Patents by Inventor Jonguk HER
Jonguk HER 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: 12611079Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaner including a dust bin having an inlet port formed at one side thereof, a discharge port formed at the other side thereof, and a cyclone part provided therein and configured to generate a cyclone flow, and a suction part configured to communicate with the inlet port and elongated in one direction, in which the cyclone part includes an axis of a cyclone flow, which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the suction part and parallel to the ground surface, such that the cleaner may clean a lower region such as a gap below a sofa or furniture without affecting a height of a main body of the cleaner even though a length of the dust bin increases.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jonguk Her, Kietak Hyun, Soohan Eo, Inkyu Hwang
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Publication number: 20250089962Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station, in which a dust collecting part includes an air discharge port formed to allow air to be discharged, a mesh configured to cover the air discharge port, and a compression plate rotatably disposed in an internal space of a dust collecting body and configured to clean the mesh while rotating, such that a rotary plate may rotate in the dust collecting body and move dust to a space, which is not an air flow path, to ensure a smooth flow of air, the rotary plate may compress dust to additionally capture the dust, and the rotary plate may wipe away dust attached to the mesh to ensure a smooth flow of air.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Kietak HYUN, Hanshin KIM, Hyunsup SONG, Jonguk HER
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Patent number: 12232685Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner capable of easily separating a filter module from a main body of the cleaner and separating and assembling the separated filter module again. Disclosed is a cleaner including: a main body; a suction motor disposed in the main body and configured to generate a suction force so as to suction air; a dust separator separating dust from air by generating a cyclone flow in air introduced by the suction motor; and a filter module having a filter for filtering air discharged from the suction motor and being detachable from the main body. Here, the filter module is configured to be easily separated from the main body of the cleaner and assembled, such that the filter disposed inside the filter module may be easily cleaned or replaced.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jonguk Her, Kietak Hyun, Soohan Eo, Inkyu Hwang, Jungmin Ko
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Publication number: 20240389808Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaner station including: a suction flow path having an inlet end communicating with a dust bin of a cleaner; and a dust collecting part connected to an outlet end of the suction flow path and collecting dust inside the dust bin of the cleaner. The dust collecting part includes: a dust collecting body having a dust inlet connected to the outlet end of the suction flow path; an inlet tube extending inward from a circumferential surface of the dust inlet and having an end forming a curvature circle with a specific curvature when viewed from one side; and an inlet tube cover disposed at the end of the inlet tube and opening and closing the inlet tube. Accordingly, by closing the inlet tube when the dust collecting part is separated from the cleaner station, the cleaner station may prevent dust from scattering, winged insects from escaping or odors from spreading.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Hanshin KIM, Kietak HYUN, Jonguk HER, Kyeongho CHO, Hyunsup SONG
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Publication number: 20240382055Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including: a suctioning unit; a main body including a cyclone part for separating dust from suctioned air and a dust container for storing the separated dust, and a body cover for opening and closing the lower side of the body; a filter unit, disposed in the body, for filtering air separated from the dust; an actuating unit capable of moving in the body between the outside of the filter unit and the inner circumference surface of the body; an operating unit disposed outside the body which operates in order to move the actuating unit; a transmission unit penetrating the body and connecting the actuating unit with the operating unit; and an elastic member disposed outside the body which elastically supports the operating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngjoo LEE, Jungmin KO, Soohan EO, Kietak HYUN, Inkyu HWANG, Sangchul LEE, Jonguk HER
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Publication number: 20240315510Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station including: a collector which is attachably and detachably coupled to the inside of a housing and collects dust within a dust bin of a cleaner; and a dust collection motor which is received within the housing, is disposed below the collector, and generates a suction force for sucking the dust within the dust bin. The collector includes: a collector body in which dust is collected; a collector cover which is coupled to a top of the collector body and comprises a dust inlet formed therein into which air containing dust is introduced; and a collector flow path which is disposed within the collector body and guides the air which has passed through the dust separator to the dust collection motor. Accordingly, the bin-type collector is applied and the flow path through which the dust flows can be formed in a direction perpendicular to the ground. Also, a flow path is provided within the collector, so that a space for storing the dust can be maximized.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Hanshin KIM, Kietak HYUN, Hyunsup SONG, Jonguk HER
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Patent number: 12082765Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including: a suctioning unit; a main body including a cyclone part for separating dust from suctioned air and a dust container for storing the separated dust, and a body cover for opening and closing the lower side of the body; a filter unit, disposed in the body, for filtering air separated from the dust; an actuating unit capable of moving in the body between the outside of the filter unit and the inner circumference surface of the body; an operating unit disposed outside the body which operates in order to move the actuating unit; a transmission unit penetrating the body and connecting the actuating unit with the operating unit; and an elastic member disposed outside the body which elastically supports the operating unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngjoo Lee, Jungmin Ko, Soohan Eo, Kietak Hyun, Inkyu Hwang, Sangchul Lee, Jonguk Her
