Drum type washing machine

Abstract

A drum type washing machine, by which assembly can be carried out more conveniently and by which the noise generation is suppressed. The drum type washing machine includes a cabinet covering rear and both lateral sides of the washing machine, a panel frame provided to an upper front side of the cabinet, the cabinet having at least one hole, and a top plate mounted on a top of the cabinet to cover a topside of the washing machine, the top plate having at least one protrusion, each protrusion having a slip-fit connection with a corresponding hole.

1 . A drum type washing machine, comprising: 
 a cabinet covering rear and both lateral sides of the washing machine;    a panel frame provided to an upper front side of the cabinet, the cabinet having at least one hole; and    a top plate mounted on a top of the cabinet to cover a topside of the washing machine, the top plate having at least one protrusion, each protrusion having a slip-fit connection with a corresponding hole.    
   
   
       2 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one hole is arranged in a right-to-left direction of the panel frame to be equally spaced apart from each other, and wherein each protrusion is provided to confront a corresponding hole.  
   
   
       3 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein a tilted plane is provided to an outer circumference of each protrusion to have a slip-fit connection with a corresponding hole.  
   
   
       4 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein each protrusion has a taper shape decreasing in a cross-sectional area.  
   
   
       5 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein each protrusion is formed in one body of the top plate.  
   
   
       6 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein a flexible or elastic material is provided between each protrusion and a corresponding hole.  
   
   
       7 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 6 , wherein the flexible or elastic material is rubber.  
   
   
       8 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 6 , wherein the flexible or elastic material is coated on an outer circumference of each protrusion.  
   
   
       9 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 1 , further comprising a control panel provided to a front side of the panel frame.  
   
   
       10 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 9 , wherein each of the panel frame and the control panel protrudes upward at a thickness of the top plate to be higher than an upper end of the cabinet.  
   
   
       11 . A drum type washing machine, comprising: 
 a cabinet covering rear and both lateral sides of the washing machine;    a panel frame provided to an upper front side of the cabinet, the panel frame having at least one hole;    a top plate mounted on a top of the cabinet to cover a topside of the washing machine, the top plate having at least one protrusion, each protrusion having a slip-fit connection with a corresponding hole; and    a control panel provided to a front side of the panel frame.    
   
   
       12 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 11 , wherein each of the panel frame and the control panel protrudes upward at a thickness of the top plate to be higher than an upper end of the cabinet.  
   
   
       13 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one hole is arranged in a right-to-left direction of the panel frame to be equally spaced apart from each other, and wherein each protrusion is provided to confront a corresponding hole.  
   
   
       14 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 11 , wherein a tilted plane is provided to an outer circumference of each protrusion to have a slip-fit connection with a corresponding hole.  
   
   
       15 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 11 , wherein each protrusion has a taper shape decreasing in a cross-sectional area.  
   
   
       16 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 11 , wherein each protrusion is formed in one body of the top plate.  
   
   
       17 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 11 , wherein a flexible or elastic material is provided between each protrusion and a corresponding hole.  
   
   
       18 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 17 , wherein the flexible or elastic material is rubber.  
   
   
       19 . The drum type washing machine of  claim 17 , wherein the flexible or elastic material is coated on an outer circumference of each protrusion.  
   
   
       20 . A drum type washing machine, comprising: 
 a cabinet covering rear and both lateral sides of the washing machine;    a panel frame provided to an upper front side of the cabinet, the panel frame having at least one hole;    a top plate mounted on a top of the cabinet to cover a topside of the washing machine, the top plate having at least one protrusion, each protrusion having a slip-fit connection with a corresponding hole;    a control panel provided to a front side of the panel frame; and    a flexible or elastic material provided between each protrusion and a corresponding hole.