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Patent No.:

US 11542655 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2021

Laundry treating apparatus

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Shinwon Kim, Seoul, KR;

Ingeun Ahn, Seoul, KR;

Seonil Heo, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

KED & Associates LLP

Primary Examiner:

Stephen M Gravini

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/50 (2020.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.01); D06F 103/08 (2020.01); D06F 103/32 (2020.01); D06F 103/42 (2020.01); D06F 103/54 (2020.01); D06F 103/58 (2020.01); D06F 105/30 (2020.01); D06F 105/36 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01); D06F 105/62 (2020.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/50 (2020.02); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.02); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/24 (2013.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.02); D06F 2103/08 (2020.02); D06F 2103/32 (2020.02); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02); D06F 2103/54 (2020.02); D06F 2103/58 (2020.02); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02); D06F 2105/36 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02); D06F 2105/62 (2020.02);
Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus may comprise a cabinet that defines an exterior design; a drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry; a drive unit or motor configured to rotate the drum; a hot air supply unit or hot air blower configured to supply high-temperature air to the drum and in communication with the drum; a collection portion or liquid chamber provided to collect water condensed from the drum and in communication with the hot air supply unit; and a drainage pump configured to discharge the water collected in the collection portion outside the cabinet such that the laundry treating apparatus may sense whether the condensate collected in the collection portion is frozen and thaw the frozen condensate. A control method of the laundry treating apparatus may be provided to thaw and operate the laundry treating apparatus.

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