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US 12,150,600 B2Granted
Drying apparatus and related methods
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyun sun Yoo, Seung Yup Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Byung Soo Oh, Hyun-Joo Jeon, So Ra Cheon, Ji sun Yoon
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Abstract
A drying apparatus includes a body, an airflow inlet, a bar supported by the body, the bar including an airflow outlet, and at least one flow generator to receive inlet air from the airflow inlet and to expel forced airflow through the airflow outlet. At least one motor is provided to rotate the bar about an axis oriented substantially parallel to a drying face of the body, the rotation of the bar reorientating the airflow outlet.
Claims20
A drying apparatus comprising:
- a body;
- an airflow inlet;
- a bar supported by the body, the bar comprising an airflow outlet;
- at least one flow generator to receive inlet air from the airflow inlet and to expel forced airflow through the airflow outlet;
- at least one motor to rotate the bar about an axis oriented substantially parallel to a drying face of the body, the rotation of the bar reorientating the airflow outlet;
- and
- a drive apparatus provided between the body and the bar, the drive apparatus to drive the bar relative to the body so as to move a location of the airflow outlet,
- wherein the drying apparatus comprises a plurality of bars, at least one bar including a proximity sensor;
- and
- a controller configured to receive proximity information from the proximity sensor of the at least one bar, compare the proximity information to a threshold of the at least one bar relative to a proximity of another adjacent bar, and disable the operation of the drive apparatus when the proximity information is less than the threshold.
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A drying apparatus comprising:
- a body;
- an airflow inlet;
- a bar supported by the body, the bar comprising an airflow outlet;
- at least one flow generator to receive inlet air from the airflow inlet and to expel forced airflow through the airflow outlet;
- at least one motor to rotate the bar about an axis oriented substantially parallel to a drying face of the body, the rotation of the bar reorientating the airflow outlet;
- a proximity sensor associated with the bar, and
- a controller configured to
- receive proximity information from the proximity sensor, the proximity information associated with a proximity of an external object to the drying apparatus,
- compare the proximity information against a threshold, and when the proximity information is within the threshold, the controller is configured to disable the at least one motor so as to suspend rotation of the bar with respect to the body,
- wherein when the controller receives the proximity information that indicates that the external object has moved beyond the threshold and is in a proximity of a next threshold, the controller is configured to level the bar such that a top surface of the bar is perpendicular to a pull of gravity on the external object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.