JP2001004205A - Hot-water supplier with tv receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten the screen displaying time of a video displaying section incorporated in a remote controller, by incorporating a displayed screen storing means which stores a plurality of screen displaying patterns corresponding to the operation of the remote controller in the remote controller. SOLUTION: A bath remote controller 30 incorporates an operating switch 31 which controls a hot-water supplier 10, etc., and a TV receiver and displays videos of the TV receiver on a video displaying section 32. The hot-water supplier 10 is provided with a power supply terminal 12 such as the plug, etc., for introducing house-service power supplied from the outside with 100 V and, at the same time, the power supply to the TV receivers, etc., incorporated in remote controllers 20 and 30 is introduced from the hot-water supplier 10 through electric cords 50 and 51. A displayed screen storing means 27 which store a plurality of patterns corresponding to the operation of the hot-water supplier 10 and TV receivers is provided in the remote controller 20 on the backside of a touch panel so as to improve the responsiveness of displaying time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control such as a water heater, a water heater with a bath heating function, and a water heater with a hot water heating function, which uses gas, oil or electricity as a heat source to perform operations such as hot water supply from a remote position. The present invention relates to a hot water supply device with a television having a built-in device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a touch panel comprising a transparent touch switch sheet provided on a liquid crystal display panel and used as a remote control is known, and a plurality of display patterns for displaying operations on a liquid crystal screen are known. Is provided on the control board on the main body side of the water heater. On the other hand, in recent years, the number of homes equipped with a television in a kitchen or bathroom has been increasing.

[0003]

However, if the remote controller for the water heater and the television are separately provided, the wall surface of the kitchen becomes narrow, which is not preferable in terms of aesthetics. From such a viewpoint, it is conceivable that the display screen for operation and display of the water heater and the video screen of the television are integrally formed, and the hot water supply display and the television video display are displayed on one touch panel. However, in the case where the storage unit storing the display screen pattern necessary for the touch operation is provided in the appliance body far from the remote controller, there is a problem that transmission takes time. In particular, in the case where the television operation is performed hierarchically on the touch panel in addition to the hot water supply operation, the screen is switched many times, so that the transmission delay becomes the operation delay and the operation takes time. In addition, the conventional one has a problem that noise due to communication disturbance is apt to enter, and that it is susceptible to electrical influence by rotation of the combustion fan.

[0004] In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a television hot water supply apparatus which shortens the screen display time, improves operability, and improves durability.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a water heater with a television according to the present invention comprises a water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger, a remote controller for remotely operating the water heater, and a remote controller in the remote controller. A video display unit for displaying a television receiver and a television image provided in a television, a touch panel for displaying a television image and an operation display of a water heater, and a display screen storage for storing a plurality of screen display patterns corresponding to remote controller operations The first feature is that the display screen storage means is provided in the remote controller. The second feature of the hot water supply device with a television according to the present invention is that the remote control is a kitchen remote control installed in a kitchen in addition to the first aspect.

According to the first feature, the operability and usability can be improved by shortening the data transmission time. According to the second feature, batch centralized management can be performed in the kitchen, erroneous operations can be prevented, and operability can be improved.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a television hot water supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu screen display showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a water heater having a burner, a heat exchanger, a blower fan and the like which use gas, oil or the like as fuel. Reference numeral 20 denotes a kitchen remote control which is installed in a kitchen (including the vicinity of the kitchen) and which remotely controls the temperature of the hot water supply, which has a function as a television receiver and integrally includes a display unit for displaying an image. Built-in. Reference numeral 30 denotes a bath remote controller which is installed in a bathroom to remotely control the temperature of the water heater, the water level of the bathtub, and the like. 70 is an antenna for receiving television, 7
Reference numeral 1 denotes a television receiving cable connected from the antenna to the kitchen remote control 20, and 72 denotes a bath remote control 30 from the antenna.
TV cable connected to

The kitchen remote controller 20 and the bath remote controller 30 are connected to the water heater 10 by electric wiring cords 50 and 51, and power is supplied from the water heater 10 to each remote controller to control the water heater 10. ing.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an operation switch provided on the remote controller 20 for turning on and off the power. The remote control 20 has a built-in television receiver, and television images are displayed on the display unit 22. The display unit is constituted by a touch panel including a liquid crystal screen or the like, and can also display the operation status or control status of the water heater 10.

