Patent ID: 8297085

Claim:
A washing machine comprising: a cabinet; a top cover which is arranged at an open top surface of the cabinet and has a laundry entrance hole; and a lid assembly which is arranged at the top cover and opens/closes the laundry entrance hole, wherein the lid assembly comprises: an upper lid frame in which a first hole is formed; a lower lid frame coupled to a lower side of the upper lid frame and in which a second hole is formed; a transparent panel between the upper lid frame and lower lid frame; and a decoration panel coupled to front sides of the upper and lower lid frames; wherein the decoration panel comprises: an upper connecting protrusion which is inserted into the first hole in a first direction, movement of the upper connection protrusion in a second direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, being restricted at a position where the upper connecting protrusion is inserted; and a lower connecting protrusion which extends in the second direction and inserted into the second hole, movement of the lower connecting protrusion being restricted in the first direction.