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WO2009014331A2
WO2009014331A2 PCT/KR2008/004071 KR2008004071W WO2009014331A2 WO 2009014331 A2 WO2009014331 A2 WO 2009014331A2 KR 2008004071 W KR2008004071 W KR 2008004071W WO 2009014331 A2 WO2009014331 A2 WO 2009014331A2
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air conditioner
actuator
user
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conditioner according
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Nam-Woo Kwon
Il-Dong Jung
Koon-Seok Lee
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Lg Electronics Inc.
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Priority to CN200880100604A priority patent/CN101765746A/zh
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0043—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements
    • F24F1/005—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements mounted on the floor; standing on the floor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/30—Control or safety arrangements for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/30—Control or safety arrangements for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
    • F24F11/46—Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/50—Control or safety arrangements characterised by user interfaces or communication
    • F24F11/52—Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/62—Control or safety arrangements characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
    • F24F11/63—Electronic processing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/20—Casings or covers
    • F24F2013/207—Casings or covers with control knobs; Mounting controlling members or control units therein
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F2110/00—Control inputs relating to air properties
    • F24F2110/10—Temperature

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  • the present disclosure relates to an air conditioner.
  • An air conditioner is an appliance for heating and cooling an indoor space using a cooling cycle formed of a compressor, a condenser, an expanding unit, and an evaporator.
  • the air conditioners are generally classified into a split type and an integral type.
  • the split type air conditioner has indoor and outdoor units that are separated from each other.
  • the integral type air conditioner has indoor and outdoor units that are integrated with each other.
  • the indoor unit of the split type air conditioner includes a main body, a display unit provided on the main body, and a button unit including a variety of buttons for setting the operation of the air conditioner.
  • the user may use a remote controller to control the operational state of the air conditioner.
  • the operation condition is input through the button unit or the remote control, the user can visually and audibly identify the input of the operational condition.
  • Embodiments provide an air conditioner that is designed to allow a user to know whether an operational condition is input by the sense of touch, thereby enabling the user to accurately identify whether the operational condition is input.
  • an air conditioner includes an input unit having at least one actuator, a touching unit inputting an operational condition by a user touch and vibrated by the actuator, and a controller for controlling an operation of the actuator, and an air conditioner main body that operates in response to the operational condition input through the touching unit.
  • an air conditioner includes an air conditioner main body and an input unit having a touching unit for inputting an operational condition of the main body by a user's touch and a plurality of actuators for vibrating the touching unit, wherein the plurality of the actuators are simultaneously or individually operated.
  • an air conditioner includes an air conditioner main body, a touching unit for inputting an operational condition of the main body by a user's touch, at least one actuator for vibrating the touching unit, and a controller for controlling an operation of the actuator, wherein an on/off mode of the actuator is selectable.
  • the user since the user can identify if the operational condition is input by the sense of touch, the user can accurately identify the input of the operational condition. [12] Further, since the user can accurately identify the input of the operation condition, the limitation that the user repeatedly identify if the operational condition is input can be solved. [13] In addition, since, among the plurality of the actuators, the actuator near the location touched by the user is vibrated, the user can feel the vibration even when intensity of the vibration is low. Furthermore, since the number of the actuators that are operated can be adjusted, the operation of the unnecessary actuators can be prevented. [14] Furthermore, since the user can select the on or off of the actuator, it becomes possible to hit the right chord of the user. [15] The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing a state where a front door of the indoor unit of
  • Fig. 1 is opened.
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of an internal structure of an input unit depicted in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the input unit of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a control structure of the input unit.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing an operational state of actuators according to a first embodiment.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing an operational state of actuators according to a second embodiment.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing an operational state of actuators according to a second embodiment.
  • Fig. 9 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a state where a front door of the indoor unit of
  • Fig. 9 is opened.
  • FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an input unit depicted in Fig. 10.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to a third embodiment.
  • Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 12.
  • Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a remote control that is an example of an input unit according to an embodiment.
  • Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along B-B of Fig. 14 according to another embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B according to another embodiment of the present invention. Mode for the Invention
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment and Fig. 2 is a view showing a state where a front door of the indoor unit of Fig. 1 is opened.
  • an indoor unit 10 of the embodiment includes a main body
  • the indoor unit 10 defining an outer appearance of the indoor unit 10 and a front door 110 for selectively opening and closing a front portion of the main body 100.
  • the main body 100 includes a front frame 120 provided behind the front door 110, a rear frame 150 provided behind the front frame 120, a pair of air intake units 130 and 140 coupled to lower portions of both sides of the front frame 120, and a base 160 coupled to lower ends of the pair of air intake units 130 and 140 and the rear frame 150.
  • a top air outlet 122 is formed on a top of the front frame 120 and front outlets 126 are formed on both sides of the front frame 120.
  • Outlet vanes 124 and 128 are coupled to the respective air outlets 122 and 126 to selectively close the air outlets 122 and 126 and adjust air outlet directions.
  • Air inlet vanes 134 and 144 are coupled to the side air inlets 132 and 142 to selectively open and close the side air inlets 132 and 142.
  • a lower air inlet 162 is formed on the base 160.
  • the front door 110 is pivotally mounted on the main body 100.
  • the input unit 200 is partly exposed to an outside of the front door 110 for the user s touch.
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of an internal structure of the input unit of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the input unit of Fig. 3.
  • the input unit 200 of the embodiment includes a display unit 210 that is designed to enable the user to input an operational condition of the air conditioner and to display a state of the input operational condition, a display case 230 for supporting the display unit 210, a main controller 250 for controlling an operational state of the display unit 210, and a protective cover 270 for protecting the display case and the main controller 250.
  • the display unit 210 includes a touch screen 221 through which the user input the operational condition, a liquid crystal display (LCD) 222 for displaying information input through the touch screen 221 or the operational state and environment of the main body, an LCD controller 223 for controlling the LCD 222, and an LCD connecting wire 224 for connecting the LCD controller 223 to the main controller 250.
  • LCD liquid crystal display
  • the touch screen 221 is a screen that is designed such that, when a finger or object touches a letter or figure displayed on the screen to input an operational command, the screen identifies the touching location to allow the input command to be processed by pre-stored software.
  • the touch screen is designed to form a plurality of rectangular grids by emitting invisible infrared rays on the screen.
  • a coordinate recognition unit 300 recognizes a coordinate of the touching location.
  • the touch screen 221 is connected to the coordinate recognition unit 300 by a signal connection wire 302 and the coordinate recognition unit 300 is connected to the main controller 250 by a coordinate connection wire 306.
  • the LCD 222 is provided behind the touch screen 221 and the LCD controller 223 is provided behind the LCD 222.
  • the LCD controller 223 functions to apply a voltage to the LCD or allows light to pass through the LCD to form an image on the LCD 222. That is, liquid crystal molecules of the LCD 222 are aligned in a variety of directions by the LCD controller 223, thereby displaying an image on the LCD.
  • the user can identify a variety of information displayed on the LCD 222 through the touch screen 221.
  • a power supply unit 260 is connected to a lower portion of the display case 230.
  • One or more actuators 240 are provided on an inner surface of the display case 230.
  • a plurality of actuators are exemplarily provided on the display case 230.
  • the actuators 240 are disposed near a frame of the display case 230.
  • the actuators 240 are disposed near a frame of the display case 230.
  • connection wire (not shown).
  • the actuators 240 vibrate as the user inputs the operational condition through the touch screen 221.
  • the vibrations of the actuators 240 are transferred to the touch screen 221 which the user is touching through the LCD controller 223 and the LCD 222 so that the user can identify whether the operational condition is input by the sense of vibrations.
  • the actuators 240 may be, for example, servomotors or piezoelectric actuators.
  • the actuators 240 are provided on the display case 230 and generate the vibrations.
  • the actuators 240 may be installed at any locations that can transfer the vibrations to the touch screen.
  • the actuators 240 may be provided on the LCD controller 223 or the protective cover 270.
