公开(公告)号：US20230210344A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18079283

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyung Man PARK ,  Jeongkon KIM ,  Min Jae JEONG ,  Jeong In KIM

IPC: A47L15/48 ,  A47L15/42

CPC classification number: A47L15/488 ,  A47L15/4257 ,  A47L15/486

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub that defines a washing space configured to accommodate objects to be washed, a door coupled to a front of the tub, and a drying device disposed at the door and configured to guide (i) wet air discharged from the inside of the tub and (ii) ambient air introduced from an outside of the tub. The drying device includes a bracket that defines a space configured to receive the wet air and the ambient air, where the bracket defines a first inlet that is in fluid communication with the outside and configured to receive the ambient air from the outside. The drying device further includes a cover coupled to the bracket and an impeller coupled to the bracket and configured to cause the wet air and the ambient air to be mixed, where the impeller is configured to generate a flow of the mixed air.

公开(公告)号：US20220125277A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17508430

申请日：2021-10-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Seungyoun KIM ,  Kyung Rae KIM ,  Min Jae JEONG ,  Jeong In KIM ,  Kijoong KANG

IPC: A47L15/48

Abstract: A distribution cap is configured to couple to a nozzle of a dish washer and to guide air from the nozzle to be discharged in a discharge direction. The distribution cap includes a fitting pipe configured to couple to the nozzle, a first bypass pipe that is connected to the fitting pipe and extends in a direction different from the discharge direction, where the first bypass pipe is configured to be positioned above the nozzle based on the fitting pipe being coupled to the nozzle, and a second bypass pipe that extends from an end portion of the first bypass pipe in the discharge direction, where the second bypass pipe defines a discharge opening at an end portion thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20240335084A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18294272

申请日：2022-07-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jongyoung KIM ,  Dongho LEE ,  Kyung Rae KIM ,  Min Jae JEONG ,  Jeong In KIM

IPC: A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/48

CPC classification number: A47L15/4209 ,  A47L15/486 ,  A47L15/488

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dishwasher which can effectively prevent a drying air supply part or a base from being damaged by a vibration occurring during a washing operation and an external impact resulting from, for example, a drop test, can prevent the drying air supply part from physically coming into direct contact with the base, and can minimize the amount of heat transferred from the drying air supply part to the base.

公开(公告)号：US20230210343A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18077428

申请日：2022-12-08

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hyung Man PARK ,  Deok Won KANG ,  Jeongkon KIM ,  Min Jae JEONG ,  Jeong In KIM

IPC: A47L15/48

CPC classification number: A47L15/488 ,  A47L15/486

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub, a door coupled to a front of the tub, and a drying device disposed at the door and configured to dry an inside of the tub. The drying device includes a bracket that defines a space configured to receive the wet air and the dry air, an impeller coupled to the bracket and configured to cause the wet air and the dry air to be mixed, where the impeller is configured to generate a flow of the mixed air. The drying device further includes a cover coupled to the bracket, and an air guide disposed between the bracket and the cover and configured to guide the flow of the mixed air into the impeller. The impeller is rotatably coupled to the air guide.

公开(公告)号：US20230210338A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18079286

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Min Jae JEONG ,  Hyung Man PARK ,  Deok Won KANG ,  Jeongkon KIM ,  Jeong In KIM

IPC: A47L15/00 ,  A47L15/48

CPC classification number: A47L15/0034 ,  A47L15/488 ,  A47L15/486 ,  A47L2501/11 ,  A47L2501/10 ,  A47L2501/12 ,  A47L2501/30

Abstract: A method controls a dishwasher including a tub configured to receive objects to be washed, a drying device configured to receive wet air from the tub and to discharge the wet air to an outside of the dishwasher, and a dry air supplier including a heating part and being configured to supply heated air to the tub. The method includes preheating the drying device by introducing dry air from the outside to the drying device before a first preset time from a start point of a drying operation, performing the drying operation at the start point, wherein the wet air is discharged from the tub during the drying operation, and cooling the dry air supplier by stopping operation of the heating part before a second preset time from an end time point of the drying operation.

公开(公告)号：US20220126308A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17508461

申请日：2021-10-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Min Jae JEONG ,  Jeongkon Kim ,  Jeong In Kim ,  Kijoong Kang ,  In Woo Baek

IPC: B05B1/00 ,  A47L15/48

Abstract: A cap is configured to couple to a nozzle of a dish washer that is configured to supply air into a tub of the dish washer. The cap includes a lower cap configured to couple to an upper end portion of the nozzle, a flow cover configured to cover a part of the upper end portion of the nozzle, and an upper cap coupled to the lower cap and configured to, based on the cap being coupled to the nozzle, be spaced apart from and positioned above the nozzle and the flow cover. The cap defines a discharge opening configured to discharge air supplied to an inner space of the cap through the nozzle.

公开(公告)号：US20220125275A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17508594

申请日：2021-10-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Doo Hyun KIM ,  Seungyoun KIM ,  Hyung Man PARK ,  Min Jae JEONG ,  Youngsoo KIM

IPC: A47L15/48 ,  A47L15/42 ,  F28F1/10

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub, a door, and a drying device configured to supply air to a washing space in the tub. The drying device includes a condensing duct disposed outside the tub, a cold air supply module that is disposed outside the tub and defines a heat exchange flow path part adjoining the condensing duct, and a fan configured to cause air flow in the condensing duct. The condensing duct includes an upstream portion communicating with the inlet port and extending above the inlet port and then downward, and a heat exchange portion connected to the upstream portion and extending downward to the heat exchange flow path part. A height of an upper end of the heat exchange flow path part is equal to or larger than a height of a lower end of the inlet port.