公开(公告)号：US20230212809A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17960552

申请日：2022-10-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Youngjin CHO ,  Jaeryong PARK ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Dongpil SEO

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F23/02

CPC classification number: D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/085 ,  D06F23/02

Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub arranged inside the cabinet, and a washing water treatment apparatus connectable to the tub and configured to circulate water introduced in the tub and discharge the water to an outside of the cabinet. The washing water treatment apparatus includes a case forming an exterior of the washing water treatment apparatus, a filter mountable on an inside of the case and detachable from the inside of the case, a filter blade rotatable inside the filter, a filter driving source to generate power to rotate the filter blade, a drive gear configured to receive the power from the filter driving source and rotate along a first rotation axis, and a filter gear configured to rotate along a second rotation axis at a predetermined angle with respect to the first rotation axis and rotate the filter blade according to a rotation of the drive gear.

公开(公告)号：US20240218580A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18609191

申请日：2024-03-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kanghyun LEE ,  Byoungyull YANG ,  Youngjin CHO ,  Sanggyu JUNG

IPC: D06F33/42 ,  B01D29/11 ,  B01D29/56 ,  B01D29/60 ,  B01D29/64 ,  B01D35/147 ,  B01D61/14 ,  B01D61/18 ,  B01D61/22 ,  D06F33/43 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/10 ,  D06F103/16 ,  D06F103/18 ,  D06F103/42 ,  D06F103/44 ,  D06F105/08 ,  D06F105/58

CPC classification number: D06F33/42 ,  B01D29/11 ,  B01D29/56 ,  B01D29/605 ,  B01D29/608 ,  B01D29/6476 ,  B01D35/147 ,  B01D61/147 ,  B01D61/18 ,  B01D61/22 ,  D06F33/43 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F39/085 ,  D06F39/10 ,  D06F2103/16 ,  D06F2103/18 ,  D06F2103/42 ,  D06F2103/44 ,  D06F2105/08 ,  D06F2105/58

Abstract: A washing machine including a tub disposed inside a main body, a drainage pump configured to cause the received water inside the tub to flow to an outside of the washing machine through a drainage passage, a first filter, arrangeable along the drainage passage, to filter out foreign matter equal to or greater than predetermined size from the water, and a second filter, arrangeable along the drainage passage, to filter out foreign matter smaller than the predetermined size from the water. The drainage passage includes a first connecting hose to guide the water to flow from the tub to the first filter, a second connecting hose to guide the water to flow from the first filter to the second filter, and a drainage hose to guide the water to be discharged from the second filter to the outside of the washing machine.

公开(公告)号：US20230416971A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18211885

申请日：2023-06-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dongpil SEO ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Youngjin CHO ,  Yonghan KIM ,  Jaeryong PARK

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F39/10 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F34/28

CPC classification number: D06F39/081 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F39/085 ,  D06F39/10 ,  D06F2105/08 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F34/20

Abstract: A washing machine including a housing; a tub arranged inside the housing; a drain case connected to the tub and configured to receive water from the tub; a filter detachably installed in the drain case and configured to filter material from the water; a pump connected to the drain case; and a controller configured to, while the filter is dismounted from the drain case, control the pump to discharge the water in the drain case to outside of the drain case.

公开(公告)号：US20230212807A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17960532

申请日：2022-10-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dongpil SEO ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Youngjin CHO

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F39/10

CPC classification number: D06F39/085 ,  D06F33/42 ,  D06F39/10

Abstract: A washing machine includes a tub to receive water; a drain pump connectable to the tub and configured to discharge the water from the tub, and a filter assembly to filter the discharged water from the drain pump. The filter assembly includes a filter housing, a filter couplable to the filter housing and configured to rotate within the filter housing, the filter including a first filter structure to collect foreign substance from the discharged water from the drain pump and a second filter structure to collect other foreign substances having a size different from foreign substance collected in the first filter structure from the discharged water from the drain pump, and a filter driver to rotate the filter.

