US 12,268,348 B2
Dishwasher
Sangik Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/792,949
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/000963
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/145495, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0004986 (KR), filed on Jan. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0047148 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/4293 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4251 (2013.01); A47L 15/4257 (2013.01); A47L 15/4265 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); A47L 2501/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher comprising:
a tub that defines a space configured to receive objects to be washed, the tub having an open side;
a base that is disposed below the tub and supports the tub at a portion spaced apart from a floor surface;
a door configured to open and close the open side of the tub;
a lower cover that extends forward from a front end of the base and is disposed below the tub; and
a light source disposed above the lower cover and configured to emit light, wherein the light source comprises:
a housing,
a plurality of lamps that are disposed at the housing, that are spaced apart from one another, and that are configured to emit light, the plurality of lamps being spaced apart from the lower cover in a vertical direction, and
a printed circuit board that supports the plurality of lamps and is configured to control operation of the plurality of lamps,
wherein the housing comprises a rib that defines a space between the printed circuit board and a surface of the housing, and
wherein the lower cover defines a light source hole that is open to a lower side of the lamp.