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公开(公告)号:US11519649B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US16685837
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong
Abstract: An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber, wherein an upper opening is provided in an upper side of the upper tray; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber; a lower support supporting the lower tray and provided with a lower heater; and a control unit configured to operate the lower heater in an ice making process, wherein the control unit variably controls an output of the lower heater so that bubbles included in water in the ice chamber are gathered in a lowermost section in the ice making process.
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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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公开(公告)号:US11428451B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
申请号:US16685851
申请日:2019-11-15
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:US11371766B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-28
申请号:US16863895
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Sangjun Kang , Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong
Abstract: In a refrigerator, a cam of a cam gear rotating by a driving motor is provided with a structure protruding from an edge portion of a cam gear to a center, thereby increasing the thickness of a cam surface. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the magnitude of force directly transferred from the cam gear to a magnet lever.
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公开(公告)号:US11353253B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-07
申请号:US16685675
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee , Seungjin Choi
Abstract: An ice maker includes: an upper assembly comprising a plurality of upper chambers recessed upward to define an upper portion of an ice chamber in which water is filled and ice is made, and having an intake opening by being open on a top, and a vertical extension part formed to protrude upward around the intake opening; a lower assembly comprising a plurality of lower chambers recessed downward to define a lower portion of the ice chamber, and rotatably connected to the upper assembly; and a water supply part that is recessed downward from an upper side of the water supply part and configured to receive therein water for making ice, the water supply part being removably coupled to the vertical extension part and configured to guide the received water into the intake opening.
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公开(公告)号:US10976091B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US16186259
申请日:2018-11-09
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the freezing compartment, an ice maker located adjacent to a rear surface of the door and configured to supply water to make ice automatically, to provide ice to an ice tray, and to transfer ice automatically, a cabinet duct located above the freezing compartment and configured to supply cold air to the freezing compartment or to the ice maker, an ice cover that is located above the ice maker and that includes a cover inflow hole configured to receive cold air located at a position that faces an outlet of the cabinet duct, and a supply duct that connects the cover inflow hole to the ice maker and that defines a cold air supply passage to an interior area of the ice maker.
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公开(公告)号:US10830493B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-10
申请号:US16270014
申请日:2019-02-07
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Jewook Jeon , Kobong Choi , Yonghyun Kim
IPC: F24H1/18 , C02F1/00 , B01D61/18 , B01D61/22 , B67D1/16 , H05B6/10 , B01D15/00 , B01D29/56 , B01D35/147 , B01D61/14 , B67D1/00 , B67D1/08 , B67D1/12 , F25D23/00 , F25D31/00 , H05B1/02 , H05B6/02 , C02F1/28 , C02F1/44
Abstract: A water purifier includes a hot water tank for receiving and heating received water by induction heating, a water outlet portion that is at least partially exposed to an outside of the water purifier for discharging hot water, a hot water line that is connected to the water outlet portion to communicate the hot water from the hot water tank to the water outlet portion, a hot water outlet valve that is located at the hot water line and that opens or closes the hot water line based on a control command, a connector that includes a hot water inlet connected to a water outlet pipe of the hot water tank and a hot water outlet connected to the hot water line, and a temperature sensor that is connected to the connector and that is configured to measure a temperature of the hot water that passes through the connector.
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公开(公告)号:US10807855B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-20
申请号:US15466110
申请日:2017-03-22
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Kobong Choi , Yonghyun Kim , Jewook Jeon , Jungmin Moon
IPC: B67D3/00 , C02F1/00 , B67D1/00 , B67D1/08 , H05B6/10 , B67D1/12 , F25D31/00 , B67D1/14 , H05B6/36 , C02F1/28 , C02F1/44
Abstract: A water purifier that includes: a main body including: a filter unit, a cooling unit, and a heating unit; a first water tube through which water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit passes; a second water tube through which water heated by the heating unit passes; a water discharge unit that protrudes from a portion of the main body; and a water discharge cock (i) that downwardly protrudes from the water discharge unit, (ii) that is coupled to the first water tube and the second water tube, and (iii) that is configured to discharge water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit in a first stream and discharge water heated by the heating unit in a second stream, wherein the first stream is separated from the second stream is disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10386113B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-20
申请号:US15862754
申请日:2018-01-05
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim
Abstract: A refrigerator that may include a cabinet to define a storage space, a door to open and close the storage space, a dispenser provided in the door to dispense hot water, a hot water tank through which water flows so as to heat water introduced into the door, a heater provided in the door to heat the hot water tank, a water inflow passage through which water is supplied to the hot water tank, a water discharge passage guiding hot water discharged from the hot water tank to the dispenser, a flow rate sensor provided in the water inflow passage to measure a flow rate of water flowing through the water inflow passage, a water inflow valve provided in the water inflow passage to adjust a flow of water in the water inflow passage, a water discharge valve provided in the water outlet passage, an input provided in the door to input a temperature of the hot water to be dispensed and a hot water dispensing command, and a controller to control the water inflow valve and the water discharge valve.
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公开(公告)号:US09575079B2
公开(公告)日:2017-02-21
申请号:US14600861
申请日:2015-01-20
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Jisu Kim , Seokjung Hyun , Yongju Yang , Kangsun Lee , Hyunho Oh , Guhan Kwon , Younjae Lee , Bongchu Shim , Gyoungsoo Kim , Dayeon Kang , Yonghyun Kim
CPC classification number: G01N33/92 , G01N33/526
Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for effectively measuring cholesterol using a small amount of blood. The apparatus for measuring cholesterol includes a cartridge where an upper case having a sample transferring membrane is movably coupled to a lower case having a sample measuring membrane; a cartridge accommodation unit configured to accommodate the cartridge therein; a memory configured to store therein setting information for sample measurement; and a controller configured to align the membranes of the upper case and the lower case with each other, by horizontally moving the lower case of the cartridge, according to the stored setting information, and configured to contact the membranes of the upper case and the lower case with each other, by vertically moving the upper case for sample transfer on each alignment position.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种使用少量血液有效测量胆固醇的装置和方法。 用于测量胆固醇的装置包括其中具有样品转移膜的上壳体可移动地联接到具有样品测量膜的下壳体的盒, 墨盒容纳单元,其构造成在其中容纳墨盒; 存储器,配置为存储用于样本测量的设置信息; 以及控制器,其被配置为通过根据所存储的设置信息水平移动盒的下壳体,将上壳体和下壳体的膜彼此对准,并且被配置为接触上壳体和下壳体的膜 通过在每个对准位置垂直移动用于样品传送的上壳体彼此相互连接。
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