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| 20100027770 | HOME APPLIANCE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A home appliance system and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The home appliance outputs product information as a predetermined sound and transmits the sound through a connected communication network, thereby making it easier for a service center at a remote place to check a status of the home appliance. Further, the home appliance system and operation method thereof prevents noise or signal error generated in the procedure of converting product information into a signal of a predetermined frequency band in order to output the product information as a sound, thus enabling stable signal conversion and improving the accuracy of information transmission using the output of sound. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100262865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING HOME APPLIANCE - A system and method for diagnosing a home appliance are disclosed. The home appliance outputs product information as a predetermined sound signal, and transmits the sound signal to a service center of a remote site over a communication network, such that a service technician of the service center can easily check a current status of the home appliance. The diagnostic system effectively detects data using multiple synchronous signals having a time difference, quickly diagnoses a current status or fault of the home appliance, provides a service for more correctly diagnosing a faulty operation of the home appliance, and increases user satisfaction and reliability. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100262884 | DIAGNOSTIC SERVER FOR A HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROLLING METHOD - A diagnostic server and a controlling method are provided. In the method, the diagnostic server receives a packet including at least one frame and performs error checking on each frame included in the packet. The diagnostic server receives a retransmitted packet upon determining from the result of error checking that a frame in the packet has an error. The diagnostic server performs error checking on each frame included in the retransmitted packet and restores the frame included in the packet based on the retransmitted packet when a frame, which is located in a location corresponding to the error frame, included in the retransmitted packet has no error. In the case where a packet including product information is transmitted, this method can reduce the number of retransmissions of the same packet required to acquire an error-free packet. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100318324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING HOME APPLIANCE - A system and method for diagnosing a home appliance are disclosed. The home appliance outputs product information as a predetermined sound signal, and transmits the sound signal to a service center of a remote site over a communication network, such that a service technician of the service center can easily check a current status of the home appliance. When a diagnostic server of the service center analyzes the sound signal of the home appliance, it selects a plurality of preamble candidates and can effectively and correctly detect data using weights, so that it can quickly diagnose a faulty operation of the home appliance. An erroneous data analysis and its associated erroneous diagnosis are prevented, so that the diagnostic system provides a service for more correctly diagnosing a faulty operation of the home appliance and also increases user satisfaction and reliability of the home appliance. | 12-16-2010 |
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| 20110252836 | TUB HAVING STRUCTUALLY STRENGTHENED REAR WALL AND WASHING MACHINE WITH THE SAME THEREIN - A tub having a structurally strengthened rear wall and a washing machine with the same therein are disclosed. A washing machine includes a bearing housing having a flange part and a tub part injection-molded with the bearing housing inserted into a wall thereof, the wall having a recessing part and a projecting part formed on an inner or an outer surface thereof along a circumferential direction, and a circumferential rib or a radical rib formed on the recessing part. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110283745 | TUB HAVING STRUCTUALLY STRENGTHENED REAR WALL AND WASHING MACHINE WITH THE SAME THEREIN - A tub having a structurally strengthened rear wall and a washing machine with the same therein are disclosed. A washing machine includes a bearing housing having a flange part and a tub injection-molded with the bearing housing inserted into a wall thereof, the wall having a recessing part and a projecting part formed on an inner or an outer surface thereof along a circumferential direction, and a circumferential rib or a radial rib formed on the recessing part. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283746 | TUB HAVING STRUCTUALLY STRENGTHENED REAR WALL AND WASHING MACHINE WITH THE SAME THEREIN - A tub having a structurally strengthened rear wall and a washing machine with the same therein are disclosed. A washing machine includes a bearing housing having a flange part and a tub injection-molded with the bearing housing inserted into a wall thereof, the wall having a recessing part and a projecting part formed on an inner or an outer surface thereof along a circumferential direction, and a circumferential rib or a radial rib formed on the recessing part. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289984 | TUB HAVING STRUCTUALLY STRENGTHENED REAR WALL AND WASHING MACHINE WITH THE SAME THEREIN - A tub having a structurally strengthened rear wall and a washing machine with the same therein are disclosed. A washing machine includes a bearing housing having a flange part and a tub injection-molded with the bearing housing inserted into a wall thereof, the wall having a recessing part and a projecting part formed on an inner or an outer surface thereof along a circumferential direction, and a circumferential rib or a radial rib formed on the recessing part. | 12-01-2011 |
