Control panel assembly for laundry device and laundry device including the same

• US 8,616,026 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2007
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoon, Ju Han, Hwang, Sung Gi, Kim, Seong Kyu, Heo, Seon Il
• Primary Examiner(s): Kornakov, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kling, Charles W
• Application Number:
  US12/439,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20100139329A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,324 Days
• Field of Search: 68/122.4, 68/122.7, 200/310, 200/312, 200/313, 200/314
• US Class Current: 68/12.27
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/30 characterised by mechanical features, e.g. buttons or rotary dials

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.

Claims

1. 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.

2. The control panel assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each button includes an indicating unit for indicating an operation condition selected as the button is pressed.

3. 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.

4. The control panel assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein each button includes an indicating unit for indicating an operation condition selected as the button is pressed.