RU2793111C2 - Device for washing and treatment of laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: laundry washing.

SUBSTANCE: laundry washing and treating apparatus includes a first washing and treating apparatus having a first front panel and a first drum disposed therein for receiving laundry therein; a second washing and treating apparatus located below the first washing and treating apparatus with the ability to support the first washing and treating apparatus, while the second washing and treating apparatus has a second front panel and a second drum located therein to receive laundry for washing; and a control panel disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel. The control panel communicates with the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus.

EFFECT: stability of the connection between the components ensured while improving the efficiency and ease of use of each of the components.

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Description

The field of technology to which the invention belongs

[0001] The present invention relates to a laundry washing and treating apparatus, namely, a laundry washing and treating apparatus, including a first washing and treating apparatus as an upper washing and treating apparatus and a second washing and treating apparatus in as the lower device for washing and processing.

State of the art

[0002] The laundry washing and treating apparatus is an apparatus that places laundry, such as clothes, bedding, and the like, into a drum to perform cleaning and treatment necessary for the laundry, such as removing soiling from laundry to wash or dry laundry.

[0003] When the washing and treating apparatus is designed to remove soil from the laundry, the washing and treating apparatus can perform processes such as washing, rinsing, dehydrating, drying, and the like. The laundry washing and treating apparatus can be classified into a top-loading washing and treating apparatus and a front-loading washing and treating apparatus on the basis of a pattern of putting laundry into the drum.

[0004] The laundry washing and treating apparatus may include a casing forming the exterior of the laundry washing and treating apparatus, a tub housed in the casing, a drum that is rotatably mounted in the tub and into which the laundry is placed, and a feeder. detergent, which feeds the detergent into the drum.

[0005] When the drum is rotated by the electric motor while the wash water is supplied to the laundry placed in the drum, dirt on the laundry can be removed by friction with the drum and the wash water.

[0006] The detergent feeder has a detergent supply function in order to improve the washing effect. In this document, detergent means a substance such as fabric detergent, fabric softener, fabric bleach, and the like, which improves the washing effect. A detergent in powder form and a detergent in liquid form can be used as the detergent.

[0007] In one example, when the washing and treating apparatus is designed to dry the laundry, the washing and treating apparatus can remove moisture from the laundry by supplying dry air to the laundry.

[0008] The laundry washing and treating apparatus may include a case, a drum rotatably disposed in the case, a heating means for heating or drying air supplied to the laundry, and the like.

[0009] As dry air is supplied to the laundry placed in the drum, moisture present in the laundry can be evaporated and removed by the dry air, and water can be removed from the laundry.

[0010] In one example, the laundry washing and treating apparatus includes a plurality of washing and treating apparatus elements together. The laundry washing and treating apparatus has the first washing and treating apparatus as the upper washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus as the lower washing and treating apparatus.

[0011] Each of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus may have each laundry inlet in communication with each drum in each casing and may have a control panel. When detergent is used, an inlet in the detergent storage unit may be formed in the casing.

[0012] As described above, various components may be received in the casing defining the appearance of the laundry washing and treating apparatus as needed. However, installing many components in a limited area can be difficult from a design standpoint. Depending on the locations of the components, installing multiple components in a limited area may be inconvenient for the user. Additionally, mounting a plurality of components in a limited area may be disadvantageous for determining the connection design between the plurality of components.

[0013] Accordingly, the stable design of the laundry and laundry treating apparatus must be realized by effectively accommodating a plurality of components that can be provided in the laundry and treating apparatus. Additionally, the stability of the connection between the components must be ensured while improving the efficiency and ease of use of each of the components.

The essence of the invention

[0014] Embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry washing and treating apparatus in which the arrangement between the components provided in the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus can be effectively achieved.

[0015] In addition, the embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry washing and treating apparatus in which the usability of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus can be effectively improved.

[0016] In addition, the embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry washing and treating apparatus in which connections between the components of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus can be efficiently performed.

[0017] The laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of elements of the washing and treating apparatus. The first washing and treating device may dry the laundry, and the second washing and treating device may wash the laundry.

[0018] Alternatively, both the first washing and treating device and the second washing and treating device may dry or wash laundry. Alternatively, the first washing and treating device may wash the laundry and the second washing and treating device may dry the laundry.

[0019] The first washing and treating device and the second washing and treating device may be of a stacked together structure in a vertical direction. Thus, the first washing and treating device may be located on the second washing and treating device.

[0020] Each of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus has a laundry inlet into which the laundry formed on its front surface is inserted, and each drum for receiving the laundry therein, inserted into each case through each laundry inlet may have a front loader shape whose rotation axis direction is parallel to the forward and backward directions.

[0021] The control panel, which is connected with the possibility of signaling with the first washing and treatment device and the second washing and treatment device, may be located between the first washing and treatment device and the second washing and treatment device. The control panel may form a portion of the front surface of the laundry and laundry treatment apparatus. For example, the control panel may be positioned between the first front panel of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second front panel of the second washing and treating apparatus such that the front surface of the control panel can be accessed from the front.

[0022] An embodiment of the present invention can control the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus through one control panel. The control panel may include a display for displaying operating states of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus, and a manipulation unit for a user to control the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus.

[0023] In one example, the control panel may be secured by being attached to a lower frame located on the lower portion of the first washing and treating apparatus. The bottom frame can stably fix the control panel because the upper end extension supports the bottom of the first front panel, and the side end extensions are respectively attached to the side surfaces of the control panel.

[0024] Such a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first washing and treating apparatus having a first front panel disposed on its front surface and a first drum disposed therein for receiving laundry therein. , and a second washing and treating device located below the first washing and treating device with the ability to support the first washing and treating device, while the second washing and treating device has a second front panel located on its front surface, and a second drum, disposed therein for accommodating laundry therein.

[0025] In a laundry and laundry treatment apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, a control panel may be located between the first front panel and the second front panel. The control panel may be implemented as a single body and may be connected to the first washing and treating device and the second washing and treating device.

[0026] One control panel may be connected, at the top, to the first front panel and, at the bottom, to the second front panel. Thus, the first front panel and the second front panel can be connected to each other through one control panel.

[0027] Accordingly, the control panel can be placed in such a location that the user can easily control and operate the device, and can be implemented as a single body, thereby improving its usability.

[0028] Each of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus may have a laundry inlet and a casing door. Each laundry inlet and each case door may be provided in/on each of the first front panel and the second front panel. Since the laundry inlet is provided in the front surface of each of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus, the user can easily insert or withdraw laundry through the laundry inlet.

[0029] The second washing and treating apparatus may be a laundry washing apparatus, and the detergent opening of the second washing and treating apparatus may be defined in the front surface of the top portion of the second washing and treating apparatus. Accordingly, the detergent opening can be placed in position in the second washing and treating apparatus so that the user can easily remove or pull out the detergent storage unit through the detergent opening by hand.

[0030] Particular embodiments of the present invention provide a laundry washing and treating system that includes first and second washing and treating devices and a control panel. The first washing and treating device has a first front panel and a first drum located in the first washing and treating device, which is configured to receive the first laundry for washing. The second washing and treating device is positioned below the first washing and treating device and supports the first washing and treating device. The second washing and treating device has a second front panel and a second drum located in the second washing and treating device, which is configured to receive the second laundry. The control panel is located between the first front panel and the second front panel and is configured to communicate with the first washing and treating device and the second washing and treating device. The control panel is located on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treatment device and is positioned below the first front panel and above the second front panel.

[0031] In some implementations, the system may optionally include one or more of the following features. The control panel may be attached to the first front panel and the second front panel and positioned such that it is flush with the first front panel and the second front panel. The upper end of the second front panel may be positioned on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treating apparatus. The second front panel may have a vertical length that is greater than the vertical length of the first front panel. The first washing and treating device may have first side panels. The second washing and treating device may have second side panels. The second front panel may have a vertical length that is greater than the vertical length of each of the second side panels, thereby positioning the upper end of the second front panel on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treating apparatus. The first front panel may have a lower end positioned above the lower end of each of the first side panels to thereby position the control panel on the front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus. The control panel may include a front surface that is positioned between the first front panel and the second front panel. The front surface of the control panel may be flush with the front surface of each of the first front panel and the second front panel. The front surface of the control panel may have a width corresponding to the width of each of the first front panel and the second front panel. The front surface of the control panel may include a first display configured to display an operating state of the first washing and treating apparatus and a second display configured to display an operating state of the second washing and treating apparatus. The control panel may include an upper surface extending rearwardly from an upper end of the front surface of the control panel and a lower surface extending rearwardly from a lower end of the front surface of the control panel. The first front panel may include a lower end curved portion extending rearwardly from the lower end of the first front panel and attached to the top surface of the control panel. The second front panel may include an upper end curved portion extending rearwardly from the upper end of the second front panel and attached to the lower surface of the control panel. The control panel may include side surfaces extending rearward from opposite transverse ends of the front surface of the control panel. The first washing and treating device may have first side panels. Each of the side surfaces of the control panel may be vertically flush with each of the first side panels. The first front panel may include first side end curved portions extending rearward from opposite transverse ends of the first front panel. The second front panel may include second side end curved portions extending rearwardly from opposite transverse ends of the second front panel. Each of the side surfaces of the control panel may be located between and is located vertically flush with each of the first side end curved sections and each of the second side end curved sections. The first front panel may define a first laundry inlet openable and closed by the first case door. The first laundry inlet may be in fluid communication with the first drum. The second front panel may define an inlet for the second laundry, configured to be opened and closed by the door of the second casing. The second laundry inlet may be in fluid communication with the second drum. The control panel may be positioned between the first laundry inlet and the second laundry inlet. The distance between the control panel and the first laundry inlet may be equal to the distance between the control panel and the second laundry inlet. The second washing and treating device may have a tub disposed therein. The second drum may be configured to rotate in the tub. The second front panel may define a detergent opening configured to receive a detergent storage module. The detergent opening of the second front panel may be located between the second laundry inlet and the control panel. The second laundry inlet may be positioned at the center of the second front panel. The detergent opening of the second front panel may be positioned so that it is horizontally offset from the center of the second front panel and located in the upper portion of the second front panel. The detergent opening of the second front panel may be located below the upper ends of the second side panels. The control panel may be positioned above the detergent opening and the upper ends of the second side panels. The second front panel may define a filter opening configured to receive a filter configured to collect foreign matter from the wash water. The filter hole may be positioned such that it is horizontally offset from the center of the second front panel and located in the lower portion of the second front panel. The front surface of the detergent storage module may be flush with the front surface of the second front panel.

[0032] Particular embodiments of the present invention provide a laundry washing and treating system that includes first and second washing and treating devices and a control panel. The first washing and treating device has a first front panel and a first drum configured to receive the first laundry. The second washing and treating device is positioned below the first washing and treating device and supports the first washing and treating device. The second washing and treating device has a second front panel and a second drum configured to receive a second laundry. The control panel is located between the first front panel and the second front panel and is configured to communicate with the first washing and treating device and the second washing and treating device. The upper part of the control panel is attached to the first front panel, and the lower part of the control panel is attached to the second front panel. The height of the first front panel is different from the height of the second front panel.

[0033] One aspect of the present invention provides an apparatus for washing and treating laundry, comprising: a first apparatus for washing and treating having a first front panel and a first drum disposed therein to receive laundry therein; a second washing and treating device located below the first washing and treating device with the ability to support the first washing and treating device, while the second washing and treating device has a second front panel and a second drum located therein to receive laundry for washing; and a control panel disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel, the control panel communicating with the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus.

[0034] In one embodiment, the control panel is located on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treatment apparatus and faces up to the first front panel up and faces down to the second front panel.

[0035] In one embodiment, the control panel is attached to and coplanar with the first front panel and the second front panel.

[0036] In one embodiment, the second front panel is designed such that its upper end is located on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treating device.

[0037] In one embodiment, the second front panel has a vertical length greater than the vertical length of the first front panel.

[0038] In one embodiment, the first washing and treating device has first side panels defining both of its opposite side surfaces, respectively, while the second washing and treating device has second side panels defining both of its opposite side surfaces, accordingly, the second front panel has a vertical length greater than the vertical length of each of the second side panels, so that the upper end of the second front panel is located on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treating device.

[0039] In one embodiment, the first front panel has a lower end positioned above the lower end of the first side panel such that the control panel located between the first front panel and the second front panel is positioned on the front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus.

[0040] In one embodiment, the control panel includes a front surface located between the first front panel and the second front panel and accessible from the front, the front surface being vertically coplanar with the front surface of each of the first front panel and the second front panel.

[0041] In one embodiment, the front surface is extended such that the front surface has a width in the horizontal direction equal to the width of each of the first front panel and the second front panel.

[0042] In one embodiment, the front surface includes: a first display for displaying an operating mode of the first washing and treating apparatus; and a second display for displaying an operating mode of the second washing and treating apparatus.

[0043] In one embodiment, the control panel includes: an upper surface extending rearward from an upper end of the front surface; and a lower surface extending rearwardly from the lower end of the front surface, the first front panel including a lower end curved portion extending backwards from the lower end of the first front panel and attached to the upper surface, the second front panel including an upper end curved a portion extending rearwardly from the upper end of the second front panel and attached to the lower surface.

[0044] In one embodiment, the control panel further includes side surfaces extending rearwardly from both ends in the transverse direction of the front surface, respectively, wherein the first washing and treating device has first side panels defining both of its opposite side surfaces. , respectively, wherein each of the side surfaces is vertically coplanar with each of the first side panels.

[0045] In one embodiment, the first front panel includes first side end curves extending rearward from both ends in the transverse direction of the first front panel, respectively, wherein the second front panel includes second side end curves extending rearward. from both ends in the transverse direction of the second front panel, respectively, wherein each of the side surfaces of the control panel is located between and is vertically coplanar with each of the first side end curved portions and each of the second side end curved portions.

[0046] In one embodiment, the first front panel has a first laundry inlet defined therein, wherein the first laundry inlet is opened and closed by a first casing door and communicates with the first drum, wherein the second front the panel has a second laundry inlet defined therein, wherein the second laundry inlet is opened and closed by the second casing door and communicates with the second drum.

[0047] In one embodiment, the control panel is located between the first laundry inlet and the second laundry inlet.

[0048] In one embodiment, the spacing between the control panel and the first laundry inlet is equal to the spacing between the control panel and the second laundry inlet.

[0049] In one embodiment, the second washing and treating apparatus has a tub disposed therein, wherein the second drum is rotatably positioned within the tub, wherein the second front panel has a detergent opening defined therein into which the module is inserted. storing the detergent, wherein the detergent opening is disposed between the second laundry inlet and the control panel.

[0050] In one embodiment, the second laundry inlet is positioned at the center of the second front panel, with the detergent opening defined on one side transversely of the second front panel and in the upper portion of the second front panel and located below the upper end of the second front panel. side panel, with the control panel located above the opening for the detergent and the upper end of the second side panel.

[0051] In one embodiment, the second front panel includes a filter hole defined therein, into which a filter is inserted to collect foreign matter from the wash water, the filter hole is defined in one side in the transverse direction of the second front panel and at the bottom of the second front panel.

[0052] In one embodiment, the front surface of the detergent storage module is accessible from the front and is coplanar with the front surface of the second front panel.

[0053] Another aspect of the present invention provides an apparatus for washing and treating laundry, comprising: a first apparatus for washing and treating having a first front panel and a first drum disposed therein to accommodate laundry; a second washing and treating device located below the first washing and treating device with the ability to support the first washing and treating device, while the second washing and treating device has a second front panel and a second drum located therein to receive laundry for washing; and a control panel disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel, the control panel communicating with the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus, wherein the upper part of the control panel is connected to the first front panel, and the lower part control panel is attached to the second front panel, while the vertical dimensions of the first front panel and the second front panel are different from each other.

