公开(公告)号：US11649582B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17192273

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Juhan Yoon ,  Soowon Park ,  Manseok Lee ,  Jun Shin

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/44 ,  D06F103/62 ,  D06F105/58

CPC classification number: D06F58/203 ,  D06F58/44 ,  D06F2103/62 ,  D06F2105/58

Abstract: A laundry dryer includes: a cabinet defining an outer body of the laundry dryer, a drum that is rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and that is configured to receive hot air and steam, a steam unit that is disposed inside the cabinet and that is configured to generate the steam, a storage tank that is configured to detachably couple to an inside of the cabinet and that defines a storage space for receiving water to be supplied to the steam unit, and a tank housing that is disposed inside the cabinet and that is configured to accommodate the storage tank. An intake hole is defined at a front upper surface of the storage tank and provides, based on the storage tank being accommodated in the tank housing, an air flow path between the storage space and an external space of the storage tank.

公开(公告)号：US11959221B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17192254

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Juhan Yoon ,  Soowon Park ,  Manseok Lee ,  Jun Shin

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F103/62

CPC classification number: D06F58/203 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F2103/62

Abstract: A laundry dryer includes: a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to receive hot air and steam, a steam unit disposed inside the cabinet and configured to generate the steam, a storage tank configured to detachably couple to an inside of the cabinet and receive water to be supplied to the steam unit, a tank accommodating the storage tank, and a floater placed inside the storage tank and configured to move in a vertical direction according to a volume of water in the storage tank. The floater includes a body portion having a first outer surface and a second outer surface, a third outer surface and a fourth outer surface, and a fifth outer surface and a sixth outer surface, where the first outer surface defines an upper surface of the floater and the second outer surface defines a lower surface of the floater.