Counterweight with fascia design of functional door

Abstract

A horizontal mount laundry treatment machine having a housing and a drum inside the housing, the drum defining a treatment chamber configured to spin laundry placed therein. A front ring assembly surrounds an opening of the treatment chamber. At least one counterweight is mounted to the front ring assembly or positioned between a front surface of the front ring assembly and a fascia that substantially covers the front ring assembly.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treatment machine, comprising:
 a housing;   a cylindrical drum horizontally mounted inside of the housing, the drum defining a treatment chamber and having an opening to the treatment chamber through which to place laundry, the cylindrical drum being configured to spin laundry placed in the treatment chamber;   a front ring assembly surrounding the outer periphery of the opening to the treatment chamber;   a front fascia substantially covering the front ring assembly; and   at least one counterweight positioned between a front surface of the front ring assembly and the front fascia.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treatment machine of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one counterweight is mounted to the front ring assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The laundry treatment machine of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one counterweight comprises at least one upper counterweight mounted to an upper portion of the front ring assembly and at least one lower counterweight mounted to a lower portion of the front ring assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry treatment machine of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one counterweight is mounted to the fascia. 
     
     
         5 . The laundry treatment machine of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one counterweight comprises at least one upper counterweight mounted to an upper portion of the fascia and at least one lower counterweight mounted to a lower portion of the fascia. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treatment machine of  claim 1 , wherein the fascia is a unity piece. 
     
     
         7 . A laundry treatment machine, comprising:
 a housing;   a cylindrical drum horizontally mounted inside of the housing, the drum defining a treatment chamber and having an opening to the treatment chamber through which to place laundry, the cylindrical drum being configured to spin laundry placed in the treatment chamber;   a front ring assembly surrounding the outer periphery of the opening to the treatment chamber; and   at least one counterweight mounted to the front ring assembly.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry treatment machine of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one counterweight comprises at least one upper counterweight mounted to an upper portion of the front ring assembly and at least lower counterweight mounted to a lower portion of the front ring assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The laundry treatment machine of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one counterweight is mounted to a front surface of the front ring assembly.