Lid for washing machine
AssigneeElectrolux Thailand Co., Ltd.
InventorsChatchawan Khamprachom, Pankaj Jadhav, Worawoot Kongpisootpaisahn, Suttipong Thongklom
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Abstract
A lid assembly (10) for a washing machine having a frame (2, 3) and top section (1) made of a glass material attached to the frame. The lid assembly has at least one elastic member provided between the underside of the top section and the upper side of the frame in a central area of the top section. The lid assembly reduces the risk for damaging the glass top section, such that there will be a reduced risk of breaking the glass if the lid suffers from a heavy impact. Also there is a reduced risk of scratching the glass material from underneath since the glass top section is cushioned against the supporting frame underneath at a central area of the glass top section.
Claims8
A lid assembly for a washing machine, the lid assembly comprising:
- a frame comprising a bottom frame connected to a top frame, wherein the top frame includes an upper side portion surrounding an opening of the top frame, and a recessed portion extending from the upper side portion and adjacent the opening;
- a top section made of a glass material, the top section having a single continuous outer peripheral edge attached to the top frame in the recessed portion and adjacent the upper side portion, and a central area located inwards of the single continuous outer peripheral edge and in an area corresponding to the upper side portion of the top frame;
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- at least one elastic member provided in the opening of the top frame between an underside of the top section and an upper side portion of the bottom frame and spaced from the single continuous outer peripheral edge of the top section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.