KR20220002834A - Laundry treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus which includes: a main body having a laundry inlet port formed on a front surface; a laundry receiving portion formed in the main body to receive laundry; and a door rotatably installed on a front surface of the main body to open and close the laundry inlet port. The door includes: an outer frame having a first opening portion formed therein, and disposed toward an outside of the main body; the inner frame having a second opening portion positioned to correspond to the first opening portion, disposed toward an inside of the main body, and coupled to a rear surface of the outer frame; a front glass mounted on the outer frame to cover the first opening portion; and a door window mounted on the inner frame to cover the second opening portion. A plating layer can be formed on the outer surface of the outer frame to improve the sense of quality of the laundry treatment apparatus and the visibility of the door.

Description

Clothes processing equipment {LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus capable of improving the visibility of a door.

In general, a clothes treatment apparatus includes a device having a function of washing or drying clothes. Also, the clothes treatment apparatus may be configured to have both a washing function and a drying function of clothes.

The clothes treatment apparatus includes a main body having a clothes inlet, a door configured to open and close the clothes inlet, and a clothes accommodating part provided inside the main body.

The door may include a door frame, a windshield attached to the front surface of the door frame, and a door window mounted on the door frame and protruding through the clothing inlet.

A circular opening having a predetermined radius may be formed in the center of the door frame.

Each of the windshield and door window is made of a transparent material, and is mounted on the front and rear surfaces of the door frame to cover the opening, so that the inside of the clothing receiving unit can be viewed through the windshield and the door window.

However, since the shape and structure of the door frame are clearly visible through the windshield in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, the appearance of the door frame greatly affects the overall design of the laundry treatment apparatus, and the appearance of the door frame is It is acting as an important factor in determining the luxury of clothes processing equipment.

In addition, since the windshield and the door window are formed of a transparent material, there is a problem in that the boundary between the door frame and its surroundings becomes vague.

The present invention was created to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is a first object of the present invention to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of improving a sense of luxury by making the appearance of a door frame beautiful.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of improving visibility so that a door frame and a boundary around the door frame can be visually clearly distinguished.

In order to achieve the first object described above, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: a main body having a clothing inlet formed on a front surface thereof; a clothes accommodating part installed inside the main body and accommodating clothes; and a door rotatably installed on a front surface of the main body to open and close the clothing inlet, wherein the door includes: an outer frame disposed toward the outside of the main body; an inner frame disposed toward the inside of the main body and coupled to a rear surface of the outer frame; a windshield mounted to the outer frame; and a door window mounted to the inner frame, wherein a plating layer may be formed on an outer surface of the outer frame.

According to an example related to the present invention, the plating layer may be formed by chromium plating.

According to an example related to the present invention, the outer frame may include a flat portion formed in a ring shape and to which the windshield is attached; and a curved portion extending from the inner circumference of the flat portion toward the outer circumference of the door window in an arc shape.

According to an example related to the present invention, the front glass is formed in the shape of a disk, and the front glass includes: a light-transmitting area for transmitting light and exposing a portion of the flat portion and the plating layer formed on the curved portion to the outside; and a non-transmissive area formed to surround the light-transmitting area to cover another portion of the planar portion.

According to an example related to the present invention, the planar part may include: a shielding part formed to be covered by the non-transmissive area; and a non-blocking part disposed inside the shielding part and exposed through the light-transmitting area.

According to an example related to the present invention, each of the outer frame and the inner frame has an opening therein to be formed in a ring shape, and the center of the opening may be located above the center of each of the outer frame and the inner frame. have.

According to an example related to the present invention, the radial length of the flat portion may be formed to be longer than the radial length of the curved portion.

According to an example related to the present invention, a radial length of the planar portion may be longer than a radial length of the opaque region.

According to an example related to the present invention, the lower portion of the shielding portion positioned below the horizontal centerline passing through the center of the outer frame in the horizontal direction may be formed to have a longer radial length than the upper portion of the shielding portion.

According to an example related to the present invention, the upper portion of the non-shielding portion positioned above the horizontal center line passing through the center of the outer frame in the horizontal direction may be formed to have a longer radial length than the lower portion of the non-shielding portion. have.

According to an example related to the present invention, the lower portion of the curved portion positioned below the horizontal center line passing through the center of the outer frame in the horizontal direction may be formed to have a smaller curvature than the upper portion of the curved portion.

According to an example related to the present invention, the area of the plating layer exposed through the light-transmitting area of the lower portion of the curved portion located below the horizontal center line passing through the center of the outer frame in the horizontal direction is larger than the upper portion of the curved portion. It can be formed widely.

