公开(公告)号：US10975515B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16374224

申请日：2019-04-03

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Suil Park ,  Minseong Kim ,  Jinhyouk Shin ,  Youngsoo Kim

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  F16K11/04

Abstract: A washing machine includes: a cabinet; a tub; a pump for discharging washing water received in the tub to an outside of the tub; and a valve assembly for introducing washing water discharged from the pump. The valve assembly includes: a valve housing; a first chamber defined inside the valve housing and configured to connect to a circulation flow path for sending washing water introduced from the pump to the tub and a drainage flow path for draining washing water introduced through the pump to an outside of the cabinet; a disc valve configured to linearly move in a vertical direction inside the first chamber and move upward by a pressure of washing water discharged from the pump; and a weight part disposed above the disc valve and configured to apply a load to the disc valve.

公开(公告)号：US10329708B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15304391

申请日：2015-04-20

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhyouk Shin ,  Woocheol Kang ,  Minseong Kim ,  Sungjun Kim

IPC: F26B3/00 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/02

Abstract: Provided is a dryer for clothes. The dryer for the clothes includes a cabinet, a drying drum accommodated in the cabinet, a suction passage supplying hot air into the drying drum, a heating unit disposed on one position of the suction passage to heat the air introduced into the suction passage at a high temperature, an exhaust passage through the hot air discharged from the drying drum flows, a blower mounted on one position of the exhaust passage to forcibly blow the air within the drying drum, a lint filter mounted on the other position of the exhaust passage, a guide duct defining a portion of the exhaust passage to accommodate the lint filter therein, and a blocking member disposed at a position where the air discharged from the drying drum flows.

公开(公告)号：US10280553B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15521188

申请日：2015-10-22

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhyouk Shin ,  Sungjun Kim ,  Minseong Kim

IPC: F04D1/00 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/24 ,  F04D13/02 ,  F04D29/22 ,  F04D29/42

Abstract: A drain pump is provided that may include a pump motor; an impeller connected to a rotational shaft of the pump motor. The impeller may include a circular hub, an impeller shaft that extends from a center of a lower surface of the hub, and a plurality of blades that extends from an outer circumferential surface of the impeller shaft and the lower surface of the hub in a radial direction of the hub. The hub may have a longitudinal cross section in which a thickness of the hub gradually increases from the center of the lower surface toward an edge thereof.

公开(公告)号：US12178385B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17984168

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sungjun Kim ,  Jinhyouk Shin ,  Ingyu Yang ,  Youngsoo Kim ,  Jungwan Ryu ,  Jeahyuk Wie ,  Dongjae Lee

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/22 ,  A47L9/32

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner system including: a cleaner; a cleaner station; and an imaginary plane including an imaginary suction flow path through line penetrating a suction flow path in a longitudinal direction and an imaginary suction motor axis defined by extending a rotation axis of a suction motor, in which when the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station, the plane penetrates at least a part of the cleaner station, such that a center of gravity of the cleaner is disposed to pass through a space for maintaining balance of the station, and as a result, it is possible to stably support the cleaner and the station while preventing the cleaner and the station from falling down.

公开(公告)号：US12035862B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17702589

申请日：2022-03-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ingyu Yang ,  Hyeri Kwon ,  Sungjun Kim ,  Youngsoo Kim ,  Jinho Kim ,  Kyoungho Ryou ,  Jungwan Ryu ,  Jinhyouk Shin

IPC: A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L11/20 ,  A47L11/202 ,  A47L11/206 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L13/22

CPC classification number: A47L13/22 ,  A47L7/0009 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0433 ,  A47L9/0472 ,  A47L9/0686 ,  A47L11/201 ,  A47L11/2025 ,  A47L11/206 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/408 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L11/4094

Abstract: A nozzle for a cleaner includes a nozzle housing including a suction flow path through which air including dust flows and at least a portion of which extends in a front and rear direction. First and second rotation cleaning units are arranged on the lower side of the nozzle housing to be spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction. Each of the first and second rotation cleaning units includes a rotation plate adapted for attachment of a mop. A first driving device including a first driving motor drives the first rotation cleaning unit and a second driving device including a second driving motor drives the second rotation cleaning unit. A water tank mounted on the nozzle stores water to be supplied to the mop.

