JP2007147167A - Wind direction control system, and wind direction control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce used energy by interlocking wind direction control of air conditioning apparatuses with a cooking situation in a cooking device, and suppressing excessive heating of the cooking device. <P>SOLUTION: The wind direction control system of the air conditioning apparatuses 10a, 10b, 10c is provided with a cooking information acquiring means 30, a cooking judging part 5, and a wind direction control part 70. The cooking information acquiring means 30 acquires cooking information. Cooking information is condition information of the cooking device 40 or generation information of a generated object from the cooking device 40. The cooking judging part 5 judges whether or not cooking is carried out in the cooking device 40 on the basis of the cooking information acquired by the cooking information acquiring means 30. In the wind direction control part 70, if it is judged that cooking is being carried out in the cooking device 40, a wind direction is controlled such that wind is not blown on the cooking device 40. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wind direction control system and a wind direction control method for an air conditioner that is linked to cooking conditions in a cooking device.

  In patent document 1, the amount of combustion of a cooking appliance is detected, the amount of exhaust is controlled by controlling the motor damper of a cooking appliance and the inverter of an exhaust system fan according to the amount of combustion, and the kitchen where a cooking appliance exists from an air conditioner The air volume to the room is constant. At the same time, the air supply system fan controls the difference between the amount of exhaust discharged from the exhaust system fan and the amount of air supplied from the air conditioner as the air volume, thereby supplying and exhausting air in accordance with the combustion amount of the cooker. . As described above, in the present invention, the exhaust amount and the supply amount corresponding to the combustion amount of the cooking device are controlled. Therefore, the amount of outside air introduced can be reduced and the power consumption of each fan can be reduced.

Patent Document 2 targets a ventilator configured to perform a delayed operation for discharging gas remaining after cooking to the outside, detects the amount of gas generated during cooking by gas detection means, and cooks at that time The time is detected by a time measuring means. And the control means calculates | requires the ventilation ventilation airflow of the delay operation after heat cooking based on these gas detection amounts and cooking time, and is implementing delay operation. Thus, in this invention, ventilation ventilation volume is determined based on gas detection amount and cooking time, and the delay operation of a ventilator is controlled. Therefore, smoke and gas generated during cooking can be surely exhausted, and the delay operation is not performed more than necessary, so that the heat energy of the air-conditioned air is not released to the outside even in the air-conditioned state. Can be performed without excess or deficiency corresponding to cooking.
JP 7-167470 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-190432

  Conventionally, air-conditioning equipment blows winds regardless of the cooking device. In this case, there is a possibility that the air from the air conditioner directly hits the cooking device. For this reason, a cooking appliance is cooled with the wind of an air conditioner, and extra energy is needed for the heating of a cooking appliance. Moreover, there is a possibility that uneven cooking temperature may occur when the air from the air conditioner hits the cooking device. And there is a problem that steam or oily smoke generated from the cooking device is scattered. In order to solve the above problems, it is conceivable that the air conditioner is separated from the cooker. In this case, however, there is a problem that the cook becomes uncomfortable because the vicinity of the cooker is not air-conditioned. An object of the present invention is to suppress excessive heating of a cooking device and reduce energy used by performing air direction control of an air conditioner in conjunction with a cooking state in the cooking device.

  A wind direction control system for an air conditioner according to a first aspect of the present invention includes cooking information acquisition means, a cooking determination unit, and a wind direction control unit. The cooking information acquisition means acquires cooking information. The cooking information is cooker state information or generation information of a product from the cooker. The “status information” here is temperature, power consumption, gas consumption, and the like. Further, the “generated product” mentioned here is oil smoke, steam, CO 2, cooking sound, smell, and the like. A cooking judgment part judges whether cooking is performed in the cooking appliance based on the cooking information which the cooking information acquisition means acquired. A wind direction control part controls a wind direction so that a wind may not be applied to a cooking appliance, when it is judged that cooking is performed in a cooking appliance.

