Patent ID: 8327671

Claim:
A washing machine comprising: a control panel mounted at a front part of a machine body of the washing machine; a rotary knob mounted at the control panel for allowing a user to input operating conditions of the washing machine in a rotating fashion; a display unit mounted around the rotary knob for displaying the operating conditions of the washing machine inputted by the rotary knob; a controller coupled to an inside of the control panel, the controller having a plurality of light emitting devices (LEDs) that can be selectively turned on according to the input from the rotary knob; an LED supporter installed on the controller, the LED supporter to enclose the LEDs; and a decoration panel disposed between the display unit and the LED supporter for allowing light emitted from the selected LED to be transmitted through the display unit without leakage, the decoration panel including: a receiving part having a first recess, wherein the entire display unit is inserted into the first recess, a plurality of holes provided at the receiving part, wherein the light emitted from the selected LED is transmitted through the hole, and a step part extending in a circumferential direction and forming a second recess at the receiving part, wherein the LED supporter is inserted in the second recess.