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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Youngjin Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongpil Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Kanghyun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaebok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A filter apparatus positionable outside a washing machine and connectable to a drain device of the washing machine, the filter apparatus including a filter case configured so that, with the filter apparatus connected to the drain device, water from the drain device is flowable through the filter case; a filter detachably mountable inside the filter case; a filtering flow path inside the filter case so that water passes through the filter while the filter is mounted inside the filter case; a bypass flow path inside the filter case so that water bypasses the filter; at least one sensor to obtain information about the filter; an opening and closing device to open and close the bypass flow path to guide water flowing into the filter case to the filtering flow path or the bypass flow path; and a controller to control the opening and closing device based on the obtained information.