Centrifugal Extractor And Gaseous Drier Patents (Class 68/19.2)
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Patent number: 12188170Abstract: A drying appliance includes a cabinet with a processing chamber operably disposed therein. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path. The airflow path includes the processing chamber. A condensing airflow path has an inlet positioned within a front panel of the cabinet and an outlet positioned within a bottom panel of the cabinet. A condensing blower moves condensing air from the inlet to the outlet. An airflow seal extends downward from a front edge of the cabinet. The airflow seal separates a low-pressure region proximate the inlet from a high-pressure region proximate the outlet to block convection between the outlet and the inlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew E. Borgerson, Justin Nguyen
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Patent number: 12188479Abstract: A fan assembly for a clothes treatment device and a clothes treatment device. The fan assembly includes an air passage housing defining an installation cavity; an impeller rotatably provided in the installation cavity; and a motor provided in the air passage housing and including a stator and a rotor. The stator is fitted over an outside of the rotor, and the rotor is configured to drive the impeller to rotate. The motor extend towards an upper cover of the clothes treatment device and/or an inner wall of the air passage housing. A distance between an upper end of the motor and the upper cover is h1, and the h1 is greater than or equal to 5 mm. A distance between a lower end of the motor and the inner wall of the air passage housing in a vertical direction is h2, and the h2 is greater than or equal to 0.5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: WUXI FILIN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yingqing Peng, Guangqing Mei
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Patent number: 12049721Abstract: A combination washer/dryer having a cabinet defining an interior, a tub provided within the interior, and a drum rotatably provided within the tub and defining a treating chamber, an induction coil carried by the tub and generating a magnetic field encompassing at least a portion of the container, and a cooling element providing on at least one of the tub or closure to form a cooled surface in fluid communication with the treating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Claudio Civanelli, Davide Parachini
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Patent number: 11959218Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry machine. More particularly, a laundry machine for generating steam by an induction heater and a control method thereof are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method of controlling a laundry machine including a tub, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate an object and provided with a through hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and an induction heater provided to the tub, and configured to perform a steam operation. The steam operation may include heating a heating surface of the drum facing the induction heater by driving the induction heater, spraying, through a spray nozzle, water toward the heating surface heated in the heating operation, and rotating the drum such that the steam is introduced into the drum through the through hole in a space between the tub and the drum.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sangwook Hong, Woore Kim, Beomjun Kim, Hyunwoo Noh
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Patent number: 11846059Abstract: A combination washer/dryer machine has a rotatable drum inside a cabinet. The drum has an external surface. A tub is positioned inside the cabinet. The drum is rotatable in the tub. The tub has an inner surface. A seal extends between the exterior surface of the drum and the inner surface of the tub forming a desired gap during both washing and drying operations and minimizing bypass of drying air during the drying operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Arun Rajendran, Roy E. Masters
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Patent number: 11795596Abstract: A combination washer/dryer machine has a cabinet with a tub and drum positioned in the cabinet. The drum is rotatably positioned in the tub. A heater is secured to the tub. The heater includes a duct to provide heated air from the heater. The duct is coupled with the tub to supply heated air to the drum.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Roy E. Masters
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Patent number: 11795601Abstract: A combination washer/dryer machine includes a rotatable drum inside a cabinet. The drum has an external surface. A tub is positioned inside the cabinet. The drum is rotatable in the tub. The tub has an inner surface. A seal contacts the exterior surface of the drum and the inner surface of the tub during drying operation to minimize the bypass of drying air.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Roy Edward Masters, Jr.
