JP2003287270A - Remote control device for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control device for an air conditioner capable of improving the usability by supporting a wire by a supporting case comprising an accommodating part capable of easily accommodating the wire, even when a wireless remote controller is used as a wired remote controller using a general purpose communication cable, and inputting the power from an internal dry cell or an air conditioner body. <P>SOLUTION: When the wireless remote controller 4 is used as the wired remote controller, one end of the communication cable 12 is connected to one end of a terminal board 10, and the other end of the communication cable 2 is introduced from a back face side of a remote controller case A to be connected to an output terminal 2 and/or an input terminal 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller for an air conditioner, and more particularly to a structure in which a wireless remote controller can be used as a wired remote controller using a general-purpose communication cable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional air conditioner remote control device,
For example, there is a case disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-210431.

That is, in order to enable the remote control device of the air conditioner of the infrared remote control system to be used also as the wired system to prevent the remote control from being lost, the light emitting element of the wireless remote control is provided with an optical fiber connecting portion. One end of the optical fiber can be connected to the same connection portion, and the other end of the optical fiber from the outside is inserted into the light emitting element of the air conditioner so that an optical signal can be received. .

As a result, in order to prevent the wireless remote controller from being lost, it is possible to easily change it when it is desired to fix it in a wired manner.

However, when the wireless remote controller is desired to be wired, the length of the optical fiber used has been a problem. That is, the standard length of the optical fiber is packaged and shipped together with the main body of the air conditioner. However, depending on the user, a length longer than the standard length may be required. Unlike the general-purpose communication cable, the optical fiber of the product is expensive, difficult to obtain, and difficult to replace. Therefore, there is a problem that this request cannot be easily met.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, if the standard length of the optical fiber is set to be long in advance, the cost becomes high, or when the wireless remote controller is used by wiring, the air-conditioned room There is inconvenience due to the lack of a storage part that can easily store wires in the support case that is fixed to the wall and supports the wireless remote controller. It had the inconvenience of not being able to input the power of.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention supports a wireless remote controller with a support case having a housing portion that can easily store a wire, even if the wireless remote controller uses a general-purpose communication cable. By doing so, it is possible to provide a remote controller for an air conditioner that enables convenient use and can input power from a built-in dry battery or the air conditioner body.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a light emitting element which is provided at one end of a remote control case and which emits an optical signal, and an output terminal which is provided at the other end and outputs an electric signal. And a wireless remote controller having an input terminal for inputting a power source, which is provided at the same output terminal, a light receiving element for receiving an optical signal from the light emitting element, and a remote control light emitting LED arranged near the light receiving element. A mounting board on which the light receiving element and the remote control light emitting LED are mounted; and a main board on which a circuit board connected to the light receiving element and a terminal board whose one end is connected to the remote control light emitting LED by a connection cable are mounted. An air conditioner main body including a communication cable that connects the other end of the terminal board, the output terminal and the input terminal to each other, and a wall surface of the air-conditioned room. When the wireless remote controller is used as a wired remote controller, one end of the communication cable is connected to the other end of the terminal board, and the other end is the back surface of the remote controller case. It is introduced from the side and connected to the output terminal and / or the input terminal.

Further, the supporting case is provided with an accommodating portion for accommodating the communication cable.

Further, the accommodating portion is composed of an accommodating groove extending in the vertical direction of the supporting case, and a cutout blind cover is integrally formed at the end of the accommodating groove.

Further, the wireless remote controller used as a wired remote controller has a built-in remote control board connected to the output terminal and a dry battery connected to the input terminal via the remote control board. Has become.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail as examples based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a remote control device for an air conditioner according to the present invention,
(A) is a perspective view showing a wireless remote controller and an air conditioner main body, (B) is a view showing a state in which the wireless remote controller is used as a wired remote controller, and FIG. 2 is a state in which the wireless remote controller is connected as a wired remote controller by a cable. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage example of a wireless remote controller, (A) shows a state in which a communication cable is connected and the power source of the air conditioner main body is used, and (B) is a power source Shows the state with built-in dry battery.

As shown in the figure, A is a remote controller case of the wireless remote controller 4 which can also be used as a wired remote controller. One end of the remote controller case A is provided with a light emitting element 1 for emitting an optical signal, and the other end thereof is provided at the other end. An output terminal 2 for outputting an electric signal and an input terminal 3 for inputting a power supply provided together with the output terminal 2 are provided.

A support case 13 for supporting the wireless remote controller 4 used as a wired remote controller is fixed to the wall surface of the air-conditioned room.

