Clothes treating apparatus having filter cover

Abstract

A clothes treating apparatus including a filter cover using a thermal transfer method. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing having a laundry inlet, a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, a tub to be provided inside the housing to store water, a drum configured to perform an operation while rotating inside the tub, and a filter cover configured to cover an opening, formed at least at a portion of the housing, through which a filter is introduced into or withdrawn out of the housing. The filter cover includes a first member provided by injection molding and a second member to be attached to the first member by a thermal transfer method such that the second member while attached to the first member covers the opening and the second member is exposed to the outside of the housing.

1 . A clothes treating apparatus comprising:
 a housing having a laundry inlet to allow laundry to be introduced into or withdrawn out of the housing;   a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet;   a tub to be provided inside the housing to store water;   a drum configured to perform an operation while rotating inside the tub, the operation including washing, rinsing and dehydrating processes of the laundry; and   a filter cover configured to cover an opening, formed at least at a portion of the housing, through which a filter is introduced into or withdrawn out of the housing,   wherein the filter cover comprises:
 a first member provided by injection molding; and 
 a second member to be attached to the first member by a thermal transfer method such that the second member while attached to the first member covers the opening and the second member is exposed outside of the housing. 
   
     
     
         2 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first member comprises:
 a first member body, having a plate shape, to cover the opening, the first member body comprising a front surface to which the second member is attached through the thermal transfer method and a rear surface opposite the front surface; and 
 a protrusion which protrudes from at least a portion of the first member body. 
   
     
     
         3 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the second member comprises a thermal transfer foil or a thermal transfer film.   
     
     
         4 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the protrusion comprises a connection part integrally protruding from the rear surface.   
     
     
         5 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the connection part comprises a deformation prevention portion to prevent thermal deformation of the second member based on a thermal transfer process being performed.   
     
     
         6 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the deformation prevention portion is formed by cutting at least a portion of the connection part.   
     
     
         7 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the deformation prevention portion is disposed at a position where the rear surface and the connection part are connected.   
     
     
         8 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the first member comprises a connection surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface, and   a parting line formed to be stepped relative to at least a portion of the connection surface.   
     
     
         9 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the first member comprises a curved portion to prevent burrs from occurring between the rear surface and the connection surface based on the second member being pressed by a roller.   
     
     
         10 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the parting line is positioned below the curved portion and formed to be recessed further inward than the curved portion.   
     
     
         11 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the parting line is formed to be stepped inward by 0.02 mm from the curved portion.   
     
     
         12 . The clothes treating apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the protrusion comprises:
 a hook which protrudes from an upper portion of the first member body; and 
 a hinge formed which protrudes from a lower portion of the first member body.