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公开(公告)号:US10926990B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-23
申请号:US16469520
申请日:2017-12-18
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Youngjin Kim , Myounggon Kim , Beomchul Park
Abstract: A water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing accommodating components for generating cold water and/or hot water; and a water chute which protrudes from a front surface of the housing, in which the water chute includes a water cock through which cold water or hot water flows; and a light emitting element which is mounted on the water cock to emit ultraviolet rays, in which the water cock includes a water inflow part which extends in a transverse direction and has a water inflow passage formed therein; and a water outflow part which extends in a direction intersecting the water inflow part at an end of the water inflow part and has a water outflow passage formed therein, in which the light emitting element is disposed on an upper side of the water outflow part, and in which the water outflow passage is configured to be connected to a plurality of chambers having different diameters from each other to form a stepped longitudinal sectional shape.
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公开(公告)号:US11052334B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US16469549
申请日:2017-12-18
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Youngjin Kim , Myounggon Kim , Kowoon Baek
Abstract: A water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a housing accommodating components for generating cold water and/or hot water; a water cock which protrudes from a front surface of the housing, the water cock being configured to discharge the cold water or the hot water; a control panel which is provided so as to input a command for discharging the cold water or the hot water; a sterilization module which is detachably mounted on the water cock, the sterilization module being configured to emit ultraviolet rays for sterilizing the inside of the water cock; and a fastening part which is formed on the water cock and the sterilization module, respectively, so that the sterilization module can be attached to and detached from the water cock.
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公开(公告)号:US11040894B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-22
申请号:US16889480
申请日:2020-06-01
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Myounggon Kim , Youngjin Kim , Kowoon Baek , Changgeun Lee , Jongho Park
IPC: C02F1/32
Abstract: A water purifier that includes: a water storage tank that includes an interior area and a first opening to the interior area; a cover unit that is configured to cover the first opening and that includes: a frame body that includes a second opening, and a water storage tank cover that is coupled to the frame body and that is configured to rotate about an axis such that the water storage tank cover opens or closes the second opening; a sterilizer that is configured to sterilize water in the water storage tank; a switching module that is configured to control electric power supply to the sterilizer; and an operation member that is configured to control the switching module based on the water storage tank cover being opened or closed is disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10703647B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US16355054
申请日:2019-03-15
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Myounggon Kim , Youngjin Kim , Kowoon Baek , Changgeun Lee , Jongho Park
IPC: C02F1/32
Abstract: A water purifier that includes: a water storage tank that includes an interior area and a first opening to the interior area; a cover unit that is configured to cover the first opening and that includes: a frame body that includes a second opening, and a water storage tank cover that is coupled to the frame body and that is configured to rotate about an axis such that the water storage tank cover opens or closes the second opening; a sterilizer that is configured to sterilize water in the water storage tank; a switching module that is configured to control electric power supply to the sterilizer; and an operation member that is configured to control the switching module based on the water storage tank cover being opened or closed is disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US09656896B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-23
申请号:US14875739
申请日:2015-10-06
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Goeun Kim , Myounggon Kim , Youngjin Kim
CPC classification number: C02F9/005 , C02F1/001 , C02F1/4672 , C02F2209/40 , C02F2307/10
Abstract: A method of sterilizing a water supply apparatus according to the present invention, in a method of sterilizing the water supply apparatus by a sterilizer, includes generating sterilizing water in a manner of electrolyzing purified water, sterilizing water tanks, passages and a water cock of the water supply apparatus by circulating the sterilizing water, draining out hot water, sterilizing a hot water tank, draining out the entire sterilizing water, rinsing the water tanks, the passages and the water cock, and draining out rinsing water.
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