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| 20110264245 | HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A home appliance and a method of operating the same are provided. The home appliance has a communication device that can be easily detached, can selectively set a communication method according to a peripheral network environment, enables an easy connection to a smart server by changing a position of the communication device and can thus transmit and receive data by stably communicating with the smart server regardless of an obstacle and a position of the home appliance. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120023976 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An air conditioner and control method thereof is provided which may be controlled to adapt operation to changes in power rates. The method may include receiving electric power related information, determining whether a current power rate included in the received information is higher than a preset reference value, determining occupancy of a space to be air conditioned if the current power rate is higher than the preset reference value, and controlling a flow rate of air supplied to the space based on the determined occupancy. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023977 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An air conditioner which may controlled to adapt to changes in power rates, and an associated method, are provided. The method may include receiving electric power information, determining whether a current power rate included in the received information is higher than a preset reference value, and supplying electric power from a supplementary electric power source to at least one appliance in a network to which the air conditioner is connected if the current power rate is higher than the preset reference value. | 02-02-2012 |
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| 20110050059 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine of the present invention comprises a top cover where a laundry entrance hole is formed through which laundry is put in from above; a lid assembly coupled to the top cover in a rotatable manner and opening and closing the laundry entrance hole; and a stopper being formed at least in one of the top cover and the lid assembly and preventing the lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. The stopper prevents a lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050060 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a top cover where a laundry entrance hole is formed through which laundry is put in from above; a lid assembly coupled to the top cover in a rotatable manner and opening and closing the laundry entrance hole; a first hinge connecting the top cover and the lid assembly; and a cam being installed in the first hinge and preventing the lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110056029 | RINSING METHOD OF WASHING MACHINE - A rinsing method of a washing machine according to the present invention supplies fabric softener after getting fabric wet by spraying water through a spray nozzle. Therefore, not only fabric can become fully wet while reducing water used for rinsing but also fabric softener can be spread out evenly over the fabric. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20120060301 | CONTROL METHOD OF WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a control method of a washing machine which minimizes damage to laundry to be washed. The control method includes executing a washing cycle to wash laundry to be washed by supplying wash water, dissolving detergent in wash water and washing the laundry, executing a rinsing cycle to rinse the laundry by draining wash water, spin-drying the laundry, and rinsing the laundry, and executing a spin-drying cycle to spin-dry the laundry by draining wash water and spin-drying the laundry, wherein the dissolving of the detergent is carried out at a water level lower than a predetermined reference water level. | 03-15-2012 |
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| 20100058790 | ROTARY TYPE ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE REFRIGERANT SUPPLY APPARATUS - The rotary type ultralow temperature refrigerant supply apparatus includes a refrigerant introduction pipe coupled to the super conductive rotor for supplying a liquid-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant cooled by the refrigeration system to the evaporator, a refrigerant withdrawal pipe disposed spaced apart from the refrigerant introduction pipe for withdrawing a gas-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant obtained through the evaporation of the liquid-phase refrigerant by the evaporator and guiding the withdrawn gas-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant to the refrigeration system, and a vacuum housing fixedly disposed outside the refrigerant introduction pipe and the refrigerant withdrawal pipe, the vacuum housing having a vacuum heat insulation space defined inside. