Patent ID: 7827810

Claim:
An air conditioner comprising: a case having an inlet provided at a front surface thereof to suck in air and an outlet provided at a lower surface thereof to discharge the air; and at least one displaying member provided at an outer border of the inlet so as to display operating information of the air conditioner and to control operation of the air conditioner therethrough, wherein the at least one displaying member includes a rotary switch to allow a user to input a command for operating the air conditioner; at least one light emitting part to emit light according to the operating information of the air conditioner; a rotation shaft rotating on an axis thereof and connected with the rotary switch; and a displaying board provided in front of the at least one light emitting part to allow the light from the at least one light emitting part to pass therethrough to display the operating information, provided in front of the rotary switch and coupled with the rotation shaft so as to allow the user to input the command by rotating the displaying board, wherein the displaying board is rotatable on a plane parallel to the front surface of the case.