Clothes treating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025215631-A1
Application number	US-202418990761-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2024
Priority date	Jan 3, 2024
Publication date	Jul 3, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a clothes treating apparatus including a tub, a front frame disposed in front of the tub and having a laundry inlet and an opening formed above the laundry inlet, a reinforcing bracket coupled to the front frame between the laundry inlet and the opening to reinforce a strength of the front frame, a control panel provided at a position corresponding to the opening of the front frame, and a guide panel configured to fix the control panel and coupled to the front frame and the reinforcing bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A clothes treating apparatus comprising:
a tub; a front frame disposed in front of the tub and having a laundry inlet and an opening formed above the laundry inlet; a reinforcing bracket coupled to the front frame between the laundry inlet and the opening to reinforce a strength of the front frame; a control panel provided at a position corresponding to the opening of the front frame; and a guide panel configured to fix the control panel and coupled to the front frame and the reinforcing bracket.

2 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the front frame comprises:
a front panel on which the opening is formed; and an upper panel provided at an upper portion of the front panel and to which an upper portion of the guide panel is fastened.

3 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the reinforcing bracket is fastened to a lower portion of the guide panel and disposed below the guide panel at a rear of the front panel to support the guide panel.

4 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control panel comprises:
a display disposed in the opening of the front panel; a printed circuit board configured to control the display; and a display case provided to accommodate the printed circuit board and mounted on the guide panel.

5 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the display case comprise:
a first display case fastened to the guide panel; and a second display case mounted on the first display case and disposed at a rear of the first display case to accommodate the printed circuit board.

6 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the display further comprises:
a glass disposed in the opening; a touch panel disposed at a rear of the glass; and a display panel disposed at a rear of the touch panel and in front of the first display case and adhered to the first display case.

7 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the front frame comprises: a front panel; a first opening formed on the front panel such that a display is disposed therein; and an opening rib extending rearward by being bent from the front panel, and the opening rib is accommodated in the guide panel.

8 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the guide panel comprises:
a front side on which a second opening corresponding to the first opening is formed; and an accommodation groove recessed from the front side to accommodate the opening rib.

9 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the guide panel further comprises an extension rib protruding forward from the front side.

10 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
a detergent supply positioned above the tub and comprising a detergent box, wherein the control panel is disposed above the tub along a horizontal diction with the detergent supply.

11 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the guide panel comprises:
a display opening provided to correspond to the opening of a front panel and in which a display is disposed; and a detergent box opening formed to allow the detergent box to be inserted and withdrawn.

12 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a detergent box door configured to open and close the detergent box opening; and a guide member disposed at a rear of the detergent box door and configured to guide the insertion and withdrawal of the detergent box.

13 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein
the reinforcing bracket extends along a horizontal direction from below the guide panel, and the reinforcing bracket comprises: a first fastener fastened to the guide panel below the detergent box door; and a second fastener disposed on an opposite side to the first fastener with respect to the control panel.

14 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing configured to accommodate the tub; and a drying device disposed in the housing and configured to dry air flowing into the tub, wherein the drying device comprises: a drying device case disposed above the tub; and a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator disposed on one side of a detergent box in the drying device case, and wherein the control panel is spaced apart from a front of the drying device in the housing.

15 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a rear frame; and a side frame disposed between the front frame and the rear frame to be coupled to the front frame, wherein the control panel is detachable from the front frame in a state in which the front frame is separated from the side frame.

16 . A clothes treating apparatus comprising:
a tub; a front panel disposed in front of the tub, having an opening, and including an opening rib formed at a circumference of the opening; and a control panel including: a display disposed in the opening, and a guide panel configured to fix the control panel to the front panel and including an accommodation groove recessed to accommodate the opening rib.

17 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 16 , further comprising:
an upper panel provided at an upper portion of the front panel and to which an upper portion of the guide panel is fastened.

18 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the control panel comprises:
a display disposed in the opening of the front panel; a printed circuit board configured to control the display; and a display case provided to accommodate the printed circuit board and mounted on the guide panel.

19 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the display case comprise:
a first display case fastened to the guide panel; and a second display case mounted on the first display case and disposed at a rear of the first display case to accommodate the printed circuit board.

20 . The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the display further comprises:
a glass disposed in the opening; a touch panel disposed at a rear of the glass; and a display panel disposed at a rear of the touch panel and in front of the first display case and adhered to the first display case.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Youngeun

Classifications

• D06F58/206

  Heat pump arrangements · CPC title

• D06F2105/58

  Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user · CPC title

• D06F39/12

  Casings; Tubs · CPC title

• D06F34/34 Primary

  characterised by mounting or attachment features, e.g. detachable control panels or detachable display panels · CPC title

• D06F25/00

  Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air  (control of washing or of washing and drying D06F33/00, D06F34/00; domestic laundry dryers D06F58/00) · CPC title