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公开(公告)号:US11874042B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US17868568
申请日:2022-07-19
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled relative to the upper assembly, wherein the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, a pair of rotating parts disposed at both sides of the lower assembly, a first pivoting arm pivotally mounted on one of the rotating parts, a second pivoting arm pivotally mounted on the other of the rotating parts and connected to the driver, a connection shaft connecting the first pivoting arm to the second pivoting arm, a first elastic member having one end connected to the first pivoting arm and the other end connected to the lower assembly, and a second elastic member having one end connected to the second pivoting arm and the other end connected to the lower assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US11566829B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-31
申请号:US16685696
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Hyunji Park , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein and an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment. The ice maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray made of an elastic material, wherein the upper tray is positioned to be exposed to the cold-air flowing from the cold-air hole, a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein the lower tray is coupled to the upper tray to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers therebetween, a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open the spherical ice chambers, at least one thermally-insulating portion formed at a top face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, wherein the at least one thermally-insulating portion is constructed to prevent the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US10379622B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-13
申请号:US15331653
申请日:2016-10-21
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Hyunji Park , Younghoon Lee
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/14 , G06F3/0484 , G06F1/16 , G02B27/00 , G06F21/00 , G06F21/36 , G06F3/0481 , G02B27/01 , H04N13/344
Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal capable of controlling a head mounted display (HMD) and a controlling method thereof. The mobile terminal includes: a sensor; a communication unit capable of communicating with a head mounted display configured to display a virtual reality screen; and a controller capable of: controlling the head mounted display to display the virtual reality screen including first content; and when a preset gesture input corresponding to a user's head or pupil movement is detected via the sensor, controlling the head mounted display to display locked second content on the virtual reality screen while a worn state of the head mounted display is maintained.
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公开(公告)号:US12055331B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US18084086
申请日:2022-12-19
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
CPC classification number: F25C5/04 , F25C1/10 , F25C1/243 , F25C2400/10 , F25C2400/14
Abstract: Provided is an ice-maker including an upper tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of lower chambers defined therein in contact with the plurality of upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, respectively, each ejector-receiving opening defined in the upper tray and opened to each of the plurality of upper chambers, an upper ejector disposed above the upper tray, wherein the upper ejector is configured to pass through the ejector-receiving opening and remove each ice from each ice chamber, a water supply for supplying water for ice-making through the ejector-receiving opening, and a driver for pivoting the lower tray.
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公开(公告)号:US11959686B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US16685726
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park , Seunggeun Lee
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein, and an ice-maker disposed in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray having a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray pivotably disposed below the upper tray, wherein the lower tray has a plurality of lower chambers defined therein respectively connected to the upper chambers by pivoting, wherein each of the lower chambers and each of the upper chambers connected with each other define an ice chamber for forming spherical ice therein, a driver for pivoting the lower tray, and at least one shield formed on an outer face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, thereby to reduce the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US11953254B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-09
申请号:US17944633
申请日:2022-09-14
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
CPC classification number: F25C5/187 , F25C1/10 , F25C5/22 , F25C2400/10 , F25C2700/02
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a freezing compartment defined therein, an ice-maker mounted in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker makes spherical ice and removes the made spherical ice downwards, an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker, and retractable and extendable in a front and rear direction, wherein the removed ice is stored in the ice bin, and a cover plate extending downward from a rear face of the ice-maker, wherein the cover plate shields a space between the ice bin and the ice-maker.
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公开(公告)号:US11874048B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US16685410
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
CPC classification number: F25C5/08 , F25C1/18 , F25C1/24 , F25C1/243 , F25C5/02 , F25C5/04 , F25C5/22
Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber, a lower tray rotatable relative to the upper tray and defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein the lower chamber is disposed under the upper chamber, an upper heater disposed around the upper tray, for providing heat to the upper chamber, and a lower heater disposed around the lower tray, for providing heat to the lower chamber, wherein in an ice making position, a distance from a horizontal central line passing a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray to the upper heater is shorter than a distance from the horizontal central line to the lower heater.
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公开(公告)号:US11795597B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US16850539
申请日:2020-04-16
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Seung Chul Cha , Sang Hyun Lee , Hyunji Park , Bonkwon Koo
IPC: D06F34/22 , D06F33/34 , D06F33/37 , D06F34/24 , D06F33/36 , D06F34/18 , D06F105/42 , D06F103/22 , D06F105/56 , D06F105/48 , D06F105/52 , D06F103/04 , D06F103/16 , G06N3/08
CPC classification number: D06F34/22 , D06F33/34 , D06F33/36 , D06F33/37 , D06F34/18 , D06F34/24 , G06N3/08 , D06F2103/04 , D06F2103/16 , D06F2103/22 , D06F2105/42 , D06F2105/48 , D06F2105/52 , D06F2105/56
Abstract: Provided are a washing apparatus that is capable of being operated in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment over a 5G communication network and estimating additional laundry that is introduced and the amount of detergent that is additionally introduced based thereon through a neural network model generated based on machine learning, and a method of controlling the same.
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公开(公告)号:US11555641B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-17
申请号:US16685742
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
Abstract: Provided is an ice-maker including an upper tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of lower chambers defined therein in contact with the plurality of upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, respectively, each ejector-receiving opening defined in the upper tray and opened to each of the plurality of upper chambers, an upper ejector disposed above the upper tray, wherein the upper ejector is configured to pass through the ejector-receiving opening and remove each ice from each ice chamber, a water supply for supplying water for ice-making through the ejector-receiving opening, and a driver for pivoting the lower tray, wherein a side wall extending upward along a perimeter of the plurality of lower chambers is formed on top portions of the plurality of lower chambers, wherein a chamber wall extending downward along a perimeter of the plurality of upper chambers is formed on bottom portions of the plurality of upper chambers, wherein the chamber wall is inserted into an internal space of the side wall when the lower tray is closed, and wherein a groove is defined in an outer face of the chamber wall to maintain pieces of ice frozen along a perimeter of the chamber wall in an attached state.
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公开(公告)号:US11480377B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-25
申请号:US16685346
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a freezing compartment defined therein, an ice-maker mounted in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker makes spherical ice and removes the made spherical ice downwards, an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker, and retractable and extendable in a front and rear direction, wherein the removed ice is stored in the ice bin, and a cover plate extending downward from a rear face of the ice-maker, wherein the cover plate shields a space between the ice bin and the ice-maker.
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