According to an example related to the present invention, an adhesive filling groove may be formed on the flat portion, and the non-transmissive area may be disposed to cover the adhesive filling groove.

According to an example related to the present invention, a plurality of drain holes may be formed on the lower side of the shielding part positioned above the horizontal center line passing through the center of the outer frame in the horizontal direction.

The effects of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention will be described as follows.

First, the light transmitted through the light transmitting area is reflected to the user's eyes by the plating layer formed on the outer frame, and the non-transmissive area forms the outer boundary of the light transmitting area in a circular shape, so that the light reflected from the plating layer through the light transmitting area is reflected by the user The effect of making it look like a large circular water droplet can be obtained.

Second, the plating layer plated on the surface of the outer frame not only gives the user a sense of luxury, but the opaque area of the windshield clearly distinguishes the door frame from the boundary around it, thereby improving the visibility of the door.

Third, the lower front side of the outer frame has a wider radial width than the upper front side of the outer frame, and the lower side of the curved portion has a more gentle curvature than the upper side of the curved portion, which further increases the area of the plating layer exposed to users. can do it

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the door viewed from the front in FIG. 1 .
3 is an exploded view showing a state in which the door of FIG. 2 is disassembled;
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the door is mounted on the clothes inlet to close the clothes inlet;
FIG. 5 is a conceptual view showing only the door after removing the main body in FIG. 4 .
6 is a front view showing the outer frame viewed from the front after the windshield is removed in FIG. 5 .
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6 .
8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an upper flat portion and an upper curved portion of the outer frame by enlarging “VIII” in FIG. 7 .
9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a lower flat portion and a lower curved portion of the outer frame by enlarging “IX” in FIG. 7 .

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numbers regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "part" for components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of only the ease of writing the specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical idea disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including an ordinal number such as 1st, 2nd, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as “comprises” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may include a main body 10 , a tub, a drum, and a door 12 .

The main body 10 may form the outer shape of the laundry treatment apparatus. The body 10 may be configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

The main body 10 may include a front panel 101, a rear panel, a side panel, an upper panel, and a lower panel in which the clothes inlet 102 is formed.

The rear panel and the left and right side panels may be formed by bending one plate in a “C” shape.

The clothes inlet 102 may be formed in a circular shape on the front panel 101 . The clothes inlet 102 may be formed to penetrate through the front panel 101 . A recess 103 in the front panel 101 may be formed to be recessed toward the inside of the main body 10 so as to surround the clothes inlet. The clothes inlet 102 may be formed to protrude rearward from the front panel 101 toward the inner space of the main body 10 . A portion of the door 12 may be accommodated in the recess 103 .

The door 12 may be rotatably coupled to the clothes inlet 102 by a hinge 25 to open and close the clothes inlet 102 .

A clothing accommodating part may be provided inside the main body 10 . The clothes accommodating unit may include a drum to perform a drying function or a tub and a drum to perform both washing and drying functions.

In this embodiment, a tub may be provided inside the main body 10 in order to perform a drying function together with washing. The tub may be formed in a cylindrical shape. Washing water can be stored inside the tub.

A gasket is installed at the front end of the tub in communication with the clothes inlet 102 to prevent the washing water stored in the tub from leaking into the receiving space of the main body 10 .

The drum may be rotatably installed in the tub with respect to the tub.

An opening is formed in the front of the drum to communicate with the clothes inlet 102 , and clothes can be accommodated in the drum through the clothes inlet 102 .

A driving motor is installed on the rear surface of the tub, and the driving motor is connected to a rotating shaft on the rear surface of the drum.

The drum may be configured to have a plurality of lifters therein to rotate the clothes accommodated in the drum to perform washing and drying functions.

A plurality of through-holes are formed in the circumferential surface of the drum, so that a fluid such as washing water can enter and exit the drum through the plurality of through-holes.

The control unit 11 is configured to display information related to an administration process processed by the laundry treatment apparatus to a user and receive a user's manipulation. To this end, the control unit 11 may include a display unit for displaying visual information.

Also, the control unit 11 may include a circular knob and a plurality of buttons for receiving a manipulation input.

The control unit 11 may be provided in the main body 10 or may be provided in the door 12 . In this embodiment, the control unit 11 is shown to be positioned above the front panel 101 of the main body 10 .

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the door 12 as viewed from the front in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing the door 12 of FIG. 2 disassembled, and FIG. 102) is a cross-sectional view showing a state of being mounted on the clothing inlet 102 to close, FIG. 5 is a conceptual view showing only the door 12 after removing the main body in FIG.

