The specific embodiment
For embodiments of the present invention, suitably with reference to accompanying drawing, be elaborated.Wherein, for the additional identical symbol of part common in each figure, the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.
Fig. 1 is the front elevation of indoor set, off-premises station and the remote controller of air conditioner.As shown in Figure 1, air conditioner A has indoor set 100, off-premises station 200 and remote controller Re.Indoor set 100 is connected with off-premises station 200 use refrigerant pipings (not shown), by known refrigerant circulation, to what indoor set 100 was set, indoorly carries out air conditioning.In addition, indoor set 100 and off-premises station 200 are by the mutual sent-received message of the communications cable (not shown).
Remote controller Re is operated by user, and the receiving element of indoor set 100 is changed to 131 transmission infrared signals.The content of this signal is change, the timer of running request, design temperature, the change of operation mode, stops the instructions such as request.Air conditioner A, based on these signals, carries out the air conditioning runnings such as cooling pattern, heating mode, dehumidification mode.
In addition, the bottom in the left and right directions central authorities of the front panel 106 of indoor set 100, is provided with and takes unit 110 and display unit 111.Taking unit 110 is for example CCD(Charge Coupled Device: charge-coupled image sensor) video camera, is arranged on the bottom of the left and right directions central authorities of front panel 106.In addition, take unit 110 with the optical axis of camera lens for horizontal line in accordance with regulations angle mode downward arrange, can suitably take being provided with the indoor of indoor set 100.
In addition,, on the length direction of indoor set 100, dispose successively power supply 152, air-conditioning control substrate 114 and image treatment substrate 113.Wherein, the details that power supply 152, air-conditioning are controlled substrate 114 and image treatment substrate 113 after narrate.
Fig. 2 is the side cross-sectional view of indoor set.Housing pedestal 101 has been taken in heat exchanger 102, Air Blast fan 103, filter 108, the internal structure bodies such as water pond 151 uncover.
Heat exchanger 102 has many heat pipe 102a, is configured to and makes to be imported into the air in indoor set 100 by Air Blast fan 103, with the cold-producing medium heat exchange of circulating in heat pipe 102a, by above-mentioned air heat or cooling.Wherein, heat pipe 102a is communicated with above-mentioned refrigerant piping (not shown), forms a part for known refrigerant circulation (not shown).
Left and right wind direction board 104 is not shown according to controlling microcomputer 122(from air-conditioning) indication, take turning cylinder (not shown) that bottom arranges as fulcrum by left and right for wind direction board motor (not shown) rotate.
Up-down wind direction board 105 is according to the indication from indoor set microcomputer, and the turning cylinder (not shown) that is arranged at both ends of take rotates by up-down wind direction board motor (not shown) as fulcrum.
Front panel 106 arranges to cover the mode of the front surface of indoor set 100, is take the structure that lower end rotates by front panel motor (not shown) as axle.In addition, also front panel 106 can be fixed on to lower end.
Air Blast fan 103 rotations by as shown in Figure 2, import room airs by air intake 107 and filter 108, carry out air after heat exchange and be directed to and blow out wind path 109a in heat exchanger 102.And then, be directed to the air that blows out wind path 109a, by left and right wind direction board 104 and up-down wind direction board 105, adjust wind directions, from Air blowing, 109b sends to outside, to indoor, carries out air conditioning.
The water pond 151 that uncovers is positioned at the below of heat exchanger 102 and is positioned at the top of Air blowing 109b.
As shown in Figure 2, by making air-conditioning control substrate 114 and image treatment substrate 113 be configured in the top of Air blowing mouth 109b and be configured in, uncover between water pond 151 and front panel 106, can effectively utilize the space in indoor set.In addition,, when air-conditioner operation stops, by closing up-down wind direction board 105 overlay image treatment substrates 113, can prevent that when running from stopping, the display unit 111 with image treatment substrate 113 is taken indoor.
