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公开(公告)号:US20210298135A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-23
申请号:US17342147
申请日:2021-06-08
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Kobong CHOI , Jewook JEON , Siyeon AN
Abstract: A control device, for a water purifier, that dispenses hot water and that includes: an input unit that is configured to receive a command signal; and a controller that is configured to control the water purifier based on the command signal, wherein the controller is configured to: control power output of a heating unit that is configured to heat water stored in a hot water tank of the water purifier, and based on the power output of the heating unit, control temperature of hot water dispensed by the water purifier is disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20210199364A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-01
申请号:US17200376
申请日:2021-03-12
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the freezing compartment, an ice maker located adjacent to a rear surface of the door and configured to supply water to make ice automatically, to provide ice to an ice tray, and to transfer ice automatically, a cabinet duct located above the freezing compartment and configured to supply cold air to the freezing compartment or to the ice maker, an ice cover that is located above the ice maker and that includes a cover inflow hole configured to receive cold air located at a position that faces an outlet of the cabinet duct, and a supply duct that connects the cover inflow hole to the ice maker and that defines a cold air supply passage to an interior area of the ice maker.
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公开(公告)号:US20210003333A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-07
申请号:US16863895
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Sangjun KANG , Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG
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:US20200260669A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-20
申请号:US16505845
申请日:2019-07-09
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Kiyoung LIM
Abstract: An apparatus for cultivating plants may include a cabinet having a cultivation space; a machine compartment separated from the cultivation space and that accommodates a compressor and a condenser; at least one bed disposed in the cultivation space and on which at least one seed package including nutrient solution and seeds is seated; at least one light assembly that radiates light toward the at least one bed; and a water tank disposed in the cultivation space, positioned in front of the machine compartment, and that stores water to be supplied to the at least one bed. The water tank may be inserted into and withdrawn out of the cultivation space.
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公开(公告)号:US20200165118A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-28
申请号:US16726329
申请日:2019-12-24
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Siyeon An
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:US20200158408A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16685373
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG
Abstract: An ice maker of this embodiment comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein the lower tray is relatively rotatable relative to the upper tray; and an upper heater disposed around the upper tray, for providing heat to the upper chamber, wherein the upper tray is made of a non-metal material and a flexible material, the upper heater is a DC heater receiving DC power, at least a portion of the upper tray is thicker than the lower tray, an accommodation part for accommodating the upper heater is formed on the upper tray, and at least a portion of the upper heater is disposed to vertically overlap the ice chamber in a state that the upper heater is accommodated in the accommodation part.
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公开(公告)号:US20200158405A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16685829
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Jinil HONG , Yonghyun KIM , Seungjin CHOI
Abstract: An ice maker of the present embodiment comprises: an upper tray including an upper tray body defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber for generating ice; and a lower tray rotated relative to the upper tray based on a rotational center, and including a lower tray body defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein a top surface of the lower tray body can contact a bottom surface of the upper tray body, the rotational center is disposed outside of the upper chamber and the lower chamber, the bottom surface of the upper tray body includes a first surface and a second surface disposed farther from the rotational center than the first surface, and before the top surface of the lower tray body contacts the bottom surface of the upper tray body, the second surface is lower than the first surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20200158404A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16685726
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK , Seunggeun LEE
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 a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray having a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray pivotably disposed below the upper tray, wherein the lower tray has a plurality of lower chambers defined therein respectively connected to the upper chambers by pivoting, wherein each of the lower chambers and each of the upper chambers connected with each other define an ice chamber for forming spherical ice therein, a driver for pivoting the lower tray, and at least one shield formed on an outer face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, thereby to reduce the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20200158394A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16511888
申请日:2019-07-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG
Abstract: An ice maker of a refrigerator includes an upper assembly having an upper tray that defines upper portions of a plurality of hemispherical ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower assembly located vertically below the upper assembly and configured rotate relative to the upper assembly about a rotation shaft and having lower tray that defines lower portions of the plurality of hemispherical ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower ejector unit that is located vertically below the lower tray and that is configured to, based on the lower assembly rotating away from the upper assembly, push the lower tray through the lower support to thereby discharge the ice piece from the ice making chamber. The lower tray includes a deformable portion at each of the plurality of ice making chambers that is configured to be pushed by the lower ejector unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20190323762A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-24
申请号:US16459901
申请日:2019-07-02
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM
Abstract: A refrigerator that may include a cabinet to define a storage space, a door to open and close the storage space, a dispenser provided in the door to dispense hot water, a hot water tank through which water flows so as to heat water introduced into the door, a heater provided in the door to heat the hot water tank, a water inflow passage through which water is supplied to the hot water tank, a water discharge passage guiding hot water discharged from the hot water tank to the dispenser, a flow rate sensor provided in the water inflow passage to measure a flow rate of water flowing through the water inflow passage, a water inflow valve provided in the water inflow passage to adjust a flow of water in the water inflow passage, a water discharge valve provided in the water outlet passage, an input provided in the door to input a temperature of the hot water to be dispensed and a hot water dispensing command, and a controller to control the water inflow valve and the water discharge valve.
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