JP2005308334A - Controller for electric floor heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for an electric floor heater capable of being easily equipped even by a person having no special knowledge. <P>SOLUTION: In this controller for the electric floor heater comprising one or a plurality of power source input parts 2, a control means 4 connected with the power source input parts 2, an output means 5 connected with the control means, and an operation switch 7 for giving various instructions to the control means 4, and capable of supplying the power source input from the power source input parts 2 to the electric floor heater by the output means 5, a receptacle connectable with a plug outlet formed on a wall or the like is used as the power source input part 2, and a plug outlet for service 6 connected with the socket 2 is provided, thus the power source can be supplied to the floor heater only by inserting the receptacle into the plug outlet formed on the wall or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric floor heater controller, and more particularly to an electric floor heater controller that can be directly connected to an outlet provided on a wall surface or the like.

  In recent years, houses and the like fully equipped with floor heating have increased, and as a method of this floor heating, a method of arranging a heater below the floor surface such as flooring is generally adopted. That is, such floor heating is a method in which, for example, a heater is installed between the joists under the floor and wiring for supplying power to the heater is provided, and then a floor material such as a flooring material is installed on the heater. According to this, it is possible to form a comfortable living space without laying a carpet or the like on the floor.

  However, floor heating by such an installation method is a structure with a heater under the flooring, so when installing this, especially in the case of a new house, when installing in an existing house, etc. However, there is a problem that once the flooring is removed and the heater is installed, the flooring is attached again, which makes the operation complicated and expensive.

  In general, in the case of rental housing, when returning the room to the landlord, it is necessary to return the room to its original state. In this case, the borrower installs floor heating by the method described above. If this is the case, it must be removed again, which requires more labor and expense.

In view of this, the present inventor has proposed a floor heating kit that can be installed at a low cost without complicated operations in the past.
JP 2003-222347 A

  However, even when installing floor heating using the above-mentioned floor heating kit, it is necessary to attach a controller to the wall and connect the indoor wiring to this controller. It is not something that can be done.

  In addition, when the conventional method of installing floor heating under flooring is adopted by a specialist, it is not necessary for the user to perform the installation work, but in such a case, a dedicated wiring is installed for the floor heater. In such a case, there is a problem that the outlets required for using other electric devices are insufficient, particularly when floor heating is not used in summer.

  Therefore, the present invention enables an electric floor heater to be easily performed even by a person who has no specialized knowledge, and does not require the installation of dedicated wiring. An object is to provide a controller for a floor heater.

  The controller for the electric floor heater according to the present invention includes one or a plurality of power input units, a control unit connected to the power input unit, an output unit connected to the control unit, and various types of the control unit. For an electric floor heater that can supply power input from the power input unit to the electric floor heater from the output means via the control means. In the controller, the power input unit is a socket that can be connected to an outlet provided on a wall or the like.

  In the controller for the electric floor heater according to the present invention, the power input section is in the form of a socket, so that only by inserting the socket as the power input section into an outlet provided on the wall or the like, Power can be supplied.

  Therefore, by using the controller for the electric floor heater of the present invention, the floor heating construction becomes extremely easy, and it is possible to easily provide the floor heating at a desired place without requiring special knowledge. It becomes possible.

  In addition, since the controller of this embodiment does not require the installation of dedicated wiring when installing the floor heater, other electrical equipment can be removed by removing the controller from the outlet when not in use in summer. It is possible to prevent obstructing the use.

  The floor heater controller of the present invention includes one or a plurality of power input units and output means for supplying power input from the power input unit to a heater or the like. In addition, a control means for controlling the power flowing to the heater side is interposed between the power input section and the output means, and this control means is used to give various instructions to the control means. The operation unit is connected.

  In the present invention, a socket that can be inserted into an outlet formed on a wall or the like is used as the power input section.

  Here, it is preferable to provide a service outlet and connect the service outlet to the power input unit. According to this, when the floor heating is not used, the controller of the present invention is not removed from the wall or the like. It becomes possible to use the electrical equipment.

  An embodiment of a controller for a floor heater according to the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as “controller”) will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the controller of the present embodiment. It is a controller of a present Example.

  The controller 1 of the present embodiment includes a power input section, that is, 2 in the figure is a power input section. In the present embodiment, the power input section 2 is an outlet provided on a wall or the like. It is a socket that can be connected to indoor wiring by inserting it into the cable.

  In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, there are two sockets 2 as power input sections, but the number of sockets 2 is not limited to two, but one or It is good also as 3 or more.

  Next, a control means 4 is connected to the power input section 2 via a switch 3, and an output terminal 5 as an output section is connected to the control means 4. Then, by connecting an electric wire connected to the heater to the output terminal 5, the power supplied from the input unit 2 can be output to the heater side.

  Here, the control means 4 will be described. In the present embodiment, the control means 4 has a microcomputer circuit 402, and the microcomputer circuit 402 controls the controller 1 as a whole.

  The microcomputer circuit 402 is connected with an output circuit 403 and a drive circuit 404 such as a triac. The triac 404 controls the power supplied to the heater side. In the figure, 401 is a power supply circuit, and this power supply circuit 401 is used to generate and supply drive power for the microcomputer circuit 402 and the like.

  Next, the controller 1 of the present embodiment has an operation panel 7, and various switches provided in the operation panel 7 are connected to the microcomputer circuit 402, whereby various kinds of switches are provided according to the operation of the user. Control is possible.

  In the figure, reference numeral 6 denotes a service outlet. That is, the controller 1 of this embodiment includes a service outlet 6 and the power input unit 2 is connected to the service outlet 6. Thereby, by connecting various electric devices to the service outlet 6, it is possible to supply power to the various electric devices without removing the controller 1 from the outlet.

  Next, how to use the controller 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 shows a part of the interior of the room 11 before the floor heating is installed. In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes a floor surface before the flooring is constructed. Moreover, the room 11 shown in the figure has outlets 12a and 12b at two locations on the wall surface. And when floor heating is constructed in the room 11 using the controller 1 of this embodiment, it is only necessary to insert the socket 2 of the controller 1 into one outlet 12a.

  That is, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the room 11 is equipped with floor heating and the controller 1 of this embodiment is connected to one of the outlets 12a. In the room 11 shown in FIG. A heater as an electric floor heater is connected to the heater, a flat electric wire is connected to the heater, the flat electric wire is raised along the wall and then connected to the output terminal 5, and the socket portion in the controller 1 in this state 2 is connected to one end 12a of the outlet, and the exposed flat electric wire is covered with a cover material 13, and a flooring material 14 is laid on the heater, thereby performing floor heating as shown in FIG. doing.

  Thus, in the controller 1 of the present embodiment, since the socket 2 is used as the power input section, it is possible to supply power to the heater simply by inserting the socket 2 into an outlet provided on a wall or the like. It is possible to easily equip floor heating without requiring specialized knowledge and skills.

  In particular, when a floor heater is not used, such as in summer, the controller 1 can be pulled out of the outlet to secure an outlet necessary for using other electrical devices.

  Furthermore, by providing a service outlet on the controller, it is possible to secure an outlet necessary for using other electrical devices without pulling out the controller 1 from the outlet.

  The present invention uses a socket as a power input part of the controller for an electric floor heater, so that the controller can be directly connected to an outlet provided on a wall or the like, and thus can be applied to all electric floor heater controllers. Is possible.

It is a block diagram for demonstrating the Example of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the Example of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Controller 2 Power input part (socket part)
3 switch 4 control means 401 power supply circuit 402 microcomputer circuit 403 output circuit 404 drive circuit 5 output terminal 6 service outlet 7 operation panel 11 room 12a, 12b outlet 13 cover material 14 flooring 15 floor surface

Claims (2)

  One or a plurality of power input sections (2), control means (4) connected to the power input section (2), output means (5) connected to the control means (4), and the control An operation switch (7) for giving various instructions to the means (4), and the power input from the power input section (2) via the control means (4) is output means (5) In the controller (1) for an electric floor heater that can be supplied to the electric floor heater more, the power input part (2) is a socket that can be connected to an outlet provided on a wall or the like. Controller for electric floor heater. One or a plurality of power input sections (2), control means (4) connected to the power input section (2), output means (5) connected to the control means (4), and the control An operation switch (7) for giving various instructions to the means (4), and the power input from the power input section (2) via the control means (4) is output means (5) In the controller (1) for an electric floor heater that can be supplied to the electric floor heater, the power input section (2) is a socket that can be connected to an outlet provided on a wall, etc. A controller for an electric floor heater comprising a service outlet (6) connected to a socket (2).

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