The door 12 may include a door frame 13 , a door window 23 , a windshield 20 , a hinge unit 24 , and a locking unit 30 .

The door frame 13 may be formed in a ring shape.

The door frame 13 may include an outer frame 14 and an inner frame 19 . The outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 may be formed of a synthetic resin material (eg, ABS material, PC material, etc.).

When each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 is made of a synthetic resin material, it may be manufactured by injection molding.

Each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 is formed in a ring shape, and may be overlapped and fastened to each other in the front and rear directions. Each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 is provided with a hook 36 on the outer periphery and may be engaged with each other and fastened.

As for the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 , the outer frame 14 faces the outside of the body 10 with the door 12 closed, and the inner frame 19 faces the inside of the body 10 . It is named as being placed toward. The outer frame 14 may be referred to as a first frame, and the inner frame 19 may be referred to as a second frame.

Circular openings 18 are formed to correspond to each other inside each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19, and the opening 18 is at the center C2 of each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19. It can be located eccentrically in For example, the center C1 of the opening 18 may be located above the center C2 of each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 .

According to this configuration, each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 may have a different width along the circumferential direction. That is, it may be configured such that the distance (width) between the outer and inner diameters (diameter of the opening 18) of each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 increases (widens) from the uppermost end to the lowermost end.

The center of the drum may be disposed higher than the center (1/2) of the height of the body 10 .

The drum is fixed in the height direction of the main body 10 aside from minute vibration caused by rotation.

Consumers tend to prefer a larger door 12 compared to the same capacity and size of the washing machine when the main body 10 is viewed from the front.

In addition, consumers can see the inside of the drum through the door 12, and if possible, prefer to secure a wide view of the inner space of the drum.

In order to increase the size of the door 12 while the position of the drum is fixed in order to satisfy the above-mentioned needs of consumers, the door 12 should be enlarged in the downward direction. The center of the door frame 13 should be moved lower than the center of the clothes inlet 102 or the opening 18 . Similarly, the door frame 13 may be centrally moved downward with respect to the door window 23 positioned to correspond to the opening 18 .

In addition, in order to increase the size of the door 12 , a part of the door 12 protrudes outwardly from the recess 103 , and it is preferable that the door 12 has a large diameter.

The windshield 20 is formed in a perfect circle having a predetermined radius. The windshield 20 is formed of a glass material. Accordingly, the front and rear surfaces of the windshield 20 are formed to be flat.

The windshield 20 is formed in the form of a disk having a constant thickness, and is formed without bending when viewed from anywhere up, down, left, and right.

As such, the glass windshield 20 is formed in a perfect circular shape with the front and back sides flat, so that the door 12 has a sense of luxury compared to the existing door cover made of synthetic resin that has a convex front in an incomplete circular shape. This can be improved.

The windshield 20 may be disposed to cover the opening 18 of the door frame 13 . The windshield 20 may be attached to the front surface of the outer frame 14 by a sealant or an adhesive.

Since it is easy to break when a fastening hole is drilled in the windshield 20 due to the nature of the glass material, the windshield 20 is attached to the outer frame 14 using an adhesive or the like to prevent the glass from breaking.

Meanwhile, the windshield 20 is made of glass and occupies a relatively large load compared to the total load of the door 12 . In order to support the load of the windshield 20 , a mounting guide 34 for mounting the windshield 20 is provided on the front surface of the outer frame 14 .

In particular, the windshield 20 may be made of tempered glass. Due to the nature of the tempered glass, the front and rear surfaces of the windshield 20 have strong strength, but the strength of the circular outer peripheral surface that is the side surface of the windshield 20 is weak.

To compensate for this, the mounting guide 34 is formed to protrude forward from the front outer peripheral end of the outer frame 14 so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of the windshield 20, and not only support the load of the windshield 20, The side surface of the windshield 20 may be protected from external impact.

The protruding length of the mounting guide 34 may be formed to cover at least 2/3 of the thickness of the windshield 20 .

For example, a straight part 202 and a plurality of curved parts 201 and 203 may be formed on the thickness surface cut in the radial direction from the outer circumferential surface of the windshield 20 . The plurality of curved portions 201 and 203 may include a first curved portion 201 connected to the front surface of the windshield 20 and a second curved portion 203 connected to the rear surface of the windshield 20 . have. Both sides of the straight line portion 202 are disposed between the first and second curved portions 201 and 203 and are respectively connected to the plurality of curved portions 201 and 203 . Each of the first curved portion 201 , the straight portion 202 , and the second curved portion 203 may be 1/3 of the thickness of the windshield 20 .