The bath remote controller 30 has a built-in operation switch 31 for controlling the water heater 10 and the like, and a television receiver. A television image is displayed on the display unit 32. Further, the water heater 10 has a power supply terminal 12 such as a plug for introducing an external power supply of 100 volts for home use. A power supply to a television or the like provided in each of the remote controllers 20 and 30 is supplied to the water heater 10 through the electric wiring cords 50 and 51.
Has been introduced from. In the transmission between the water heater and the remote controller, a digital signal of the hot water supply information is conveyed to the low voltage direct current two-core power line in a time division manner. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an internal configuration of a remote controller. A control unit 24 includes an on-screen display CPU and the like, and performs input processing of the operation switch 21 and the touch panel, output processing to the display unit, input / output processing to the television, input / output processing for communication, and the like. Reference numeral 25 denotes a color liquid crystal display panel for displaying the operation of the water heater and displaying television images, and reference numeral 26 denotes a transparent touch switch sheet. The display panel and the touch switches are integrally superposed to form a touch panel, which is a display unit 22. 27 is a display screen storing means for storing a plurality of patterns corresponding to the operation of the water heater and the television, and 28 is an external CPU for increasing the calling speed of the storing means. The display screen storage means 27 is provided in the remote control 20 on the back side of the touch panel in order to improve the responsiveness of the display time. Reference numeral 29 denotes a television screen control unit, and the display unit 22
Is switched to a television image, and a screen for television operation is displayed on-screen. Reference numeral 35 denotes a screen switching unit that erases a television operation screen and displays only a television image on the screen.
36 is an external circuit, 37 is a TV tuner, and 38 is communication means for communication with the hot water supply device main body. Reference numeral 39 denotes a screen selection instructing means for issuing an instruction to hierarchically select a screen such as a menu screen based on the operation of the operation switch 21 and the touch panel.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, when the bath is automatically heated, the operation switch 21 of the remote controller 20 in the kitchen is turned on, and the control means 2 is turned on.
Display screen storage means 2 by the screen selection command means 39 of No. 4
The menu screen of the hot water supply device stored in 7 is displayed on the display unit 22. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of menu screens are provided as so-called icons for each operable function on the touch panel. As an example, the icon of the present embodiment includes an initial setting switch, a bath switch, a hot water supply switch, and a television switch, and when any of the buttons is pressed, the menu screen disappears and the next new screen appears hierarchically. It is displayed as follows. Press the bath switch on this touch panel to switch the screen, operate the bath temperature setting switch, hot water setting switch, etc. (not shown) to set the desired temperature and hot water, and then press the automatic switch. When the solenoid valve does not open, water flows, the water heater 10 operates to ignite the burner, and hot water of a suitable temperature is supplied to the bath. The hot water supply temperature and the like are displayed on the display units 22 and 32.
May be used to display the temperature.

Next, when the television is installed and watched in the kitchen and the bathroom, the water heater 10 is installed outdoors,
The kitchen remote control 20 is connected to the water heater 10 and the electric wiring cord 50.
And fixed to the kitchen wall and antenna 70
And the remote controller 20 in the kitchen are connected by a television receiving cable 71. After the connection, electricity is supplied to the television receiver in the kitchen remote controller via the electric wiring cord 50 by the power supply introduced into the water heater, and the television can be watched in the kitchen. The bath remote controller 30 may be similarly connected to the water heater 10 via the electric wiring cord 51 and connected to the antenna 70 via the television receiving cable 72. These electric wiring cords are of a two-core low-voltage superposition type and a digital transmission type in order to serve both to supply power and to transmit hot water supply information for remotely controlling the water heater. Since the power supplied to the water heater 10 is used as the power supply of the television, it is not necessary to separately introduce a dedicated power supply for the television into the remote controller.

The display screen storage means 27 storing a plurality of screen display patterns corresponding to the operation of the water heater and the television is provided in the case of the remote controller 20 and on the back side of the touch panel to provide a water heater main body. Communication speed without using the connection wire between the remote control and the remote control, only the connection wire inside the remote control is used without being affected by the communication means,
The transmission processing speed of the image data of the screen display pattern can be increased.

[0015]

According to the present invention, a water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger and a remote controller for remotely operating the water heater are provided. A video display unit provided in the remote controller for displaying a video image of a television receiver and a television, a touch panel for displaying a television video image and an operation display of a water heater, and storing a plurality of screen display patterns corresponding to the operation of the remote control device. Since the display screen storage means is provided in the remote controller, the data transmission time can be reduced, and the operability and usability can be improved. According to the hot water supply device with a television according to the second aspect, in addition to the one according to the first aspect, the remote controller is a kitchen remote controller installed in the kitchen, so that centralized management can be performed in the kitchen to prevent erroneous operations. Operability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a water heater with a television to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 water heater 20 remote controller 22 display unit 30 bath remote controller 27 display screen storage means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger, a remote controller for remotely controlling the water heater, a television receiver provided in the remote controller, a video display unit for displaying television images, and a television video display unit. A touch panel for performing display and operation display of the water heater, and display screen storage means for storing a plurality of screen display patterns corresponding to the operation of the remote control, wherein the display screen storage means is provided in the remote control. A hot water supply device with a television, characterized in that: 2. The hot water supply device with a television according to claim 1, wherein the remote control is a kitchen remote control installed in a kitchen.