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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2018
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Seulgi Park, Seoul, KR;
Sangwook Hong, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus configured to directly heat a drum containing laundry therein. The laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a tub; a drum configured to rotate within the tub and to contain laundry therein, the drum being formed of a metallic material; and an induction module provided at an outer surface of the tub and configured to heat a surface of the drum within the tub via induction, the induction module comprising: a coil that comprises a wire through which an electric current is configured to pass so as to generate a magnetic field; and a base housing configured to accommodate the coil by defining a coil slot in which the wire of the coil is received, the coil slot having a width that is less than a diameter of the wire.