JP2000018690A - Demonstration system for multifunction unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a demonstration system for multifunction unit in which all functions or a selected function of a multifunction unit is notified to a purchaser of the multifunction unit before and after purchase thereof. SOLUTION: The demonstration system has a function for displaying a plurality of pieces of information concerning to a specific function selected by a selection means sequentially at a specified time interval, and a function for displaying a plurality of pieces of information concerning to each of a plurality of functions when a specific function is not selected by the selection means sequentially at a specified time interval.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a demonstration system for a multifunctional device having a plurality of functions (for example, an air conditioner having a cooling, heating, and dehumidifying function).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many air conditioners have a plurality of functions such as a cooling function, a heating function, a dehumidifying function and a blowing function, and these functions are designed so that these functions can be freely selected according to the situation. . Therefore, when providing such a multifunctional air conditioner to the market, it is important for a sales strategy or the like to effectively inform a purchaser of a plurality of functions of the air conditioner to a purchaser in a sales strategy. . It can also be said that the responsibility of the manufacturer is to allow the purchaser to fully recognize the differences in the functions of the air conditioners before purchasing the target product. Furthermore, it is necessary that the purchaser can easily understand what functions the air conditioner has after purchase.

[0003]

However, in the case of a conventional air conditioner, a plurality of functions of the air conditioner are displayed in a certain order, or a purchaser is informed of a specific function. I didn't. For this reason, in many cases, the purchaser purchases the air conditioner without fully knowing the functions of the air conditioner, and the purchaser sometimes recognizes that there is no desired function for the first time after the purchase. Also, after purchase, in order for the purchaser to know the functions of the air conditioner, he sometimes had to read a thick operation manual.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a multifunction device in which a purchaser of the multifunction device displays all the functions of the multifunction device or a selected specific function to notify the user before and after the purchase. It is an object of the present invention to provide a functional device demonstration system.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a demonstration system according to the present invention comprises a multifunction device having a plurality of functions and a selecting means for selecting a specific function from the plurality of functions. In the above, when a specific function is selected by the selection means, a specific information display function of sequentially displaying a plurality of pieces of information related to the selected specific function at a predetermined time interval; And a general information display function of sequentially displaying a plurality of pieces of information relating to each of the plurality of functions at a predetermined time interval when the function is not selected.

A demonstration system according to another embodiment of the present invention relates to an air conditioner having a cooling function and a heating function. In the air conditioner having a cooling function and a heating function, an air conditioner storing a plurality of pieces of air conditioning information. And a general display function of reading a plurality of pieces of information related to the cooling function and a plurality of pieces of information related to the heating function from among the plurality of pieces of air conditioning information and displaying the information at predetermined time intervals; A specific display function of reading a plurality of pieces of information related to the function or a plurality of pieces of information related to the heating function and displaying the information at predetermined time intervals.

[0007]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a multifunctional air conditioner (air conditioner) 2 having functions of cooling, heating, dehumidifying, and blowing, and the air conditioner 2 includes an indoor unit 4, an outdoor unit 6, and an indoor unit 4. A circuit 8 for circulating a heat medium with the outdoor unit 6 is provided. A display unit 10 (for example, a liquid crystal display unit) is provided at the front of the main unit of the indoor unit 4, and the operation information of the air conditioner 2 is displayed on the display unit 10.

A remote controller 12 for controlling the operation of the air conditioner 2 includes an on / off switch 20 and a function selection switch 2 for selecting functions of cooling, heating, dehumidifying, and blowing.
2. In addition to the temperature adjustment switch 24, a demonstration 26 is provided. The remote controller 12
Is provided with a transmitter 28, and information selected by each switch is transmitted from the transmitter 28 and received by a receiver 30 attached to the indoor unit 4.

FIG. 2 shows a part of a control circuit 32 housed in the indoor unit 4 of the air conditioner 2. A receiver 30 is connected to a central controller 34, and information received by the receiver 30 is centrally controlled. The data is input to the device 34. The central control unit 34 is also connected to a storage unit 36 that stores information related to the cooling, heating, dehumidifying, and blowing functions of the air conditioner 2, and is connected to the storage unit 36 based on instructions from the central control unit 34. The stored information is displayed on the display unit 10.

[0010] Information display on the display unit 10, especially cooling, heating,
The general information display function and the specific information display function for displaying information related to the dehumidifying and blowing functions will be described. As for the air conditioner 2 of the present embodiment, the general display function
A function that sequentially displays information related to all functions of heating, cooling, dehumidification, and ventilation at predetermined time intervals.The specific display function is a specific function selected from among cooling, heating, dehumidification, and ventilation. This refers to the function of sequentially displaying information related to a function at a predetermined time interval.

First, the specific display function will be described.
This specific display function is activated when the user presses the function selection switch 22 of the remote controller 12 to select a specific function (any one of heating, cooling, dehumidification, and ventilation), and then turns on the demonstration switch 26.
A signal generated by operating the function selection switch 22 and the information display switch 26 is transmitted to the remote controller 12.
To the transmitter 28. Transmitter 28 creates and transmits a corresponding signal. When this signal is received by the receiver 30, the receiver 30 transmits a signal to the central control unit 34, sequentially reads information related to the function selected from the information stored in the storage unit 36, and reads this information. It is displayed on the display unit 10.

