A laundry device is provided in which a control panel may be mounted/dismounted conveniently according to an arrangement of the laundry device. The laundry device may include a body case which forms an exterior of the laundry device, a panel frame mounted to an upper end or a lower end of a front of
A laundry device is provided in which a control panel may be mounted/dismounted conveniently according to an arrangement of the laundry device. The laundry device may include a body case which forms an exterior of the laundry device, a panel frame mounted to an upper end or a lower end of a front of the body case, a control panel selectively mounted to a front of the panel frame, and a falling off preventive portion for preventing the control panel from being inadvertently separated from the panel frame.
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1. A laundry device, comprising: a body case that forms an exterior of the laundry device;a panel frame mounted to an upper end or a lower end of a front of the body case, wherein the panel frame includes a first bracket that projects forward from a first side of the panel frame, the first bracket h
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A laundry device, comprising: a body case that forms an exterior of the laundry device;a panel frame mounted to an upper end or a lower end of a front of the body case, wherein the panel frame includes a first bracket that projects forward from a first side of the panel frame, the first bracket having a hole formed therein;a control panel detachably mounted to a front of the panel frame, wherein two opposite side ends of the control panel form bent ends that surround a front of the panel frame, the control panel including a recess and a screw hole, wherein the control panel provides for operation control of the laundry device; anda falling off preventive portion provided at a front side of the panel frame to prevent the control panel from falling off of the panel frame, the falling off preventing portion comprising: a projection that extends from an interior facing side of one of the bent ends of the control panel;a slot formed in a side of the first bracket opposite the projection, wherein the projection is slidably inserted into the slot by sliding the control panel toward the panel frame;a moving preventive member that prevents the control panel from moving after the control panel is mounted to the panel frame, the moving preventive member including a screw coupled to the hole formed in the first bracket and the screw hole formed in the control panel; anda hiding cap positioned in the recess so as to simultaneously cover the recess and the screw. 2. A laundry device, comprising: a body case that forms an exterior of the laundry device;a panel frame mounted to an upper end or a lower end of a front of the body case, wherein the panel frame includes a bracket that projects from a first side of the panel frame, the bracket having a hole formed therein;a control panel selectively mounted to a front of the panel frame that provides for operation control of the laundry device, wherein the control panel includes a recess and a screw hole formed in the recess;a falling off preventive portion formed at a front side of the panel frame, wherein the falling off preventive portion prevents the control panel from detaching from the panel frame; anda moving preventive member that prevents the control panel from moving after the control panel is mounted to the panel frame, wherein the moving preventive member includes: a screw fastened to the hole formed in the bracket of the panel frame and the screw hole formed in the control panel; anda hiding cap coupled to the recess to simultaneously cover the recess and the screw, wherein the hiding cap includes a holding hook and the recess includes an eye that rotatably holds the holding hook such that the holding hook rotates while the holding hook is held at the eye and the hiding cap selectively exposes or hides the recess and the screw,wherein the recess comprises a seating step formed along a circumferential portion of the recess such that the hiding cap is seated on the seating step, and wherein a portion of the seating step is inclined from a top surface of the seating step toward a bottom of the recess to guide rotation of the hiding cap such that the holding hook rotates in response to depression of a portion of the hiding cap seated on the portion of the seating step that is inclined. 3. The laundry device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hiding cap includes a holding slot and the recess includes a holding projection. 4. The laundry device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hiding cap includes a holding projection and the recess includes a holding slot. 5. The laundry device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the panel frame is provided at both the upper end and the lower end of the front of the body case, and wherein the control panel is mounted to the panel frame at one of the upper end or the lower end and a cover panel is mounted to the panel frame on to the panel frame at the other of the upper end or the lower end. 6. The laundry device as claimed in claim 5, wherein a structure that mounts the cover panel to the panel frame and dismounts the cover panel from the panel frame is identical to a structure that mounts the control panel to the panel frame and dismounts the control panel from the panel frame. 7. The laundry device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the panel frame is provided at both the upper end and the lower end of the front of the body case, and wherein the control panel is mounted to the panel frame at one of the upper end or the lower end and a cover panel is mounted to the panel frame at the other of the upper end or the lower end. 8. The laundry device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projection comprises: a supporting end formed integrally with the control panel; anda bent end that is bent upward or downward from an inner edge of the supporting end, wherein the slot includes a horizontal leg that receives the supporting end therein and a vertical leg for receiving the bent end therein. 9. The laundry device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the moving preventive member further comprises: a second bracket that projects forward from the panel frame;a bracket hole formed in the second bracket;a screw hole formed in the control panel opposite the bracket hole formed in the second bracket; anda screw fastened in the bracket hole and the screw hole. 10. The laundry device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first bracket projects forward from a first end of the panel frame, and the second bracket projects forward from a second end of the panel frame. 11. The laundry device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising hinge holes formed in the recess and hinge projections formed on the hiding cap corresponding to the hinge holes such that the hiding cap rotates about an axis defined by the hinge projections inserted in the hinge holes to selectively expose or cover the recess and the screw. 12. The laundry device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising hinge holes formed in the hiding cap and hinge projections formed on the recess corresponding to the hinge holes such that the hiding cap rotates about an axis defined by the hinge projections inserted in the hinge holes to selectively expose or cover the recess and the screw. 13. The laundry device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising an eye formed in on a bottom surface of the recess and a hook provided on the hiding cap corresponding to the eye such that the hook is engaged with the eye and rotates within the eye to rotate the hiding cap and selectively expose or cover the recess and the screw. 14. The laundry device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a holding slot formed in the hiding cap and a holding projection formed on the recess.
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