Water level sensor of steam generating apparatus for washing or drying machine and steam generating apparatus with the same
First Claim
1. A steam generator of a clothes washing machine or a clothes drying machine comprising:
- a case having a space for storing water wherein a water level sensor insertion hole formed therein; and
a water level sensor comprising an electric conductor for detecting a water level in the space and a water level sensor housing inserted into the water level sensor insertion hole, wherein the conductor and the housing made to be one body by insert molding.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a steam generator used in a machine such as a clothes washing machine, a clothes drying machine, a clothes washing and drying machine, and the like and a level sensor used in the same. In more particularly, the present invention relates to a level sens integrally formed by molding and conveniently assembled in the steam generator. The steam generator includes a case having a space for storing water and formed with a level sensor insertion hole, and a level sensor. Here, the level sensor includes a conductor having a detector positioned in the space for storing the water and a connector electrically connected to the exterior, and a level sensor housing inserted into the level sensor insertion hole and integrally formed with the conductor by insert molding.
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11 Claims
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1. A steam generator of a clothes washing machine or a clothes drying machine comprising:
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a case having a space for storing water wherein a water level sensor insertion hole formed therein; and a water level sensor comprising an electric conductor for detecting a water level in the space and a water level sensor housing inserted into the water level sensor insertion hole, wherein the conductor and the housing made to be one body by insert molding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A water level sensor of a steam generator of a clothes washing machine or a clothes drying machine comprising:
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a water level sensor housing including a socket; and an electric conductor covered by the housing wherein one end of the conductor is positioned in the socket and both ends of the conductors are exposed out of the housing, wherein the conductor and the housing made to be one body by insert molding.
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