JP2003004254A - Air-conditioning method and air-conditioning system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air-conditioning method and an air-conditioning system for improving a living environment of a house in which both a comfortable indoor environment and a temperature barrier free state can be realized at a low cost. SOLUTION: A living room 10 in a house and a bath and dressing room 22 are selected in response to a life pattern of a living person. Inner side of the living room 10 is air-conditioned while supplying surrounding atmosphere into the living room 10. Air is forcedly discharged out of the house from the bath and dressing room 22 to form an air flow passage. An inner side of the bath and dressing room 22 is air-conditioned indirectly through the air flow passage.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioning method and an air conditioning system for improving the living environment of a house.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general house, there is a temperature difference between a room in which a predetermined temperature environment is maintained by an air conditioner and a room in which the air conditioner is not installed. Especially in winter, there is a high temperature difference between the living room or bedroom heated by the air conditioner and the bathroom or toilet. Therefore, especially when an elderly person moves from a living room, a bedroom, or the like to a bathroom, a toilet, or the like, sudden changes in blood pressure may cause sudden changes in blood pressure (heat shock). In order to prevent heat shock, it is desirable that the temperature difference between the rooms be about 5 ° C or less. In the present specification, a room such as a living room or a bedroom used by a resident for a long time is referred to as a living room, and a room such as a toilet or a bathroom used by the resident for a relatively short time is referred to as a non-living room.

In order to eliminate the temperature difference between the rooms (hereinafter, referred to as "temperature barrier-free"), a central air conditioning system (duct type whole building air conditioning system) for air-conditioning all the rooms in the house, , Individual air conditioning with individual air conditioners installed independently in each room.

On the other hand, in order to maintain a comfortable indoor environment, it is necessary not only to adjust the temperature or humidity by air conditioning but also to perform predetermined ventilation. Therefore, a central air conditioning system capable of supplying outside air or a system combining individual air conditioning and ventilation has been introduced. For ventilation in a house, first-type ventilation that uses a fan for both supply and exhaust, or third-type ventilation that uses a fan for exhaust only is used.

[0005]

However, in the central air conditioning system, it is necessary to install ducts for air supply to each room, which increases the initial cost and is difficult to install in an existing house. have.

Further, if all the rooms are always air-conditioned by individual air conditioning, the rooms not used by the occupants will also be air-conditioned, so that the running cost will increase. In addition, the system that individually air-conditions only the necessary room (living zone) based on the resident's life pattern and flow line is necessary until the room reaches the desired temperature after starting the air conditioning equipment. Since it takes a long time and poor responsiveness, there is a problem that it is difficult to apply it to a toilet, a corridor, etc., which is intermittently used only for a short time.

On the other hand, the system in which individual air conditioning and ventilation are combined has a problem that the initial cost increases because it is necessary to install an air conditioner and an air supply fan or an air supply port in each room. . In addition, it is difficult to control the interlock between the air conditioner and the air supply fan or the air supply port.

An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning method and an air conditioning system which can realize a comfortable indoor environment and a temperature barrier free at low cost.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above object is to select a living room or a non-living room in a dwelling based on a living pattern of a resident, and to supply air to the living room while air-conditioning the living room. Air-conditioning characterized in that air is forcibly discharged from the living room to the outside to form an air circulation path from the living room to the non-living room, and the non-living room is indirectly air-conditioned via the air circulation path. Achieved by the method.

The air conditioning method of the present invention is characterized in that the air circulation path passes through a corridor that connects the living room and the non-living room.

Further, the above object is to provide an air conditioner for air-conditioning a living room, an air supply unit for supplying outside air into the living room, and a plurality of exhaust units for forcibly discharging air in a plurality of non-living rooms to the outside. An air conditioner comprising: a control unit that selects and operates the air supply unit and the exhaust unit based on a living pattern of a resident, and forms an air circulation path from the living room to the non-living room. Achieved by the system.

The air conditioning system of the present invention is characterized in that the air supply unit is an air supply port. Further, in the air conditioning system of the present invention, the exhaust unit is an exhaust fan. Further, in the air conditioning system of the present invention, the non-living room is a bathroom and a toilet.