[0054] The second front panel has a length along the vertical direction greater than the length along the vertical direction of the first front panel, so that the upper end of the second front panel is located on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treatment apparatus, and the lower end of the first front panel is spaced upward from top end of the second front panel. The control panel may be inserted into the space between the lower end of the first front panel and the upper end of the second front panel, and may be positioned on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treating apparatus.

[0055] Embodiments of the present invention can realize a laundry washing and treating apparatus in which the arrangement between the components provided in the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus can be effectively achieved.

[0056] In addition, embodiments of the present invention can realize a laundry washing and treating apparatus in which the usability of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus can be effectively improved.

[0057] In addition, embodiments of the present invention can realize a laundry washing and treating apparatus in which connections between the components of the first washing and treating apparatus and the second washing and treating apparatus can be efficiently performed.

Brief description of the drawings

[0058] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are registered and form part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principle of the invention. On the drawings:

[0059] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0060] FIG. 2 is a front view showing a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0061] FIG. 3 is a side view showing a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0062] FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the control panel is separated from the laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0063] FIG. 5 is a view showing a control panel attached to a bottom frame in a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0064] FIG. 6 is a rear view of a control panel in a laundry and laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0065] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a state in which a control panel is attached to a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0066] FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the second front panel and the first side panel are attached to each other in the washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0067] FIG. 9 is a view showing a state in which the second front panel is separated from the first side panel in the washing and treating apparatus of FIG. 8;

[0068] FIG. 10 is a view showing a top frame in a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0069] FIG. 11 is a view showing an insulating connecting member in a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0070] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection structure of an insulating connecting member in a laundry and laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0071] FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a bottom frame in a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0072] FIG. 14 is a side view showing a bottom frame in a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0073] FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a bottom frame and a control panel as viewed from the side in a laundry and laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0074] FIG. 16 is a view showing a rear view of a laundry washing and treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0075] FIG. 17 is a view showing a back bracket in a laundry and laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; And

[0076] FIG. 18 is a side view showing the rear bracket in the laundry and laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the side.

Detailed Description of Specific Embodiments

[0077] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs can easily implement the embodiment.

[0078] However, the present invention is capable of being embodied in all manner of forms and is not limited to the embodiment described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention, components irrelevant to the description are omitted from the drawings. Additionally, like reference numerals are assigned to like components throughout the detailed description.

[0079] Duplicate descriptions of identical components are omitted from this document.

[0080] In addition, it should be understood that when a component is referred to as "coupled with" or "attached to" another component herein, it may be directly coupled to or attached to another component, or one or more intermediate components may be present. On the other hand, it should be understood that when a component is referred to as "directly connected to" or "directly attached to" another component in this document, there are no other intermediate components.

[0081] The terminology used in the detailed description is for the purpose of describing embodiments of the present invention only and is not intended to be limiting to the present invention.

[0082] As used herein, the singular forms "a" and "an" are intended to also include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0083] It is to be understood that the terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes", and "comprising" as used herein indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations of the foregoing described herein, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, or combinations of the foregoing.

[0084] In addition, in this detailed description, the term "and/or" includes a combination of a plurality of the listed items, or any of a plurality of the listed items. In the present specification, "A or B" may include "A", "B", or "both A and B".

[0085] FIG. 1 shows a laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 includes a first washing and treating apparatus 10 and a second washing and treating apparatus 20. The first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be various types for washing and treating laundry, such as a laundry washing machine or a laundry dryer.

[0086] For example, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 positioned on the upper side in FIG. 1 is a tumble dryer that may include a first drum 12 accommodating laundry disposed therein. The second washing and treating apparatus 20, which is located on the lower side and supports the first washing and treating apparatus 10, may correspond to a laundry washing machine, and may include a second drum 22 accommodating laundry, and a tub 24, placed in it. When the second washing and treating device 20 corresponds to a washing machine, the second drum 22 in the second washing and treating device 20 may be rotatably located in the tub 24.

[0087] However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are not necessarily limited to the above types. Optionally, both the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be washing machines or dryers. In addition, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be a washing machine, and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be a dryer. The first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be different elements of the washing and treating apparatus.

[0088] The first washing and treating apparatus 10 may include a first casing 110 forming its appearance, and the first casing 110 may have a first front panel 112 on its front surface. A laundry inlet communicating with the first drum 12 may be defined in the first front panel 112, and the laundry inlet may be opened and closed by the case door.

[0089] In addition, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may include first side panels 115 respectively located on its both side surfaces in the left and right Y direction, may include a first back panel 118 located on its rear surface may include a first top panel located on its top surface and may include a first bottom panel located on its bottom surface.

[0090] In the present invention, the components may have forward and backward X directions parallel to each other, left and right Y directions parallel to each other, and vertical Z directions. be set identically to the forward and backward X directions of the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the control panel 200, the bottom frame 300, and the like. In addition, the left and right Y directions and the Z vertical directions can also be set as indicated in the above diagram.

[0091] The first front panel 112, the first side panels 115, the first rear panel 118, the first top panel and the first bottom panel may form the first casing 110 together, may have an attachment relationship with each other, and may define a space in which the internal elements constituting the first washing and treating device 10 as the first drum 12.

[0092] In the first washing and treating apparatus 10, laundry requiring washing and treating and the like may be inserted into the first case 110 through the laundry inlet and placed in the first drum 12, and a process may be performed washing and processing by the first device 10 for washing and processing, such as washing, drying, and the like.

[0093] According to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 illustrates a first washing and treating apparatus 10 in which the laundry inlet is formed in the first front panel 112 along with the casing door, and the first drum 12 has a rotation axis parallel to the forward and backward direction X.

[0094] However, the laundry inlet may not necessarily be limited to the setting in the first front panel 112, and may be defined in the first side panel 115, the first top panel, or the like. along with the cover door. For example, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be a front loader type or a top loader type.

[0095] In one example, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may include a second casing 120 forming its appearance, and the second casing 120 may have a second front panel 122 on its front surface. The laundry inlet communicating with the second drum 22 may be defined in the second front panel 122, and the laundry inlet may be opened and closed by the case door.

[0096] In addition, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may have each second side panel 125 on each of its both surfaces in the left and right Y direction, a second back panel 128 on its rear surface, a second top panel on its upper surface, and the second bottom panel on its bottom surface.

[0097] The second front panel 122, the second side panels 125, the second back panel 128, the second top panel, and the second bottom panel may form the second casing 120 together and have an attachment relationship with each other and define a space in which the internal elements are placed, constituting the second washing and treating apparatus 20, such as the second drum 22 and tub 24.

[0098] In the second washing and treating apparatus 20, laundry requiring washing and treating and the like can be inserted into the second casing 120 through the laundry inlet and placed in the second drum 22, and a process can be performed washing and processing by the second device 20 for washing and processing, such as washing, drying, and the like.

[0099] According to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 illustrates a second washing and treating apparatus 20 in which a laundry inlet is formed in a second front panel 122 along with a casing door, and the second drum 22 has an axis of rotation parallel to the direction X forward and backward.

[00100] However, the laundry inlet may not necessarily be limited to a setting in the second front panel 122, and may be defined in the second side panel 125, the second top panel, or the like. along with the cover door. For example, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be a front loader type or a top loader type.

[00101] For example, the laundry inserted through the first front panel 112 may be placed in the first drum 12 in order to perform washing, drying, or other washing and treatment processes, and the laundry inserted through the second front panel 122 may be placed in the second drum 22 in order to perform washing, drying or other washing and processing processes.

[00102] The first washing and treating device 10 may be positioned on the second washing and treating device 20, and thus the second washing and treating device 20 may have a structure supporting the first washing and treating device 10 upwards. For example, the second top panel of the second washing and treating device 20 may be structured to directly or indirectly support the first bottom panel of the first washing and treating device, and the bottom of the first washing and treating device 10 may be attached to the top of the second washing and treating device 20 for washing and processing.

[00103] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, each of the first case 110 and the second case 120 may have a front surface, both side surfaces, a back surface, and the like. In the first case 110, the first front panel 112 may form the front surface of the first case 110, the first side panels 115 may form both side surfaces of the first case 110, and the first rear panel 118 may form the rear surface of the rear surface of the first case 110.

[00104] In the second case 120, the second front panel 122 may form the front surface of the second case 120, the second side panels 125 may form both side surfaces of the second case 120, and the second rear panel 128 may form the back surface of the second case 120.

[00105] In the first case 110, one of the plurality of surfaces, including the front surface, both side surfaces, the rear surface, and the like, may have a length in the vertical direction less than the length in the vertical direction of the other surfaces. Thus, said one of the plurality of surfaces may have a bottom end positioned at a vertical level above the vertical levels of the bottom ends of the other surfaces.

[00106] One of the plurality of surfaces of the second case 120 may protrude upward relative to other surfaces of the second case 120. Thus, one of the plurality of surfaces may protrude upward relative to the other surfaces. For example, one of the plurality of surfaces may have a top end positioned at a vertical level above the vertical levels of the top ends of the other surfaces.

[00107] Thus, one surface of each of the first case 110 and the second case 120 may have a length different from the lengths of the other surfaces, so that interference between the first case 110 and the second case 120 may occur. case 110 and the second case 120, and the arrangement of the first case 110 and the second case 120 can be easily achieved.

[00108] For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the front surface of the second casing 120 may have a length in the vertical direction greater than the length in the vertical direction of the side surface. Thus, the second casing 120 may be designed such that the front surface, such as the second front panel 122, protrudes upward from the side surface. The upward projecting front surface of the second shroud 120 may extend to occupy the area of the first shroud 110, thereby acting primarily to attach the first shroud 110 and the second shroud 120 and determine the position of the first shroud 110.

[00109] In one example, FIG. 2 shows the washing and treating apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 viewed from the front, and FIG. 3 shows the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from the side.

[00110] Referring to FIGS. 1-2, in the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first laundry inlet 16, which is opened and closed by the first casing door 17 and communicates with the first drum 12, may be defined in the first front panel 112, and the second laundry inlet 26, which is opened and closed by the second casing door 27 and communicates with the second drum 22, can be defined in the second front panel 122.

[00111] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first laundry and treatment apparatus 10 may include a first laundry inlet 16 and a first casing door 17, and a first laundry inlet 16 and a first casing door 17, respectively. , may be defined and located on the first front panel 112. Thus, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may have a front loader shape.

[00112] In addition, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may include a second laundry inlet 26 and a second casing door 27, and a second laundry inlet 26 and a second casing door 27, respectively, can be set and located on the second front panel 122. Thus, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be in a front loader shape.

[00113] As a result, the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be constructed in a form in which the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second front loader shaped washing and treating apparatus 20 are stacked on top of each other in a vertical the Z direction. The cross-sections, when viewed from above, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 can be designed to be identical or different from each other as needed.

[00114] For example, as described below, the length of the first washing and treating device 10 in the forward and backward X direction may be less than the length of the second washing and treating device 20 in the forward and backward X direction. The length of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 in the left and right Y direction and the width of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be identical to the length and width of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00115] The sizes and shapes of the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 may be different. Fig. 2 shows a state in which the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 are set in a circular shape and have the same cross-sectional area according to the embodiment of the present invention, but their shapes and cross-sectional areas may change as need.

[00116] The sizes and shapes of the first cabinet door 17 and the second cabinet door 27 can also be determined in various ways such that they correspond to the sizes and shapes of the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26. Fig. 1 and 2 show a first case door 17 and a second case door 27 having a circular shape and having an identical cross-sectional area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00117] The first case door 17 and the second case door 27 may be configured to open and close the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26, respectively. Thus, the first case door 17 and the second case door 27 can be configured to adjust the opening of the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26, respectively.

[00118] When the first cabinet door 17 and the second cabinet door 27 respectively open the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26, the user can put laundry into the first laundry inlet 16 and an inlet 26 for the second laundry as needed, and control the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 as required to perform the desired cleaning and treating of the laundry.

[00119] Various operating types of the first housing door 17 and the second housing door 27 may be provided. For example, the first case door 17 and the second case door 27 may be designed in the form of a latch or in a removable form.

[00120] Figures 1 and 2 show a state in which one side of each of the first casing door 17 and the second casing door 27 is hinged to each of the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 in order to open and close each of the inlet a first laundry inlet 16 and a second laundry inlet 26 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00121] The first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 may be set at the centers of the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, respectively, but the positions of the first laundry inlet 16 and the inlet 26 for the second linen for washing can be changed if necessary. The first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 may be placed side by side in the vertical Z direction.

[00122] The first case door 17 and the second case door 27 may also be placed side by side in the vertical Z direction and may be spaced apart from each other in the vertical Z direction. The areas occupied by the first case door 17 and the second case door 27 in the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, respectively, may be determined in various ways.

[00123] Since the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 are respectively set in the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, even when the overall height of the laundry and laundry treating apparatus 1 is increased, the user can easily use the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00124] In one example, FIGS. 1, 2 show a state in which the control panel 200 is installed in the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a control panel 200 disposed between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 and connected in signal transmission to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second apparatus 20 for washing and processing.

[00125] The control panel 200 may be positioned between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. The control panel 200 may be signalably connected to at least one of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing apparatus 20 and processing.

[00126] The control panel 200 may have a front surface 210 and side surfaces 240, respectively, located on both sides thereof in the Y direction left and right. The side surfaces 240 may include a first side surface 242 located on one side in the left and right Y direction and a second side surface 244 located on the other side.

[00127] The control panel 200 may have a top surface 220 and a bottom surface 230. Front surface 210, side surfaces 240, top surface 220, and bottom surface 230 may be interconnected. For example, side surfaces 240, top surface 220, and bottom surface 230 may have a shape extending rearward from front surface 210.

[00128] The front surface 210 of the control panel 200 may be accessible from the outside such that it forms the front surface of the laundry and laundry treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention together with the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. The side surfaces 240 of the panel 200 controls may be accessible from the outside in the Y direction left and right and the top surface 220 and bottom surface 230 may be inserted between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 and may not be accessible from the outside.

[00129] The control panel 200 can be connected with the possibility of transmitting signals, at least one of the first device 10 for washing and processing and the second device 20 for washing and processing. The control panel 200 may include a display 213 capable of indicating the states of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and/or the second washing and treating apparatus 20 disposed on the front surface 210 and may include an input module capable of inputting a control command of the first a washing and treating device 10 and/or a second washing and treating device 20.

[00130] The electrical parts 224 may be placed in the control panel 200, i. e. behind the front surface 210. The electrical parts 224 may be electrically coupled to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and/or the second washing and treating apparatus 20 and may exchange status information or control signals with the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and/or the second device 20 for washing and processing.

[00131] For example, the electrical portions 224 may include a controller of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and a controller of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may include an integrated controller that controls the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second apparatus 20 washing and treating together may include a panel controller connected to the controller of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the controller of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 by the control method, or may be controlled by the controller of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the controller of the second washing and treatment apparatus 20 without a separate controller.

[00132] The control panel 200 may include a back surface, but in an embodiment of the present invention, the back surface of the control panel 200 may be open. The control panel 200 located between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 may be positioned in the lower portion of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 or in the upper portion of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00133] The control panel 200 may be located between the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26. Thus, in an embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 200 may be located between the first case door 17 and the second case door 27.

[00134] As shown in Figures 1-2, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 may have widths in the Y direction left and right that are identical or similar to each other. In addition, the control panel 200 may have the same width as the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122.

[00135] FIG. 2 shows all of the first front panel 112, the second front panel 122, and the control panel 200 having the same width W according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00136] Since the control panel 200 is designed to have a width W identical to the width W of the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, sufficient internal space can be provided for connecting the control panel 200 to the first washing and treating device 10 and the second device 20 for washing and treating, and spaces can be easily provided in which the first display 214 and the second display 215 can be located, which respectively display the states of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00137] As described below, the control panel 200, together with the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, can form the appearance from the front side of the laundry and laundry treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00138] In an embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 200 is disposed between the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26, either between the first case door 17 and the second case door 27, or between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 in such a way that the control panel 200 can be positioned conveniently for the user to identify and manipulate the control panel 200.

[00139] For example, when the respective control panels of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are placed, since the first washing and treating apparatus 10 is located on the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the control panel of the first apparatus 10 for washing and handling may have an awkward position for the user in terms of being manipulated.

[00140] In addition, since the respective control panels of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are arranged separately, it may cause inconvenience for the user to manipulate the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second apparatus. 20 for washing and processing together.

[00141] On the other hand, the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has one control panel 200 connected to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 together, which can be user-friendly. with respect to handling the first washing and treating device 10 and the second washing and treating device 20 together.

[00142] In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the control panel 200 is located at a position between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, which is at a vertical level approximately corresponding to the vertical level of the user's waist, a vertical level convenient for user in regards to being manipulated.

[00143] In addition, in order to provide a vertical level at which the user's ease of use can be improved as described below, in an embodiment of the present invention, the vertical level of the second front panel 122 may be higher than the vertical level of the second side panel 125, i. the second device 20 for washing and processing. Thus, the control panel 200 can have a higher vertical level, so that ease of use can be further improved.

[00144] In addition, since the upper end of the second front panel 122 is positioned at a vertical level above the vertical level of the upper end of the second side panel 125, an advantageous structure in the arrangement and connection between the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing apparatus 20 can be realized, and processing.

[00145] In one example, FIG. 1-2 show a second washing and treating apparatus 20 having a detergent opening 28 defined therein, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may have a tub 24 located therein, and the second drum 22 may be rotatably mounted in the tub 24.

[00146] The second front panel 122 may include a detergent opening 28 defined therein into which the detergent storage unit 30 is inserted, and the detergent opening 28 may be located between the second laundry inlet 26 and the control panel 200.

[00147] Thus, in an embodiment of the present invention, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be a washing apparatus in which detergent and wash water are injected onto the tub 24 so as to wash laundry placed in the second drum 22. First the washing and treating device 10 may be a dryer, washing machine, or other laundry washing and treating device.

[00148] In an embodiment of the present invention, in the second washing and treating apparatus 20 including a tub 24 disposed therein and into which wash water and detergent are injected, the load can be significantly increased. In an embodiment of the present invention, the second washing and treating device 20 may be positioned below the first washing and treating device 10 to be supported on the ground.

[00149] The second drum 22 may be located in the tub 24 and may be designed to be rotatable by direct or indirect connection to an electric motor or the like. In addition, the embodiment of the present invention may be of the front loader type, in which the second laundry inlet 26 and the second casing door 27, respectively, are defined and disposed on the second front panel 122 as shown in FIG. 1 and 2. Therefore, the second drum 22 may have an open front surface and may have an axis of rotation parallel to the forward and backward direction X.

[00150] In one example, the second washing and treating device 20 may include a detergent storage unit 30 in which detergent is placed. The detergent storage module 30 can be retracted or retracted from the second housing 120 through the detergent opening 28 .

[00151] For example, the user may separate the detergent storage module 30 from the second housing 120, put the detergent into the detergent storage module 30, and then stow the detergent storage module 30 into the second housing 120 through the detergent opening 28.

[00152] FIG. 1 and 2 schematically show a state in which the detergent storage unit 30 is inserted into the detergent hole 28 defined in the second front panel 122 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00153] The detergent port 28 may be located between the second laundry inlet 26 and the control panel 200 . Thus, the detergent opening 28 can be positioned above the second laundry inlet 26 and below the control panel 200 .

[00154] In the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be positioned below the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and located on the ground. Thus, the detergent opening 28 can be positioned above the second laundry inlet 26 to facilitate retracting and extending the detergent storage unit 30 through the detergent opening 28.

[00155] In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention that serves to provide an advantageous position for the user to use the control panel 200, the distance between the control panel 200 and the first laundry inlet 16 may be identical to the distance between the panel 200 control and inlet 26 for the second linen for washing.

[00156] Thus, the control panel 200 can be located in the center between the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 based on the vertical direction. In other words, the control panel 200 may be positioned to have an identical distance to the door 17 of the first casing and to the door 27 of the second casing.

[00157] Accordingly, the user can use the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 while using the control panel 200 having a position that does not move to one side, so that ease of use can be improved.

[00158] In one example, as shown in FIG. 1-2, in an embodiment of the present invention, the second laundry inlet 26 may be defined at the center of the second front panel 122, the detergent port 28 may be defined on one side of the top portion of the second front panel 122, and the control panel 200 may be located above opening 28 for detergent.

[00159] The detergent hole 28 may be defined at the upper end of the second front panel 122. In addition, the detergent hole 28 may be defined such that it is offset to one side of the upper portion of the second front panel 122 in consideration of a shape or the like. inlet 26 for the second linen for washing.

[00160] FIG. 1 and 2 show a state in which the detergent hole 28 is set to move to one side in the Y direction to the left and right at the upper end of the second front panel 122 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The detergent opening 28 may be located on the left or right side of the top portion of the second front panel 122.

[00161] In addition, the control panel 200 may be located above the opening 28 for the detergent. Thus, the detergent hole 28 defined in the second front panel 122 can be positioned below the control panel 200 positioned on the second front panel 122.

[00162] Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first laundry inlet 16, the control panel 200, the detergent inlet 28, and the second laundry inlet 26 may be placed in order from top to bottom. However, the first laundry inlet 16, the control panel 200, the detergent hole 28, and the second laundry inlet 26 need not be placed side by side in the vertical Z direction, and a difference in relative position in the vertical direction may occur. Z.

[00163] For example, based on the left and right Y direction, the first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26, respectively, may be set at the centers of the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, but the opening 28 for detergent can be positioned so that it is offset to one side of the second front panel 122.

[00164] However, the detergent opening 28 may be located relatively below the first laundry inlet 16 and the control panel 200, and may be located relatively above the second laundry inlet 26 in the vertical Z direction.

[00165] Various cross-sectional shapes of the detergent opening 28 can be provided when viewed from the front, and FIG. 1-2 show a detergent opening 28 having a substantially rectangular cross section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00166] In one example, referring to FIG. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, the second front panel 122 may include a filter hole 29 defined therein into which a filter 40 is inserted to collect foreign matter from the wash water. The filter hole 29 may be provided on one side of the lower portion of the second front panel 122.

[00167] The filter 40 can be retracted into the second case 120 through the filter opening and can be connected to the passage for the wash water discharged from the tub 24. The filter 40 can filter foreign matter from the wash water discharged from the tub 24 after the washing process is performed. .

[00168] However, the role of the filter 40 may not necessarily be limited to this, and the filter 40 may be designed to filter foreign matter from various objects as needed. For example, the filter 40 may be configured to filter foreign matter from the wash water to perform the washing process before continuing with the washing process.

[00169] The user can retract or extend the filter 40 into or out of the second housing 120 through the filter opening. The extended filter 40 can be reused after washing or repositioned.

[00170] The filter 40 may have a relatively longer retract/pull cycle than the detergent storage module 30. Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, the detergent opening 28 into which the detergent storage unit 30 is retracted with a relatively short retract/pull cycle can be defined in the upper portion of the second front panel 122.

[00171] In addition, the filter hole 29 into which the filter 40 is retracted with a relatively long retract/pull cycle can be defined in the lower portion of the second front panel 122, thereby realizing the design of the second front panel 122, which improves ease of use and has excellent space efficiency.

[00172] In addition, a wash water outlet provided in the second case 120 and connected to the tub 24 may be located at a lower portion in the second case 120 in order to facilitate the outlet of the wash water. In an embodiment of the present invention, the filter 40 and the filter opening 29, respectively, may be positioned and defined in the lower portion of the second front panel 122 to be effectively connected to the wash water outlet.

[00173] In one example, the filter opening 29 may also be positioned such that it is displaced to one side in the Y direction to the left and right of the second front panel 122, taking into account providing the shape and area of the second laundry inlet 26, similar to the opening 28 for detergent.

[00174] FIG. 1-2 show the detergent opening 28 and the filter opening 29 configured to move toward the same side in the Y direction to the left and right of the second front panel 122 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00175] The detergent opening 28 and the filter opening 29 may be set to move to one side or to the other side around the center of the second laundry inlet 26 based on the left and right Y direction, such as left or right. right side, and can be set side by side in the vertical Z direction.

[00176] However, the detergent hole 28 and the filter hole 29 do not necessarily need to move to the same side in the Y direction to the left and right. The detergent hole 28 can be moved to one side in the Y direction to the left and right, and the filter hole 29 can be moved to the other side in the Y direction to the left and right.

[00177] Referring to FIG. 2, in the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a first laundry inlet 16, a control panel 200, a detergent hole 28, a second laundry inlet 26, and the filter holes 29 may be placed in order from top to bottom.

[00178] The above-described components need not necessarily be aligned side by side in the vertical Z direction, and their vertical positional relationship may be defined in their relative relationship. For example, the filter opening 29 may not be defined vertically below the center of the second laundry inlet 26, but may be defined relatively below the center of the second laundry inlet 26.

[00179] In one example, the detergent storage module 30 inserted into the detergent opening 28 may have a front surface accessible from the front so as to form one surface together with the second front panel 122. Thus, the front surface of the detergent storage module 30 may be located on the same surface together with the second front panel 122.

[00180] The detergent storage unit 30 having a front surface flush with the outer surface of the second front panel 122 can form the front appearance of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 together with the second front panel 122. FIG. 1-2 show a state in which the front surface of the detergent storage unit 30 is flush with the outer surface of the second front panel 122 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A handle may be formed on the front surface of the detergent storage unit 30 in order to facilitate a user's grip.

[00181] Referring to FIG. 2, when viewing the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention from the front, the control panel 200 may be located on the second front panel 122, and the first front panel 112 is located on the control panel 200. The first front panel 112, the control panel 200, and the second front panel 122 may have the same width, the center of the first laundry inlet 16 may be located at the center of the first front panel 112, and the center of the second laundry inlet 26 may be located at the center of the second front panel 122. The first laundry inlet 16 and the second laundry inlet 26 may have an identical shape and may be aligned side by side in the vertical Z direction.

[00182] In addition, in the second front panel 122, the detergent opening 28 may be located above the second laundry inlet 26, but may be located below the control panel 200. The detergent opening 28 may be positioned to one side in the upper portion of the second front panel 122, the filter opening 29 may be located below the second laundry inlet 26, the filter opening 29 may be positioned such that that it is shifted to one side in the lower portion of the second front panel 122, and the detergent hole 28 and the filter hole 29 can be positioned side by side in the vertical Z direction.

[00183] In one example, with reference to FIG. 3, in the washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper end of the second front panel 122 may be positioned forward of the first side panels 115 so as to support the first side panels 115 behind.

[00184] Thus, the second front panel 122 may be positioned such that its upper end protrudes upward relative to the second washing and treating apparatus 20. In other words, the upper end of the second front panel 122 may be positioned at a vertical level above the vertical level of the upper end of the second side panel 125 so as to support the lower portion of the first side panel 115 at the rear.

[00185] In addition, the control panel 200 can be positioned at an upper end projecting upward from the second washing and treating apparatus 20, and the lower end of the first front panel 112 may be positioned at a vertical level above the vertical level of the lower end of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 .

[00186] For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the control panel 200 may be located on the front surface of the lower portion of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, and may face upward towards the first front panel 112 and face downward towards the second front panel 122.

[00187] Specifically, in an embodiment of the present invention, in the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the second front panel 122 may have a height in the vertical Z direction greater than the height of the second side panel 125 in the vertical Z direction. The lower end of the second front panel 122 and the lower end of the second side panel 125 may be located at the same vertical level, and thus the upper end of the second front panel 122 may protrude upwardly from the second side panel 125 or the second washing and treating apparatus 20 and may be located on the front surface of the first apparatus 10 for washing and processing.

[00188] Accordingly, the portion of the second front panel 122 may define the portion of the front surface of the first device 10 for washing and processing. The upper end of the second front panel 122 may be positioned in front of the first side panels 115 of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, and thus the second front panel 122 can support the first side panels 115 from behind.

[00189] FIG. 3 shows the height H1 of the upper end of the second front panel 122 protruding upward from the second washing and treating apparatus 20. The height H1 of the upper end of the second front panel 122 may be determined in various ways as needed.

[00190] In the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are independently manufactured and can be assembled together during use. Incidentally, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be disposed on the ground during use, and thereafter, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be disposed on the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00191] When the first washing and treating device 10 is stacked on top of the second washing and treating device 20 as described above, the upper end of the second front panel 122 can serve as a means for guiding the correct attachment position of the first washing and treating device 10.

[00192] For example, when the worker smoothly moves the first washing and treating apparatus 10 forward in a state in which the first washing and treating apparatus 10 is approximately positioned on the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the lower part of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be in contact with the upper end of the located second front panel 122, and thus the optimal mounting position of the first washing and treating device 10 can be determined based on at least the forward and backward direction X.

[00193] Further, in a state in which the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are stackably attached to each other, the upper end of the second front panel 122 supports the first washing and treating apparatus 10 at the back. so that stable attachment can be maintained.

[00194] In one example, the second front panel 122 may be designed to be longer in the vertical direction than the second side panel 125. Thus, the second front panel 122 may be designed with the top end located at a vertical level above the vertical level of the top end. the second side panel 125 such that the upper end of the second front panel 122 can protrude upward without disturbing the overall design of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00195] The upper end of the second side panel 125 may correspond to the upper end of the second washing and treating apparatus 20. Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention can only increase the length of the second front panel 122 in the vertical direction while maintaining numerical values while designing other panels in the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00196] For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, even when the height of the second front panel 122 is increased, the detergent opening 28 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be located at a vertical level below the vertical level of the upper end of the second side panel 125. Thus, an embodiment of the present invention can only increase the height of the second front panel 122 while maintaining the position of the detergent hole 28 or the length in the vertical direction of the second side panel 125 as it is.

[00197] Accordingly, as described above, in a situation in which the first washing and treating apparatus 10 is stacked on top of the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the second front panel 122 may serve as a stopper capable of determining the position of the first washing apparatus 10 and processing, and at the same time, can increase the vertical level relative to the ground of the control panel 200 located on the second front panel 122, so as to position the control panel 200 for convenient use by the user.

[00198] For example, when the second front panel 122 has a greater height than the second side panel 125, the vertical level of the control panel 200 may become relatively higher than the vertical level if the control panel 200 is placed between the second front panel 122 having the same height the height of the second side panel 125, and the first front panel 112. Accordingly, a more comfortable position for the user to manipulate the control panel 200 using a hand or visually identify the display 213 can be provided.

[00199] In one example, the lower end of the first front panel 112 may be designed to be positioned at a vertical level above the vertical level of the lower end of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 or the lower end of the first side panel 115 such that the upper end of the second front panel 122 and the control panel 200 may be placed on the front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10.

[00200] The upper end of the first front panel 112 may be located at a vertical level identical to the vertical level of the upper end of the first side panel 115, and therefore the height or length in the vertical Z direction of the first front panel 112 may be less than the height or length in the vertical direction Z of the first sidebar 115.

[00201] Since the lower end of the first front panel 112 is located at a vertical level above the vertical level of the lower end of the first side panel 115 or the upper end of the second side panel 125, the lower portion of the front surface of the first case 110 is open and accessible from the front, and the open lower portion can shielded by the control panel 200 and the upper end of the second front panel 122.

[00202] The upper end of the second front panel 122 may be positioned below the first front panel 112 and forward of the first side panels 115. The first side panels 115 may be accessible from the front so as to form an attachment-based relationship with the second washing and treating device 20 by the lower end position of the first front panel 112, or the layout of the first side panels 115 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 can be easily determined by the second front panel 122.

[00203] Since the lower end of the first front panel 112 is spaced upward from the upper end of the second front panel 122, a space can be defined between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, and the control panel 200 can be located in the space.

[00204] The control panel 200 can be connected upwardly to the first front panel 112 and connected downwardly to the second front panel 122. Thus, the first front panel 112, the control panel 200, and the second front panel 122 can form the front surface of the washing and treating laundry apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the first front panel 112, the control panel 200, and the upper end of the second front panel 122 may form the front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10.

[00205] The vertical level of the first front panel 112 or the position of the lower end of the first front panel 112 may be determined in various ways based on the vertical level of the control panel 200 and the vertical level of the upper end of the second front panel 122.

[00206] In one example, in the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 may have different lengths in the vertical Z direction.

[00207] Referring to figure 3, the length in the vertical direction Z, i.e. the height H3 of the second front panel 122, the upper end of which is located on the lower front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, may exceed the length in the vertical direction Z, i. e. the height of the second casing 120 forming the appearance of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00208] In addition, the length in the vertical direction Z, i. e. the height H2 of the first front panel 112, the lower end of which is located such that it is spaced upward from the second front panel 122, may be less than the length in the vertical direction Z, i. e. the height of the first casing 110 or the first side panel 115 forming the exterior of the first washing and treating apparatus 10.

[00209] As described above, the first front panel 112, the height of which is reduced so that the lower front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 is open, and the second front panel 122, the height of which is increased so that its upper end is located on the lower front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be designed to have different heights.

[00210] Additionally, the length in the vertical Z direction, i. e. the height H3 of the second front panel 122 may exceed the length in the vertical direction Z, i. e. the height H2 of the first front panel 112. The deviation between the height H2 of the first front panel 112 and the height H3 of the second front panel 122, or specific values of H2 and H3, can be determined in various ways as needed.

[00211] In the embodiment of the present invention, the height H2 of the first front panel 112 is smaller than the height H3 of the second front panel 122, so that the structure in which the upper end of the second front panel 122 is located on the lower front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 can be effectively realized. so as to support the first washing and treating apparatus 10 from behind, and the lower end of the first front panel 112 is spaced upward from the second front panel 122.

[00212] In one example, with reference to FIG. 3, the control panel 200 can be inserted into a space given by the fact that the lower end of the first front panel 112 is spaced upward from the upper end of the second front panel 122.

[00213] Thus, the control panel 200 can be inserted between the lower end of the first front panel 112 and the upper end of the second front panel 122 so that it is positioned in the lower front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10. As described above, the control panel 200 may be disposed between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, so that the user's ease of use can be improved.

[00214] In one example, as shown in FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present invention, the front surface 210 of the control panel 200, which is located between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 and is accessible from the front, may be flush with the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 in the vertical Z direction.

[00215] Thus, the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 may be positioned on the same surface along with the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. The first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 may form one surface connected through the front surface 210, and the control panel 200 may be connected to the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 so that they form one surface.

[00216] The first front panel 112, the second front panel 122, and the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 may together form the front surface of the washing and treating laundry apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 may extend along the Y direction to the left and right so that it has a width W corresponding to the widths of the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122.

[00217] In one example, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the control panel 200 is separated from the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 in an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 and 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 may include a first display 214 and a second display 215.

[00218] The first display 214 may indicate an operating state of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, and the second display 215 may indicate an operating state of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00219] In an embodiment of the present invention, the user can monitor the operating states of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 and control the operating states through one control panel 200 .

[00220] The front surface 210 of the control panel 200 may have a display 213 for visually identifying the operating states of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20, and the display 213 may include a first display 214 indicating the status of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, and a second display 215 indicating the status of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00221] The first display 214 and the second display 215 may have various shapes. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 and 4, the first display 214 and the second display 215 may be in the form of separation or separation from each other, or may indicate other information in the integrated area, respectively.

[00222] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first display 214 indicating the status of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second display 215 indicating the status of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are placed together on the same control panel 200 such that the user can easily identify the states of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20, and can manipulate the manipulation unit to easily control the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00223] The handling module may have an integrated form for handling the first washing and treating device 10 and the second washing and treating device 20 together, or may include a first handling module for handling the first washing and treating device 10 and a second manipulation module for handling the second device for washing and processing.

[00224] In one example, FIG. 5 shows the control panel 200 attached to the bottom frame 300, which will be described below, and FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the control panel 200 when viewed from behind, and FIG. 7 shows a cross section of the control panel 200 attached to the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122.

[00225] Referring to FIG. 4-7, in the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 200 can be fixed since the upper portion of the control panel 200 is attached to the lower portion of the first front panel 112, and the lower portion of the control panel 200 is attached to the upper portion of the second front panel 122.

[00226] For example, in the control panel 200, the top surface 220 extending backwards from the upper end of the front surface 210 may be attached to the first front panel 112, i. to the lower portion of the first front panel 112, and the bottom surface 230 extending backwards from the lower end of the front surface 210 may be attached to the second front panel 122, i.e. to the upper portion of the second front panel 122.

[00227] The control panel 200 can form a stable attachment structure because its top surface 220 and bottom surface 230, respectively, are attached to the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. In addition, as described below, the side surfaces 240 of the control panel 200 can be attached to the lower frame 300, thereby increasing the stability of the connection.

[00228] Various schemes may be provided for attaching the control panel 200 to the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. For example, the control panel 200 can move from a forward position relative to the first washing and treating device 10 to the first washing and treating device 10 and be inserted between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. In the process of inserting the control panel 200, the panel attachment portions 260, which respectively may be located on the upper surface 220 and the lower surface 230, respectively, may be attached to the first front panel 112 and second front panel 122 as described below.

[00229] Referring to FIG. 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the second front panel 122 may include an upper end curved portion 123 extending rearwardly from the upper end of the front surface 133.

[00230] The upper end fold 123 may be formed by flexing away from the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122. Thus, the upper end fold 123 may be formed by flexing back from the upper end of the second front panel 122.

[00231] The top portion of the control panel 200 may be coupled to the lower end curve 113 of the first front panel 112, and the bottom portion of the control panel 200 may be coupled to the upper end curve 123 of the second front panel 122.

[00232] Specifically, the control panel 200 inserted between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 has a top, i. an upper surface 220 facing the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112, and a lower portion, i.e. the bottom surface 230 facing the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122.

[00233] The upper surface 220 of the control panel 200 may be parallel to the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112, and the lower surface 230 of the control panel 200 may be parallel to the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122. In addition, the lower end curved the portion 113 of the first front panel 112 and the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122 may also be placed parallel to each other.

[00234] The top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may be attached to the bottom end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112, and the bottom surface 230 of the control panel 200 may be coupled to the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122.

[00235] The upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122, the upper end of which is positioned in the lower front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, can be positioned at a vertical level above the vertical level of the upper end of the second side panel 125 so as to support the lower part , i.e. the bottom surface 230 of the control panel 200.

[00236] In addition, the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112, the lower end of which is spaced upward from the second front panel 122, must be supported by the top, i.e. the top surface 220 of the control panel 200.

[00237] Thus, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first front panel 112, the control panel 200, and the second front panel 122 can form a mutual support structure in the vertical Z direction through the upper end curved portion 123, the lower surface 230, the upper surface 220, and the lower the end curved portion 113, thereby increasing the structural stability of the washing and treating laundry apparatus 1.

[00238] In one example, FIG. 5 shows a panel attachment portion 260 located on top surface 220 of control panel 200, and FIG. 6 shows a panel fastening portion 260 located on the bottom surface 230 of the control panel 200. 7 schematically shows a cross-sectional view of the panel fastening portions 260, respectively, located on the upper surface 220 and the lower surface 230 of the control panel 200 and, respectively, attached to the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112 and to the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel. panels 122.

[00239] Referring to FIGS. 5-7, top surface 220 and bottom surface 230, respectively, may include panel attachment portions 260, respectively, located thereon and, respectively, penetrating and attached to lower end curved portion 113 and to upper end curved portion 123, respectively, facing them.

[00240] The panel attachment portion 260 may be hook-shaped and attached to the lower end curve 113 or the upper end curve 123 and may be shaped as a protrusion and insert and attach to the lower end curve 113 or the upper end curve 123.

[00241] Figures 5-7 show panel attachment portions 260 respectively inserted and attached to the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112 and to the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The number, positions, and shapes of the panel attachment portion 260 may be varied as needed.

[00242] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, each of the top surface 220 and the bottom surface 230 may include a hole 262 open in the vertical Z direction and an elastic attachment portion 265 extending from the inner surface of the hole 262 in such a way that that it intersects opening 262. A panel attachment portion 260 of each of the top surface 220 and bottom surface 230 may be located on the elastic attachment portion 265.

[00243] In particular, the top surface opening 263 may be defined in the top surface 220, and the bottom surface opening 264 may be defined in the bottom surface 230. Each of the top surface opening 263 and the bottom surface opening 264 may have a shape open in vertical Z direction, and can penetrate through each of the top surface 220 and bottom surface 230.

[00244] The elastic attachment portion 265 may include an upper surface elastic attachment portion 266 located on the top surface 220 and a bottom surface elastic attachment portion 267 located on the bottom surface 230. The top surface elastic attachment portion 266 may be positioned as so that it intersects hole 263 in the top surface for top surface 220, and the elastic attachment portion 267 on the bottom surface can be positioned so that it intersects hole 264 in the bottom surface for bottom surface 230.

[00245] The elastic attachment portion 265 may extend parallel to the top surface 220 or bottom surface 230 of the inside surface of each opening 262. For example, the elastic attachment portion 265 may extend from one side of the inside surface of the opening 262 and may connect to the other side of the inside surface of the opening 262 .

[00246] Thus, the elastic attachment portion 265 can be positioned on the opening 262. Both ends of the elastic attachment portion 265 are connected to the top surface 220 or the bottom surface 230 of the control panel 200 in the longitudinal direction, and its remaining section is separated from the top surface 220 or the bottom surface 230.

[00247] Each opening 262 may be shaped parallel to the longitudinal direction of the elastic attachment portion 265 and may be at least partially shielded in the vertical Z direction by the elastic attachment portion 265.

[00248] For example, the elastic attachment portion 265 may be formed by cutting both sides thereof from the top surface 220 or the bottom surface 230 along the longitudinal direction of the elastic attachment portion 265.

[00249] Accordingly, both ends of the elastic attachment portion 265 connected to the inner surface of the hole 262 are fixed so that the center of the elastic attachment portion 265 can be separated from the upper surface 220 or the lower surface 230 and elastically deform.

[00250] In the embodiment of the present invention, since the panel fastening portion 260 is located on the elastic fastening portion 265, in a process in which each panel fastening portion 260 moves toward the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112 or the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122, the elastic fastening portion 265 is pressed and deformed. Additionally, the elastic attachment portion 265 is restored as the panel attachment portion 260 reaches each attachment point, so that an attachment structure can be formed.

[00251] In one example, FIG. 5 shows a panel support 268 located on top surface 220 of a control panel 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The panel support 268 may be different from the panel attachment portion 260, and the upper end of the panel support 268 may support the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112 from above. with a lower end curved section 113.

[00252] The panel support 268 may protrude upwardly from the top surface 220 of the control panel 200, similar to the panel mounting portion 260. However, unlike the panel attachment portion 260 inserted into the lower end curve 113, the panel support 268 may be in contact with the bottom surface of the lower end curve 113 so as to support the lower end curve 113. The panel support 268 may be in the form of a protrusion, similar to the fastening section 260 of the panel.

[00253] In an embodiment of the present invention, since the panel support 268 supporting the bottom of the first front panel 112 is located on the top surface 220 of the control panel 200, the first front panel 112 can be stably supported. In addition, since the panel support 268 for the control panel 200 supports the first front panel 112 together with the upper support 356 of the lower frame 300, structural stability can be improved.

[00254] In an embodiment of the present invention, the panel attachment portion 260 may have a protrusion height greater than the protrusion height of the panel support 268. Accordingly, the lower end curved portion 113 may have a completely flat surface, and a structure may be realized in which the panel fastening portion 260 is inserted into the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112, and the panel support 268 supports the lower end curved portion 113.

[00255] In one example, each of the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 may include each of the front surfaces 131 and 133 accessible from the front with respect to the laundry and laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and may include lateral end curved portions 135, respectively, extending back from both ends in the Y direction to the left and right of each of the front surfaces 131 and 133.

[00256] In an embodiment of the present invention, the side end folds 135 may include first side end folds 136 placed on the first front panel 112 and second side end folds 137 placed on the second front panel 122. FIG. 1, 3 and 4 show first side end folds 136 and second side end folds 137 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00257] The front surface 131 of the first front panel 112 may be accessible from the front with respect to the first washing and treating apparatus 10, and the first side end curved portions 136, respectively, may be located at both ends in the Y direction to the left and right of the first front panel 112. The front the surface 133 of the second front panel 122 may be accessible from the front of the second washing and treating apparatus 20, and the second side end curved portions 137, respectively, may be located at both ends in the Y direction to the left and right of the second front panel 122.

[00258] Each side end curved portion 135 may be formed by bending such that it extends backward from each of the front surfaces 131 and 133 of the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. Thus, the first side end curved portions 136 may be formed as integral with the front surface 131 of the first front panel 112 and curve back from the front surface 131 of the first front panel 112, and the second side end curved portions 137 may be integrally formed with the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122 and curve back from the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122.

[00259] In one example, the side end curved portions 135 of the second front panel 122, i.e. the second side end curved portion 137 have upper ends positioned at a vertical level above the vertical level of the upper end of the second side panel 125 so that the second side end curved portions 137 can support the first side panels 115 from behind.

[00260] The second side end curves 137 may have a height identical to the height of the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122. Thus, the upper end of the second front panel 122 may include the upper ends of the second side end curves 137. Therefore, as shown in fig. 3, the upper end of the second front panel 122 may be located at a vertical level above the vertical level of the second side panels 125, and the upper ends of the second side end curved portions 137 may also be located at a vertical level above the vertical level of the second side panel 125.

[00261] Thus, in the second front panel 122, the second side end curved portions 137, respectively, may be in contact with the first side panels 115 of the first washing and treatment apparatus 10 so as to support the first side panels 115 at the rear.

[00262] In one example, the first side panel 115 and the second side panel 125 may be placed side by side such that their front ends are aligned in a line along the vertical Z direction. with the ability to be in contact with the front ends of the first side panel 115 and the second side panel 125 together.

[00263] In addition, as described above, the rearwardly extending side surfaces 240 respectively may be located on both sides in the Y direction to the left and right of the front surface 210 of the control panel 200. The side surface 240 may be located between the first side end curve 136 and the second side end curve 137 and be positioned adjacent to the first side end curve 136 and the second side end curve 137 in the vertical Z direction.

[00264] Referring to FIG. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, the front surface 131 of the first front panel 112, the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122, and the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 may be aligned side by side on the front surface of the laundry and laundry treating apparatus 1 .

[00265] In addition, the first side end curved portion 136, the second side end curved portion 137, and the side surface 240 of the control panel 200 may be placed side by side on the side surface of the washing and treating laundry apparatus 1. Thus, the side surface 240 can be positioned adjacent to the first side end curved portion 136 and the second side end curved portion 137 in the vertical direction.

[00266] In one example, the side surface 240 of the control panel 200, the first side end curved portion 136, the second side end curved portion 137, the first side panel 115, and the second side panel 125 may be placed side by side on the side surface of the laundry and laundry treating apparatus 1 . The second side end curved portion 137 may be positioned forward of the first side panel 115 and may be aligned next to the first side panel 115 in the X direction forward and backward.

[00267] In particular, the first side panel 115 and the second side panel 125 may be aligned side by side in the vertical Z direction so that they form one surface. The first side panel 115 and the first side end curved portion 136 may be aligned side by side in the forward and backward X direction so that they form one surface. The second side panel 125 and the second side end curved portion 137 may be aligned side by side in the forward and backward X direction so that they form one surface.

[00268] In addition, the first side end curved portion 136, the second side end curved portion 137, and the side surface 240 of the control panel 200 may be aligned side by side in the vertical Z direction so that they form one surface. Ultimately, in an embodiment of the present invention, the side surface 240 of the control panel 200, the first side end curved portion 136, the second side end curved portion 137, the first side panel 115, and the second side panel 125 may be aligned side by side together such that they form one surface, i.e. side surface of the device 1 for washing and processing linen.

[00269] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the second front panel 122 may further include an upper end attachment portion 124. FIG. 4 shows the upper end attachment portion 124 of the second front panel 122 attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10.

[00270] Referring to FIG. 4, an upper end attachment portion 124 may extend upwardly from an upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122 and may be attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10. In the second front panel 122, the upper end attachment portion 124 can be attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10, thereby ensuring attachment stability.

[00271] As described below, the upper end attachment portion 124 may be penetrated by the second attachment member 472 along with the top frame 400 and may be attached to the second attachment cavity 470.

[00272] Referring to FIG. 4, the upper end mounting portion 124 may be located above the second front panel 122, and the upper end mounting portion 124 may be located on the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122. Thus, the upper end mounting portion 124 may have a shape extending upward from the rear end of the upper end curved portion 123 extending backward from the upper end of the second front panel 122.

[00273] The upper end curved portion 123 may curve backward from the upper end of the second front panel 122, and the upper end attachment portion 124 may curve upward from the rear end of the upper end curved portion 123.

[00274] The upper end fastening portion 124 may have a width identical to the widths of the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122 and the upper end curved portion 123, or a plurality of fastening portions 124 with a width less than the width of the upper end curved portion 123 may be aligned with each other along the direction width. Fig. 4 shows a state in which the upper end fastening portions 124 are respectively arranged on both sides in the width direction of the upper end curved portion 123 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00275] In an embodiment of the present invention, both sides in the Y direction of the left and right of the upper end fastening portion 124, respectively, can be attached to the first side panels 115, respectively, facing them. Thus, in the upper end fastening portion 124, the portion overlapping the first side panel 115 in the X direction forward and backward can be attached to the first side panel 115. For example, portions of the upper end fastening portion 124 respectively extending upward from both sides in the direction Y to the left and right of the upper end curved portion 123, respectively, can be attached to the first side panels 115.

[00276] In one example, FIG. 8 shows an upper end attachment portion 124 attached to a first side panel 115, and FIG. 9 shows the upper end fastening portion 124 separated from the first side panel 115.

[00277] Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, in an embodiment of the present invention, each first side panel 115 may include a front end curved portion 116 at the front, and each upper end attachment portion 124 of the second front panel 122 may be attached to the front end curved sections 116 of each first side panel 115.

[00278] The front end curved portion 116 may be configured to extend in the Y direction to the left and right from the front end of the first side panel 115, and may be formed by curving away from the side surface 138 of the first side panel 115 forming the side surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 .

[00279] The front end curved portion 116 may extend along the Y direction to the left and right of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 towards the inside of the first washing and treating apparatus 10. Thus, the first side panel 115 located on one side in the left and right Y direction of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may include a front end curved portion 116 extending to the other side in the left and right Y direction, and the first side the panel 115 located on the other side in the left and right Y direction of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may include a front end curved portion 116 extending to one side in the left and right Y direction.

[00280] The front end curved portion 116 may have a surface parallel to the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. Thus, the front end curved portion 116 may have a plate shape parallel to the first front panel 112, the second front panel 122 and the front surface 210 control panel 200.

[00281] In one example, the upper end mounting portion 124 extending upwardly from the upper end curved portion 123 of the second front panel 122 may also have a plate shape parallel to the front end curved portion 116. Each upper end mounting portion 124 may be attached to each front end curved section 116, located parallel to each upper end attachment section 124, and the attachment pattern may be different, for example, using a fastener, as described below.

[00282] In addition, the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 is positioned parallel to the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122 in the vertical Z direction, and the upper end fastening portion 124 is located on the upper end curved portion 123 extending backwards from the second front panel 122, so that that the upper end mounting portion 124 may be positioned behind the front surface 210 of the control panel 200.

[00283] Thus, each upper end mounting portion 124 may be positioned between the control panel 200 and the front end curved portion 116 of each first side panel 115. Thus, each upper end mounting portion 124 may be attached to the front end curved portion 116 of each first side panel. panel 115 behind the front surface 210, and the connection structure between the first side panel 115 and the upper end fastening portion 124 can be shielded from the outside by the control panel 200. Fig. 7 shows the upper end mounting portion 124 positioned behind the front surface 210 of the control panel 200.

[00284] In one example, with reference to FIG. 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the upper end mounting portion 124 may be positioned behind the bottom surface 230 of the control panel 200. Thus, the bottom surface 230 can extend such that its rear end is positioned forward of the top end attachment portion 124. Accordingly, the control panel 200 is inserted between and attached to the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122 at a position forward of the top end attachment portion. section 124 in such a way that structural interference between the control panel 200 and the upper end mounting sections 124 can be prevented.

[00285] In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the side surface 240 of the control panel 200 is extended such that its rear end is positioned behind the bottom surface 230 so that it faces the first side panel 115.

[00286] Thus, the length of the passage of the side surface 240 from the front surface 210 may exceed the length of the passage of the bottom surface 230 from the front surface 210. The bottom surface 230 of the control panel 200 has a rear end positioned forward of the upper end mounting portion 124 to eliminate structural interference the upper end fastening portion 124 or the like, and the side surface 240 may be extended such that its rear end is in contact with the first side panel 115 so as to shield the inside of the control panel 200 from the outside.

[00287] Fig.6 shows the side surfaces 240, the length of the passage of which along the direction X forward and backward exceeds the length of the bottom surface 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00288] In one example, FIG. 9 shows a top frame 400 located between an upper end attachment portion 124 and a first side panel 115 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a view of the top frame 400 attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 as viewed from the front.

[00289] Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, in an embodiment of the present invention, the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may include a top frame 400, the top frame 400 may be positioned between the second front panel 122 and each second side panel 125 and be attached to every second side panel 125, and the upper end of the top frame 400 positioned above the second side panels 125 may be attached to the front end curved portions 116 along with the upper end attachment portions 124.

[00290] Thus, in the top frame 400, each lower end may be positioned between the second front panel 122 and each second side panel 125, and the upper end may protrude upward relative to the second side panels 125.

[00291] Specifically, the top frame 400 may be positioned on the top portion of the front surface of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 and may be attached to the second side panels 125 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 and the like. In addition, the upper frame 400 may be configured to be attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 so as to attach the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 to each other.

[00292] The top frame 400 is located on the rear surface of the second front panel 122 and may be positioned forward of the top panel and the second side panels 125 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 as shown in FIG. 17. Thus, the top frame 400 may be positioned between the second front panel 122 and every second side panel 125.

[00293] The top frame 400 can be attached to the second side panels 125 on both sides in the Y direction to the left and right, and can be attached from the front to the second front panel 122. The top frame 400 can help improve the structural stability and rigidity of the upper portion of the second laundry device 20 and processing.

[00294] The upper frame 400 may be attached to the second washing and treating apparatus 20, and the upper portion of the upper frame 400 extending upwardly may be attached to the lower portion of the first washing and treating apparatus 10. The top frame 400 may have a surface parallel to the second front panel 122 and may be located on the front surface of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00295] The upper portion of the top frame 400 may be attached to the front end curved portions 116 of the first side panels 115. The upper frame 400 may be attached to the front end curved portions 116 of the first side panels 115 along with the upper end mounting portions 124 of the second front panel 122.

[00296] Thus, the upper end attachment portion 124 may be located at the upper end of the second front panel 122 and may be attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10. The upper end attachment portion 124 may be positioned such that it covers the top frame 400 from the front, i.e. covers the front surface of the top frame 400, and can be attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 together with the top frame 400.

[00297] The top frame 400 may have a plate-like shape having a surface parallel to the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122, and can be positioned between the second front panel 122 and each second side panel 125 in the second washing and treating apparatus 20 to be attached to each second side panel 125. An upper portion of the upper frame 400 protruding upward from the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may be located between each upper end attachment portion 124 of the second front panel 122 and the front end curved portion 116 of each first side panel 115 and be attached to the front the end curved portion 116 of each first side panel 115. The top frame 400 may be attached to the front end curved portions 116 along with the upper end attachment portions 124.

[00298] In one example, Fig. 8 shows a state in which each upper end fastening portion 124 and upper frame 400 are attached to each first side panel 115 through each insulating joint 450, and Fig. 9 shows a state in which each upper the end attachment portion 124, the top frame 400, and each insulating joint 450 are separated from each other.

[00299] As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include each insulating connecting member 450 disposed between the upper frame 400 and each front end curved portion 116 in order to isolate the top frame 400 and each top end attachment portion 124 from each front end curved portion 116.

[00300] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may correspond to apparatus elements that are independent of each other, and accordingly may have components that use electricity, such as electric motor, controller, etc.

[00301] When a situation occurs in which electricity leaks from one of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20, it is necessary to prevent the other of them from being affected by the leaking electricity.

[00302] Thus, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 must be electrically isolated from each other so that no electrical leakage occurs between them.

[00303] Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention may use an insulating connector 450 to attach the upper frame 400 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 to the first washing and treating apparatus 10, and the upper frame 400 may be connected to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 through the insulating connector 450.

[00304] The insulating connector 450 may be made from an insulating material. The insulating material can be selected as various materials according to need, such as plastic material, rubber material, plastic-rubber mixed material, and the like.

[00305] The insulating connector 450 can isolate the top frame 400 and the first washing and treating apparatus 10 from each other while attaching the top frame 400 to the first side panel 115. FIG. 16 and 17 show a state in which the top frame 400 is attached to the first side panels 115 of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and is isolated from the first side panels 115 through the insulating connectors 450 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00306] The insulating connector 450 may have various shapes and may attach the first washing and treating device 10 to the top frame 400 in various attachment patterns. For example, the insulating connection member 450 may have various attachment patterns, such as forming a hook shape that includes an attachment member inserted into or bonded to one surface of the top frame 400.

[00307] Referring to FIG. 10, in an embodiment of the present invention, in the upper frame 400, the lower portions of both side portions in the Y direction of the left and right, respectively, can be attached to the second side panels 125, and the upper portions of both side portions, respectively , can be connected to the first side panels 115 via insulating connectors 450.

[00308] The top frame 400 may have a surface parallel to the front surface 133 of the second front panel 122 and may extend in a left and right Y direction such that at least portions of both side portions in the left and right Y direction may be placed in front of with respect to the second side panels 125.

[00309] The bottom portions of both side portions of the upper frame 400, respectively, may be attached to the second side panels 125, and the upper portions of both side portions, respectively, may be attached to the first side panels 115. Thus, both sides in the Y direction to the left and right the top frame 400 may be attached together to the first front panel 112 of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second front panel 122 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20.

[00310] Fig. 11 shows a perspective view of the insulating joint 450, and Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment structure of each first side panel 115, the insulating joint 450, and the top frame 400.

[00311] Referring to FIGS. 11-12, in an embodiment of the present invention, each insulating connector 450 may include a first attachment cavity 460 and a second attachment cavity 470 defined therein. The first attachment cavity 460 may be attached to the first side panel 115, the second attachment cavity 470 may be attached to the top frame 400, and the second attachment cavity 470 may isolate the top frame 400 and the first side panel 115 from each other.

[00312] Specifically, the insulating joint 450 may have a first attachment cavity 460 and a second attachment cavity 470 interconnected. The insulating connector 450 may be attached to the first side panel 115 as the first attachment cavity 460 is attached to the first side panel 115.

[00313] The top frame 400 is attached to the insulating connectors 450, and the insulating connectors 450 are respectively attached to the first side panels 115, whereby a fastening structure or attachment structure can be formed between the top frame 400 and the first side panel 115.

[00314] The attachment pattern between the first attachment cavity 460 and the first side panel 115 and the attachment pattern between the second attachment cavity 470 and the top frame 400 may be defined in various ways as needed. For example, a landing connection, a hook connection, and the like may be used, or an attachment relationship may be formed through a fastener penetrating through the insulating connector 450 as shown in FIG. 11 and 12.

[00315] The top frame 400 is connected to the first side panels 115 via insulating connectors 450 made of insulating material so that insulation between the top frame 400 and the first side panels 115 can be achieved by the insulating connectors 450.

[00316] For example, the second attachment cavity 470 may be positioned between the top frame 400 and the first side panel 115 so as to prevent direct contact between the top frame 400 and the first side panel 115, thereby isolating the top frame 400 and the first side panel 115 from each other. from friend.

[00317] In one example, the first attachment cavity 460 may extend upwardly from the second attachment cavity 470 attached to the top frame 400, and the top frame 400 attached to the second attachment cavity 470 may be attached to the first side panel 115 through the first attachment cavity 460 .

[00318] Both side portions of the upper frame 400 extending upwardly from the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are respectively attached to the second attachment cavities 470, and the first attachment cavities 460 are respectively attached to the first side panels 115 when respectively attached to the second attachment cavities. cavities 470 such that the first attachment cavity 460 can be located above the second attachment cavity 470.

[00319] Thus, the first fastening cavity 460 located in the upper portion of each insulating joint element 450 can be attached to each first side panel 115, and the second fastening cavity 470 located in the lower portion of each insulating joint element 450 can be attached to the upper frame 400 with reference to each side section of the upper frame 400.

[00320] In other words, the first attachment cavity 460 may be defined by pulling upward from the second attachment cavity 470, and the second attachment cavity 470 may be defined by extending downward from the first attachment cavity 460.

[00321] In one example, as shown in FIG. 11, in an embodiment of the present invention, a fastener forming the attachment structure of each insulating joint 450 may be included, and the fastener may include a first fastener 462 and a second fastener 472 .

[00322] The first fastener 462 can penetrate the first fastening cavity 460 and the first side panel 115 together so as to secure the first fastening cavity 460 to the first side panel 115, and the second fastener 472 can penetrate the top frame 400 and be inserted into the second attachment cavity 470 so as to attach the top frame 400 to the second attachment cavity 470.

[00323] Thus, each upper end attachment portion 124 of the first front panel 112 and the top frame 400 described above can be attached to each insulating joint 450 or each first side panel 115 via a fastener, i. a second fastener 472. The second fastener cavity 470 may isolate the second fastener 472 and the first side panel 115 from each other.

[00324] In particular, each insulating joint 450 may be attached to each first side panel 115 and top frame 400 via each first fastener 462 and each second fastener 472. The first fastener 462 may be in the form of a screw, rivet, or the like. . and can penetrate the first mounting cavity 460 and the first side panel 115 together.

[00325] Because the first fastener 462 is not in direct contact with the top frame 400, the first fastener cavity 460 does not need to isolate the first fastener 462 and the first side panel 115 from each other.

[00326] In one example, the second fastener 472 can penetrate through the top frame 400, and the second fastener 472, which penetrates through the top frame 400, can be attached to the second fastening cavity 470 of the insulating connector 450. In this regard, the second fastening cavity 470 can be set in such a way that it isolates the second fastener 472 and the first side panel 115 from each other.

[00327] The second fastener 472, which can penetrate through the top frame 400 and can be in contact and electrically connected with the top frame 400, should be electrically isolated from the first side panel 115. Accordingly, the insulating connector 450 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be designed so that the second fastening cavity 470 isolates the second fastening element 472 and the first side panel 115 from each other.

[00328] Various isolation schemes can be provided by means of the second fastening cavity 470, the second fastening element 472, and the first side panel 115 from each other. For example, the second fastening cavity 470 may be located in front of the first side panel 115, and the second fastening element 472 may be inserted and attached only to the second fastening cavity 470 with the exception of the first side panel 115 in a state of penetration through the top frame 400 such that the second fastening element 472 can be isolated from the first side panel 115.

[00329] Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 11-12, the second fastening cavity 470 may be defined to surround the second fastening element 472 so as to isolate the first side panel 115 and the second fastening element 472 from each other.

[00330] In one example, as shown in FIGS. 11-12, in an embodiment of the present invention, the second attachment cavity 470 may include an insulating attachment portion 474. The insulating attachment portion 474 may extend such that it penetrates the first lateral panel 115, at least a portion of the second fastener 472 may be inserted into the insulating fastener portion 474, and the insulating fastener portion 474 may isolate the second fastener 472 and the first side panel 115 from each other.

[00331] The insulating fastener portion 474 may be hollow and may extend along the insertion direction of the second fastener 472 such that it penetrates the first side panel 115. Thus, the second fastener 472 may be designed to penetrate the top frame 400 and the first side panel 115 together, but the portion of the second fastener 472 penetrating the first side panel 115 may be surrounded by an insulating fastener portion 474.

[00332] The second fastener 472 penetrating the top frame 400 can penetrate the second fastening cavity 470 and can be inserted and attached to the insulating fastening portion 474. The second fastener 472 can penetrate the top frame 400 or the first side panel 115 in the longitudinal direction similar to a screw or rivet.

[00333] The second fastener 472 can be attached to the second fastening cavity 470 with a penetration length through the first side panel 115 together with the top frame 400 via the insulating fastening portion 474 so that the attachment force can be increased. Since the second fastener 472 is ultimately inserted into and attached to the insulating fastening portion 474 of the second fastening cavity 470, insulation can be achieved between the first side panel 115 and the second fastener 472. Accordingly, the top frame 400, which can be electrically connected to the second fastener 472 may be isolated from the first side panel 115.

[00334] The insulating fastener portion 474 may be shaped in which its extending end is sealed to receive the second fastener 472 in the insulating fastening portion 474, or in the form in which the extending end is open and the end of the second fastener 472 is accessible from the outside of the insulating fastening section 474.

[00335] The insulating attachment portion 474 may be configured to surround at least a portion of a second fastener 472 that is positioned parallel to the first side panel 115 to receive at least a portion of the second fastener 472 and may insulate the first the side panel 115 and the second fastener 472 apart. The first fastener 462 and the second fastener 472 may be spaced apart from each other and electrically separated from each other.

[00336] In one example, the insulating attachment portion 474 may be configured to penetrate the front end curved portion 116 of the first side panel 115. The front end curved portion 116 may have a surface parallel to the first front panel 112 and the first fastener 462 and the the cavity 470 may have lengths in the forward and backward X direction and may penetrate the front end curved portion 116 along the forward and backward X direction.

[00337] The insulating connector 450 and the top frame 400 may be positioned forward of the front end curved portion 116 of the first side panel 115, and the insulating attachment portion 474 may extend rearwardly from the second attachment cavity 470 such that it penetrates the front end curved portion. 116.

[00338] Thus, as shown in FIG. 12, in an embodiment of the present invention, the upper end fastening portion 124, the upper frame 400, the insulating joint 450, and the front end curved portion 116 are stacked on top of each other in order, and the fastener, i.e. the second fastener 472 can penetrate through the stacked components from the upper end fastening portion 124 to the front end curved portion 116 and fasten the upper end fastening portion 124.

[00339] In the insulating connector 450, at least a portion of the second fastener 472 may be inserted into the insulating fastening portion 474 of the second fastening cavity 470 and may be attached to the second fastening cavity 470. The second fastening cavity 470 has an insulating fastening portion 474 penetrating through the second side panel 125 so that the attachment force between the insulating joint 450 and the first side panel 115 can be increased, and the attachment force between the second fastener 472 and the second fastening cavity 470 can also be increased, thereby improving structural stability.

[00340] In one example, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in an embodiment of the present invention, through the upper end attachment portion 124 of the second front panel 122, the second attachment element 472 can penetrate along with the top frame 400 so that it is attached to the second mounting cavity 470.

[00341] FIG. 12 shows a cross section of the upper end fastening portion 124, the upper frame 400, the insulating joint 450, and the front end curved portion 116 of the first side panel 115 through which the fastener penetrates, i. the second fastener 472 so that they are attached to each other in a stacking state relative to each other.

[00342] The upper end fastening portion 124 may overlap with the upper frame 400 and the insulating joint 450 in the X direction forward and backward, and the second fastener 472 may penetrate the upper end fastening portion 124 of the second front panel 122, the upper frame 400, the insulating joint element 450 and the first side panel 115 in order and attach to the second attachment cavity 470 of the insulating connection element 450. In one example, the upper end attachment portion 124 may be electrically connected to the second attachment element 472 and the top frame 400.

[00343] Since the second front panel 122 forms an attachment relationship with each first side panel 115 via the upper end fastening portion 124, the fastening force of the second front panel 122 is increased, and at the same time, the fastening structure between the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second apparatus 20 for washing and processing is also strengthened, which is advantageous.

[00344] In one example, FIG. 13 shows a bottom frame 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a bottom frame 300 located in the lower front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, FIG. 9 shows the bottom frame 300 of FIG. 8 separated from the first side panel 115 of the first washing and treating apparatus 10.

[00345] Referring to FIGS. 4, 13 and the like, in an embodiment of the present invention, in the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may further include a bottom frame 300. The bottom frame 300 may be attached to the control panel 200 from behind with respect to the control panel 200 so as to secure the control panel 200.

[00346] The bottom frame 300 may be configured to attach to and secure the control panel 200 inserted between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122. The bottom frame 300 may be located below the first front panel 112 and may be located behind the control panel 200.

[00347] Thus, the bottom frame 300 may be located below the first front panel 112, may be located in front of the first side panel 115, and may be located behind the control panel 200 and attached to the control panel 200.

[00348] The bottom frame 300 can be attached to the control panel 200 when attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10. Various schemes for connecting to the control panel 200 may be provided. For example, the side surface 240 of the control panel 200 may be attached to the side end extensions 330 of the bottom frame 300 so as to secure the control panel 200.

[00349] Referring to Figure 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, both side surfaces in the Y direction of the left and right of the lower frame 300, respectively, can be attached to the first side panels 115, respectively, facing both side surfaces of the lower frame 300.

[00350] Both side surfaces in the Y direction to the left and right of the lower frame 300, respectively, may be attached to the first side panels 115. The lower frame 300 may be located in the lower portion of the front surface of the first washing and treatment apparatus Y to the left and right of this, respectively, may face the first side panels 115 from behind relative to the first side panels 115.

[00351] The bottom frame 300 may be attached to the front end curved portions 116 of the first side panels 115. With regard to the attachment pattern, various patterns such as screw connection, rivet connection, board connection, and the like can be used.

[00352] In the embodiment of the present invention, the bottom frame 300 has both side surfaces in the Y direction left and right, respectively, attached to the first side panels 115, and the front control panel 200 is attached to the bottom frame 300 so that the panel The control 200, which can be connected to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, may have a stable fastening structure.

[00353] In one example, referring to FIG. 13, in an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom frame 300 may include a main frame surface 310. The main frame surface 310 extends along the Y direction to the left and right of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and can separate the inside of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 from the control panel 200 .

[00354] In particular, the main frame surface 310 of the lower frame 300 may be parallel to the front surface 210 of the control panel 200. The main surface 310 of the frame may extend in the Y direction to the left and right so that both of its ends respectively can be attached to the first side panels 115.

[00355] The main surface 310 of the frame may be positioned between the inside of the first washing and treating device 10 and the inside of the control panel 200 to separate the inside of the first washing and treating device 10 from the inside of the control panel 200. In the first washing and treating apparatus 10, various internals can be accommodated, and a large amount of water or a high temperature air flow can be provided as needed. During use of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, unintentional leakage may occur, or air flow may affect the process.

[00356] Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention can minimize the effect of water or temperature change in the first washing and treating apparatus 10 on the control panel 200 because the lower frame 300 includes a main frame surface 310 that separates the control panel 200 from the interior of the first devices 10 for washing and processing.

[00357] The main surface 310 of the frame may have various shapes as needed and, as described below, may include a convex portion 316 in order to provide a space in which the internal elements of the first washing and treatment apparatus 10 are placed and effectively separate a control panel 200 from the inside of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 .

[00358] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, a connection cavity 312 through which a connection signal line 314 passes for signaling connection of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 with the control panel 200 may be defined in the main surface 310 of the frame.

[00359] The above-described electrical parts 224 may be housed in the control panel 200, and the electrical parts 224 may be connected to a sensor, a motor, a controller of the first washing and treating apparatus, and the like located in the first washing and treating apparatus 10.

[00360] To this end, the connecting signal line 314 may extend from the inside of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 to the electrical portions 224 of the control panel 200, and the signal connection between the components of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the control panel 200 may be achieved by connecting signal line 314.

[00361] In one example, the control panel 200 may be secured by the bottom frame 300, and the bottom frame 300 may include a main frame surface 310 that separates the control panel 200 from the interior of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 such that the connecting a cavity 312 through which the connecting signal line 314 can pass can be defined in the main surface 310 of the frame.

[00362] The connecting signal line 314 may take various forms. For example, the connecting signal line 314 may include a connection socket or connection port and may be connected to the electrical parts 224 through the connection cavity 312. FIG. 15 shows a bottom frame 300 separating the electrical parts 224 and the inside of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 from each other according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00363] Various positions and shapes of the connection cavity 312 may also be provided. Referring to FIG. 13, the connection cavity 312 may be defined on one side in the Y direction to the left and right of the main surface 310 of the frame, and may be defined on the underside of said one side in this manner. that the connecting signal line 314 can effectively connect with the electrical parts 224.

[00364] In one example, FIG. 14 shows a side view of a bottom frame 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 13-14 in an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom frame 300 may further include an upper end extension 320 and an upper attachment portion 350.

[00365] The top end extension 320 may extend forward from the top end of the main frame surface 310, and the top attachment portion 350 may extend upward from the top end extension 320 and attach to the bottom of the first front panel 112.

[00366] The upper end extension 320 may extend forward from the upper end of the main frame surface 310 and may be positioned below the first front panel 112. The upper end extension 320 may extend along the Y direction to the left and right, similar to the main frame surface 310, and may extend forward from the main surface 310 of the frame.

[00367] The top attachment portion 350 may be located on the top end extension 320. The top attachment portion 350 may protrude upwardly from the top end extension 320 positioned below the first front panel 112 and may be attached to the bottom of the first front panel 112.

[00368] Various numbers, positions, and shapes of the top portion 350 may be provided for attachment or attachment patterns to the first front panel 112 as needed. The top attachment portion 350 may include a panel insertion portion 353 inserted into the lower end curved portion 113.

[00369] The lower end curved portion 113 may be parallel to the upper end extension 320, and the upper attachment portion 350 may include a panel insert portion 353 protruding from the lower end curved portion 113 such that it penetrates the lower end curved portion. 113.

[00370] The panel insertion portion 353 may penetrate the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112 and may be inserted into the lower portion of the first front panel 112. The upper attachment portion 350 may be attached to the first front panel 112 as the insertion portion 353 panel penetrates and is inserted into the lower end curved portion 113.

[00371] In an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom frame 300 is secured by attaching to each first side panel 115, secures the control panel 200 by attaching to the control panel 200 from the front, is attached to the first front panel 112 via the top end extension 320, and supports the first front panel 112, thereby effectively enhancing the structural stability of the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00372] In one example, FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bottom frame 300, the control panel 200, and the first front panel 112 are attached to each other. Referring to FIGS. 14-15, in an embodiment of the present invention, at least a portion of the panel insert portion 353 may be inclined such that its upper end is positioned in front of its lower end.

[00373] In this way, the insertion portion 353 of the panel can be formed in such a way that it is inclined forward and upward. The sloped portion of the panel insertion portion 353 may be formed in all or only in the area for the panel insertion portion 353.

[00374] Since the panel insert portion 353 is drawn at an angle, its upper end is positioned close to the front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 . Accordingly, the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112 moves back so that the panel insertion portion 353 can be easily inserted, and the fastening of the first front panel 112 into which the panel insertion portion 353 can be strengthened.

[00375] In one example, the top attachment portion 350 may further include an upward extension 354. The upward extension 354 may extend from the upper end extension 320 to the lower end curved portion 113. In addition, the panel insertion portion 353 may be located at the upper end ascending extension 354 such that it penetrates the lower end curved portion 113.

[00376] The first front panel 112, for example, the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112 and the upper end extension 320 may be spaced apart from each other. The top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may be inserted between the top end extension 320 and the first front panel 112.

[00377] The top attachment portion 350 may include an upward extension 354 extending upward from the upper end extension 320 and a panel insertion portion 353 extending from the ascending extension 354 may be inserted into the first front panel 112.

[00378] The top attachment portion 350 may include a first top attachment portion 351 and a second top attachment portion 352. An upward extension 354 may be included in the first upper attachment portion 351. Thus, in the first upper attachment portion 351, an upward extension 354 extending from of the upper end extension 320 may extend into the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112, and the panel insertion portion 353 may be located at the upper end of the ascending extension 354 and be inserted into the first front panel 112 through the lower end curved portion 113.

[00379] Various shapes or directions of passage of the ascending extension 354 may be provided, and FIG. 14 shows a plate-like panel insert 353 extending obliquely forward from the upper end of the plate-like ascending extension 354 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00380] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the top attachment portion 350 may include a top support, and the panel insertion portion 353 may be located on the top support. For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the upper attachment portion 350 may include a second upper attachment portion 352, the second upper attachment portion 352 may include a top support, and the panel insert portion 353 may be located on the top support.

[00381] In particular, the top support may be located on the top end extension 320 and support the bottom end curve 113. Thus, the top support may be designed such that its top end is in contact with the bottom end curve 113 and supports the bottom end curve 113. curved section 113 from above.

[00382] The top support may have a surface to support the lower end curve 113 or may be in the form of a protrusion such that it is in contact with the lower end curve 113.

[00383] When the top support is located on the top attachment portion 350, for example, in the case of the second top attachment portion 352 including the top support, the panel insertion portion 353 may be positioned such that it penetrates the lower end curved portion 113.

[00384] Thus, the second upper attachment portion 352 may be positioned such that the upper support is in contact with the lower end curved portion 113 on the upper end extension 320, and the panel insert portion 353 may be positioned such that it protrudes upward from of the upper support in contact with the lower end curve 113 so that it penetrates the lower end curve 113.

[00385] As described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, the upper attachment portion 350 is configured to include an upper support supporting the lower end curved portion 113 such that the lower portion of the first front panel 112 can be supported upward by the lower frame 300 and may be structurally stable.

[00386] In one example, as shown in FIG. 14, the upper support may include an upper support surface 357 that is spaced upward from the upper end extension 320 and positioned so that it is parallel with the lower end curved portion 113 and supports the lower end curved portion 113 and the panel insertion portion 353. may extend from the top support surface 357.

[00387] The upper support surface 357 may be positioned such that it is parallel with the lower end curved portion 113, and may be positioned such that it is parallel with the upper end extension 320. Thus, the upper support surface 357 may be shaped with offset upward from the top end extension 320.

[00388] The upper support surface 357 may preferably be in butt contact with the lower surface of the lower end curved portion 113 so as to support the first front panel 112.

[00389] In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the top support may further include an upper connection portion 358 connecting the upper support surface 357 and the upper end extension 320 to each other, and the panel insert portion 353 may be located at the front end of the upper support. surface 357 and at least partially extend with an inclination such that its upper end is positioned forward of its lower end.

[00390] The upper bearing surface 357 may be plate-shaped and may be parallel to the lower end curved portion 113 and may be interconnected to the upper end extension 320 via the upper coupling portion 358. Thus, in the upper bearing and the upper bearing surface 357 may be connected to the top end extension 320 via the top connection portion 358.

[00391] In one example, in the case of a second upper attachment portion 352 having a top support, the panel insertion portion 353 may extend upward from the front end, i.e. front edge, top support surface 357. Accordingly, the first front panel 112 can be supported on the top support surface 357 while moving back on the top of the bottom frame 300, and the panel insertion portion 353 can penetrate and attach to the lower end curved portion 113.

[00392] In addition, the upper connection portion 358 may be formed at both side edges and the rear edge of the upper support surface 357 to stably attach the upper support surface 357 to the upper end extension 320.