  In this wind direction control system, the determination at the start of cooking is performed by cooking information acquisition means (temperature sensor, electric meter, gas meter, oil smoke sensor, steam sensor, CO2 sensor, sound sensor, odor sensor, etc.). It is performed by recognizing increase in power consumption, increase in gas consumption, generation of steam or smoke, increase in CO2, generation of cooking noise, generation of odor, and the like. On the other hand, the determination at the end of cooking is performed by the cooking information acquisition means by temperature decrease, power consumption reduction, gas consumption reduction, disappearance of steam or smoke, CO2 reduction, cooking sound disappearance, smell. This is done by recognizing the disappearance of Thereby, when it is determined that cooking is being performed, the wind direction is controlled so that the wind (cold air) from the air conditioner does not hit the cooker.

  Therefore, in this wind direction control system, the cooking device is not directly cooled by the wind of the air conditioner, so that it is possible to suppress excessive heating and reduce the energy used. Moreover, the temperature unevenness of the cooking by the wind of the air conditioner can be reduced. For this reason, the cook can cook as intended. Moreover, generation | occurrence | production and scattering of the steam or oil smoke which generate | occur | produced from the cooking appliance can be suppressed.

A wind direction control system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a wind direction control system for an air conditioner according to the first aspect of the present invention. The cooking information acquisition means determines the start and end of cooking by turning on / off the cooking switch.
In this wind direction control system, the cooking information acquisition means can determine the start and end of cooking by the user turning on and off the cooking switch. Therefore, this wind direction control system can determine the timing of the start and end of the wind direction control at the judgment of the cook. Thereby, wind direction control can be performed at a cook's ideal timing.

A wind direction control system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a wind direction control system for an air conditioner according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the cooking information acquisition means has time measuring means capable of measuring time. Moreover, the cooking information acquisition means determines the end of cooking by measuring the time of the time measuring means based on the cooking time preset by the user.
In this wind direction control system, a timer works based on the cooking time preset by the user, and the end of cooking is determined. Therefore, in this wind direction control system, it is possible to end the wind direction control without bothering the user. For this reason, the operation burden on the user can be reduced.

  A wind direction control system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a wind direction control system for an air conditioner according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, further comprising presence / absence recognition means. The presence / absence recognizing means can recognize whether or not a user exists in a space that is air-conditioned by the air conditioner. When the user recognition unit recognizes the presence of the user in the space, the cooking determination unit starts determining whether cooking is being performed in the cooking device based on the cooking information.

  In this wind direction control system, the presence / absence recognition means recognizes the presence / absence of the user, and when the presence of the user is recognized, the cooking determination unit starts to determine whether cooking is being performed in the cooking device. For this reason, when a user exists in the space air-conditioned by the air conditioner, it is determined whether or not to start the wind direction control. Accordingly, since the burden on the cooking determination unit is reduced, information processing is performed smoothly. Moreover, the energy consumption by this control can be suppressed.

A wind direction control system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a wind direction control system for an air conditioner according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, further comprising a wind direction adjusting unit. The wind direction adjustment unit can set the wind direction.
In this wind direction control system, the user can set the wind direction in the wind direction adjustment unit. Therefore, the user can adjust the wind direction (angle) during cooking according to the size of the kitchen, the size of the cooker, and the like. Thereby, the wind direction control suitable for a user's various utilization environment is realizable. For this reason, it is not necessary to make wind direction control systems corresponding to various usage environments, and production costs and development costs can be suppressed.

  The wind direction control method which concerns on 6th invention is a control method of a wind direction control system provided with a cooking information acquisition means and a cooking judgment part, Comprising: When cooking is performed in a cooking appliance, it is based on a cooking implementation condition Control the direction of the wind so that it doesn't hit the cooker. The cooking information acquisition means acquires cooking information. The cooking information is cooker state information or generation information of a product from the cooker. The cooking determination unit determines the cooking implementation status based on the cooking information acquired by the cooking information acquisition means.

