Control panel assembly and washing machine having the same
US8950882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A washing machine having a control panel assembly for controlling an operation of the washing machine. The control panel assembly includes a control panel; a circuit board disposed at an inner side of the control panel; at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the circuit board and emitting light; an LED bracket that is coupled to the circuit board, accommodates the at least one LED, guides light emitted from the LED to front of the control panel, and has at least one light guide hole of which a cross-sectional area is not uniform in at least a portion of the light guide hole in a direction in which light emitted from the LED is guided; and an LED window that is disposed at a front side of the LED bracket and allows light emitted from the LED to be transmitted to front of the control panel.
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