Casing structure for preventing water and assembly of control panel in a washer

Abstract

Disclosed are a casing structure for preventing water penetration and a control panel assembly for a washing machine and a washing machine having the same. Embodiments of the present invention includea water movement drainage part provided at either of a rear edge of a front casing and a front edge of a rear casing that are in contact with each other and having a water guide flow path guiding water received therein to fall outwardly of and away from electrical equipment. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention can prevent water from penetrating into the electrical equipment to thereby prevent malfunction or failure thereof and improve the durability of the washing machine appliance while improving the reliability thereof. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present inventionsimplify the coupling structure of the casings to strengthen the mold used to manufacture the casings and reduce misalignment that may occur at a joint of the casings while increasing the joint strength.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0049701 filed on Apr. 30, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. technical field [0003] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a housing structure for preventing water penetration and a control panel assembly for a washing machine having the housing structure. More particularly, the present invention relates to a water seepage preventing case structure and a control panel assembly of a washing machine having the same, in which water can be prevented from penetrating into electrical equipment. Background technique [0004] As known in the art, a washing machine is an appliance used to clean clothes, and in particular, a washing machine is an appliance in which clothes are placed in a washing tub and immersed in a solution of dissolved detergent, which The chemical action of ...

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[0014] However, the control panel assembly in the prior art also has the following problem: Although the water splashed from the washing tub is blocked by the baffle plate located at the lower side of the control panel, the baffle plate is not enough to completely prevent the water from flowing from the control panel. External splash on control panel

Furthermore, there is still often the case that even with a control panel assembly with a baffle, water seeps into the gap between the front case and the rear case

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