公开(公告)号：US11885062B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17585460

申请日：2022-01-26

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hwanjin Jung ,  Myunghun Im ,  Junghoon Lee ,  Kyungchul Woo ,  Hyundong Kim

IPC: D06F33/00 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/12

CPC classification number: D06F39/08 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/266 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F39/083

Abstract: A washing machine includes: a casing, a tub, a drum, a cylindrical gasket connecting an input port of the casing to an opening of the tub, a pump configured to circulate water discharged from the tub; a guide pipe fixed to the gasket configured to guide water supplied from the pump, and nozzles configured to spray water from the guide pipe into the drum. The nozzles include an upper nozzle configured to spray water downward, intermediate nozzles disposed below the upper nozzle in both left and right sides and configured to spray water downward while spraying water deeper into the drum than the upper nozzle, and lower nozzles disposed above the inflow port, disposed below the intermediate nozzles in both left and right sides based on the inflow port and configured to spray water upward.

公开(公告)号：US11572651B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US16845945

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kyosoon Chae ,  Hyundong Kim ,  Sooyoung Oh ,  Jaeyong Jeong

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/08

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a washing machine and a control method of the same. The washing machine includes a tub, a drum, and a detergent supply device configured to supply an additive to the tub. The detergent supply device includes a plurality of cartridges configured to contain the additive, a plurality of check valve assemblies that are respectively connected to the plurality of cartridges and configured to control extracting of the additive from the plurality of cartridges, a pump, a water supply valve configured to receive water from an external water source, and an outlet pipe having a plurality of check valve connection pipes that are respectively connected to the plurality of check valve assemblies, the outlet pipe passing therethrough the water supplied from the water supply valve and the additive extracted from the plurality of cartridges.

公开(公告)号：US11560659B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US16845958

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kyosoon Chae ,  Hyundong Kim ,  Sooyoung Oh ,  Jaeyong Jeong

IPC: D06F33/37 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F105/42 ,  D06F103/22 ,  D06F105/02

Abstract: A washing machine of the present disclosure includes: a tub in which water is stored; a drum which is rotatably provided in the tub, and accommodates laundry; and a detergent supply device which supplies a liquid additive to the tub, wherein the detergent supply device includes: a cartridge which contains the additive; a pump which extracts the additive contained in the cartridge; an outlet flow path pipe which is connected to the cartridge, and through which the extracted additive flows toward the tub; and a flow path pipe sensor which is installed in the outlet flow path pipe, and detects an existence of the additive in the outlet flow path pipe.

公开(公告)号：US11492743B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US16845998

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kyosoon Chae ,  Hyundong Kim ,  Sooyoung Oh

IPC: D06F34/14 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F105/42 ,  D06F103/22

Abstract: A method for controlling a washing machine includes: detecting a first sensor value by a first set of electrode sensors and a second sensor value by a second set of electrode sensors having at least one electrode sensor which is placed vertically higher than the first set of electrode sensors, the first and second set of electrode sensors comprising at least three electrode sensors which are located at least one of cartridges and configured to detect an amount of detergent contained in the at least one the cartridges; comparing the first sensor value and the second sensor value with a first predetermined value, respectively; passing a predetermined time; redetecting the first sensor value and the second sensor value and calculating a difference sensor value; and determining that the detergent is filling to a height between the first set of electrode sensors and the second set of electrode sensors.

公开(公告)号：US10087564B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14634156

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyundong Kim ,  Jaehyun Kim ,  Kyeonghwan Kim

IPC: D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/20 ,  D06F37/26

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet forming an appearance of the apparatus, a drum having a laundry space therein to accommodate laundry, a rotating shaft for rotatably supporting the drum in the cabinet, a balancer including a housing fixed to the drum, an accommodation space defined in the housing, a balancing unit movably provided in the accommodation space, and a housing power line provided in the accommodation space to supply the balancing unit with electric power, a shaft through-hole formed through the rotating shaft, a first power supply unit, fixed to the rotating shaft, including a connection line connected to the housing power line through the shaft through-hole, and a second power supply unit rotatably fixed to the first power supply unit to connect the connection line to a power source.

