Patents by Inventor Hongjun Cho
Hongjun Cho 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).
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Patent number: 12291814Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum for accommodating laundry therein. The drum may be directly coupled to a free end of a rotation shaft extending from a driver for providing power to rotate the drum.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyojun Kim, Hongjun Cho, Jongmin Lee, Hyunwoo Noh, Taewoong Kim
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Patent number: 12241197Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is configured to reduce a volume independently occupied by a driver that rotates a drum for accommodating laundry therein, and a volume of a space defined between a rear surface of the drum and a cabinet rear panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hongjun Cho, Hyojun Kim, Jongmin Lee, Hyunwoo Noh, Taewoong Kim
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Publication number: 20250043493Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum including a drum body, a front cover, and a rear cover, a fixed panel that is spaced apart from the rear cover and defines a panel inlet and a panel outlet, a rotor, an exhaust duct configured to guide air from the drum to the panel outlet, a heat exchanger configured dehumidify air in the exhaust duct, a flow path forming part fixed to the fixed panel and in contact with the drum, a duct body fixed to the fixed panel and configured to guide air from the panel outlet to the panel inlet, the duct body receiving the rotor, and a flow path guide configured to guide a portion of the air from the panel outlet to the duct body in a clockwise direction and another portion of the air from the panel outlet to the duct body in a counterclockwise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Hongjun CHO, Hyojun KIM, Hyeonjoong KIM, Oshin KWON, Yangguk HWANG, Hyuksoo LEE, Yeonju LEE
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Publication number: 20250019885Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum body, a front cover, a rear cover, a fixed panel spaced apart from the rear cover, a housing fixed to the fixed panel, a stator, a rotor, a ring gear fixed in the housing, a first shaft fixed to the rotor and located in the housing, a driver gear located within the housing and fixed to the first shaft, a second shaft that is concentric with the first shaft, fixed to the rear cover, and located within the housing, a base located within the housing and coupled to the second shaft, and a driven gear having a first body rotatably fixed to the base, a first gear defined at the first body and engaged with the driver gear, a second body fixed to the first body, and a second gear defined at the second body and engaged with the ring gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Hyeonjoong KIM, Hongjun CHO, Hyojun KIM, Oshin KWON, Yangguk HWANG, Hyuksoo LEE, Yeonju LEE
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Patent number: 12157968Abstract: A dryer includes a drum including a drum body, a front cover having a drum inlet, and a rear cover, a fixing panel spaced apart from the rear cover, a stator fixed to the fixing panel, a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, a housing that is fixed to the fixing panel, a first shaft fixed to the rotor and located in the housing, a second shaft located in the housing and fixed to the rear cover, and interlocking gears rotatably located in the housing and configured to transmit a rotational force of a driving gear defined at the first shaft to a driven gear defined at the second shaft. The first shaft and the second shaft are configured to rotate about a common rotation axis passing through the driving gear shaft and the first shaft hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hongjun Cho, Hyuksoo Lee, Hyojun Kim, Yangguk Hwang, Hyeonjoong Kim, Oshin Kwon, Minji Kim, Yeonju Lee
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Publication number: 20240376655Abstract: The present application provides a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a drum which has a drum body providing a space for storing clothes, a front cover forming a front surface of the drum body, a rear cover forming a rear surface of the drum body, a drum inlet provided to pass through the front cover, and a rear cover through-hole provided to pass through the rear cover; a motor which has a stator forming a rotating magnetic field and a rotor rotating by means of the rotating magnetic field; a fixed panel positioned between the rear cover and the motor; a fixed panel through-hole provided to pass through the fixed panel; a power transmission part which has a housing fixed to the fixed panel and to which the stator is fixed, an input shaft having one end fixed to the rotor and the other end positioned inside the housing, an output shaft having one end inserted into the fixed panel through-hole and the other end positioned inside the housing, and a gear unit positioned inside the housing and transmittingType: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Yongjun AN, Jongmin LEE, Hyojun KIM, Hongjun CHO
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Patent number: 12139838Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum body, a front cover, a rear cover, a fixed panel spaced apart from the rear cover, a housing fixed to the fixed panel, a stator, a rotor, a ring gear fixed in the housing, a first shaft fixed to the rotor and located in the housing, a driver gear located within the housing and fixed to the first shaft, a second shaft that is concentric with the first shaft, fixed to the rear cover, and located within the housing, a base located within the housing and coupled to the second shaft, and a driven gear having a first body rotatably fixed to the base, a first gear defined at the first body and engaged with the driver gear, a second body fixed to the first body, and a second gear defined at the second body and engaged with the ring gear.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyeonjoong Kim, Hongjun Cho, Hyojun Kim, Oshin Kwon, Yangguk Hwang, Hyuksoo Lee, Yeonju Lee
