公开(公告)号：US12061032B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18094033

申请日：2023-01-06

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yonghyun Kim ,  Hyunji Park ,  Jinil Hong ,  Seunggeun Lee

IPC: F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25D11/02

CPC classification number: F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25C2305/022 ,  F25C2400/06 ,  F25C2400/10

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. The ice maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray made of an elastic material, wherein the upper tray is positioned to be exposed to the cold-air flowing from the cold-air hole, a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein the lower tray is coupled to the upper tray to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers therebetween, a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open the spherical ice chambers, at least one thermally-insulating portion formed at a top face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, wherein the at least one thermally-insulating portion is constructed to prevent the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11739458B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US16870245

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bonkwon Koo ,  Seungchul Cha ,  Sanghyun Lee ,  Hyunji Park

IPC: D06F33/70 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F33/54 ,  D06F33/60 ,  D06F33/62 ,  D06F33/44 ,  D06F105/56 ,  D06F34/06 ,  G05B13/02 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/08 ,  D06F105/58 ,  D06F34/04 ,  G06N3/045

CPC classification number: D06F33/70 ,  D06F33/44 ,  D06F33/54 ,  D06F33/60 ,  D06F33/62 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F34/06 ,  D06F2103/04 ,  D06F2105/02 ,  D06F2105/08 ,  D06F2105/56 ,  D06F2105/58 ,  G05B13/027 ,  G06N3/045

Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificial intelligence washing machine and an operation method thereof. A method of operating a washing machine may comprise estimating, based on a previous setting of a previous washing operation, an estimated setting for a current washing operation, wherein the estimated setting includes a water supply time, a drainage time, and a spin-drying time, obtaining a user input, obtaining an amount of laundry from a weight sensor of the washing machine, determining, based on the estimated setting, the user input, and the amount of laundry, a washing time for the current washing operation and displaying the determined washing time to the user. Accordingly, the estimated washing time is provided with the reflection of data of the washing machine which has been accumulated by the increase of the number of uses, thereby reducing a difference between an actual operating time and the estimated washing time and minimizing the user inconvenience.

公开(公告)号：US20210189627A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US16850539

申请日：2020-04-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Seung Chul Cha ,  Sang Hyun Lee ,  Hyunji Park ,  Bonkwon Koo

IPC: D06F34/22 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F33/37 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: Provided are a washing apparatus that is capable of being operated in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment over a 5G communication network and estimating additional laundry that is introduced and the amount of detergent that is additionally introduced based thereon through a neural network model generated based on machine learning, and a method of controlling the same.

公开(公告)号：US10724786B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15607846

申请日：2017-05-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyunji Park

IPC: F25D23/12 ,  E03B7/07 ,  B01D27/08 ,  B01D35/30 ,  C02F1/00 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F1/28 ,  F25D23/10 ,  B01D35/16 ,  B01D29/00

Abstract: An installation structure of an external filter case for a refrigerator is provided. The filter case may include a main body that provides an inner space in which an internal line may be installed and water filters may be installed, and a cover that covers the inner space of the main body and is detachably coupled with the main body. The main body may have an open front side and may include bosses that protrude from its bottom face. The cover may include insertion holes into which the bosses may be inserted. A lower portion of the main body may be coupled with a lower portion of the cover. Magnets may be installed in upper portions of the main body and the cover, respectively, such that the main body and the cover may be coupled with each other by a magnetic force.

公开(公告)号：US12222148B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17625293

申请日：2020-07-06

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun Kim ,  Hyunji Park ,  Jinil Hong

IPC: F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25D23/12

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. An ice maker of the refrigerator according to this embodiment includes: an upper tray which is made of an elastic material and in which a plurality of hemispherical upper chamber are defined; and a lower tray which is made of an elastic material and in which a plurality of lower chambers, which rotate to be in close contact with the upper tray so as to provide spherical ice chambers, are defined.

公开(公告)号：US12078402B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18094766

申请日：2023-01-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yonghyun Kim ,  Jinil Hong ,  Hyunji Park

IPC: F25C5/187 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/08

CPC classification number: F25C5/187 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2305/022

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, an ice maker configured to make spherical ice, and an ice bin for storing the ice. The ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled to the upper assembly, wherein the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers that are configured to come in contact with the plurality of hemispherical upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, and an ice-full state detection lever that is coupled to and configured to be pivoted by the driver, wherein the ice-full state detection lever is configured to pivot in the same direction as the lower assembly to detect whether the ice bin is in an ice-full state.

公开(公告)号：US11946683B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17944684

申请日：2022-09-14

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun Kim ,  Jinil Hong ,  Hyunji Park

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/187 ,  F25C5/20

CPC classification number: F25C5/187 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2700/02

Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a freezing compartment defined therein, an ice-maker mounted in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker makes spherical ice and removes the made spherical ice downwards, an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker, and retractable and extendable in a front and rear direction, wherein the removed ice is stored in the ice bin, and a cover plate extending downward from a rear face of the ice-maker, wherein the cover plate shields a space between the ice bin and the ice-maker.

公开(公告)号：US11913700B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17950626

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun Kim ,  Jinil Hong ,  Hyunji Park

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/12

CPC classification number: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/126 ,  F25C2305/022 ,  F25C2305/0221 ,  F25C2400/06 ,  F25C2400/10

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.

公开(公告)号：US11885550B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17892865

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun Kim ,  Jinil Hong ,  Hyunji Park

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/04

CPC classification number: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/04 ,  F25C2400/10

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.

公开(公告)号：US11874047B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17294642

申请日：2019-11-14

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun Kim ,  Hyunji Park ,  Seunggeun Lee ,  Jinil Hong

IPC: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C5/08

CPC classification number: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14

Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a cabinet having a freezer chamber, and an ice maker provided in the freezer chamber, wherein the ice maker includes a tray for forming an ice chamber, and a case for supporting the tray, the case includes a fixing part to be fixed to walls for forming the freezer chamber or a housing fixed to the walls, and the fixing part includes an inclined surface so that the case forms a slope at the walls or the housing.