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Patent number: 11639575Abstract: Disclosed is a detergent supply device having an improved locking structure and a washing machine including the same. The washing machine includes a main body, a tub disposed inside the main body to accommodate water, a detergent case configured to supply a detergent to the tub, and a locking device configured to detachably connect the detergent case to the main body, wherein the locking device includes a first locking member disposed in the main body, and a second locking member disposed in the detergent case to unlock or lock the first locking member by being pressed or released.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Geonhui Jo, Wonseok Choi, Yongchan Kwon
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Patent number: 11629444Abstract: A clothing treating device comprises first and second clothing treating drums which are arranged in longitudinal order. A frame comprises a lower frame configured to place the second clothing treating drum. An upper frame is mounted on a top of the lower frame, and is configured to mount the first clothing treating drum. By setting the upper frame and lower frame independent from each other, an objective of replacing and repairing parts of the frame may be achieved. The first clothing treating drum and the second clothing treating drum are respectively mounted in corresponding parts of the frame in order to realize a modular management of the device, and a device with only the second clothing treating drum and a device with both the first and second clothing treating drums may be produced on the same production line, thereby improving modularity of the device and reducing production cost.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER LAUNDRY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventors: Xinhua Zhang, Wenwei Li, Benfu Xing, Shaolei Yi, Zhiwei Zhao
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Patent number: 11603618Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling a laundry treating apparatus comprising a tub configured to hold wash water, a drum mounted in the tub, a pulsator mounted in the drum, a sub-drum coupled to the drum, the sub-drum being configured to hold wash water, and a drive unit configured to rotate the drum and the pulsator. The method comprises a water current forming step comprising performing a basket motion and a pulsate motion and a cooling step comprising lowering the temperature of the drive unit. The basket motion is configured to form water current in the wash water held in the tub and in the sub-drum simultaneously. The pulsate motion is configured to form water current in wash water held in the drum while the pulsator is driven. A performance timing of the cooling step is preset in at least one of the wash cycle or the rinse cycle.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Oshin Kwon, Keunjoo Kim, Byunghyun Moon, Dongsoo Lee, Jaeyong Jeong, Aekyung Chae
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Patent number: 11053633Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus configured to condense moisture by supplying cooling water to the interior of a tub containing laundry therein. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a tub, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, a cooling water port provided at the inner rear surface of the tub so as to be adjacent to the inner side surface of the tub in order to supply cooling water along the inner side surface of the tub, and a guide rib formed so as to protrude from the inner side surface of the tub in a radially inward direction of the tub and to extend from the cooling water port toward the front side of the tub in order to disperse the cooling water supplied from the cooling water port on the inner surface of the tub. The apparatus is capable of reducing energy consumption and improving drying performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunwoo Noh, Changoh Kim, Sangwook Hong
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Patent number: 9249537Abstract: The combination washer/dryer with flow drum is an apparatus that directs the movement of fluids through the drum to improve the laundering of clothing. The apparatus comprises a tub, a drum, an air barrier, an actuator, a hot air duct, and an exhaust duct. The tub comprises a drain, a spout, and an inner space. The air barrier comprises a drum mount and a flow opening. The drum comprises a lateral wall, a first side, and a second side, each of which comprise a plurality of fluid directing blades and fluid openings. Additionally, the drum comprises a cavity. The configuration of these components and sub-components allows the apparatus to use the rotation of the fluid directing blades to direct the flow of fluids through the cavity of the drum during the washing cycle and drying cycle to providing more efficient laundering of the articles of clothing present within the drum.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Inventor: Sergey Nadtoka
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Patent number: 8984692Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry and configured to perform one or more cycles of operation and method for actively dehumidifying the treating chamber of a laundry treating appliance to retard or eliminate the adverse effects of moisture-laden laundry remaining in the treating chamber or moisture remaining in the treating chamber or other areas of the laundry treating appliance.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Barbara A. Balinski, Karl D. McAllister
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Patent number: 8950084Abstract: A semi-drying method of a washing machine, and a ventilating structure and a control apparatus for the same. In the semi-drying method, the dehydration and disentanglement of cloth are repeated plural times, and a washing tub is rotated at a designated dehydration speed for a time longer than that of the conventional dehydrating operation so as to minimize the jamming of the cloth into water pores of the washing tub, thereby increasing the dehydration degree of the cloth compared to the conventional dehydrating operation, removing offensive odors from the cloth, preventing damage to the cloth, allowing a user to select the duration of a semi-drying operation and to see the state of the semi-drying operation, and ventilating the washing tub during the semi-drying operation to improve the dehydration degree of the cloth.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seok Kyu Park, Ki Ho Kang, Yong Kyu Cho
