公开(公告)号：US20240301615A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18119328

申请日：2023-03-09

申请人： WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

发明人： Ryan Robert Bellinger ,  Jesse De Freitas Goncalves

IPC分类号： D06F58/22 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/44

CPC分类号： D06F58/22 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F58/203 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/44 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/42 ,  D06F2103/54 ,  D06F2105/12 ,  D06F2105/28 ,  D06F2105/30 ,  D06F2105/40 ,  D06F2105/52 ,  D06F2105/58

摘要： A laundry appliance includes a drum that defines a processing space for drying articles. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the processing space. A heater is in thermal communication with the airflow path and delivers thermal energy to the process air. A controller is in communication with the drum, the blower, and the heater. During operation of a laundry cycle, the heater, the drum, and the blower cooperatively operate a particulate removal phase that maintains the articles in a damp state for a predetermined period of time. The damp state of the articles prevents accumulation of an electrostatic charge within the articles and a surface of the drum and allows the process air to separate particulate matter from the articles. After completion of the particulate removal phase, the heater operates at a conventional state that operates to dry the articles.

公开(公告)号：US11885536B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US16467361

申请日：2017-12-07

申请人： LG ELECTRONICS INC.

发明人： Cheolsoo Ko ,  Hyojun Kim

IPC分类号： D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/24 ,  F25B31/00 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/30 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F103/42 ,  D06F103/44 ,  D06F103/50 ,  D06F103/54 ,  D06F58/50 ,  D06F105/26 ,  D06F105/30 ,  D06F105/34 ,  D06F105/52 ,  D06F105/62 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/22

CPC分类号： F25B31/002 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/04 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/206 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F58/50 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/30 ,  D06F2103/38 ,  D06F2103/42 ,  D06F2103/44 ,  D06F2103/50 ,  D06F2103/54 ,  D06F2105/26 ,  D06F2105/30 ,  D06F2105/34 ,  D06F2105/52 ,  D06F2105/62

摘要： The present invention relates to a method for controlling a clothes treating apparatus, the method comprising: a circulation step of circulating air by operating a fan; a heat exchange step of opening a refrigerant pipe by controlling an expansion valve, and circulating a refrigerant by operating a compressor; a circulation termination step of terminating the operation of the fan when the dryness level of clothes stored in a receiving part reaches a predetermined reference dryness level or when the elapsed time of the heat exchange step reaches a predetermined reference time; and a return step of closing the refrigerant pipe by controlling the expansion valve, and returning the refrigerant and lubricant in the refrigerant pipe to the compressor by operating the compressor.

公开(公告)号：US11674259B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17031251

申请日：2020-09-24

申请人： LG Electronics Inc.

发明人： Taejin Shin ,  Jinsoo Kim ,  Cheolmin Jang ,  Seongjin Seo ,  Jinman Jang

IPC分类号： D06F39/12 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F103/54

CPC分类号： D06F39/12 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F2103/54

摘要： An apparatus for laundry treatment includes: a cabinet defining an entrance at one side, a drum defining a space for receiving laundry therein, a duct connected to the drum, a fan configured to move air in the drum into the duct, a heat exchange part including a heat absorption part configured to remove moisture from the air moved into the duct and a heating part configured to heat the air having passed through the heat absorption part, a compressor configured to increase a temperature of the air by compressing a refrigerant having passed through the heat absorption part, a water collecting part configured to receive the moisture removed by the heat exchange part, and a soundproof panel provided at a bottom of a base part that is located at a bottom of the cabinet.