Lg Electronics Inc.

Ki Ho Kang

Seok Kyu Park

Yong Kyu Cho

Myong Deok Kim

Young Han Song

A semi-drying method of a washing machine, and a ventilating structure and a control apparatus for the same. In the semi-drying method, the dehydration and disentanglement of cloth are repeated plural times, and a washing tub is rotated at a designated dehydration speed for a time longer than that of the conventional dehydrating operation so as to minimize the jamming of the cloth into water pores of the washing tub, thereby increasing the dehydration degree of the cloth compared to the conventional dehydrating operation, removing offensive odors from the cloth, preventing damage to the cloth, allowing a user to select the duration of a semi-drying operation and to see the state of the semi-drying operation, and ventilating the washing tub during the semi-drying operation to improve the dehydration degree of the cloth.

Semi-dry method of washing machine and the ventilating structure, control apparatus for the same

A control panel assembly for home appliances devised for a better external appearance and more stable operation is disclosed. The control panel assembly includes a substrate ( ) provided with at lest one switch ( ) for operating home appliance and at least one display element ( ) for displaying the operation state, an external film ( ) configured to make it possible for an user to access to the switch ( ) and the display element ( ), and a control panel ( ) allowing the substrate to be installed therein, the control panel ( ) injection-molded to be inserted in the external film ( ) and integrated with the external film ( )

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Changwon-si, South Korea

Ki Ho Kang