Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a body having a laundry inlet and a laundry accommodation part accommodating laundry through the laundry inlet; and a circular door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes: a door frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and a second opening formed in a position spaced apart from the first opening; a door window mounted at the first opening and disposed to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door is closed; a display module mounted at the second opening within the door frame to output visual information through the second opening; and a door cover coupled to a front side of the door frame to form an appearance of the door, wherein the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening within the non-light-transmitting region, the non-light-transmitting region surrounds both the first light transmitting region and the second light transmitting region to compartment the first light transmitting region allowing the laundry accommodation part to be visible and the second light transmitting region allowing visual information output from the display module to be visible, and a mounting guide guiding alignment of the first opening and the first light transmitting region and alignment of the second opening and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and the door cover when the door frame and the door cover are coupled to each other to limit a coupling position of the door cover with respect to the door frame.
2. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting guide protrudes along a circumference of the door frame, and surrounds an outer circumference of the door cover.
3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the door cover includes a first edge portion having a predetermined curvature and a second edge portion that connects a first end and a second end of the first edge portion, and wherein the mounting guide includes a first protrusion portion corresponding to the first edge portion and a second protrusion portion corresponding to the second edge portion to guide a mounting position when the door cover is mounted on the door frame.
4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second protrusion portion is formed at a lower side of the door frame.
5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the door frame includes: an outer frame having a sealant filling groove configured to receive sealant to adhere a front surface of the outer frame to the door cover; and an inner frame coupled to a rear side of the outer frame, and formed such that an outer circumferential portion of the inner frame protrudes from a front surface of the outer frame to form the mounting guide when coupled to the outer frame.
6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting guide protrudes along a rear circumference of the door cover, and is positioned along an outer circumference of the door frame.
7. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 6, wherein the door frame is accommodated into a space formed by the mounting guide.
8. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 6, wherein the door frame includes a first edge portion having a predetermined curvature and a second edge portion that connects a first end and a second end of the first edge portion, and wherein the mounting guide includes a first protrusion portion corresponding to the first edge portion and a second protrusion portion corresponding to the second edge portion to guide an installation position when the door frame is mounted on the door cover.
9. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 8, wherein a front surface of the door cover formed with the second protrusion portion has the same radius of curvature as that of a front surface of the door cover formed with the first protrusion portion.
10. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting guide includes: an alignment groove formed at either one of the door frame and the door cover; and an alignment protrusion protruding from the other one of the door frame and the door cover, and configured to be inserted into the alignment groove during mutual coupling between the door frame and the door cover.
11. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 10, wherein the alignment groove and the alignment protrusion are formed within the non-light-transmitting region.
12. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 11, wherein a plurality of alignment protrusions are provided and protrude at a plurality of positions.
13. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 11, wherein the alignment protrusion extends along at least one direction.
14. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a body having a laundry inlet and a laundry accommodation part accommodating laundry received through the laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes: a door frame comprising an outer frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and an inner frame coupled to a rear side of the outer frame that has a rear side opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed, a fastening rib that protrudes from one of the outer frame or the inner frame, the fastening rib being coupled to another one of the outer frame or the inner frame, a door window mounted on the door frame to close the rear side opening and positioned to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door is closed, and a door cover coupled to a front side of the outer frame to close the first opening, and wherein the door cover includes a non-light transmitting region that covers a contact area of the door window with the door frame and a first light transmitting region that overlaps the door window so as to allow the door window to be visible.
15. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein the fastening rib extends in a direction transverse to a radial direction of the door frame.
16. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein: the door further includes a display installed at the door frame, the door cover further includes a second light transmitting region that overlaps the display, and the fastening rib is spaced apart from the display.
17. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the fastening rib is inserted into the other one of the outer frame or the inner frame.
18. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein the door frame further comprises a mounting guide extended in a loop shape along a circumference of the door frame to form a space that accommodates the door cover.
19. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 18, wherein the fastening rib faces the mounting guide in a radial direction of the door frame.
20. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein the fastening rib is located inside the door frame so as to be not visible from an outside of the door frame.
21. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein a rib accommodation portion is provided at the other one of the outer frame or the inner frame, and the rib accommodation portion is coupled to the fastening rib.
22. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 21, wherein the rib accommodation portion includes a wall that protrudes toward the fastening rib to receive the fastening rib, and the fastening rib protrudes toward the rib accommodation portion.
23. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 21, wherein at least a portion of the fastening rib is inserted into the rib accommodation portion to be coupled to the rib accommodation portion.
24. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 21, wherein at least a portion of the fastening rib is overlapped with the rib accommodation portion in a radial direction of the door frame.
25. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 21, wherein the fastening rib and the rib accommodation portion extend in a direction transverse to a radial direction of the door frame.
26. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 21, wherein the fastening rib is positioned at a front side of the inner frame, and the rib accommodation portion is positioned at the rear side of the outer frame to face the fastening rib.
27. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 21, wherein the fastening rib and the rib accommodation portion are bonded to each other.
28. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 27, wherein the rib accommodation portion is filled with a bonding member to be coupled with the fastening rib.
29. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a body having a laundry inlet and a laundry accommodation part accommodating laundry received through the laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes: a door frame comprising an outer frame having a first opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed and an inner frame coupled to a rear side of the outer frame that has a rear side opening facing the laundry inlet when the door is closed, a fastening rib that protrudes from one of the outer frame or the inner frame, a rib accommodation portion that is provided at another one of the outer frame or the inner frame, the rib accommodation portion defining an annular opening to receive a distal end of the fastening rib, a door window mounted on the door frame to close the rear side opening and positioned to correspond to the laundry inlet when the door is closed, and a door cover coupled to a front side of the outer frame to close the first opening, wherein the door cover includes a non-light transmitting region that covers a contact area of the door window with the door frame and a first light transmitting region that overlaps the door window so as to allow the door window to be visible.
30. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, further comprising a bonding member received in the annular opening of the rib accommodation portion to couple the fastening rib and the rib accommodation portion.
31. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein a sealant is provided at a region between of the outer frame and the door cover.
32. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein a sealant is provided at a region between of the outer frame and the door cover.
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April 29, 2025
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