The mounting guide 34 may be configured to cover the second curved portion 203 and the straight portion 202 of the windshield 20 .

The mounting guide 34 may protrude from the front edge of the outer frame 14 . The mounting guide 34 extends in a ring shape to form a space in which the windshield 20 is accommodated.

The mounting guide 34 may be disposed to surround the outer circumferential surface of the windshield 20 . The mounting guide 34 has a predetermined inner diameter and forms a perfect circle. The inner diameter of the mounting guide 34 may correspond to the outer diameter of the windshield 20 .

The mounting guide 34 may protrude to a predetermined length to form the same plane as the front surface of the windshield 20 . According to this configuration, a simpler appearance can be realized by eliminating the step difference between the mounting guide 34 and the windshield 20 .

A transmissive area 21 and a non-transmissive area 22 may be respectively formed inside and outside the windshield 20 .

The light-transmitting area 21 is configured to transmit at least a portion of light so that the opposite side or the inside can be seen. Accordingly, the transmissive area 21 is a concept including the semi-transmissive area 21 .

The light transmitting area 21 may be disposed to correspond to the opening 18 of the outer frame 14 , the opening 18 of the inner frame 19 , and the door window 23 . Accordingly, in a state in which the door 12 is closed, the user can look into the clothing receiving unit through the light transmitting area 21 .

The center of the light transmitting area 21 is located at a position corresponding to the center C1 of the opening 18 of each of the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 . Here, the corresponding position includes not only the perfect coincidence of the center, but also the same eccentricity of the center. In other words, the center of the light transmitting area 21 and the center C1 of the opening 18 may coincide, or the eccentric direction of the light transmitting area 21 may be the same as the eccentric direction of the opening 18 .

In this embodiment, the center C1 of the opening 18 is eccentrically located upward (12 o'clock) from the center of the door frame 13, and correspondingly, the center of the light transmitting area 21 is also the windshield 20 It shows that it is eccentrically located upward (12 o'clock) from the center of the In this case, the center of the light transmitting area 21 and the center C1 of the opening 18 may coincide with each other.

The non-transmissive region 22 is formed to surround the transmissive region 21 , and the non-transmissive region 22 does not transmit light and the glass itself may appear black.

The non-transmissive area 22 may be disposed to cover and cover portions other than the opening 18 of the door frame 13 and a portion of the door frame 13 .

A boundary line between the transmissive area 21 and the non-transmissive area 22 surrounding the transmissive area 21 may be clearly separated by the non-transmissive area 22 .

Alternatively, by blurring the boundary between the transmissive area 21 and the non-transmissive area 22 through a halftone technique, the movement from the transmissive area 21 to the opaque area 22 may be visually passed. . To this end, the non-transmissive area 22 may include a plurality of shielding dots formed around the light-transmitting area 21 , and the plurality of shielding dots may be formed to have a lower density toward the light-transmitting area 21 .

The outer frame 14 may include a flat portion 15 and a curved portion 16 .

The flat portion 15 may be in contact with the rear surface of the windshield 20 , and a portion of the flat portion 15 may be disposed to overlap the non-transmissive region 22 . An adhesive is applied to the flat portion 15 , so that the windshield 20 may be adhered to the flat portion 15 .

The curved portion 16 may be formed to be bent in an arc shape of a predetermined curvature from the inner end of the flat portion 15 toward the rear. The inner portion of the flat portion 15 and the curved portion 16 may be disposed to overlap an outer edge portion of the light transmitting area 21 . An opening 18 may be formed radially inwardly of the curved portion 16 .

In the outermost portion of the flat portion 15 , the mounting guide 34 may be formed to protrude from the flat portion 15 in the circumferential direction. The mounting guide of the outer frame 14 is configured to surround the outer rim of the windshield 20 so that the outer rim of the windshield 20 moves radially outward from the flat portion 15 of the outer frame 14 can be prevented

A plating layer 17 may be formed on the front surface and the outer peripheral surface of the outer frame 14 by chrome plating. The outer frame 14 is completely immersed in the chrome plating solution, and the chrome plating is performed, so that the plating layer 17 may be formed on the entire surface of the outer frame 14 .

The inner frame 19 is completely immersed in a chrome plating solution to perform chrome plating, so that the plating layer 17 may be formed on the entire surface of the inner frame 19 .

The plating layer 17 is configured to coat the outer frame 14 with a metallic color of silver luster. According to this, the plating layer 17 can obtain the effect of looking like a circular water droplet due to the bright silver color. In addition, the plating layer 17 may induce sensibility such as a sense of quality when viewed with the naked eye.

