公开(公告)号：US20170160812A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15331653

申请日：2016-10-21

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyunji PARK ,  Younghoon LEE

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/14

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/36 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US20250102212A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18974713

申请日：2024-12-09

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK ,  Seungjin CHOI ,  Seunggeun LEE

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/04 ,  F25C5/182

Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper assembly provided with an upper tray which has an upper chamber recessed upwardly to define an upper side of an ice chamber in which water is filled to generate ice, a lower assembly provided with a lower tray which has a lower chamber recessed downwardly to define a lower side of the ice chamber, and a lower supporter which supports a lower side of the lower tray, in which the lower assembly is rotatably connected to the upper assembly. The ice maker also includes an upper ejector provided with an upper ejecting pin which separates ice from the upper tray after ice-making is completed, in which the upper ejector is connected to the lower assembly to be interlocked with each other, such that when the lower assembly is rotated, the upper ejector is lifted and lowered.

公开(公告)号：US20240401862A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18800305

申请日：2024-08-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Hyunji PARK ,  Jinil HONG ,  Seunggeun LEE

IPC: F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25D11/02

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240255204A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18635151

申请日：2024-04-15

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK ,  Seunggeun LEE

IPC: F25C1/243 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/00 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06

CPC classification number: F25C1/243 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/00 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/062

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240125531A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18396453

申请日：2023-12-26

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/04

CPC classification number: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/04

Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotally 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.

公开(公告)号：US20240118010A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18528063

申请日：2023-12-04

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/02 ,  F25C5/04 ,  F25C5/20

CPC classification number: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/02 ,  F25C5/04 ,  F25C5/22

Abstract: An ice maker of the present invention comprises: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20230160620A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18094766

申请日：2023-01-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: F25C5/187 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/08

CPC classification number: F25C5/187 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2305/022

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, an ice maker configured to make spherical ice, and an ice bin for storing the ice. The ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled to the upper assembly, wherein the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers that are configured to come in contact with the plurality of hemispherical upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, and an ice-full state detection lever that is coupled to and configured to be pivoted by the driver, wherein the ice-full state detection lever is configured to pivot in the same direction as the lower assembly to detect whether the ice bin is in an ice-full state.

公开(公告)号：US20230017949A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17950626

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25D23/02

Abstract: Provided is an ice maker including an upper tray and a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein a plurality of upper chambers defined in the upper tray and a plurality of lower chambers defined in the lower tray are in contact with each other to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, respectively, each ejector-receiving opening opened to each of the plurality of upper chambers, each opening-defining wall extending upward along a circumference of each ejector-receiving opening, an upper ejector configured to pass through the ejector-defining wall and vertically move to remove each ice from each ice chamber, and a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open and close the upper tray and the lower tray, wherein the upper tray includes a horizontal extension forming a top face of the upper tray, wherein the upper chamber is positioned below the horizontal extension such that the opening-defining wall is formed at a vertical level equal to or lower than a vertical level of the opening-defining wall.

公开(公告)号：US20210207306A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US16870245

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bonkwon KOO ,  Seungchul CHA ,  Sanghyun LEE ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: D06F33/70 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F34/06 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F33/54 ,  D06F33/60 ,  D06F33/62 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G06N3/04

Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificial intelligence washing machine and an operation method thereof. A method of operating a washing machine may comprise estimating, based on a previous setting of a previous washing operation, an estimated setting for a current washing operation, wherein the estimated setting includes a water supply time, a drainage time, and a spin-drying time, obtaining a user input, obtaining an amount of laundry from a weight sensor of the washing machine, determining, based on the estimated setting, the user input, and the amount of laundry, a washing time for the current washing operation and displaying the determined washing time to the user. Accordingly, the estimated washing time is provided with the reflection of data of the washing machine which has been accumulated by the increase of the number of uses, thereby reducing a difference between an actual operating time and the estimated washing time and minimizing the user inconvenience.

公开(公告)号：US20200158413A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16685620

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: F25C5/187 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/10

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, an ice maker configured to make spherical ice, and an ice bin for storing the ice. The ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled to the upper assembly, wherein the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers that are configured to come in contact with the plurality of hemispherical upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, and an ice-full state detection lever that is coupled to and configured to be pivoted by the driver, wherein the ice-full state detection lever is configured to pivot in the same direction as the lower assembly to detect whether the ice bin is in an ice-full state.