Clothes processing apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treatment apparatuses face issues with foreign substances infiltrating into panel installation holes, film separation during manufacturing, complex assembly structures, and electrical signal disturbances due to touch film wire damage from board supports.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treatment apparatus with a mounting panel featuring integrated panel seating portions and coupling structures to securely attach a board support directly to the panel, preventing foreign substances and film wire damage, while integrating control instructions display, search, and selection into a single interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the operation panel is arranged separated from the front panel and coupled to the upper side of the front panel, then the front panel and operation panel can be manufactured as separate components, but foreign substances can infiltrate into the space between the panel installation hole and the operation indicator window
Solution Approach 1:
A sealing member is introduced as an intermediary component between the operation indicator window and the mounting panel. This sealing member fills the gap between the window and the panel installation hole, preventing foreign substances from infiltrating while allowing the operation panel to remain a separate, manufacturable component.
2Ease of manufacture
If the panel installation hole is formed through a mounting panel coated with film, then the mounting panel can be manufactured with protective coating, but the film can separate from the peripheral portion of the panel installation hole
Solution Approach 1:
The film is folded back at the panel installation hole location before the hole is formed. This preliminary folding action creates a configuration where the film is already positioned to avoid the stress concentration area, preventing separation when the hole is subsequently formed through the mounted panel.
3Ease of manufacture
If the board support is coupled to the mounting panel, then the control circuit board can be supported inside the cabinet, but the board support can damage the film wire connected to the control circuit board
Solution Approach 1:
A groove is formed in the board support at the location where the film wire passes through. This groove acts as a protective channel that guides the film wire safely from the mounting panel to the control circuit board, preventing the board support structure from damaging the wire during assembly and operation.
4Ease of operation
If the touch film is fixed to the window to recognize touch signals, then user input capability is enabled, but the touch film can contact the mounting panel causing electrical signal disturbance
Solution Approach 1:
A spacer is positioned between the touch film and the mounting panel to maintain a precise gap. This spacer ensures that the touch film remains close enough to the panel surface for effective touch recognition, while simultaneously preventing direct contact that would cause electrical signal disturbance or short circuits.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application relates to a clothes processing apparatus comprising: a cabinet which includes a mounting panel forming the appearance and having a panel inlet and a panel mounting hole formed therein; a drum which is rotatably provided in the cabinet, in which clothes are accommodated, and which has a drum inlet communicating with the panel inlet; a control circuit board which is disposed within the cabinet; a window which is coupled to the panel mounting hole; a board support part which is disposed at the rear of the window to support the control circuit board; and a panel seating part which is provided in the mounting panel to position the board support part within the cabinet.