  In this wind direction control method, the temperature at the start of cooking is determined by cooking information acquisition means (temperature sensor, electric meter, gas meter, oil smoke sensor, steam sensor, CO2 sensor, sound sensor, odor sensor, etc.). It is performed by recognizing increase in power consumption, increase in gas consumption, generation of steam or smoke, increase in CO2, generation of cooking noise, generation of odor, and the like. On the other hand, the determination at the end of cooking is performed by the cooking information acquisition means by temperature decrease, power consumption reduction, gas consumption reduction, disappearance of steam or smoke, CO2 reduction, cooking sound disappearance, smell. This is done by recognizing the disappearance of Thereby, when it is determined that cooking is being performed, the wind direction is controlled so that the wind (cold air) from the air conditioner does not hit the cooker.

  Therefore, in this wind direction control method, the cooking device is not directly cooled by the wind of the air conditioner, so that excessive heating of the cooking device can be suppressed, and the energy used can be reduced. Moreover, the temperature unevenness of the cooking by the wind of the air conditioner can be reduced. Moreover, scattering of steam or oily smoke generated from the cooking device can be suppressed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cooking device is not directly cooled by the wind of the air conditioner, this wind direction control system can suppress excessive heating and reduce energy consumption. Moreover, the temperature unevenness of the cooking by the wind of the air conditioner can be reduced. For this reason, the cook can cook as intended. Moreover, generation | occurrence | production and scattering of the steam or oil smoke which generate | occur | produced from the cooking appliance can be suppressed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the wind direction control system can determine the timing of the start and end of the wind direction control based on the judgment of the cook. Thereby, wind direction control can be performed at a cook's ideal timing.
According to the third aspect, in this wind direction control system, it is possible to end the wind direction control without bothering the user. For this reason, the burden of the operation which concerns on a user can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect, since the burden on the cooking determination unit is reduced, information processing is smoothly performed. Moreover, the energy consumption by this control can be suppressed.
According to the fifth aspect, the user can adjust the wind direction (angle) during cooking according to the size of the kitchen, the size of the cooker, and the like. Thereby, the wind direction control suitable for a user's various utilization environment is realizable. For this reason, it is not necessary to make wind direction control systems corresponding to various usage environments, and production costs and development costs can be suppressed.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in this wind direction control method, the cooking device is not directly cooled by the wind of the air conditioner, so that excessive heating of the cooking device can be suppressed and the energy used can be reduced. . Moreover, the temperature unevenness of the cooking by the wind of the air conditioner can be reduced. Moreover, scattering of steam or oily smoke generated from the cooking device can be suppressed.

<Configuration of wind direction control system>
As shown in FIG. 1, the wind direction control system mainly includes an air conditioning system 100, a cooker 40, a cooking sensor 30, and a person recognition sensor 31. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioning system 100 includes multi-type air conditioners 10 a, 10 b, 10 c, an air conditioner management server 5, and an air conditioner controller 70. The multi-type air conditioners are arranged in the kitchens 20a, 20b, and 20c. Moreover, the cooking sensor 30 is installed around the cooking device 40 and the cooking device in the kitchen.

<Components of the wind direction control system>
(1) Multi-type air conditioners In the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of indoor units are provided for one (or more) outdoor units 12a, 12b, and 12c. Machines 11a, 11b, and 11c are connected via a refrigerant pipe (not shown) and communication lines 15a, 15b, and 15c. The multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c have a function of heating and cooling the inside of the kitchens 20a, 20b, and 20c and adjusting the humidity.

(2) Air-conditioning controller As shown in FIG. 3, the air-conditioning controller 70 is a monitoring control device for the multi-type air-conditioning equipment 10a, 10b, 10c, and mainly includes a central processing unit 71, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 72, A ROM (Read Only Memory) 74, an EEPROM 75, an I / O control unit 73, a LAN interface 76, an air conditioner interface 77, a LAN cable connector 78, and an air conditioner connector 79 are included. Here, the central processing unit 71, the RAM 72, the ROM 74, the EEPROM 75, and the I / O control unit 73 are, for example, microcomputers, and are connected to each other by the first bus line 80 to constitute one integrated circuit. is doing. The LAN interface 76 and the air conditioning equipment interface 77 are, for example, printed circuit boards and the like, and are connected to the I / O control unit 73 via the second bus lines 81a and 81b. The LAN cable connector 78 is connected to the LAN interface 76 via the first communication line 82. The air conditioner connector 79 is connected to the air conditioner interface 77 via the second communication line 83.