The door window 23 may be disposed to correspond to the clothes inlet 102 when the door 12 is closed. The door window 23 may be installed in the door frame 13 to correspond to the opening 18 of the inner frame 19 .

The door window 23 is made of a transparent material, for example, a translucent synthetic resin material, and through the door window 23, the inner space of the clothing receiving unit, such as a drum, can be seen with the naked eye. The door window 23 is not limited to a synthetic material and may be formed of a glass material.

* The outer portion of the door window 23 may be inserted and coupled between the outer frame 14 and the inner frame 19 .

The outer portion of the door window 23 may have a planar shape, and may be disposed and fixed between the rear end of the curved portion 16 of the outer frame 14 and the inner end of the inner frame 19 .

When the door 12 is closed, a part of the door frame 13 may protrude forward from the recess 103 , and another part of the door frame 13 may be installed to be accommodated in the recess 103 . have.

In more detail, the flat portion 15 of the outer frame 14 protrudes forward from the recessed portion 103 , and the rear end of the curved portion 16 of the outer frame 14 is the recessed portion 103 . Can be accommodated inside.

A front portion of the outer periphery of the inner frame 19 may protrude outwardly from the recess 103 , and a rear portion of the outer periphery of the inner frame 19 may be accommodated in the recess 103 .

The windshield 20 may be vertically spaced apart from the recessed portion 103 outwardly and forwardly.

The door 12 may be rotatably installed in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body 10 by the hinge unit 24 .

The hinge unit 24 may include a hinge 25 , a hinge holder 28 and a bush 29 .

The hinge 25 may be fixed to the body 10 and rotatably coupled to the door frame 13 . The hinge 25 may include a plate-shaped base portion 26 coupled to the body 10 and a rotation coupling portion 27 protruding from the base portion 26 and rotatably coupled to the door frame 13 . can A plurality of rotation coupling units 27 may be provided and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction.

The hinge holder 28 is coupled to the door frame 13 to support the rotation coupling part 27 , so that the rotation coupling part 27 is not separated from the door frame 13 .

The bush 29 is inserted into the rotation shaft of the rotation coupling part 27 so that the rotation shaft can be smoothly rotated.

The hinge unit 24 may be mounted on one side of the door 12 , and the locking unit 30 may be provided on the other side of the door 12 . The locking unit 30 is configured to lock or unlock the door 12 to the body 10 .

The locking unit 30 may include a shaft 31 , a door latch 32 and a spring 33 .

The shaft 31 is configured to pass through the door latch 32 , and may be mounted on the door frame 13 . The spring 33 has an elastic force so that it can be restored when the door latch 32 is rotated.

According to this configuration, the door latch 32 is configured to rotate and return to the door frame 13 , so that the door 12 can be locked or unlocked from the main body 10 .

The handle 35 is recessed on the upper rear side of the inner frame 19 so that the user can open the door 12 by pulling the handle 35 .

The rear surface of the inner frame 19 may be formed to be convex rearwardly in a curved shape.

A handle 35 may be formed on the upper or side surface of the rear surface of the inner frame 19 . When the door 12 is closed, the handle 35 may be located on the upper right side of the main body 10 when viewed from the front, that is, between 1 o'clock and 3 o'clock.

The handle 35 may be formed to be depressed forward from the convexly formed rear surface of the inner frame 19 . The handle 35 may be formed in an arc shape along a partial section in the circumferential direction from the rear surface of the inner frame 19 .

The handle 35 may have a thinner thickness than the outer periphery (parts other than the handle 35) of the inner frame 19 and may be formed in a flat shape.

When the user closes the door 12, when viewed from the front of the body 10, the handle 35 is depressed forward compared to the rear outer periphery of the inner frame 19 and is formed in a flat shape, so that when the door 12 is closed It is easy to put the user's hand into the handle 35 , and it is easy to identify the position of the handle 35 .

6 is a front view showing the outer frame 14 viewed from the front after removing the windshield 20 in FIG. 5 , FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along VII-VII in FIG. 6 , and FIG. 8 is FIG. It is a conceptual diagram showing the upper flat portion and the upper curved portion of the outer frame 14 by enlarging “VIII” in FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of “IX” in FIG. It is a conceptual diagram.

The outer frame 14 may include a flat portion 15 and a curved portion 16 .

The flat portion 15 may be configured in a flat plate shape vertically disposed on the outside of the outer frame 14 . The flat portion 15 may be formed in a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the outer frame 14 .

