LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS

• US 20170121888A1
• Filed: 10/27/2016
• Published: 05/04/2017
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,161,076 B2
• Time in Patent Office: 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 including 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 when the door is closed and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside, and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, and 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.

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 portion facing the laundry inlet inside in a when the door is closed and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted inside of the door frame; 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 portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region.

2. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second light transmitting region is smaller size than the second opening portion, and overlaps with the second opening portion when the door cover is coupled to the door frame.

3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the non-light-transmitting region covers an edge portion of a display provided in the display module in which visual information is not displayed.

4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second opening portion is rectangular and corresponds to the display module having a rectangular shape, and the second light transmitting region is circular and overlaps with the second opening portion, wherein visual information is not displayed on a portion of the display that does not correspond to the second light transmitting region of the display module.

5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein a touch sensor covers the second light transmitting region to sense a touch input to a sensing region containing the second light transmitting region is adhered to a rear surface of the door cover.

6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 5, further including a controller configured to control whether to activate touch sensing to a region that does not correspond to the second light transmitting region within the sensing region.

7. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door cover includes:

a cover body formed of a light transmitting material; and

a shield layer that covers a rear surface of the cover body to form the non-light-transmitting region.

8. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first and the second light transmitting regions are a portion at which the shield layer is not provided.

9. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 8, wherein the shielding layer includes a black based pigment, and is printed on a rear surface of the cover body.

10. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 8, wherein a touch sensor that senses a touch input to the second light transmitting region is adhered to a rear surface of the cover body and corresponds to the second light transmitting region.

11. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door cover includes:

a cover body formed of a light transmitting material; and

a film adhered to a rear surface of the cover body, wherein the film includes;

a first light transmitting portion and a second light transmitting portion corresponding to the first and the second light transmitting regions, respectively; and

a non-light-transmitting portion that surrounds the first light transmitting portion and the second light transmitting portion, and corresponds to the non-light-transmitting region.

12. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first and the second light transmitting portion are partitioned from each other by the non-light-transmitting portion.

13. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 11, wherein a touch sensor to sense a touch input to the second light transmitting region is adhered to a rear surface of the film corresponding to the second light transmitting portion.

14. 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 configured to move relative to the body;

a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, and configured to have a non-light-transmitting region and a light transmitting region within the non-light-transmitting region; and

a display module provided on a rear surface of the door cover to display visual information through the light transmitting region, wherein the light transmitting region is smaller than the display module, and overlaps the display module when the door cover is coupled to the door frame.

15. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein the display module is rectangular, and the light transmitting region is circular and overlaps a first part of the display module, and the non-light-transmitting region covers a second part of the display module that does not overlap with the light transmitting region.

16. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 15, wherein visual information is not displayed on the second part of the display module.

17. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein a touch sensor that senses a touch input to the light transmitting region is adhered to a rear surface of the door cover.

18. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 17, wherein the touch sensor covers the light transmitting region and part of the non-light-transmitting region adjacent to the light transmitting region.