Washing machine and method for assembling the same

Abstract

Provided is a washing machine including: a console including at least one hole and provided at a predetermined portion of the washing machine; a control panel provided at a rear of the console, for controlling and displaying operation state of the washing machine; and a decoration panel including at least one protrusion formed at a rear surface of the decoration panel radiation and fixedly inserted into the hole of the console such that the decoration panel is coupled with a front surface of the console.

1 . A washing machine comprising: 
 a console including at least one hole and provided at a predetermined portion of the washing machine;    a control panel provided at a rear of the console, for controlling and displaying operation state of the washing machine; and    a decoration panel including at least one protrusion provided at a rear surface of the decoration panel radiation and fixedly inserted into the hole of the console such that the decoration panel is coupled with a front surface of the console.    
   
   
       2 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the protrusion inserted into the hole has one end bent and fixed.  
   
   
       3 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the decoration panel is made of metal material and the protrusion is formed integrally with the decoration panel.  
   
   
       4 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the decoration panel has an opening formed at a center portion thereof and communicating with the control panel and an extending portion formed outside the opening and outwardly protruded.  
   
   
       5 . The washing machine of  claim 4 , wherein the protrusion is provided at an end of the extending portion.  
   
   
       6 . The washing machine of  claim 4 , wherein the console has a groove formed at a front thereof, through which the extending portion is inserted.  
   
   
       7 . The washing machine of  claim 6 , wherein the hole is formed inside the groove.  
   
   
       8 . The washing machine of  claim 6 , further comprising a sealing member disposed between the extending portion and the groove.  
   
   
       9 . The washing machine of  claim 4 , wherein the extending portion is continuously provided along a circumference of the opening.  
   
   
       10 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the decoration panel comprises: 
 a first bent portion bent backward from an upper edge;    a second bent portion bent downward from the first bent portion; and    an upper fixing protrusion protruded downward from the second bent portion.    
   
   
       11 . The washing machine of  claim 10 , wherein the console has an upper fixing hole formed at an upper portion of the console and through which the upper fixing protrusion is inserted.  
   
   
       12 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the protrusion has a length greater than a depth of the hole.  
   
   
       13 . The washing machine of  claim 1 , wherein the protrusion has a corner processed in a round shape.  
   
   
       14 . A washing machine comprising: 
 a console including at least one hole and at least one groove and disposed at a predetermined portion of the washing machine;    a control panel provided at a rear of the console, for controlling and displaying operation state of the washing machine;    at least one extending portion protruded backward to be inserted into the groove; and    a decoration panel having at least one protrusion provided at the extending portion such that an end of the protrusion is inserted into and fixed in the hole.    
   
   
       15 . A method for manufacturing a washing machine, the method comprising the steps of: 
 inserting an upper fixing protrusion formed at a decoration panel into an upper fixing hole formed at a console, and rotating the decoration panel by a predetermined angle to load the decoration panel into an upper surface of the console;    inserting a protrusion formed at a rear surface of the decoration panel into a hole formed at the console;    bending and fixing an end of the protrusion inserted into the hole; and    assembling the console fixedly coupled with the decoration panel at a predetermined portion of the washing machine.