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Publication number: 20240352656Abstract: The present application relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a drum which is provided with a drum body providing a space for storing clothing, a front cover forming the front surface of the drum body, a rear cover forming the rear surface of the drum body, and a rear cover through-hole passing through the rear cover; a fixing panel provided at a position spaced apart from the rear cover; a power transmission unit which is provided with a housing fixed to the fixing panel, an input shaft of which one end is positioned outside the housing and the other end is positioned inside the housing, an output shaft of which one end passes through the fixing panel and is fixed to the rear cover and the other end is positioned inside the housing, and a gear unit positioned inside the housing and transmitting the rotational motion of the input shaft to the output shaft; a motor which is provided with a stator fixed to the fixing panel or the housing and forming a rotating field and a rotor fixed to the oneType: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Hyojun KIM, Jongmin LEE, Hongjun CHO, Hoon CHANG
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Publication number: 20240352655Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothing processing apparatus comprising: a drum which is provided with a drum body for storing clothing, a front cover forming the front surface of the drum body, a rear cover forming the rear surface of the drum body, and a drum inlet passing through the front cover; a motor provided with a stator that forms a rotating field and a rotor that is rotated by the rotating field; a fixing panel located between the rear cover and the stator; a fixing panel through-hole passing through the fixing panel; a housing-mounting part which is provided with a support body positioned in the fixing panel through-hole and a support body through-hole passing through the support body, the support body being fixed to the fixing panel so as to be rotatable within a preset angle range; and a power transmission unit provided with a housing, which is fixed to the support body and provides a space in which the stator is fixed, an input shaft, of which one end is fixed to the rotor and the other enType: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Hongjun CHO, Jongmin LEE, Hyojun KIM, Yongjun AN
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Publication number: 20240352645Abstract: The present application relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a drum comprising a drum body providing a space for storing clothing, a front cover forming the front surface of the drum body, a rear cover forming the rear surface of the drum body, and a drum inlet port formed through the front cover; a fixing panel provided at a position spaced apart from the rear cover; a power transfer portion comprising a housing fixed to the fixing panel, an input shaft, of which one end is located out of the housing and the other end is located in the housing, a first output shaft, of which one end passes through the fixing panel and the other end is located in the housing, a second output shaft fixed to the rear cover, a joint connecting the first output shaft and the second output shaft, and a gear unit located in the housing and transferring the rotation movement of the input shaft to the first output shaft; a stator which is fixed to the fixing panel or the housing and forms a rotating field; and a rotoType: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Hongjun CHO, Jongmin LEE, Hyojun KIM, Yongjun AN
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Patent number: 12091805Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care apparatus in which an induction module heats the drum uniformly using a magnetic field to dry laundry or heat wash-water, and center and front and rear regions of the drum are uniformly heated.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Beomjun Kim, Sangwook Hong, Woore Kim, Hongjun Cho
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Patent number: 12084802Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum including a drum body, a front cover, and a rear cover, a fixed panel that is spaced apart from the rear cover and defines a panel inlet and a panel outlet, a rotor, an exhaust duct configured to guide air from the drum to the panel outlet, a heat exchanger configured dehumidify air in the exhaust duct, a flow path forming part fixed to the fixed panel and in contact with the drum, a duct body fixed to the fixed panel and configured to guide air from the panel outlet to the panel inlet, the duct body receiving the rotor, and a flow path guide configured to guide a portion of the air from the panel outlet to the duct body in a clockwise direction and another portion of the air from the panel outlet to the duct body in a counterclockwise direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hongjun Cho, Hyojun Kim, Hyeonjoong Kim, Oshin Kwon, Yangguk Hwang, Hyuksoo Lee, Yeonju Lee
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Patent number: 11920287Abstract: A dryer includes a drum including a drum body, a front cover with a drum inlet, and a rear cover with an air inlet, a fixing panel that has a first cooling hole and a second cooling hole, a motor configured to rotate the drum, where the fixing panel further defines supply holes arranged along a circumferential surface of the motor and configured to guide air to the air inlet, a supply duct fixed to the fixing panel and configured to guide air to the supply holes, where the supply duct defines an accommodating space that accommodates the motor, and a duct cover that connects together the first cooling hole, the accommodating space, and the second cooling hole and that is configured to circulate air through the first cooling hole, the accommodating space, and the second cooling hole to thereby cool the motor.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyuksoo Lee, Hongjun Cho, Hyojun Kim, Yangguk Hwang, Hyeonjoong Kim, Oshin Kwon, Minji Kim, Yeonju Lee
