Defrosting device and refrigerator having the same

    公开(公告)号:US11079148B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US16544667

    申请日:2019-08-19

    Abstract: A defrosting device includes a heating unit filled with a working fluid and including an active heating part heated to a first temperature that can evaporate the working fluid, and a passive heating part positioned at a rear side of the active heating part and heated to a lower temperature than the first temperature. The defrosting device also includes a heat pipe disposed adjacent to an evaporator to transfer heat to the evaporator while circulating working fluid heated by the active heating part, the heat pipe including an entrance portion configured to receive working fluid evaporated by the active heating part, and a return portion connected adjacent to the passive heating part and configured to receive working fluid that has condensed after circulating through the heat pipe. Condensed working fluid received at the heating unit first passes through the passive heating part before being reheated at the active heating part.

    Defrosting device and refrigerator having the same

    公开(公告)号:US10386102B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15312772

    申请日:2015-10-21

    Abstract: A defrosting device includes a heating unit filled with a working fluid and including an active heating part heated to a first temperature that can evaporate the working fluid, and a passive heating part positioned at a rear side of the active heating part and heated to a lower temperature than the first temperature. The defrosting device also includes a heat pipe disposed adjacent to an evaporator to transfer heat to the evaporator while circulating working fluid heated by the active heating part, the heat pipe including an entrance portion configured to receive working fluid evaporated by the active heating part, and a return portion connected adjacent to the passive heating part and configured to receive working fluid that has condensed after circulating through the heat pipe. Condensed working fluid received at the heating unit first passes through the passive heating part before being reheated at the active heating part.

    Dishwasher
    23.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10028637B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-24

    申请号:US14804968

    申请日:2015-07-21

    Abstract: A dishwasher includes: a tub which defines a space in which dishes are washed; a sump which accommodates washing water to be supplied into the tub; and a descaling solution supply device which supplies a descaling solution to the sump, in which the descaling solution supply device includes: a main flow path which guides washing water to be supplied to the sump; a solution accommodating unit which accommodates a descaling agent and has a solution outlet through which washing water, in which the descaling agent is dissolved, is discharged to the main flow path; a solution discharge valve which opens and closes the solution outlet; and a branch flow path which branches off from the main flow path, supplies the washing water into the solution accommodating unit, and has an atmosphere communicating port that communicates with the atmosphere.

    Washing machine and spin-drying control method for washing machine

    公开(公告)号:US12252832B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-18

    申请号:US17774376

    申请日:2020-10-26

    Abstract: A washing machine includes: an outer tub, an inner tub, a drain pump driven by an electric current to thereby drain water from the outer tub, a motor providing a rotational force to the inner tub, and a control unit controlling the drain pump and the motor. The control unit rotates the motor to increase a rotation speed of the inner tub to a preset first target speed during a sub spin-drying cycle to remove moisture from laundry in the inner tub, measure the current of the drain pump to measure an amount of water dehydrated from the laundry, measure, based on the current being increased and then decreased to or below a preset reference current, the rotation speed of the inner tub, and change a preset rotation time of the inner tub in a main spin-drying cycle according to the measured rotation speed of the inner tub.

    Liquid crystal display device
    29.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11004408B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16714510

    申请日:2019-12-13

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that provides improved local dimming. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit divided and driven into a plurality of blocks and supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel; a local dimming value calculator calculating a dimming value of each of the blocks in accordance with input image data; and a backlight dimming controller having a pixel corrector correcting image data on the basis of the dimming values, in which the backlight dimming controller can correct at least some of the dimming values of the blocks calculated by the local dimming value calculator.

    Pump and dishwasher including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10653290B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US16449887

    申请日:2019-06-24

    Abstract: A pump (8) is disclosed. The pump (8) includes a partition wall (84) configured to divide the interior of a body into two spaces, a first chamber (C1) located under the partition wall (84), the first chamber (C1) having an introduction portion (841), through which water is introduced, a second chamber (C2) located above the partition wall (84), the second chamber (C2) having a discharge portion (849), through which water is discharged, a communication hole (86) formed through the partition wall (84) to allow the first chamber (C1) and the second chamber (C2) to communicate with each other therethrough, an impeller (85) provided in the second chamber (C2) to move water to the discharge portion (849), a housing configured to define the bottom surface of the first chamber (C1), the housing being made of a conductor, a heater (H) configured to heat the housing (81), and a steam discharge (843) port formed through the first chamber (C1) to allow steam to be discharged therethrough.

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