Washing machine and manufacturing method of door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9739006-B2
Application number	US-201414479397-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2014
Priority date	Sep 11, 2013
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A washing machine including a door to open and close an opening for laundry. The door includes a first upper door, a second upper door disposed to allow at least one portion of the first upper door to be seen therethrough, and a lower door. The lower door includes a contraction preventing part to prevent the lower door from contracting when molded.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A washing machine comprising:
a cabinet forming an external appearance of the washing machine and having an opening;
a tub provided in the cabinet to store wash water;
a rotary tub rotatably provided in the tub; and
a door to open and close the opening,
wherein the door comprises:
an upper door including a first upper door having a portion that is non-light transmissive and a second upper door coupled to an upper surface of the first upper door; and
a lower door coupled to the upper door,
wherein the first upper door is disposed between the second upper door and the lower door, and the second upper door comprises a first portion contacting the first upper door such that the first upper door is visible through the first portion and a second portion contacting the lower door such that the lower door is visible through the second portion.

2. The washing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the lower door includes an inclined part contacting the second portion of the second upper door.

3. The washing machine according to claim 2 , wherein a lower surface of the lower door is provided with a recess extending along the inclined part.

4. The washing machine according to claim 2 , wherein the inclined part can be seen through the second portion of the second upper door.

5. The washing machine according to claim 2 , wherein the inclined part is inclined downward from an upper portion of the lower door with respect to a direction extending from a center of the lower door toward an outer edge of the lower door.

6. The washing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the first upper door is a colored opaque material.

7. The washing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the second upper door is formed of a transparent material.

8. The washing machine according to claim 3 , wherein the inclined part forms an acute angle with the lower surface of the lower door.

9. The washing machine according to claim 8 , wherein the acute angle is about 67 degrees.

10. The washing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the first upper door is integrated with the second upper door.

11. A washing machine comprising:
a cabinet forming an external appearance of the washing machine and having an opening;
a tub provided in the cabinet to store wash water;
a rotary tub provided in the tub to accommodate laundry; and
a door to open and close the opening,
wherein the door comprises:
an upper door including a first upper door, and a second upper door arranged on the first upper door and integrated with the first upper door; and
a lower door coupled to the upper door,
wherein the first upper door is disposed between the second upper door and the lower door, and
wherein the door has a first portion so that the first upper door is visible through the second upper door and a separate second portion so that the lower door is visible through the second upper door.

12. The washing machine according to claim 11 , wherein the lower door comprises a contraction preventing part recessed from a lower surface of the lower door.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyeon Cheol

Classifications

• B29C66/73361

  at least one of the parts to be joined being opaque to visible light · CPC title

• D06F39/12

  Casings; Tubs · CPC title

• B32B2307/412

  Transparent · CPC title

• B29K2033/12

  Polymers of methacrylic acid esters, e.g. PMMA, i.e. polymethylmethacrylate · CPC title

• B32B27/365

  comprising polycarbonates · CPC title