Abstract: A liquid crystal panel assembly includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight module having at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source to irradiate light to the liquid crystal panel, and a housing which surrounds the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module. At least a portion of the housing adjacent to the at least one LED light source is formed of a thermal-conductive material.

Abstract: A cooling unit to cool the display apparatus including a heat generating unit to generate heat and a casing to accommodate the heat generating unit, the cooling unit includes a cooling fan to generate air flow; a duct which is coupled with the casing and forms a cooling path to connect the cooling fan and the heat generating unit; an inlet portion which is provided to one side of the casing to communicate with the duct; an inlet grill which is provided in the inlet portion to guide air to be inhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing; an outlet portion which is provided to an other side of the casing to communicate with the duct, being spaced from the inlet portion; and an outlet grill which is provided in the outlet portion to guide air to be exhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing, wherein the exhaled direction provided by the outlet grill is different from the air-inhaling direction provided by the inlet grill.

Abstract: A panel type display device for minimizing temperature increase in the interior of a case and a display panel. The display device includes a case, a display panel mounted in an interior of the case, at least one circuit board for controlling the display panel, a first cooling fluid path for cooling the display panel, and a second cooling fluid path for cooling the circuit board. In the display device, the first and second cooling fluid paths are separated from each other.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a protection panel arranged a predetermined distant from the liquid crystal panel, and a flow control device to impart turbulence to an air flow in a channel, which is defined between the liquid crystal panel and the protection panel.

Abstract: A camera interface employing a direct memory access (DMA) unit to digitally perform an image transformation such as “flipping” and “rotating” an image (e.g., to correct for X-axis, Y-axis, or XY-axes mirroring). The image transforming DMA unit includes an address generator and a data selector. The address generator appropriately modifies a frame start address, a burst transfer address, a line start address, of an image frame, based on the X, Y, or XY mirrored image mode. The data selector changes the sequences of words and of pixels in a word based upon the mirrored image mode.

Abstract: A cooling unit to cool the display apparatus including a heat generating unit to generate heat and a casing to accommodate the heat generating unit, the cooling unit includes a cooling fan to generate air flow; a duct which is coupled with the casing and forms a cooling path to connect the cooling fan and the heat generating unit; an inlet portion which is provided to one side of the casing to communicate with the duct; an inlet grill which is provided in the inlet portion to guide air to be inhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing; an outlet portion which is provided to an other side of the casing to communicate with the duct, being spaced from the inlet portion; and an outlet grill which is provided in the outlet portion to guide air to be exhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing, wherein the exhaled direction provided by the outlet grill is different from the air-inhaling direction provided by the inlet grill.

Abstract: A user identification card connecting device for a broadcast reception apparatus and a broadcast reception apparatus having the same are provided. The user identification card connecting device includes a frame which is provided with an insertion part into which a user identification card is inserted, a heat radiation device which is movably mounted to the frame to contact the user identification card, and an elastic member which biases the heat radiation device toward the user identification card to enable the heat radiation device to be kept in contact with the user identification card. Accordingly, the user identification card can be easily mounted and demounted to/from the connecting device, and heat from the user identification card can be effectively dissipated.

Abstract: A panel type display device for minimizing temperature increase in the interior of a case and a display panel. The display device includes a case, a display panel mounted in an interior of the case, at least one circuit board for controlling the display panel, a first cooling fluid path for cooling the display panel, and a second cooling fluid path for cooling the circuit board. In the display device, the first and second cooling fluid paths are separated from each other.

Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The backlight unit includes light emitting diodes; and a plurality of temperature adjusting members which reduce a temperature difference formed by emission of heat of the backlight unit, the heat being caused by a convection current of air in a vicinity of the light emitting diodes and by heat emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of circuit boards which are provided with light emitting diodes; a frame on which the circuit boards are installed; and a plurality of temperature adjusting members provided between the plurality of circuit boards and the frame, wherein the plurality of temperature adjusting members having different heat resistances are arranged according to a temperature distribution of heat emitted from the light emitting diodes such that a uniform temperature distribution is maintained across the display device.

Abstract: A fan including a driving motor, a plurality of blades which are connected to the driving motor to rotate, and a housing having a housing main body to accommodate the driving motor and the blades, an air inhaler that is provided in the housing main body to inhale air toward the plurality of blades, an axial air discharger that is provided in a rotational axis direction of the plurality of blades and a radial air discharger that is provided in a radial direction substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis. The fan generates air flow both in the axial and radial directions, thereby increasing the number of directions in which air flows, reducing the number of fans to be used, minimizing an installation space required, and reducing noise generated by the fans.

