JP2008070093A - Air-conditioner system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air-conditioner system capable of instructing differing, optimum operation patterns, depending on the individual user, using a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: This air-conditioner system is provided with an air conditioner 10, having a control part 11 for controlling an operation, a reception part 12 formed to receive a control signal S, and a remote controller 100 for transmitting the control signal S; and the remote controller 100 is provided with a screen display panel 102, a touch pen 103 for inputting external information in the screen display panel 102 and for operating the remote controller 100, a transmission button 105 for instructing transmission of the information input by the touch pen 103 as the control signal S to the air conditioner 10, and a storage part 112 for storing the information input by the touch pen 103, or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner system having a remote control device and the like, and more particularly, to an apparatus capable of operating adjustment considering individual differences.

  For example, a remote control device is used to change the operation setting of the air conditioner. The remote control device has been devised in various ways to improve operability. For example, there is a touch panel type that detects a contact position on the screen display panel by pressure-sensitive, heat-sensitive, electrostatic sensing, or magnetic sensing. By operating such a touch panel remote control device, there is one that can easily set the set temperature and set time of the air conditioner (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Also, in order to be able to adjust the room temperature at bedtime according to the season, the remote control device stores the mode operation pattern at bedtime for each season and operates the air conditioner along this pattern. Yes (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2000-146271 A JP 2006-162168 A

  The above-described air conditioner remote control device has the following problems. That is, even if the time and temperature can be easily set by using the remote control device of the touch panel, it is only for ease of use and a comfortable indoor space cannot be obtained. In addition, it is said that the temperature pattern that matches the biological rhythm is good during sleep, but if you use the pattern of mode operation at bedtime that is stored in advance in the remote control device, Due to the difference, the temperature pattern is not necessarily matched to the user's biological rhythm, and is not necessarily a good driving pattern.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner system capable of instructing an optimum operation pattern which varies depending on each user by a simple operation.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the air conditioner system of the present invention is configured as follows.

  In an air conditioner system comprising an operating means for operating the air conditioner and a control unit for controlling the operation of the air conditioner by operating the operating means, the operating means is at least in the air conditioner. A storage unit storing an operation pattern having parameters of an operation time and a set temperature, and the operation pattern stored in the storage unit, with either one of the operation time and the set temperature on the horizontal axis and the other on the vertical axis A touch panel type screen display panel that can be displayed and changed by touching the displayed operation pattern, and a transmission means for transmitting the operation pattern displayed on the screen display panel to the air conditioner It is characterized by comprising.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to instruct an optimum driving pattern that differs depending on each user by a simple operation.

  1A is a perspective view showing an outline of an air conditioner system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a block diagram showing the configuration of the air conditioner system 1, and FIG. It is a front view which shows the remote control apparatus 100 to be used. In FIG. 1A, S denotes a control signal. In addition, the driving | operation pattern used in this description has shown the combination of driving | running time and preset temperature.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the air conditioner system 1 includes an air conditioner 10 and a remote control device (operation means) 100 that transmits operation information to the air conditioner 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the air conditioner 10 is formed to be able to receive a control unit 11 that controls operation and a control signal S from the remote control device 100, and is connected to the control unit 11 of the air conditioner 10. A receiving unit 12 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control device 100 includes a housing 101, a touch panel screen display panel 102 provided on the surface of the housing 101, for example, capable of detecting a contact position by pressure sensing, and a screen display A touch pen 103 for inputting external information via the panel 102, a setting button 104 provided on the housing 101 for performing various settings, and an instruction to transmit the input information to the air conditioner 10 as a control signal S. A send button 105. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1B, an operation control unit 110, a transmission unit 111 that transmits a control signal S to the air conditioner 10 by infrared rays or the like, and a storage unit that stores a plurality of operation patterns are included in the housing 101. 112, an input unit 113 that receives input signals from the image display panel 102 and the setting button 104, and an image display panel control unit 114 that controls the display screen of the image display panel 102.

