Patent ID: 8640480

Claim:
A room air conditioner and/or heat pump for conditioning the air of an enclosed space comprising: an indoor coil; an outdoor coil; a compressor located between said indoor coil and said outdoor coil to compress a refrigerant flowing there between; an accumulator on a suction side of said compressor for gathering said refrigerant prior to said compression; an expansion device between said indoor and said outdoor coil, but on an opposing side from said compressor and said accumulator, said expansion device assisting in vaporization of said refrigerant flowing there through; a fan for directing outside air through said outdoor coil; a blower for forcing air through said indoor coil into said enclosed space; sensors on said room air condition and/or heat pump for sensing conditions thereof; a control system for receiving control system inputs from said sensors to generate control system outputs, which control system outputs control operation of said air conditioner and/or heat pump; a user interface mount secured to a front of said air conditioner and/or heat pump, at least a portion of said control system being secured on said user interface mount, said user interface mount including: a main body, handles on each end of said main body, each handle including a grasping portion located between said main body and said air conditioner and/or heat pump, cross-bracing ribs formed behind said main body, attachment for securing each handle to said room air conditioner and/or heat pump, said main body being generally horizontal when secured; wire cable guides in said user interface to protect wiring cables, said wiring cables from said user interface extends through slots in said main body and through said wire cable guides to said main control so that said wiring cables are secure and protected; a fresh air slide mounted in a fresh air slot on said user interface mount for retaining a fresh air control; said user interface mount being used to insert said air conditioner and/or heat pump into an outer housing, or remove said air conditioner and/or heat pump from said outer housing.