Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a mounting guide for an alignment between the first opening portion and the first light transmitting region and an alignment between the second opening portion and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and door cover during mutual coupling.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
 a body having a laundry inlet and a laundry accommodation part accommodating laundry through the laundry inlet; and   a circular door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes:
 a door frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and a second opening formed in a position spaced apart from the first opening; 
 a door window mounted at the first opening and disposed to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door is closed; 
 a display module mounted at the second opening within the door frame to output visual information through the second opening; and 
 a door cover coupled to a front side of the door frame to form an appearance of the door, wherein the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening within the non-light-transmitting region, the non-light-transmitting region surrounds both the first light transmitting region and the second light transmitting region to compartment the first light transmitting region allowing the laundry accommodation part to be visible and the second light transmitting region allowing visual information output from the display module to be visible, and a mounting guide guiding alignment of the first opening and the first light transmitting region and alignment of the second opening and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and the door cover when the door frame and the door cover are coupled to each other to limit a coupling position of the door cover with respect to the door frame. 
   
     
     
       2. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting guide protrudes along a circumference of the door frame, and surrounds an outer circumference of the door cover. 
     
     
       3. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the door cover includes a first edge portion having a predetermined curvature and a second edge portion that connects a first end and a second end of the first edge portion, and wherein the mounting guide includes a first protrusion portion corresponding to the first edge portion and a second protrusion portion corresponding to the second edge portion to guide a mounting position when the door cover is mounted on the door frame. 
     
     
       4. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the second protrusion portion is formed at a lower side of the door frame. 
     
     
       5. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the door frame includes:
 an outer frame having a sealant filling groove configured to receive sealant to adhere a front surface of the outer frame to the door cover; and   an inner frame coupled to a rear side of the outer frame, and formed such that an outer circumferential portion of the inner frame protrudes from a front surface of the outer frame to form the mounting guide when coupled to the outer frame.   
     
     
       6. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting guide protrudes along a rear circumference of the door cover, and is positioned along an outer circumference of the door frame. 
     
     
       7. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the door frame is accommodated into a space formed by the mounting guide. 
     
     
       8. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the door frame includes a first edge portion having a predetermined curvature and a second edge portion that connects a first end and a second end of the first edge portion, and wherein the mounting guide includes a first protrusion portion corresponding to the first edge portion and a second protrusion portion corresponding to the second edge portion to guide an installation position when the door frame is mounted on the door cover. 
     
     
       9. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein a front surface of the door cover formed with the second protrusion portion has the same radius of curvature as that of a front surface of the door cover formed with the first protrusion portion. 
     
     
       10. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting guide includes:
 an alignment groove formed at either one of the door frame and the door cover; and   an alignment protrusion protruding from the other one of the door frame and the door cover, and configured to be inserted into the alignment groove during mutual coupling between the door frame and the door cover.   
     
     
       11. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the alignment groove and the alignment protrusion are formed within the non-light-transmitting region. 
     
     
       12. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a plurality of alignment protrusions are provided and protrude at a plurality of positions. 
     
     
       13. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the alignment protrusion extends along at least one direction. 
     
     
       14. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
 a body having a laundry inlet; and   a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet,   wherein the door includes:
 a door frame comprising an outer frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed, and an inner frame coupled to a rear side of the outer frame and that has a rear side opening communicating with the first opening; 
 a door cover coupled to a front side of the outer frame to close the first opening; and 
 a door window mounted at on the door frame to close the rear side opening and positioned to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door is closed, and 
   wherein the door cover includes
 a non-light transmitting region that covers a contact area of the door window with the door frame, and 
 a first light transmitting region that overlaps the first opening within the non-light transmitting region.  
   
     
     
       15. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the body includes a laundry accommodation part accommodating laundry received through the laundry inlet, and
 wherein the non-light transmitting region surrounds the first light transmitting region to allow the laundry accommodation part to be visible.    
     
     
       16. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 ,
 wherein the first light transmitting region overlaps the door window so as to allow the door window to be visible.    
     
     
       17. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the non-light transmitting region is positioned to cover an edge line of the first opening.  
     
     
       18. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the non-light transmitting region is positioned on the edge line of the first opening to cover a contact area of the door cover with the door frame.  
     
     
       19. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein a boundary between the non-light transmitting region and the first light transmitting region is blurred.  
     
     
       20. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the boundary surrounds the first light transmitting region and is gradually more transparent closer to the first light transmitting region.  
     
     
       21. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the door cover comprises:
 a cover body including a glass material that transmits light; and   a shield layer disposed at the cover body so as to form the non-light transmitting region.    
     
     
       22. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the shield layer is not provided at the first light transmitting region so that the first opening is visible through the cover body in the first light transmitting region.  
     
     
       23. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein shield dots forms a boundary between the non-light transmitting region and the first light transmitting region, and the boundary is gradually more transparent closer to the first light transmitting region.  
     
     
       24. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 23 , at least one of a density or a size of the shield dots is decreased closer to the first light transmitting region so that the boundary is gradually more transparent closer to the first light transmitting region.  
     
     
       25. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the door frame has a mounting guide protruding on the door frame along a circumference thereof, and the mounting guide is positioned to cover a lateral surface of the door cover.  
     
     
       26. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the mounting guide is extended in a loop shape along a circumference of the door frame to form a space accommodating the door cover.  
     
     
       27. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising an adhesive that adheres the door cover to a front surface of the door frame, wherein the adhesive is overlapped by the non-light transmitting region so as to be invisible.  
     
     
       28. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the door frame has a second opening at which a display is mounted, and
 wherein the door cover further includes a second light transmitting region overlapping the display so as to allow the display to be visible.    
     
     
       29. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the non-light transmitting region crosses between the first light transmitting region and the second light transmitting region so that the first light transmitting region and the second light transmitting region are partitioned from each other.  
     
     
       30. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein an adhesive is provided at the door frame for adhesion to the door cover, and
 wherein the adhesive is extended to cross between the first light transmitting region and the second light transmitting region and overlaps the non-light transmitting region.    
     
     
       31. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the non-light transmitting region surrounds the first light transmitting region and the second light transmitting region, respectively.  
     
     
       32. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the second light transmitting region is formed with a smaller size than that of the display and is positioned to overlap the second opening, and
 wherein the non-light transmitting region is positioned to overlap an edge region of the display.    
     
     
       33. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 32 , further comprising a touch sensor that is positioned to cover the display to form a sensing region to sense a touch input,
 wherein the non-light transmitting region overlaps an edge section of the sensing region.