公开(公告)号：US20250102220A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18820299

申请日：2024-08-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Youngjo PARK ,  Seongu LEE ,  Seongoh KWAK ,  Kitae PARK ,  Yongik CHO

IPC: F25D23/12

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a main body, a door rotationally or slidably installed at a front of the main body, at least one storage chamber configured to store items, a water tank arranged in the at least one storage chamber and configured to store water to be supplied to at least one water supply system, a water detection sensor configured to detect the water stored in the water tank, and at least one processor configured to, when the water stored in the water tank is detected for at least a certain period of time by the water detection sensor, control a first pump to discharge the water stored in the water tank onto an evaporation tray under a condenser in a machine room by using a discharge path for defrost water.

公开(公告)号：US20250025008A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18778557

申请日：2024-07-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seongu LEE ,  Soohoon KIM ,  Juhan SEON ,  Ahyoung LEE ,  Yeongju LEE ,  Jaeshik JEONG ,  Yoonkyung CHO

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/14 ,  H03K5/1536

Abstract: Provided is a station device configured to detect a first zero crossing point (ZCP) and a second ZCP with respect to an alternating current (AC) input voltage, by using a ZCP circuit configured to detect a ZCP of the AC input voltage applied to the station device, obtain information about a pulse width from the first ZCP to the second ZCP, identify whether the AC input voltage is in an overvoltage state, based on the information about the pulse width from the first ZCP to the second ZCP, and deactivate an operation of the suction motor, when the AC input voltage is in the overvoltage state. Where detecting the first ZCP and the second ZCP includes detecting voltage points which are offset from 0 V by a preset value in the AC input voltage.

公开(公告)号：US20240180380A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18530934

申请日：2023-12-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seongu LEE ,  Hyunwoo KIM ,  Kunwoo BAEK ,  Ahyoung LEE ,  Byunghun JUNG ,  Yunwon JUNG ,  Jaeshik JEONG

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14

CPC classification number: A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/1427 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2884

Abstract: A cleaner is provided and includes a cleaner main body including a suction motor, a battery module and a control module configured to control an operation of the cleaner. The control module is mountable on and separable from the cleaner main body. The control module includes a main processor configured to communicate with the battery module at a preset interval in a state in which the control module is mounted on the cleaner main body. The battery module is configured to identify that the control module is separated from the cleaner main body and to stop a supply of power to the cleaner main body based on not receiving a communication signal from the control module for the preset first time period or longer.

公开(公告)号：US20230380647A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18326016

申请日：2023-05-31

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seongu LEE ,  Seehyun KIM ,  Jeonghee CHO ,  Sanghyuk PARK ,  Kiyong LEE ,  Yeongju LEE ,  Jaeshik JEONG ,  Jiwon CHOI

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/14

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2821 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/30

Abstract: An operating method of a station device for discharging dust from a cordless vacuum cleaner includes detecting occurrence of an event requesting discharging dust from a dustbin included in the cordless vacuum cleaner to the station device, and performing a dust discharge operation for discharging dust in the dustbin to a collector of the station device based on detecting of the occurrence of the event. The performing a dust discharge operation includes transmitting, to the cordless vacuum cleaner via short-range wireless communication, a control signal for operating a first suction motor of the cordless vacuum cleaner, and operating a second suction motor of the station device in cooperation with the first suction motor.

公开(公告)号：US20230157499A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18152382

申请日：2023-01-10

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yoonkyung CHO ,  Seehyun KIM ,  Jongsoon KIM ,  Gihyeong LEE ,  Seongu LEE ,  Ahyoung LEE ,  Jaeshik JEONG ,  Seungryong CHA

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2873

Abstract: A cleaning device and a method therefor are provided. The cleaning device includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting container and a docking station to which the dust collecting container is coupled. The docking station includes a suction device configured to move air from the dust collecting container to inside of the docking station, a collector configured to collect a foreign substance that is moved together with the air by driving of the suction device, a suction flow path along which air moves inside the docking station, a flow adjusting device configured to open or close the suction flow path, and at least one processor configured to control the suction device to operate based on the dust collecting container being coupled to the docking station, and control the flow adjusting device to periodically open and close the suction flow path in a state in which the suction device operates.