公开(公告)号：US12029364B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17980286

申请日：2022-11-03

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhyouk Shin ,  Jinho Kim ,  Hyeri Kwon ,  Sungjun Kim ,  Kyoungho Ryou ,  Jungwan Ryu ,  Ingyu Yang ,  Youngsoo Kim

IPC: A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L11/20 ,  A47L11/202 ,  A47L11/206 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L13/22

CPC classification number: A47L13/22 ,  A47L7/0009 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0433 ,  A47L9/0472 ,  A47L11/201 ,  A47L11/2025 ,  A47L11/206 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L11/4094

Abstract: A cleaner can include a cleaner main body including a suction motor configured to generate a suction force to suction air containing dust on a cleaning surface, the cleaner main body being configured to separate the dust from the air suctioned; a nozzle placed on the cleaning surface and configured to suck the air containing dust on the cleaning surface; and an extension tube to which the nozzle is detachably connected, one end connected to the nozzle and the other end connected to the cleaner main body to guide the air containing dust from the cleaning surface to the cleaner main body.

公开(公告)号：US11771279B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16894156

申请日：2020-06-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Daeho Chang ,  Jinhyouk Shin ,  Kyoungho Ryou ,  Donggeun Lee

IPC: A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16

CPC classification number: A47L9/108 ,  A47L9/127 ,  A47L9/1608 ,  A47L9/20

Abstract: A cleaner having a housing that includes a suction opening, a cyclone part configured to separate dust from air suctioned through the suction opening, and a dust bin configured to store dust separated from air by the cyclone part, a guide fixed in position in the housing, a frame configured to be movable to a compression standby position and a dust compression position for compressing dust in the dust bin in the housing and brought into contact with the guide at the compression standby position, a first guide part provided at the frame, and a second guide part provided at the guide and coupled to the first guide part at the compression standby position of the frame, wherein one of the first guide part and the second guide part is a projection and the other is a recess in which the projection is accommodated.

公开(公告)号：US11523720B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US16989550

申请日：2020-08-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ingyu Yang ,  Kietak Hyun ,  Jinhyouk Shin ,  Soohan Eo ,  Daeho Chang

IPC: A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/12

Abstract: A cleaner includes a housing including a suction opening, a cyclone part configured to separate air and dust, and a dust bin configured to store dust separated from air in the cyclone part and a frame disposed to surround an axis of a cyclone flow of the cyclone part in the housing and configured to be movable between a first position and a second position in the housing, wherein the frame includes a first body disposed to face the suction opening at the first position and disposed to be inclined with respect to the axis of the cyclone flow, and an upper end of the first body is located to be the same as or higher than an upper end of the suction opening.

公开(公告)号：US11517173B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17341997

申请日：2021-06-08

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jinhyouk Shin ,  Jinho Kim ,  Hyeri Kwon ,  Sungjun Kim ,  Kyoungho Ryou ,  Jungwan Ryu ,  Ingyu Yang ,  Youngsoo Kim

IPC: A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/20 ,  A47L11/202 ,  A47L11/206 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L13/22

Abstract: A nozzle for a cleaner includes a nozzle housing that has a suction flow path that allows air containing dust to flow therethrough. The nozzle also includes a driving device including a driving motor. Further the nozzle includes a rotation cleaning unit including a rotation plate which is connected to the driving device at a lower side of the nozzle housing. The nozzle also includes a mop attached to a lower side of the rotation plate. In addition, the nozzle includes a water tank mounted on an upper side of the nozzle housing and configured to store water. The water tank is separable from the nozzle housing. An upper side wall of the water tank forms an upper surface of the nozzle when the water tank is mounted on the nozzle housing, and a portion of a bottom wall of the water tank is configured to surround the driving device.

公开(公告)号：US20220322905A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17851423

申请日：2022-06-28

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jungwan Ryu ,  Moohyun Ko ,  Jinhyouk Shin ,  Ingyu Yang

IPC: A47L11/206 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/06

Abstract: A nozzle for a cleaner has a nozzle main body including an intake channel to suction air. The nozzle includes first and second rotary cleaning units spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction under the nozzle main body. Each of the first and second rotary cleaning units includes a rotary plate coupled to a dust cloth. The nozzle further includes a first driving device to drive the first rotary cleaning unit and a second driving device to drive the second rotary cleaning unit. The nozzle includes a water tank to store water. Further, the nozzle has a water supply channel to supply water in the water tank to the rotary cleaning units. The nozzle has a water pump and a pump motor to drive the water pump to pump the water to the dust cloth.