  • a speaker 290 is mounted on the protective cover 270.
  • the speaker 290 is exemplarily provided as sound outputting means for outputting a music or melody representing the operational state of the air conditioner.
  • a speaker mounting rib 292 is formed protruding from an inner surface of the protective cover 270 on which the speaker 290 is mounted.
  • Speaker holes 294 are formed through a rear surface of the protective cover 270 to transfer the music or melody from the speaker 290 to an external side.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control structure of the input unit.
  • control structure of the input unit 200 includes a touching unit
  • the coordinate recognition unit 300 for determining the location the user touches
  • a controller 310 for operating the air conditioner in accordance with the operational condition corresponding to the coordinate determined by the coordinate recognition unit 300, the one or more actuators 240 operating in response to the manipulation of the touching unit 320, and a memory unit 330 for storing operational modes of the actuators 240.
  • the touching unit 320 includes the touch screen 221.
  • the touch screen 221 is exemplary only.
  • the touching unit 320 may include buttons. The user can select the operational mode of the actuators 240 through the touching unit 320.
  • the on/off mode of the actuators 240 may be selected by the user. If the user does not want to feel the vibration, the user may select the off mode, where the actuators 240 do not operate, through the touch screen 221. [59] If the user wants to feel the vibration, the user may select the on mode, where the actuators 240 operate, through the touch screen 221. Therefore, since the user can select one of the on and off modes of the actuators 240, it becomes possible to hit the right chord of the user.
  • the controller 310 operates the air conditioner in response to the operation condition input and, at the same time, operates the actuators 240 in response to the operational mode of the actuators 240.
  • the controller 310 may be the LCD controller 223 for controlling the LCD 222, the main controller 250, or a separated controller.
  • the actuators 240 may be vibrated in a variety of patterns in accordance with the operation modes. When the actuators 240 are vibrated, the vibrations of the actuators are indirectly transferred to the touching unit 320 so that the user can feel the vibrations.
  • the vibration time of the actuators 240 may be properly set such that the user can feel the vibrations in a state where his/her finger is touching the touching unit 320.
  • the actuators 240 may not operate and thus the user cannot feel the vibrations.
  • the user can recognize that the operational condition is not accurately input. In this case, the user inputs again the operational condition.
  • the intensity of the vibrations of the actuators 240 may be adjusted through the touching unit 320 in accordance with intensity of the wind of the air condition.
  • the user when the user selects a strong wind mode, the user may set the actuators 240 such that the actuators 240 generate the vibrations to a maximum.
  • the user when the user selects a weak wind mode, the user may set the actuators 240 such that the actuators 240 generate the vibrations to a minimum.
  • the user when the user lowers a desired indoor temperature, the user may set the actuators 240 such that the intensity of the vibrations of the actuators is gradually reduced.
  • Fig. 6 is a view showing an operational state of the actuators according to a first embodiment.
  • the touch screen 221 may be divided into four quadrants having a same area.
  • the four quadrants of the touch screen 221 may be referred to as first, second, third, and fourth quadrants A, B, C, and D counterclockwise from an upper- right quadrant.
  • the actuators 240 may be provided in the respective first, second, third, and fourth quadrants A, B, C, and D or at respective locations that are respectively adjacent to the first, second, third, and fourth quadrants A, B, C, and D.
  • the respective quadrants may be defined by the touch screen
  • the touch screen 221 divided laterally and vertically, or divided into four parts through a pair of diagonal lines drawn on the touch screen 221.
  • the number of quadrants dividing the touch screen 221 is not limited to this embodiment.
  • Fig. 7 is a view showing an operational state of actuators according to a second embodiment.
  • the actuator 240 close to the coordinate touched by the user generates a larger vibration and the actuators 240 far from the coordinate touched by the user generate smaller vibrations.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an operational state of the actuators according to a third embodiment.
  • the actuator 24Od corresponding to the fourth quadrant D which is farthest from the actuator 240b correspond to the second quadrant B touched by the user, maintains the off state, and the actuators 240a and 240c corresponding to the first and third quadrants A and C generate smallest vibrations.