Further, in the air conditioning system of the present invention, the air supply unit is provided in each of the plurality of living rooms. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned air conditioning system of the present invention, the air circulation path is characterized by passing through a corridor that connects the living room and the non-living room.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An air conditioning method and an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a house (house) 1 in which the air conditioning system according to the present embodiment is introduced. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 1, the house 1 has a living room 10 on the right side of the drawing. A kitchen 12 is arranged as a part of the living room 10 on the upper left side of the living room 10 in the figure. A corridor 24 extending in the left-right direction in the drawing is connected to the living room 10. The second bedroom 14 facing the upper part of the corridor 24 in the figure and adjacent to the left side of the living room 10 in the figure
And a main bedroom 16 adjacent to the left side of the second bedroom 14 in the figure. Also, facing the lower part of the corridor 24 in the figure,
A Japanese-style room 18 adjacent to the left side of the living room 10 in the drawing is arranged. Toilet 20 and toilet 2 are located on the left side of Japanese-style room 18 in the figure.
0 is adjacent to the left side of the figure in the corridor 24 with the bathroom / dressing room 22
It is located facing. Corridor 24 is living room 1
0, the main bedroom 16, the second bedroom 14, and the Japanese-style room 18, and the non-residential toilet 20 and the bathroom / dressing room 22 are connected to connect all the rooms of the house 1. Although illustration is omitted, doors such as doors or fusuma are provided between each room and the corridor 24, and each entrance is provided with an air flow port such as a louver through which air can flow. There is.

In the living room 10, an air supply port (interlocking air supply port) 2 of an air supply unit for supplying outside air to the room is installed. The main bedroom 16 is also provided with an air supply port 4 for supplying outside air into the room. The air supply ports 2 and 4 have a control unit 26 described later.
It can be opened / closed by a signal input from. On the other hand, the toilet 20 is provided with an exhaust fan (ventilation fan) 6 of an exhaust unit for forcibly discharging indoor air to the outside. Similarly, the bathroom / dressing room 22 is provided with an exhaust fan 8 for forcibly discharging indoor air to the outside. The exhaust fans 6 and 8 can be operated / stopped by a signal input from the control unit 26.

A hot water type floor heating system 29 is installed in the living room 10 as an air conditioner. Similarly, master bedroom 1
6 has a floor heating system 28 installed in the corridor 24
A floor heating system 30 is installed in the room. The floor heating systems 28, 29, 30 are adapted to be operated / stopped by a signal input from the control unit 26. The set temperature of the floor heating systems 28 and 29 is set to a temperature desired by the occupants (for example, 20 ° C.). The floor heating system 30 is controlled based on the outside air temperature, the temperature difference with the living room, and the like so as to ensure the minimum necessary temperature environment (base air conditioning) to prevent heat shock of the occupants. Floor heating system 3
The set temperature of 0 is, for example, about 15 ° C. if the set temperature of the floor heating systems 28 and 29 is 20 ° C.

Next, the control unit 26 of the air conditioning system according to this embodiment will be described. The control unit 26 outputs an operation / stop signal to the floor heating systems 28 and 29 based on the resident's life pattern or by a timer or the like so that one of the floor heating systems 28 and 29 is operated and the other is stopped. Has become. In addition, the control unit 26 opens the air supply port 2 when the floor heating system 29 is operating, and closes the air supply port 2 when the floor heating system 29 is stopped. Similarly, the control unit 26 opens the air supply port 4 when the floor heating system 28 is operating, and closes the air supply port 4 when the floor heating system 28 is stopped. . Furthermore, the control unit 2
6 outputs an operation / stop signal to the exhaust fans 6 and 8 to operate one and stop the other. Further, the control unit 26 can operate / stop the floor heating system 30. The resident's life pattern set in the control unit 26 may be different on weekdays and holidays. Further, the control unit 26 may learn the living pattern of the occupant from the operating state of the air conditioner or the like.

