公开(公告)号：US11885060B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17769184

申请日：2020-12-16

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sungmin Kim ,  Hyoungmin Sim

IPC: D06F37/42 ,  D06F33/48 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F105/44 ,  D06F103/40

CPC classification number: D06F37/42 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F33/48 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F2103/40 ,  D06F2105/44

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; a cabinet door lock which senses whether the cabinet door is open or closed, as well as sets the lock state of the cabinet door; and a tub door lock which sets the lock state of the tub door according to whether the cabinet door is open or closed.

公开(公告)号：US11946185B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17769027

申请日：2020-12-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sungmin Kim ,  Jinwoong Kim ,  Hyoungmin Sim

IPC: D06F37/10 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F39/14

CPC classification number: D06F37/10 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/267 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F39/14

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; and a gap closing device for opening or closing a gap, formed between the front cabinet and the tub, according to the opening and closing of the tub door.

公开(公告)号：US10202718B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15280030

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Mingyu Jo ,  Hyoungmin Sim ,  Seungjoon Kim ,  Seungchul Park

IPC: D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/20

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry treatment apparatus including balancers. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 1 with a laundry feeding hole formed therein, a tub 10 provided within the cabinet and for holding washing water, a drum 20 installed within the tub for holding laundry, a driving unit to rotate the drum, a plurality of balancers 110 each having an internal space formed in the balancer in which water is received, the plurality of balancers spaced apart from each other on the circumference of the drum, and an inflow channel device 140 to selectively guide water from the outside of the drum to the internal spaces of the plurality of balancers when the drum is rotated.