Herein, because the reason on space, and image treatment substrate 113 is configured in to the position near the water pond 151 that uncovers, but need to prevent that dew from entering image treatment substrate 113.For this reason, with resin cap overlay image treatment substrate 113.
In addition,, by anion (ion mist) device (not shown) and display base plate (not shown) are configured on same straight line with air-conditioning control substrate 114 and image treatment substrate 113, can effectively utilize the space in indoor set.
Fig. 4 is the side cross-sectional view of indoor set.The configuration place of Fig. 4 hollow regulation and control substrate 114 processed and image treatment substrate 113 is different from Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 4, there is the image treatment substrate 113 of display unit 111, be configured in the top of Air blowing 109b and be configured in heat exchanger 102 and front panel 106 between position.By the position configuration image treatment substrate 113 such, can make display unit 111 from front panel 106 towards indoor demonstration.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram about image treatment substrate and air-conditioning treatment substrate.
Image treatment substrate 113 is mounted with takes that microcomputer 121 is processed in unit 110, image and as the LED of display unit 111.Air-conditioning is controlled substrate 114, is mounted with air-conditioning and controls microcomputer 122 and video camera power supply SW115.Receiving element 131 is controlled microcomputer 122 with air-conditioning control microcomputer 122, air-conditioning and by order wire, is connected respectively with switch 115, image processing microcomputer 121 and shooting unit 110 with image processing microcomputer 121, air-conditioning control microcomputer 122.
Control module 130, controls microcomputer 122 by image processing microcomputer 121 and air-conditioning and forms.
To taking, the running of unit 110 starts and the method for shutting down that turns round describes.
The remote controller signal that receiving element 131 receives is sent to air-conditioning and controls microcomputer 122.In the situation that remote controller signal is the signal that unit 110 is taken in starting, air-conditioning is controlled microcomputer 122 makes video camera connect with power supply SW115, and image is processed microcomputer 121 and taken unit 110 and supply with electric power.Afterwards, with image, process microcomputer 121 and control shooting unit 110, start indoor shooting.
In the situation that receiving element 131 receives, take the stop signal of unit 110 or the stop signal of air conditioner A, stop taking the flow process of the running of unit 110.First, the signal that receiving element 131 receives is sent to air-conditioning and controls microcomputer 122.Air-conditioning is controlled 122 pairs of images of microcomputer and is processed microcomputer 121 and take unit 110 transmission halt instructions.Image is processed microcomputer 121 and is taken unit 110 and stops action.Afterwards, air-conditioning is controlled microcomputer 122 and is made power supply SW115 disconnection for video camera, cuts off the electric power supply that image is processed microcomputer 121 and taken unit 110.
By such mode, can avoid unexpected cut-out to process to image the state of affairs that microcomputer 121 is processed microcomputer 121 with electric power supply, the image of taking unit 110 and taken unit 110 faults.
Being loaded into the display unit 111 of image treatment substrate 113, is the structure of automatically lighting when power supply unit 152 is supplied with electric power, can represent visually to user the state of switch 115.
Automatically the structure of lighting when supplying with electric power, does not need the SW of switch display unit, does not need controls line, so have the miniaturization of substrate and the effect of inhibition cost yet yet.And then, by configuration on same substrate, take unit 110 and display unit 111, can be difficult to transform as and cut off to the power supply supply of display unit 111 and only to taking unit 110 supply powers.
Also can on the length direction of indoor set 100, remaining space be set, make image treatment substrate 113 and air-conditioning control substrate 114 and be arranged on same straight line with the length direction of indoor set 100.
Herein, in present embodiment, control module 130 is divided into air-conditioning and controls microcomputer 122 and image processing microcomputer 121, image is processed microcomputer 121 and is arranged on different substrates from air-conditioning control microcomputer 122.By such configuration, can with air-conditioning, control microcomputer 122 on one side and carry out air conditioning control, on one side closing image processing microcomputer 121.
