Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pump and dishwasher including the same
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Application No.: US17511066Application Date: 2021-10-26
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Publication No.: US11684234B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Sangsoo Lee , Myoungjong Kim , Jongmin Lee , Yongjin Choi , Minchul Kim , Jinseok Park , Soohan Eo , Semin Jang , Seongwoo An
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Priority: KR 20140109476 2014.08.22 KR 20150102315 2015.07.20 KR 20150102316 2015.07.20
- The original application number of the division: US16449887 2019.06.24
- Main IPC: A47L15/42
- IPC: A47L15/42 ; F04D29/42 ; F04D29/58 ; A47L15/00 ; A47L15/08 ; F04D13/00

Abstract:
A pump (8) is disclosed. The pump (8) includes a partition wall (84) configured to divide the interior of a body into two spaces, a first chamber (C1) located under the partition wall (84), the first chamber (C1) having an introduction portion (841), through which water is introduced, a second chamber (C2) located above the partition wall (84), the second chamber (C2) having a discharge portion (849), through which water is discharged, a communication hole (86) formed through the partition wall (84) to allow the first chamber (C1) and the second chamber (C2) to communicate with each other therethrough, an impeller (85) provided in the second chamber (C2) to move water to the discharge portion (849), a housing configured to define the bottom surface of the first chamber (C1), the housing being made of a conductor, a heater (H) configured to heat the housing (81), and a steam discharge (843) port formed through the first chamber (C1) to allow steam to be discharged therethrough.
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