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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kanghyun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongpil Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaebok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngjin Cho, 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 including a case inlet a case outlet; a filter detachably installable inside the filter case, the filter through which water flowing from the case inlet to the case outlet passes; a sensor to detect water entered into the filter apparatus from the drain device and to produce a corresponding signal; and a filter cleaning device to clean the filter in accordance with the signal produced by the sensor.