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公开(公告)号:US12183267B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-31
申请号:US18285973
申请日:2021-04-08
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Sungoh Yang , Jonghyug Bae , Yanghyun Kim , Woosik Jung , Yonghyun Kim , Chansic Park , Myungdeok Bae
IPC: G09G3/32
Abstract: A display apparatus in one example can include a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a plurality of driving devices to output driving signals for driving the plurality of light emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of driving devices bypasses input common command data and outputs the common command data to an adjacent driving device. Accordingly, a transmission period of data transmitted to the plurality of driving devices can be reduced.
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公开(公告)号:US12072135B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US18119431
申请日:2023-03-09
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Seungjin Choi , Seunggeun Lee
CPC classification number: F25C1/24 , F25C1/04 , F25C1/25 , F25C5/08 , F25C5/22 , F25D11/02 , F25C2700/12 , F25D2700/122
Abstract: An ice maker for a refrigerator includes: an upper assembly including an upper tray forming an upper chamber, which is a portion an ice chamber, and having an upper opening, and a temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of the ice chamber in contact with the upper tray; and a lower assembly being rotatable with respect to the upper assembly and having a lower tray forming a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, in which a contact portion between the temperature sensor and the upper tray is positioned closer to a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray than the upper opening.
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公开(公告)号:US12061033B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US17738269
申请日:2022-05-06
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee , Seungjin Choi
CPC classification number: F25C1/25 , F25C1/24 , F25C2400/10
Abstract: An ice maker includes: an upper assembly comprising a plurality of upper chambers recessed upward to define an upper portion of an ice chamber in which water is filled and ice is made, and having an intake opening by being open on a top, and a vertical extension part formed to protrude upward around the intake opening; a lower assembly comprising a plurality of lower chambers recessed downward to define a lower portion of the ice chamber, and rotatably connected to the upper assembly; and a water supply part that is recessed downward from an upper side of the water supply part and configured to receive therein water for making ice, the water supply part being removably coupled to the vertical extension part and configured to guide the received water into the intake opening.
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公开(公告)号:US11788782B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17738310
申请日:2022-05-06
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Sangjun Kang , Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong
CPC classification number: F25C1/10 , F25C1/24 , F25C1/25 , F25C5/22 , F25C2305/022 , F25C2305/0221 , F25C2400/10 , F25C2700/00
Abstract: In a refrigerator, a cam of a cam gear rotating by a driving motor is provided with a structure protruding from an edge portion of a cam gear to a center, thereby increasing the thickness of a cam surface. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the magnitude of force directly transferred from the cam gear to a magnet lever.
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公开(公告)号:US11649154B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US16726329
申请日:2019-12-24
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Siyeon An
CPC classification number: B67D1/0884 , B67D1/001 , B67D1/0014 , B67D1/0855 , B67D1/0888 , B67D1/0895 , B67D1/125 , B67D1/1279 , H05B6/10 , H05B6/108 , B67D2210/0001 , B67D2210/00118
Abstract: A water dispenser and a method of controlling a water dispenser are provided. The water dispenser may control power output of an induction heater having a hot water module based on changes in flow rate of water supplied or a temperature of water discharged.
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公开(公告)号:US11480375B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-25
申请号:US16685793
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
Abstract: Provided is an ice maker including an upper tray and a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein a plurality of upper chambers defined in the upper tray and a plurality of lower chambers defined in the lower tray are in contact with each other to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, respectively, each ejector-receiving opening opened to each of the plurality of upper chambers, each opening-defining wall extending upward along a circumference of each ejector-receiving opening, an upper ejector configured to pass through the ejector-defining wall and vertically move to remove each ice from each ice chamber, and a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open and close the upper tray and the lower tray, wherein the upper tray includes a horizontal extension forming a top face of the upper tray, wherein the upper chamber is positioned below the horizontal extension such that the opening-defining wall is formed at a vertical level equal to or lower than a vertical level of the opening-defining wall.
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公开(公告)号:US11421926B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-23
申请号:US16686036
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein, and an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice maker includes an upper tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein the lower tray comes into contact with the upper tray by pivoting to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers therebetween, a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open and close the upper tray and the lower tray, and each rib formed along a circumference of each upper chamber or each lower chamber in contact with each other.
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公开(公告)号:US11204194B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-21
申请号:US16685644
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a freezing compartment, an ice-maker disposed in the freezing compartment to make spherical ice, an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker for storing ice removed from the ice-maker, and an ice tray disposed inside the ice bin. At least a portion of a bottom face of the ice tray is spaced apart from a bottom face of the ice bin, and a plurality of tray holes are defined to pass through the bottom face of the ice tray.
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公开(公告)号:US11079155B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-03
申请号:US16288745
申请日:2019-02-28
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Siyeon An
Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet including a freezing chamber; an evaporator located at one side of the freezing chamber; a freezing chamber fan configured to supply cool air to the freezing chamber; an ice maker located in the freezing chamber and configured to perform ice-making; an ice bin located below the ice maker and separates and stores ice made in the ice maker; an ice detection device which detects whether or not the ice stored in the ice bin is full; and a control unit configured to control the freezing chamber fan according to a detection signal of the ice detection device. The control unit is configured to turn off the freezing chamber fan when ice-fullness is detected by the ice detection device and turn on the freezing chamber fan when the ice-fullness is not detected by the ice detection device.
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公开(公告)号:US10267535B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-23
申请号:US15473739
申请日:2017-03-30
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Jewook Jeon , Kobong Choi , Yonghyun Kim
IPC: F24H1/18 , B01D15/00 , B01D29/56 , B01D35/147 , B01D61/14 , B67D1/00 , B67D1/08 , B67D1/12 , F25D23/00 , F25D31/00 , H05B1/02 , H05B6/02 , C02F1/00 , B01D61/18 , B01D61/22 , B67D1/16 , H05B6/10 , C02F1/28 , C02F1/44
Abstract: A water purifier includes a hot water tank for receiving and heating received water by induction heating, a water outlet portion that is at least partially exposed to an outside of the water purifier for discharging hot water, a hot water line that is connected to the water outlet portion to communicate the hot water from the hot water tank to the water outlet portion, a hot water outlet valve that is located at the hot water line and that opens or closes the hot water line based on a control command, a connector that includes a hot water inlet connected to a water outlet pipe of the hot water tank and a hot water outlet connected to the hot water line, and a temperature sensor that is connected to the connector and that is configured to measure a temperature of the hot water that passes through the connector.
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