Apparatus for treating laundry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laundry treating devices face issues with the weakened joining force between the handle panel and the detergent box due to the curved design, leading to potential separation and breakage of the handle panel when external forces are applied.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a preventing part with a fastening and fixing portion, including projection hooks and ribs, to securely attach the handle panel to the detergent box, ensuring a strong and stable connection even under external forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the handle panel is designed with a curved shape to match the door circumference, then the aesthetic appearance and user access are improved, but the joining force between the handle panel and detergent box is weakened
Solution Approach 1:
The handle panel is divided into multiple sections: a curved outer portion matching the door circumference and an inner rectangular portion for structural strength. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function - the curved outer portion provides aesthetic appearance and user access, while the inner rectangular portion maintains joining force with the detergent box.
2Ease of operation
If the door diameter is increased to facilitate user access to control panels, then user convenience is improved, but the distance between the detergent box and front panel increases causing handle panel instability
Solution Approach 1:
The handle panel employs an asymmetric design where the outer circumference is curved to match the large door diameter for user access, while the inner structure maintains a rectangular configuration for stability. This asymmetric approach allows the handle panel to adapt to the large door diameter while preserving structural integrity and preventing spacing issues.
3Ease of manufacture
If the handle panel is joined to the detergent box with a simple structure, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the handle panel may break when external force is applied
Solution Approach 1:
The handle panel combines multiple structural features into a single integrated component: the curved outer portion for aesthetics, the inner rectangular portion for structural strength, and built-in joining structures that merge the handle panel with the detergent box. This merging approach provides robust durability under external force while maintaining manufacturing feasibility.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus (100). The present invention includes a cabinet (10) including a front panel (11) having an opening (15) formed in a front side, a door (30) seated on the front panel (11), the door (30) having a diameter greater than that of the opening (15) so as to open/close the opening (15), a control panel (13) provided to a top part of the front panel (11), the control panel (13) having a seating recess for having a top part of the door (30) seated thereon and a draw hole (131) provided to a lateral side of the seating recess, a detergent box (40) provided in the draw hole (131) drawably to provide a space for receiving detergent therein, a handle panel (42) joined to a front side of the detergent box (40), the handle panel (42) having one side configured as an avoidant surface (423) corresponding to a shape of an outer circumference of the seating recess, and a preventing part (60) configured to prevent the avoidant surface (423) from being spaced apart from the front side of the detergent box (40).