Laundry machine

Abstract

Disclosed is a laundry machine. The laundry machine has the entire side surface not implemented as a cover of stainless steel but implemented as a double structure of a side panel and a side cover of stainless steel that is attached onto the side panel. Thus, the laundry machine can have the excellent appearance by the side cover of stainless steel. And, it is capable of reducing the material cost by using the side panel for the interior. Further, since the side surface thereof is implemented as the double structure of the side panel and the side cover having different frequencies from each other, it is capable of absorbing and attenuating noise and vibration generated while the laundry machine is operated.

1 . A laundry machine comprising:
 a side panel; and   a side cover formed of stainless steel and coupled to an exterior of the side panel.   
   
   
       2 . The laundry machine of  claim 1 , wherein the side cover is coupled to the side panel by a hook and/or adhered thereto. 
   
   
       3 . The laundry machine of  claim 2 , wherein a hook groove is provided at an upper end of the side panel, and the side cover is provided with a hook inserted into the hook groove. 
   
   
       4 . The laundry machine of  claim 2 , wherein a double-sided tape or an adhesive agent is used to perform the adhesion. 
   
   
       5 . The laundry machine of  claim 1 , wherein the side panel is provided with noise attenuation member mounting grooves, and noise attenuation members are respectively inserted into the noise attenuation member mounting grooves. 
   
   
       6 . The laundry machine of  claim 1 , wherein the side cover is coupled to the side panel by screws. 
   
   
       7 . The laundry machine of  claim 6 , wherein the screws are coupled to the side cover at an inner side of the side panel. 
   
   
       8 . The laundry machine of  claim 6 , wherein the side cover is provided with a plurality of protrusions, and the side panel is provided with a plurality of insertion grooves for inserting the protrusions thereinto. 
   
   
       9 . The laundry machine of  claim 8 , wherein through holes through which the screws pass are respectively formed at the insertion grooves, and the protrusions are provided with screw grooves to which the screws are coupled. 
   
   
       10 . A laundry machine comprising:
 a cabinet;   a front cover covering a front surface of the cabinet;   a top cover covering an upper surface of the cabinet;   a side cover covering a side surface of the cabinet; and   a side panel installed at an inner side of the side cover, wherein the front cover and the side cover are formed of stainless steel, and the side panel is formed of steel.   
   
   
       11 . The laundry machine of  claim 10 , wherein the front cover is integrally formed of a stainless plate. 
   
   
       12 . The laundry machine of  claim 10 , wherein the side cover is formed of stainless steel of STS 300 group having a low spring back characteristic. 
   
   
       13 . A laundry machine comprising:
 a cabinet;   a front cover formed of stainless steel and covering a front surface of the cabinet; and   a double cover covering a side surface of the cabinet.   
   
   
       14 . The laundry machine of  claim 13 , wherein the double cover is formed by two kinds of material having different natural frequencies from each other. 
   
   
       15 . The laundry machine of  claim 13 , wherein the double cover comprises:
 a side cover formed of stainless steel for an exterior; and   a side panel formed of steel and installed at an inner side of the side cover.