FIG. 3 shows an example of information displayed on the display unit 10 according to the specific display function. As shown in this figure, for example, when the heating function is selected by the function selection switch 22, the display unit 10 displays "filter cleaning" (a display that indicates that the filter needs to be cleaned), " Indoor ** ° C (indoor temperature), outdoor -1
5 ° C ”(Outdoor temperature),“ Recommended 21 ° C ”(Temperature recommended from the viewpoint of energy saving),“ Recommended energy saving ”(Indication to encourage energy saving),“ Outdoor warm ”(Indication that outdoor is warm) , “Energy saving” (display of power consumption) and “on **: ** / off **: **” (time when the timer goes on / off) are displayed every predetermined time (for example, 4 seconds).

When the cooling function is selected, the display unit 1
0 means "filter cleaning", "room ** ℃",
“Outdoor -15 ° C”, “Recommended 28 ° C”, “Recommended energy saving”, “Outdoor cool” (indication of outdoor cool),
"Energy saving" and "On **: ** / Off **: **" are displayed at predetermined time intervals.

When the dehumidifying function is selected, the display unit 1
0 means "filter cleaning", "room ** ℃",
“Outdoor -15 ° C.”, “Energy saving” and “On **: ** / Off **: **” are displayed at predetermined intervals. Similarly,
When the air blowing function is selected, the display unit 10 displays “filter cleaning”, “indoor ** ° C.”, and “outdoor-15”.
° C ”,“ Energy saving ”and“ On **: ** / Off **: ** ”
Are displayed at predetermined time intervals.

The general display function is provided by the remote controller 1
It starts when the demonstration switch 26 is turned on while the second function selection switch 22 is not pressed. In this case, the central control device 34 sequentially reads information related to all functions (heating, cooling, dehumidification, and air blowing) stored in the storage unit 36 and displays the information on the display unit 10.

FIG. 4 shows an example of information displayed on the display unit 10 in accordance with the general display function. As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 10 includes "energy saving heating", "powerful heating", and "filter cleaning". ”,“ Indoor ** ° C ”,“ Outdoor -15 ° C ”,“ Recommended 21 ° C ”,“ Recommended energy saving ”,“ Outdoor warm ”,“ Energy saving ”and“ On 6: 00 /
"Off 23:30", then "energy saving cooling", "powerful cooling", "filter cleaning", "indoor ** ℃", "outdoor -15 ℃", "recommended 28 ℃", "recommended energy saving", " Outdoor cool "," Energy saving "and" On 6: 00 /
23:30 ”, followed by“ energy saving dehumidification ”,“ powerful dehumidification ”,“ filter cleaning ”,“ indoor ** ° C ”,“ outdoor -15 ° C ”,“ energy saving ”, and“ on 6: 00 / off 23:
"30" is displayed every predetermined time (for example, every 4 seconds).

As described above, when the demonstration switch 26 or the like is pressed, information related to each function of the air conditioner 2 is displayed on the display unit 10, so that purchasers and consumers are displayed on the display unit 10. Just by looking at the information, it is possible to know what functions the air conditioner 2 has.

In the above-described embodiment, information related to each function of the air conditioner 2 is displayed by pressing the information display switch 26 provided on the remote controller 12. Can also be used as an information display switch. In this case, for example, when the function selection switch 22 is pressed a plurality of times, the central control unit 34 can be designed to display the function-related information.

The case where the present invention is applied to the function display of an air conditioner has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the function display of an air conditioner, and an apparatus having a plurality of functions (for example, a rice cooker, The present invention can be applied to any apparatus as long as it is an electric device such as a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven, and a refrigerator.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the demonstration system of the present invention, each function of the device having a plurality of functions is displayed in a short time and understood by the purchaser and the consumer. Can be done. Further, the purchaser can easily and easily understand the display function of the purchased device (product).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an air conditioner.

FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram relating to a demonstration system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a specific display function.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a general display function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2. Air conditioner 4. Indoor unit 6. Outdoor unit 10. Display unit 12. Remote controller 22. Function selection switch 26. Function display switch 34. ..Central control unit 36 ... Storage unit

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Satoshi Tokura 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Person Takehiko Nitta 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3L061 BC01 BC02 BC03 BC06 BC07 BD01

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A multi-function device having a plurality of functions and a selection means for selecting a specific function from the plurality of functions, wherein when a specific function is selected by the selection means, the selected function is selected. A specific information display function for sequentially displaying a plurality of pieces of information related to the specific function at predetermined time intervals; and a plurality of pieces of information relating to each of the plurality of functions when the specific function is not selected by the selection unit. A general information display function of sequentially displaying the information of the multifunction device at predetermined time intervals. 2. An air conditioner having a cooling function and a heating function, comprising: an air conditioning information storage section storing a plurality of air conditioning information; and a plurality of information related to the cooling function and a heating function from the plurality of air conditioning information. A general display function of reading a plurality of related information and displaying the information at predetermined time intervals; and reading a plurality of information related to the cooling function or a plurality of information related to the heating function from the plurality of air conditioning information at predetermined time intervals. A demonstration system for an air conditioner, comprising: a specific display function to be displayed on a display.