JPH06241568A - Control device of heating equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a control device convenient and quite safe of a heating equipment of which operation control for the heating equipment can be easily carried out from a remote location of the device. CONSTITUTION:A remote controller device 8 for controlling a main body 1 of a heating equipment from a remote location is provided with an operation switch for transmitting an instruction signal of starting operation to the main body 1 of the heating equipment. An instruction signal for starting an operation of the device under an operation of the operation switch is made receivable by a sensing means 15 installed in the main body 1 of the heating equipment under a condition in which a presence of a person is sensed and its convenience in use of the device can be improved while the dangerous state under a state of no presence of person is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heating appliance control device called an FF type stove or a fan heater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type, as disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-25240,
A wireless remote control device is provided so as to control the heater main body even from a place remote from the heater main body, and the convenience of use thereof is measured, and the remote control device is provided with a lock switch. By turning on the lock switch so that it accepts only fire extinguishing instructions, there is a danger that the switch of the remote control device will be pressed against the user's intentions due to erroneous operation, mischief of children, falling of pets or things, etc. Was to prevent.

[0003]

However, in this conventional device, even if a lock switch is provided, the lock state cannot be obtained unless the switch is turned on, so that the above danger cannot be reliably prevented. , In particular, since the remote control device is also equipped with an operation switch for starting the combustion of the heater main body, even when there is no person due to mischief of children or dropping of pets or things, or the user does not intend, Since the combustion is started and heating is performed unknowingly, the fuel is wasted and the unmanned combustion causes a serious disaster such as a fire.

On the other hand, in recent years, in order to prevent the above-mentioned danger, only the operation switch is provided in the heater main body, and the other switches are provided in the remote control device, thereby solving the above-mentioned problems and improving the usability. Although it has become worse, it has been designed to give priority to safety, but it is also important to have good usability, and there is a demand for safe and easy-to-use heating appliances.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks by focusing on this point, the present invention particularly comprises a heater main body and a remote control device for transmitting a control signal to the heater main body. The heater main body is provided with presence / absence detection means for detecting the presence / absence of a person, and the instruction signal from the operation switch for starting combustion in the heater main body provided in the remote control device indicates the presence / absence of the person by the presence / absence detection means. It can be received only when it is detected.

[0006]

When the remote controller 8 is used to start the operation of the heater main body 1 from a remote place, the push-type operation switch 9 provided on the remote controller 8 is turned on to turn on the transmitter 21. An operation start instruction signal is transmitted from the heater, and the receiver 4 of the heater main body 1 receives the signal to start combustion by causing a burner section (not shown) to start the operation. The presence / absence detection means 15 provided in the heater main body 1 detects the presence / absence of a person in the vicinity of the heater main body 1, and when the presence of a person is detected, the operation start signal from the remote control device 8 can be received. Conversely, when the presence of a person is not detected, the reception of the driving start signal is canceled.

Therefore, regarding the operation start instruction from the remote control device 8 which is dangerous due to combustion, the heater main body 1
By making it accepted only when there is a person in the vicinity, it is possible to start the operation of the heater main body 1 from a distant place by using the remote control device 8, and there is no person or the user does not intend. In addition, the risk of automatically starting the operation of the heater main body 1 is reliably prevented, and safety is ensured at the same time.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a heating appliance control apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to a preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a fan heater which has a burner portion inside thereof and blows heat from a convection fan (not shown) provided on the back side to directly convert combustion heat into warm air and discharge it from a warm air outlet 2 to heat a room. It is the main body of the heater called a tar.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a display unit provided on the upper surface of the heater main body 1, which includes a receiving unit 4 for receiving an infrared signal, a lamp group 5 for displaying various operating states, a room temperature, a set temperature and a timer. A digital display 6 for switching and displaying each time is provided. Reference numeral 7 is a blowout port from which the air after being purified by the air purifying function built in the heater main body 1 blows out.

8 has a plurality of push-type switches,
A card-type remote control device for controlling infrared rays by emitting an infrared signal from a location remote from the heater body 1, and an operation switch 9 for alternately transmitting an operation start and stop instruction signal to the heater body 1 each time the heater body 1 is pressed. And an extension switch 10 of a 3-hour timer that automatically extinguishes the fire 3 hours after the start of operation, an ignition timer that automatically starts the operation after a set time, a timer switch 11 that operates, and the room temperature becomes a set temperature or higher. A save operation switch 12 for stopping the operation until the room temperature decreases again, and up and down switches 13 and 14 for adjusting the timer time and the set temperature are provided.

Reference numeral 15 denotes presence / absence detecting means provided on the front surface of the heater main body 1, which is a human body sensor capable of detecting the presence or absence of a person by detecting the surface temperature of the human body, and a human being by crossing or reflecting on infrared rays. Infrared sensor that detects the presence or absence of
In addition, it is composed of various sensors using sound, radio waves, change in capacitance, and the like.

Next, referring to the electric circuit diagram shown in FIG. 3, reference numeral 16 denotes a memory, an arithmetic unit, and a memory provided in the heater main body 1.
A main control unit comprising a timer means for counting and a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) having a judgment function and the like, and a receiving section 4 and presence / absence detecting means 1 on the input side.
5 and room temperature sensor consisting of thermistor for detecting room temperature
17, the lamp group 5, the digital display 6 and the drive circuit 18 for the heater main body 1 are connected to the output side.