公开(公告)号：US09512551B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US14466116

申请日：2014-08-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chaseung Jun ,  Byungkeol Choi ,  Youngmin Kim ,  Dongwon Kim ,  Hyundong Kim ,  Hwanjin Jung ,  Byungwook Min ,  Kyeonghwan Kim ,  Jinwoong Kim ,  Changwoo Son ,  Hyunseok Seo

IPC: D06F39/00 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/04 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K15/02 ,  D06F37/20 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F37/08

CPC classification number: D06F37/04 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F35/006 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F37/08 ,  D06F37/206 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F39/003 ,  D06F2202/06 ,  D06F2202/10 ,  D06F2202/12 ,  D06F2204/06 ,  D06F2204/065 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K15/02 ,  Y10T29/49009

Abstract: A washing machine includes a main body defining an outer appearance, a tub disposed within the main body, a main drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a sub drum mounted in the main drum to be relatively rotatable with respect to the main drum, an outer shaft for rotating the main drum, an inner shaft for rotating the sub drum, being disposed inside the outer shaft, and a driving motor having a stator, an outer rotor connected to the inner shaft that is rotatable outside the stator, and an inner rotor connected to the outer shaft that is rotatable inside the stator, wherein the driving motor independently drives the main drum and the sub drum.

公开(公告)号：US11866879B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17534980

申请日：2021-11-24

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Junghoon Lee ,  Kyungchul Woo ,  Jaehyun Kim ,  Myunghun Im ,  Hyundong Kim ,  Hwanjin Jung

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F21/10

CPC classification number: D06F39/085 ,  D06F21/10 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/266 ,  D06F39/006 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F39/088

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a first nozzle water supply conduit which is disposed, on the gasket, in the one side with respect to the vertical line and guides water discharged through the first circulation port to the pair of first nozzles; and a second nozzle water supply conduit which is disposed, on the gasket, in the other side with respect to the vertical line and guides water discharged through the second circulation port to the pair of second nozzles.

公开(公告)号：US11566365B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16845935

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kyosoon Chae ,  Hyundong Kim ,  Sooyoung Oh ,  Jaeyong Jeong

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F101/04 ,  D06F105/42

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a washing machine including a tub, a drum, and a detergent supply device configured to supply an additive to the tub. The detergent supply device includes a plurality of cartridges storing additive, a plurality of check valve assemblies connected to the plurality of cartridges and configured to control extracting of the additive, a pump for extracting additive, an inlet channel defining a plurality of flow paths respectively connected to the plurality of check valve assemblies, where the inlet channel is configured to transmit a pressure change generated by the pump to the plurality of check valve assemblies, and a flow path switching valve connected to the pump and the inlet channel and configured to selectively establish fluid communication between the pump and any one of the plurality of flow paths of the inlet channel.

公开(公告)号：US11466391B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US16617339

申请日：2018-05-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Myunghun Im ,  Hwanjin Jung ,  Kyungchul Woo ,  Hyundong Kim ,  Junghoon Lee

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F105/48 ,  D06F105/42 ,  D06F103/18 ,  D06F103/24 ,  D06F34/06

Abstract: A method of controlling a washing machine of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) supplying detergent contained in a dispenser together with water into an inner tub; (b) operating a pump to transfer the water supplied together with the detergent to a plurality of nozzles disposed above the inner tub; and (c) further supplying water into the inner tub, operating the pump while the water is being supplied, and rotating the inner tub so that laundry contained in the inner tub adheres to an inner surface of the inner tub by centrifugal force during the operation of the pump.

公开(公告)号：US11339517B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16184266

申请日：2018-11-08

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hyundong Kim ,  Jaehyun Kim ,  Kyungchul Woo ,  Junghoon Lee ,  Myunghun Im ,  Hwanjin Jung

IPC: D06F33/32 ,  D06F33/72 ,  D06F33/70 ,  D06F33/36 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F105/48

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a control device that performs a control method to control operation of the laundry treating apparatus. The control device performs test driving of a motor part for driving a washing part, determines control pattern on the basis of a result of the test driving, and controls the motor part in accordance with the control pattern.