US 12,234,683 B2
Door and home appliance having the same
Cheoleun Choi, Suwon-si (KR); Sihwan Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Hongman Chang, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/037,610.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0136274 (KR), filed on Oct. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0131171 A1, May 6, 2021
Int. Cl. E06B 3/968 (2006.01); E06B 3/82 (2006.01); E06B 3/88 (2006.01); E06B 3/964 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 3/968 (2013.01) [E06B 3/827 (2013.01); E06B 3/88 (2013.01); E06B 3/9641 (2013.01); F24C 15/028 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A home appliance comprising:
a main body including a chamber; and
a door configured to open or close the chamber,
wherein the door includes:
a front panel,
a plurality of flanges including a first upper flange formed from the front panel in a bent shape to form an upper surface of the door, a second upper flange formed from the first upper flange in a bent shape to form a part of a rear surface of the door and including a first insertion hole, a first side flange formed from the front panel in a bent shape to form a side surface of the door and a second side flange formed from the first side flange in a bent shape to form a part of the rear surface of the door and including a second insertion hole,
an incision portion including a first incision portion forming a gap between the first upper flange and the first side flange, and a second incision portion forming a gap between the second upper flange and the second side flange, wherein the first incision portion and the second incision portion are communicated to each other,
a fixing member coupled to the second upper flange and the second side flange to prevent the second upper flange from being deformed, wherein extending portions of the fixing member are inserted into the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole, and
a cover member configured to cover the incision portion and the fixing member and including:
a corner cover portion disposed between the first upper flange and the first side flange to fill the first incision portion wherein the cover member includes a guide protrusion protruding from the cover member and configured to insert into the second insertion hole.