公开(公告)号：US11186939B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16281883

申请日：2019-02-21

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Heunggi Kim ,  Jaemun Kim ,  Chanwoo Jung ,  Kilryong Lee

IPC: D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F34/28

Abstract: A laundry machine having a refreshing operation and a control method of the same are disclosed. The disclosed method comprises a steam water supply operation of supplying wash water to a tub up to a water level for generation of steam while preventing the wash water to pass through a drum, when the refreshing course is selected, a steaming operation of heating the wash water by driving a washing heater, thereby generating steam, and a refreshing operation of refreshing the laundry by alternately executing, after the steaming operation, a tumbling driving operation to tumble the laundry within the drum through rotation of the drum and a spin driving operation to rotate the laundry within the drum in close contact with an inner surface of the drum, in accordance with high-speed rotation of the drum.

公开(公告)号：US10227722B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US14029524

申请日：2013-09-17

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Heunggi Kim ,  Jaemun Kim ,  Chanwoo Jung ,  Kilryong Lee

IPC: D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F33/02

Abstract: A laundry machine having a refreshing operation and a control method of the same are disclosed. The disclosed method comprises a steam water supply operation of supplying wash water to a tub up to a water level for generation of steam while preventing the wash water to pass through a drum, when the refreshing course is selected, a steaming operation of heating the wash water by driving a washing heater, thereby generating steam, and a refreshing operation of refreshing the laundry by alternately executing, after the steaming operation, a tumbling driving operation to tumble the laundry within the drum through rotation of the drum and a spin driving operation to rotate the laundry within the drum in close contact with an inner surface of the drum, in accordance with high-speed rotation of the drum.

公开(公告)号：US09896796B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US14019213

申请日：2013-09-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Heunggi Kim ,  Jaemun Kim ,  Kilryong Lee ,  Chanwoo Jung

IPC: D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F33/02

CPC classification number: D06F39/008 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F58/203 ,  D06F2202/04 ,  D06F2202/085 ,  D06F2204/04 ,  D06F2204/086

Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method of the same are disclosed. The disclosed laundry machine includes a tub, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, to receive laundry, a washing heater provided at the tub, to heat wash water, a first wash water passage for supplying the wash water from an external water supply source to the drum via a detergent box, a second wash water passage for supplying the wash water from the external water supply source to an interior of the tub while preventing the wash water from passing through the drum, a course selector for selecting one of a plurality of washing courses, and a controller for selectively opening the first wash water passage or the second wash water passage in accordance with the course selected through the course selector.