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Patent number: 8881556Abstract: A washing and dehydrating machine includes a circulating passage communicating between interior and exterior of a water tub, warm air generating unit rendering air in the passage warm, an overflow outlet located in the water tub surface, so that water flows through the overflow outlet when a water level in the water tub is increased to or above a level, a drain conduit introduced outside the machine via a drain valve, through which water in the water tub is discharged, an overflow conduit having a lower end connected to the drain valve and communicating with the overflow outlet, and air stopping unit located in the overflow conduit and including a trap cutting off air flow and a water supply unit supplying water to the trap, allowing water to pass through and stopping air flow. The overflow conduit is introduced outside the machine via the air stopping unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Ha Products Co., Ltd., Toshiba Consumer Marketing CorporationInventors: Shinichiro Kawabata, Satoru Nishiwaki, Hisao Tatsumi
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Publication number: 20140290313Abstract: A washing machine appliance is provided having one or more features to improve the airflow in the washing machine appliance during a spin cycle and/or an overnight drying cycle. The appliance uses one or more one way valves in an inlet duct and/or an exhaust duct to direct the airflow through the washing machine appliance during spin cycles. Additionally, or alternatively, the appliance provides ambient air through an inlet port positioned proximate to an opening in a wash drum and exhausts the air to the ambient through an exhaust port positioned at a rear end of a wash tub.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventor: Ashutosh Kulkarni
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Patent number: 8813287Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an automated laundry system. The system includes a number of perforated clothes drums, each of which holds a single load of laundry, and a washer/dryer unit. The washer/dryer unit includes a loading rack for queuing the drums for subsequent washing, a clothes washing component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the loading rack and wash the respective loads of laundry therein, a clothes drying component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the clothes washing component and dry the loads of laundry therein, and a holding rack for sequentially receiving the drums from the clothes drying component and holding the drums for a period of time.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Sears Brands, L.L.C.Inventor: Michael Saubert
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Patent number: 8739577Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. A washing machine includes a cabinet configured to define an exterior appearance thereof; a tub installed in the cabinet to hold wash water therein; a drum rotatably installed in the tub to accommodate laundry therein; at least one venting portion provided in an upper portion of the tub to communicate with an outside of the tub; and a ventilation part (300) provided in a lower portion of the tub to communicate with an inside of the tub. The above configuration enables convection current of internal air of the tub generated via the venting portion and the ventilation part (300).Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Dae Wook Kwak, Jong Min Kim, Cheol Kang Heo, Han Ki Cho, Gyung Hun Nho, Soon Jo Lee, Kyu Chul Lee
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Publication number: 20140047869Abstract: A drum washing machine and a control method thereof. The drum washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub including a first tub part and a second tub part, a drum, an inlet provided at one side of the second tub part and supplying condensed water, and at least one flow path provided on one surface from among the inner surfaces of the second tub part opposite the drum and guiding flow of the condensed water to increase a contact area between the condensed water supplied from the inlet and the second tub part. The drum washing machine improves the structure of the tub to effectively inject condensed water, and may thus increase condensing efficiency. Further, the drum washing machine improves the structures of the tub and the drying duct, and may thus prevent accumulation of lint and lowering of performance of the drum washing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Doo Kim, Jung Hyuk Lee, Kyung Up Lim, Nam Kyu Jun, Yong Sok Lee, Hyung Sub Lim, Min Hee Kang
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Patent number: 8516860Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a washing machine with a drying function, capable of performing a washing program and a drying program. The machine comprises a cabinet (1), a tub (9) in the cabinet and a door (3), through which access to the tub interior can be achieved, and further an air evacuation chamber (37) which comprises an upper section (59) and a lower section (57), wherein the upper section is connected to the tub in order to allow an air flow from the tub to the upper section, and the upper section is connected to the lower section at a connection point which is higher than the maximum water level during the washing program, such that air can flow to the lower section during the drying program while water is prevented from flowing from the tub to the lower section during the washing program. This allows the lower part to contain parts of the drying system that are to be kept dry, which allows a more compact machine to be built.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Aktiebolaget ElectroluxInventors: Leif Persson, Anders Brun, Jorgen Martinsson, Jonny Persson, Johnny Olsson
