Control panel assembly for laundry device and laundry device including the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJu Han Yoon, Sung Gi Hwang, Seong Kyu Kim, Seon Il Heo
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Abstract
An improved control panel assembly is easy to fabricate, and easy to recognize a selected operation condition, and a laundry device with the same. The control panel assembly for a laundry device includes a button assembly having a plurality of buttons provided in correspondence to operation conditions, a control panel having a plurality of mounting holes for exposure of the plurality of buttons therethrough from a front thereof, and a frame on a rear of the control panel, the frame joining the plurality of buttons as one unit, and preventing pressing interference between adjacent buttons.
Claims4
A control panel assembly comprising:
- a control panel having a plurality of mounting holes;
- a button assembly including:
- a plurality of buttons provided in a number the same with a number of a plurality of operation conditions for being exposed from a front of the control panel through the mounting holes;
- and
- a frame on a rear of the control panel for joining the plurality of buttons as one unit within the frame;
- a lamp supporter for guiding an LED light to an indicating unit, the lamp supporter provided at a rear of the button assembly;
- and
- an interference preventive portion for preventing pressing interference between adjacent buttons;
- wherein the interference preventive portion projects forward from a front surface of the lamp supporter so that the interference preventive portion is between the rear of the button assembly and a front surface of the lamp supporter.
A control panel assembly comprising:
- a control panel having a plurality of mounting holes;
- a button assembly including:
- a plurality of buttons provided in a number equal to a number of a plurality of operation conditions for being exposed from a front of the control panel through the mounting holes;
- and
- a frame on a rear of the control panel for joining the plurality of buttons as one unit within the frame;
- a board guide having switches to be switched as the buttons are pressed respectively;
- and
- an interference preventive portion for preventing pressing interference between adjacent buttons;
- wherein the interference preventive portion projects forward from a front surface of the board guide so that the interference preventive portion is between the rear of the button assembly and a front surface of the board guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.