Laundry machine with screen displaying image data therein

Abstract

A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine includes an image display for displaying various images. In more detail, the laundry machine includes a main body and the image display installed in the main body to display the image data on a screen. The image display may be a liquid crystal display, a plasma display panel, or the like.

1 . A laundry machine comprising: 
 a main body; and    an image displaying device provided in the main body for displaying moving images on a screen.    
   
   
       2 . The laundry machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a data receiver for receiving the image data of the moving images from an exterior and providing the received data to the image displaying device.  
   
   
       3 . The laundry machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a data storage for storing the image data.  
   
   
       4 . The laundry machine according to  claim 1 , wherein further comprising a disc player for reproducing image data recorded in a disc and providing the reproduced image data to the image displaying device, the disc player provided in the main body.  
   
   
       5 . The laundry machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the image displaying device is connected to a folding unit rotatably provided in the main body so that the image displaying device can be folded.  
   
   
       6 . The laundry machine according to  claim 5 , wherein the main body comprises a concave accommodator in which the image displaying device is folded and accommodated.  
   
   
       7 . The laundry machine according to  claim 6 , further comprising a lid for covering the accommodator.  
   
   
       8 . The laundry machine according to  claim 7 , wherein the lid is pivotally installed to the main body.  
   
   
       9 . The laundry machine according to  claim 5 , further comprising a folding driving unit for electrically driving the folding unit to rotate.  
   
   
       10 . The laundry machine according to  claim 5 , further comprising a rotation unit connected between the image displaying device and the folding unit, wherein the rotation unit rotatable in the direction perpendicular to the rotational direction of the folding unit.  
   
   
       11 . The laundry machine according to  claim 5 , further comprising a spacer provided in the main body to space the image displaying device and the main body apart from each other when the image displaying device is folded to the main body.  
   
   
       12 . The laundry machine according to  claim 11 , wherein the spacer comprises a protrusion made of a buffering material.  
   
   
       13 . The laundry machine according to  claim 11 , wherein the spacer comprises a ring made of a buffering material.  
   
   
       14 . The laundry machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the data receiver comprises a tuner for wirelessly receiving image data.  
   
   
       15 . The laundry machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the data receiver comprises a data input terminal for receiving data through a cable.  
   
   
       16 . The laundry machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the image displaying device receives operation data of the laundry machine from the controller of the laundry machine and selectively displays the image data and the operation data on the screen.  
   
   
       17 . The laundry machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises an accommodator for providing an accommodating space; and 
 the image displaying device is slid to be accommodated in the accommodator.    
   
   
       18 . The laundry machine according to  claim 17 , wherein the accommodator comprises supporting recesses respectively formed in side walls of the accommodator, and the image displaying device is connected to a moving unit sliding within the supporting recesses.  
   
   
       19 . The laundry machine according to  claim 18 , further comprising a slider connected to the moving unit to electrically slide the moving unit.  
   
   
       20 . The laundry machine according to claims  18  or  19 , wherein the moving unit is rotatable within the supporting recesses so that the image displaying device is foldable.  
   
   
       21 . The laundry machine according to  claim 20 , further comprising a folding driving unit connected to the moving unit to electrically rotate the moving unit.  
   
   
       22 . The laundry machine according to  claim 20 , further comprising a rotation unit connected between the image displaying device and the moving unit, wherein the rotation unit rotatable in the direction perpendicular to the rotational direction of the moving unit.  
   
   
       23 . The laundry machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a sound outputting unit provided in the main body to output audio data.  
   
   
       24 . The laundry machine according to  claim 3 , wherein the data storage stores an operating manual of the laundry machine in the form of image data.