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100060089 | DEVICE FOR COOLING CURRENT LINES OF SUPERCONDUCTING ROTATING MACHINE - A cooling device for current lines of a superconducting rotating machine, which is capable of removing heat generated from the current lines of the superconducting rotating machine, thereby effectively preventing a superconducting coil from being deformed due to the heat generated from the current lines, is disclosed. The cooling device includes heat conduction members respectively mounted to outer surfaces of the current lines. Each heat conduction member is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the stator such that the heat conduction member transfers, to the stator, heat generated from a corresponding one of the current lines. The heat conduction member further includes insulators each surrounding a corresponding one of the current lines between a corresponding one of the heat conduction members and a power slip ring arranged in the stator, to thermally insulate the heat generated from the corresponding current line. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100061869 | CRYOGENIC FLUID CIRCULATION PUMP - Disclosed is a cryogenic fluid circulation pump that is capable of preventing heat from permeating into a cryogenic fluid by convection during the circulation of the cryogenic fluid by the pump and, at the same time, minimizing the transfer of heat to the cryogenic fluid circulating through a shaft rotating to rotate the pump. The cryogenic fluid circulation pump includes a magnet pump unit mounted in a vacuum chamber having an introduction channel and a discharge channel formed therein to prevent heat from permeating into the cryogenic fluid by convection for rotating by a magnetic force to circulate the cryogenic fluid, when a rotary force from a power source is transmitted to the magnet pump unit. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100300119 | PUMP FOR SUPPLYING CRYOGENIC COOLANT - A pump for supplying a cryogenic liquid coolant in accordance with the present invention includes: a housing having an inlet port for introducing a cryogenic liquid coolant, an outlet port for discharging the cryogenic liquid coolant introduced through the inlet port, and a chamber for connecting the inlet port and the outlet port; an impeller rotatably retained in the housing for introducing the cryogenic liquid coolant through the inlet port and discharging the same through the outlet port; and a vapor exhausting part provided in the housing for exhausting vapor generated from the cryogenic liquid coolant. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110092371 | COOLING FLUID PATH STRUCTURE FOR SUPERCONDUCTION ROTATING MACHINE - Disclosed is a cooling fluid path structure for a superconducting rotating machine, which includes: a fixed inlet fluid path fixed together with the fluid supply means; a rotating inlet fluid path adjacently connected to an outlet of the fixed inlet fluid path, which is for transferring the cooling fluid transferred from the fixed inlet fluid path to a cooling fluid path inlet provided in the rotor while rotating together with the rotor; a rotating outlet fluid path rotating together with the rotor, to which the cooling fluid discharged from a cooling fluid path outlet of the rotor is transferred; and a fixed outlet fluid path adjacently connected to the rotating outlet fluid path, which is for transferring the cooling fluid transferred from the rotating outlet fluid path to the fluid supply means while being fixed together with the fluid supply means, wherein the rotating outlet fluid path and the fixed outlet fluid path are disposed in such a manner that they surround outside of the rotating inlet fluid path and the fixed inlet fluid path. | 04-21-2011 |
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| 20110120174 | COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a rotary compressor comprising an electric motor part for supplying electric power and a compression mechanism part for compressing a refrigerant while first and second rotary members ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110120178 | COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a compressor, comprising a stator ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110123366 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor eliminates sliding contacts between a cylinder ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110126579 | COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a rotary compressor comprising an electric motor part ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110129370 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor comprises: a hermetically sealed container; a stator fixedly installed within the hermetically sealed container; a first rotary member rotating, within the stator, around a first rotary shaft longitudinally extending concentrically with the center of the stator by a rotating electromagnetic field from the stator, and provided with first and second covers fixed to upper and lower parts and rotating integrally with each other; a second rotary member space for compressing a refrigerant in a compression space formed between the first and second rotary members while rotating, within the first rotary member, around the second rotary shaft extending through the first and second covers upon receipt of a rotational force from the first rotary member; a vane for transmitting the rotational force to the second rotary member from the first rotary member, and partitioning the compression space into a suction region for sucking the refrigerant and a compression region for compressing/discharging the refrigerant; and first and second bearings fixed to the inside of the hermetically sealed container, and rotatably supporting the first and second rotary members in an axial direction. | 06-02-2011 |