公开(公告)号：US20250060090A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18937357

申请日：2024-11-05

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jeongkil KIM ,  Wanglim LEE ,  Seongho JEONG

IPC: F21V23/04 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/46 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F101/00 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F105/00 ,  F21V33/00 ,  F21W131/305 ,  F21W131/307 ,  F24C15/00 ,  F25D27/00 ,  G01P15/18

Abstract: Proposed is a home appliance that includes a cabinet defining an exterior of the home appliance, a reception space defined the cabinet and configured to receive objects in the reception space, a door configured to open and close an open surface of the reception space, the door having a viewing window provided at the door, a sensor assembly configured to detect each of a plurality of vibrations transmitted in three axial directions orthogonal to each other and to determine whether one or more of the plurality of vibrations is generated by a user's knock, a lamp configured to illuminate an inside of the reception space, and a controller configured to turn on/off the lamp based on a knock-on signal output by the sensor assembly.

公开(公告)号：US12202444B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17674916

申请日：2022-02-18

Applicant: DENSO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Manabu Morita

IPC: B60S1/48 ,  G01F9/00 ,  D06F34/08 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F39/08

Abstract: A washer control device includes a computer configured to: monitor a motor current value that is a value of electric current supplied to a washer motor; acquire an energization time for which the electric current is supplied to the washer motor; and calculate a usage amount of a washer fluid from the motor current value and the energization time, and calculate, as a margin of the washer fluid, a remaining amount of the washer fluid in a washer tank based on the usage amount.

公开(公告)号：US20250003139A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18758886

申请日：2024-06-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Juyoung KIM ,  Ohjin KWON ,  Dohaeng KIM ,  Seongryeol MYEONG ,  Sungmin PARK ,  Jewoo BANG ,  Sooyoung LEE

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F58/02 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F103/58 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/26 ,  D06F105/36

Abstract: A dryer including a main body; a drum inside the main body to receive an object for drying; a heat pump to supply hot and dry air to the drum, and including an evaporator, compressor, and condenser, wherein the evaporator, compressor, and condenser are configured to circulate a refrigerant through the evaporator, the compressor, and the condenser; a condensate tank to store condensate generated by the evaporator; and a connection pipe between the condenser and the evaporator, with at least a portion of the connection pipe being in the condensate tank, wherein the dryer is configured so that refrigerant that has been heat-exchanged with external air in the condenser, and discharged from the condenser, then passes through the connection pipe so as to additionally exchange heat with the condensate in the condensate tank while passing through the at least a portion of the connection pipe in the condensate tank.

公开(公告)号：US12180636B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17220180

申请日：2021-04-01

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Kyoung-june Yi ,  Je Kwon Yoon ,  Seung-Yeong Park

IPC: D06F34/14 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/40 ,  D06F105/58 ,  G06T7/11

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a basket rotatably mounted within a cabinet and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes and a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the chamber. A controller is configured to implement a leftover load detection method including determining that an operating cycle of the laundry appliance has been completed and that a user has removed the load of clothes. A camera then obtains one or more images of the chamber and the images are analyzed to determine whether any articles of clothing remain in the chamber. If the image analysis identifies a leftover article remaining in the chamber, the method includes implementing a responsive action, such as providing a user notification.

公开(公告)号：US20240426042A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18820507

申请日：2024-08-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Darryl Cedric Bodine ,  Eric Andrew Hill ,  J. Carroll Mays ,  Patrick Aaron McCormick ,  Sayer James Murphy

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  D06F33/30 ,  D06F34/14

Abstract: A door system for an appliance includes a panel and a door having an inner surface. A bracket is coupled to the door. A rail assembly is disposed on an opposing side of the panel relative to the door. The bracket engages the rail assembly through the panel to adjust the door between an opened position and a closed position via the rail assembly. The door is configured to a deployed position.

公开(公告)号：US12173442B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17273117

申请日：2019-09-04

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Suncheol Bae

IPC: D06F33/40 ,  D06F33/44 ,  D06F33/47 ,  D06F34/14

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus, the method detecting presence or absence of a water-trapping balloon while maintaining a drum speed at a constant speed during a spinning step, thereby to increase the spinning efficiency.