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Patent number: 8156660Abstract: A method and apparatus for drying clothes by adjusting the heat input into a drying chamber of a clothes dryer based on the airflow rate through the drying chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: James Phillips Carow
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Patent number: 8020316Abstract: The invention relates to a washing household device, in particular to a clothes dryer, that includes an air-supply device which is arranged on a rear side area thereof and is provided with a closed self-contained cross-section flow channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Thomas Nawrot, Hans-Werner Stahn, Andreas Stolze, Andreas Ziemann
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Patent number: 8020412Abstract: A washing machine with an odor removal function includes a cabinet, a tub received in the cabinet and including an intake port and an exhaust port so as to receive and discharge air, and a washing tub rotatably provided in the tub. Here, ambient air flows into the tub through the intake port by a suction force generated when the washing tub rotates and air inside the washing tub flows to the outside, such that odor of laundry is removed. Therefore, a washing machine with an odor removal function capable of easily and quickly removing laundry odor is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Hwan Kim, Soo Young Oh, Myong-Hun Im, Kyung-Chul Woo
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Patent number: 7992322Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct capable of reducing thermal loss and preventing overheating of the dryer. The dryer includes a support panel having a through-hole, an intake duct communicating with the through-hole, a drum into which air flows via the through-hole, a heater disposed inside the intake duct to heat the air flowing into the drum, and a heat exchanging part transferring heat of the heated air into the drum.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Daewoo Electronics CorporationInventor: Chang Hoo Kim
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Patent number: 7946054Abstract: An assembly which is a composite including an end shield and a front wall. The size and shape of the end shield are adapted to the inner face of the front wall. Both parts are dimensioned and formed in such a way that they can be interconnected in a fixed manner to form a stable composite resembling a sandwich assembly. The joint surfaces between the front wall and the end shield lie on perpendicular planes and extend for some distance. The construction and connection of the individual parts and of the composite give the front region of the tumble dryer a high degree of rigidity, which obviates the need for additional reinforcement measures. The assembly thus saves material and mounting costs and resources.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Lothar Dittmer, Holger Löffler
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Patent number: 7908766Abstract: A clothes dryer is provided. In the dryer, air flowing into a drying container is provided with heat from heat pump. The clothes dryer comprises a cabinet, a drying container rotationally mounted in the cabinet, a motor providing the container with rotational force, a first air path connected to a side of the container, a second air path connected to another side of the container and to the outside of the cabinet, and a first heat exchanging member and a second heat exchanging member in the first air path. A damper may be additionally included in the second air path.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seung-Phyo Ahn, Seung-Myun Baek, Jung-Wook Moon, Dae-Woong Kim, Byeong-Jo Ryoo
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Patent number: 7694539Abstract: A suction apparatus for a water beam that directs a liquid jet at a passing a fabric web workpiece has a suction chamber extending transversely adjacent the jet and having a perforated lower wall sloping downward away from an upper region close to the water beam and a lower region remote therefrom. Air is withdrawn from inside the chamber to aspirate spray from adjacent the jet through the perforated lower wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Fleissner GmbHInventor: Ullrich Muenstermann
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Patent number: 7481083Abstract: A drum type washing and drying machine includes a rotary drum provided with drum perforations on the cylindrical surface thereof, a water tub elastically supported in a main body of the machine, for accommodating the rotary drum, a blower unit for circulating air into the rotary drum, a heating unit for heating the air to be circulated into the rotary drum, an air flow passage for directing air, which has been exhausted from the rotary drum into a space between the water tub and the rotary drum through the drum perforations, to the blower unit, a heat exchanging member installed in the air flow passage, and a cooling water supply unit for supplying cooling water to the heat-exchanging member. The heat-exchanging member is slantingly disposed in the air flow passage and has an upper and a lower surface and to form an approximately U-shaped heat exchanging path.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Habu, Koji Nakai, Takahiro Inoue
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Patent number: 7404303Abstract: An automatic drop washer/dryer is disclosed. The automatic drop washer/dryer includes a dryer unit, a washer unit provided above the dryer unit and at least one gate provided between the dryer unit and the washer unit for closing the dryer unit from the washer unit during a washing cycle and allowing clothing to drop from the washer unit and into the dryer unit after the washing cycle.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Inventors: Domingos D. Barbosa, Maria F. Barbosa