[00393] In an embodiment of the present invention, the top attachment portion 350 includes a first top attachment portion 351 having an upward extension 354 and attached to the first front panel 112, and a second top attachment portion 352 that supports and secures the first front panel. panel 112, so that the attachment strength and support strength between the first front panel 112 and the bottom frame 300 can be effectively determined. The numbers and positions of the first top attachment portion 351 and the second top attachment portion 352 may be determined in various ways as needed.

[00394] In one example, as shown in FIG. 13-14, in the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom frame 300 may include side end extensions 330, and the side end extensions 330, respectively, may extend forward from both sides of the bottom frame 300 so that that they are attached to the control panel 200.

[00395] As described above, the bottom frame 300 has a main frame surface 310 that separates the control panel 200 from the inside of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, and may include an upper end extension 320 so as to support and secure the bottom. first front panel 112.

[00396] Further, an embodiment of the present invention includes side end extensions 330 respectively extending forward from both sides in the Y direction to the left and right of the main frame surface 310 such that the bottom frame 300 can be attached to the first front panel 112 at the top. and, at the same time, can be connected to the control panel 200 from the front through the side end extensions 330, thereby ensuring efficient use of space and realizing the connection design.

[00397] The side end extension 330 may include a first side end extension 332 located on one side in the Y direction to the left and right of the lower frame 300, and a second side end extension 334 located on the other side in the Y direction to the left and right of the lower frame 300.

[00398] In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first side end extension 332 may include a hook insertion portion 336 into which the hook 246 is inserted in the side surface located on the control panel 200, and the second side end extension 334 may include a through cavity. 338 attached to the penetrating member 248 penetrating through the control panel 200. Fig. 11 is a view of a first side end extension 332 including a hook insertion portion 336, as viewed from behind.

[00399] The first side end extension 332 includes a hook insertion portion 336 into which a hook 246 is inserted in the side surface located on the control panel 200 . The control panel 200 may include a first side surface 242 on one side in the left and right Y direction, and may include a side surface hook 246 located within the first side surface 242.

[00400] In particular, the first side end extension 332 may be located on one side in the Y direction to the left and right of the main surface 310 of the frame so that it faces the inner surface for the first side surface 242, and the hook 246 in the side surface may be located between the first side surface 242 and the first side end extension 332.

[00401] A hook 246 in the side surface may protrude to the first side end extension 332 and be inserted into the hook insertion portion 336 of the first side end extension 332 such that the control panel 200 can be attached to the bottom frame 300.

[00402] The hook 246 in the side surface may protrude from one side in the Y direction of the left and right of the control panel 200 to the other side, and may be inserted into the first side end extension 332 of the lower frame 300.

[00403] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 200 may further include a hook extension 247. The hook extension 247 may extend rearward from the front surface 210, may be located between the first side surface 242 and the first side end extension 332 may be spaced apart from the first side surface 242 and may have a hook 246 in the side surface at its trailing end.

[00404] The hook extension 247 may extend rearward from the rear surface of the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 and may be spaced apart from the inner surface to the first side surface 242, i.e. from one surface to the first side surface 242 facing the other side in the Y direction to the left and right of the control panel 200 .

[00405] Since the side surface hook 246 and the hook extension 247 are positioned between the first side surface 242 of the control panel 200 and the first side end extension 332 of the lower frame 300, and since the side surface hook 246 is located at the end of the hook extension 247 spaced apart from of the first side surface 242, in the process of inserting the control panel 200, the hook extension 247 can be bent and deformed as needed so that the hook 246 in the side surface is inserted into the hook insertion portion 336.

[00406] For example, when the hook extension 247 is in direct contact with the first side surface 242, or when the hook 246 in the side surface is located on the inner surface for the first side surface 242, in the process of inserting the control panel 200, directly the first side surface 242 of the panel The control 200 is deformed in a process in which the hook 246 in the side surface reaches the hook insertion portion 336 of the first side end extension 332, resulting in inconvenient attachment or damage.

[00407] However, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the hook 246 in the side surface is located on the hook extension 247 spaced apart from the first side surface 242, in the process of attaching the control panel 200 and the bottom frame 300 to each other, the hook extension 247 is partially bent, and the hook 246 in the side surface is moved to the hook insertion portion 336, so that efficient attachment can be achieved.

[00408] In one example, the control panel 200 may have a second side surface 244 located on the other side in a left and right Y direction, and the side end extension 330 may further include a second side end extension 334. The second side end extension 334 may located on the other side in the Y direction to the left and right of the main surface 310 of the frame so that it faces the inner surface for the second side surface 244.

[00409] The second side surface 244 of the control panel 200 may be penetrated by the penetrating element 248, and the second side end extension 334 of the lower frame 300 positioned on the inner surface for the second side surface 244 may include a through cavity 338 to which the penetrating element is attached. 248. FIG. 5 shows a penetrator 248 that penetrates the second side surface 244 of the control panel 200 and attaches to a through cavity 338 defined in the second side end extension 334 of the lower frame 300.

[00410] The through cavity 338 may be penetrated by the penetrating element 248, similarly to the second side surface 244, or may be attached to the penetrating element 248 as the penetrating element 248 penetrating through the second side surface 244 is inserted into it. The penetrating member 248 may have various shapes such as a screw shape, a rivet shape, and the like.

[00411] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first side end extension 332 of the lower frame 300 is attached to the first side surface 242 of the control panel 200 through the hook insertion portion 336, and the second side end extension 334 of the lower frame 300 is attached to the second side surface 244 of the panel 200 through the through cavity 338, so that assembly efficiency can be improved and a structure having excellent attachment stability can be realized.

[00412] For example, when both the first side end extension 332 and the second side end extension 334 of the lower frame 300 are attached to the control panel 200 with a hook through the hook insertion portion 336, compared with the attachment using the penetrating member 248, the stability of the attachment may be lower, and this may be disadvantageous in dividing the control panel 200 if necessary.

[00413] In addition, when both the first side end extension 332 and the second side end extension 334 of the bottom frame 300 are attached to the control panel 200 using the penetrating member 248, there is no means for fixing the control panel 200 in a corresponding position to be attached to the bottom frame. frame 300, and the process and component required for the assembly process are added, which may be disadvantageous.

[00414] Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first side surface 242 of the control panel 200 and the first side end extension 332 of the lower frame 300 are connected to each other through the hook 246 in the side surface and the hook insertion portions 336, so that the position of the control panel 200 at the beginning of attaching the control panel 200 can be effectively fixed.

[00415] In addition, the second side surface 244 of the control panel 200 and the second side end extension 334 of the bottom frame 300 are connected to each other through the penetrating member 248 and the through cavity 338 by penetration, so that a stable attachment structure can be maintained in which the attachment and separation is simple.

[00416] Referring again to FIG. 13-15, in an embodiment of the present invention, the main frame surface 310 of the lower frame 300 may include a convex portion 316 that is curved such that the front surface of the convex portion 316 is convex and the rear surface of the convex portion 316 is concave in order to to set the space at the back.

[00417] The convex portion 316 may have a shape extending along the left and right Y direction of the lower frame 300 so that it is parallel with the longitudinal direction of the main surface 310 of the frame. In addition, since the front surface of the convex portion 316 is convex and its rear surface is concave, space is provided at the rear so that the convex portion 316 and the components in the first washing and treating apparatus 10 do not interfere with each other.

[00418] FIG. 15 shows a state in which the base case 15 of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 is positioned behind the main frame surface 310 of the lower frame 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 shows that the convex portion 316 of the main surface 310 of the frame is bent so that it conforms to the base case 15, and therefore the space in which the base case 15 is located is provided without interference between the base case 15 and the lower frame 300 located at the rear. . The base case 15 may correspond to the first bottom panel of the first washing and treating apparatus 10, or may be a component included in the first bottom panel.

[00419] The convex portion 316 may be formed such that it includes the top of the main frame surface 310, and the upper end extension 320 may extend from the convex portion 316. Thus, the convex portion 316 may be shaped such that the space given back, is open up.

[00420] The convex portion 316 may extend downward from the upper end of the main frame surface 310 and may extend along the Y direction to the left and right. The connection cavity 312 may be defined in the raised portion 316 or may be positioned to avoid the raised portion 316.

[00421] Since the bottom frame 300 has a shape in which the convex portion 316 is formed on the top of the main surface 310 of the frame, and the space specified at the rear is open upward, a space in which the base case 15 and the like can be efficiently provided. can be positioned behind the bottom frame 300, and the support strength of the first front panel 112 supported by the top end extension 320 can be effectively improved.

[00422] In one example, as described above, the bottom frame 300 may include an upper attachment portion 350, and in an embodiment of the present invention, the top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may have an attachment portion receiving slot 269 into which and an upper portion 350 is received for attaching a lower frame 300.

[00423] FIG. 5 shows the control panel 200, with the control panel 200 being attached to the bottom frame 300 such that the upper attachment portion 350 is positioned in the receiving slot 269 of the attachment portion.

[00424] In particular, in an embodiment of the present invention, the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200 may be inserted between the lower end curved portion 113 and the upper end extension 320, and as described above, the upper end extension 320 may include an upper portion 350 for attachment projecting upward and inserted into the lower end curved portion 113.

[00425] In addition, the upper surface 220 may include an attachment portion receiving slot 269 that is open to the rear, and the upper attachment portion 350 is inserted into the attachment portion receiving slot 269 from behind.

[00426] The attachment portion receiving groove 269 may be shaped in the X direction forward and backward considering the insertion direction of the control panel 200, and the width of the attachment portion receiving groove 269 may be greater than the width of the upper attachment portion 350. The rear end of the attachment portion receiving slot 269 may be positioned to face the upper attachment portion 350 and be open to the rear so that the upper attachment portion 350 can be inserted into the attachment portion receiving slot 269 through the open rear end of the receiving slot 269 area for connection.

[00427] Thus, in a process in which the control panel 200 in front of the lower frame 300 is moved back and inserted, the upper portion 350 for attaching the lower frame 300 can be moved forward from behind the receiving portion 269 of the portion to be attached and inserted into the portion receiving portion 269 to join.

[00428] Accordingly, an upper end extension 320 having an upper attachment portion 350 attached to the first front panel 112 and supporting the first front panel 112 is included in the lower frame 300. In a structure in which the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200 is inserted between the upper end extension 320 and the lower end curved portion 113 of the first front panel 112, the upper portion 350 for attachment, protruding from the upper end extension 320 of the lower frame 300 to the lower end curved portion 113, can be positioned without structural interference through the receiving groove 269 section for attachment. In addition, the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200 can also be inserted between the first front panel 112 and the upper end extension 320 of the lower frame 300 without obstruction through the upper attachment portion 350 .

[00429] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 200 may further include electrical parts 224 and a section 228 for connecting electrical parts, and the upper end extension 320 of the lower frame 300 may include a front receiving slot 324, in which is inserted and received by the section 228 for connecting electrical parts.

[00430] In one example, FIG. 6 shows a portion 228 for connecting electrical parts protruding inwardly from the top surface of the control panel 200, FIG. 7 shows the electrical parts 224 in the control panel 200 and the electrical parts attachment portion 228 protruding downward from the inner surface for the top surface 220 of the control panel 200, and FIG. 13 shows a bottom frame 300 having a front receiving slot 324 defined therein.

[00431] The section 228 for connecting electrical parts may protrude downward from the inner surface for the upper surface 220 and may be connected to the electrical parts 224 in the control panel 200. The electrical connection portion 228 may include a plurality of electrical connection portions. The electrical connection portion 228 may be in the form of a protrusion as shown in FIG. 6, and be inserted and attached to a slot defined in the electrical parts 224, or may be positioned to support the rear surface of the electrical parts 224, as shown in FIG. 7.

[00432] In one example, the upper end extension 320 of the lower frame 300 may be located below the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200, and therefore, during the insertion of the control panel 200, the portion 228 for connecting electrical parts may be in contact with the front end of the upper end extension 320 and interfere with the movement of the control panel 200.

[00433] Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, a front receiving slot 324 into which the electrical connection portion 228 is inserted and received may be defined at the front end of the upper end extension 320.

[00434] The front receiving slot 324 may be configured to face the electrical connection portion 228. Thus, the front receiving slot 324 can be located behind the section 228 for connecting electrical parts. The front receiving slot 324 may extend in the X direction forward and backward considering the attachment direction of the control panel 200, and the front end of the front receiving slot 324 may be open forward.

[00435] In a process in which the control panel 200 is inserted between the first front panel 112 and the second front panel 122, the electrical connection portion 228 may be inserted into the front receiving slot 324 through the open front end of the front receiving slot 324.

[00436] In one example, as shown in FIG. 6-7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the length of the top surface 220 of the control panel 200 extending back from the front surface 210 may be less than the length of the bottom surface 230 extending back from the front surface 210, so that interference with the upper end extension 320 of the lower frames 300.

[00437] As described above, the top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may be adjacent to the top end extension 320 of the bottom frame 300 in the vertical Z direction. and the top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may have a portion 228 for connecting electrical parts.

[00438] In this regard, the upper end extension 320 of the lower frame 300 and the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200, respectively, may have components for attachment and support in relation to each other or in relation to the first front panel 112, which may cause structural interference. between them.

[00439] In view of the above design features, in an embodiment of the present invention, the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200 is formed to be shorter than the lower surface 230, so that structural interference between the upper end extension 320 of the lower frame 300 and the upper surface 220 can be prevented. control panel 200, and the structural degrees of freedom between them can be effectively increased.

[00440] In one example, as described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic attachment portion 266 on the top surface may be located on the top surface 220 of the control panel 200, and the elastic attachment portion 267 on the bottom surface may be located on the bottom surface 230 of the panel 200 management.

[00441] In addition, referring to FIG. 6, in an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic fastening portion 266 on the top surface may be positioned so that it intersects the hole 263 in the top surface along the Y direction to the left and right of the control panel 200, and the elastic the fastening portion 267 on the bottom surface may be positioned such that it intersects the hole 264 in the bottom surface along the forward and backward direction X of the control panel 200 .

[00442] Thus, the elastic attachment portion 266 on the top surface can extend along the Y direction to the left and right of the control panel 200, and the elastic attachment portion 267 on the bottom surface can extend along the forward and backward X direction of the control panel 200. The hole 263 in the top surface can also extend in the Y direction to the left and right, similar to the elastic attachment portion 266 on the top surface, and the hole 264 in the bottom surface can also extend in the X direction back and forth, similar to the elastic attachment portion 267 on the bottom surface.

[00443] As described above, at least a portion of the upper end extension 320 of the lower frame 300 overlaps the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200 and has an attachment relationship with the first front panel 112 or the like. so that the top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may have a length of extension from the front surface 210 that is less than the length of the passage of the bottom surface 230 so as to minimize structural interference with the top end extension 320.

[00444] Accordingly, the top surface elastic attachment portion 266 located on the top surface 220 has the disadvantage of extending in the X direction back and forth due to the short length of the top surface 220. Accordingly, the top surface elastic attachment portion 266 can extend in the Y direction. left and right of the control panel 200. The hole 263 in the top surface can also extend in the Y direction to the left and right, similar to the elastic attachment portion 266 on the top surface.

[00445] In addition, due to the characteristics of the bottom surface 230 having a longer passage length compared to the top surface 220, the elastic attachment portion 267 on the bottom surface located on the bottom surface 230 can extend in the X direction back and forth, unlike the elastic of the attachment portion 266 on the top surface, and the hole 264 in the bottom surface can also extend in the X direction back and forth, similar to the elastic attachment portion 267 on the bottom surface. The panel fastening portion 260 may protrude upwardly from the elastic fastening portion 266 on the top surface and may protrude downwardly from the elastic fastening portion on the bottom surface.

[00446] In one example, referring again to FIG. 5, a laundry and laundry treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a drain passage 270 extending in a Y direction left and right on the top surface 220 of the control panel 200.