  • the actuators 240 may be simultaneously vibrated with the same intensity when the user inputs the operation condition through the touch screen 221.
  • Fig. 9 is an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention and Fig. 10 is a view showing a state where a front door of the indoor unit of Fig. 9 is opened.
  • an indoor unit 40 of the embodiment includes a main body 400 defining an outer appearance of the indoor unit 40 and a front door 410 for selectively opening and closing a front portion of the main body 400, and an input unit 500 that is disposed partly enclosing a right portion of the front door 410 to enable a user to input an operational condition of the air conditioner. Since the main body 400 is a same structure as the main body 100 of the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted herein.
  • Fig. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the input unit of Fig. 10.
  • the input unit 500 of the embodiment includes a display unit
  • the display unit includes a touch screen 520 through which the user input the operational condition and an LCD 530 for displaying information.
  • the display case includes an LCD cover 540 for supporting the LCD 530 and a front case 510 that is provided in front of the LCD 530 to define a front appearance of the display unit.
  • the input unit 500 further includes a rear case 550 coupled to the front case 510 by a connection bracket 560, a main controller 570 for controlling the air conditioner, a touch printed circuit board (PCB) recognizing a command input through the touch screen 520, and a protective cover 580 coupled to a rear portion of the front door 510.
  • a main controller 570 for controlling the air conditioner
  • a touch printed circuit board (PCB) recognizing a command input through the touch screen 520
  • a protective cover 580 coupled to a rear portion of the front door 510.
  • the front case 510 defines a front half appearance of the input unit
  • the front case 510 is formed in a rectangular shape and has a right end rounded rearward. The reason for the front case 510 having a right end rounded rearward is so that it can be coupled to the connection bracket 560.
  • the front case 510 is provided with a display opening 512 that exposes the touch screen 520 frontward. Therefore, an image of the LCD 530 is projected frontward through the display opening 512 and the user can touch the touch screen through the display opening 512.
  • the touch screen 520 functions as a touching unit.
  • One or more actuators are provided on the front case 510.
  • a plurality of actuators are exemplarily provided on the front case 510.
  • the actuators 590 are disposed at an inside of the front case 510.
  • the actuators 590 are vibrated as the user is inputting the operational condition through the touch screen 520. Then, the vibrations of the actuators 590 are transferred to the user so that the user can identify whether the operation condition is input by the sense of vibrations.
  • the actuators 590 are provided on the front case 510 in this embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited to this embodiment.
  • the actuators 590 may be provided on the LCD cover 540. That is, since the front case 510 and the LCD cover 540 are coupled to each other, the vibrations can be reliably transferred to the touch screen 520 even when the actuators 590 are provided any one of the front case 510 and the LCD cover 540. Needless to say, when the actuators 590 are provided on the front case 510, the vibrations can be more effectively transferred to the touch screen 520.
  • the LCD cover 540 is formed in a rectangular shape and has a right end rounded rearward.
  • the LCD 530 is attached on the front surface of the LCD cover 540.
  • An inverter PCB 542 is coupled to the right end of the LCD cover 540.
  • the inverter PCB 542 functions to convert signals or to adjust brightness of a backlight of the LCD 530.
  • the inverter PCB is formed in a rectangular shape having a length in a vertical direction and is coupled to the LCD cover 540 by a screw.
  • the actuators 590 are connected to the inverter PCB 542 by a connection wire to receive power from the inverter PCB 542.
  • the main controller 570 is provided to control the operation of the air conditioner and information displayed by the LCD 530.
  • the main controller 570 is a PCB provided behind the rear case 550.
  • the main controller 570 controls the operation of the actuators 590 in response to operation commands input through the touch screen 520.
  • the touch PCB 572 is provided below the main controller 570.
  • the touch PCB 572 recognizes the coordinates of the touch screen 520 to identify the type of the commands.
  • Fig. 12 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to a third embodiment and Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 12.
