JP2007024468A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller capable of displaying a dangerous condition to be easily understood by a user, when the dangerous set condition is brought in other equipment under a display state of other equipment. <P>SOLUTION: In this remote controller 1 provided with a display part 4 for displaying operation conditions and set conditions of a plurality of equipments, a selection switch 29 for selecting the display about the operation condition and the set condition in any of the plurality of equipments, and respective switches for indicating various operations, the setting of the dangerous condition is displayed by changing a screen background 20 under the display state of the other equipment, when the dangerous condition is set at least the one equipment, and when the operation condition and the set condition in the other equipment are displayed in the display part 4, the presence of the setting of the dangerous condition is thereby known even in a distant place by the change in the setting of the screen background, even under the display state of the different equipment, a danger is thereby avoided preventively, and safety use is allowed all the time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device such as a water heater.

Conventionally, in this type of remote control device, in addition to the operation and display of the water heater, the bathroom heater, which is another device, is also controlled, so that the user does not bother to go to the bathroom and operate it. In order to improve, when the water heater is in use, even when other devices are being displayed, a message indicating that is displayed. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
JP 2003-163980 A

  By the way, in this conventional system, the hot water temperature, high temperature warning, and the operating status of the water heater are displayed by characters at a position that does not interfere with the main display in a specific part of the screen. Because of the display, it is difficult to determine the state intuitively even if you look at the remote control device, and the display contents of the displayed water heater cannot be confirmed unless you go close to the remote control device. It was very bad to use.

  This invention pays attention to this point, and in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, in particular, the configuration is displayed with a display unit for displaying operation states and setting conditions of a plurality of devices, and an operation state and setting conditions of which device among the plurality of devices A remote control device provided with a selection switch for selecting whether or not to perform various operation instructions, and a dangerous state is set with at least one device. When the operating state and setting conditions of the other device are displayed, the fact that the dangerous state has been set is displayed by changing the screen background in the display state of the other devices.

  According to this invention, even if the display state of a different device is a dangerous setting state, it can be known from a distant place due to a change in the screen background. It can be used with heart.

Next, a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a re-common device for controlling a heat pump type hot water heater 2 and a heating load 3 in three rooms, a touch panel type display unit 4 made of a liquid crystal display, an operation unit 5 for changing display contents of the display unit 4, and various types The display lamp group 6 is configured to display the operation state.

  On the display unit 4, a hot water supply screen 13 such as a remaining hot water amount display 8, a hot water supply temperature display 9, and an up / down switch 10, 11, a bath automatic switch 12, etc. are set by pressing the hot water switch 7 of the operation unit 5. Is displayed, the hot water temperature is changed by operating the up and down switches 10 and 11, and the hot water heater is automatically operated when the automatic bath switch 12 is pressed.

  In addition, when the heating switch 14 of the operation unit 5 is pressed, the display unit 2 switches to the heating screen 15 and displays the status of the three rooms that can be heated. The initial display of the heating room display 16 is “heating A”, “heating” “B” and “Heating C” are displayed, the current status display 17 is displayed as “ON” and “OFF” below the display, and the respective on / off switches 18 are displayed at the bottom. On the right end, a full-off switch 19 for turning off heating of all the rooms at the same time is displayed, and the screen background 20 is white.

  Furthermore, when the life information switch 21 of the operation unit 5 is pressed, the display unit 4 is switched to the information screen 22 and a screen on which various information can be taken out from the server 24 determined via the network 23 is displayed. A news switch 25 for taking out, a news switch 26 for taking out the latest news, a weather switch 27 for taking out the weather of the present day or a week, and a recipe switch 28 for taking out recipes for various dishes are displayed. 14. The life information switch 21 constitutes a selection switch 29.

  30 is a call switch for intercom communication with a bathroom remote controller (not shown) by pressing, 31 is a message switch for storing, reproducing and deleting messages, and 32 is extinguishing the display unit 4 for power saving. A display off switch 33 to be in the state, 33 is a boiling lamp for increasing the temperature on the hot water supply side, 34 is a notification lamp for indicating that there is a notice to the user, and the display unit 4 is not the heating screen 15 In each case, a heating room A lamp 35, a heating room B lamp 36, and a heating room C lamp 37 are provided so that the heating state can be confirmed.

  Next, in the remote control device 1 showing this embodiment, if the hot water supply setting is set to 60 ° C. while the hot water supply screen 11 is displayed, there is a danger of burns or the like due to direct hot water supply, and the character display 38 of “high temperature attention”. Is flashing to call attention, but this is during the display of the hot water supply screen 13, and when switching to another display, this warning cannot be displayed.

  Therefore, in the present invention, when the display unit 4 is switched to the heating screen 15 in the above dangerous state as shown in FIG. 3, the color of the screen background 20 is changed from white to red (state A), It is intended to make it clear that it is a dangerous setting state from the viewpoint of this, and it is easier to understand if this red screen background 20 blinks to make it more noticeable and draw attention. It is also conceivable that only a part of the screen background 20 here, that is, only the upper band portion 39 is displayed in red (state B) or blinked.

  Furthermore, a picture, a mark, or a figure reminiscent of a high temperature state may be displayed on the screen background 20. Here, a picture of flame is displayed (state C). A red display is added (D state).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, when the display unit 4 is switched to the information screen 22 in a dangerous setting state, the color of the screen background 20 is changed from white to red as in the case of the heating screen 15 ( E state), it can be understood that it is a dangerous setting state even when viewed from a distance, or the red screen background 20 is blinked to make it more prominent. Only the belt portion 39 may be displayed in red (in the state of F), or may be displayed in a blinking manner, and further, a picture, a mark, or a figure reminiscent of a high temperature state may be displayed on the screen background 20. A picture of flame is displayed (G state), and the red display of the band portion 39 is added to the picture (H state).

Therefore, even if it is a dangerous setting state, even if it is a display state of a different device, it can be known from a distant place due to a change in the background of the screen, and the danger can be avoided without causing injury such as a burn. It can be used with confidence at all times.
In addition, by displaying in red, the color sense of attention and overheating originally possessed by red is fully utilized, so that the attention is surely performed even with the color.

1 is a system diagram showing a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic explanatory drawing of the remote controller. Screen explanatory drawing of the normal display and danger display of the hot water supply and heating screen. Screen explanatory drawing of normal display and danger display of the same information screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote control device 4 Display part 5 Operation part 20 Screen background 29 Selection switch

Claims (2)

  Operation with a display unit that displays the operating status and setting conditions of multiple devices, a selection switch that selects which of the multiple devices to display the operating status and setting conditions, and various switches that perform various operating instructions When the dangerous state is set on at least one device and the operation state and setting conditions of other devices are displayed on the display unit, the dangerous state is set. A remote control device characterized by displaying what is being done by changing the screen background in the display state of another device.   2. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the change of the screen background changes the screen background from white to red or blinks it.

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