Patent ID: 9428855
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A47L,D06F

Claim Text:
1. A washing machine comprising: a cabinet; a control panel disposed on a front surface of the cabinet; a display unit installed on the control panel such that a front surface of the display unit is exposed through a front of the control panel; a speaker housing installed behind the control panel; a speaker mounted on the speaker housing; and a shielding unit formed at a rear surface of the control panel to cover a rear of the speaker hole; wherein the control panel comprises a speaker hole formed so that sound generated from the speaker is transmitted to outside the control panel, the speaker hole being disposed to be spaced apart from the speaker, and wherein the speaker housing comprises a guide rib formed around an opening in the speaker housing while protruding between the speaker housing and the control panel the guide rib being configured so that sound from the speaker is transmitted toward the speaker hole formed through the control panel.