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Publication number: 20240285138Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station which is coupled to a cleaner in order to collect dust within a dust bin of the cleaner. A user can use either the first collector formed in the form of a bin having the fixed-sized dust receiving space or the second collector in the form of a bag having the variably-sized dust receiving space in combination with the cleaner station. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is possible to satisfy various preferences of users who prefer different types of collectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Hanshin KIM, Kietak HYUN, Hyunsup SONG, Jonguk HER
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Publication number: 20240215780Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner which includes: a dustbin having a slit formed on one side thereof; a compression lever housing disposed on an outside of the slit and mounted to the dustbin; a compression plate disposed on an inside of the dustbin and configured to ascend in a direction in which the slit extends; and a sealer disposed in the compression lever housing, coming in close contact with the slit, and extending along the slit. Therefore, the cleaner according to the present disclosure may prevent a problem that is likely to occur during an operation of the compression lever assembly because of trapped dust, and can be maintained in a cleaner state as the user may easily separate the cleaner by assemblies to sterilize the parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Jonguk HER, Kietak HYUN, Hwang KIM, Soohan EO, Jungmin KO, Inkyu HWANG
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Publication number: 20240164600Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner, more particularly, a cleaner capable of minimizing the pressure loss by minimizing the number of bending of the flow direction of the air flowing inside the cleaner and, at the same time, providing comfort to the user since the vibration occurring in the suction motor during the cleaning operation is not transmitted to the user, and the cleaner includes a pre-filter disposed upstream of the suction motor and configured to filter dust contained in the air, and a HEPA filter disposed downstream of the suction motor and configured to filter dust contained in the air, and at least one among the pre-filter and HEPA filter is disposed on an extension line of a center axis about which the suction motor rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Jonguk HER, Kietak HYUN, Hwang KIM, Soohan EO, Jungmin KO, Inkyu HWANG
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Publication number: 20240057832Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaner including a dust bin having an inlet port formed at one side thereof, a discharge port formed at the other side thereof, and a cyclone part provided therein and configured to generate a cyclone flow, and a suction part configured to communicate with the inlet port and elongated in one direction, in which the cyclone part includes an axis of a cyclone flow, which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the suction part and parallel to the ground surface, such that the cleaner may clean a lower region such as a gap below a sofa or furniture without affecting a height of a main body of the cleaner even though a length of the dust bin increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Jonguk HER, Kietak HYUN, Soohan EO, Inkyu HWANG
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Publication number: 20230240497Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner capable of easily separating a filter module from a main body of the cleaner and separating and assembling the separated filter module again. Disclosed is a cleaner including: a main body; a suction motor disposed in the main body and configured to generate a suction force so as to suction air; a dust separator separating dust from air by generating a cyclone flow in air introduced by the suction motor; and a filter module having a filter for filtering air discharged from the suction motor and being detachable from the main body. Here, the filter module is configured to be easily separated from the main body of the cleaner and assembled, such that the filter disposed inside the filter module may be easily cleaned or replaced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Jonguk HER, Kietak HYUN, Soohan EO, Inkyu HWANG, Jungmin KO
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Publication number: 20230085295Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including: a suctioning unit; a main body including a cyclone part for separating dust from suctioned air and a dust container for storing the separated dust, and a body cover for opening and closing the lower side of the body; a filter unit, disposed in the body, for filtering air separated from the dust; an actuating unit capable of moving in the body between the outside of the filter unit and the inner circumference surface of the body; an operating unit disposed outside the body which operates in order to move the actuating unit; a transmission unit penetrating the body and connecting the actuating unit with the operating unit; and an elastic member disposed outside the body which elastically supports the operating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngjoo LEE, Jungmin KO, Soohan EO, Kietak HYUN, Inkyu HWANG, Sangchul LEE, Jonguk HER
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Patent number: 11540682Abstract: The present disclosure includes a first housing configured in a cylindrical shape, an inlet port provided to the first housing to suck air therein, an inlet pipe communicating with the inlet port and extending to a front side of the housing with a length-directional axis positioned side by side with a ground surface, a cyclone forming part provided to separate dust from air flowing into the first housing, a second housing communicating with the first housing and coupled to a rear side of the first housing, a fan provided with the second housing to provide a suction force to enable air to be sucked into the first housing through the inlet port, a battery provided to supply power to the fan, and a handle part including a handle base coupled to a top side of the first housing and a handle body connected to the handle base.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kietak Hyun, Sangchul Lee, Jonguk Her