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Patent number: 7263861Abstract: A washing and drying machine of the present invention includes a water tub elastically supported in a housing; a rotary drum being rotatably mounted in the water tub; a heat pump having a compressor, a heat radiator, a throttle valve, a heat absorber, a pipework, and an air guide duct for guiding air to the heat absorber and the heat radiator; an air passageway provided to the water tub for allowing the air to flow into the rotary drum; a blower for forcing the air heated by the heat radiator to flow through the air passageway into the rotary drum; and a flexible connection member. The flexible connection member connects the air passageway to the air guide duct.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Yabuuchi, Shigeharu Nakamoto, Mikio Tahara
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Patent number: 7254967Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is equipped with a drying device, which increases condensing efficiency by increasing the contact of air flowing along a condensing duct with cooling water, and prevents water formed in a condensing duct from flowing into a fixed drum. The washing machine is equipped with a drying device, which includes a discharging duct to connect an outlet of a blowing fan with an air inlet of a fixed drum and provided with a heater therein, and a condensing duct to connect an air inlet of the fixed drum with an inlet of the blowing fan and provided with a condensing unit to remove moisture. The condensing unit includes a cooling water dispersion member disposed in the lower portion of the inside of the condensing duct and a cooling water supply pipe configured to supply cooling water to the cooling water dispersion member.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Myong Kim, Kwang-Su Kim
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Patent number: 7228647Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drying machine or a drying machine with washing function. The drying machine or the drying machine with washing function comprises a heater for heating air introduced into an inlet channel of a drum, an outlet channel for allowing air in the drum to be discharged out of the drying machine or the drying machine with washing function therethrough, and a circulating channel connected between the outlet channel of the drum and the heater. When the exhaust resistance of air at the outlet channel is large, some of air, passing through the outlet channel, is guided to the heater through the circulating channel. Consequently, the drying machine or the drying machine with washing function according to the present invention has an effect in that air flow rate sufficient to dry the laundry is obtained and time necessary to dry the laundry is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Sang Wook Hong
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Patent number: 7082793Abstract: A cylinder washing machine includes a front-loading cylinder, the shell of which is provided with holes and is surrounded by a container. The cylinder washing machine includes a cycle for spin-drying the laundry contained in the cylinder. To prevent water that has already been spun out of the laundry from being transported back to the interior space of the cylinder during spin-drying, precautions are taken to prevent substantially any air from flowing from the container through the interior space of the cylinder and back to the container during spin-drying.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2004Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Eckehard Reinwald, Ingo Schulze, Stephan Sommer
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Patent number: 7010942Abstract: A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet which defines an outer appearance of the washing machine, a water tub set inside the cabinet to contain wash water therein, a rotary tub having spin drying perforations and rotatably set in the water tub, and a water turbine which is mounted at an open front of the rotary tub and rotates along with the rotary tub to spray the wash water contained in the water tub into the rotary tub. The water turbine includes an external member having an annular shape, and an internal member having an annular shape corresponding to the external member. The internal member is arranged apart from the external member by a predetermined interval. A vane unit is set between the external and the internal members, and raises the wash water contained in the water tub and sprays the wash water into the rotary tub.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2002Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Doo-Young Ryu, Koan-Seog Namkung
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Patent number: 6889399Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for commercial and home-use cleaning of textile. Home-use embodiments replace the home laundry clothes dryer, except for embodiments using a novel manual kit. Home-use embodiments have an integrated spotting station. Soiled/stained textile is spray dampened with solvent, preferably automatically in the apparatus' rotatable drum; but the textile is not soaked nor immersed in solvent. Highly absorbent, untreated pad material is placed into the drum, for rubbing against the tumbling textile, to remove the soil, stains and solvent.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2001Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Steiner-Atlantic Corp.Inventors: William K. Steiner, Michael Scott Steiner
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Patent number: 6865911Abstract: Usually disposed in the top region of a household laundry machine is a drawer that is intended for accommodating detergents or condensate and is connected to a three-dimensional grip plate at the front. During operation of the machine, the grip plate is inserted in a recess of an operating panel, which is disposed at least more or less flush with the surface of the front side of the machine. For childproof locking, a latching edge is provided on the frame of the recess, and a catch, which is retained in the latching position by a spring, is disposed in the rear cavity of the grip plate. By virtue of an arresting device, the catch can be retained outside the latching position if an arresting slide is located in an arresting position.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHInventors: Edwin Bolduan, Herbert Kleinlein, Horst Wiemer
