Patent ID: 8763432

Claim:
A laundry device, comprising: a body case that forms an exterior of the laundry device; a panel frame mounted to an upper end or a lower end of a front of the body case, wherein the panel frame includes a first bracket that projects forward from a first side of the panel frame, the first bracket having a hole formed therein; a control panel detachably mounted to a front of the panel frame, wherein two opposite side ends of the control panel form bent ends that surround a front of the panel frame, the control panel including a recess and a screw hole, wherein the control panel provides for operation control of the laundry device; and a falling off preventive portion provided at a front side of the panel frame to prevent the control panel from falling off of the panel frame, the falling off preventing portion comprising: a projection that extends from an interior facing side of one of the bent ends of the control panel; a slot formed in a side of the first bracket opposite the projection, wherein the projection is slidably inserted into the slot by sliding the control panel toward the panel frame; a moving preventive member that prevents the control panel from moving after the control panel is mounted to the panel frame, the moving preventive member including a screw coupled to the hole formed in the first bracket and the screw hole formed in the control panel; and a hiding cap positioned in the recess so as to simultaneously cover the recess and the screw.