公开(公告)号：US11325821B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16898330

申请日：2020-06-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Minho Kim ,  Heesang Yoon ,  Hoon Jang ,  Dongkoo Han ,  Hyeonggeun Kim ,  Keunho Roh ,  Jongho Park ,  Younggwan Song

IPC: B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/12 ,  C02F9/00 ,  C02F1/00

Abstract: A water ejecting apparatus includes a case and a water ejection unit coupled to the case and at least partially protruding therefrom. The water ejection unit includes a fixed cover separably coupled to one side of the case and allowing a rack gear extending in a horizontal direction to be fixed thereto, a moving cover accommodated to be movable in the horizontal direction inside the fixed cover, a driving motor coupled to inside of the moving cover, a gear module configured to interwork with the driving motor, and a water ejection nozzle installed at a lower end of the moving cover and configured to eject water, in which the moving cover appears or disappears, while moving from the inside of the fixed cover in the horizontal direction or moving to the outside form the inside of the fixed cover in the horizontal direction, when the driving motor operates.

公开(公告)号：US11273463B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16896732

申请日：2020-06-09

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Minho Kim ,  Heesang Yoon ,  Hoon Jang ,  Dongkoo Han ,  Hyeonggeun Kim ,  Keunho Roh ,  Jongho Park ,  Younggwan Song

IPC: B05B15/68 ,  B67D1/00

Abstract: A water ejecting apparatus includes a case and a water ejection unit coupled to one side of the case. The water ejection unit includes a rotator rotatably seated on an inner side of the front of the case, a first lifting cover coupled to one side of the rotator and allowing a lifting gear extending in an up-down direction to be fixed thereto, a second lifting cover movably accommodated inside the first lifting cover, a lifting motor coupled to the second lifting cover and configured to interwork with the lifting motor, a water ejection nozzle installed at a lower end of the second lifting cover and configured to eject water, and a water ejection pipe having one end accommodated in the second lifting cover and connected to the water ejection nozzle and the other end extending to the inside of the case by way of the rotator.

公开(公告)号：US11230468B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16895902

申请日：2020-06-08

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Minho Kim ,  Heesang Yoon ,  Hoon Jang ,  Dongkoo Han ,  Hyeonggeun Kim ,  Keunho Roh ,  Jongho Park ,  Younggwan Song

IPC: B67D1/08 ,  B05B15/68 ,  F21V3/06 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21V19/00 ,  F21Y113/10 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: A water ejecting apparatus includes a case and a water ejection unit connected to one side of the case. The water ejection unit includes a first lifting cover having a lifting gear extending in an up-down direction, a second lifting cover movably accommodated inside the first lifting cover, a lifting motor coupled to the second lifting cover and configured to interwork with the lifting motor, a water ejection nozzle installed at a lower end of the second lifting cover and configured to eject water, and a light source disposed inside the second lifting cover and configured to output light to a lower side or a side surface of the second lifting cover.

公开(公告)号：US11136232B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US17006319

申请日：2020-08-28

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jongho Park ,  Heesang Yoon

IPC: B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/08

Abstract: A water discharge device includes a case, a microphone, a voice recognition module, a speaker, a first elevation cover connected to the case, a second elevation cover configured to move upward and insert into an inside of the first elevation cover, an elevation motor connected to the second elevation cover, a water discharge nozzle disposed at a lower end of the second elevation cover, a water discharge valve configured to regulate water flow toward the water discharge nozzle, a flow sensor configured to sense a flow rate of the water flow, a sensor disposed at the second elevation cover and configured to, based on the second elevation cover moving downward, sense whether the sensor contacts a container disposed below the second elevation cover, and a controller configured to control operation of the elevation motor and the water discharge valve.

公开(公告)号：US10266437B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US14959157

申请日：2015-12-04

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Heesang Yoon ,  Myounghoon Lee ,  Sangki Woo

IPC: B01F3/08 ,  B01F5/04 ,  C02F1/00 ,  C02F1/28 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F1/68

Abstract: A drinking water supply device may comprise a mineral water supply module comprising a mineral cartridge to store condensed minerals, a mineral supply pipe provided with a micro channel to supply minerals to a water supply pipe, a mineral cartridge receiver detachably coupled to the mineral cartridge and connected to the mineral supply pipe, a mineral supply valve to open and close the mineral supply pipe, and a discharge pipe to discharge filtered water or mineral water. A method of cleaning a drinking water supply device may comprise of discharging residual minerals using a mineral drainage unit including a drainage pipe connected to the mineral supply pipe and a drainage valve to open and close the drainage pipe, supplying cleaning water to a channel in which minerals or mineral water flow of the mineral water supply module, and supplying rinsing water to the channel.