Drain pump and a clothes dryer having a drain pump

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9982384
SERIAL NO

14793991

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A drain pump and a clothes dryer having a drain pump are provided. The drain pump may include a pump motor; an impeller including a hub, an impeller shaft that extends from a center of the hub and is connected to a rotational shaft of the pump motor, and at least one blade that extends from an outer circumferential surface of the impeller shaft; a housing including an impeller hole, through which the impeller may pass, and a space in which the pump motor may be accommodated; and a pump case coupled to a bottom surface of the housing. The pump case may have a suction hole to suction in cleaning water. The suction hole may be defined at a position corresponding to the impeller, and the pump case may include a shaft shield that extends from an edge of the suction hole in a central direction of the suction hole or toward a central portion of the suction hole to cover a lower end of the impeller shaft.

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LG ELECTRONICS INCSEOUL SOUTH KEREAN SEOUL

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kang, Woocheol Seoul, KR 16 91
Kim, Minseong Seoul, KR 30 110
Kim, Sungjun Seoul, KR 122 624
Shin, Jinhyouk Seoul, KR 77 415

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