  • an indoor unit 60 of an air conditioner in accordance with this embodiment includes a main body having a rear frame 610 and a front frame 620 and a front panel 630 provided in front of the main body.
  • a front portion of the front frame 620 is shielded by the front panel 630 and an air intake grill 640 is formed on a top of the front frame 620.
  • the front panel 630 is spaced apart from the front frame 620 by a predetermined distance and thus outer air is introduced through a space defined between the front panel 630 and the front frame 620.
  • An air outlet 622 is formed on a lower end portion of the front frame 620. Therefore, the air introduced into the indoor unit 60 is discharged out of the indoor unit 60 through the air outlet 622.
  • a display unit 634 is provided at a portion above the air outlet 622 and a manipulation button 626 for manipulating the operation of the indoor unit 60 is disposed beside the display unit 624.
  • the manipulation button 626 may be an on/off button but the present disclosure is not limited to this. That is, the manipulation button 626 may be a button that is designed to generally control the operation of the indoor unit 60.
  • the manipulation button 626 is exposed to an external side through a hole 621 formed through the front frame 620.
  • a controller i.e., a PCB
  • a switch 652 that selectively contacts the manipulation button 626 is formed on the controller 650.
  • An actuator 660 is provided on a rear surface of the controller 650.
  • the manipulation button 626 presses the switch 652 to transfer a signal to the controller 650. Then, the controller 650 operates the indoor unit 60 in response to the signal of the manipulation button 626 and, at the same time, operates the actuator 660.
  • a vibration selection button 628 for allowing the user to select an on or off mode of the actuator 660.
  • the vibration selection button 628 is pressed, the actuator 660 is vibrated. Therefore, the user can identify whether a mode of the actuator 660 changes in accordance with whether the vibration is transferred to the vibration selection button 628. Further, since the user can select the on or off mode of the actuator 660, it becomes possible to hit the right chord of the user.
  • the vibration selection button 628 for selecting one of the on and off modes of the actuator is provided in this embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited to this embodiment. That is, instead of providing the vibration selection button 628, the on or off mode of the actuator 660 is selected in accordance with the pressing time of the manipulation button 626.
  • the controller 650 operates the indoor unit 60 in response to the signal of the manipulation button 626.
  • the actuator 660 stops operating after being vibrated.
  • the actuator 660 is vibrated again so that the user can identify the change of the mode to an off mode.
  • the actuator 660 maintains the off state even if the pressing time of the manipulation button 626 by the user is equal to or less than the reference time.
  • the actuator 660 is vibrated so that the user can identify the change of the mode to the on mode.
  • a plurality of the manipulation buttons 626 may be provided.
  • a plurality of the actuators 660 are provided on respective locations corresponding to the respective manipulation buttons 626. At this point, even when the plurality of the manipulation buttons, the on and off modes of all of the actuators can be selected by using only one actuator.
  • the actuator 660 is coupled to the control unit 650 in this embodiment, the actuator 660 may be coupled to the manipulation button 626 and electrically connected to the controller 650 so that the vibration of the actuator 660 can be directly transferred to the manipulation button 626.
  • Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a remote control that is an example of an input unit according to an embodiment and Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of Fig. 14.
  • a remote control 70 for an air conditioner includes a body 70 defining an appearance of the remote control 70 and a button unit 710 formed on a top surface of the body 700.
  • a display window displaying an operation state of the air conditioner may be formed on the body 700.
  • the button unit 710 functions as a touching unit touched by the user and includes a plurality of buttons. Each of the buttons is disposed at an inside of the body and exposed to an external side through a hole 702 formed through the body 700.
  • the button unit 710 typically includes a start/stop button 711 for selecting an off/off of the air conditioner and a temperature setting button 712 for setting a desired temperature.
  • a controller (i.e., PCB) 720 is provided behind a controller 720 and a switch 722 contacting the button unit 710 is formed on the controller 720.
  • An actuator 730 for generating a vibration is provided on a rear surface of the controller 420.
