Patent ID: 7161296

Claim:
A plasma display device, comprising: a plasma display panel comprising a front surface that displays images and a back surface opposite to the front surface; a chassis base attached to the back surface of the plasma display panel to support the plasma display panel, the chassis base comprising a plurality of driving circuit boards mounted on the chassis base; a front cabinet arranged adjacent to the front surface of the plasma display panel; a back cover arranged adjacent to a surface of the chassis base opposite the surface of the chassis base adjacent to the plasma display panel, the back cover being integrally assembled to the front cabinet with the chassis base and the plasma display panel arranged in between the back cover and the front cabinet, the back cover having an interior surface that faces the chassis base and an exterior surface that faces away from the chassis base; and a plurality of thermoelectric semiconductor devices arranged on one of the interior surface and the exterior surface of the back cover, each of said plurality of thermoelectric semiconductor devices comprising a heat absorbing surface that faces the chassis base and a heat emitting surface that faces an exterior side of the back cover, the plurality of thermoelectric semiconductor devices being adapted to discharge heat generated by the plasma display panel and the plurality of driving circuit boards to the exterior side of the back cover.