  The central processing unit 71 mainly includes a control unit 71a and a calculation unit 71b. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 71a reads the monitoring control program stored in the ROM 74 (see Fd6), and the arithmetic unit 71b, RAM 72, ROM 74, EEPROM 75, and I / O control unit according to the read monitoring control program. 73 is instructed to drive (see Fc1 to Fc4). As shown in FIG. 4, the calculation unit 71b obtains necessary data from the control unit 71a, the RAM 72, the ROM 74, and the EEPROM 75 in accordance with the instruction of the control unit 71a (see Fd1, Fd4, and Fd7) and performs calculation processing (for example, Arithmetic operation processing or logical operation processing). Further, the calculation unit 71b can supply the processing result data of the calculation process to the control unit 71a in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 71a (see Fd2). Further, the calculation unit 71b can write the processing result data of the calculation process in the RAM 72 or the EEPROM 75 in accordance with the instruction of the control unit 71a (see Fd3).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the RAM 72 can supply various data to the control unit 71a in accordance with instructions from the control unit 71a (see Fd5). Further, the RAM 72 acquires data from the I / O control unit 73 (see Fd9) and temporarily stores it, or temporarily stores data transmitted from the calculation unit 71b (see Fd3). In addition, the RAM 72 transmits the temporarily stored data to the I / O control unit 73 in accordance with a command from the control unit 71a (see Fd8).

The ROM 74 stores a monitoring control program and various data. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the ROM 74 supplies them to the control unit 71a in accordance with instructions from the control unit 71a (see Fd6). The ROM 74 can supply various data to the arithmetic unit 71b in accordance with instructions from the control unit 71a (see Fd7).
The EEPROM 75 is an electrically rewritable ROM and stores monitoring data of the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c.

The I / O control unit 73 inputs data received at the LAN cable connector 78, data transmitted from the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c to the RAM 72 (see Fd9), and is stored in the RAM 72. Various data, control signals, and the like are transmitted to the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c.
The LAN interface 76 and the air conditioner interface 77 are connected to the LAN cable connector 78 and the air conditioner connector 79 via the communication lines 82 and 83, and data received at the LAN cable connector 78, Upon receiving data transmitted from the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c, the data is converted into a format that can be processed by the central processing unit 71, or from the I / O control unit 73 to the LAN cable connector 78. In addition, data and control signals output to the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c are converted into a format that can be processed by the LAN cable connector 78 and the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c.

The LAN cable connector 78 is connected to an Ethernet cable 94b (see FIG. 5) extending from the air conditioning equipment management server 5.
As shown in FIG. 3, the outdoor unit 12a, 12b, 12c of the multi-type air conditioner 10a, 10b, 10c is connected to the air conditioner connector 79.
(3) Air Conditioning Equipment Management Server The air conditioning equipment management server 5 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a server main body 50, a timer 57, and a router 61, as shown in FIG. When maintenance or update is required for the air conditioning equipment management server 5, an input device (not shown), a display (not shown), or the like is appropriately connected to an input device interface or a display interface (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the server body 50 mainly includes a central processing unit 51, a main memory 53, a hard disk 54, a connection unit 52, an IDE interface 55, and a LAN interface 56. In the server body 50, the central processing unit 51 is connected via the first bus line 58, the main memory 53 is connected via the second bus line 59, and the LAN interface 56 and the IDE interface 55 are connected via the third bus line 60. Are connected to the connecting portion 52. Here, the central processing unit 51 is, for example, a semiconductor chip called a microprocessor, and mainly includes a control unit 51a and a calculation unit 51b (in addition to a primary cache memory, a secondary cache memory, and the like). May be included). The main memory 53 is a semiconductor chip such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), for example. The connection unit 52 is a semiconductor chip such as a chip set. The hard disk 54 may be an external type.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the hard disk 54 includes programs such as an operating system 54a, a device driver 54b, a wind direction control application 54c, a cooking monitoring application 54d, a cooking start recognition application 54e, and a cooking end recognition application 54f. A database 54g and the like are stored. The operating system 54a is, for example, WINDOWS (registered trademark), MAC OS (registered trademark), OS / 2, UNIX (registered trademark) (for example, Linux (registered trademark)), or BeOS (registered trademark). The hardware management of the units 52 to 54, 57, various interfaces 55 and 56, the router 61, the provision of a user interface, the management of various data, the processing of the common part of the application, and the like are performed. The device driver 54 b is a dedicated program prepared for each of the hard disk 54, the connection unit 52, and the router 61, and provides a bridge for the operating system 54 a to control the hard disk 54, the connection unit 52, and the router 61. Do.

  The cooking monitoring application 54d stores the cooking information or presence / absence information transmitted from the cooking sensor 30 or the person recognition sensor 31 to the air conditioning equipment management server 5 in a predetermined database, or appropriately processes the cooking information. It is a program for building data. In the present embodiment, the cooking monitoring application 54d is always executed, and when the cooking information is received by the air conditioner management server 5, the calculation unit 51b sets the cooking information according to the instructions of the control unit 51a. After conversion to the format (in this embodiment, conversion from the columned text format to the XML format), the data is stored in the hard disk 54.

  The cooking start recognition application 54e determines that cooking has started based on the cooking information. Here, for example, cooking is started when the cooking sensor 30 detects an increase in temperature, an increase in power consumption, an increase in gas consumption, generation of steam or smoke, increase in CO2, generation of cooking noise, generation of odors, and the like. Judge. The cooking end recognition application 54f determines that cooking has ended based on the cooking information. Here, for example, when the cooking sensor 30 detects a decrease in temperature, a decrease in power consumption, a decrease in gas consumption, a loss of steam or smoke, a decrease in CO2, a loss in cooking sound, a loss in odor, etc., cooking is complete. Judge.

  The wind direction control application 54c transmits a signal to start the air direction control to the air conditioning controller 70 when it is determined that cooking is started, or transmits a signal to end the air direction control to the air conditioning controller 70 when it is determined that cooking is completed. It is a program to do. The wind direction control application performs wind direction control based on an angle preset by the user stored in the angle setting database.

  Next, operation | movement of the air-conditioning equipment management server 5 is demonstrated using FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 51a reads a program temporarily stored in the main memory 53 (see Fd5), and loads the calculation unit 51b, the main memory 53, the hard disk 54, the timer 57, and the router 61 according to the read program. The operation is instructed (see Fc1 to Fc5). The calculation unit 51b acquires necessary data from the main memory 53 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 51a (see Fd1) and performs calculation processing (for example, arithmetic calculation processing or logical calculation processing). The main memory 53 acquires programs and data from the hard disk 54 (see Fd3) and temporarily stores them, and temporarily stores data (see Fd2 and Fd7) transmitted from the calculation unit 51b and the router 61. Further, the main memory 53 transmits the temporarily stored data and the like to the arithmetic unit 51b, the main memory 53, the hard disk 54, the timer 57, and the router 61 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 51a (Fd1, Fd4, And Fd6). The hard disk 54 supplies programs, data, and the like to the main memory 53 according to instructions from the control unit 51a (see Fd3) and stores data transmitted from the main memory 53 (see Fd4).

(4) Sensor As the cooking sensor 30, a temperature sensor, a power meter, a gas meter, an oil smoke sensor, a steam sensor, a CO2 sensor, a sound sensor, and an odor sensor are used. Thereby, the change of temperature, electric power, gas, and CO2 and generation | occurrence | production of oil smoke, steam, a sound, and an odor are detected. These pieces of information are transmitted to the air conditioner management server 5, and the air conditioner management server 5 determines the state of the cooking device 40.
As the human recognition sensor 31, a moving body detection sensor is used. Thereby, it is determined whether or not the user exists in the kitchen room. Presence / absence information by the human recognition sensor is transmitted to the air conditioner management server 5, and the air conditioner management server 5 starts the determination of the end of cooking.

