Control panel assembly for washing machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorDong Won Kang
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Abstract
Disclosed is a control panel assembly for a washing machine, which provides an improved structure enabling a knob smoothly to rotate without making noise. The present invention includes a board having a switch and parts mounted thereon, a control panel installed at one side of a cabinet of the washing machine to cover the board to protect, and a knob connected to the switch to penetrate the control panel wherein a rear end is partially contacted with a backside of the control panel.
Claims20
A control panel assembly for a washing machine, comprising:
- a board having a switch and parts mounted thereon;
- a control panel installed at one side of a cabinet of the washing machine, wherein the control panel covers and protects the board;
- a display plate mounted on the control panel;
- a knob connected to the switch to penetrate the control panel, wherein a rear end of the knob partially contacts a backside of the display plate;
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- a support provided between the board and the knob, wherein the support holds the knob at a slant with respect to the backside of the control panel and wherein the support makes one side of the rear end of the knob adhere closely to the backside of the display plate while the other side of the rear end of the knob is separated from the backside of the control panel.
A control panel assembly of a washing machine, comprising:
- a board having a switch and parts mounted thereon;
- a control panel installed at one side of a cabinet of the washing machine, wherein the control panel covers and protects the board, the control panel having an opening;
- a display plate mounted at the opening, wherein a hole is formed at a center of the display plate;
- a knob connected to the switch to penetrate the opening of the control panel wherein a rear end of the knob partially contacts a backside of the display plate;
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- a support provided between the board and the knob to support the knob at a slant with respect to the backside of the control panel, wherein the support makes one side of the rear end of the knob adhere closely to the backside of the display plate while the other side of the rear end of the knob is separated from the backside of the control panel.
A control panel assembly of a washing machine, comprising:
- a board having a switch and parts mounted thereon;
- a control panel installed at one side of a cabinet of the washing machine wherein the control panel covers and protects the board, the control panel having an opening;
- a display plate provided on the control panel at the opening and having a hole at a center of the display plate;
- a knob connected to the switch to penetrate the opening of the control panel, wherein a rear end of the knob partially contacts a backside of the display plate;
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- a support provided between the board and the knob, wherein the support comprises a first face extending inward from an inner circumference of the support to support the rear end of the knob at a slant with respect to the backside of the control panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.