LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS FOR CLOTHING HANDLER

• US 20080259591A1
• Filed: 04/17/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Han-Ki, Jang, Ho-Sung, Son, Chang-Woo, Lyu, Jae-Cheol, KIM, Hyo-Jin
• Granted Patent: US 7,943,876 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/89
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2101/00 User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/58 Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/32 characterised by graphical features, e.g. touchscreens
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/105 comprising arrangements for illumination

Abstract

Disclosed is a light emitting apparatus for a clothing handler. The light emitting apparatus for the clothing handler handling clothes received therein includes selection means for selecting processes for handling the clothes in a pressing manner, a plurality of light emitting devices arranged at a periphery of the selection means so as to emit light according to a selection by the selection means, and a transparent window covering the plurality of light emitting devices.

Claims

1. A light emitting apparatus for a clothing handler handling clothes received therein, the light emitting apparatus comprising:

selection means for selecting processes for handling the clothes in a pressing manner;

a plurality of light emitting devices arranged at a periphery of the selection means so as to emit light according to a selection by the selection means; and

a transparent window covering the plurality of light emitting devices.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light emitting devices are controlled to emit light according to the number of times the selection means is pressed.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein one light emitting device corresponding to the number of times the selection means is pressed emits light among the plurality of light emitting devices.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the light emitting devices emit light in an accumulative manner, corresponding to the number of times the selection means is pressed.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light emitting devices are integrally formed to entirely cover the plurality of light emitting devices.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transparent window is formed to be semitransparent.

7. A light emitting apparatus for a clothing handler handling clothes received therein, the light emitting apparatus comprising:

selection means for selecting processes for handling the clothes;

a plurality of light emitting devices emitting light according to a selection of the selection means;

a transparent window covering the plurality of light emitting devices; and

a selection means guiding member having a plurality of holes through which light generated from the plurality of light emitting devices respectively passes and guiding an operation of the selection means,

wherein each end portion of the holes is adjacent to the transparent window based on a proceeding direction of the light.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein each peripheral portion of the holes neighboring with each other is spaced from each other by a specific distance so as to prevent interference between the light.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein a light radiating portion is provided at the peripheral portion of the hole so as to radiate light generated from the light emitting devices.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the peripheral portion of the hole is protruded from the selection means guiding member by a specific height.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the transparent window is provided with a protrusion portion protruded into the hole.

12. A light emitting apparatus for a clothing handler handling clothes received therein the light emitting apparatus comprising:

selection means for selecting processes for handling the clothes;

a plurality of light emitting devices emitting light according to a selection by the selection means; and

a transparent window covering the plurality of light emitting devices.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the light emitting devices are integrally formed to entirely cover the plurality of light emitting devices.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the selection means is operated in a pressing manner.