公开(公告)号：US20250027258A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18713573

申请日：2022-10-04

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Beomjun KIM ,  Seungchul CHA ,  Sunwoo KIM ,  Youngho KIM

IPC: D06F39/40 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F103/18 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/10

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus provided with a steam generation device, and a method for controlling the clothing treatment apparatus. The clothing treatment apparatus comprises: a cabinet, an accommodation part which is located inside the cabinet and accommodates an object; and a steam generation device which is located outside the object accommodation part and generates steam that is to be supplied to the accommodation part. The steam generation device includes: a housing that accommodates steam water and forms a heating space; a cover covering the housing; a first heater that heats the steam water from below a first water level; and a second heater that heats, from above the first water level, the steam water or steam heated by the first heater.

公开(公告)号：US20250066981A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18724701

申请日：2023-01-06

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Naeun KIM ,  Youngho KIM ,  Jinho KIM ,  Jyeuk LEE ,  Sunwoo KIM

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F103/22 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/42

Abstract: A laundry processing apparatus is disclosed. A laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet and receiving water; a drum provided in the tub and receiving clothes; a water supply tube which is provided in the cabinet and through which water provided from an external water supply source flows; and a detergent pipe which is provided in the cabinet and through which detergent discharged from a detergent storage unit in which the detergent is stored flows, wherein the cross-sectional area of the water supply tube decreases along the flow direction of the water and then increases again to form a neck unit, and the detergent pipe is connected to the neck unit to provide detergent into the water supply tube through the neck unit.

公开(公告)号：US20190264368A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US16093737

申请日：2017-04-13

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC. ,  INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Jaehyun KIM ,  Youngho KIM ,  Dongrip KIM ,  Sunwoo KIM

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F39/08

Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine comprising: a tub provided inside a cabinet and storing washing water therein; and a plurality of super-hydrophobic micro-protrusions formed on the inner surface of the tub to remove residual water within the tub. Accordingly, since the plurality of super-hydrophobic micro-protrusions are formed on the inner surface of the tub, the residual water remaining inside the tub can be cleanly removed using the lotus effect, thereby maintaining a clean state of the washing machine.