公开(公告)号：US20220251763A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17667003

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaecheon AN ,  Yongjun AN ,  Donghyun JIN ,  Sanghun KIM ,  Juhan YOON ,  Jun SHIN

IPC: D06F58/08 ,  H02K7/00 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/04

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes: a drive unit including a rotating shaft, a drum configured to be rotated by the rotating shaft and receive laundry and including a cylindrical drum body and a rear cover, the rear cover defining a rear surface of the drum body and a rear cover through hole in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and a shaft bracket that (i) is coupled to the rear cover and the rotating shaft, (ii) covers the rear cover through hole, (iii) is configured to transmit rotational force of the rotating shaft to the drum, and (iv) defines a shaft-coupling hole in the axial direction. The rotating shaft is inserted into the shaft-coupling hole, projected into an inside of the drum, and coupled to the shaft bracket by a rotating-shaft-fastening member.

公开(公告)号：US20210277582A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17192254

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Juhan YOON ,  Soowon PARK ,  Manseok LEE ,  Jun SHIN

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F58/04

Abstract: A laundry dryer includes: a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to receive hot air and steam, a steam unit disposed inside the cabinet and configured to generate the steam, a storage tank configured to detachably couple to an inside of the cabinet and receive water to be supplied to the steam unit, a tank accommodating the storage tank, and a floater placed inside the storage tank and configured to move in a vertical direction according to a volume of water in the storage tank. The floater includes a body portion having a first outer surface and a second outer surface, a third outer surface and a fourth outer surface, and a fifth outer surface and a sixth outer surface, where the first outer surface defines an upper surface of the floater and the second outer surface defines a lower surface of the floater.

公开(公告)号：US20210277583A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17192273

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Juhan YOON ,  Soowon PARK ,  Manseok LEE ,  Jun SHIN

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/44

Abstract: A laundry dryer includes: a cabinet defining an outer body of the laundry dryer, a drum that is rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and that is configured to receive hot air and steam, a steam unit that is disposed inside the cabinet and that is configured to generate the steam, a storage tank that is configured to detachably couple to an inside of the cabinet and that defines a storage space for receiving water to be supplied to the steam unit, and a tank housing that is disposed inside the cabinet and that is configured to accommodate the storage tank. An intake hole is defined at a front upper surface of the storage tank and provides, based on the storage tank being accommodated in the tank housing, an air flow path between the storage space and an external space of the storage tank.