公开(公告)号：US20200232134A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16749571

申请日：2020-01-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sungwoon JUNG ,  Hunjun JANG

IPC: D06F33/37 ,  D06F39/02

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus, including a housing configured to supply laundry detergent to the tub and define an outer appearance; a storage container disposed to extend in a front-rear direction of the main body to store the laundry detergent, and mounted to the housing; a laundry detergent pump provided at a rear portion of the housing to define a movement of laundry detergent stored in the storage container; and a remaining amount sensing unit that applies a current toward an inside of the storage container to sense a remaining amount of laundry detergent stored in the storage container.

公开(公告)号：US20170342632A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15608575

申请日：2017-05-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sungwoon JUNG ,  Hunjun JANG

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F35/00

CPC classification number: D06F39/02 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F39/008 ,  D06F39/022 ,  D06F39/085

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to provide a washing space, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub to receive laundry placed therein, a detergent pump for supplying detergent to the tub, and a detergent box removably mounted to the detergent pump and configured to contain the detergent. The detergent box includes a body for providing a space containing the detergent and a through-hole formed in a rear side of the body to allow the detergent to flow out therethrough. The body includes a lower surface including a first slanted surface, which is slanted downwards from a front side of the body toward the rear side of the body. The through-hole is located at the lowermost position of the body.

公开(公告)号：US20170159227A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15321344

申请日：2015-06-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sungwoon JUNG ,  Michael GEIER ,  Hartmut HOFMANN

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F39/00

CPC classification number: D06F39/022 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F39/005

Abstract: Provided is a detergent feeding device including a detergent box provided with a detergent accommodating part having an opening part; an opening and closing member; a detergent box housing accommodating the detergent box; a dispenser to supply water to the detergent box; a first water supply tube supplying water to the dispenser; a second water supply tube connected to the detergent box housing; and an opening unit connected to an outlet of the second water supply tube, wherein the opening unit is moved by water pressure of the water supplied from the second water supply tube to push the opening and closing member to open the opening part of the detergent accommodating part.