Bath with elliptical air flow and/or moveable bottom
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunsun Yoo, Myongsun Kim, Sungkyung Kim, Joogyeom Kim, Yousook Eun, Jaehung Chun
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Abstract
A pet bath may include a tub, a cover connected to an upper rim of the tub, a jet provided in the tub to discharge bubbles, an air outlet provided in the tub to discharge air, and a sterilizer to sterilize the tub. The tub may have a bottom plate that is raised and lowered relative to a bottom frame having a drain and a filter assembly so that liquid in the tub flows between edges of the bottom plate and an inner surface of the tub toward the bottom frame to be drained and filtered.
Claims19
A tub assembly, comprising:
- a tub having an upper rim defining an upper opening;
- a cover coupled to the upper rim of the tub to at least partially close the upper opening;
- at least one jet provided in the tub configured to assist in creating bubbles in a liquid;
- at least one air outlet provided in the tub to discharge air, an orientation of the at least one air outlet and a shape of the cover being configured to guide air in an elliptical pattern;
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- a sterilizer to sterilize an inside of the tub.
A tub assembly, comprising:
- a tub having an upper rim defining an upper opening;
- a cover coupled to the upper rim of the tub to at least partially close the upper opening;
- at least one front air outlet provided at a front of the tub and positioned to eject air downward and toward a first side;
- at least one rear air outlet provided at a rear of the tub and positioned to eject air upward and toward a second side, the front and rear being opposite to each other and the first and second sides being opposite to each other wherein a bottom surface of the cover facing the upper opening has a concave curvature and is configured to guide discharged air toward the tub such that the discharged air is guided in an elliptical pattern.
A tub assembly, comprising:
- a tub having an upper rim defining an upper opening;
- a cover coupled to the upper rim of the tub to at least partially close the upper opening;
- at least one jet provided in the tub configured to assist in creating bubbles in a liquid;
- at least one air outlet provided in the tub to discharge air;
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- a sterilizer to sterilize an inside of the tub, wherein a bottom of the tub includes a bottom frame, a bottom plate, and a motor, the bottom frame hermetically sealing the tub and including a drain, and the bottom plate being configured to move toward and away from the bottom frame via the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.