公开(公告)号：US11053634B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16311930

申请日：2017-06-22

Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Huacheng Song ,  Sheng Xu ,  Shujun Tian ,  Yonghong Xu ,  Lijun Zhang

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/38

Abstract: A method for regulating a quantity of a condensing medium according to change in air temperature at an outlet of a barrel of the dryer comprises the following steps: Step 1, Starting drying, detecting an air temperature at the outlet of a barrel of a dryer, and determining that the air temperature at the outlet of the barrel reaches a set temperature; Step 2, calculating the time value from the start of drying to the temperature at the outlet of the barrel reaching the set temperature; Step 3, determining the supplying tempo of the condensing medium at least according to the time value calculated in step 2; and Step 4, supplying the condensing medium with the supplying tempo of the condensing medium determined in step 3.

公开(公告)号：US20200181830A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16709438

申请日：2019-12-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jaehyuk JANG ,  Sangwook HONG

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/44 ,  D06F105/28 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F105/46 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/34 ,  D06F101/00

Abstract: A laundry machine includes a tub; a drum that is rotatably mounted in the tub and holds laundry; an induction heater that is provided in the tub and configured to heat an outer circumferential surface of the drum located in opposite; a motor that is configured to drive so as to rotate the drum; a temperature sensor that is configured to sense the temperature inside the tub; and a processor that is implemented to control drum RPM in spinning based on a preset spinning target RPM and control heat-spinning based by controlling the drive of the induction heater, wherein the processor controls the drive of the induction heater by setting a heating target temperature that is raised by the drive of the induction heater to be higher as the preset spinning target RPM is set to be lower.

公开(公告)号：US12286742B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US17464077

申请日：2021-09-01

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Younki Min ,  Dong Soo Shin ,  Jaebong Lee ,  Hansung Park

IPC: D06F58/04 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F103/08

Abstract: A dryer appliance and sensor assembly are provided. The sensor assembly may include a sensor housing, an appliance sensor, a wireless transmission tag, and a generator. A magnet rail is statically affixed to a cabinet. The sensor housing may extend within a drum and define a compartment proximate a space for the receipt of clothes. The generator is positioned within the compartment. The drum positions the generator in operable communication with the magnet rail. The appliance sensor may be positioned on the sensor housing. The wireless transmission tag may be positioned within the compartment. The wireless transmission tag may be in communication with the appliance sensor. The wireless tag reader may be in operable communication with the wireless transmission tag.

公开(公告)号：US12270145B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US17571627

申请日：2022-01-10

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： David Scott Dunn ,  Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov ,  Daniele Martinello

IPC: D06F58/38 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/28 ,  D06F105/32 ,  D06F105/36

Abstract: A dryer appliance, a controller, and a method for operation are provided. The controller is configured to execute steps of a method including receiving an input indicative of a drying cycle end time; determining a moisture extraction rate based at least in part on the received input indicative of drying cycle end time, the moisture extraction rate indicative of a rate at which moisture is removed from articles within a chamber of the dryer appliance; determining a rate of change of moisture extraction rate corresponding to the drying cycle end time; and adjusting a condensation rate based at least on the rate of change of moisture extraction rate and the received input indicative of the drying cycle end time.

公开(公告)号：US12247340B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17423725

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Myungsang Kim ,  Baekeun Kwon ,  Dongwoon Kim ,  Yoosool Yoon ,  Cheolyeon Lee ,  Hoyong Jang

IPC: D06F34/10 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F105/12 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: A laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a drum rotatably disposed in a main body, a drive motor configured to provide rotational power to the drum, a lifter mounted on an inner circumferential surface of the drum, a dryness level sensing device provided in the lifter, a wireless power receiver electrically connected to the dryness level sensing device and provided in the lifter, a wireless power transmitter disposed between the main body and the drum to correspond to the wireless power receiver, and a controller configured to receive a sensing result from the dryness level sensing device and calculate a dryness level based on the received sensing result.

公开(公告)号：US20250019891A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18686745

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Minji KIM ,  Jongmin LEE ,  Woonje CHOE ,  Yeonju LEE ,  Taewoong KIM

IPC: D06F58/38 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F105/48

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothing treating apparatus which provides various optimized drum motion combinations capable of preventing damage to or shrinking of clothing in each of a preheating section, a constant rate drying section, a reduced rate drying section, and a cooling section.

