公开(公告)号：US20240360608A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18769996

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seulgi LEE ,  Bongjin KO ,  Seungil LIM ,  Younghyun KIM

IPC: D06F25/00 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F58/24

CPC classification number: D06F25/00 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F58/24

Abstract: A combined washer and dryer includes: a cabinet; a tub with a front opening at the laundry inlet and a rear opening; a drum; and a drying device arranged above the tub and configured to supply heated air toward the front opening. The drying device includes: a heat exchanger; a compressor; an inlet flow duct to guide air flowing in through the rear opening toward the heat exchanger; a supply flow duct to guide the air passing through the heat exchanger to be discharged forward; and a blowing fan configured to supply the air discharged from the supply flow duct to the front opening. In addition, the combined washer and dryer may further include: a ventilation hole at a rear surface of the cabinet corresponding to a position where the drying device is disposed; and a cooling fan disposed in the ventilation hole and supplying outside air to the compressor.

公开(公告)号：US20230295860A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18094651

申请日：2023-01-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyounyoung LEE ,  Bongjin KO ,  Younghyun KIM ,  Junho KIM ,  Seulgi LEE

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F33/30 ,  D06F34/08 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F37/30

CPC classification number: D06F39/02 ,  D06F33/30 ,  D06F34/08 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F37/30

Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus including a main body; a tub arranged inside the main body; a detergent container configured to store detergent; a detergent container housing configured to accommodate the detergent container; a pump connected to the detergent container housing so as to discharge the detergent stored in the detergent container; a latch device configured to detachably connect the detergent container to the detergent container housing so as to close the detergent container, and to disconnect the detergent container from the detergent housing so as to open the detergent container; and a controller configured to control the latch device to disconnect the detergent container from the detergent container housing so as to open the detergent container in response to a completion of a washing operation.

公开(公告)号：US20210115618A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17075254

申请日：2020-10-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seulgi LEE ,  Youngsu LEE

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/22 ,  B01D46/00 ,  D06F58/26 ,  B01D46/10

Abstract: A clothes dryer including a device and space for fixing a dryer sheet inside a main body. The clothes dryer includes: a main body including a laundry inlet: a drum rotatably installed inside the main body; a discharge flow path configured to discharge inside air of the drum to outside of the drum; and a sheet receiver accommodating a dryer sheet for providing fragrance to inside of the drum, the sheet receiver positioned on the discharge flow path and detachably installed in the main body.

公开(公告)号：US20240337058A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18734244

申请日：2024-06-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jiyu LEE ,  Bongjin KO ,  Younghyun KIM ,  Seulgi LEE ,  Hyounyoung LEE

IPC: D06F33/34 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/43 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F103/18

CPC classification number: D06F33/34 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/43 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F2103/18

Abstract: A washing machine may include a tub; a detergent supply part to accommodate a liquid; a fluid channel connecting the detergent supply part and the tub; a motor controllable to supply the liquid accommodated in the detergent supply part into the tub through the fluid channel; a water supply part controllable to supply water into the tub; and a processor configured to: based on receiving a command for cleaning the fluid channel, identify a type of the liquid accommodated in the detergent supply part, based on the identified type of the liquid being water, control the water supply part to supply water into the tub, detect a level of water in the tub, and based on the detected level being greater than or equal to a predetermined value, control the motor so that the liquid accommodated in the detergent supply part is supplied into the tub through the fluid channel.

公开(公告)号：US20240167208A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18428215

申请日：2024-01-31

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Heejin KANG ,  Younghyun KIM ,  Junho KIM ,  Seulgi LEE ,  Hyounyoung LEE

IPC: D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/20

CPC classification number: D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/20

Abstract: A washing machine with a drying function can include a tub, a drum inside the tub and including: a cylindrical body having a rear end opening, and a drum back coupled to the cylindrical body to be over the rear end opening and including: a plurality of recess portions, a plurality of openings between adjacent recess portions and a plurality of porous plates coupled to the plurality of openings, a motor to provide a rotational force to the drum, a flange shaft between the drum and the motor to transmit the rotational force of the motor to the drum and including: a hub, and a plurality of flange portions extending radially from the hub, a drying duct configured to supply heated air into the tub, and an exhaust duct configured to return the heated air from the tub through the plurality of porous plates to the drying duct.

