| US 7,490,492 B2 | ||
| Control panel assembly for washing machine | ||
| Jae Kyum Kim, Gimhae-si (Korea, Republic of); Geon Kim, Jinhae-si (Korea, Republic of); Chi Wan Hur, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Yu Beom Kang, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); and Sang Man Je, Koje-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on May 29, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/155,130. | ||
| Application 12/155130 is a division of application No. 10/920292, filed on Aug. 18, 2004, granted, now 7,395,683. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2004-0009700 (KR), filed on Feb. 13, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0229789 A1, Sep. 25, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. D06F 39/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 68—12.27 [312/228; 312/265.6] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A control panel assembly for a washing machine, comprising:
a front cover forming a front side of a case;
a front panel provided above the front cover and in rear of a front side of the front cover to be fixed to the case; and
a control panel comprising:
a first fixing part caught on an upper part of the front panel, wherein the first fixing part comprises at least one first
extension extending downward from an upper rear side of the control panel and adapted to be caught on an upper part of a rear
side of the front panel; and at least one second extension extending downward from an upper rear side of the control panel
in front of the first extension and bent backward to extend under the first extension, wherein the second extension is adapted
to pass through an upper part of the front panel; and
a second fixing part sliding along a topside of the front cover to be fitted thereon while the first fixing part is caught
on the upper part of the front panel.
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