Laundry treating apparatus

• US 10,000,879 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2016
• Issued: 06/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kwon, Yongwoo, Yong, Seungji, Cheon, Kangwoon, Choi, Jaehoon, Park, Jungjin
• Primary Examiner(s): KO, JASON Y
• Application Number:
  US15/337,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20170121884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/05 for wireless communication between components, e.g. for remote monitoring or control
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/08 Control circuits or arrangements thereof
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/32 characterised by graphical features, e.g. touchscreens
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 37/266 Gaskets mounted between tub and casing around the loading opening
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/14 Doors or covers; Securing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 11/006 by gluing gluing of plastics material B29C65/48
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/10 using selector switches
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/409 characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panel; characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters G05B19/408, G05B19/4093 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23023 Control knobs, levers integrated into display, display parameters near knobs
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23058 Knob, pedal selects ranges, functions and controls in each range as function of position
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25087 Selector switch to set function of each module
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04103 Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open and 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 sealant filling groove configured to fill sealant for adhesion to the door cover is formed at a portion overlapping with the non-light-transmitting region on the door frame.

Claims

1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a body having 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 facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and a second opening positioned above the first opening, wherein a display module is mounted at the second opening; and

a door cover coupled to 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,

wherein a sealant filling groove configured to receive sealant to adhere the door frame to the door cover is formed at a front surface of the door frame,

wherein the sealant filling groove includes;

a connecting groove portion that extends between the first and the second openings to provide adhesion and sealing between the first and the second openings;

a first groove portion connected to a first end and a second end of the connecting groove portion, and formed to surround the first opening together with the connecting groove portion; and

a second groove portion connected to the first end and the second end of the connecting groove portion, and formed to surround the second opening together with the connecting groove portion, and

wherein the connecting groove portion, the first groove portion and the second groove portion are covered by the non-light-transmitting region so as not to be viewable from an outside of the door.

2. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door frame includes:

an outer frame having the sealant filling groove formed on a front surface thereof; and

an inner frame coupled to a rear side of the outer frame.

3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the sealant filling groove includes:

a sealant coating portion to be filled with sealant; and

a sealant collecting portion formed at both sides of the sealant coating portion, respectively, to collect sealant that leaks out of an inner and an outer side of the sealant coating portion, respectively.

4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sealant filling groove further includes a bypass groove portion that connects an arbitrary point on the connecting groove portion with an arbitrary point on the first groove portion.

5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 4, wherein the bypass groove portion is located within a space formed by the connecting groove portion and the first groove portion.

6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the sealant filling groove extends in a loop shape along an inner circumference of the outer frame, and entirely surrounds the first and the second opening.

7. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the door frame further includes a frame cover that covers the display module.

8. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body includes a door accommodation portion recessed in an inward direction on an outer surface of the body and including the laundry inlet, and when the door is closed, the door is accommodated into the door accommodation portion, and an edge portion of the outer surface of the door cover is on the same plane as an outer surface of the body.

9. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a body having a laundry inlet; and

a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes;

a door frame having an opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and a display module accommodation portion spaced from the opening, and provided with a sealant filling groove configured to receive sealant to adhere the door frame to a door cover at a front surface thereof;

the door cover coupled to the front surface of the door frame to form an appearance of the door, and including a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the opening and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the display module accommodation portion within the non-light-transmitting region, the first and second light transmitting regions partitioned from each other,

a door window installed at the door frame in correspondence to the opening; and

a display module disposed on a rear surface of the door cover in an accommodated state in the display module accommodation portion, and configured to output video information through the second light transmitting region,

wherein the sealant filling groove includes;

a connecting groove portion that extends between the opening and the display module accommodation portion to provide adhesion and sealing between the opening and the display module accommodation portion;

a first groove portion connected to a first end and a second end of the connecting groove portion, and formed to surround the opening together with the connecting groove portion; and

a second groove portion connected to the first end and the second end of the connecting groove portion, and formed to surround the display module accommodation portion together with the connecting groove portion, and

wherein the connecting groove portion, the first groove portion and the second groove portion are covered by the non-light-transmitting region so as not to be viewable from outside of the door.

10. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 9, wherein the sealant filling groove further includes a bypass groove portion that connects an arbitrary point on the connecting groove portion and an arbitrary point on the first groove portion within a space formed by the connecting groove portion and the first groove portion.

11. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 9, wherein the sealant filling groove includes:

a sealant coating portion for filling sealant; and

a sealant collecting portion formed at both sides of the sealant coating portion to collect sealant leaked out of an inner and an outer side of the sealant coating portion, respectively.