JP2006084146A - Remote control device of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control device of an air conditioner having a simple timer capable of easily setting the timer without requiring to set the complicated present time. <P>SOLUTION: This remote control device has a real time timer having a turning-off real time timer 39 and a turning-on real time timer 40 for setting the timer by setting the present time, and the simple timer having a simple turning-off timer 27 and a simple turning-on timer 26 for setting the timer without setting the present time. In this case, in a combination of the simple timer and the real time timer, when the combining timers are an operational combination of the same turning-on timers 26 and 40 or an operational combination of the same turning-off timers 27 and 39, a previously set timer is released from the setting, and only a subsequently set timer is set. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device for an air conditioner, and more specifically, an air conditioner that can be easily set without setting a complicated current time by installing a simple input timer function. The present invention relates to a remote control device.

  The timer function of the conventional remote control device of the air conditioner is equipped with a simple turn-off timer, a real turn-off time timer, and a real turn-on time timer. Is given priority (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-106908 (second page, FIG. 1)

  In the timer of the conventional air conditioner remote control device, the simple timer is installed in the timer, so you can set the timer by simply pressing the simple timer button without setting the current time. I was able to. However, since there is no simple on-timer in the on-timer, when setting the on-timer, the on-timer cannot be used unless the current time is set, and there are problems with operability. there were. In addition, when the air conditioner is operated at an approximate time and it is desired to stop the operation at a predetermined time, there is a problem that it is not possible to set the combination of the simple on timer and the real off timer.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. In addition to the simple turn-off timer function, the turn-off real time timer function, and the turn-on real time timer function of the conventional remote control device for an air conditioner, the simple turn-on timer is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control device for an air conditioner that can easily set an on-timer by simply pressing a simple on-timer button without setting a complicated current time by installing a function. .
In addition, a remote control device for an air conditioner that can be set in combination with a simple on-timer and a real-off timer when the air conditioner is operated at an approximate time and it is desired to stop the operation at a predetermined time. The purpose is to provide.

  The remote control device for an air conditioner according to the present invention performs a timer setting without performing a current time setting, and a real time timer having a real time timer and an on-real time timer that perform a timer setting by setting a current time. A simple timer having an easy cut timer and an easy input timer.

  Since the present invention is equipped with an easy-on timer in addition to the simple-cut timer, there is no need for a complicated operation of setting the current time in order to use the timer, and only the simple-cut timer or easy-on timer button is pressed. You can easily set the off timer or on timer.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an air conditioner and its remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are a front view and a side view of the remote control device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where a door of the remote control device of FIG. 2 is opened. As shown in FIG. 1, a signal 1 is transmitted to the air conditioner B by the remote control device A, and the operation control of the air conditioner B is performed.
As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control device A is composed of an upper case 2 and a lower case 3. An LCD nameplate 4 is provided on the upper portion of the upper case 2, and a door 20 that opens and closes the middle and lower portions and a door under the door. A switch nameplate 30 is provided, a battery 50 and a battery lid 51 are provided in the lower part, and a substrate 6 on which a microcomputer 5 for controlling a remote control device is mounted is attached in the upper case 2.

  An infrared LED 7 for transmitting a signal to the air conditioner B is provided at the upper end of the remote control device A, and a liquid crystal display unit 8 for displaying the operating state of the air conditioner B under the LCD nameplate 4. In the lower part, an on / off button 9 for stopping the operation of the air conditioner, a humidity button 10 for adjusting the humidity, and a temperature button 11 for adjusting the temperature are provided in parallel in the horizontal direction. Yes.

  A first operation unit 20a, which is an operation unit such as a simple timer, is provided on the door 20 provided below the LCD nameplate 4, and the switch nameplate 30 below the door 20 is operated when the door 20 is opened. A second operation unit 30a which is an operation unit such as a real time timer is provided. The first operation unit 20a on the surface of the door 20 is provided with a cooling button 21 for performing a cooling operation, a dehumidifying button 22 for performing a dehumidifying operation, and a heating button 23 for performing a heating operation in a lateral direction at an upper position thereof. At the lower part, a plasma air-cleaning ventilation button 24 for performing plasma air-cleaning ventilation operation is provided, and at the lower part thereof, an oxygen supplement button 25 for performing oxygen supplement operation is provided. Below the oxygen supplement button 25, a simple on timer button 26 for performing an easy on timer operation and an easy off timer button 27 for performing an easy off timer operation are provided in the horizontal direction.

  The second operation unit 30a under the door 20 is provided with buttons divided into three rows, and one end row from the upper part toward the lower side, a dehumidifying button 31 for performing a dehumidifying operation, and a high power operation. A high power button 32 for performing sleep operation, a sleep button 33 for performing sleep operation, and an internal drying button 34 for performing internal drying operation are provided. In the center row, the wind speed button 35 for adjusting the wind speed, the wind up / down button 36 for adjusting the up / down wind direction, the wind left / right button 37 for adjusting the left / right wind direction, and the air conditioner B from the upper side to the lower side. Is provided with a monitor switching button 38 for switching the display contents.

  Further, in the other end row, from the upper side toward the lower side, the off timer button 39 for setting and releasing the real time timer, the on timer button 40 for setting and releasing the real time timer, the real time timer and the current time There are provided a button 41 for counting up the current time, a real time timer, and a button 42 for returning the time for counting down the current time. Below each of these buttons, a current switching button 43 for adjusting the maximum power consumption of the air conditioner, a sensation turning on button 44 for turning on sensation driving, and a reset button for initializing the remote control device are arranged in the horizontal direction. 45 and a time button 46 for changing the current time, permitting the setting, and completing the setting.

  As described above, the remote control device A having the real time timer has both the simple turn-off timer and the simple turn-on timer. However, in the combination of the simple timer and the real time timer, the combined timer is the simple turn-off timer. In the case of the same operation as the off-real time timer, the previously set timer is canceled and only the later set timer is set.

In addition, it has a timer that can be set by combining the simple on-timer and off-real time timer, the simple off-timer and on-real time timer, the simple on-timer and simple off-timer, or the combination of the on-real time timer and off-real time timer. .
Furthermore, the display during the operation of the simple entry timer is performed based on the current time, for example, a time display after elapse of one hour, for example, and the real time timer display starts operation at, for example, 1:20 pm. For example, it has a timer that displays in real time.

  Next, the operation will be described. When the simple timer is set by the remote control device A, first, the on / off button 9 shown in FIG. 2 is turned on, and the operation is started by pressing any one of the cooling button 21, the dehumidifying button 22, the heating button 23, etc. When the easy-on timer button 26 or the easy-off timer button 27 of the first operation unit 20a provided on the surface of the door 20 is pressed, the liquid crystal display unit 8 will be turned off after 1 hour if it is the easy-off timer 27. The timer time display such as is changed and displayed, and the timer is canceled when pressed further. The timer setting time is not limited to one hour unit, but may be 0.5 hour unit. In the case of a simple entry timer, the timer time display changes such as 1 hour later, 2 hours later, etc., and further pressing the timer cancels the timer. The timer setting time is not limited to 1 hour unit, and may be arbitrarily set such as 0.5 hour unit. As for the simple entry timer, the simple entry timer can be set by pressing the easy entry timer button 26 even in the stop state.

  When setting the real time timer, first, the time button 46 of the second operation unit 30a shown in FIG. 3 is pressed to enter the current time setting state, then the time advance button 41 or the time return button 42 is pressed, and the current time is set. Then, the time button 46 is pressed again to determine the current time. Next, when setting the real time timer to be turned off, the on / off button 9 is turned on, the cooling button 21, the dehumidifying button 22, the heating button 23, etc. are pressed to start the operation, and then the off timer of the second operation unit 30a is set. The button 39 is pushed, and the timer 41 is pushed, or the button 42 for returning the time is pushed to adjust the timer time.

  When the time advance button 41 is pressed, the timer time is counted up in units of 10 minutes, and when the time advance button 41 is pressed and held for 1 second, the count up is fast forwarded. When the time return button 42 is pressed, the timer time is counted down in units of 10 minutes, and when the time return button 42 is pressed for 1 second, the countdown is fast forwarded. The unit of count up and count down may be arbitrarily set such as 1 minute or 20 minutes. The set time of the real time timer is determined by leaving the time advance button 41 or the time return button 42 for 10 seconds after the operation. In this way, for example, real time display such as driving at 1:20 pm is performed. As for the incoming real time timer, the incoming real time timer can be set by pressing the incoming timer button 40 even in a stopped state.

  The simple on-timer and off-real time timer can be set at the same time. When the current time is 0:00 am, the simple on-timer time is on after 4 hours, and the off-real time timer time is 6:00 am, the liquid crystal Displayed on the display unit 8 as shown in FIG.

  The simple turn-off timer and the entry real time timer can be set at the same time. When the current time is 0:00 am, the simple turn-off timer time expires after 6 hours, and the entry real time timer time is 4:00 am, the liquid crystal Displayed on the display unit 8 as shown in FIG.

  The easy on timer and the easy off timer can be set at the same time, and when the simple on timer time is 4 hours later and the simple off timer time is 6 hours later, the liquid crystal display unit 8 shows as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  The on-real time timer and off-real time timer can be set simultaneously, and the liquid crystal display 8 has a current time of 0:00 am, an on-real time timer time of 4:00 am, and a off-real time timer time of 6 am When 00, it is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 8 as shown in FIG.

  In the remote control device A equipped with the real time timer, according to the conventional device, in order to use the timer, a complicated operation such as having to set the current time is required. According to the simple turn-off timer and easy turn-on timer, the simple turn-off timer and turn-on timer can be set simply by pressing the simple turn-off timer button 27 or the simple turn-on timer button 26 without setting a complicated current time. Can be set.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when the simple timer and the real time timer are combined and the combined timer has the same operation such as the simple cut timer and the cut real time timer, the previously set timer is canceled and the timer set later By installing a timer that is only set, the simple real time timer expires and the real time timer expires even though the air conditioner B has stopped after the air conditioner B has stopped. Can be prevented.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, when the air conditioner B is operated in a rough time, and when it is desired to stop the air conditioner B for an hour or a few minutes, the air conditioner B is roughly set using an easy on-time timer and a real time timer. If you want to stop in time and drive in what hour or minute, use the easy cut-off timer and on-time timer. If you want to run and stop the air conditioner B in a rough time, use the easy on / off timer, and if you want to run or stop the air conditioner B some hours, Since it is possible to use a time timer and a cut real time timer, it is possible to select a combination of timers adapted to the timer usage conditions.

  Further, according to the present invention, the display when the simple timer is operated is based on the current time, and the time after the passage of 1 hour later is displayed, and the real time timer display is stopped at 1:20 pm By displaying in real time as described above, in the case of a simple timer, the time when the timer works can be recognized with reference to the current time, and in the case of the real time timer, the time when the timer works can be recognized.

  Furthermore, the operation unit of the simple timer is in the first operation unit 20a as on the door 20, and the operation unit of the real time timer is arranged in the second operation unit 30a that can be operated when the door 20 is opened, Since the simple timer does not require complicated time setting and can be set easily, it is easy to operate the button position at a glance by arranging it in the first operation unit 20a. In addition, since the real time timer requires a complicated time setting in order to use it, it is possible to prevent problems caused by unconscious operations by arranging the real time timer in the second operation unit 30a.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the air conditioner and its remote control apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. It is the front view and its side view of the remote control apparatus of FIG. It is a front view when the door of the remote control device of FIG. 2 is opened. It is explanatory drawing of a liquid crystal display part when combining an easy on-timer and a cut real time timer. It is explanatory drawing of a liquid crystal display part when combining an easy cut timer and an on-real time timer. It is explanatory drawing of a liquid crystal display part when combining an easy-on timer and an easy-off timer. It is explanatory drawing of a liquid crystal display part when an on real time timer and a cut real time timer are combined.

Explanation of symbols

20 door, 20a 1st operation part, 26 easy on timer button, 27 easy off timer button, 30a 2nd operation part, 39 off timer button, 40 on timer button, A remote control device, B air conditioner.

Claims (5)

  A real time timer having a real time timer and an on-real time timer for setting a timer by setting the current time, and a simple timer having a simple time-off timer and an easy on-time timer for setting a timer without setting the current time A remote control device for an air conditioner, comprising:   In the combination of the simple timer and the real time timer, if the combined timer is the same on timer operation combination or the same off timer operation combination, the previously set timer is canceled and only the later set timer is set The remote control device for an air conditioner according to claim 1.   A simple on-timer and off-real time timer, an on-real-time timer and easy-off timer, an easy-on timer and simple-off timer, or an on-real-time timer and off-real-time timer are set in combination. Item 1. An air conditioner remote control device according to item 1.   4. The display at the time of the operation of the simple timer is performed based on the current time, and the time after the elapsed time is displayed, and the display at the time of operation of the real time timer is performed in real time. The air conditioner remote control device according to claim 1. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the operation unit of the simple timer is in the first operation unit on the door, and the real time timer operation unit is in the second operation unit below the door. Remote control device.

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