  • the controller 720 when the operational condition is input from the button unit 710, the controller 720 operates the air conditioner in response to the input operational condition and, at the same time, controls the vibration of the actuator 730.
  • the vibration of the actuator 730 is formed with different patterns for the respective buttons.
  • the actuator 730 when the user presses the start/stop button 711, the actuator 730 generates a vibration of a first pattern.
  • the actuator 730 When the user presses the temperature setting button 712, the actuator 730 generates a vibration of a second pattern.
  • vibration intensity of the actuator 730 may be gradually reduced.
  • vibration intensity of the actuator 730 may be gradually increased.
  • the user can select an on/off mode of the actuator 730. That is, the button unit 710 further includes a vibration selection button 713 for selecting the on/off mode of the actuator 730.
  • the user may select the off mode of the actuator 430 through the vibration selection button 713.
  • the user may select the on mode of the actuator 430 through the vibration selection button 713.
  • the actuator 730 may be designed to vibrate when the vibration selection button 713 is pressed. Further, in order for the user to discriminate the on and off modes of the actuator 730, the vibration patterns for the on and off modes of the actuator 730 may be differently set.
  • vibration selection button 713 is separately provided to change the on/ off mode of the actuator 730, it is also possible to change the on/off mode using one of the buttons of the button unit 710 without forming the separated vibration selection button 713.
  • the actuator 730 when the former mode of the actuator 730 is the off mode and the user presses the temperature increase button 716a for the time less than or equal to the reference time, the actuator 730 maintains the off mode.
  • the actuator 730 When the user presses the temperature increase button 716a for the time greater than the reference time, the actuator 730 is vibrated again so that the user can identify whether the mode change is realized, after which the actuator 730 changes to the off mode.
  • Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along B-B of Fig. 14 according to another embodiment.
  • a remote control 80 of this embodiment includes a body 800, button units 810 and 820 protruding from a top surface of the body 800, a controller 830 provided behind the button units 810 and 820, switches 832 formed on the controller 830 and contacting the button units 810 and 820, and a plurality of actuators 840 and 850 installed on the controller 830.
  • the button units 810 and 820 include a first button unit 810 formed at a region X of the body 800 and a second button unit 820 formed on a region Y of the body 800.
  • Each of the button units 810 and 820 includes at least one button. Needless to say, the number of regions divided is limited to this.
  • the actuators 840 and 850 include a first actuator 840 that is vibrated in response to the pressing of the first button unit 810 and a second actuator 850 that is vibrated in response to the pressing of the second button unit 820.
  • the actuators 840 and 850 may be provided at respective locations near the respective button units 810 and 820. At this point, a plurality of actuators may be provided to correspond to each of the button units 810 and 820. That a plurality of actuators may be provided to respectively correspond to first button unit 810 and the second button unit 820.
  • the actuator disposed near the pressed button the user can well feel the vibration even when intensity of the vibration is small and thus the power consumption can be reduced.
  • the on/off mode change of the plurality of actuators is realized by a single vibration selection button or by pressing one of the existing buttons for a time greater than a reference time. Furthermore, the on/off mode change may be realized for individuals or some of the plurality of the actuators.
  • Fig. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a remote control 90 of this embodiment includes a body 900, a button unit 910 protruding from a top surface of the body 900, a controller 920 provided behind the button unit 910, switches 922 formed on the controller 920 and contacting the button unit 910, and a plurality of actuators 940 installed on a rear surface of the controller 820.
  • the button unit 910 includes a plurality of buttons.
  • the number of the actuators 940 is same as the number of the buttons. Therefore, according to this embodiment, only the actuator 940 corresponding to a pressed button is vibrated and thus the user can more effectively feel the vibration.

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La présente invention concerne un climatiseur. Le climatiseur comprend une unité d'entrée présentant au moins un actionneur, une unité tactile entrant un état de fonctionnement par la pression d'un utilisateur et mise en vibration par un actionneur, et un corps principal de climatiseur qui agit en réponse à l'entrée d'état de fonctionnement par le biais de l'unité tactile.
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