An adhesive filling groove 37 is formed concavely in a ring shape on the front surface of the flat portion 15 facing the windshield 20, so that the adhesive is accommodated in the adhesive filling groove 37, and the rear surface of the windshield 20 is It may be adhered to the flat portion 15 by an adhesive.

When the adhesive is filled in the adhesive filling groove 37, it may overflow to the outside or the inside of the adhesive filling groove 37. In order to accommodate the adhesive overflowing from the adhesive filling groove 37, the adhesive overflow groove 38 may be formed in a ring shape on the inner and outer sides of the adhesive filling groove 37, respectively.

The adhesive filling groove 37 and the adhesive overflow groove 38 are formed on the outside of the flat portion 15 , and the non-transmissive area 22 of the windshield 20 is the adhesive filling groove 37 of the flat portion 15 . And it may be arranged to cover the adhesive overflow groove (38).

A plurality of water drain holes are formed through the lower side of the flat portion 15 in the thickness direction, and water or moisture formed between the rear surface of the windshield 20 and the front surface of the outer frame 14 is drained through the water drain hole 39 . can be discharged to the outside.

A water discharge hole 40 may be formed at the lower end of the inner frame 19 to penetrate toward the front panel 101 . The water discharge hole 40 is connected to the plurality of water drain holes 39 and the outside of the door 12 in communication with each other, and water or moisture discharged from the water drain hole 39 passes through the water drain hole 40 to the door. (12) can be discharged to the outside.

The curved portion 16 may be provided inside the flat portion 15 , have a predetermined curvature toward the opening 18 of the inner frame 19 from the inside of the flat portion 15 , and may be formed in a curved shape.

The plating layer 17 may be formed on both the front and rear surfaces of the outer frame 14 . The plating layer 17 may be formed on the flat portion 15 and the curved portion 16 .

The opaque region 22 of the windshield 20 is disposed to cover the outside of the flat portion 15 when viewed from the front of the body 10 .

In this embodiment, the flat portion 15 may be formed to have a longer radial length than the curved portion 16 .

The lower side of the planar part 15 may be formed to have a wider width (distance in the radial direction) than the upper side of the planar part 15 . For example, the lower side of the flat portion 15 may be 60 mm (see FIG. 8), and the upper side of the flat portion 15 may be 45 mm (see FIG. 9).

A drain hole 39 may be formed on the lower side of the flat part 15 . The water drain hole 39 may be located higher than the adhesive filling groove 37 and the overflow groove 38 . The water drain hole 39 is disposed inside the adhesive filling groove 37 or the adhesive overflow groove 38 .

The lower side of the opaque area 22 is formed to have a wider radial width than the upper side of the opaque area 22 . The opaque region 22 is disposed to cover the adhesive filling groove 37 and the adhesive overflow groove 38 formed in the flat portion. The opaque area 22 is disposed to cover the drain hole 39 .

The light transmitting area 21 of the windshield 20 may be disposed to cover the inner side of the flat portion 15 and the curved portion 16 when viewed from the front of the body 10 .

According to this configuration, the plating layer 17 formed on the inside of the flat portion 15 and the curved portion 16 of the outer frame 14 is visually visible through the transparent windshield 20 . By seeing the light reflected by the plating layer 17 , the user can improve the sense of quality of the laundry treatment apparatus and improve the visibility of the door.

8 and 9 , the planar part 15 may be divided into a shielding part 151 that is covered by the opaque area 22 and a non-blocking part 152 that is not covered by the opaque area 22 . have. The non-blocking part 152 is a part visible through the light transmitting area 21 with the naked eye.

Each of the shielding portion 151 and the non-shielding portion 152 may be formed differently along the circumferential direction of the flat portion 15 .

For example, the shielding portion 151 is formed to have a wider width from the upper end of the flat portion 15 to the lower end of the flat portion 15 . This is because the drain hole 39 is formed on the lower side of the flat portion 15 . The upper side of the shielding part 151 may be 20 mm, and the lower side of the shielding part 151 may be 50 mm. Of course, the size of the shielding portion 151 is not limited thereto, and may vary depending on the size of the door 12 .

The non-shielding portion 152 may be formed to have a narrower width from the upper end of the flat portion 15 to the lower end of the flat portion 15 . The upper side of the non-shielding part 152 may be 20 mm, and the lower side of the non-shielding part 152 may be 10 mm.

In the case of an adult, since the main body 10 is lower than the user's height depending on the height and position of the main body 10 in the case of an adult, when the user looks at the door 12 while standing in front of the main body 10, the gaze is downward. heading obliquely

As described above, the point where the user's gaze is inclined downward toward the door 12 and the flat portion 15 are vertically disposed, and the curved portion 16 is curved from the inner end of the flat portion 15 toward the rear horizontal direction. Considering the structural characteristics of the outer frame 14 bent in the shape, the area of the flat portion 15 visible through the light transmitting area 21 is smaller than that of the curved portion 16 . In particular, as the user approaches the door 12 , the area of the flat portion 15 appears to be significantly smaller than that of the curved portion 16 .

