Laundry treating apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treating apparatuses face challenges in designing a seamless exterior structure due to the presence of a parting line between the cabinet cover and the control panel, and the complex structure of the control panel hinders easy and stable coupling to the cabinet cover.
Innovation Solution
The laundry treating apparatus is designed with the control panel installed inside the cabinet cover, minimizing the parting line and allowing only essential components to be exposed externally. The control panel is optimized for coupling with the cabinet cover through a bracket fastened to the inner surface and a coating guide that supports the window and touch screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the control panel is installed separately from the cabinet cover, then the control panel can be easily accessed and operated by the user, but a parting line appears between the cabinet cover and control panel, disrupting the seamless exterior design
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel is nested within the cabinet cover, with the control panel assembly positioned inside the cabinet cover's front surface area. The display unit protrudes slightly from the cabinet cover front surface, creating a nested configuration where the control panel is housed within the cabinet cover structure, eliminating the parting line while maintaining accessibility
2Ease of operation
If a rotary knob is used for user operation, then the control panel can provide intuitive user interface, but the control panel structure becomes complex, making coupling to the cabinet cover difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit integrates multiple functions into a single component structure. The display unit combines the display screen, control interface, and housing into one integrated assembly that couples directly to the cabinet cover, eliminating the need for separate coupling mechanisms for each component and simplifying the overall control panel structure
3Manufacturing precision
If the display unit is assembled to the cabinet in the state of being installed to a control panel assembly, then the display unit can be properly positioned, but the coupling structure becomes complex and indirect
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit is extracted from the traditional control panel assembly configuration and coupled directly to the cabinet cover. The display unit forms a direct coupling relationship with the cabinet cover, bypassing the intermediate control panel assembly structure, which simplifies the coupling path while maintaining positioning precision through direct mounting features
Data Source
AI summary
A laundry treating apparatus for performing a processing operation for laundry includes a control panel to input a control signal. The apparatus includes a body to accommodate laundry and a cover defining an exterior of the body. The cover includes a through hole. The control panel is partially exposed to an exterior of the cover through the through hole. The control panel includes a bracket having a bracket hole corresponding to the through hole. The control panel includes a window having a front surface in direct contact with a rear surface of the bracket, other than an area corresponding to the through hole and the bracket hole. A touch screen is located at a rear surface of the window. A coating guide is configured to support the window and the touch screen on a rear surface of the touch screen. The coating guide is coupled to the bracket.