Next, the air conditioning method according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a usage state of each room according to an example of a life pattern of a resident living in the house 1. FIG. 2A shows the usage state of the master bedroom 16, and FIG.
(B) shows the usage state of the living room 10. Also, FIG.
(C) shows the state of use of the bathroom / dressing room 22. 2A to 2C, the horizontal axis represents the time (hour) from 0:00 to 24:00, and the vertical axis represents the use state (use / use) of each room.
(Not used). As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the resident uses the main bedroom 16 from 0 am to 7 pm and from 20:00 pm to 24:00, that is, at bedtime from 20:00 pm to 7:00 pm the next day. As shown in Fig. 2 (b), the resident starts at 1
Living room 10 is used for activities until 9:00. As shown in FIG. 2C, the resident uses the bathroom / dressing room 22 from 19:00 to 20:00. Further, although not shown, the resident uses the toilet 20 at any time.

FIG. 3 shows the operating condition of each air conditioner based on the resident's life pattern shown in FIG. Figure 3
3A shows an operating state of the floor heating system 28 installed in the main bedroom 16, and FIG. 3B shows an operating state of the floor heating system 29 installed in the living room 10. Further, FIG. 3C shows an operating state of the floor heating system 30 installed in the corridor 24. 3 (a)-(c)
The horizontal axis represents the time (hour) from 0:00 to 24:00,
The vertical axis represents the operating state (run / stop) of each air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 3A, the floor heating system 28 is
Residents drive from 19:00, one hour before the main bedroom 16 is used, to 7:00 the next day. As shown in FIG. 3B, in the floor heating system 29, a resident uses the living room 7
I am driving from 19:00 to 19:00. As shown in FIG. 3 (c), the floor heating system 30 operates from, for example, 18:00 to 10:00. The floor heating system 30 may be operated for 24 hours.

The air supply port 2 is interlockedly opened when the floor heating system 29 is operating, and is closed when the floor heating system 29 is stopped. Further, the air supply port 4 is interlockedly opened when the floor heating system 28 is operating, and is closed when the floor heating system 28 is stopped.

Next, the operating state of the exhaust fans 6 and 8 based on the resident's life pattern shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A shows an operating state of the exhaust fan 6 installed in the toilet 20, and FIG. 4B shows an operating state of the exhaust fan 8 installed in the bathroom / dressing room 22. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the horizontal axis is from 0 o'clock to 24
The time (hour) up to the hour is represented, and the vertical axis represents the operating state (run / stop) of each exhaust fan 6, 8. Figure 4
As shown in (a) and (b), the exhaust fan 8 is installed from 18:00, which is one hour before the occupants use the bathroom / dressing room 22.
I am driving till midnight. The exhaust fan 6 is stopped only during the time when the exhaust fan 8 is operating, and is operating from 20:00 to 18:00 the next day.

By selectively operating the air supply ports 2 and 4 and the exhaust fans 6 and 8 as described above, the resident next passes through the corridor 24 from the heated living room used by the resident. An air flow path is formed along the flow line to the moving non-living room. The non-living room is indirectly heated through the air circulation path to ensure the base air conditioning.

In FIG. 1, as an example, the air flow path from 18:00 to 19:00 is indicated by arrows. 18
From 00:00 to 19:00, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
The air supply port 2 linked with the floor heating system 29 is open, and the air supply port 4 linked with the floor heating system 28 is closed. Further, the exhaust fan 8 is operating, and the exhaust fan 6 is stopped. That is, from living room 10 to corridor 24
After that, an air circulation path is formed to the bathroom / dressing room 22. Base air conditioning of the bathroom / dressing room 22 is secured by the air circulation path. For example, the temperature in the living room 10 is 2
If it is 0 ° C. and the temperature in the corridor 24 is 15 ° C., the temperature in the bathroom / dressing room 22 will be around 15 ° C. For this reason,
Residents from the living room 10 through the corridor 24 to the bathroom / dressing room 22
You can prevent heat shock when moving to.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows, as another example, an air flow path between 20:00 and 7: 00 by arrows. From 20 o'clock to 7 o'clock the next day, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the air supply port 4 that is linked to the floor heating system 28 is open, and the air supply port 2 that is linked to the floor heating system 29 is open. It is closed. Also, the exhaust fan 6 is operating,
The exhaust fan 8 is stopped. That is, an air circulation path is formed from the main bedroom 16 through the corridor 24 to the toilet 20. Base air conditioning of the toilet 20 is ensured by the air circulation path. For example, the temperature in the master bedroom 16 is 2
If the temperature is 0 ° C. and the temperature inside the corridor 24 is 15 ° C., the temperature inside the toilet 20 is around 15 ° C. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a heat shock when a resident moves from the main bedroom 16 to the toilet 20 via the corridor 24.

In addition to the above description, the control unit 26
Based on the inputted living pattern of the occupant, a control pattern of an optimal driving method using simulation is output to the air conditioning equipment. For example, when the use time (use pattern) of the living room 10 and the master bedroom 16 is input, a control pattern for realizing energy saving is output.
In addition, regarding the simultaneous use of the floor heating system in the living room and the bathroom, when the usage pattern is input, an appropriate floor heating system control pattern is output. Furthermore, the ventilation fan 6,
When the operation pattern 8 is input, an appropriate control pattern is output in terms of air conditioning load.

In the present embodiment, only the living room used by the occupant and the corridor 24 are the floor heating system 28 of the air conditioner,
It is air-conditioned by 29 and 30. On the other hand, the non-living room is not air-conditioned by the air conditioner, and only the predetermined non-living room selected based on the lifestyle pattern is indirectly air-conditioned via the air circulation path. Therefore, it is possible to realize the temperature barrier-free with reduced running cost.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since only the individual air conditioners are used as the air conditioners, the initial cost can be reduced as compared with the central air conditioner system, and it is possible to flexibly cope with the remodeling of the existing house. it can.

(Embodiment) A concrete embodiment will be described below. FIG. 6 shows a schematic structure of a house 1'in which the air conditioning system according to this embodiment is introduced. In this embodiment,
Air inlets 2 and 4 and floor heating systems 28 and 2 shown in FIG.
Air conditioner 3 having an air supply function and an outside air control function in place of 9
2 is provided. Further, instead of the exhaust fan 8, a bathroom ventilation / heating facility 52 capable of ventilation or heating for 24 hours is provided. The floor heating systems 28 and 2 are used as air conditioning equipment.
Of course, 9 and 30 may be used together.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the structure of the air conditioner 32. As shown in FIG. 7, the air conditioner 32 is installed on the wall 34 facing the outdoors. The air conditioner 32 has a main body casing 36. The main body casing 36 is provided with a suction port 48 for sucking air in the room and a blowout port 50 for blowing air into the room. In addition, the main body casing 36
An outside air introducing portion 58 having an outside air introducing port 46 is connected to the. A damper 56 capable of closing the outside air introduction port 46 is provided in the vicinity of the connecting portion between the main body casing 36 and the outside air introduction portion 58.
Is provided. Inside the main body casing 36, an air cleaning filter 39 that cleans the air sucked from the suction port 48 and an air cleaning filter 38 that cleans the outside air introduced from the outside air introducing port 46 are provided. Further, in the main body casing 36, the air cleaning filters 38, 39
A heat exchanger 40 that adjusts the temperature and dehumidifies the air that has been cleaned by the above, and a fan 44 that blows out the air that has undergone the temperature adjustment and dehumidification from the outlet 50 are provided. A humidifying device 42 that humidifies air is provided between the fan 44 and the outlet 50. Furthermore, the air conditioner 3
Although not shown in FIG. 7, 2 has a control unit 26 for controlling the air conditioning system according to the present embodiment by a resident's life pattern or a timer.

The air conditioner 32 installed in the living room used by the occupant mixes the outside air cleaned by the air cleaning filter 38 and the indoor air cleaned by the air cleaning filter 39, and controls the temperature. And adjusting the humidity and outlet 5
It blows from 0 and air-conditions the living room. On the other hand, in a room not used by a resident, the air conditioner 32 is stopped and the damper 5
6, the outside air inlet 38 is closed, or the outside air inlet 38 is not closed and only predetermined air supply and air cleaning are performed.

The control unit 26 controls the air conditioner 32, the bathroom ventilation and heating equipment 52, the exhaust fan 6 and the like by utilizing the bidirectional communication function based on the resident's life pattern or by a timer or the like, and the predetermined air is supplied. Form a distribution channel. In addition, if necessary, reserved driving according to the resident's life pattern is also performed.