公开(公告)号：US20230279607A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18121329

申请日：2023-03-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Heejin KANG ,  Bongjin KO ,  Younghyun KIM ,  Seulgi LEE ,  Jiyu LEE ,  Hyounyoung LEE ,  Seungil LIM

IPC: D06F58/22 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F39/08 ,  B01D46/16 ,  B01D46/00 ,  B01D46/69 ,  B01D46/44 ,  B01D46/46

CPC classification number: D06F58/22 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/206 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F39/088 ,  B01D46/16 ,  B01D46/0086 ,  B01D46/69 ,  B01D46/442 ,  B01D46/46 ,  D06F2103/42

Abstract: A washing machine with drying function may include a cabinet with a laundry insertion hole; a tub having a front opening and a back opening; a drum inside the tub, the laundry insertion hole, front opening, and drum being positioned so that laundry is insertable through the laundry insertion hole; a heated air supplying device with a heat exchange part above the tub, a front and back duct, and a blower fan to form an airflow, via the back and front duct, from the back opening to the heat exchange part, and then to the front opening; a lint filter in the back duct; a sensor to detect lint in the lint filter and produce a corresponding signal; a washing device to spray washing water toward the lint filter; and a processor to control the washing device to spray the washing water based on the signal produced by the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20250066974A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18745120

申请日：2024-06-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jaeryong PARK ,  Younghak KONG ,  Hyelim PARK ,  Soohyun SUNG ,  Byeongcheol YOON ,  Myungwoo LEE ,  Seulgi LEE ,  Chihong CHO

IPC: D06F34/04 ,  D06F19/00 ,  D06F33/36 ,  D06F33/38 ,  D06F33/40 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F39/40 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F101/20 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F105/58

Abstract: A method may include transmitting, by a spot cleaner, an end signal to notify an end of a washing process performed by the spot cleaner in which a garment was cleaned by the spot cleaner, based on completion of the washing process, wherein the spot cleaner is positionable inside a clothes care apparatus so that the washing process is performable by the spot cleaner while the spot cleaner and garment are inside the clothes care apparatus, and the spot cleaner is positionable outside of the clothes care apparatus so that the washing process is performable by the spot cleaner while the spot cleaner and garment are outside of the clothes care apparatus; and performing, by the clothes care apparatus, a clothes care process or providing an interface to start the clothes care process, based on the end signal having been transmitted by the spot cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20240297051A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18407536

申请日：2024-01-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sanggyo CHUNG ,  Seunghee HAN ,  Seulgi LEE ,  Chanmi LEE

IPC: H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/033

CPC classification number: H01L21/31144 ,  H01L21/0332 ,  H01L21/31116

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes stacking an etch target layer and an etching mask layer on a substrate having first through third regions, forming first photoresist patterns on the etching mask layer in the first and second regions and a second photoresist pattern to completely cover the third mask layer in the third region, etching the etching mask layer using the first and second photoresist patterns as etching masks to form first mask patterns on the first and second regions and a second mask pattern on the third region, forming a filling pattern in a first opening between first mask patterns on the second region, etching the etch target layer using the first and second mask patterns and the filling pattern as etching masks to form first patterns including second openings on the first region and a bulk pattern covering second and third regions of the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20230295853A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18134732

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Younghyun KIM ,  Heejin KANG ,  Bongjin KO ,  Seulgi LEE ,  Jiyu LEE ,  Hyounyoung LEE ,  Seungil LIM

IPC: D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F58/20

CPC classification number: D06F25/00 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F58/206 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F58/26

Abstract: A washing machine with drying function includes a cabinet including a laundry insertion hole on a front surface; a tub inside the cabinet and having a rear opening and a front opening; a drum inside the tub; and a heated air supplying device including a heat exchange duct above the tub, and including an evaporator and a condenser, a rear duct behind the tub, an inlet duct between the rear duct and a first side of the heat exchange duct, a supply duct on a second side of the heat exchange duct, a blower fan in front of the tub to generate an airflow from the rear opening, through the rear duct, through the inlet duct, through the heat exchange duct, through the supply duct, and to the front opening, and a dehumidifier inside the rear duct and configured to remove moisture contained in the airflow passing through the rear duct.

公开(公告)号：US20230265597A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18117571

申请日：2023-03-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyounyoung LEE ,  Heejin KANG ,  Bongjin KO ,  Younghyun KIM ,  Seulgi LEE

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F37/42

CPC classification number: D06F58/206 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F37/42

Abstract: A washing machine including a main body; a tub disposed inside the main body; a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub; a drying device including a compressor so that the drying device is configured to remove moisture from air discharged from the tub, heat the air from which the moisture was removed, and supply the heated air to the tub; and a support device disposed between the tub and the drying device. The support device may include a first support member longitudinally extending along a front and back direction of the main body, and a second support member longitudinally extending along a left and right direction of the main body, wherein at least one of the first support member and the second support member passes below the compressor, so that the first support member and the second support member are thereby configured to support the drying device above the tub.