公开(公告)号：US09677215B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14920148

申请日：2015-10-22

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyojun Kim ,  Sangwook Hong ,  Youngsuk Kim

IPC: D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/24

CPC classification number: D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/206 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F58/26

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is provided that may include a laundry accommodation device that provides a space in which laundry may be accommodated, the laundry accommodation device having an exhaust device that exhausts air and a supply device that supplies air; a circulation passage that guides air exhausted from the exhaust device to the supply device, the circulation passage having an inlet that communicates with the exhaust device; a heat exchanger provided in the circulation passage; a filter frame provided between the heat exchanger and the inlet; a filter fixed to the filter frame and provided in the circulation passage; and a filter washer fixed to the filter frame, that supplies washing water to the filter.

公开(公告)号：US09290885B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-22

申请号：US14163841

申请日：2014-01-24

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyojun Kim ,  Injae Han ,  Sangwook Hong ,  Youngsuk Kim

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/26

CPC classification number: D06F58/22 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F29/005 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/266 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/28 ,  D06F2058/2864 ,  D06F2058/287 ,  D06F2058/2877 ,  D06F2204/065 ,  D06F2204/08

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet defining an external appearance of the apparatus, the cabinet having a laundry opening, a laundry accommodation module provided within the cabinet to receive laundry introduced through the laundry opening, a suction duct into which interior air from the laundry accommodation module may be introduced, a discharge duct from which the air is discharged into the laundry accommodation module, a connection duct connecting the suction duct and the discharge duct to each other, a heat exchanger provided in the connection duct, and a blower provided between the heat exchanger and the discharge duct to circulate the interior air of the laundry accommodation module.

公开(公告)号：US12091805B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17465313

申请日：2021-09-02

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Beomjun Kim ,  Sangwook Hong ,  Woore Kim ,  Hongjun Cho

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F58/26 ,  H05B6/10 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F103/52 ,  D06F105/28

CPC classification number: D06F39/04 ,  D06F37/267 ,  D06F58/26 ,  H05B6/102 ,  H05B6/108 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F2103/52 ,  D06F2105/28

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care apparatus in which an induction module heats the drum uniformly using a magnetic field to dry laundry or heat wash-water, and center and front and rear regions of the drum are uniformly heated.

公开(公告)号：US11926950B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17529945

申请日：2021-11-18

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jae Hyuk Jang ,  Hyunwoo Noh ,  Changoh Kim ,  Woo Re Kim ,  Sangwook Hong

IPC: D06F37/06 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26

CPC classification number: D06F37/06 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/065 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26

Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus including a drum formed of a metal material and provided to accommodate laundry therein, an induction module spaced apart from a circumferential surface of the drum and provided to heat the circumferential surface of the drum via a magnetic field that is generated when current is applied to a coil, and a lifter formed of a metal material and provided in the drum to move the laundry inside the drum when the drum rotates. The lifter is provided so as to be recessed in a direction in which a distance between the induction module and the lifter, which face each other, increases.

公开(公告)号：US11905642B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17492266

申请日：2021-10-01

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Youngjoo Lee ,  Sangwook Hong

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F105/28

CPC classification number: D06F39/04 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/206 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F2105/28

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub arranged in the cabinet, a drum arranged in the tub and formed of a metal material, and an induction module configured to inductively heat the drum, wherein the induction module includes a coil formed by winding a wire, and a base housing including a base body arranged on the tub, and a fixing rib arranged on the base body to fix the coil, wherein the wire is drawn into the base body in one direction, wound around the fixing rib, and drawn out of the base body in the same direction.

公开(公告)号：US11840794B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17944743

申请日：2022-09-14

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hyunwoo Noh ,  Sangwook Hong

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F18/00 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F105/46 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/34 ,  D06F103/44

CPC classification number: D06F58/30 ,  D06F18/00 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F2103/00 ,  D06F2103/34 ,  D06F2103/44 ,  D06F2105/46

Abstract: Disclosed are an object treating apparatus, and more particularly, an object treating apparatus for heating a drum using an induction heater and a control method thereof. The object treating apparatus includes a tub; a drum rotatably disposed within the tub and accommodating an object therein; an induction heater disposed on the tub and configured to heat an outer circumferential face of the drum contacting the heater; a motor to rotate the drum; and a processor configured to control an operation of the induction heater to dry the object, wherein the processor is configured to: control revolution per minute (RPM) of the drum to perform at least two drum motions having at least two different target RPMs respectively when drying the object.