When the present embodiment is applied to an existing house, if the air supply port already exists, power is supplied from the control terminal (for example, 100V power supply terminal) provided in the control unit 26 of the air conditioner 32. Is supplied, and the opening / closing of the air supply port is interlocked with the air conditioner 32, whereby the initial cost can be reduced.

According to this embodiment, since the air conditioner 32 has the functions of the air conditioner and the air supply unit, the initial cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the air conditioner and the air supply unit are separately installed. Further, since the bathroom / dressing room 22 is indirectly air-conditioned via the air circulation path, the running cost of the bathroom ventilation / heating equipment 52 can be reduced. Furthermore, the initial cost can be further reduced by utilizing the bidirectional communication function of the air conditioner 32 as a control system. Even in a room where the air conditioner 32 is not installed, ventilation can be controlled by installing the interlocking air supply port that is opened / closed by the control unit 26.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, the floor heating system 30 heats the corridor 24, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the floor heating system 30 is not provided, and the corridor 24 is indirectly connected via the air circulation path. You may heat.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the description was given by taking the heating time in the winter as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the cooling in the summer, and the humidity such as humidification and dehumidification can be further applied. It is also applicable when adjusting.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the invention is applied to the houses 1, 1'having the corridors 24 communicating with all the rooms has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 8, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a one-room house 1 ″ without a corridor 24. The house 1 '' includes a living room 54, a toilet 20 and a bathroom which directly communicate with the living room 54.
It has a dressing room 22. The room 54 is provided with an air conditioner 56 as an air supply unit. Further, the toilet 20 is provided with an exhaust fan 62, and the bathroom / dressing room 22 is provided with an exhaust fan 64. The control unit 26 uses the exhaust fan 6
By selectively operating 2 and 64 based on the resident's life pattern, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. In addition, the present invention can be applied to both an individual house and an apartment house, and can also be applied to a house with two or more stories.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, a comfortable indoor environment and temperature barrier-free can be realized at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an air conditioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an air conditioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an air conditioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an air conditioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioning system according to an example of the position mode of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an air conditioner of an air conditioning system according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a modified example of the configuration of the air conditioning system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1 ', 1' 'housing 2, 4 air inlet 6, 8, 62, 64 Exhaust fan 10 living room 12 kitchen 14 Second bedroom 16 master bedroom 18 Japanese-style room 20 toilets 22 Bathroom / dressing room 24 corridor 26 Control unit 28, 29, 30 Floor heating system 32, 60 air conditioner 34 wall 36 Body casing 38, 39 Air cleaning filter 40 heat exchanger 42 Humidifier 44 fans 46 Outside air inlet 48 Suction port 50 outlet 52 Bathroom ventilation heating equipment 54 living room 56 damper 58 Outside air introduction section

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Toshiaki Hirata             1-5-20 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Gas             Within the corporation (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Umezawa             1-5-20 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Gas             Within the corporation F-term (reference) 3L053 BB01 BB10

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A living room or a non-living room is selected based on a living pattern of a resident, and the living room is air-conditioned while supplying outside air to the living room, and air is forced from the non-living room to the outside. To form an air circulation path from the living room to the non-living room, and indirectly air-condition the non-living room via the air circulation path. 2. The air conditioning method according to claim 1, wherein the air circulation path passes through a corridor that connects the living room and the non-living room. 3. An air conditioner for air-conditioning a living room, an air supply unit for supplying outside air into the living room, a plurality of exhaust units for forcibly discharging air in a plurality of non-living rooms to the outside, and An air conditioning system comprising: a control unit that selects and operates the air supply unit and the exhaust unit based on a life pattern and forms an air circulation path from the living room to the non-living room. 4. The air conditioning system according to claim 3, wherein the air supply unit is an air supply port. 5. The air conditioning system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the exhaust unit is an exhaust fan. 6. The air conditioning system according to claim 3, wherein the non-living room is a bathroom and a toilet. 7. The air conditioning system according to claim 3, wherein the air supply unit is provided in each of the plurality of living rooms. 8. The air conditioning system according to claim 3, wherein the air circulation path passes through a corridor that connects the living room and the non-living room. system.