In addition, when the user looks at the door 12 in a standing state, since most of the upper side of the curved portion 16 is covered by the flat portion 15 , the lower side of the curved portion 16 forms the light transmitting area 21 . The area of the portion visible through the naked eye is larger than the upper side of the curved portion 16 .

In addition, in consideration of the user's gaze, it is preferable to form the lower side of the curved portion 16 wider than the upper side of the curved portion 16 .

The lower side of the curved portion 16 may be formed to have a smaller (gently) curvature than the upper side of the curved portion 16 .

For example, the width of the upper side of the curved portion 16 is 25 mm (see Fig. 8), and the width of the lower side of the curved portion 16 is 40 mm (see Fig. 9).

The front upper side (12 o'clock direction) of the outer frame 14 is the sum of the radial widths of the flat portion 15 (45 mm) and the curved portion 16 (20 mm) in the radial direction, and is 65 mm, and the front lower side of the outer frame 14 ( 6 o'clock) may be 100 mm as the sum of the widths of the flat portions 15 (60 mm) and the curved portions 16 (40 mm).

The diameter of the non-transmissive area 22 of the windshield 20 is formed to correspond to (same or similar to) the diameter of the flat portion 15 , but the width of the light transmitting area 22 is greater than the width of the flat portion 15 . It may be formed to be small in size.

The light transmitting area 21 of the windshield 20 may be formed to have a diameter smaller than the diameter of the flat part 15 and larger than the diameter of the curved part.

For example, in the upper front side (12 o'clock direction) of the outer frame 14, the flat portion 15 corresponding to the opaque region 22 of the windshield 20 among the flat portions 15 (45 mm) of the inner frame is 20mm wide.

The width of the flat portion 15 corresponding to the opaque region 22 of the windshield 20 among the flat portions 15 (60 mm) of the inner frame at the lower front side (6 o'clock direction) of the inner frame is 50 mm.

The area where the plating layer 17 of the flat portion 15 and the curved portion 16 is exposed through the light transmitting area 21 of the windshield 20 is the outer frame 14 when the windshield 20 is viewed from the front. It is 45 mm from the upper front side of the outer frame 14 and 50 mm from the lower front side of the outer frame 14 .

According to this configuration, the user is taller than the height of the body as an adult standard, and when viewed from the top of the windshield 20, the lower side of the outer frame 14 is visible through the windshield 20 with the naked eye. The area of the plating layer 17 is wider than the upper side of the outer frame 14 .

Therefore, according to the present invention, light transmitted through the light transmitting area 21 is reflected to the user's eyes by the plating layer 17 formed on the outer frame 14 , and the non-transmissive area 22 is the light transmitting area 21 . By forming the outer boundary of , the light reflected from the plating layer 17 through the light-transmitting area 21 can have the effect of making the user look like a large circular water droplet.

In addition, the plating layer 17 plated on the surface of the outer frame 14 may not only give the user a sense of luxury, but also improve the visibility of the door 12 .

The lower front side of the outer frame 14 has the radial width of the flat portion 15 wider than the upper front side of the outer frame 14, so that the area of the plating layer 17 exposed to the user can be further increased. .

10: body 101: front panel
102: clothing inlet 103: recess
11: control unit 12: door
13: door frame 14: outer frame
15: flat part 16: curved part
17: plating layer 18: opening
19: inner frame 20: windshield
201: first curved part 202: straight part
203: second curved portion 21: light transmitting area
22: opaque area 23: door window
24: hinge unit 25: hinge
26: base part 27: rotation coupling part
28: hinge holder 29: bush
30: locking unit 31: shaft
32: door latch 33: spring
34: mounting guide 35: handle
36: hook 37: adhesive filling groove
38: adhesive overflow groove 39: water drain hole
40: water discharge hole

