Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washing machine and method of manufacturing door thereof
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Application No.: US14149281Application Date: 2014-01-07
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Publication No.: US10590590B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Sang Bin Lee , Jae Young Kim , Dong Young Kim
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Staas & Halsey LLP
- Priority: KR10-2013-0002658 20130109; KR10-2013-0091715 20130801
- Main IPC: D06F39/14
- IPC: D06F39/14 ; B29C45/16

Abstract:
A washing machine includes a cabinet defining an external appearance thereof and having an insertion port, a tub arranged inside the cabinet and capable of accommodating wash water, a drum arranged inside the tub and capable of accommodating laundry, and a door to open and close the insertion port, and the door includes a door cover including a first section through which light penetrates, and a second section formed integrally with the first section such that at least a portion of the second section is projected through the first section. Therefore, manufacturing costs of the door may be reduced without the need for post-processing, and it may be possible to provide the eco-friendly washing machine having pleasing design aesthetics.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140191643A1 WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DOOR THEREOF Public/Granted day:2014-07-10
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