公开(公告)号：US10202718B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15280030

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Mingyu Jo ,  Hyoungmin Sim ,  Seungjoon Kim ,  Seungchul Park

IPC: D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/20

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry treatment apparatus including balancers. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 1 with a laundry feeding hole formed therein, a tub 10 provided within the cabinet and for holding washing water, a drum 20 installed within the tub for holding laundry, a driving unit to rotate the drum, a plurality of balancers 110 each having an internal space formed in the balancer in which water is received, the plurality of balancers spaced apart from each other on the circumference of the drum, and an inflow channel device 140 to selectively guide water from the outside of the drum to the internal spaces of the plurality of balancers when the drum is rotated.

公开(公告)号：US10060070B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15147190

申请日：2016-05-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Mingyu Jo ,  Seungchul Park ,  Dongwon Kim

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F37/28

CPC classification number: D06F39/14 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F39/12

Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet that defines a first introduction port. The washing machine further includes a tub that is located in the cabinet and that defines a second introduction port that is concentrically positioned relative to the first introduction port. The washing machine further includes a cabinet door that is connected to the cabinet, that is configured to open and close the first introduction port, and that includes a rotating shaft. The washing machine further includes a tub door that is connected to the tub, that is configured to open and close the second introduction port, and that includes at least one rotating shaft that is spaced apart from the rotating shaft of the cabinet door.

公开(公告)号：US10023987B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US14177943

申请日：2014-02-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Keunjoo Kim ,  Seungchul Park ,  Jongryong Kim

IPC: D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/20 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/04

CPC classification number: D06F37/225 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F37/203 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F2202/12 ,  D06F2204/086 ,  D06F2222/00

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus including a rotatable drum in which laundry is stored, at least three balancers mounted to the drum so as to be spaced apart from one another by the same angle around a rotation center of the drum. Liquid is introduced into and discharged from the balancers via a feeder supplying the liquid and a flow path structure mounted to the drum to guide liquid supplied from the feeder to the balancer located in a direction for removal of unbalance of the drum.

公开(公告)号：US09624616B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14626296

申请日：2015-02-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Keunjoo Kim ,  Jinwoong Kim ,  Seungchul Park

IPC: D06F37/20 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/22 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/06

CPC classification number: D06F37/203 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F37/225 ,  D06F37/265 ,  D06F2222/00

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus including at least three balancers fixed to a drum such that they are spaced apart from one another at regular angular intervals around a rotational center of the drum, each of the at least three balancers being divided into a front chamber close to the front side of the drum and a rear chamber close to a rear side of the drum for accommodation of liquid and including a guide channel member for guiding liquid to the rear chamber, a channel unit comprising a first channel member for supplying liquid to the front chambers of the balancers and a second channel member for supplying liquid to the guide channel members of the balancers, and a supply unit capable of concurrently supplying liquid to both the first and second channel members or of selectively supplying liquid to one of the first and second channel members is disclosed.