  In the air conditioner system 1 configured as described above, first, an appropriate driving pattern (for example, sleep driving pattern) is called on the screen display panel 102 by the setting button 104 of the remote control device 100. On the screen display panel 102, the horizontal axis displays the continuous operation time (for example, overnight time) and the vertical axis indicates the indoor set temperature, and the displayed operation pattern is superimposed.

  The sleep driving pattern is based on a temperature change pattern based on the biological rhythm of sleep. When the air conditioner 10 is operated with the sleep operation pattern displayed on the screen display panel 102, the transmission button 105 is pressed, and the control signal S is transmitted from the remote control device 100 to the air conditioner 10. The air conditioner 10 receives the control signal S from the receiving unit 12 and receives the control signal S from the receiving unit 12 by the control unit 11, thereby driving according to the sleep driving pattern.

  Here, when the user wants to change the sleep driving pattern of the air conditioner 10, the set temperature for a desired time among the sleep driving patterns displayed on the screen display panel 102, and the touch pen 103 on the screen display panel 102. Change to desired temperature by contact. For example, when using the air conditioner 10 using the sleep driving pattern registered in the storage unit 112 and the user feels dawn chilly, the set temperature of the dawn is set with the touch pen 110 as shown in FIG. The control signal S of the sleep driving pattern that has been changed by 1 ° C. is transmitted to the air conditioner 10. From this time on, the air conditioner 10 is operated with the sleep operation pattern whose setting has been changed.

  As described above, the sleep driving pattern stored in the remote control device 100 is called, the control signal S of the sleep driving pattern is transmitted from the remote control device 100 to the air conditioner 10, and the air conditioner according to the sleep driving pattern. 10 operations are controlled. If the user wants to set the desired temperature, the sleep driving pattern stored in the remote control device 100 is called, and the sleep driving pattern displayed on the screen display panel 102 is changed with the touch pen 103. That's fine.

  As described above, according to the air conditioner 10 according to the present embodiment, the sleep operation pattern stored in the screen display panel 102 is called, and this control signal S is transmitted from the remote control device 100 to the air conditioner 10. By transmitting and controlling the operation of the air conditioner 10 by this control signal S, the temperature adjustment of the continuous operation (temperature pattern) can be easily performed. In addition, when the user wants to set a desired temperature, the sleep driving pattern can be called and the user can set the driving pattern by himself using the touch pen 103 from the screen display panel 102. Become.

  Therefore, even when a fine temperature change is set, it is not necessary to individually input numerical values such as temperature and time, and the operation efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, it is possible to set personal discrimination such as user preference and physical condition based on the sleep temperature pattern based on the biological rhythm of sleep, providing a user with a highly satisfactory driving pattern of temperature change can do.

  3 and 4 are explanatory views showing a remote control device 100 according to a first modification of the air conditioner system 1. 3 and 4, the same functional parts as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In this modification, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, when information such as the user's sex, age, blood pressure, pulse, meal amount, and body fat percentage is input using the setting button 104 of the remote control device 100, The controller 110 discriminates information based on individual differences of the user, such as cold and hot. Based on this determination, an optimal sleep driving pattern (hereinafter referred to as “recommended sleep driving pattern”) among the driving patterns stored in the storage unit 112 is called from information based on individual differences, and this recommended sleep driving pattern. Is displayed on the image display panel 102.

  For example, if it is determined that the temperature is cold, for example, based on information input by the user, a recommended driving pattern is displayed on the screen display panel 102 for the user who has set the room temperature slightly higher, as shown in FIG. The solid line above the temperature-time graph (driving pattern graph) displayed on the screen display panel 102 in FIG. 4 is the recommended driving pattern for the user, and the lower chain line is the basic sleep driving pattern.

  When the user sets the recommended driving pattern, the recommended driving pattern is selected, the transmission button 130 is pressed, and the control signal S of the recommended driving pattern is transmitted to the air conditioner 10, so that the air based on the recommended driving pattern is obtained. The control operation of the conditioner 10 is performed.

