Patents by Inventor Hee-Tae Lim

Hee-Tae Lim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8997533
    Abstract: The present application relates to a laundry machine for washing laundry, including a tub for holding washing water, the tub including at least one fastener for fastening and wiring a wire harness along an outside surface thereof, a drum in the tub for holding laundry, a rotation shaft connected to a rear surface of the drum, a tub back which forms a rear side of the tub and through which the rotation shaft passes, a bearing housing for supporting the rotation shaft, a rear gasket connected between the tub and the tub back, and a suspension unit for supporting the bearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Soo Bong Kim, Jung Tae Song, Ig Geun Kwon, Suk Yun Moon, Sang Hun Kim, Hee Tae Lim, Dong Il Lee
  • Patent number: 8931312
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8887538
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8800326
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeom, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8783072
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8726702
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub fixed to a cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearings provided in a bearing housing to support a rotation shaft connecting the motor to the drum, and a suspension coupled between the bearing housings and the cabinet to mitigate vibration generated as the drum rotates. A bracket may be coupled to a rear side of the bearing housing to form a rear end of the tub, and a gasket may be installed between the bracket and the tub to form a seal therebetween and prevent transmission of vibration from the bracket to the tub. This arrangement may allow for an increased capacity drum within a fixed volume cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8677787
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8671718
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
  • Patent number: 8434334
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine including a tub installed in a cabinet is disclosed. The drum type washing machine includes a drum performing washing, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings having bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and the cabinet to mitigate vibration generated during rotation of the drum, a bracket installed to the bearing housings to form the rear side of the tub, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub to seal the tub and to prevent vibration from being transmitted from the bracket to the tub. Volumes of the tub and the drum can be easily increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet. Even when the volume of the washing machine is changed, only one of the tub and the bearing housings, which is not applicable to the drum type washing machine having the changed washing capacity, is selectively replaced. Thus parts can commonly used in various drum type washing machine having different volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8429938
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine including a tub installed in a cabinet is disclosed. The drum type washing machine includes a drum performing washing, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings having bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and the cabinet to mitigate vibration generated during rotation of the drum, a bracket installed to the bearing housings to form the rear side of the tub, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub to seal the tub and to prevent vibration from being transmitted from the bracket to the tub. Volumes of the tub and the drum can be easily increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet. Even when the volume of the washing machine is changed, only one of the tub and the bearing housings, which is not applicable to the drum type washing machine having the changed washing capacity, is selectively replaced. Thus parts can commonly used in various drum type washing machine having different volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 8393184
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed. The drum-type washing machine includes a case formed with an opening part for receiving therethrough laundry to be washed, a door opening and closing the opening part, a tub mounted in the case to receive wash water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a path compensation unit disposed at an inner lower end of the tub to facilitate flow of fluid while the drum is rotating. According to this drum-type washing machine, the dehydration efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyu Hwan Lee, Hee Tae Lim, Jae Hyun Choi, Ig Geun Kwon
  • Patent number: 8356495
    Abstract: A laundry apparatus is disclosed. A laundry apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum rotatable in the cabinet, a weight balancer compensating eccentric rotation of the drum, and a securing member inertedly securing the weight balancer to the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyu Hwan Lee, Jung Chan Kim, Hee Tae Lim
  • Patent number: 8336342
    Abstract: A clothes refreshing apparatus is disclosed. The clothes refreshing apparatus includes a cabinet forming an external appearance, a drum which is installed in the cabinet and provides a space in which clothes are loaded and refreshed, a front panel which forms a front surface of the cabinet and has a loading port through which the clothes are loaded into the drum, and a door which is installed to open and close the loading port, wherein the door is formed to have a vertical length equal to or larger than a vertical length of side surfaces of the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung-tae Song, Hee-tae Lim, Suk-yun Moon, Ig Geun Kwon, Heung-gi Kim
  • Patent number: 8281623
    Abstract: A top loading drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet, a tub installed in the cabinet, and a drum rotatably installed in the tub. Openings respectively provided in the cabinet, the tub and the drum may be aligned to allow laundry items to be loaded into and removed from the drum. A door may be provided at the opening formed in the drum to open and close the opening. At least one side assembly may be provided an axial end of the drum to support rotation of the drum by a motor. A buffer may be connected between the at least one side assembly and the tub, and a suspension may be connected between the at least one side assembly and the cabined to absorb and damp vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang
  • Publication number: 20120240637
    Abstract: A structure of a driving part provided to a washing machine is disclosed. The present application provides the washing machine comprising a tub configured to store wash water therein; a drum rotatably installed in the tub and accommodating laundry therein; a driving shaft connected to the drum; at least one bearing configured to support the driving shaft; a motor mounted to an outer surface of a rear wall of the tub and connected to the driving shaft; and a bearing housing comprising a hub configured to accommodate the at least one bearing and a flange provided around the hub and coupled to a stator of the motor, the bearing housing buried in the rear wall of the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hee Tae LIM, Seon Ah Min, Kyu Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 8250886
    Abstract: A washing-drying/drying machine includes a tub mounted in a cabinet; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub for receiving laundry; a cooling water supply unit for supplying cooling water to condense moisture in air discharged from the drum; and a condensing plate mounted between the drum and an inner wall of the tub for receiving the cooling water to condense the moisture in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong
  • Patent number: 8234890
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
  • Patent number: 8225628
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
  • Patent number: 8220294
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
  • Patent number: 8201422
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub fixed in the cabinet, and a drum that performs a washing process. A motor rotates the drum, a supporting device that extends from a rotation shaft of the motor to the cabinet rotatably support the drum. A buffering-and-sealing device is provided at the rear side of the tub to buffer a space between the rotation shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub. A drying device extends from one side of the tub to the other side of the tub to circulate air in the drum and to dry laundry in the drum. Thus, the size of the washing machine is reduced, the washing capacity thereof is increased, and laundry is dried by the drying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong