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Patent No.:

US 12253247 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2024

Home appliance and control method therefor

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Jeongkil Kim, Seoul, KR;

Wanglim Lee, Seoul, KR;

Seongho Jeong, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Christopher M Raabe

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 23/04 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01); D06F 33/43 (2020.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 101/00 (2020.01); D06F 105/00 (2020.01); F24C 15/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/04 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 23/0485 (2013.01); A47L 15/0057 (2013.01); A47L 15/4257 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 2301/08 (2013.01); A47L 2501/36 (2013.01); D06F 33/43 (2020.02); D06F 34/14 (2020.02); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 2101/00 (2020.02); D06F 2105/00 (2020.02); F24C 15/008 (2013.01); F24C 15/04 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 27/005 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Proposed is a home appliance that includes a reception space configured to receive objects therein; a heater configured to heat the reception space; a door configured to open/close an open surface of the reception space, the door having a viewing window provided at the door; a lamp configured to illuminate an inside of the reception space; a sensor assembly configured to output a knock-on signal based on detecting a user's knock; and a controller configured to turn on/off the lamp based on the knock-on signal output by the sensor assembly, wherein based on a present state of the home appliance corresponding to at least any one of a plurality of preset exceptional situations, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

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