Patent ID: 7963129

Claim:
A drum type laundry machine comprising: a cabinet cover for defining a front surface of the machine, the cabinet cover having an opening for loading/unloading laundry therein/there from; a recess part recessed toward an inside of the machine along a circumference of the opening; a door assembly spaced a predetermined distance from the recess part when the door assembly is closed over the opening; and a protrusion projected from the recess part to reinforce strength of the recess part and to support the door assembly securely when receiving external impact, wherein: the protrusion includes a step part and a facing part, the step part is stepped from a surface of the recess part toward the door assembly in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a surface of the recess part, the facing part contacts the door assembly when closed over the opening to prevent the door assembly from contacting the recess part, the opening is oriented relative to a central axis, the recess part is offset relative to the opening, and the facing part is offset relative to the recess part based on a difference between a first width and a second width different from the first width, the first width corresponding to a width of the facing part at a location proximate a latch of the door assembly and the second width corresponding to a width of the facing part proximate a hinge of the door assembly.