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Publication number: 20040255394Abstract: A method for drying articles is provided comprising, providing a wash basket within a wash drum inside a washing machine and an air stream which follows an air flow path through the wash basket and through the machine. Then engaging a heater located along the air flow path, engaging a cooling unit located along the air flow path, and spinning the wash basket with the heating unit and cooling units engaged. Also provided is an apparatus for drying articles comprising, an air stream which follows an air flow path through a washing machine comprising a wash basket, a heating unit located along the air stream, a cooling unit located along the air stream, and a supplemental heater located along the air stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2003Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Vanita Mani, Darren Hallman, Robert Sundell
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Patent number: 6832441Abstract: Method for controlling a drying process of a washing and drying machine including a preheating step for tightly closing and heating an inner tub for preparing an environment favorable for vaporization of water by elevating a temperature of the inner tub within a short time period, and a drying step for supplying heated air to the inner tub, to make heat exchange between the heated air and laundry, for drying the laundry, whereby improving a drying performance and reducing occurrence of environmental problem.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2002Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: In Chul Jeong, Kyung Chul Woo, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Choon Myun Chung, Mu Yong Choi
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Publication number: 20040221474Abstract: The combination washer/dryer and method for operating a combination washer/dryer. The washer/dryer has a containment drum which receives wash water, and includes a perforated clothes drum which rotates within the containment drum. A heat plenum is provided in heat transfer relationship with the containment drum, and a source of heat coupled to the heat plenum supplies heat for water in the containment drum. During a drying cycle, hot air from the heat source supplied from the fire box to the containment drum for heating wash water during a washing cycle, and for supplying hot air during a drying cycle. A drying air plenum is connected to receive drying air from the source of heat, delivering the drying air to the top of the containment drum, where it enters the rotating basket. An exhaust plenum discharges hot air laden with moisture from the containment drum through a lint filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Inventors: Dennis Slutsky, Craig F. Bliss
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Publication number: 20040163428Abstract: Drum type washing machine including a tub of plastic having a wall for holding washing water therein and mounting a driving part thereon, a drum rotatably arranged inside of the tub, a shaft passed through the tub and connected to the drum for transmission of a driving power from a motor to the drum, at least one bearing for supporting the shaft, a bearing housing having a sleeve form of bearing supporting part, and a stator fastening part extended in a radial direction from the bearing supporting part, wherein both of the bearing supporting part and the stator fastening part are inserted in a tub rear wall, while stator fastening holes in the stator fastening part are exposed, a rotor engaged to a rear end part of the shaft to form the motor together with the stator, and the stator mounted on the stator fastening part of the bearing housing with fastening members on an inner side of the rotor to form the motor together with the rotor, wherein the stator includes an annular helical type core having multiple lType: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Gon Kim, Chi Wan Hur, Yu Beom Kang, Sang Man Je, Kang Mo Choi, Jae Kyum Kim, Ho Cheol Kwon
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Publication number: 20040154352Abstract: Device and method for controlling drying of laundry in a drum type washing machine, the device including a motor for rotating a drum, a motor sensing part for detecting rotation speed of the motor, and a controlling part for controlling the motor sensing part to detect the rotation speed of the motor during a spinning time period, and setting a drying cycle time period according to the detected rotation speed, thereby drying laundry, effectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventor: Ki Chul Cha
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Patent number: 6748772Abstract: A washing and drying machine and a clothes dryer including an air circulating duct for circulating air into the inner tub for washing or drying inputted clothes. An inner portion of a drum and an evaporator of the refrigerating cycle, may be positioned in the air circulating duct to dehumidify the circulated air to improve the efficiency of the dehumidifcation process of the circulated air, to reduce the required time for drying clothes and to reduce energy consumption.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Won Hee Lee, Yoon Jei Hwang
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Publication number: 20040093912Abstract: An irrigation system (10) for conveying a fluid to a region (A) is provided. The irrigation system (10) comprises a main irrigation portion (16) having an end irrigator span (44). A corner irrigator span (42) extends radially from the end irrigator span (44). A control system (90) controls movement of the corner irrigator span (42). The control system (90) includes a linear movement control system (92) to control a corner drive unit (72) of the corner irrigator span (42) and a steering control system (94) controls a steering unit (74) of the corner irrigator span (42). The steering control system (94) includes a controller (100) that receives control signals from four electrical generators (102,104,106,108) to control the steering unit (74) such that the corner irrigator span (42) follows along an outer boundary (B) of the region (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Neal Krieger, Doug Honsinger
