Patent ID: 11920285
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  B | IPC B  D

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a door assembly for a laundry treating appliance comprising an inner door subassembly comprising an inner door frame, an intermediate door frame attached to the inner door frame, and an outer door screen attached to the intermediate door frame, and one or more mechanical fasteners extending from a front to a back of the inner door frame for mounting a hinge, the method comprising:
adhesively bonding a hinge cover to the inner door frame to cover the one or more mechanical fasteners on the back of the inner door frame;
affixing a user interface controller to the intermediate door frame through an aperture in the inner door subassembly; and
adhering a touch film having an integrated flexible printed circuit board with touch buttons to an interior surface of the outer door screen; the touch film being in communication with and configured to control the user interface controller.