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Patent number: 11549208Abstract: An apparatus for treating laundry includes a cabinet and a drum. The cabinet includes a base panel, a support panel fixed to the base panel, and a fixed panel fixed to the base panel. The drum includes a cylindrical drum body and a drum entrance defined at a front cover of the cylindrical drum body. The apparatus further includes a support panel perforated hole defined at the support panel and in communication with the drum entrance, a drum connecting body provided at the support panel and connecting the support panel perforated hole to the drum entrance, and a drive part. The drive part includes a stator configured to generate a rotating field, a rotor configured to be rotated by the rotating field, and a power transmission part that is fixed to the fixed panel and that is configured to transmit a rotational motion of the rotor to the drum.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyojun Kim, Hongjun Cho, Hyeonjoong Kim, Oshin Kwon, Yangguk Hwang, Hyuksoo Lee, Yeonju Lee
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Publication number: 20220112645Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum for accommodating laundry therein. The drum may be directly coupled to a free end of a rotation shaft extending from a driver for providing power to rotate the drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Hyojun KIM, Hongjun CHO, Jongmin Lee, Hyunwoo NOH, Taewoong KIM
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Publication number: 20220074117Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum including a drum body, a front cover, and a rear cover, a fixed panel that is spaced apart from the rear cover and defines a panel inlet and a panel outlet, a rotor, an exhaust duct configured to guide air from the drum to the panel outlet, a heat exchanger configured dehumidify air in the exhaust duct, a flow path forming part fixed to the fixed panel and in contact with the drum, a duct body fixed to the fixed panel and configured to guide air from the panel outlet to the panel inlet, the duct body receiving the rotor, and a flow path guide configured to guide a portion of the air from the panel outlet to the duct body in a clockwise direction and another portion of the air from the panel outlet to the duct body in a counterclockwise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Hongjun CHO, Hyojun KIM, Hyeonjoong KIM, Oshin KWON, Yangguk HWANG, Hyuksoo LEE, Yeonju LEE
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Publication number: 20220074107Abstract: A dryer includes a drum including a drum body, a front cover with a drum inlet, and a rear cover with an air inlet, a fixing panel that has a first cooling hole and a second cooling hole, a motor configured to rotate the drum, where the fixing panel further defines supply holes arranged along a circumferential surface of the motor and configured to guide air to the air inlet, a supply duct fixed to the fixing panel and configured to guide air to the supply holes, where the supply duct defines an accommodating space that accommodates the motor, and a duct cover that connects together the first cooling hole, the accommodating space, and the second cooling hole and that is configured to circulate air through the first cooling hole, the accommodating space, and the second cooling hole to thereby cool the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Hyuksoo LEE, Hongjun CHO, Hyojun KIM, Yangguk HWANG, Hyeonjoong KIM, Oshin KWON, Minji KIM, Yeonju LEE
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Publication number: 20220074110Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is configured to reduce a volume independently occupied by a driver that rotates a drum for accommodating laundry therein, and a volume of a space defined between a rear surface of the drum and a cabinet rear panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Hongjun CHO, Hyojun KIM, Jongmin LEE, Hyunwoo NOH, Taewoong KIM
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Publication number: 20220074112Abstract: A dryer includes a drum, a fixing panel that is spaced apart from a rear cover of the drum and defines a panel through-hole, a stator disposed in the panel through-hole and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, a power transmitter including a housing fixed to the fixing panel, a first shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rotor, a second shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rear cover, and an interlocking gear located in the housing and configured to transmit rotational force from the first shaft to the second shaft, and a driving unit bracket that is disposed at the panel through-hole and defines positions for installing the stator and the housing such that a rotation axis of the first shaft extends through a rotation center of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Hyojun KIM, Hongjun CHO, Hyuksoo LEE, Yangguk HWANG, Hyeonjoong KIM, Oshin KWON, Minji KIM, Yeonju LEE
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Publication number: 20220074109Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum body, a front cover, a rear cover, a fixed panel spaced apart from the rear cover, a housing fixed to the fixed panel, a stator, a rotor, a ring gear fixed in the housing, a first shaft fixed to the rotor and located in the housing, a driver gear located within the housing and fixed to the first shaft, a second shaft that is concentric with the first shaft, fixed to the rear cover, and located within the housing, a base located within the housing and coupled to the second shaft, and a driven gear having a first body rotatably fixed to the base, a first gear defined at the first body and engaged with the driver gear, a second body fixed to the first body, and a second gear defined at the second body and engaged with the ring gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Hyeonjoong KIM, Hongjun CHO, Hyojun KIM, Oshin KWON, Yangguk HWANG, Hyuksoo LEE, Yeonju LEE