JP2003214637A - Radio floor heating control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in a conventional radio communication floor heating control system that the constructing work is complicated, leading to a construction failure because it is necessary to set to which panel of two or more floor heating radiation plates hot water is supplied by a remote control operation request signal, in addition to registration of ID of a heating source machine and a radio floor heating remote control. <P>SOLUTION: A heat source control means 4 automatically sets the combinations of the remote controls 3 and the floor heating radiation panels 2 in the ID registration of the remote controls, whereby the remote controls 3 is matched to the floor heating radiation panels 2 in one to one without requiring a complicated work. Accordingly, the construction failure is prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention particularly relates to a wireless communication floor heating control system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a floor heating control system of this type is generally wired communication. As shown in FIG. 5, the conventional floor heating control system includes, for example, four floor heating panels 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d from the heat source device 1 via hot water valves 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d, and a hot water outgoing pipe 22a. 22b, 22c, 22d are connected, and the hot water return pipe 23 is integrated and connected to the heat source device 1. On the other hand, floor heating remote controllers 24a, 24b, 24
c and 24d are a floor heating remote controller 24a in a room with a floor heating panel 20a, a floor heating remote controller 24b in a room with a floor heating panel 20b, a floor heating remote controller 24c in a room with a floor heating panel 20c, and a floor heating panel. Floor heating remote control 24d is installed in the room with 20d,
The heat source device 1 opens the hot water valve 21a and heats the floor heating panel 20a in response to a request from the floor heating remote controller 24a, for example.
That is, in the heat source device 1, for example, in the case of a heat source device to which floor heating of four systems can be connected, there is always one hot water valve connection terminal that operates in conjunction with one floor heating remote control connection terminal. , It was supposed that there were 4 combinations of these. The number of four sets may be any number depending on the capability of the heat source machine.

[0003]

However, in the conventional floor heating control system, the floor heating remote controller connected to the connection terminal of the hot water valve for controlling the supply of hot water to the floor heating panel and the corresponding floor heating remote control connection terminal. There was a problem that it must be attached to a room with a corresponding floor heating panel. That is, the floor heating remote controller 24a must be installed in the room with the floor heating panel 20a.
It means that the hot water valve 21a must be connected to the hot water outgoing pipe 22a that is connected to the floor heating panel 20a. The hot water pipes and wiring to the hot water valve buried under the floor or in the wall, the floor, It is very difficult to make sure that the wiring to the heating remote control matches each system as the number of floor heating systems increases, but if this is used incorrectly, the operation switch of the floor heating remote control will be turned on. However, the floor of the room did not get warm,
There was a problem that the floor of the next room gets warm, which is a serious construction error.

When a wireless floor heating remote controller is used, the remote controller stores the ID code of the heat source and the heat source stores the ID code of the remote controller so that the heat source and the remote controller can communicate with each other in a one-to-one manner during construction. The so-called ID registration work is performed, but at this time, in addition to this work, it is necessary to set which wireless floor heating remote controller corresponds to which floor heating panel. If this setting method is complicated,
You make a mistake in the settings or forget the settings themselves. Then, even if the operation switch of the floor heating remote controller is turned on like the wired communication remote controller, the floor of the room does not warm but the floor of the next room warms, which is a big problem.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention automatically determines a combination of a wireless floor heating remote controller and a floor heating panel when performing ID registration work.
By displaying the combination state on the display of the remote controller, it is possible to prevent mistakes in the combination at the time of construction without complicated setting.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a heat source device, a plurality of floor heating and radiation panels installed on the floor, and a wireless floor heating remote controller. The heat source device circulates and supplies hot water to the radiation panel. A heat source control unit, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with a wireless floor heating remote controller, and a non-volatile memory. The wireless floor heating remote controller is a display unit, a remote control unit, and a remote controller wireless for wireless communication with the heat source unit. A remote control nonvolatile memory for storing the ID of the heat source device,
A heat source control means for automatically determining combination information of the wireless floor heating remote controller and the floor heat radiation panel at the time of ID registration in the order of ID registration and storing the remote controller ID and the combination information in the nonvolatile memory.

Then, the combination of the wireless floor heating remote controller and the heat radiation panel can be decided without performing a complicated operation.

Further, the wireless floor heating remote controller is provided with a changeover switch, the heat radiation panel information is displayed on the display at the time of ID registration, and the heat radiation panel information is changed by the operation of the changeover switch. The remote control means for switching the combination is provided.

Even if the combination of the wireless floor heating remote controller and the heat radiation panel is installed by mistake, the combination can be changed later and the installation failure can be prevented.

Further, the wireless floor heating remote controller is provided with a floor temperature sensor, the remote controller controlling means detects the temperature rise during the heating operation by the floor temperature sensor, and the heat source controlling means receives the temperature rise detection information and the temperature rise. When the detection information is received, it has a function of determining the combination with the heat radiation panel performing the heating operation and storing the combination in the nonvolatile memory.

Further, since the remote controllers that have detected the temperature rise during the heating operation are registered as a combination, it is possible to perform a correct combination registration.

Further, the wireless floor heating remote controller is provided with a determination switch, the remote control means determines the temperature rise during heating operation by operating the determination switch, and the heat source control means receives the temperature rise confirmation information and the remote controller ID and the temperature. When the rise confirmation information is received, the combination with the heat radiation panel performing the heating operation is determined and stored in the nonvolatile memory.

Since the operator confirms the temperature rise and operates the switch during the heating operation to determine the combination of the remote controller and the heat radiation panel, it is possible to register the correct combination.

Further, the wireless floor heating remote controller is provided with a confirmation switch, and the remote controller controlling means has a function of displaying heat radiation panel information on the display other than when the ID is registered.

Since the installer or the user can confirm the combination of the remote control and the heat radiation panel on the remote control display, the combination will not be lost even if the remote control is moved.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows a wireless floor heating control apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a method for controlling the floor heat radiation panel will be described with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 1 is a heat source unit, 2a and 2b are floor heating / radiating panels installed in a living room or a dining room, and 3 is a wireless floor heating remote controller. When the wireless communication means 6 in the heat source unit 1 receives the operation request signal from the remote controller wireless communication means 13 of the wireless floor heating remote controller, the heat source control means 4
Send a driving request signal to. When the heat source control means 4 receives the operation request signal, it determines which radiating panel the remote controller which issued the request signal is combined with, and opens the opening / closing part 5a or 5b of the corresponding floor warming / radiating panel to supply hot water. The heat radiation panel is warmed by and heating operation is performed. The combination information of the remote controller and the heat radiation panel is stored in the non-volatile memory 7.

Next, a remote controller registration operation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The heat source unit 1 and the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 are shipped separately from the factory, and each of the heat source unit and the remote controller has a unique ID code from the time of shipment. This ID
The code is shipped with the code stored in the nonvolatile memory 7 of the heat source device and the nonvolatile memory 14 of the remote controller.

Then, in order not to interfere with the adjacent heat source unit at the construction site, the heat source unit has the ID of the corresponding remote controller.
On the contrary, the remote controller needs to store the ID code of the corresponding heat source. The work of mutually recognizing these ID codes is called a registration mode. At the time of this ID registration, the floor heating / radiating panel number (2a or 2b) to be combined with the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 is also registered.

In the procedure, first, when the registration switch 8 of the heat source device 1 is pressed (S1), the heat source control means 4 enters the remote controller ID registration mode for a fixed time. Next, when the remote controller heating switch 3 of the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 is pressed (S2), the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 transmits the remote controller ID code stored in its own remote controller nonvolatile memory 14 to the heat source device 1 (S3). .

The heat source control means 4 in the registration mode receives the ID code of the remote controller via the wireless communication means 6.
At this time, the heat source control means 4 automatically determines the combination of the remote controller that has received the ID code and the floor heating / radiating panel 2a, and stores the radiation panel number and the remote controller ID code in the nonvolatile memory 7 as a pair (S4). Usually, the pairing is stored in combination with the remote control ID code that arrives first in the ascending or descending order of the heat radiation panel number.

Next, the heat source control means 4 transmits the fixed heat radiation panel number and the ID code of the heat source device itself to the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 (S5). The remote controller control means 12 receives the data via the remote controller wireless communication means 13, and stores the heat radiation panel number and the ID code of the heat source device 1 in the remote controller nonvolatile memory 14 as a pair (S6).

The ID registration of the heat source device 1 and the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 and the combination of the floor heating / radiating panel 2a and the remote controller are determined at the same time according to the above-mentioned procedure, and the operation is requested from the remote controller thereafter. By opening / closing the opening / closing part 5a, the corresponding floor heating / radiating panel can be heated.

As described above, the combination of the wireless floor heating remote controller and the heat radiation panel can be determined without performing a complicated operation.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the data flow in the second embodiment. The wireless floor heating remote controller 3 has a changeover switch 16, and by operating this switch, the remote controller control means 12 enters the heat radiation panel number changing mode.
When the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 and the heating radiation panel 2a are combined, as shown in FIG.
Indicates the currently registered heat radiation panel number as "2A" following the letter P. This number can be changed by operating another key in the wireless floor heating remote controller 3. For example, if the display is set to "P2B" by a key operation, the wireless floor heating remote controller 3 and the heating radiation panel 2b can be combined and used. When the change is confirmed, the remote controller control means 12 sets a new heat radiation panel number to the heat source I.
The remote controller nonvolatile memory 14 is paired with the D code and stored (S7).

Next, the remote controller control means 12 transmits the heat radiation panel number and the remote controller ID code to the heat source device via the remote controller wireless communication means 13 (S8). The heat source control means 4 stores the received heat radiation panel number and remote control ID code as a pair in the non-volatile memory 7 (S9), and transmits the ACK code to the wireless floor heating remote control 3 in the sense that the data is normally received (S10). .

Even if the wireless floor heating remote controller and the heat radiation panel are erroneously installed by the above-mentioned procedure, the combination can be changed later and the installation failure can be prevented. Incidentally, the changeover switch can be realized by simultaneously pressing or long-pressing the switches such as the operation switch and the temperature adjustment switch, which are necessary for normal operation, without providing a dedicated switch.

In this embodiment, the heat radiating panel number has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any information for identifying the heat radiating panel may be used.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment will be described. The heat source machine 1 has a trial run switch 10, and when the trial run control means 9 recognizes the operation of this switch, it sends a trial run instruction to the heat source control means 4. The heat source control means 4 sets the opening / closing sections 5a and 5b to "open" from 5a in ascending order to circulate hot water through the floor heating / radiating panel 2a and start the heating trial operation.

A floor temperature sensor 19 is provided in the wireless floor heating remote controller 3.
The floor temperature sensor can detect an increase in temperature by placing the remote controller on the floor warming / radiating panel 2a which is connected to the floor warming / radiating panel 2a.

When the remote controller control means 12 detects a rise in the floor surface temperature from the signal from the floor temperature sensor 19, the remote controller ID
Only the code is transmitted to the heat source device 1. Upon receiving the remote control ID code, the heat source control means 4 stores and registers in the non-volatile memory 7 a new combination of the floor warming / radiating panel 2a that is currently in trial run and the remote control ID code.

By the above-mentioned procedure, since the remote controllers that have detected the temperature rise during the heating operation are registered as a combination, it is possible to perform a correct combination registration.

Fourth Embodiment Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. As in the case of the third embodiment, the heat source device 1 has a trial run switch 10, and when the trial run control means 9 recognizes the operation of this switch, it sends a trial run instruction to the heat source control means 4. The heat source control means 4 sets the opening / closing sections 5a and 5b to "open" from 5a in ascending order to circulate hot water through the floor heating / radiating panel 2a and start the heating trial operation.

The wireless floor heating remote controller 3 has a determination switch 1
7 and the builder presses the determination switch 17 when he / she feels the temperature rise of the floor surface with his / her skin. Upon detecting the operation of the determination switch 17, the remote controller control means 12 transmits only the remote controller ID code to the heat source device 1.

The heat source control means 4 that has received the remote control ID code is performing the trial run at that time.
A and the remote control ID code are stored and registered in the non-volatile memory 7 as a new combination.

According to the above-mentioned procedure, the installer confirms the temperature rise during the heating trial operation and operates the switch to determine the combination of the remote controller and the heat radiation panel, so that a correct combination registration is possible. The determination switch may be realized by pressing the switches such as the operation switch and the temperature adjustment switch required for normal operation simultaneously or without pressing the dedicated switch.

Although the determination switch has been described in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and an operation unit for determination such as sharing with a switch having another function may be used.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. The wireless floor heating remote controller 3 has a confirmation switch 18, and when the remote controller control means 12 detects the operation of the confirmation switch 18, the remote control display 11 displays the floor heating / radiating panel number currently combined as shown in FIG. To be done.

As described above, the installer or the user can confirm the combination of the remote controller and the heat radiation panel on the remote controller display, so that the combination will not be lost even if the remote controller is moved. The confirmation switch may be realized by pressing the switches such as the operation switch and the temperature adjustment switch required for normal operation simultaneously or without pressing the dedicated switch.

[0043]

As is apparent from the above description, since the wireless floor heating control apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention also stores the floor heating / radiating panel information combined at the time of ID registration,
It is possible to determine the combination of the wireless floor heating remote controller and the heat radiation panel without complicated operations.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless floor heating controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data flow diagram in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a data flow diagram in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional floor heating control system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 heat source machine 2a, 2b Floor heat radiation panel 3 wireless floor heating remote control 4 Heat source control means 5 Opening and closing part 6 Wireless communication means 7 Non-volatile memory 8 registration switch 9 Trial run control means 10 Trial run switch 11 Display 12 Remote control means 13 Remote control wireless communication means 14 Remote control nonvolatile memory 15 Remote control registration switch 16 Changeover switch 17 Judgment switch (operation unit for judgment) 18 Confirmation switch 19 Floor temperature sensor

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A heat source device, a plurality of floor heating radiation panels installed on the floor, and a wireless floor heating remote controller, wherein the heat source device comprises heat source control means for circulating hot water to the radiation panel. A wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the wireless floor heating remote controller and a non-volatile memory, and the wireless floor heating remote controller has a display, a remote controller controlling means, and a remote controller wireless communication means for wirelessly communicating with the heat source device. And a remote control nonvolatile memory for storing the ID of the heat source device,
A wireless floor having a heat source control means for automatically determining combination information of the wireless floor heating remote controller and the floor heating heat dissipation panel at the time of ID registration, and storing the remote controller ID and the combination information in the nonvolatile memory. Heating control device. 2. The wireless floor heating remote controller is provided with a changeover switch, the heat radiation panel information is displayed on the display when the ID is registered, and the heat radiation panel information is changed by the operation of the changeover switch. 2. A remote control means for switching the combination of
The described wireless floor heating control device. 3. The wireless floor heating remote controller includes a floor temperature sensor, the remote controller controlling means detects a temperature rise during the heating operation by the floor temperature sensor, and the heat source controlling means receives a remote controller ID that has received the temperature rise detection information. The wireless floor heating control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of determining a combination with a heat radiation panel performing a heating operation when the temperature rise detection information is received and storing the combination in the nonvolatile memory. 4. The wireless floor heating remote controller includes a determination switch, the remote controller control means determines a temperature increase during heating operation by operating the determination switch, and the heat source control means receives a remote controller ID that has received the temperature increase confirmation information. The wireless floor heating control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of determining a combination with a heat dissipation panel that is performing a heating operation when the temperature rise determination information is received and storing the combination in the nonvolatile memory. 5. The wireless floor heating control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless floor heating remote controller includes a confirmation switch, and the remote controller control means has a function of displaying heat radiation panel information on the display other than when the ID is registered. .