JP2002228257A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller capable of simply rapidly knowing a method for operating respective control switches in advance before a water heater is operated. SOLUTION: The remote controller comprises a guiding function for explaining the method for operating the water heater. The controller further comprises a guide switch 10 for operating the guiding function, and the control switch such as a hot water filling switch or the like to control the water heater. When the hot water filling switch provided to control the heater is operated in a state in which the guiding function is operated by the operation of the switch 10, the method for operating corresponding to the control switch is informed via a voice or characters.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller having a guide function for explaining a method of operating a water heater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a remote controller of a hot water supply device is provided with several operation switches including an operation switch. It is devised to provide it inside. In addition, recently, when an operation switch is operated, an operation to be started is notified by voice or text to improve operability.

[0003]

However, in the conventional remote controller, after the operation of the water heater, the operation to be started is notified.
There is a problem that the operation method of each operation switch cannot be confirmed in advance before the operation. When the operator does not know the operation method, the operator has to look at the separately stored instruction manual.

[0004] In order to eliminate the need to read the instruction manual, it is conceivable to provide a help switch on the remote controller to guide the operation method as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-36246. There is also a description of the switches other than the desired operation, and it is the same as seeing the instruction manual after all.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller which can easily and quickly know how to operate each operation switch before operating a water heater. To provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a remote controller having a guide function for explaining a method of operating a hot water supply apparatus. When a guide switch and an operation switch provided for controlling the water heater are operated in a state where the guide function is operated by the operation of the guide switch, an operation method corresponding to the operation switch is sounded or written. Therefore, the user can easily and quickly know how to operate each operation switch before operating the water heater.

[0007] The operation switch provided for controlling the hot water supply means here activates the function of the hot water supply apparatus, applies hot water to the bathtub, and keeps the hot water at the set bath temperature. There are a switch and a heat retention switch that heats the bath water to a bath set temperature and keeps the temperature.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the operation switch provided for controlling the hot water supply device does not operate when the guide function is operating. Therefore, the hot water supply device function does not operate during the guide function. Therefore, the user can easily and quickly know how to operate each operation switch with ease.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a remote controller according to one embodiment of the present invention. The remote controller main body 1 is provided with an operation switch 3 for enabling operation of a water heater (not shown), an operation lamp 6 which is turned on when the operation switch 3 is turned on, a hot water bath to a bathtub, and a bath temperature set. The hot water heater switch 4 to keep warm, the hot water heater lamp 7 which is turned on when the hot water heater switch 4 is turned on, the heat switch 5 for heating the bath water to the bath set temperature and keeping it warm, and the heat switch 5 for heating. A hot water keeping lamp 8 that is lit at the time is provided, and a hot water temperature setting switch 9 for setting the hot water temperature of the water heater is provided. The display 2 displays operating information such as a hot water supply set temperature, a bath set temperature, and a hot water amount, a guide switch 10 for activating a guide function for explaining a method of operating the water heater, and the guide function. The system includes a guide lamp 11 that is turned on when it is operating, and a speaker 12 that notifies a voice of an operation method of the water heater.

Further, on the inside of the lid, a bath temperature setting switch 13 for setting a boiling temperature of the bath, a hot water amount setting switch 14 for setting an amount of hot water to the bath,
When the bath is lubricated, a switch 15 for warming up by a predetermined temperature is provided, and when the bath is warm, a switch 16 for supplying a predetermined amount of water is provided.

Next, the guide operation will be described by taking as an example a case where the guide switch 10 is operated to activate the guide function, and then the hot water temperature keeping switch 4 is pressed. First, when the guide switch 10 is pressed, the guide lamp 11 is turned on.
Here, when the hot water switch 4 is pressed, the guide display section 17 of the display 2 displays "Open the lid of the remote control,
Set the amount of hot water and press the hot water switch. If there is remaining hot water, set the amount of hot water to increase. Is displayed. In addition, the same content is notified by voice from the speaker 12.

Note that this state is a state in which the guide function is activated, and the hot water keeping heat lamp 7 is not turned on and the hot water warming operation is not performed. In order to perform the hot water bath heat retaining operation, the guide switch 10 is pressed again to turn off the guide lamp 11, and then the hot water bath warming switch 4 is operated.

In other words, the user presses the hot water heater switch 4 to determine whether the purpose of pressing the hot water heater in the bathtub is to maintain the temperature at the set bath temperature or to know the operation guide of the hot water heater switch. Therefore, when the guide function is in operation, the operation switches such as the hot water heater switch 4 provided for controlling the water heater are not operated.

Alternatively, even when the guide display of the hot-water retention switch 4 is displayed, the operation of the hot-water retention switch 4 may be received, and the warm-up operation may be performed while watching the guide display. In this way, even when the guide display is displayed, the hot-water beam heat retaining operation can be started by operating the hot-water beam warming switch 4. At the same time, the guide lamp 11 goes out.

That is, when the guide switch 10 is operated to operate the guide function and the hot water heater insulation switch 4 is pressed,
The guide display of the hot water bath heat retaining switch 4 is performed. In this state, when the bath temperature and the amount of hot water are set and the hot water keeping switch 4 is pressed again, the guide lamp 11 is turned off and the hot water keeping operation is started. If there is no need to change the current setting values (bath temperature / hot water amount) displayed on the display 2, it is only necessary to press the hot water temperature keeping switch 4. It should be noted that when the hot water retaining switch 4 is pressed when the guide function is not operating, it goes without saying that the hot water retaining operation is immediately performed.

As for the display on the guide display unit 17, all the explanation contents may be displayed collectively as in the present embodiment, or the display may be scrolled to enlarge the display characters.

When another operation switch is pressed, an explanation corresponding to the pressed operation switch is notified. Therefore, only the description of the switch for which the user wants to know the operation method is notified, so that the optimum operation method can be quickly and easily known. In addition, since the operation method can be surely known before operating the water heater, the operation can be performed with confidence. Furthermore, an instruction manual becomes unnecessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing guide contents according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote controller main body 2 ... Display 3 ... Operation switch 4 ... Hot water insulation switch 5 ... Heat insulation switch 6 ... Operation lamp 7 ... Hot water insulation heat lamp 8 ... Heat insulation lamp 9 ... Hot water temperature setting switch 10 ... Guide switch 11 ... Guide lamp 12 ... Speaker 13 ... Bath temperature setting switch 14 ... Hot water amount setting switch 15 ... Flouring switch 16 ... Ship switch 17 ... Guide display section

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a remote controller having a guide function for explaining a method of operating a water heater, a guide switch for activating a guide function and a guide switch for activating the guide function by operating the guide switch. A remote controller that, when an operation switch provided for controlling the hot water supply device is operated, notifies an operation method corresponding to the operation switch by voice or text. 2. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein an operation switch provided for controlling the hot water supply device does not operate while the guide function is operating.