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Patent number: 11523721Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including: a suctioning unit; a main body including a cyclone part for separating dust from suctioned air and a dust container for storing the separated dust, and a body cover for opening and closing the lower side of the body; a filter unit, disposed in the body, for filtering air separated from the dust; an actuating unit capable of moving in the body between the outside of the filter unit and the inner circumference surface of the body; an operating unit disposed outside the body which operates in order to move the actuating unit; a transmission unit penetrating the body and connecting the actuating unit with the operating unit; and an elastic member disposed outside the body which elastically supports the operating unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngjoo Lee, Jungmin Ko, Soohan Eo, Kietak Hyun, Inkyu Hwang, Sangchul Lee, Jonguk Her
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Patent number: 11419469Abstract: A cleaner includes a hollow cylindrical housing; a housing wall dividing an internal space of the housing into a first space and a second space; a wall through-hole defined to pass through the housing wall; a mounting portion including a mounting body having a top face and a mounting space defined therein in communication with the second space, the mounting body being fixed into the wall through-hole; first openings defined in a first region of the bottom face, and second openings defined in a second region of the bottom face; a separator disposed in the first space to form a flow path for guiding air to the plurality of openings, and a filter that includes a filter body located in the mounting space, and filter faces to filter the air flowing through the first openings and second openings.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kietak Hyun, Jonguk Her, Soohan Eo, Sangchul Lee, Inkyu Hwang
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Patent number: 11344168Abstract: A cleaning appliance comprises a first housing having a hollow cylinder shape; a second housing fixed to a circumferential surface of the first housing; a third housing provided on a circumferential surface of the first housing and having an exhaust hole; a first communication hole between the first and second housings; a fan for moving air from the second communication hole to the exhaust hole; a particle separator for separating particles from the air by centrifugal force; a battery housing protruded from a rear surface of the first housing, wherein the center of gravity of the fan is located between the center of gravity of the particle separator and the center of gravity of the battery, and a rotary shaft for the fan is parallel with a straight line passing through the center of gravity of the particle separator along a longitudinal direction of the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kietak Hyun, Sangchul Lee, Jonguk Her
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Publication number: 20220053986Abstract: A cleaner comprising: a housing having the shape of a hollow cylinder, a barrier for dividing the inner space of the housing into an upper space and a lower space; a barrier through-hole provided so as to penetrate the barrier; an intake portion provided on the circumferential surface of the housing; an exhaust portion provided to penetrate the housing; a housing discharge port penetrating the bottom surface of the housing; a cover for closing the housing discharge port; an alien-substance separating portion provided in the lower space so as to provide a channel that guides air introduced to the intake portion to the barrier through-hole; a fan provided to comprise an impeller positioned in the upper space; a rotating shaft to which the impeller is fixed, and a motor for rotating the rotating shaft; and a storage portion provided to be attachable to/detachable from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kietak HYUN, Sangchul LEE, Jonguk HER
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Publication number: 20220047132Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including: a suctioning unit; a main body including a cyclone part for separating dust from suctioned air and a dust container for storing the separated dust, and a body cover for opening and closing the lower side of the body; a filter unit, disposed in the body, for filtering air separated from the dust; an actuating unit capable of moving in the body between the outside of the filter unit and the inner circumference surface of the body; an operating unit disposed outside the body which operates in order to move the actuating unit; a transmission unit penetrating the body and connecting the actuating unit with the operating unit; and an elastic member disposed outside the body which elastically supports the operating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Youngjoo LEE, Jungmin KO, Soohan EO, Kietak HYUN, Inkyu HWANG, Sangchul LEE, Jonguk HER
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Patent number: 11191404Abstract: A cleaner comprising: a housing having the shape of a hollow cylinder, a barrier for dividing the inner space of the housing into an upper space and a lower space; a barrier through-hole provided so as to penetrate the barrier; an intake portion provided on the circumferential surface of the housing; an exhaust portion provided to penetrate the housing; a housing discharge port penetrating the bottom surface of the housing; a cover for closing the housing discharge port; an alien-substance separating portion provided in the lower space so as to provide a channel that guides air introduced to the intake portion to the barrier through-hole; a fan provided to comprise an impeller positioned in the upper space; a rotating shaft to which the impeller is fixed, and a motor for rotating the rotating shaft; and a storage portion provided to be attachable to/detachable from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kietak Hyun, Sangchul Lee, Jonguk Her