<Acquisition of cooking information>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the cooking information acquisition process. In step S1, it is confirmed whether or not the person recognition sensor 31 detects the presence of a person. If the presence of a person is detected, the process proceeds to step S2, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1 again. In step S <b> 2, it is confirmed whether or not the cooking sensor 30 detects the presence of the generated product. If a generated object is detected, the process proceeds to step S3. If not, the process proceeds to step S4. In step S <b> 3, the detected generation information is transmitted to the air conditioning equipment management server 5. The “generated product” mentioned here is steam or oily smoke, CO 2, sound, smell, and the like. After step S3, the process proceeds to step S7. Step S7 will be described in detail later.

  In step S4, the cooking sensor 30 detects the state of the cooking device 40, and proceeds to step S5. Here, the “cooker state” refers to changes in temperature, power consumption, gas consumption, etc. in the cooker 40. In step S5, the cooking sensor 30 transmits the status information of the cooking device 40 to the air conditioning equipment management server 5, and the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6, it is confirmed whether the state information (numerical information) is increasing or decreasing. If the state information is increasing in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7. If the state information is decreasing in step S6, the process proceeds to step S9. In step S6, if there is no change, this process is terminated.

  In step S <b> 7, when receiving the generation information, the air conditioning equipment management server 5 determines that cooking in the cooking device 40 has started and transmits cooking start information to the air conditioning controller 70. In step S <b> 7, when the air conditioner management server 5 recognizes an increase in the state information, it determines that cooking in the cooking device 40 has started, and transmits cooking start information to the air conditioning controller 70. After step S7, the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, the air conditioning controller 70 that has received the cooking start information sends a control signal so that the wind direction of the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c is within the range of the wind direction angle. The wind direction angle will be described later.

  In step S <b> 9, when the air conditioner management server 5 recognizes a decrease in the state information, the air conditioning device management server 5 determines that cooking in the cooking device 40 has ended, and transmits cooking end information to the air conditioning controller 70. After step S9, the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the air conditioning controller 70 that has received the cooking end information ends the wind direction control of the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, and 10c.

<Wind direction adjustment>
When installing the multi-type air conditioners 10a, 10b, 10c in the kitchens 20a, 20b, 20c, the user can adjust the wind direction setting screen 110 so that the wind does not directly hit the cooking device 40. Thereby, the angle (henceforth a wind direction angle) under the wind direction control during cooking can be set. FIG. 9 shows the wind direction setting screen 110.

  In setting the wind direction angle, the upper limit angle is set by the pull-down button 111 and the lower limit angle is set by the pull-down button 112 on the wind direction setting screen 110. A wind direction angle can be set between 0-90 degrees every 15 degrees. Thereby, when installing multi type air conditioner 10a, 10b, 10c, according to the scale of the kitchen, the size of a cooking appliance, etc., an appropriate wind direction angle can be set.

<Features>
(1)
In this wind direction control system, the determination at the start of cooking is performed by cooking information acquisition means (temperature sensor, electric meter, gas meter, oil smoke sensor, steam sensor, CO2 sensor, sound sensor, odor sensor, etc.). It is performed by recognizing increase in power consumption, increase in gas consumption, generation of steam or smoke, increase in CO2, generation of cooking noise, generation of odor, and the like. On the other hand, the determination at the end of cooking is performed by the cooking information acquisition means, such as temperature drop, power consumption reduction, gas consumption reduction, steam or oil smoke loss, CO2 reduction, cooking sound loss, and smell loss. It is done by recognizing. Thereby, when it is determined that cooking is being performed, the wind direction is controlled so that the wind (cold air) from the air conditioner does not hit the cooker.