公开(公告)号：US12116713B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17048927

申请日：2019-04-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jungmoon Je ,  Chungill Lee ,  Kiwook Lee

IPC: D06F33/42 ,  D06F39/08 ,  F04D27/00 ,  D06F34/08 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F103/42 ,  D06F103/46 ,  D06F103/48 ,  D06F105/08 ,  F04D25/06 ,  H02P6/17 ,  H02P6/28

CPC classification number: D06F33/42 ,  D06F39/085 ,  F04D27/004 ,  D06F34/08 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F2103/42 ,  D06F2103/46 ,  D06F2103/48 ,  D06F2105/08 ,  F04D25/06 ,  H02P6/17 ,  H02P6/28

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drain pump driving apparatus and a laundry treatment machine including the same. A drain pump driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a controller configured to drive a motor, during drainage, based on an output current and a direct current (DC) terminal voltage with a first power when a lift is at a first level and to drive the motor with the first power when the lift is at a second level that is greater than the first level, wherein the lift is a difference between a water level of a water introduction part through which water flows into a drain pump and a water level of a water discharge part through which the water is discharged out of the drain pump. Accordingly, water pumping can be performed smoothly even if the lift is changed during the drainage.

公开(公告)号：US12104305B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17533790

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA

Inventor： Lukas Schade ,  Martin Brabec ,  Manfredi Signorino ,  Josef Irlbacher ,  Günter Zühlke

IPC: D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F105/44 ,  G01R27/26

CPC classification number: D06F34/20 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F2103/00 ,  D06F2105/44 ,  G01R27/2605

Abstract: A capacitive proximity control device (28) for a domestic washing machine (10) or other domestic electrical appliance is proposed. In some embodiments, the proximity control device comprises two planar sensor electrodes (34, 36) arranged on a door (20) of the washing machine at a spatial distance from one another. An electronic assembly is connected to the two sensor electrodes, which electronic assembly is adapted to generate, in association with each of the two sensor electrodes, an electrical sensor signal which is representative of a change in a capacitance associated with the sensor electrode in question. By mutual correlation of the two sensor signals, the electronic assembly is able to determine a proximity operation of the control device. A shielding electrode can be arranged in the spatial region between the two sensor electrodes.

公开(公告)号：US12043941B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17080210

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Bryan James Beckley

IPC: D06F34/14 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F103/24 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F105/48

CPC classification number: D06F34/14 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F2103/24 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2105/48

Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet with a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet and a motor configured to rotate the basket. The washing machine appliance also includes a controller in operative communication with the motor to regulate a speed of the motor. The controller may be configured for, and methods of operating the washing machine appliance may include, activating the motor to rotate the basket at a rotational speed within a predetermined speed range and measuring the rotational speed of the basket with the controller. The controller may also be configured for, and the method may also include, monitoring an ambient temperature inside the cabinet of the washing machine appliance and applying an offset to the measured rotational speed when the monitored ambient temperature exceeds a threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11976402B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17976529

申请日：2022-10-28

Applicant: O3Waterworks LLC

Inventor： Corey Levy

IPC: D06F35/00 ,  B01D53/04 ,  B01D53/26 ,  C01B13/11 ,  C02F1/00 ,  C02F1/78 ,  C25B1/13 ,  C25B15/023 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F103/16 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F103/34 ,  D06F105/42

CPC classification number: D06F35/001 ,  B01D53/0438 ,  B01D53/261 ,  C01B13/11 ,  C02F1/008 ,  C02F1/78 ,  C25B1/13 ,  C25B15/023 ,  D06F33/37 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F34/24 ,  D06F39/088 ,  B01D2259/40096 ,  C02F2201/782 ,  C02F2209/02 ,  C02F2209/03 ,  C02F2307/12 ,  D06F2103/16 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2103/34 ,  D06F2105/42

Abstract: A water ozonation system (18) that receives source water (16) from a water source (14) and converts it to ozonated water (20) for use in a washing machine (12) includes a system body (30), an ozone generator (38), a sensor assembly (21), and a controller (46). The system body (30) receives the source water (16) from the water source (14). The ozone generator (38) is configured to generate ozone. The ozone generator (38) is coupled the system body (30). The sensor assembly (21) is also coupled to the system body (30). The sensor assembly (21) is configured to sense at least one ambient environmental condition and generate at least one electronic data signal based on the sensed at least one ambient environmental condition. The controller (46) receives the at least one electronic data signal from the sensor assembly (21) and regulates a level of ozone that is generated by the ozone generator (38) based at least in part on the at least one electronic data signal.