EP2206987A1 - Dispositif de réglage et indication d'une température ambiante avec affichage facile - Google Patents

Dispositif de réglage et indication d'une température ambiante avec affichage facile Download PDF

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EP2206987A1
EP2206987A1 EP10150445A EP10150445A EP2206987A1 EP 2206987 A1 EP2206987 A1 EP 2206987A1 EP 10150445 A EP10150445 A EP 10150445A EP 10150445 A EP10150445 A EP 10150445A EP 2206987 A1 EP2206987 A1 EP 2206987A1
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Giorgio Mura
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ORIEME ITALIA SpA
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/30—Control or safety arrangements for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/50—Control or safety arrangements characterised by user interfaces or communication
    • F24F11/52—Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
    • F24F11/523—Indication arrangements, e.g. displays for displaying temperature data
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/50—Control or safety arrangements characterised by user interfaces or communication
    • F24F11/52—Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F2110/00—Control inputs relating to air properties
    • F24F2110/10—Temperature

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  • the present invention relates to a device for controlling and indicating room temperature with user-friendly reading.
  • thermo-regulators which based on a set temperature, send activation signals to a corresponding heating and/or cooling equipment in order to keep the instantaneous temperature of a room substantially equal to the set temperature.
  • such devices are provided with a probe for measuring the temperature and with means for comparing the detected temperature with the set temperature capable of generating corresponding activation signals.
  • thermo-regulators are further provided with a screen whereon both the set temperature and the instantaneous room temperature are displayable upon a suitable query.
  • thermo-regulator is capable of serving as a thermometer as well, additionally providing an approximate indication of the time required for reaching the temperature set given by the difference between the instantaneous temperature and the set one, which the user is capable of assessing.
  • thermo-regulator device In order to obtain such information from the thermo-regulator device, it is generally necessary to approach the same and suitably query it.
  • the screens of the common thermo-regulator devices are provided with are not usually large enough to concurrently display multiple information in characters large enough to be read from a distance.
  • this is related to market requirements that require both keeping low costs and providing a pleasant aesthetic appearance which should not be too evident once installed, for example on a wall.
  • the instantaneous temperature is generally displayed only when a suitable display control is actuated, for example pressing a dedicated button, replacing the information normally displayed, that is, usually, the temperature set.
  • the object of the present invention is to obviate the drawbacks mentioned above and in particular to devise a device for controlling and indicating room temperature whereby a user is capable of obtaining at least an approximate measurement of the instantaneous temperature also through a remote reading of the same.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a device for controlling and indicating room temperature which, although having small dimensions for the display screen used, is capable of concurrently providing an indication of the temperature set and of the instantaneous room temperature.
  • the device for controlling and indicating room temperature 10 comprises at least one temperature probe 11 capable of detecting the instantaneous room temperature T room .
  • the temperature probe 11 is connected to signal processing means 12 capable of comparing the instantaneous room temperature T room with a temperature value To set by the user and of providing a corresponding activation or stop signal to a heating and/or cooling equipment 13 so as to keep the instantaneous temperature T room substantially equal to the set temperature To.
  • the device for controlling and indicating room temperature 10 further comprises, connected to the processing means 12, a screen 14 for displaying some data of the heating and/or cooling equipment, such as temperature set To, operating mode 16 (heating/cooling), and so on, or some parameters of the thermo-regulated room such as for example the instantaneous temperature T room .
  • Screen 14 may be made according to any technique, such as for example liquid crystals or LCD, plasma or PDP, OLED ( Organic Light Emitting Diode ), TFT ( Thin Film Transistor ) or SED ( Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display ).
  • LCD liquid crystals
  • PDP plasma or PDP
  • OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode
  • TFT Thin Film Transistor
  • SED Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display
  • screen 14 is associated to backlighting means 15 arranged behind screen 14.
  • liquid crystal screens consist of particular substances that change alignment according to the electrical field applied thereto, in one case letting the backlighting light pass, or limiting or blocking the incoming light completely.
  • the backlighting means 15 may be of any type, such as for example:
  • the backlighting means 15 are provided with light sources capable of emitting a plurality of different colours or which are suitably coated, and are connected to the processing means 12 which control the lighting, in the backlighting means 15, of the light sources of a certain colour depending on the detected instantaneous room temperature T room .
  • the LCD screen 14 has a background of a different colour depending on the light sources lighted by the processing means 12.
  • the processing means 12 directly control screen 14 so that the background displayed thereby takes on a different colour depending on the detected instantaneous room temperature T room .
  • the operation of the device for controlling and indicating room temperature according to the present invention is as follows.
  • the processing means 12 periodically carry out a comparison of the instantaneous room temperature T room with a reference value T T consisting for example of a temperature value set by the user, or of a value preset during the step of production of the thermo-regulation device.
  • the reference value T T may differ from the value To used for controlling the heating and/or cooling equipment, irrespective of the technology used, such as for example radiant panels, radiators, air conditioners, fan-coil units and so on. Overall, two are the parameters used by the processing means 12, and namely:
  • the instantaneous room temperature T room is detected through probe 11.
  • the processing means 12 make a comparison of the value detected T room with two temperature values, determined by the sum (T T + ⁇ T) and the subtraction (T T - ⁇ T) of the tolerance parameter ⁇ T from the reference value T T .
  • the processing means 12 For each identified range, the processing means 12 send an instruction to screen 14 or to the backlighting means 15 so that the background displayed by screen 14 takes on a different colour.
  • thermo-regulation device depending on the instantaneous room temperature, a user is capable of obtaining at least an approximate measurement of such temperature also through a remote reading of the same.

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EP10150445A 2009-01-12 2010-01-11 Dispositif de réglage et indication d'une température ambiante avec affichage facile Withdrawn EP2206987A1 (fr)

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DE102014210532A1 (de) * 2014-06-04 2015-12-17 Robert Bosch Gmbh Steuergerät, Steuersystem, Beleuchtungssystem und Verfahren zum Betrieb solcher Systeme
GB2536495A (en) * 2015-03-20 2016-09-21 Ideal Boilers Ltd Remote temperature control unit
EP2719965A3 (fr) * 2012-10-10 2018-03-14 LG Electronics, Inc. Dispositif d'affichage pour climatiseur et procédé de commande du dispositif d'affichage

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US6726112B1 (en) * 2003-03-07 2004-04-27 Joseph Ho Illuminating thermostat
DE10339941A1 (de) * 2003-08-29 2005-03-24 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät mit OLED-Display

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US6726112B1 (en) * 2003-03-07 2004-04-27 Joseph Ho Illuminating thermostat
DE10339941A1 (de) * 2003-08-29 2005-03-24 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät mit OLED-Display

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EP2719965A3 (fr) * 2012-10-10 2018-03-14 LG Electronics, Inc. Dispositif d'affichage pour climatiseur et procédé de commande du dispositif d'affichage
DE102014210532A1 (de) * 2014-06-04 2015-12-17 Robert Bosch Gmbh Steuergerät, Steuersystem, Beleuchtungssystem und Verfahren zum Betrieb solcher Systeme
EP2952983A3 (fr) * 2014-06-04 2016-05-18 Robert Bosch Gmbh Appareil de commande, système de commande, système d'éclairage et procédé de fonctionnement de tels systèmes
GB2536495A (en) * 2015-03-20 2016-09-21 Ideal Boilers Ltd Remote temperature control unit
GB2536495B (en) * 2015-03-20 2019-10-30 Ideal Boilers Ltd Remote temperature control unit

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