Claims (16)

a body having a clothing inlet disposed on a front panel;
a clothes accommodating part provided inside the main body and accommodating clothes through the clothes inlet;
and a door provided on the front panel to open and close the clothing inlet;
The door is
an outer frame disposed toward the outside of the body and forming an opening;
an inner frame coupled to a rear surface of the outer frame and forming an opening;
a windshield mounted on the outer frame to cover at least a portion of the outer frame; and
a door window mounted on the inner frame;
The center of the opening of the outer frame is located eccentrically higher than the center of the outer frame,
A lower side of the outer frame has a greater radial width than an upper side of the outer frame. According to claim 1,
and a plating layer disposed on at least a portion of a front surface of the outer frame so as to be visible from the outside of the main body through the windshield. According to claim 1,
The front glass is formed in a circular flat shape with a front and a rear side, respectively,
The windshield is
light transmission area; and
including an opaque area;
The transmissive area is disposed radially inside the non-transmissive area,
The center of the light transmitting area is located eccentrically higher than the center of the windshield,
A lower side of the opaque area has a greater radial width than an upper side of the opaque area. 3. The method of claim 2,
wherein the plating layer is formed by chrome plating. 3. The method of claim 2,
The plating layer is
At least one of the front, rear, and entire surfaces of the outer frame and at least one of the front, rear, and entire surfaces of the inner frame are formed on a combined surface. According to claim 1,
The outer frame,
a flat portion formed in a ring shape and to which the windshield is attached; and
and a curved portion extending from an inner circumference of the flat portion toward an outer circumference of the door window in an arc shape. 7. The method of claim 6,
and a radial length of the flat portion is longer than a radial length of the curved portion. 7. The method of claim 6,
The radial length of the flat portion increases from the upper side in the radial direction of the outer frame to the lower side in the radial direction of the outer frame,
The radial length of the curved portion increases from a radially upper side of the outer frame toward a radially lower side of the outer frame. 7. The method of claim 6,
The curvature of the curved portion decreases from a radially upper side of the outer frame toward a radially lower side of the outer frame. 7. The method of claim 6,
The windshield is formed in a circular shape,
The windshield is
light transmission area; and
including an opaque area;
The transmissive area is disposed radially inside the non-transmissive area,
The light transmitting area is disposed to overlap with the inside of the curved portion and at least the flat portion in a radial direction in the axial direction of the opening of the outer frame when viewed from the front of the main body. According to claim 1,
The windshield is
light transmission area; and
including an opaque area;
The transmissive area is disposed radially inside the non-transmissive area,
The outer frame,
a flat portion formed in a ring shape and to which the windshield is attached; and
and a curved portion extending from the inner circumference of the flat portion toward the outer circumference of the door window in an arc shape,
The windshield is formed in a circular shape,
A radial length of the flat portion is greater than a radial length of the opaque region. The method of claim 1,
A plating layer is disposed on at least a portion of the front surface of the outer frame so as to be seen from the outside of the body through the windshield,
The windshield is
light transmitting area; and
including an opaque area;
The transmissive area is disposed radially inside the non-transmissive area,
The outer frame,
a flat portion formed in a ring shape and to which the windshield is attached; and
and a curved portion extending from the inner circumference of the flat portion toward the outer circumference of the door window in an arc shape,
The windshield is formed in a circular shape,
The light transmitting area is disposed to overlap with the inside of the curved portion and at least the flat portion in the radial direction in the axial direction of the opening of the outer frame when viewed from the front of the main body,
and the plating layer is disposed in radially inner regions of the curved portion and the flat portion to be exposed when viewed through the light transmitting region. According to claim 1,
The windshield is
light transmission area; and
including an opaque area;
The transmissive area is disposed radially inside the non-transmissive area,
The outer frame,
a flat portion formed in a ring shape and to which the windshield is attached; and
and a curved portion extending from the inner circumference of the flat portion toward the outer circumference of the door window in an arc shape,
The windshield is formed in a circular shape,
The light transmitting area is disposed to overlap with the inside of the curved portion and at least the flat portion in the radial direction in the axial direction of the opening of the outer frame when viewed from the front of the main body,
The flat part,
a shielding part formed to be covered by the non-transmissive area; and
and a non-blocking part disposed inside the shielding part and exposed through the light-transmitting area. 14. The method of claim 13,
The radial length of the shielding portion varies along the circumferential direction of the planar portion,
The radial length of the non-blocking part varies in a circumferential direction of the flat part with respect to a center of the opening of the outer frame. 15. The method of claim 14,
The radial length of the shielding portion increases from the upper side in the radial direction of the outer frame to the lower side in the radial direction of the outer frame,
The radial length of the non-blinding portion decreases from a radially upper side of the outer frame toward a radially lower side of the outer frame. 14. The method of claim 13,
An adhesive filling groove is formed in the flat portion,
The non-transmissive area is arranged to cover the adhesive filling groove,
A plurality of water drain holes are formed at a radially lower side of the shielding part, and the non-transmissive area is disposed to cover the plurality of water drain holes.

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