公开(公告)号：US20240052547A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18210875

申请日：2023-06-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jaebok LEE ,  Dongpil SEO ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Youngjin CHO

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  B01D35/143 ,  D06F34/05

CPC classification number: D06F39/10 ,  B01D35/143 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F2105/58

Abstract: A filter apparatus positionable outside a washing machine and connectable to a drain device of the washing machine. The filter apparatus includes a housing; a filter case in the housing and including an inlet and an outlet that are configured so that, with the filter apparatus positioned outside the washing machine and connected to the drain device, water from the drain device is flowable through the inlet into the filter case, and water in the filter case is flowable through the outlet out of the filter case; a filter detachably installable in the filter case so that water flowing through the inlet is flowable through the filter, and then to the outlet; and circuitry between the housing and the filter case and including a controller configured to control the filter apparatus, and a communicator configured to transmit information obtained by the filter apparatus to at least one of the washing machine or a user device.

公开(公告)号：US20240052545A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18207902

申请日：2023-06-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Youngjin CHO ,  Dongpil SEO ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Jaebok LEE

IPC: D06F39/10

CPC classification number: D06F39/10 ,  D06F2103/42

Abstract: A filter apparatus positionable outside a washing machine and connectable to a drain device of the washing machine, the filter apparatus including a filter case configured so that, with the filter apparatus connected to the drain device, water from the drain device is flowable through the filter case; a filter detachably mountable inside the filter case; a filtering flow path inside the filter case so that water passes through the filter while the filter is mounted inside the filter case; a bypass flow path inside the filter case so that water bypasses the filter; at least one sensor to obtain information about the filter; an opening and closing device to open and close the bypass flow path to guide water flowing into the filter case to the filtering flow path or the bypass flow path; and a controller to control the opening and closing device based on the obtained information.

公开(公告)号：US20220228310A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17577102

申请日：2022-01-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Youngjin CHO ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Byoungyull YANG ,  Jongho LEE ,  Sanggyu JUNG

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/08 ,  B01D35/02 ,  D06F23/02 ,  B01D29/23 ,  B01D29/58 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D37/04

Abstract: A filter device includes a case, an external filter disposed inside the case to filter substances introduced into the case and configured to be movable with respect to the case, and an internal filter disposed inside the external filter to filter the substances introduced into the case and configured to be movable with respect to the external filter.

公开(公告)号：US20240417911A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18612063

申请日：2024-03-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jaewan HONG ,  Dongpil SEO ,  Taehyun SUNG ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Jaebok LEE ,  Youngjin CHO

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F37/20 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/12

Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus includes a housing, a tub inside the housing, a drainage device configured to discharge water from the tub to an outside of the housing; a filter device configured to be disposed outside the housing and connected to the drainage device to receive water discharged by the drainage device and filter out foreign substances from the received water, the filter device including a coupler on a bottom of the filter device; and an installation device configured to mount the filter device to a surface, the installation device including a supporter, and the supporter including a supporter mounting portion, wherein the installation device is configured so that the supporter is seatable to the surface, and the supporter mounting portion is couplable to the coupler so that, while the supporter is seated to the surface and the supporter mounting portion is coupled to the coupler, the filter device is mounted to the surface.

公开(公告)号：US20240165544A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18368073

申请日：2023-09-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dongpil SEO ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Jaebok LEE ,  Youngjin CHO ,  Jaewan HONG

IPC: B01D35/143 ,  B01D29/62 ,  D06F33/43 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/10

CPC classification number: B01D35/143 ,  B01D29/62 ,  D06F33/43 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F39/10 ,  B01D2201/56 ,  D06F2105/52

Abstract: A method of managing a filter apparatus a filter apparatus positionable outside a washing machine and connectable to a drain device of the washing machine to filter water discharged from the washing machine, the method comprising: storing, by a server, information of the washing machine; registering, by the server, the filter apparatus in association with a user account based on receiving a registration request signal to register the filter apparatus; and transmitting, by the server, the information of the washing machine to the filter apparatus based on the filter apparatus being registered in association with the user account.

公开(公告)号：US20230416964A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18207927

申请日：2023-06-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Youngjin CHO ,  Kanghyun LEE ,  Dongpil SEO ,  Jaeryong PARK

IPC: D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/47

CPC classification number: D06F33/42 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F2103/42

Abstract: A washing machine includes: a housing; a tub inside the housing; a case connected with the tub; a filter attachable to or detachable from the case; a filtering flow path formed to pass through a portion of the filter; a bypass flow path formed to bypass the portion of the filter; and at least one sensor configured to obtain information about a state of the filter. The washing machine includes; a flow path switching device configured to guide water entered into the case to the filtering flow path or the bypass flow path; and a controller configured to control the flow path switching device to guide the water based on the obtained information about the state of the filter.