Lg Electronics Inc.

Byung Soo Oh

Sang Yoon Lee

Seung Yup Lee

Hyun Sun Yoo

So Ra Cheon

Hyun-Joo Jeon

Ji Sun Yoon

Yang Hwan No

Min Kyu Oh

Hyun Ki Kim

Dae Woong Kim

Seong Woo An

Yeon A Jo

Gi Seop Kwon

Ji Yoon Yoon

Sang Min Park

Seung Il Lee

Ho Phil Lee

Eui Seok Lee

Jee Young Yeon

Hyo Gon Kim

Byeong Wook Kim

Dae Wong Kim

An air circulation system includes at least one flow generator to generate an airflow, an air inlet, a first air outlet and a second air outlet each for exhausting airflow, an air conditioning device to air condition the exhausted airflow, and a controller. The controller is configured to position at least one of the first and second air outlets to be vertically separated from each other and to operate the flow generator to provide the exhaust airflow to the first and second air outlets. The exhaust airflow from the first and second air outlets are of different temperatures.

Air circulation apparatus and related methods

A drying apparatus includes a body, an airflow inlet, a bar supported by the body, the bar including an airflow outlet, and at least one flow generator to receive inlet air from the airflow inlet and to expel forced airflow through the airflow outlet. At least one motor is provided to rotate the bar about an axis oriented substantially parallel to a drying face of the body, the rotation of the bar reorientating the airflow outlet.

Drying apparatus and related methods

A forced airflow drying apparatus includes a body including an air inlet, a flow guide having a first end coupled to the air inlet and a second end opened to an upstream side of a filter unit, and an airflow generator to generate a forced airflow. The airflow generator has a first end and a second end, where the first end of the airflow generator is opened to a downstream side of the filter unit. An air outlet is in communication with the second end of the airflow generator to receive the forced airflow from the airflow generator and to expel the forced airflow out of the body.

A main body () may constitute the frame of a drying apparatus, and a moving bar () may be mounted to the main body () to move up and down along the front surface thereof. The moving bar () may be moved up and down by being driven by the drive assembly (). Most of the drive assembly () may be installed at a position corresponding to the installation space () of a duct () formed in the main body ().

Drying apparatus

A drying apparatus is proposed. A moving bar () may be mounted to a main body () of the drying apparatus to move relative thereto. The inlet () may be formed in a side of a lower surface of the moving bar (), the inlet allowing air to be introduced into the moving bar (). The bar fan assembly () may be provided in the moving bar (). The nozzle slot (') may be formed in the moving bar (), the nozzle slot allowing the air to be discharged slantingly toward a front lower part of the main body (). A bar casing () having an open lower part and a bar cover () covering the open lower part may constitute the exterior of the moving bar ().

A filter assembly and a drying apparatus having the filter assembly are proposed. The filter assembly () may purify air introduced into the main body () of the drying apparatus. The filter assembly () may be protruded by a predetermined distance to a side surface of the main body () by the moving plate (). The filter frame () protruded by the moving plate () may be removed from the moving plate () to perform maintenance of filters ().

Filter assembly and drying appartus having the same

A forced airflow drying apparatus includes a body including a pair of air inlets to receive inlet air which is channeled to an upstream side of a filter unit, a pair of body airflow generators to generate a first forced airflow, each body airflow generator having a first end and a second end, where the first end of each body airflow generator is opened to a downstream side of the filter unit, a pair of thermoelectric devices configured to control a temperature of the first forced airflow, and a first air outlet, in communication with the second end of each body airflow generator, to receive the forced airflow from the body airflow generators and to expel the forced airflow out of the body. The forced airflow drying apparatus further includes a bar and a drive apparatus configured to movably drive the bar relative to the body, the bar including a second pair of airflow generators to generate a second forced airflow, a pair of resistance heaters to control a temperature of the second forced airflow prior to being expelled from the second air outlet, and a second air outlet to expel the second forced airflow from the bar.

A drying apparatus is proposed. The main body () may constitute the frame of the drying apparatus. The fan receiving part () may be provided in an upper part of the main body (), and the fan assembly () may be installed in the fan receiving part (). In the fan receiving part (), the fan of the fan assembly () may be relatively located at a side of a rear end of the main body (), and a fan motor () may be relatively located at a side of the front end of the main body (). Accordingly, outside air may be introduced through the side edges of the rear end of the main body (); may flow through a filter assembly () directly to the fan housing (); and may flow through the air exit () of the fan housing () directly to the duct ().

A drying apparatus is proposed. A main body () may constitute the frame of the drying apparatus. A front end frame () and a rear end frame () may constitute the exterior of the main body (). A moving bar () may discharge air while moving up and down along the front surface of the main body (). A duct () may be installed in the main body (), and air flown by a fan assembly () may be separated in the duct and be discharged to a user through the edges of the front surface of the main body to dry the user. A drive assembly () moving the moving bar () up and down may be installed in the installation space () defined in the duct ().

A drying apparatus includes a body and a rotatable foot pad located on the lower part of the body to dry a user's feet. An air inlet is provided, and a flow generator to receive inlet air from the air inlet and generate an airflow to the top surface of the foot pad.

An apparatus for dispensing a consumable to a user includes a body, a bar movable relative to the body, an air inlet, a flow generator to receive inlet air from the air inlet and to generate an airflow, a consumable dispensing unit to receive a quantity of a consumable, and a nozzle operatively connected to the consumable dispensing unit to receive the consumable from the consumable dispensing unit. The nozzle provided within a flow path of the airflow from the flow generator such that the consumable is drawn from the consumable dispensing unit, mixed with the airflow, and expelled from the nozzle.

A drying arrangement includes a primary drying module having: a body, a bar movable relative to the body, the bar having an air outlet for exhausting an airflow in a first airflow direction; and a secondary drying module having a housing, the housing having an air outlet for exhausting an airflow in a second airflow direction; wherein the first airflow direction and the second airflow direction differ from one another.

A drying apparatus includes a body, an air inlet, a flow generator to receive inlet air from the air inlet and generate an airflow, an air outlet at the body for exhausting the airflow from the flow generator, the air outlet extending along a vertical height of the body, and an outlet airflow steering mechanism operable to control a lateral extent of the airflow from the air outlet. A controller is configured to operate the outlet airflow steering mechanism to control the lateral extents of the airflow from the air outlet.

A drying apparatus includes a body, a bar movable relative to the body; an air inlet, a flow generator to receive inlet air from the air inlet and generate an airflow, and a bar air outlet at the bar for exhausting the airflow from the flow generator. A bar orientation mechanism is operable to control an orientation of the bar.

A body dryer includes an airflow generator to generate a flow of air, an inlet to pass air from the surroundings to the airflow generator, an outlet to vent the air from the airflow generator, a body, and a movable bar, the bar supported by the body. A drive assembly is provided between the body and the bar, the bar movably driven relative to the body. A noise cancellation device is provided to cancel or reduce noise in at least one of the airflow generator and the drive assembly.

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Byung Soo Oh