  As described above, according to the air conditioner system 1 according to the present modification, the air conditioner 10 can be operated with an optimal operation pattern in consideration of individual differences only by inputting user information.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a remote control device 100 according to a second modification of the air conditioner system 1. In FIG. 5, the same functional parts as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the remote control device 100 includes a preference button (selection means) 106 provided on the housing 101. The storage unit 102 provided in the remote control device 100 can store an operation pattern set by the user as described above in addition to an operation pattern stored in advance. Thereby, the control signal S of the operation pattern which the user likes among a plurality of operation patterns can be transmitted to the air conditioner 10 by the preference button 106.

  For example, the user sets sleep driving patterns different for five days with the touch pen 103, and causes the air conditioner 10 to drive with these sleep driving patterns. Within these 5 days, the driving pattern that best sleeps (suitable to the user) is selected and registered in the preference button 106. By registering the operation pattern in the preference button 106, pressing the preference button 106 transmits the control signal S of the operation pattern suitable for the user to the air conditioner 10 to operate the air conditioner 10. be able to.

  As described above, according to the air conditioner system 1 according to the present modified example, the sleep operation mode suitable for the user is stored in the storage unit 112 without being limited to the sleep operation mode mounted on the air conditioner 10. Thus, the air conditioner 10 can be operated with an optimal operation pattern with a single button.

  FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the set temperature of the air conditioner 10 according to the third modification of the air conditioner system 1 and the outside air temperature.

  In the air conditioner 10, the outside air temperature is input to the control unit 11, and the operation of the air conditioner 10 is stopped when the outside air temperature is equal to or lower than the set temperature during the cooling operation and the outside air temperature is equal to or higher than the set temperature during the heating operation. Or switch to driving using outside air.

  As shown in FIG. 6, for example, in the summer, when the sleep operation mode is set such that the set temperature is lowered by 2 ° C. from the set temperature of 28 ° C. and the room temperature is increased to 29 ° C. until dawn, the outside air temperature decreases at dawn and the night Around 3 o'clock, the outside air temperature may become lower than the set temperature of the air conditioner 10. Normally, when the outside air temperature becomes lower than the set temperature while the air conditioner 10 is in operation (during cooling operation), the user stops the operation of the air conditioner 10, but the user does not drive during sleep. I can't stop. For this reason, when the outside air temperature is higher than the set temperature, the air conditioner 10 is operated according to the sleep operation mode, and when the set temperature becomes higher than the outside air temperature, the operation of the air conditioner 10 is automatically stopped, or Then, the cooling operation is stopped and the operation is performed with outside air introduced.

  As described above, according to the air conditioner system 1 according to the present modification, wasteful air is obtained by automatically controlling the balance between the outside air and the room temperature in consideration of the temperature difference between the outside air temperature and the room temperature. By reducing the operation of the conditioner 10, power consumption can be suppressed and optimal temperature adjustment can be performed.

  Drawing 7 is an explanatory view showing air harmony machine system 1 concerning the 4th modification of one embodiment. In FIG. 7, the same functional parts as those in FIG. 1A are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the air conditioner system 1 includes a network system 200. The network system 200 includes a modem 220 connected to the Internet 210, a home gateway 240 connected to the modem 220 via a LAN 230 or the like, and a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) connected to the home gateway 240 by wire or wireless 250. 260, and the air conditioner 10 is connected to the PC 260 via a home gateway 240 by wire or wireless 250. In addition, another PC 261 is connected to the Internet 210.

  In the air conditioner system 1 configured as described above, the operation pattern can be controlled from the PC 260 that can be connected to the Internet 210 via the home gateway 240 and in which software capable of controlling the air conditioner 10 is installed. For example, the PC 260 is started up, a setting screen similar to the screen display panel 102 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display, and the operation pattern is corrected on the PC 260. The setting screen displayed on the display of the PC 260 is set or changed with a cursor or the like so that the setting of the screen display panel 102 is changed with the touch pen 103, and the air conditioner 10 is changed from the PC 260 via the home gateway 240. Send control information. The air conditioner 10 receives the transmitted operation pattern and performs a control operation.

