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US 7,621,155 B2Granted
Steam generator and laundry machine having the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorIn Geun Ahn
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are a steam generator and a laundry machine having the same which can prevent malfunction of a water level sensor. The steam generator includes a common electrode part, a low water-level electrode part which senses a low water level, and a high water-level electrode part which senses a high water level, the high water-level electrode part having a lower end which is positioned above a lower end of the low water-level electrode part and an upper end which is positioned above the low water-level electrode part.
Claims13
A laundry machine comprising:
- a drum rotatably mounted in the laundry machine for treating laundry placed therein;
- and
- a steam generator to generate steam to be supplied to the drum, wherein the steam generator comprises:
- an upper housing having an upwardly protruding portion;
- a common electrode part;
- a low water-level electrode part which senses a low water level;
- and
- a high water-level electrode part which senses a high water level, wherein the high water-level electrode part is mounted to the protruding portion, thereby the high-water level electrode part having a lower end which is positioned above a lower end of the low water-level electrode part and an upper end which is positioned above an upper end of the low water-level electrode part.
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A laundry machine, comprising:
- a drum rotatably mounted in the laundry machine for treating laundry placed therein;
- and
- a steam generator to generate steam to be supplied to the drum, wherein the steam generator comprises:
- a common electrode part;
- a low water-level electrode part which senses a low water level;
- a high water-level electrode part which senses a high water level, the high water-level electrode part having a lower end which is positioned above a lower end of the low water-level electrode part and an upper end which is positioned above the low water-level electrode part;
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- an accommodating part for surrounding the high water-level electrode part, wherein the accommodating part has a lower end which is positioned above the lower end of the high water-level electrode part.
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A laundry machine comprising:
- a drum rotatably mounted in the laundry machine for treating laundry placed therein;
- and
- a steam generator to generate steam to be supplied to the drum, wherein the steam generator comprises;
- a common electrode part;
- a low water-level electrode part which senses a low water level;
- a receptacle housing which houses the common electrode part and the low water-level electrode part;
- and
- a high water-level electrode part which senses a high water level and is positioned apart from the receptacle housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.