公开(公告)号：US20220287524A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17828742

申请日：2022-05-31

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yoonkyung CHO ,  Seehyun KIM ,  Jongsoon KIM ,  Gihyeong LEE ,  Seongu LEE ,  Ahyoung LEE ,  Jaeshik JEONG ,  Seungryong CHA

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A cleaning device and a method therefor are provided. The cleaning device includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting container and a docking station to which the dust collecting container is coupled. The docking station includes a suction device configured to move air from the dust collecting container to inside of the docking station, a collector configured to collect a foreign substance that is moved together with the air by driving of the suction device, a suction flow path along which air moves inside the docking station, a flow adjusting device configured to open or close the suction flow path, and at least one processor configured to control the suction device to operate based on the dust collecting container being coupled to the docking station, and control the flow adjusting device to periodically open and close the suction flow path in a state in which the suction device operates.

公开(公告)号：US20220079405A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17421545

申请日：2019-11-29

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Donghoun YANG ,  Kyoungwoung KIM ,  Shin KIM ,  Seongu LEE ,  Byeongheon JUNG

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/24 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/32 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46D1/00

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cleaner main body configured to generate suction power; and a suction unit configured to suck dust using the suction power. The suction unit comprising: a drum brush comprising a cylindrical drum rotatable to brush away dust from a floor, and conductive bristles provided on an outer circumferential surface of the drum; and a conductive dust guide unit comprising a guide portion connectable to the cleaner main body and configured to guide the sucked dust to be transferred to the cleaner main body, and a contact portion formed to extend from the guide portion, provided to be in contact with the bristles of the drum brush, and configured to transfer static electricity, which is charged as the vacuum cleaner is operated, from the cleaner main body to the conductive bristles of the drum brush.

公开(公告)号：US20250031930A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18917322

申请日：2024-10-16

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Samjong JEONG ,  Seho PARK ,  Sanghoon BAE ,  Jiseob AN ,  Seongu LEE ,  Jaeshik JEONG

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/24 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A cordless vacuum cleaner is provided. The cordless vacuum cleaner includes a plurality of batteries and a method of controlling the same are provided. The cordless vacuum cleaner includes a main body, a suction fan, a suction motor arranged inside the main body and configured to rotate the suction fan, a charging circuit configured to charge the main body, a plurality of batteries charged and discharged through the charging circuit, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the suction motor, the charging circuit, the plurality of batteries, and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the cordless vacuum cleaner to, based on state information about each of the plurality of batteries, control discharge of each of the plurality of batteries, and the state information includes a battery discharge amount of each of the plurality of batteries.

公开(公告)号：US20240349967A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18611710

申请日：2024-03-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seongu LEE ,  Yongdae LEE ,  Seungmoo LIM ,  Jaeshik JEONG

IPC: A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2884

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a battery module configured to supply power to a cleaner body, a motor assembly including a printed circuit board (PCB), a suction motor, and an impeller arranged in this order along a direction of a flow path in the cleaner body, a moisture detection circuit provided on the PCB of the motor assembly and configured to detect moisture introduced through the flow path, and at least one processor configured to, when it is determined, through the moisture detection circuit, that moisture has been introduced into the cleaner body, stop driving of the suction motor.

公开(公告)号：US20240065506A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18240176

申请日：2023-08-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD

Inventor： Seongu LEE ,  Jeonghee CHO ,  Ahyoung LEE ,  Yeongju LEE ,  Jaeshik JEONG ,  Yoonkyung CHO

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/16

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A station apparatus performs a dust discharging operation when it is identified that a suction power decrease amount of a cordless vacuum cleaner is equal to or greater than a pre-set threshold suction power decrease amount, based on information about the suction power decrease amount of the cordless vacuum cleaner received from the cordless vacuum cleaner.