Patent ID: 7490492

Claim:
A control panel assembly for a washing machine, comprising: a front cover forming a front side of a case; a front panel provided above the front cover and in rear of a front side of the front cover to be fixed to the case; and a control panel comprising: a first fixing part caught on an upper part of the front panel, wherein the first fixing part comprises at least one first extension extending downward from an upper rear side of the control panel and adapted to be caught on an upper part of a rear side of the front panel; and at least one second extension extending downward from an upper rear side of the control panel in front of the first extension and bent backward to extend under the first extension, wherein the second extension is adapted to pass through an upper part of the front panel; and a second fixing part sliding along a topside of the front cover to be fitted thereon while the first fixing part is caught on the upper part of the front panel.