Patent ID: 7954345
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: A47B,D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine, comprising: a body having a laundry opening; a door mounted to the body opening and closing the laundry opening and having a rim; an ornamental panel mounted to an outer surface of the door; a plurality of door trims coupled to the rim of the door supporting the ornamental panel; and a coupling device coupling the door trims to the door, the coupling device including a plurality of holding recesses formed in the rim of the door and spaced apart from one another, and a plurality of holding hooks protruding from an inner surface of the respective door trims to be introduced into and caught by the holding recesses, wherein each of the plurality of door trims has a bent portion to cover a rim of the ornamental panel, and each of the holding hooks includes a first supporting rib directly abutting against the ornamental panel to support the ornamental panel and to press the ornamental panel towards the associated bent portion, to prevent movement of the ornamental panel.