US 12,486,987 B2
Appliance
Chan-Yong Yeo, Seoul (KR); Wanglim Lee, Seoul (KR); Janghoon Kim, Seoul (KR); and Myeongsu Shin, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/885,390.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0106322 (KR), filed on Aug. 11, 2021; and application No. 10-2022-0075287 (KR), filed on Jun. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0047660 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01); F24C 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 7/085 (2013.01) [F24C 15/02 (2013.01); F24C 15/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance comprising:
a main body having an accommodation space;
a door configured to open and close the accommodation space; and
a sensing module configured to sense a vibration of the door, wherein the sensing module comprises:
a transfer member installed on the main body to be movable in response to the vibration of the door;
a sensor configured to sense the vibration from the transfer member; and
a support assembly movably supporting the sensor on the main body,
wherein the sensor is moved by the transfer member that moves in response to vibration of the door, and is configured to sense the vibration from the transfer member based on the sensor's positional change.