Control panel assembly and washing machine having the same

摘要

A washing machine having a control panel assembly for controlling an operation of the washing machine. The control panel assembly includes a control panel; a circuit board disposed at an inner side of the control panel; at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the circuit board and emitting light; an LED bracket that is coupled to the circuit board, accommodates the at least one LED, guides light emitted from the LED to front of the control panel, and has at least one light guide hole of which a cross-sectional area is not uniform in at least a portion of the light guide hole in a direction in which light emitted from the LED is guided; and an LED window that is disposed at a front side of the LED bracket and allows light emitted from the LED to be transmitted to front of the control panel.

主权项

1. A washing machine having a control panel assembly for controlling an operation of the washing machine, wherein the control panel assembly comprises:
a control panel; a circuit board disposed at an inner side of the control panel; at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the circuit board and configured to emit light; an LED bracket coupled to the circuit board, configured to accommodate the at least one LED to guide light emitted from the LED to front of the control panel, and having at least one light guide hole; and an LED window disposed at a front side of the LED bracket and configured to allow the light emitted from the at least one LED to be transmitted to a front of the control panel, wherein the at least one light guide hole comprises a first portion configured to accommodate the at least one LED and a second portion configured to guide light emitted from the at least one LED, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the first portion is decreased and a cross-sectional area of the second portion is increased along a proceeding path of the light emitted from the at least one LED.