Patent ID: 9512553
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. A washing machine comprising: a main body; and an upper cover configured to cover an upper part of the main body, wherein the upper cover comprises: a cover plate formed in a rectangular shape; and a cover frame formed of a material different from a material for the cover plate and coupled to the cover plate along a perimeter of the cover plate, wherein the cover frame comprises: a first support part configured to support an upper side of the cover plate; a second support part configured to support a lower side of the cover plate; a plurality of third support parts configured to extend from an inner side of the cover frame facing a perimeter side of the cover plate toward the perimeter side of the cover plate, and contact the perimeter side of the cover plate; and a contact avoidance part configured not to contact the perimeter side of the cover plate and form a space between the cover plate and the cover frame, wherein at least two third support parts among the plurality of third support parts are spaced apart from each other by a gap along an inner perimeter of the cover frame to support the perimeter side of the cover plate, and the contact avoidance part is disposed between the plurality of third support parts.