公开(公告)号：US11840789B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17870275

申请日：2022-07-21

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Seulgi Park ,  Woore Kim ,  Sangwook Hong

IPC: D06F34/26 ,  D06F21/04 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F105/28 ,  D06F103/52 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F105/20 ,  D06F58/50

CPC classification number: D06F34/26 ,  D06F21/04 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/50 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2103/52 ,  D06F2105/20 ,  D06F2105/28

Abstract: A washing machine includes: a tub; a drum of metal material configured to be rotated in the tub; an induction heater configured to be fixed to the tub in a state of being separated from the drum, and to heat the drum; a first temperature sensor configured to have a tube of metal material heated by the induction heater and a thermistor disposed in the tube, at least a part of the tube being exposed between the tub and the drum; a second temperature sensor configured to be disposed in a position further away than the first temperature sensor from the induction heater in a circumferential direction, and detect a temperature of air between the tub and the drum; and a controller configured to control the induction heater based on a first detection value of the first temperature sensor and a second detection value of the second temperature sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11828016B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17870290

申请日：2022-07-21

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Beomjun Kim ,  Woore Kim ,  Bio Park ,  Seulgi Park ,  Jaehyuk Jang ,  Sangwook Hong ,  Changoh Kim ,  Hyunwoo Noh

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F21/04 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F105/28 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F37/42

CPC classification number: D06F39/04 ,  D06F21/04 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2105/28

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothes treatment apparatus and, more particularly, to a clothes treatment apparatus for directly heating a drum accommodating clothes. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a clothes treatment apparatus comprising: a tub; a drum, made of a metal, which accommodates clothes and is rotatably provided inside the tub; and an induction module, provided in the tub so as to have a spacing from a circumferential surface of the drum, for generating an electromagnetic field to heat the circumferential surface of the drum, wherein the induction module comprises: a coil which is formed by winding a wire such that electric current is applied thereto to generate a magnetic field; and a base housing mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the tub, wherein the base housing is provided with a coil slot for defining the shape of the coil in such a manner that the wire is mounted therein so as to have a predetermined distance between wire and wire.

公开(公告)号：US11739470B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17679777

申请日：2022-02-24

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Youngjoo Lee ,  Sangwook Hong

IPC: D06F39/04 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/36 ,  D06F105/48 ,  D06F103/24

CPC classification number: D06F39/04 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F37/36 ,  D06F2103/24 ,  D06F2105/48

Abstract: A laundry machine includes a tub, a drum that is rotatably mounted in the tub, and an induction heater that is provided in the tub and configured to heat an outer circumferential surface of the drum. The laundry machine also includes a motor that is configured to rotate the drum, a user interface comprising a course selection unit that is configured to allow a user to select a course, and an option selection unit that is configured to allow the user to select option information that is related with the course selected. The laundry machine further includes a processor that is configured to control the drum rotation speed and the induction heater. The course selection unit comprises a wash-drying course that performs heat-spinning by default, the heat-spinning being configured to heat the drum by driving the induction heater when the drum rotates.

公开(公告)号：US11686036B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US16667172

申请日：2019-10-29

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Woore Kim ,  Beomjun Kim ,  Sangwook Hong

IPC: D06F39/12 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/16 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F58/38

CPC classification number: D06F39/12 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F58/16 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F2103/08

Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus. The present invention includes a cabinet, a tub provided within the cabinet, a drum provided within the tub to receive a treatment target therein, the drum made of metallic material, an induction module provided to the tub to heat the drum by induction, an infrared sensor provided to the tub to measure a temperature of the drum, and a barrel lens connected to the infrared sensor so that thermal radiation radiated from the drum enters the barrel lens, wherein the barrel lens includes a guide portion guiding vertically incident thermal radiation to the infrared sensor only.