And then, by making to take unit 110 and image processing microcomputer 121 and display unit 111, being arranged on same substrate, 111 pairs of user notifications of the enough display units of energy take unit 110 and image is processed the state that microcomputer 121 is ON.In other words, while being set as display unit 111 for OFF, to taking unit 110 and image, do not process microcomputer 121 supply electric power.
At image treatment substrate 113, dispose and take unit 110, image processing microcomputer 121 and display unit 111, when not carrying out human detection, by cutting off image treatment substrate 113 integral body, can save the stand-by electric of image treatment substrate 113 integral body.
In addition,, for different shooting unit 110, image processing microcomputer 121 and the display units 111 of necessary voltage is configured on 1 substrate, image treatment substrate 113 has DC-DC converter 138,139.The electric power of supplying with from switch 115, takes unit 110 via 138 pairs of DC-DC converters and supplies with, and processes microcomputer 121 supply with via 139 pairs of images of DC-DC converter.
Herein, switch 115 is arranged at air-conditioning and controls substrate 114, and power supply 152 is controlled 114 pairs of image treatment substrates of substrate 113 via air-conditioning and supplied with electric power, can prevent that thus distribution from becoming complicated.
In addition,, by using DC-DC converter 138 and DC-DC converter 139, can be adjusted into air-conditioning and control microcomputer 122, image processing microcomputer 121 and take unit 110 required voltages respectively.
Wherein, the voltage drop amplitude of DC-DC converter 138 is greater than DC-DC converter 139.
, there is situation about being controlled by signals of telecommunication such as remote controller signal or sensor signals in the switch of switch 115, and forms and the situation of hand switch SW with hard SW.
By load the function of switch in remote controller signal, and there is for general most air conditioner that is arranged on higher position the advantage that user also can cut off the electricity supply simply.Otherwise, the in the situation that of hand switch SW, there is the shortcoming of carrying out operation at higher position, but have advantages of for general user comparatively relieved.By in series configuring two SW, can become the circuit structure of the advantage that obtains both sides.
Wherein, the image that image processing microcomputer 121 photographs shooting unit 110 is treated to the information that can be reflected in air conditioning control.Image is processed microcomputer 113 and is had body detecting part, face detection portion, integrated treatment portion, amount of movement calculating part, activity calculating portion.For example, will take the image that unit 110 is taken, be converted to indoor how many people of having, with information such as what degree activities.
Air-conditioning is controlled microcomputer 122, according to by receiving element 131 from the remote controller signal of remote controller Re input and from the sensor signal of the sensor class inputs such as Temperature Detector (not shown), control the driving of the load (indoor fan motor, compressor electric motor, motor for up-down wind direction board, left and right wind direction board with motor etc.) of air conditioner A.
And then air-conditioning is controlled the information of microcomputer 122 based on processing with image after microcomputer 121 is processed and is determined controlling value.For example, indoor there is a plurality of people in the situation that when warming operation, calculate the controlling value that makes design temperature reduce the control etc. of 1 ℃.
As described above, in order to make the electric power to processing relevant equipment to image supply with OFF in the lump, need to when not using graphics processing unit 110, cut off the electric power that image is processed to microcomputer 121 and supply with.
So air conditioner of the present invention has: image treatment substrate 113; Air-conditioning is controlled substrate 114; With the power supply 152 of air-conditioning being controlled to substrate 114 and image treatment substrate 113 supply electric power, image treatment substrate 113 has: take the indoor shooting unit 110 that indoor set is set; Process microcomputer 121 with processing from taking the image of the image information of unit 110 inputs, air-conditioning is controlled substrate 114 and is had: be switched on or switched off the switch 115 that the electric power of image treatment substrate 113 is supplied with; Reception is from the receiving element 131 of the signal of remote controller; The air-conditioning of the switch of the Signal-controlled switch 115 based on receiving with receiving element 131 is controlled microcomputer 122, microcomputer 122 controlled by 152 pairs of air-conditionings of power supply and receiving element 131 is supplied with electric power, and to taking unit 110 and image, process microcomputer 121 supply electric power via switch 115 and DC-DC converter.