Reference numeral 19 is a sub-control device composed of a microcomputer provided in the remote control device 8, and has an operation switch 9, an extension switch 10, a timer switch 11, a save operation switch 12 on the input side, and adjustment up / down. Switch 1
3, 14 are provided, and the switching element 20 is provided on the output side.
It is equipped with a transmitter 21 that emits an infrared signal via
The sub-control device 19 determines the pressing of each switch, and outputs a control signal corresponding thereto via the transmission unit 21 to the main control device 16.
It is input to and various operation controls are performed.

Regarding the instruction signal for starting the operation by pressing the operation switch 9, when the main controller 16 determines that the person is present by the output from the presence / absence detecting means 15, the instruction signal is input. Only the operation start operation is programmed, and in the state where the presence of a person is not confirmed, that is, the state where it is determined that there is no person, the instruction signal is not accepted and the operation is canceled.

If the presence of this person is confirmed by a lamp or the digital display 6, the reason why the operation start instruction signal is not input is that the remote control device 8 is powered off or another reason. It is easy to use because it can be distinguished from what is occurring. If the presence / absence detecting means 15 is provided not only on the front surface of the heater main body 1 but also on both side surfaces, the presence of a person can be detected more reliably, and the sensor portion can be installed in the room. It is also possible to prepare for the walls and user confidence.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. If the heater main body 1 is in the operation stop state now, the presence / absence detection unit 15 always detects the presence / absence of a person near the heater main body 1 (step 22), and Y
When the main controller 16 determines that there is a person in ES, the process proceeds to step 23 to enter the operation start instruction signal standby state, and then proceeds to step 24 to receive the operation start instruction signal from the operation switch 9 of the remote controller 8. Detect, YES
In step 25, the operation of the heater main body 1 is started, and the operation start signal from the remote control device 8 becomes valid for the first time on condition that the presence of a person is detected. .

If it is ON in step 24, the process returns to step 22, and if it is ON in step 22, step 22 is executed.
By repeating the above, the presence or absence of a person is constantly detected. Further, in the case of a control signal from a switch other than the operation switch 9, the control signal is received regardless of the presence / absence detection means 15, and the heater main body 1 is operated according to each switch.

5 to 7, which are other embodiments, the same parts as those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and only different parts will be described. 26 is a display unit 3 of the heater body 1
The presence / absence switch included in the presence / absence detection means, when a person is present in the vicinity of the heater main body 1 and intends to start the operation from a remote place by the remote control device 8,
By setting the presence switch 26 to the ON state, it is possible to obtain the same operation as the presence detecting means, and the sensor
There is more certainty compared to

Further, the instruction signal waiting state by the ON state of the presence switch 26 is configured to be cleared by a timer means in the main control unit 16 at a constant time T, for example, 1.2 hours, so that a long time is possible. This is in consideration of the safety of preventing the danger caused by a child's mischief or dropping of an object caused by the standby state.

Next, another embodiment of the flow chart of FIG.
In other words, first, if the user turns on the presence / absence switch 26 with the consciousness of starting the operation of the heater main body 1 by the remote control device 8 (step 27), the process proceeds to step 28 with YES and the main control device 16 The operation start instruction signal standby state is entered, and the built-in timer means is caused to start the time counting of the fixed time T.

Then, in step 29, it is determined whether or not this fixed time T has passed, and in step 30 until the fixed time T has passed when the switch is ON, the reception of the operation start instruction signal from the remote controller 8 is awaited. Then, upon receipt of the instruction signal, the process proceeds to step 31 to instruct the start of operation.
Further, when it is confirmed in step 29 that the predetermined time T has elapsed, the process proceeds to step 32, the instruction signal waiting state and the time count are cleared, and the operation is started even if the operation start instruction signal is received thereafter. Instead, it measures safety.

When returning to the instruction signal standby state again,
The lock type presence / absence switch 26 may be pushed once to release the lock, and then pushed again. It is also possible that the presence / absence of a person is surely detected by the presence / absence switch 26, and this clearing is performed by the presence / absence detecting means 15 composed of a sensor, which further improves usability.

[0023]

In summary, the present invention comprises a heater main body and a remote control device for transmitting a control signal to the heater main body, and the heater main body is provided with presence / absence detection means for detecting the presence / absence of a person. Since the instruction signal from the operation switch for starting the combustion in the heater main body provided in the device can be received only when the presence of a person is detected by the presence / absence detection means, a heating appliance accompanied by combustion Can be started from a remote location with a remote control device,
It is extremely convenient to use, and this operation can be started only when a person is near the heating appliance, and it is highly safe and can be used with confidence.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a heating appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the remote control device.

FIG. 3 is the same electric circuit diagram.

FIG. 4 is the same flowchart.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a heating appliance according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an electric circuit diagram of the same.

FIG. 7 is the same flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Heater main body 8 Remote control device 9 Operation switch 15 Presence / absence detection means 16 Main control device 26 Presence / absence switch

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazunori Shibukawa 7-7 Higashishinbo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, inside Corona Co., Ltd. (72) Hideko Wakatsuki 7-7 Higashishinbo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, inside Corona Co., Ltd. ( 72) Inventor Yoko Aida 7-7 Higashishinpo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A heater main body and a remote control device for transmitting a control signal to the heater main body, wherein the heater main body is provided with presence / absence detection means for detecting the presence / absence of a person. A control device for a heating appliance, characterized in that an instruction signal from an operation switch for causing the main body of the heater to start combustion can be received only when the presence / absence detection means detects the presence of a person. 2. The heating appliance control device according to claim 1, wherein the presence / absence detecting means is composed of various sensors such as a human body sensor and an infrared sensor. 3. The presence / absence detecting means is composed of a lock type presence / absence switch provided in a heater body, and a receivable state by the presence / absence switch is automatically released by a timer means. It controls, The control apparatus of the heating appliance of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.