Therefore, in this wind direction control system, the cooking device is not directly cooled by the wind of the air conditioner, so that excessive heating can be suppressed and energy used can be reduced. Moreover, the temperature unevenness of the cooking by the wind of the air conditioner can be reduced. Moreover, scattering of steam or oily smoke generated from the cooking device can be suppressed.
(2)
In this wind direction control system, when the user turns the cooking switch on and off, the cooking determination unit can determine the start and end of cooking. Therefore, this wind direction control system can determine the timing of the air direction control of the air conditioner at the judgment of the cook. Thereby, wind direction control can be performed at the timing which the cook intended.

(3)
In this wind direction control system, a timer works based on the cooking time set in advance by the user, and based on this, the end of cooking is determined. Therefore, this wind direction control system can end the wind direction control without bothering the user. For this reason, the burden concerning a user can be reduced.

(4)
In this wind direction control system, the presence / absence recognition means recognizes the presence / absence of the user, and when the presence of the user is recognized, the cooking determination unit starts to determine whether cooking is being performed in the cooking device. For this reason, when a user exists in the space air-conditioned by the air conditioner, it is determined whether or not to start the wind direction control. Accordingly, since the burden on the cooking determination unit is reduced, information processing is performed smoothly. Moreover, the energy consumption by this control can be suppressed.

(5)
In this wind direction control system, the user can set the wind direction in the wind direction adjustment unit. Therefore, the user can adjust the wind direction angle according to the size of the kitchen, the size of the cooker, and the like. Thereby, the wind direction control suitable for a user's various utilization environment is realizable. For this reason, it is not necessary to make wind direction control systems corresponding to various usage environments, and production costs and development costs can be suppressed.

<Modification>
(A)
In the wind direction control system according to the previous embodiment, the multi-type air conditioner is the control target, but the control target of the present invention is not limited to the multi-type air conditioner. The control target may be, for example, another type of air conditioner such as a room air conditioner or a central air conditioner, or may be equipment such as an exhaust fan or an air supply fan. In the case of a room air conditioner, a control device serving as an air conditioning controller and an air conditioning equipment management server is provided inside the room air conditioner body or inside the remote control.

(B)
In the wind direction control system according to the previous embodiment, the determination of the start of cooking and the end of cooking in the cooking determination unit has been performed by detecting the occurrence of the product and detecting the change in the state of the cooker. Or you may perform by at least any one of the detection of the change of the state of a cooking appliance. Moreover, although the generation | occurrence | production product in this case is steam or oil smoke, CO2, a sound, and a smell, you may combine at least 1 or more of these. Moreover, although the state of the cooking appliance was set to temperature, power consumption, and gas consumption, it may be a combination of at least one of these.

(C)
In the wind direction control system according to the form of the previous embodiment, the determination of the start and end of cooking in the cooking determination unit was performed by detecting the generated product and detecting the change in the state of the cooker. It may be performed by turning on and off the cooking switch.
(D)
In the wind direction control system according to the embodiment of the previous embodiment, the end of cooking in the cooking determination unit is determined by detecting the occurrence of the product and the change in the state of the cooker. May be performed with a set timer.

(E)
In the wind direction control system according to the form of the previous embodiment, the adjustment of the wind direction was previously set by the user by the wind direction adjustment unit, but the cold air was emitted from the air conditioner and linked with the temperature sensor installed in the cooker. The wind direction angle may be determined. In this case, the air direction of the air conditioner is automatically determined at an angle at which the temperature of the temperature sensor does not decrease. In addition, the transmitter may be installed in the cooker, and the receiver may be installed in the air conditioner so that the place where the cooker exists is recognized and the operation avoiding the range of the cooker may be performed.

(F)
In the wind direction control system according to the form of the previous embodiment, the wind direction is adjusted every 15 ° on the wind direction setting screen, but this wind direction angle is not limited to every 15 °. In this case, for example, this angle may be every 10 ° or every 20 °.
(G)
In the wind direction control system according to the form of the previous embodiment, the adjustment of the wind direction may be performed while blowing air from the air conditioner at the time of setting, and the user can set it while directly confirming the wind direction.

