Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laundry treating device
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Application No.: US16667172Application Date: 2019-10-29
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Publication No.: US11686036B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Woore Kim , Beomjun Kim , Sangwook Hong
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR 20180130769 2018.10.30
- Main IPC: D06F39/12
- IPC: D06F39/12 ; D06F39/08 ; D06F39/04 ; D06F103/08 ; D06F58/30 ; D06F58/16 ; D06F58/26 ; D06F34/26 ; D06F34/14 ; D06F58/38

Abstract:
Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus. The present invention includes a cabinet, a tub provided within the cabinet, a drum provided within the tub to receive a treatment target therein, the drum made of metallic material, an induction module provided to the tub to heat the drum by induction, an infrared sensor provided to the tub to measure a temperature of the drum, and a barrel lens connected to the infrared sensor so that thermal radiation radiated from the drum enters the barrel lens, wherein the barrel lens includes a guide portion guiding vertically incident thermal radiation to the infrared sensor only.
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