[00447] The drain passage 270 may extend along the Y direction to the left and right on the top surface 220, and the water falling into the top surface 220 may drain by flowing in the Y direction to the left and right along the drain passage 270.

[00448] Specifically, as described above, water may exist in the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and in the second washing and treating apparatus 20 such as a washing machine or a tumble dryer, and water may leak or may be generated in other operating situations. the first device 10 for washing and processing.

[00449] The water may fall along the first washing and treating device 10, or may be supplied to the control panel 200 in other patterns. As described above, the control panel 200 may have a display and a manipulation module on its front surface and may have electrical parts 224 therein. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent water existing on the control panel 200 from flowing into the control panel 200 or flowing along the front surface 210.

[00450] Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention can form a drain passage 270 on the top surface 220 of the control panel 200, and the flow of water supplied to the top surface 220 of the control panel 200, to the front surface 210, or to the interior of the control panel 200 can be minimized through the drain passage. 270.

[00451] In addition, since the control panel 200 is located below the first front panel 112, considering the situation in which water flowing down along the first front panel 112 falls into the upper surface 220 of the control panel 200, in the embodiment of the present invention, the drain passage 270 may be formed on the top surface 220 of the control panel 200.

[00452] The drain passage 270 may have various shapes and may be formed in various patterns as needed. Fig. 12 shows a state in which the drain passage 270 opened upwards is located on the top surface 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[00453] The drain passage 270 may extend along the Y direction to the left and right of the control panel 200. Accordingly, the water falling into the top surface 220 can flow in the Y direction left and right on the top surface 220 and the phenomenon in which water passes through the rear end of the top surface 220 and flows into the control panel 200 or flows along the front surface 210 of the control panel 200 , can be suppressed.

[00454] In one example, with reference to Figure 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, the drain passage 270 may be formed by the upper end of the front surface 210 and the rib of the passage.

[00455] In particular, the top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may extend rearward from the top end of the front surface 210, and the top end of the front surface 210 may be positioned above the top surface 220. Thus, the top surface 220 may extend rearwardly from the front surface 210 on a vertical level below the vertical level of the top end of the front surface 210. In other words, the front surface 210 may extend upward such that the top end is positioned above the top surface 220.

[00456] In addition, a passage rib projecting upward and extending along the Y direction to the left and right may be located at the rear end of the top surface 220. The top surface 220 may extend in the Y direction to the left and right of the control panel 200, similar to the front surface 210, and the edge of the passage may also extend in the Y direction to the left and right along the top surface 220.

[00457] In addition, as described above, the top surface 220 may have an attachment portion receiving slot 269 defined therein that is open rearward at its rear end. The specific shape of the passage rib may correspond to the shape of the rear end of the top surface 220. Thus, the passage rib may extend along the rear end of the top surface 220.

[00458] The drain passage 270 may be formed on the top surface 220 by the top end and edge of the passage of the front surface 210.

[00459] Thus, the upper end of the front surface 210 may form one side wall of the drain passage 270, the rib of the passage may form the opposite side wall relative to said one side wall of the drain passage 270, and the top surface for the top surface 220 may form the bottom surface of the drain passage 270 so as to form a drain passage 270.

[00460] In the embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the drain passage 270 may be formed on the entire top surface for the top surface 220. Accordingly, water falling or flowing into the top surface 220 may be entirely in the drain passage 270, or may drain through flow in the Y direction to the left and right along the drain passage 270.

[00461] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the top end of each side surface 240 of the control panel 200 may be positioned above the top surface 220, and both ends of the left and right Y-direction rib, respectively, may be spaced apart from the side surfaces. 240, respectively, facing them, so that each drain can be defined between the upper end of each side surface 240 and the edge of the passage.

[00462] In particular, each side surface 240 extending rearward from each of both sides in the Y direction to the left and right of the front surface 210 has an upper end positioned above the upper surface 220, similar to the front surface 210. The upper end of the front surface 210 and the upper the end of the side surface 240 may be integrally extended. Accordingly, the top surface 220 may be positioned such that its front end and both side ends are surrounded by the top end of the front surface 210 and the top end of the side surface 240.

[00463] Both side ends of the left and right Y-direction rib, respectively, can be spaced apart from the upper ends of the side surfaces 240, respectively, facing them. Thus, in the drain passage 270, an opening may be defined between each side end of the passage rib and the top end of each side surface 240 in order to define a drain. Water present on the top surface 220 can be discharged from the top surface 220 through the drain 276.

[00464] In one example, both sides in the Y direction left and right of the electrical parts 224, which can be placed in the control panel 200, respectively, can be spaced apart from the inner surfaces of the side surfaces 240 by a predetermined distance, so that their contact with water is prevented. released through the drain.

[00465] As described above, by means of the drain passage 270 defined by the top end of the front surface 210 and the top ends of the side surfaces 240, water falling on the top surface 220 can be prevented from leaking outwardly along the front surface 210 or the side surfaces 240, and can extend backward from both sides in the Y direction to the left and right of the control panel 200 through the drains respectively defined between the passage rib and the side surfaces 240.

[00466] In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the panel support 268 and the panel attachment portion 260 placed on the top surface 220 of the control panel 200 may be located in the drain passage 270. front panel 112, and the panel attachment portion 260 may be located on the drain passage 270 and penetrate through the lower end curved portion 113.

[00467] The panel support 268 and the panel attachment portion 260, respectively, may include a plurality of panel supports and a plurality of panel attachment portions, may be positioned in a left and right Y direction along the drain passage 270, and may be interleaved with each other. Accordingly, the supporting force of the first front panel 112 by the panel support 268 and the anchoring force of the first front panel 112 by the panel fastening portion 260 can be properly mixed and dissipated.

[00468] In one example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the top surface 220 may further include a rib 274 to prevent inflow. The inflow prevention rib 274 may extend such that it surrounds an opening 262 defined in the top surface 220 and protrudes upward to prevent water from flowing into the opening 262. The opening 262 may be an opening 263 in the top surface on which the an elastic attachment portion 266 on the top surface.

[00469] The panel fastening portion 260 may be located in the drain passage 270, and may be located on the elastic fastening portion 265 located with the hole 262. Thus, the opening 262, on which the elastic fastening portion 265 is formed, can be set in the drain passage 270, and water on the top surface 220 may enter the control panel 200 through the opening 262.

[00470] Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, the inflow prevention rib 274 surrounding the opening 262 may be formed on the upper surface 220 in order to prevent water from leaking through the opening 262.

[00471] The flow prevention rib 274 may extend in an annular shape to encircle the circumference of the opening 262. The annular shape may vary depending on the shape of the opening 262 and may, for example, have a polygonal cross section or a circular cross section.

[00472] As a result, while preventing flow into the opening 262 by the inflow prevention rib 274, water in the drain passage 270 defined by the upper end of the front surface 210 and the passage rib can flow in the Y direction to the left and right along the drain passage 270 and merge.

[00473] In one example, as described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving slot 269 of the attachment portion may be defined in the top surface 220. groove 269 of the attachment section, so that water can be prevented from leaking into the receiving groove 269 of the attachment section.

[00474] In one example, FIG. 16 shows a rear view of a laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of the rear bracket 480, and FIG. 18 shows a rear bracket 480 attached to the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 as viewed from the rear.

[00475] As shown in FIGS. 16 and 18, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may have a first back panel 118 located on its rear surface, and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 may have a second rear panel 128 located on its rear surface. In addition, a back bracket 480 made of an insulating material and fixing the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128 to each other can be additionally included.

[00476] As described above, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 can be electrically isolated from each other and connected to each other by the insulating connecting member 450 and the top frame 400 on the front side.

[00477] Additionally, the first washing and treating device 10 and the second washing and treating device 20 can be electrically isolated from each other and connected to each other via the rear bracket 480 on the rear side.

[00478] The first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are manufactured separately from each other, and then stacked together and installed to be used together. Therefore, in order to ensure the structural stability of the laundry washing and treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, structural fastening between the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 stacked together may be required.

[00479] Further, as described above, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20, respectively, include power consuming devices independent of each other, such as components such as motors, controllers, and the like, so that it may be advantageous if the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 are electrically isolated from each other.

[00480] Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 can be attached to each other through the upper frame 400 and the insulating coupling member 450 on the front surface of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second washing and treating apparatus 20 stacked together and can be attached to each other via the rear bracket 480 on the rear side.

[00481] The rear bracket 480 may be made from an insulating material. For example, the back bracket 480 may be made from an insulating material such as a plastic material, a rubber material, or a synthetic plastic and rubber material.

[00482] The back bracket 480 may have a length parallel to the left and right Y direction, and may have a length corresponding to the width in the left and right Y direction of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 or the second washing and treating apparatus 20. The back bracket 480 may be attached to the first back panel 118 of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 and the second back panel 128 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20 together so as to secure the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128 to each other.

[00483] Various attachment patterns may be provided between the back bracket 480, the first back panel 118, and the second back panel 128. For example, the back bracket 480 can be attached to the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128 together via screws, rivets, or the like. ., or a hook connection or landing connection scheme can be used.

[00484] In one example, with reference to FIG. 18, in an embodiment of the present invention, a back bracket 480 may be attached to the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128 so as to support the first back panel 118 forward.

[00485] The back bracket 480 can attach the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128 to each other as the top section of the back bracket 480 is attached to the first back panel 118 and the bottom section of the back bracket 480 is attached to the second back panel 128.

[00486] In this regard, the front surface 481 facing forward with respect to the rear bracket 480 may have an upper end 482 in contact with the first rear panel 118 and a lower end 483 in contact with the second rear panel 128. Thus, in the rear bracket 480, the upper the end 482 of the front surface 481 may support the first rear panel 118 at the rear, and the lower end 483 of the front surface 481 may support the second rear panel 128 at the rear.

[00487] Accordingly, in a state of being positioned on the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be supported at the rear by the upper end of the second front panel 122 at the front, and may be supported at the front by the rear bracket 480 at the rear such that the position of the first the washing and treating apparatus 10 can be fixed in the X direction forward and backward.

[00488] In one example, as shown in FIG. 18, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first rear panel 118 may be located in front of the second rear panel 128, and the front surface 481 of the rear bracket 480 may be formed in a stepped manner such that the top the end 482 supporting the first back panel 118 is located in front of the lower end 483 supporting the second back panel 128.

[00489] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first rear panel 118 and the second rear panel 128 may be configured to be spaced apart from each other in the forward and backward X direction. For example, the first back panel 118 may be located in front of or behind the second back panel 128. The positional relationship of the first back panel 118 to the second back panel 128 may be determined from the design difference between the first washing and treating device 10 and the second washing and treating device 20 .

[00490] For example, when the length in the forward and backward X direction of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 exceeds the length of the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the first back panel 118 may be positioned rearward relative to the second back panel 128. When the length in the forward X direction and back of the first washing and treating device 10 is less than the length of the second washing and treating device 20, the first back panel 118 may be located in front of the second back panel 128.

[00491] Alternatively, for the benefit of assembling for stacking the first washing and treating appliance 10 on top of the second washing and treating appliance 20, the first back panel 118 may be positioned forward of the second back panel 128. For example, during assembly of the washing and treating appliance 1 laundry according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the second washing and treating apparatus 20 is positioned in the installation area, and then the first washing and treating apparatus 10 is lifted onto the second washing and treating apparatus 20, the first washing and treating apparatus 10 can move back smoothly from a forward position relative to the second washing and treating device 20 and may be positioned on the second washing and treating device 20 .

[00492] In this process, the back bracket 480 may be installed in advance on the second rear panel 128 of the second washing and treating apparatus 20, and the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be placed in the appropriate assembly position while the sliding distance back limited by rear bracket 480.

[00493] In an embodiment of the present invention, the length in the forward and backward X direction of the first washing and treating apparatus 10 may be less than the length of the second washing and treating apparatus 20, or at least the lower portion of the first back panel 118 may be located in front of the second rear panel 128, so that the stopper role of the rear bracket 480 can be achieved.

[00494] The front surface 481 of the rear bracket 480 may have a stepped shape as shown in FIG. 18 such that the upper end 482 of the front surface 481, which frontally supports the lower portion of the first back panel 118, is located in front of the lower end 483, which frontally supports the upper portion of the second back panel 128.

[00495] When the bottom portion of the first back panel 118 is positioned behind the second back panel 128, the front surface 481 of the back bracket 480 may be stepped so that the top end 482 is positioned behind the bottom end 483.

[00496] Since the front surface 481 of the back bracket 480 has a stepped shape as described above, the back bracket 480 can be attached to the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128 and fasten the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128 to each other while allowing positional difference between the first back panel 118 and the second back panel 128, and a support structure for supporting the first back panel 118 of the first washing and treating apparatus located on the second washing and treating apparatus 20 at the rear can be stably implemented.

[00497] In one example, with reference to FIG. 17, a laundry and laundry treating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a handle 485 on the back bracket 480. In particular, the downward opening handle 485 may be located on the lower portion of the back bracket 480 .

[00498] Handle 485 may be in the form of a slot that opens downwards and retracts upwards. The groove of the handle 485 may be defined such that a user can easily grasp the handle 485 by inserting a finger into the groove.

[00499] Various positions and shapes of handle 485 may be provided, and FIG. 17 and 18 show a handle 485 that forms a portion of the lower portion of the rear bracket 480 and opens down to be gripped by a user, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[00500] Although the present invention has been illustrated and described with respect to a specific embodiment, it should be understood that the present invention may be improved and changed in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as provided by the appended claims. This should be obvious to those skilled in the art.

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1. The system for washing and processing linen, containing: - a first washing and treating device having a first front panel and a first drum located in the first washing and treating device, which is configured to receive the first laundry; - a second washing and treating device located below the first washing and treating device and supporting the first washing and treating device, and the second washing and treating device has a second front panel and a second drum located in the second washing and treating device, which configured to accommodate a second linen for washing; And - a control panel located between the first front panel and the second front panel and configured to communicate with the first washing and treating device and the second washing and treating device, wherein the top of the control panel is connected to the first front panel and the bottom of the control panel is connected to the second front panel. 2. The washing and treating system of claim 1, wherein the upper end of the second front panel is vertically higher than the top of the second washing and treating apparatus. 3. The washing and treating system of claim 2, wherein the second washing and treating apparatus further comprises second side panels, and the upper end of the second front panel is located vertically higher than the upper end of the second side panels. 4. The laundry and treatment system of claim 2, wherein the second washing and treating apparatus further comprises a second top panel, and the upper end of the second front panel is located vertically higher than the upper end of the second top panel. 5. The laundry and laundry treatment system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the top of the control panel and the bottom of the control panel each comprise fastening portions, and the fastening portions of the panel are inserted into the first front panel and the second front panel, respectively. 6. The laundry and treatment system according to claim 5, further comprising a bottom frame attached to the first washing and treating device and a control panel attached to the bottom frame. 7. The laundry washing and treating system of claim 6, wherein the first washing and treating apparatus further comprises first side panels and the bottom frame is connected to the first side panels. 8. The laundry and laundry treatment system of claim 7, wherein the side surfaces of the control panel are attached to the side end extensions of the bottom frame, respectively. 9. The washing and treating system of claim 8, wherein one of the side surfaces of the control panel is flexibly attached to one of the side end extensions of the bottom frame. 10. The washing and treatment system of claim 9, wherein one of the side surfaces of the control panel is attached to one of the side end extensions of the bottom frame with a hook. 11. The washing and treating system of claim 9, wherein the other of the side surfaces of the control panel is rigidly attached to the other of the side end extensions of the bottom frame. 12. The laundry washing and treatment system of claim 11, wherein the other of the side surfaces of the control panel is attached to the other of the side end extensions of the bottom frame by means of a screw. 13. The washing and treating system of claim 9, wherein the top surface of the control panel is inserted between the bottom of the first front panel and the top end extension of the bottom frame. 14. The laundry and laundry treatment system of claim 13, wherein the upper end extension of the lower frame is provided with an upper attachment portion that is inserted into the first front panel.

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