  Thereby, even if it is the air conditioner system 1 which does not necessarily use the remote control apparatus 100 which has a touch pen function, a sleep driving pattern can be set easily.

  It is also possible to control the air conditioner 10 from the PC 261 via the Internet 210. The user installs software that can control the air conditioner 10 on a PC 261 (installed in a company, a separate house, etc.) or the like provided at a location away from the location where the air conditioner 10 is installed.

  The PC 261 is connected to the Internet 210, a setting screen similar to the screen display panel 102 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display, and the operation pattern is corrected on the PC 261. The setting screen displayed on the display of the PC 261 is set or changed with a cursor or the like so that the setting of the screen display panel 102 is changed with the touch pen 103, and the air conditioning is performed from the home gateway 240 via the Internet 210 from the PC 261. Control information is transmitted to the machine 10. The air conditioner 10 receives the transmitted operation pattern and performs a control operation.

  Thereby, the air conditioner 10 can be controlled via the Internet 210. Thus, the operation pattern of the air conditioner 10 can be set by the PC 261 even from a remote location so that the user's family can sleep well, for example, by overtime, a business trip, and living away.

  As described above, according to the air conditioner system 1 according to this modification, even the air conditioner 10 having the remote control device 100 has an equivalent function (such as setting of a sleep driving pattern) by having a network connection function. It can be used. Further, the air conditioner 10 can be operated even at a remote location.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the remote control device 10 may be one that senses pressure with a finger or the like without using the touch pen 103, or may be applied not with pressure but with heat, electrostatic sensing, magnetic sensing, or the like. Moreover, although it was set as the sleep driving pattern, it can be applied to driving patterns for daytime indoor activities, when getting up, at the time of sleep introduction, the indoor environment of pets, and the like. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The perspective view which shows the outline | summary of the air conditioner system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the air conditioner system. The front view which shows the remote control apparatus used for the same air conditioner system. The front view which shows the 1st modification of the air conditioner system. The front view which shows the modification. The front view which shows the 2nd modification of the air conditioner system. The graph which shows the relationship between the setting temperature and external temperature in the 3rd modification of the same air conditioner system. Explanatory drawing which shows the network system which concerns on the 4th modification of the air conditioner system.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Air conditioner system, 10 ... Air conditioner, 100 ... Remote control apparatus, 102 ... Screen display panel, 103 ... Touch pen, 105 ... Send button, S ... Control signal.

Claims (5)

In an air conditioner system comprising operating means for operating the air conditioner, and a controller for controlling the operation of the air conditioner by operating the operating means,
The operation means includes a storage unit in which an operation pattern having at least an operation time and a set temperature parameter in the air conditioner is stored;
The operation pattern stored in this storage unit can be displayed with either the operation time or set temperature as the horizontal axis and the other as the vertical axis, and the displayed operation pattern can be changed by touching the screen. Touch panel screen display panel,
An air conditioner system comprising: transmission means for transmitting the operation pattern displayed on the screen display panel to the air conditioner. The operation means includes an input unit for inputting at least one parameter among sex, age, blood pressure, pulse, meal amount, and body fat percentage;
The air conditioner system according to claim 1, further comprising a pattern change unit that changes the operation time and set temperature of the operation pattern based on the parameters. The storage unit can store a plurality of the operation patterns,
The operation means includes a selection means for selecting one operation pattern from a plurality of operation patterns stored in the storage unit,
The air conditioner system according to claim 1, further comprising: a setting reading unit that reads the operation pattern selected by the selection unit from the storage unit and displays the operation pattern on the screen display panel.   The control unit compares the set temperature during operation with the outside air temperature. When the outside air temperature is equal to or lower than the set temperature during cooling operation and equal to or greater than the set temperature during heating operation, the control is stopped or the outside air is The air conditioner system according to claim 1, wherein the room temperature is adjusted by use.   The air conditioner system according to claim 1, wherein the operation means is a client computer connected via a network.

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