: a tub; a drum; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of air between the drum and the tub; an induction heater configured to heat the drum; a controller unit configured to control the induction heater within a preset control temperature range; a circuit configured to supply power to the induction heater; a first thermostat configured to operate according to a first temperature of air between the drum and the tub and open the circuit when the first temperature is a first safety control temperature; and a thermal fuse configured to operate according to a second temperature of air outside the tub and open the circuit when the second temperature is a second safety temperature corresponding to a case where the temperature of the drum 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:US20250043494A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-06
申请号:US18715039
申请日:2022-11-30
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Kanghun LEE , Dongkil CHOI , Hyeonjoong KIM , Woore KIM
Abstract: Provided is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet having an inlet disposed in a front surface thereof, a tub having a tub inlet disposed therein and facing the inlet of the cabinet, wherein the tub is configured to accommodate water therein, a drum disposed inside the tub, and configured to accommodate laundry therein, a driver including a rotation shaft coupled to a rear of the tub and configured to rotate the drum, and, an induction module coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the tub that is configured to form a magnetic field for heating the drum. The induction module includes a base coupled to the outer circumferential surface, and a coil configured to generate the magnetic field. The base includes a seating surface fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the tub, a plurality of first straight ribs, a plurality of second straight ribs, and a plurality of curved ribs.
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公开(公告)号:US20250019887A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-16
申请号:US18714878
申请日:2022-11-30
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Hyeonjoong KIM , Sungyong KIM , Woore KIM
IPC: D06F39/04 , D06F23/02 , D06F25/00 , D06F34/32 , D06F37/04 , D06F37/22 , D06F37/26 , D06F37/30 , D06F39/08 , D06F58/26 , D06F105/28 , D06F105/46
Abstract: Provided is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet having an inlet disposed in a front surface thereof, a tub having a tub inlet which is facing the inlet of the cabinet, wherein the tub is configured to accommodate water therein, a drum disposed in the tub, and configured to accommodate laundry therein, a driver including a rotation shaft coupled to a rear portion of the tub and configured to rotate the drum and a spider configured to couple the rotation shaft to the drum. Additionally, the laundry treatment apparatus may further include an induction module coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the tub that is configured to form a magnetic field for heating the drum. Further, the spider may include a central portion protruding inside of the drum, and an end portion that extends from the central portion toward a drum outer circumferential surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20210395936A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-23
申请号:US17465313
申请日:2021-09-02
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Beomjun KIM , Sangwook HONG , Woore KIM , Hongjun CHO
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20200149207A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-14
申请号:US16741041
申请日:2020-01-13
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Woore KIM , Hyunwoo NOH , Sangwook HONG
Abstract: A laundry apparatus includes a drum rotatable on a shaft and including at least one predetermined region made of metal; a tub surrounding the drum; an inductor provided on the tub and heating the drum by generating an electromagnetic field; and an air passage duct including a first duct provided as a passage for exhausting air outside the tub, a second duct provided as a passage for sucking air into the tub, and a fan for generating air flow, wherein the air drawn into the tub via the second duct is supplied to an internal space of the drum via a penetrating hole provided in a circumferential surface of the drum by the fan and then exhausted to the first duct after passing through a drum opening provided in a front portion of the drum.
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