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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a tub, a sump, a wash pump, a rack, a nozzle disposed at a lower end of the rack, the nozzle being rotated by a force of wash water supplied from the wash pump and having a magnetic object coupled to one end of the nozzle so that a first pole and a second pole of the magnetic object face a rotation direction of the nozzle, a sensing module that senses a magnetic force generated by the magnetic object, and a controller receiving sensing results from the sensing module, and determining one or more of a rotation direction of the nozzle, a rotation speed of the nozzle, or whether the nozzle rotates, to output an abnormality notification to a user or control wash water supplied to the nozzle through the wash pump.