Clothes treatment apparatus

A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet comprising (i) a cabinet body having an open surface and (ii) a mounting panel that is coupled to the cabinet body and covers the open surface of the cabinet body, the mounting panel defining a panel inlet;
• a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to receive laundry, the drum defining a drum inlet that faces the panel inlet;
• and
• a shielding part comprising a shielding body that blocks a space between the mounting panel and the cabinet body from being exposed to an outside of the cabinet,
• wherein the shielding body comprises:
• a shielding surface disposed above the mounting panel, and
• a connection surface that connects the shielding surface to the mounting panel, and
• wherein the connection surface comprises (i) an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the mounting panel toward the shielding surface or (ii) a curved surface having a preset curvature.

The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting panel comprises:

• a top surface that faces the shielding surface;
• a front surface that defines the panel inlet;
• and
• a corner that connects the top surface to the front surface of the mounting panel, and
• wherein the connection surface connects the shielding surface to the corner of the mounting panel.

The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 4, wherein the mounting panel comprises:

• a top surface that faces the shielding surface;
• a front surface that defines the panel inlet;
• and
• a corner that connects the top surface to the front surface of the mounting panel, and
• wherein the support surface is parallel to the front surface of the mounting panel, the support surface being in contact with and supported by the corner of the mounting panel.

The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 11, wherein the panel fastening portion comprises:

• a front fastening portion that protrudes from the shielding body toward the mounting panel;
• a rear fastening portion spaced apart from the front fastening portion toward the cabinet body;
• and
• a side fastening portion spaced apart from the front fastening portion and the rear fastening portion.

The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cabinet defines a panel through-hole that passes through the mounting panel, and

• wherein the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises:
• a first circuit board disposed inside the cabinet;
• and
• an encoder comprising (i) a fixed part fixed to the first circuit board, (ii) a rotary part rotatably coupled to the fixed part, and (iii) a signal generator configured to generate an electrical signal based on rotation of the rotary part.

The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 15, further comprising an actuator, the actuator comprising:

• a shaft inserted into the panel through-hole and coupled to the rotary part, the shaft defining a shaft through-hole that passes through the shaft and receives the rotary part inserted thereinto;
• and
• a handle fixed to the shaft and positioned outside of the cabinet, the shaft being configured to receive force for rotating the shaft,
• wherein the handle has:
• an accommodation space that is defined inside the handle and in fluid communication with the shaft through-hole, and
• a handle through-hole that passes through a surface of the handle and fluidly connects the accommodation space with an outside of the handle.

The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a display part, the display part comprising:

• a fastening body inserted into the shaft through-hole and fixed to the fixed part;
• an accommodation body fixed to the fastening body and disposed inside the accommodation space;
• and
• a display that is fixed to the accommodation body and faces the handle through-hole, the display being configured to display information.