公开(公告)号：US10927486B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15797247

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yanghoon Jung ,  Heechul Choi

IPC: D06F34/20 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F37/18 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F37/42

Abstract: Disclosed is a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet defining an external appearance and having a front opening, a drawer provided to be discharged through the opening, a tub accommodated in the drawer to accommodate wash water therein, a drum rotatably provided inside the tub to accommodate laundry therein, a fastening unit configured to separably couple the drawer to the cabinet, and a sensing unit configured to sense whether the drawer is discharged from the cabinet, the method including receiving a control command to operate the laundry treatment apparatus, sensing whether insertion of the drawer into the cabinet is completed by controlling the sensing unit, locking the drawer to the cabinet by controlling the fastening unit, performing the control command, and releasing a locked state so as to separate the drawer from the cabinet by controlling the fastening unit when the control command is completely performed.

公开(公告)号：US10891042B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16541492

申请日：2019-08-15

Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Inventor： Jérôme Brasseur ,  Petter Karlsson

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  F24C7/08 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F58/30 ,  A47L15/42 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  D06F101/00 ,  D06F105/28

Abstract: A user interface includes a touch-sensitive display and a display control unit for controlling the display. A method for controlling a household appliance using the graphical user interface includes the steps of: displaying a first graphical representation on the display, the first graphical representation including symbols, each symbol being associated with an appliance subunit of the household appliance; when a symbol is touched by a touching means, transmitting control signals from the control unit to the display to change the first graphical representation into a second graphical representation; displaying information regarding a change of a setting value of the appliance entity associated with the touched symbol when the touching means is dragged from a first position to a second position at the display; and changing the graphical representation at the display from the second graphical representation to a third graphical representation when lifting the touching means from the display.

公开(公告)号：US20200318282A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16885599

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Mark J. Christensen ,  Donald Erickson ,  Jordan M. Grider ,  Alexander Halbleib ,  Christopher A. Hartnett ,  Christopher A. Jones ,  K. David McAllister ,  Rodney M. Welch ,  Erica L. Roberts

IPC: D06F58/26 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/30

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.

公开(公告)号：US10753035B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15903452

申请日：2018-02-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chungil Kim ,  Jaeseok Kim

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/36 ,  D06F105/24

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus in accordance with the present disclosure includes a drum configured to accommodate laundry, an air channel through which air is flowed into or out of the drum, a fan configured to put pressure on air in the air channel for flowing of the air, a fan motor configured to rotate the fan and being controlled by adjusting of a RPM, an abnormal airflow detection unit disposed on the air channel and configured to detect whether an abnormal state of airflow is occurred, and a controller configured to cause the RPM of the fan motor to be increased. The controller configured to cause laundry to be dried by rotating the fan motor at a predetermined base RPM, and to cause the RPM to be increased if the abnormality of airflow is detected by the abnormal airflow detection unit while the fan motor is rotating.

公开(公告)号：US10745841B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US16037173

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Je Kwon Yoon ,  Woong Jeon

IPC: D06F34/05 ,  D06F29/00 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G05B19/042 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F95/00 ,  G06F8/34 ,  D06F39/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F34/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling one appliance using another appliance communicatively coupled thereto are provided. In one example aspect, a system includes a first appliance and a second appliance communicatively coupled thereto. The first appliance includes features that allow a user to control the first appliance and the second appliance from a single user interface.

公开(公告)号：US10738409B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15798759

申请日：2017-10-31

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Andrew Adkins

IPC: D06F58/04 ,  D06F57/12 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F103/10 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F103/50 ,  D06F105/26

Abstract: An apparatus and method towards a laundry treating appliance for drying laundry comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber and having a front and a rear where at least one conductivity sensor is located within the treating chamber, and a motor rotating the drum tumbles laundry within the treating chamber to enable contact of the laundry with the conductivity sensor.

公开(公告)号：US10731289B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16154070

申请日：2018-10-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Do-haeng Kim ,  Hye-joon Seok ,  Sang-oh Yoo ,  Young-min Choi ,  Ju-dai Kim ,  Yong-joon Jang ,  Seong-min Oak ,  Hyung-woo Lee

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/12 ,  D06F103/34 ,  D06F103/36 ,  D06F103/44 ,  D06F103/50 ,  D06F105/24 ,  D06F105/26 ,  D06F105/28 ,  D06F105/46

Abstract: A clothes dryer includes a drum configured to accommodate an object to be dried; a first sensor configured to sense a dry state of the object to be dried accommodated in the drum; a heating unit configured to heat air supplied into the drum; a blower including a fan configured to generate a flow of the air passing through the inside of the drum; a second sensor configured to sense a temperature of the air discharged from the drum; and a processor configured to control a rotation speed of the drum, a temperature of the air discharged from the drum, and a rotation speed of the fan.

公开(公告)号：US20200217007A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16734033

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Woore KIM ,  Changoh KIM ,  Sangwook HONG

IPC: D06F58/34 ,  H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/06 ,  D06F58/30

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for treating laundry with an induction heater and controlling method thereof. In a laundry treating apparatus including an induction heater, the present invention includes a first step of setting a normal dry mode and an abnormal dry mode for controlling the induction heater with a output relatively lower than that of the normal dry mode, a second step of operating the induction heater in the normal dry mode, a third step of determining whether a dry load is a normal load or an abnormal load using at least one of a temperature of a drum and a current of a motor, and a fourth step of if the dry load is determined as the abnormal load, controlling the induction heater in the abnormal dry mode.

公开(公告)号：US10704189B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US16059671

申请日：2018-08-09

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Mark J. Christensen ,  Donald Erickson ,  Jordan M. Grider ,  Alexander Halbleib ,  Christopher A. Hartnett ,  Christopher A. Jones ,  K. David McAllister ,  Rodney M. Welch ,  Erica L. Roberts

IPC: D06F58/26 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F33/00

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.

公开(公告)号：US20200208335A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16728793

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, NFP

Inventor： Yaroslav Chudnovsky ,  Dmytro Buyadgie ,  Olexiy Buyadgie

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/26

Abstract: Methods and systems for the thermo-vacuum drying and processing of objects such as clothes. A vacuum ejector driven by high-pressure steam is employed to evacuate evaporated moisture mixed with air from a dryer vessel producing an intensification of the drying process such as can significantly reduce the energy and time requirements for the drying process and increase water utilization.