(H)
In the wind direction control system according to the form of the previous embodiment, the moving object detection sensor is used as the human recognition sensor. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the determination may be made using the change in the captured image. It may be determined by specifying the position of the transmitter or receiver carried by the person by triangulation, or the transmitter is carried by the user and the position of the transmitter is specified using the radio wave intensity. You may determine by doing.

(I)
In the wind direction control system according to the form of the previous embodiment, the air conditioner management server confirms that the user exists in the kitchen room by the human recognition sensor, acquires cooking information by the cooking sensor, and performs the wind direction control. However, it is also possible to determine whether or not to control the wind direction using only cooking information without using a human recognition sensor.

  The wind direction control system and the wind direction control method according to the present invention can reduce the energy used by suppressing excessive heating of the cooker, and the wind direction control system and the wind direction control method of an air conditioner linked to the cooking state in the cooker Useful as.

The system block diagram of the wind direction control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The layout of the air-conditioning equipment which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The internal block diagram of the air-conditioning controller of the wind direction control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure showing the flow of the control signal and data in the air-conditioning controller of the wind direction control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The internal block diagram of the air conditioning equipment management server of the wind direction control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure showing the flow of the control signal and data in the air-conditioning equipment management server of the wind direction control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The image figure of the hard disk of the air-conditioning equipment management server of the wind direction control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart showing the flow of the wind direction control process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The wind direction setting screen of the wind direction control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10a, 10b, 10c Multi-type air conditioner (air conditioner)
30 Cooking sensor (cooking information acquisition means)
31 person recognition sensor (existence recognition means)
40 Cooker 5 Air-conditioning equipment management server (cooking judgment section)
57 Timer (Time measuring means)
70 Air conditioning controller (wind direction controller)
110 Wind direction setting screen (wind direction adjustment part)

Claims (6)

Cooking information acquisition means (30) for acquiring cooking information which is state information of the cooking device (40) or generation information of the generated product from the cooking device (40);
Based on the cooking information acquired by the cooking information acquisition means (30), a cooking determination unit (5) for determining whether cooking is being performed in the cooking device (40);
A wind direction controller (70) for controlling the wind direction so as not to apply wind to the cooker (40) when it is determined that cooking is being performed in the cooker (40);
A wind direction control system for an air conditioner (10a, 10b, 10c). The cooking information acquisition means (30)
A cooking switch capable of determining the start and end of cooking,
Determining the start and end of the cooking by turning on and off the cooking switch;
The wind direction control system of the air conditioner (10a, 10b, 10c) according to claim 1. The cooking information acquisition means (30)
Having time measuring means (57) capable of measuring time;
Based on the cooking time preset by the user, the end of the cooking is determined by measuring the time of the time measuring means (57).
A wind direction control system for an air conditioner (10a, 10b, 10c) according to claim 1 or 2. It further comprises presence / absence recognition means (31) capable of recognizing whether or not a user exists in a space to be air-conditioned by the air conditioner (10a, 10b, 10c),
When the user recognition unit recognizes the presence of the user in the space, the cooking determination unit (5) determines whether cooking is performed in the cooking device (40) based on the cooking information. Start to judge,
The wind direction control system of the air conditioner (10a, 10b, 10c) in any one of Claim 1 to 3. A wind direction adjusting unit (230) capable of setting the wind direction;
The wind direction control system of the air conditioner (10a, 10b, 10c) according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The cooking information acquisition means (30) for acquiring cooking information which is state information of the cooking appliance (40) or generation information of the generated product from the cooking appliance (40), and the cooking information acquisition means (30) acquired. A control method of a wind direction control system of an air conditioner (10a, 10b, 10c), comprising: a cooking determination unit (5) that determines whether cooking is performed in the cooking device (40) based on the cooking information. Because
When it is determined that cooking is being performed in the cooking device (40), the wind direction is controlled so as not to apply wind to the cooking device (40).
Wind direction control method.

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