公开(公告)号：US20240295067A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18573150

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Woonje CHOE ,  Chungill LEE ,  Nagyoung LEE

IPC: D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/08

CPC classification number: D06F58/38 ,  D06F2103/04 ,  D06F2103/08

Abstract: The present application relates to a control method for a clothes treatment apparatus, comprising: a laundry amount sensing step of determining the amount of clothes stored in a drum; a setting step of setting, as a reference rotation number, the number of rotations that causes a centrifugal force of less than 1 G to the clothes according to the amount of clothes; an air supply step of supplying, by a drying unit, heated air to the drum; and a first motion execution step of rotating the drum at the reference rotation number, a first rotation number set to be higher than the reference rotation number, and a second rotation number set to be lower than the reference rotation number.

公开(公告)号：US12031257B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17566372

申请日：2021-12-30

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyun Jin Ahn ,  Joon Ho Lee ,  Dong Bin Cho ,  Seung Woo Hong ,  Bo Bin Kim ,  Hae Yoon Park ,  Dong Min Lee ,  Kyoung Ae Lim

IPC: D06F33/44 ,  D06F33/70 ,  D06F34/06 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F34/32 ,  D06F101/20 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/24 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/56 ,  D06F105/58

CPC classification number: D06F33/44 ,  D06F33/70 ,  D06F34/06 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F34/32 ,  D06F2101/20 ,  D06F2103/04 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/24 ,  D06F2103/38 ,  D06F2105/02 ,  D06F2105/56 ,  D06F2105/58

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a clothes treatment apparatus. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a drum configured to accommodate clothes, an inputter configured to receive one of a plurality of programs and configured to receive a start command, a storage configured to store information on a setting time corresponding to a weight of clothes for each program and configured to store information on a default time for each program previously executed, in the form of tables, a processor configured to detect a weight of clothes when any one program is received and a start command is received, configured to identify a setting time corresponding to the detected weight of clothes and the received program, configured to control the execution of the received program based on the identified setting time, and configured to store an operation time, which is taken until the completion of the received program, as a default time, and a display configured to display a remaining time during the execution of the received program.

公开(公告)号：US12024812B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17271063

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Gyeongryeol Chae ,  Dohaeng Kim ,  Dongsuk Kim ,  Jewoo Bang ,  Donggyu Lee ,  Youngdon Jeong ,  Juyoung Kim

IPC: D06F58/44 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/40 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F73/02 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F103/56 ,  D06F105/12 ,  D06F105/40 ,  D06F105/52 ,  D06F105/56

CPC classification number: D06F58/44 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F39/40 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/203 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F73/02 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F2103/04 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2103/56 ,  D06F2105/12 ,  D06F2105/40 ,  D06F2105/52 ,  D06F2105/56

Abstract: Disclosed is a clothing management apparatus. Disclosed clothing management apparatus comprises: memory; a steam generation apparatus for generating steam; a steam discharge member for spraying clothing with the steam generated by the steam generation apparatus; a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature inside the clothing management apparatus; and a processor which, when a clothing management start command is entered, stores the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor in memory, and controls the steam generation apparatus to carry out the action corresponding to the sensed temperature and clothing management start command, wherein, if an additional clothing management command is entered within a previously set time following an execution of an action corresponding to the clothing management start command, then the processor controls the steam generation apparatus to carry out the action corresponding to the temperature data stored in memory and additional clothing management command.

公开(公告)号：US20240200256A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18288939

申请日：2022-06-17

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyojin JOO ,  Younghoon KIM ,  Mangeun KIM ,  Jinseong HWANG

IPC: D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/12 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F105/46 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/10

CPC classification number: D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/20 ,  G01J5/0205 ,  G01J5/10 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/12 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2105/46

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum that is rotatably provided inside the cabinet, a support panel provided on a front surface of the drum, and an infrared sensor installed on the support drum, provided in a direction facing the drum, and configured to receive heat inside the drum. The infrared sensor measures a temperature inside the drum, is disposed at a center based on right and left sides of the drum, and is disposed at an upper end of the support panel.