US RE50,777 E1Granted

Laundry treating apparatus

AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.

InventorsYongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park

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Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a mounting guide for an alignment between the first opening portion and the first light transmitting region and an alignment between the second opening portion and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and door cover during mutual coupling.

Claims33

Dependent claims

A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a body having a laundry inlet and a laundry accommodation part accommodating laundry through the laundry inlet;
and
a circular door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes:
a door frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and a second opening formed in a position spaced apart from the first opening;
a door window mounted at the first opening and disposed to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door is closed;
a display module mounted at the second opening within the door frame to output visual information through the second opening;
and
a door cover coupled to a front side of the door frame to form an appearance of the door, wherein the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening within the non-light-transmitting region, the non-light-transmitting region surrounds both the first light transmitting region and the second light transmitting region to compartment the first light transmitting region allowing the laundry accommodation part to be visible and the second light transmitting region allowing visual information output from the display module to be visible, and a mounting guide guiding alignment of the first opening and the first light transmitting region and alignment of the second opening and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and the door cover when the door frame and the door cover are coupled to each other to limit a coupling position of the door cover with respect to the door frame.

5 more elements

A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a body having a laundry inlet and an accommodation portion surrounding the laundry inlet;
and
a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet,
wherein the door includes:
a door frame configured to be accommodated into the accommodation portion when the door closes the laundry inlet, the door frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet and a second opening,
a door window mounted at the first opening and positioned to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door closes the laundry inlet,
a display mounted at the second opening to output visual information, and
a door cover coupled to a front side of the door frame to form an appearance of the door,
wherein the door cover includes a non-light transmitting region, a first light transmitting region that overlaps the door window so as to allow the door window to be visible, and a second light transmitting region that overlaps the display,
wherein the door cover further includes a blur region positioned between the non-light transmitting region and the first light transmitting region and that becomes gradually more transparent closer to the first light transmitting region, and
wherein the second opening is located such that the laundry inlet is not blocked from view by the display.

8 more elements

A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a body having a laundry inlet and an accommodation portion surrounding the laundry inlet;
and
a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet,
wherein the door includes:
a door frame configured to be seated on the accommodation portion when the door closes the laundry inlet, the door frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet and a second opening,
a door window mounted at the first opening and positioned to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door closes the laundry inlet,
a display mounted at second opening frame to output visual information, and
a door cover coupled to a front side of the door frame to form an appearance of the door,
wherein the door cover includes a non-light transmitting region, a first light transmitting region that overlaps the door window so as to allow the door window to be visible, and a second light transmitting region that overlaps the display,
wherein shield dots are disposed at a boundary between the non-light transmitting region and the first light transmitting region to blur the boundary, and the boundary is gradually more transparent closer to the first light transmitting region, and
wherein the second opening is located such that the laundry inlet is not blocked from view by the display.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/863,687Filed 13 Jul 2022 · continuation
Priority: KR 10-2016-00012155 Jan 2016
Granted: 3 Feb 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

D06F 39/14
Casings; Tubs: doors or covers; Securing means therefor
D06F 34/32
Arrangements for programme selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating programme parameters, e.g. the selected…
D06F 37/266
Casings; Tubs: gaskets mounted between tub and casing around the loading opening
G05B 19/10
Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers: using selector switches

Family

Application15/337,206Reissue · filed 28 Oct 2016
US 10,006,159 B2Reissue · filed 26 Jun 2018
Application16/839,431Parent of this continuation · filed 3 Apr 2020
US RE49,269 E1Parent of this continuation
Application16/839,431Reissue
US 2017/0121889 A1Published application
US RE50,777 E1This patent

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