According to air conditioner of the present invention, because shooting unit 110, image processing microcomputer 121 and display unit 111 are configured on a substrate, so can cut off their electric power is supplied with when not use shooting unit 110.Then, microcomputer is divided into image and processes microcomputer 121 and air-conditioning control microcomputer 122, with air-conditioning, control microcomputer 122 gauge taps 115, cut off the electric power that image is processed microcomputer 121 and taken unit 110 and supply with, the electric power that can cut off in the lump thus processing relevant equipment to image is supplied with.
In addition, because be to control by air-conditioning the structure that 114 pairs of image treatment substrates of substrate 113 are supplied with electric power, at air-conditioning, control on substrate 114 switch 115 is set, so can make the electric wire of image treatment substrate 113 compact.
In addition,, in air conditioner of the present invention, image treatment substrate 113 has the display unit 111 that externally shows that shooting unit 110 is moving.
According to air conditioner of the present invention, because can be also display unit 111 to be supplied with the structure of electric power when image treatment substrate 113 is supplied with to electric power, so can take unit 110 to user notification, moving.In addition, because make display unit 111 process microcomputer 121 with shooting unit 110 and image, be configured on same substrate, so can make display unit 111, shooting unit 110 and image process microcomputer 121, be difficult to separated.
Herein, in air conditioner of the present invention, image treatment substrate 113 is controlled with substrate 114 and is formed discretely with air-conditioning, and on image treatment substrate 113, the converter of voltage levvl is adjusted in configuration, so the area of substrate integrally closed increases.Therefore, these substrates can become flowing resistance.In addition, take unit 110 because the problem of angle of visibility need to be arranged on a side above of indoor set.
So air conditioner of the present invention has: front panel 106; The heat exchange department 102 that carries out heat exchange with room air; The water pond 151 that uncovers in the configuration of the bottom of heat exchanger 102; With by the air with after heat exchanger 102 heat exchanges to the indoor Air blowing 109b blowing out, substrate 114 controlled by power supply 152, air-conditioning and image treatment substrate 113 is configured on the length direction of indoor set 100 successively, air-conditioning is controlled to be configured in the top of Air blowing 109b and to be configured in substrate 114 and image treatment substrate 113 and is uncovered between water pond 151 and front panel 106, with resin cap overlay image treatment substrate 113.
According to air conditioner of the present invention, can prevent that air-conditioning control from becoming flowing resistance with substrate 114 and image treatment substrate 113, and the shooting unit 110 of image treatment substrate 113 is set at front surface.
In addition, because the reason on space, and image treatment substrate 113 is configured in to the position near the water pond 151 that uncovers, but need to prevent that dew from entering image treatment substrate 113.According to air conditioner of the present invention, because with resin cap overlay image treatment substrate 113, so can prevent that dew from entering image treatment substrate 113.
In addition, air conditioner of the present invention, has the hand switch that hand switch is supplied with the electric power of image treatment substrate 113.
According to air conditioner of the present invention, because shooting unit 110, image processing microcomputer 121 and display unit 111 are configured on same substrate, so can cut off more reliably the power supply supply of Whole Equipment for image by enough 1 hand switches.
In addition, air conditioner of the present invention, will take unit 110 and image and process encapsulation (potting) between microcomputer 121.
In addition, air conditioner of the present invention, at receiving element 131, receive while stopping taking the signal of unit 110, stop the action that image is processed microcomputer 121 and taken unit 110, after the action of processing microcomputer 121 and taking unit 110 at image stops, air-conditioning is controlled microcomputer 122 switch 115 is disconnected.
According to air conditioner of the present invention, can avoid unexpected cut-out to process to image the state of affairs that microcomputer 121 is processed microcomputer 121 with electric power supply, the image of taking unit 110 and taken unit 110 faults.