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Washing applianceWashing appliance description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070169520, Washing appliance. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-0128721, filed on Dec. 23, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a washing appliance, and more particularly, to an washing appliance which enables easy handling of buttons on a control panel regardless of an arrangement of at least two washing appliances. [0004] 2. Discussion of the Related Art [0005] In general, in the washing appliance, there are a washing machine for washing and spinning laundry, a dryer for drying laundry, and a washing and drying machine for washing and drying laundry. [0006] The dryer blows artificially produced hot air to the laundry of which washing is finished, for drying the laundry quicker than natural drying. [0007] Accordingly, the dryer is used effectively in a case the natural drying is not easy, such as, in a rainy season, and becomes popular to busy peoples of modern times, currently. [0008] There are a plurality of dryers arranged at a home (particularly a boarding house or the like), or at a laundry where much laundry is processed. [0009] In this instance, one pair of dryer having the same functions are arranged, or a drum type washing machine and a dryer having functions different from each other are arranged at one pair to form a composite washing appliance. [0010] The composite washing appliance having a related art drum type washing machine and/or a dryer (hereafter called as a washing appliance) arranged in up/down direction will be described, with reference to FIG. 1. [0011] Referring to FIG. 1, there is another washing appliance 2 (a second washing appliance) stacked on a washing appliance 1 (a first washing appliance). [0012] In this case, one of the washing appliances 1, and 2 is stacked on the other due to a narrow space for the washing appliances 1, and 2. [0013] In this instance, the washing appliances 1 and 2 may or may not have the same functions. [0014] However, if the washing appliances 1 and 2 are arranged as above, the control panel 2a of the second washing appliance 2 is positioned comparatively high. [0015] That is, taking a general height of a user into account, above arrangement of the washing appliances causes a problem in that handling of the buttons on the control panel 2a of the washing appliance on an upper side is very difficult. [0016] Thereby, it causes customer complaints and deteriorates product reliability. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0017] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a washing appliance in which a control panel can be selectively mounted on an upper or lower side of a cover cabinet of the washing appliance, and which enables easy change of a position of the control panel. [0018] Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. [0019] To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, a washing appliance includes a body case forming an exterior of the washing appliance, a control panel selectively mounted to an upper side or a lower side of a front of the body case depending on a position of the body case, the control panel having a mounting portion for mounting the control panel to the body case. [0020] Preferably, the control panel includes bent portions bent at opposite ends of the control panel toward the body case. [0021] Preferably, mounting portions are positioned on inside surfaces of the bent portions. [0022] Preferably, the washing appliance further includes a panel frames mounted to an upper side and a lower side of a front of the body case for attachment of the control panel thereto. Continue reading about Washing appliance... 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