Display unit of air conditioner

• US 20060144055A1
• Filed: 07/29/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ahn, Min
• Application Number:
  US11/192,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20060144055A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/126
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2013/207 with control knobs; Mounting controlling members or control units therein

Abstract

Disclosed is a display unit of an air conditioner for displaying various kinds of information desired by users. The display unit of an air conditioner includes an interface for receiving information, desired by a user, from the outside of the air conditioner; and an information display panel for displaying the information transmitted through the interface, in a manner required by the user. The display unit of the air conditioner is simply used, and displays various kinds of information in the manner required by the user.

Claims

1. A display unit of an air conditioner comprising:

an interface for receiving information desired by a user from the outside of the air conditioner; and

an information display panel for displaying the information transmitted through the interface, in a manner required by the user.

2. The display unit as set forth in claim 1, wherein the information display panel comprises:

a display for displaying the information; and

a display main body including a display controller for controlling the display.

3. The display unit as set forth in claim 2, wherein the interface is a USB port.

4. The display unit as set forth in claim 3, wherein the USB port is installed in the display controller.

5. The display unit as set forth in claim 3, wherein a through hole for receiving a USB connector connected to the USB port is formed in the display main body.

6. The display unit as set forth in claim 5, wherein a connector insertion groove, for guiding the connected direction of the USB connector when the USB connector is connected to the USB port, is formed in the display main body.

7. The display unit as set forth in claim 4, wherein the display controller includes a memory for storing information transmitted through the USB port.

8. The display unit as set forth in claim 3, wherein the display main body further comprises a speaker for transmitting information to the user in the form of sound.

9. The display unit as set forth in claim 8, wherein the sound generated from the speaker is transmitted to the outside of the air conditioner through a glass installed outside the display main body.

10. The display unit as set forth in claim 3, wherein the display main body further comprises a control panel provided with a switch for controlling the display.

11. The display unit as set forth in claim 1, wherein the information display panel comprises:

a display main body including a USB port; and

a glass including a view window for allowing a user to view information displayed by the display main body.

12. The display unit as set forth in claim 11, wherein the information display panel is rotatably installed on an air conditioner main body.

13. The display unit as set forth in claim 11, wherein the information display panel further comprises:

a panel frame, on which the display main body is installed; and

a glass holder for connecting the panel frame and the glass.

14. The display unit as set forth in claim 13, wherein a view window for allowing a user to view information desired by the user and buttons for operating the information display panel, are provided on the glass.

15. The display unit as set forth in claim 13, wherein the glass holder is installed along the edge of the glass, and is hinged to the air conditioner main body.

16. The display unit as set forth in claim 13, wherein an opening corresponding to the view window is formed through the panel frame.

17. The display unit as set forth in claim 2, wherein the information display panel slides on an air conditioner main body.

18. The display unit as set forth in claim 17, wherein the display main body provided with the interface is installed on the air conditioner main body.

19. A display unit of an air conditioner comprising:

an air conditioner main body including air suction ports for sucking air therethrough and air discharge ports for discharging air therethrough;

a display main body including an interface for receiving information from an external peripheral device and transmitting information to the air conditioner main body; and

a glass including a view window for allowing the user at the outside to view the information displayed by the display main body.

20. The display unit as set forth in claim 19, wherein the interface is a USB port.