Reference numeral B is an air conditioner main body, and a light receiving element 5 for receiving an optical signal from the light emitting element 1 is arranged at a lower part of one side of the air conditioner main body B, and is arranged in the vicinity of the light receiving element 5. A remote control light emitting LED 6, a mounting substrate 7 on which the light receiving element 5 and the remote control light emitting LED 6 are mounted, and a circuit board 9 connected to the light receiving element 5 by a connection cable 8.
And a main board 11 on which a terminal board 10 whose one end is connected to the remote control light emitting LED 6 is mounted.

With the above-mentioned structure, the remote controller for the air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with the communication cable 12 for the terminal board.
The other end of 10 and the output terminal 2 and the input terminal 3 are connected so that they can be contacted and separated, and the wireless remote controller 4 used as a wired remote controller by the support case 13.
To support.

That is, the wireless remote controller 4 is
By incorporating the dry battery 16, the light emitting element 1 can emit an optical signal from various places in the air-conditioned room, and when used as a wired remote controller, the terminal board is connected by the communication cable 12. By connecting the other end of 10 to the output terminal 2 and the input terminal 3, it is convenient to be able to input power from the air conditioner body B without using the dry battery 16. .

In that case, the dry battery 16 may be left in the built-in state and the power source of the dry battery 16 may be used.

As shown in FIG. 2, the supporting case 13 is formed with a housing groove 15 extending in the vertical direction of the supporting case 13, and a blind which can be cut off by a cutting portion 16a at the end of the housing groove 15. The cover 16 is integrally formed with a housing 14 for housing the communication cable 12.

Accordingly, when the other end of the terminal board 10 is not connected to the output terminal 2 and the input terminal 3 by the communication cable 12, the blind cover 16 is cut off so as not to impair the external appearance. The wireless remote controller 4 can be supported without doing so, and when the wireless remote controller 4 is used as a wired remote controller, the communication cable 12 can be accommodated accurately by cutting off the blind cover 16.

As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the output terminal 2 and the input terminal 3 are covered with a cover 14 having a detachable introduction section 20 for introducing the communication cable 12. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the dry battery 18 is used without connecting the communication cable 12 to the output terminal 2 and the input terminal 3, the output terminal 2 and the input terminal The terminal 3 and the dry battery 18 may be covered by the cover 14 without cutting off the introduction portion 20.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if the wireless remote controller is a wired remote controller that uses a general-purpose communication cable, it can be conveniently used by supporting it with a support case that has a storage unit that can easily store wires. It becomes the remote control device of the air conditioner that can input the power of.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a remote controller for an air conditioner according to the present invention, (A) is a perspective view showing a wireless remote controller and an air conditioner main body, and (B) is a state in which the wireless remote controller is used as a wired remote controller. FIG.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a wireless remote controller is connected to a cable as a wired remote controller.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage example of a wireless remote controller,
(A) shows a state in which a communication cable is connected and the power source of the air conditioner main body is used, and (B) shows a state in which a dry battery for the power source is incorporated.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Light emitting element 2 output terminals 3 input terminals 4 wireless remote control 5 Light receiving element 6 Light emitting LED for remote control 7 Mounting board 8 connection cable 9 circuit board 10 terminal board 11 Main board 12 Communication cable 13 Support case 14 Housing 15 storage groove 16 blind cover 17 Remote control board 18 dry batteries A remote control case B Air conditioner body

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A light emitting element provided at one end of a remote control case for emitting an optical signal, an output terminal provided at the other end for outputting an electric signal, and an input terminal provided with the output terminal for inputting a power source. And a light receiving element for receiving an optical signal from the light emitting element, a remote control light emitting LED arranged in the vicinity of the light receiving element, and a mounting board on which the light receiving element and the remote control light emitting LED are mounted. And an air conditioner body including a circuit board connected to the light receiving element and a main board having one end connected to the remote control light emitting LED by a connection cable, and the other end of the terminal board. And a communication cable that connects the output terminal and the input terminal to each other so that they can be connected to and separated from each other, and a support case that is fixed to a wall surface of an air-conditioned room and supports the wireless remote controller. When using the wireless remote controller as a wired remote controller, while connecting one end of the communication cable to the other end of the terminal board, the other end is introduced from the rear side of the remote controller case, and the output terminal, Alternatively, the remote control device for an air conditioner is characterized in that it is connected to the input terminal. 2. The accommodating portion for accommodating the communication cable is provided in the support case.
A remote control device for an air conditioner according to. 3. The housing part comprises a housing groove extending in the up-down direction of the support case, and a blunt cover that can be cut off is integrally formed at the end of the housing groove. The air conditioner remote control device according to claim 2. 4. The wireless remote controller used as a wired remote controller has a remote control board connected to the output terminal and a dry battery connected to the input terminal via the remote control board. The remote control device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein: