Patents Assigned to COWAY CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20230415080
    Abstract: A water purifier includes: a filter module having filters filtering raw water to provide purified water, and a filter connector having a filter connection passage allowing the filters to communicate with each other; and a filter housing having an open top and providing a filter accommodating space accommodating the filter module. The filter housing includes a filter fixture that is detachably coupled to one side of the filter connector, the filter fixture providing a flow path supplying the raw water to the filter module or discharging the purified water from the filter module to an outside. When the filter module accommodated in the filter accommodating space is coupled to the filter fixture, a separation distance between the filter connector and an inner wall of the filter housing facing the other side of the filter connector may be greater than an overlapping length of the filter connector and the filter fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Do JUNG, Chan Jung PARK, Woong JUNG, Hyun Goo KIM, Jong Hwan LEE, Yoo Won OH
  • Publication number: 20230422356
    Abstract: Disclosed are a power conversion device for an electric range, and a control method thereof. The control method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiving a user's selection of the number of outputs through an interface unit, and determining the resonance frequency from the number of outputs and an object to be heated; comparing a rectified voltage and the voltage at both ends of a switching element, and generating a switching timing reference signal; and determining a delay time according to the difference between the resonance frequency and the frequency of the switching timing reference signal, and outputting a switching control signal that turns on after the delay time has passed since the falling edge of the switching timing reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Kook KIM, Kyo Eon OH, Yeon Soo SEONG, Eui Soon LEE
  • Publication number: 20230382710
    Abstract: A water purifier that purifies water to provide purified water may include: a purified water tank accommodating the purified water; and a discharge port discharging the purified water to an outside of the water purifier. The purified water tank may include: a tank main body that provides an accommodation space for accommodating the purified water; a discharge buffer part having an inlet which communicates with the accommodation space so that the purified water in the accommodation space flows in the discharge buffer part, the discharge buffer part extending in an up-down direction; an outlet tube including an insertion portion extending downward in the discharge buffer part to discharge the purified water to the discharge port through a discharge flow path; and a gasket extending from the insertion portion to an inner peripheral surface of the discharge buffer part to reduce sloshing of the purified water in the discharge buffer part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Do JUNG, Jong Hwan LEE, Hyun Goo KIM, Yoo Won OH, Chan Jung PARK, Woong JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230381702
    Abstract: An air purifier includes a filter member for filtering pollutants in the air, a blower for providing blowing force to allow the air to pass through the filter member, a body frame accommodating the blower, a cover frame that forms a part of an appearance of the air purifier and is detachably coupled to the body frame, and a filter frame that is detachably coupled to the cover frame and detachably supports at least a portion of the filter member. When the filter frame is coupled to the cover frame, the filter member is positioned between the cover frame and the filter frame so that movement of the filter member is restricted, and when the cover frame is attached to and detached from the body frame, the filter member and the filter frame are attached and detached together with the cover frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Young CHOI, Yu Young NAM, Jun Hyoung BAE
  • Publication number: 20230373817
    Abstract: A water purifier may include: a filter filtering raw water to provide purified water; a discharge port through which the purified water is discharged outside; water pipes providing a flow space for the purified water to flow; a flow path module including a body part supporting the water pipes; and a tubing assembly detachably connected to the water pipes to selectively open and close at least a portion of the water pipes when connected thereto. The tubing assembly has one side connected to the filter and the other side connected to the flow path module, and the flow path module receives the purified water filtered by the filter through the tubing assembly. The flow path module may be placed above the tubing assembly, and disposed between the filter and the discharge port while overlapping at least a portion of the tubing assembly without overlapping the filter when viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Do JUNG, Jong Hwan LEE, Hyun Goo KIM, Yoo Won OH, Chan Jung PARK, Woong JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230373816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making cold water and a water purifier including the same, and more specifically to an apparatus for making cold water which is configured such that any one of a water inlet port, which is in communication with a water inlet flow path member so that incoming water can be introduced into a case member, and a water outlet port, which is in communication with a water outlet flow path member so that outflowing water can be discharged, is arranged adjacent to a heat transfer wall of the case member, and thus, storage water in the case member flows while directly contacting the inner surface of the heat transfer wall, and thus, the cooling performance of the apparatus for making cold water can be improved, and at the same time, the storage water may sufficiently flow without remaining in the case member, thereby improving the cleanliness of the outflowing water, and a water purifier including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Chul YONG, Chung Rae KIM, Chul Ho KIM, Chan Jung PARK
  • Publication number: 20230349618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water purifier with an ice maker, and more particularly to a water purifier with an ice maker, wherein a guide member for guiding ice may stably guide ice separated while moving together with a tray member, and the guide member does not interfere with a purified water storage part even in a case where the tray member rotates such that the purifier can increase the capacity of the purified water storage part and thus can improve user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Seok HONG, Jung Chul PARK, Do Han KIM, Seong Wook KIM
  • Patent number: 11802062
    Abstract: A direct water purifier includes a first filter for filtering water introduced through a first flow path; a second filter for receiving the water supplied from the first filter through a second flow path and filtering the same; a first valve disposed in the second flow path to control water flow; a pump disposed in the second flow path to supply water having a predetermined hydraulic pressure or higher to the second filter; a third filter for receiving the water supplied from the second filter through a third flow path and filtering the same; a heating part for receiving the water supplied from the third filter and heating the same to a predetermined temperature; and a flushing valve disposed in a flushing flow path through which concentrated water is discharged from the second filter, wherein the flushing valve is opened during operation of the heating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: WOONGJIN COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Min Moon, Chul-Ho Kim, Hyun-Seok Moon, Hyun-Soo Shin, Byung-Sun Mo, Byoung-Phil Lee
  • Patent number: 11773578
    Abstract: A method for selecting a cleaning course includes one or more cleaning factors and any one of the one or more emotional factors, in which a cleaning weight of the one or more cleaning factors is preset for each of the one or more emotional factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Jung, Ga Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20230295016
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water purifier. A water purifier according to one example of the present invention includes: a filter unit including a reverse osmosis filter; a water outlet unit including a water outlet member connected to the filter; and a control unit for discharging water filtered by the filter unit to the outside through the water outlet member, wherein the reverse osmosis filter is provided with a reverse osmosis film that divides the reverse osmosis filter into a non-filtering side and a filtering side, and the control unit causes the filtering side to be flushed before the water filtered by the filter unit is discharged through the water outlet member, and can cause the non-filtering side to be flushed after the water filtered by the filter unit is discharged through the water outlet member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Min MOON, Chul-Ho KIM, Young-Hoon HONG, Si-Jun PARK, Hyun-Soo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230278848
    Abstract: A tank having an integrated insulation structure includes a tank body having an accommodating space formed therein; a foamed case surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the tank body; and a foamed insulation material formed by a foaming agent expanding after being introduced into a space between the outer peripheral surface of the tank body and the foamed case. The foamed insulation material is integrated with the tank body and the foamed case through foaming, the foamed case includes a plurality of parts surrounding the tank body, and at least some of the plurality of parts having a structure manufactured in a planar figure shape to be foldable thereafter so as to correspond to the exterior of the tank body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-Jun KIM, Sang-Gu SIM, Sung-Jin KIM, Sang-Woo BANG, An-Ho CHO, Chan-Jung PARK
  • Publication number: 20230278890
    Abstract: A water purifier includes a water purification module that filters raw water to generate purified water, and a water outlet module that receives the purified water and outputs the purified water to the outside. The water outlet module includes a housing, a purified water inlet flow path of which at least a portion is disposed inside the housing and into which the purified water is introduced, a movable part displaced between a first position in which the movable part is retracted into the housing and a second position in which the movable part is extracted to a front side of the housing, a driving part that displaces the movable part, and a water outlet part that includes a plurality of link water outlet flow paths rotatably connected to each other and is connected to the movable part to receive the purified water and discharge the purified water to an outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Su SONG, Hyun Suk MOON, Si Jun PARK, Chang Seob YEOM
  • Publication number: 20230271125
    Abstract: A filter unit includes: a frame having an outer shape surrounding an opening through which air flows and having a collection surface and an opposite surface opposite to the collection surface; and a filter member that is disposed in the opening and filters foreign substances included in the flowing air. A folding groove is formed on the opposite surface of the frame. The folding groove is formed at at least two points of the frame so that when an external force is applied from the opposite surface of the frame toward the collection surface, one of a part and another part of the frame divided based on the folding groove relatively rotates toward the other one, and the frame is folded in such a way that a portion of the collection surface approaches another portion of the collection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kuk CHOI, Kyu Wan SONG, Mi Youn KYOUNG