Abstract: A user identification card connecting device for a broadcast reception apparatus and a broadcast reception apparatus having the same are provided. The user identification card connecting device includes a frame which is provided with an insertion part into which a user identification card is inserted, a heat radiation device which is movably mounted to the frame to contact the user identification card, and an elastic member which biases the heat radiation device toward the user identification card to enable the heat radiation device to be kept in contact with the user identification card. Accordingly, the user identification card can be easily mounted and demounted to/from the connecting device, and heat from the user identification card can be effectively dissipated.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel assembly includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight module having at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source to irradiate light to the liquid crystal panel, and a housing which surrounds the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module. At least a portion of the housing adjacent to the at least one LED light source is formed of a thermal-conductive material.

Abstract: An inductor apparatus including an inductor having a core formed in a loop shape to form a hollow part, and a coil winding the core, and a supporting member having a supporting surface to support the core to face the hollow part, and a vibration preventing hole formed to correspond to the hollow part of the core.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source including a light emitting diode, a temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the light source, a light source driver to supply power to the light source, and a controller to control the light source driver based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A heater cartridge and a molding apparatus using the heater cartridge are provided. The molding apparatus includes a mold comprising at least one cartridge channel and a heater cartridge inserted to the cartridge channel, the heater cartridge comprising a main body casing, a plurality of heating sectors dividing an inside of the main body casing, and a heating part provided to at least one of the heating sectors to heat a predetermined area of the mold. The heater cartridge and molding apparatus having same provide uniform heating to enhance thermal efficiency and the quality of a product.

Abstract: A heat radiation member usable with a card type electronic component to cool the card type electronic component includes a heat radiator formed with a plurality of cooling fins, and a card mounting part coupled to the heat radiator and having a receiver to accommodate the card type electronic component to transfer heat. Thus, the heat radiation member usable with a card type electronic component that can be incorporated in a display apparatus reduces noise and saves expenses as efficiently cooling the card type electronic component by dissipating heat using heat conductivity with a cooling fin and without a cooling fan.

Abstract: A fan including a driving motor, a plurality of blades which are connected to the driving motor to rotate, and a housing having a housing main body to accommodate the driving motor and the blades, an air inhaler that is provided in the housing main body to inhale air toward the plurality of blades, an axial air discharger that is provided in a rotational axis direction of the plurality of blades and a radial air discharger that is provided in a radial direction substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis. The fan generates air flow both in the axial and radial directions, thereby increasing the number of directions in which air flows, reducing the number of fans to be used, minimizing an installation space required, and reducing noise generated by the fans.

Abstract: A context-adaptive variable length coding (VLC) apparatus includes a coefficient information generation unit configured to generate coefficient information used for coding variable-length-code coefficients for a selected block of a selected macroblock of image data that is read out in response to an information generation control signal, a bit data generation unit configured to operate in response to a bit generation control signal, and to code coefficients of a previous block, which is read out just before the selected block, using coefficient information of the previous block, and a control unit configured to generate the information generation control signal and the bit generation control signal, and to cause the coefficient information generation unit and the bit data generation unit to operate at in parallel using the information generation control signal and the bit generation control signal. A method of variable-length coding coefficients of image data is also provided.

Abstract: According to a coefficient variable length coding method adopting four-stage pipeline, a 3-dimension value including a run, a level and a last data is obtained by performing a run length coding upon coefficient data, where, after transferring the 3-dimension value, a variable bit vector is obtained from the transferred 3-dimension value and the variable length bit vector is stored, and where, particularly in case the pipeline breaks, the method reuses the previously obtained 3-dimension value to minimize process time such that the coefficient variable length coding is swiftly performed by the efficient pipeline operation, and the broken pipeline may be restored within minimized time.

Abstract: A camera interface employing a direct memory access (DMA) unit to digitally perform an image transformation such as “flipping” and “rotating” an image (e.g., to correct for X-axis, Y-axis, or XY-axes mirroring). The image transforming DMA unit includes an address generator and a data selector. The address generator appropriately modifies a frame start address, a burst transfer address, a line start address, of an image frame, based on the X, Y, or XY mirrored image mode. The data selector changes the sequences of words and of pixels in a word based upon the mirrored image mode.