US 11,375,694 B2Granted

Pet bath

AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.

InventorsMinchul Kim, Kyungrae Kim, Sangwoo Woo, Soungbong Choi

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Abstract

Disclosed herein is a pet bath. The pet bath includes an outer cabinet and an inner cabinet having open front surfaces, a door configured to open and close the open front surfaces of the outer and inner cabinets, a water collection tank to form a washing water storage space, a circulation pump to pump the washing water stored in the water collection tank, a lower nozzle and at least one upper nozzle to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump into a bathing enclosure, a stand disposed between the lower nozzle and the at least one upper nozzle, a circulation water filter to filter washing water, an air blower to circulate air in the bathing enclosure, and air nozzles to discharge air to an inside of the bathing enclosure, and inner exhaust holes to exhaust air are formed in an upper surface of the inner cabinet.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A pet bath comprising:

an outer cabinet that forms an external appearance of the pet bath, the outer cabinet having an open front surface;
an inner cabinet provided within the outer cabinet defining a bathing enclosure therein, the inner cabinet having an open front surface;
a door configured to open and close the open front surfaces of the outer cabinet and the inner cabinet;
a water collection tank disposed under the inner cabinet and defining a space in which washing water is stored;
a circulation pump configured to pump the washing water stored in the water collection tank;
a lower nozzle disposed at a lower portion of the bathing enclosure and configured to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump to the bathing enclosure;
an upper nozzle disposed above the lower nozzle and configured to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump to the bathing enclosure;
a stand disposed between the lower nozzle and the upper nozzle and configured to support a pet thereon, the stand being configured to drain washing water therethrough;
a circulation water filter configured to filter washing water flowing from the bathing enclosure to the water collection tank;
an air blower disposed below the inner cabinet and configured to circulate air in the bathing enclosure;
and
an air nozzle disposed on side surfaces of the inner cabinet and configured to discharge air from the air blower to an inside of the bathing enclosure,
wherein an inner exhaust hole configured to exhaust air flowing in the bathing enclosure are defined in an upper surface of the inner cabinet,
wherein the circulation water filter has a cylindrical shape and defines a hollow portion therethrough in a vertical direction, the circulation water filter further comprising a filter net that is disposed on a circumferential surface of the circulation water filter,
wherein a filter mounting part that is shaped to surround an outer surface of the circulation water filter is provided within the water collection tank such that the circulation water filter is mounted in the filter mounting part, and
wherein a plurality of through holes configured to allow washing water flowing in the circulation water filter to flow into the water collection tank are defined through the filter mounting part.

13 more elements

A method for controlling a pet bath, wherein the pet bath includes an outer cabinet that forms an external appearance of the pet bath, the outer cabinet having an open front surface, an inner cabinet provided within the outer cabinet defining a bathing enclosure therein, the inner cabinet having an open front surface, a door configured to open and close the open front surfaces of the outer cabinet and the inner cabinet, a water collection tank disposed under the inner cabinet and defining a space in which washing water is stored, a circulation pump configured to pump the washing water stored in the water collection tank, a lower nozzle disposed at a lower portion of the bathing enclosure and configured to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump to the bathing enclosure, and an upper nozzle disposed above the lower nozzle and configured to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump to the bathing enclosure, the method comprising:

washing a pet located in the bathing enclosure using a detergent;
based on washing the pet, rinsing the pet to thereby remove the detergent from a body of the pet;
based on rinsing the pet, drying the pet to thereby remove moisture from the body of the pet;
and
based on drying the pet and the pet being removed from the bathing enclosure, washing the bathing enclosure,
wherein washing the bathing enclosure comprises:
checking the inside of the bathing enclosure to determine whether the pet has been removed,
connecting a water stream distributor, configured to supply washing water pumped by the circulation pump to at least one of the upper nozzle or the lower nozzle, to the upper nozzle,
operating the circulation pump, and
operating a drain pump.

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A pet bath comprising:

an outer cabinet that forms an external appearance of the pet bath, the outer cabinet having an open front surface;
an inner cabinet provided within the outer cabinet defining a bathing enclosure therein, the inner cabinet having an open front surface;
a door configured to open and close the open front surfaces of the outer cabinet and the inner cabinet;
a water collection tank disposed under the inner cabinet and defining a space in which washing water is stored;
a circulation pump configured to pump the washing water stored in the water collection tank;
a lower nozzle disposed at a lower portion of the bathing enclosure and configured to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump to the bathing enclosure;
an upper nozzle disposed above the lower nozzle and configured to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump to the bathing enclosure;
a stand disposed between the lower nozzle and the upper nozzle and configured to support a pet thereon, the stand being configured to drain washing water therethrough;
a circulation water filter configured to filter washing water flowing from the bathing enclosure to the water collection tank;
an air blower disposed below the inner cabinet and configured to circulate air in the bathing enclosure;
and
an air nozzle disposed on side surfaces of the inner cabinet and configured to discharge air from the air blower to an inside of the bathing enclosure,
wherein an inner exhaust hole configured to exhaust air flowing in the bathing enclosure are defined in an upper surface of the inner cabinet,
wherein the air nozzle comprises a plurality of first air nozzles arranged in a vertical direction on one side surface of the inner cabinet, and a plurality of second air nozzles arranged in the vertical direction on another side surface of the inner cabinet, and
wherein the pet bath further comprises:
a plurality of first inflow paths configured to respectively guide the air flowing due to operation of the air blower to the first air nozzles,
a plurality of second inflow paths configured to respectively guide the air flowing due to operation of the air blower to the second air nozzles,
a first air distributor configured to supply the air flowing due to operation of the air blower to at least one of the first inflow paths, and
a second air distributor configured to supply the air flowing due to operation of the air blower to at least one of the second inflow paths.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.