Washing machine and control panel assembly thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJin Doo KIM, Jeong Ki SEO
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Abstract
Disclosed is a washing machine, a control panel assembly of which has an improved structure to minimize problems caused by a shaking of a rotary knob and the interference of the rotary knob with other surrounding parts. The control panel assembly of the washing machine includes a control panel, a knob guide installed on the control panel, and a rotary knob rotatably mounted on the knob guide and including a boss passing through the knob guide. The knob guide includes a boss insertion part restricting the boss to prevent the rotary knob from shaking. The boss insertion part includes an extension extended from the bottom surface of the knob guide and forming a boss insertion hole, into which the boss is inserted, therein.
Claims11
A laundry machine comprising:
- a main body;
- a circuit board provided in the main body;
- a rotary switch on the circuit board and having a shaft protruding forwardly;
- a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) provided on the circuit board;
- a bracket to protect the LEDs and having a through hole formed in a portion of the bracket;
- a rotary knob to allow a user to select one of a plurality of laundry programs while rotating and having a protruding boss;
- and
- a knob guide coupled to the bracket to support the boss and having a boss insertion opening,
- wherein the boss couples to the shaft of the rotary switch through the boss insertion opening and the through hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.