  • Publication number: 20230271126
    Abstract: A filter frame includes a support supporting a filter member, and the support includes a first support and a second support which are rotatably connected. Each of the first and second support includes a body part including a first vertical member, a horizontal member having one end perpendicularly connected to the first vertical member, and a second vertical member connected to the other end of the horizontal member, a cylindrical shaft part connected to the first vertical member, a rotating part connected to the second vertical member to surround a portion of the shaft part, a locking part provided on one of the first vertical member and the shaft part, and an engaging part provided on one of the second vertical member and the rotating part and engaged and fixed to the locking part. The rotating part of the second support is coupled to the shaft part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jhe Hong KIM, Yu Young NAM, Jun Hyoung BAE, Ki Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230266025
    Abstract: A composite filter includes a filter unit including a filter member having filtering parts, at least one filter module arranged in parallel with at least one of the filtering parts, and a bracket supporting the filtering parts disposed adjacent to each other and the filter module so that the filtering parts disposed adjacent to each other are rotatable. The bracket includes a folded portion that is selectively folded according to the relative rotation of the filtering parts, and attachment portions connected to the folded portion with the folded portion interposed therebetween, and attached to the side surfaces of the filtering parts disposed adjacent to each other. The folded portion and the attachment portions are provided integrally and are formed of a flexible material, and the attachment portion extend to the side surface of the filter module adjacent thereto to seal a gap between the filtering part and the filter module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Young NAM, Yoon Hyuck CHOI, Ki Soo KIM KIM, Jun Hyoung BAE, Jhe Hong KIM, Ju Hyun BAEK, Chan Jung PARK
  • Patent number: 11731071
    Abstract: A filter assembly including: a first filter medium that is bent so that high-point portions and low-point portions defined based on a vertical plane with respect to a first direction are alternately and repeatedly formed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first filter frame configured to accommodate the first filter medium and to fix an edge side of the first filter medium; a second filter medium that is bent so that the low-point portions and the high-point portions based on the vertical plane with respect to the first direction are alternately and repeatedly formed in the second direction; and a second filter frame configured to accommodate the second filter medium and to fix an edge side of the second filter medium, wherein at least a portion of the high-point portions repeatedly formed in the first filter medium have different heights from those of the other high-point portions, and at least a portion of the low-point portions repeatedly formed in the second filter medium have d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Jun Yun, Byong Hyoek Lee, Jong Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 11732398
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multifunctional storage system including a machine chamber and a compartment, in which clothes are received, the multifunctional storage system including: a heat pump unit located in the machine chamber and including an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and a pressure controller; a moisture supply unit coupled to the heat pump unit and including a humidification filter; and a fan unit configured to circulate air in the machine chamber from the evaporator toward the condenser, wherein the moisture supply unit is coupled to a front end of the evaporator with reference to a circulation direction of the air, and wherein moisture is supplied to the humidification filter according to a preset condition, and loads of the evaporator and the condenser are increased as the moisture is supplied to the air when the air passes through the humidification filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: COWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Heo, Jin Min Kim, Tae Kyung Kang, Kyung Su Lee, Il Song Park, Byung Soo Yun
  • Patent number: 11725333
    Abstract: A multi-functional storage system includes a storage compartment and a machine compartment provided at one side of the storage compartment. The multi-functional storage system also includes a door provided at a foreside of the storage compartment and the machine compartment. The machine compartment includes an intake port and an exhaust port communicating with outside air, and a blower unit for drawing in the outside air through the intake port and exhausting it through the exhaust port. While the door is closed and the intake port and the exhaust port are open, the blower unit is operated so as to dry an inner side of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Kyung Kang, In Kyu Back, Hyo Sung Kim, Kyung Su Lee, Gyeongcheol Sin, Il Song Park, Dong Hun Lee, Jin Min Kim, Sung Hwan Heo, Hyun Kuk Choi, Byung Soo Yun
  • Patent number: D999336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ka Ram Shin, Na Ri Lee, Ji In Hong
  • Patent number: D1001986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Coway Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungjae Jeon, Eung Kyu Park, Sumin Shin