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Publication number: 20040093913Abstract: Usually disposed in the top region of a household laundry machine is a drawer that is intended for accommodating detergents or condensate and is connected to a three-dimensional grip plate at the front. During operation of the machine, the grip plate is inserted in a recess of an operating panel, which is disposed at least more or less flush with the surface of the front side of the machine. For childproof locking, a latching edge is provided on the frame of the recess, and a catch, which is retained in the latching position by a spring, is disposed in the rear cavity of the grip plate. By virtue of an arresting device, the catch can be retained outside the latching position if an arresting slide is located in an arresting position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Edwin Bolduan, Herbert Kleinlein, Horst Wiemer
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Publication number: 20040083773Abstract: A washer/drier with a new pump arrangement. In the new arrangement a first pump is adapted to pump washing liquid to the treatment chamber, and a second pump is provided which is adapted to pump water through a venturi vacuum forming device for establishing below ambient pressure in the treatment chamber, typically during a spin-drying cycle. The second pump can be operated selectively to pump water to the treatment chamber for rinsing articles therein or to supply water to the venturi vacuum forming device. The treatment chamber comprises an elliptical drum having perforated wall regions at opposite internal ends thereof to the rear of which liquid is supplied or through which it is drawn out from during washing and rinsing, and through which air is drawn during the drying cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: John Herbert North
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Publication number: 20040083774Abstract: The invention provides a washing machine (10) operable even in the presence of a great eccentric load and exhibiting an outstanding vibration attenuating effect by suppressing eccentricity even if laundry in a drum (30) is in an unbalanced position. The washing machine (10) comprises an inner drum (30) having a rotatably supported axis and a closed wall at at least one end thereof, and a plurality of liquid holding boxes (35) provided on the closed wall of the inner drum (30) externally thereof and each having an opening facing toward the axis. The periphery of the inner drum (30) is provided with hollow liquid holding tubes (37) communicating with the respective liquid holding boxes (35).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Takao Kinouchi, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Yokoi, Yasuaki Sonoda
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Publication number: 20040079121Abstract: A washing and drying machine of the present invention includes a water tub elastically supported in a housing; a rotary drum being rotatably mounted in the water tub; a heat pump having a compressor, a heat radiator, a throttle valve, a heat absorber, a pipework, and an air guide duct for guiding air to the heat absorber and the heat radiator; an air passageway provided to the water tub for allowing the air to flow into the rotary drum; a blower for forcing the air heated by the heat radiator to flow through the air passageway into the rotary drum; and a flexible connection member. The flexible connection member connects the air passageway to the air guide duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Yabuuchi, Shigeharu Nakamoto, Mikio Tahara
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Patent number: 6722165Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine having a drying function, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a drying function, in which structures of a circulation duct and a fan/motor assembly are improved for improving a drying function and a productivity of the washing machine having a drying function. The present invention includes an outside case, an outer tub inside of the outside case for storage of washing water, an inner tub inside of the outer tub, a re-circulation duct connected between one side of a lower part of the outer tub and a top of the outer tub for providing a re-circulation passage of air in the inner tub, a fan/motor assembly fitted to the re-circulation duct with a motor shaft positioned horizontal, for blowing the air, and a heater fitted downstream of the fan/motor assembly on the re-circulation duct, for heating the circulating air.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyung Chul Woo, In Chul Jeong
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Publication number: 20040045097Abstract: A rinse control method for a washing machine including the steps of rinsing water supplying and infiltrating for supplying rinsing water rotating an inner tub at relatively low speed so that the rinsing water can be infiltrated into washing materials and rinsing water permeating and exhausting for draining the rinsing water rotating the inner tub at relatively high speed so that the rinsing water can be exhausted to the outside passing through the washing materials enable a swift rinsing operation with a smaller amount of rinsing water.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Jong-Ho Kim, Chang-Won Ryu
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Publication number: 20040045327Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is equipped with a drying device, which increases condensing efficiency by increasing the contact of air flowing along a condensing duct with cooling water, and prevents water formed in a condensing duct from flowing into a fixed drum. The washing machine is equipped with a drying device, which includes a discharging duct to connect an outlet of a blowing fan with an air inlet of a fixed drum and provided with a heater therein, and a condensing duct to connect an air inlet of the fixed drum with an inlet of the blowing fan and provided with a condensing unit to remove moisture. The condensing unit includes a cooling water dispersion member disposed in the lower portion of the inside of the condensing duct and a cooling water supply pipe configured to supply cooling water to the cooling water dispersion member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Myong Kim, Kwang-Su Kim