JP2008098897A - Remote control unit of household electrical appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To materialize a remote control unit which controls two or more household electrical appliances in mutual collaboration. <P>SOLUTION: In the household electrical appliances, a means for communicating with two or more wireless transmission devices, for example, a television set 13 is given to an input means of a one-remote-control main body 1 for controlling household electrical appliances, for example, a cleaner 7. When raising the output of a motor 8 of the cleaner 7, that is, when noise becomes high, the remote control operates simultaneously so that the volume of the television set 13 may become high, thus confirming the viewing and listening of the television set 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to control of electrical devices existing in a home, and particularly relates to cooperation of a plurality of electrical devices by remote operation.

  Today, remote control devices for home electric appliances, that is, remote controls, are remarkably widespread, and it can be said that most electric devices such as sound, lighting, and housework are equipped with a remote control.

  Therefore, the home is flooded with remote controls. In order to overcome this situation, there is one that can control the control of home appliances such as television, video, and DVD that are used as a unit with a single remote control.

FIG. 10 shows a configuration of a conventional remote control device, which includes an electric device 100 and a remote control 101 using infrared rays for control. A control adapter 103 is installed in a remote control light receiving unit 102 of the electric device 100. An electric device is controlled by infrared rays, and the control adapter 103 receives a command from the PHS slave device 106 via the wireless device, for example, the terminal adapter 104 and the PHS master device 105, so that the indoor device can operate even with a command from the outdoors. It has a configuration (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-32153 A

  However, although the above-mentioned conventional remote control device can control home electrical equipment with a plurality of independent control means (PHP, infrared remote control), a remote control that automatically controls the equipment side affected by the use of the equipment is Did not exist.

  With the widespread use of remote controls in the home, it has been necessary to provide a remote control device for home electric appliances that is easy to use by integrating individual remote control devices.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a remote control device for home electric equipment that makes home electric equipment comfortable and exhibits its original function through communication.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the remote control device for household electrical equipment according to the present invention includes an input means for remotely instructing control of a plurality of household electrical equipment, and a remote operation control of a specified electrical equipment by the input means. The other electric devices have a function of controlling in conjunction with each other.

  As a result, when one household electric appliance is controlled, it is possible to simultaneously adjust other household electric appliances that are affected, and it is possible to keep the performance of the electric appliances in the home in the best condition.

  According to the present invention, when one household electric appliance is controlled, it is possible to simultaneously adjust other household electric appliances that are affected, and it is possible to keep the performance of electric appliances in the home in the best condition It becomes.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input means for remotely instructing control of a plurality of household electric devices, and a home having a function of controlling other electric devices in conjunction with remote control of designated electric devices by the input means. A remote control device for electrical equipment is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, in particular, in the first aspect of the invention, the input means is a hand operating means for remotely controlling the rotation of a motor that generates a suction force for dust of the vacuum cleaner, and wirelessly transmits a signal from the hand operating means, It is not necessary to change the setting of other household electric appliances according to the number of rotations of the motor.

  A signal is transmitted from the transmitter to the remote control receiver of another household electrical appliance, and the sound of the television changes in accordance with the number of rotations of the motor of the vacuum cleaner. There is no need to change the TV sound level.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, particularly in the second aspect of the invention, the remote control receiver of other household electrical appliances wirelessly transmitted from the hand operating means of the vacuum cleaner is a remote control receiver of the television, and the motor of the vacuum cleaner is rotated. The TV setting can be automatically changed according to the noise level due to the change in the number.

  According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in particular, in the third aspect of the invention, when the rotational speed of the motor of the vacuum cleaner is set to a high rotational speed, the sound output level of the television is increased by a predetermined level to rotate the motor. When the number of rotations is set to the standard or weak rotation, it is instructed by wireless transmission to return to the original level, depending on the noise level that fluctuates due to the change in the number of rotations of the motor of the vacuum cleaner Since the volume changes in conjunction with each other, it is possible to save time and effort for changing the volume of the TV.

  In the fifth invention, in particular, in the first to fourth inventions, the wireless transmission means is a specific low-power radio, and a sufficient transmission distance and a large number of devices can be identified. Demonstrates excellent performance in communication with devices.

  The sixth invention is configured to receive input information transmitted wirelessly from the input means of the home appliance, and transmit control information corresponding to the input information to a plurality of devices in the home. A large number of devices can be optimally controlled.

  7th invention receives the input information transmitted by radio | wireless from the input means of household appliances, and transmits the control information corresponding to the said input information to several apparatuses in a home according to a predetermined priority. It is possible to optimally control a large number of devices in the home.

  In the eighth invention, in particular, in the seventh invention, when the input information transmitted from the input means from the combustion equipment is received, the ventilator is operated, and the indoor ventilation state is kept optimal, so that it is safe. It has the effect of maintaining the home environment.

  In the ninth invention, in particular, in the seventh invention, when the input information transmitted from the input means from the vacuum cleaner is received, the ventilator is activated, and the dust scattered by the cleaning is quickly discharged to the outdoors. This contributes to improving the indoor air quality.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
In FIG. 1, when a key 2 that is an input means of the remote control main body 1 is pressed, the remote control main body 1
A command is issued from the electric device 3 (for example, by infrared communication).

  On the other hand, a command wirelessly transmitted via the antenna 4 from a wireless communication means (not shown) built in the remote control main body 1 is received by the antenna 6 of another electrical device 5 and the function of the electrical device 5 is set. .

  In this way, when the operation command of one electric device 3 is affected at the same time or the related electric device 5 operates in cooperation, the device in the home can exhibit its own performance at the best state at that time. It becomes possible to set as follows.

  FIG. 2 shows another remote control device for household electric appliances, in which a remote control main body 1 is installed as a hand switch of the vacuum cleaner 7, and the rotation speed of a motor 8 that is a power for sucking dust from the antenna 4 of the remote control main body 1. Is sent to the antenna 9 of the main body.

  At the same time, a command is also sent to the other electric device 10 via the antenna 11, and the motor 8 of the cleaner 7 and the other electric device 10 are controlled by one remote control body 1.

  The remote control body 1 is installed as a hand switch of the vacuum cleaner 7 and the motor 8 is wirelessly controlled. The wireless signal does not have to pass a control signal transmission cable inside the hose 12 that controls the motor 8. Since the hose 12 is light and can be made supple, it aims to improve operability.

  It is also intended to improve the indoor environment when the cleaner 7 is used by simultaneously controlling other electrical devices 10 that are affected when the cleaner is used.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a command is issued from the antenna 4 of the remote control main body 1 of the cleaner 7 to the antenna 14 of the television 13 simultaneously with a signal for controlling the motor 8 of the cleaner 7. It is done.

  With this configuration, it is possible to perform control so that the state of the television 13 is best maintained even when the cleaner 7 is operating.

  4A and 4B show the control state of the television. FIG. 4A shows the volume display 17 on the television screen when the “standard / weak” key 15 on the remote control body 1 of the cleaner 7 is pressed, and FIG. 4B shows the cleaner 7. A volume display 18 on the television screen when the “strong” key 16 of the remote control body 1 is pressed is shown. In the “strong” driving state, the noise is loud and the volume of the television 13 is increased to make it easier to hear, and the volume is returned when the “standard / weak” key is pressed.

  Thus, it is not necessary to adjust the volume of the television 13 each time the suction force is switched, so that the television 13 can be viewed without stress even during cleaning.

  FIG. 5 shows an image of wireless transmission. The wireless transmission is performed by a specific low-power transmission method, and transmission can be performed with little obstacles such as room partitions, and an authentication number (ID) of the device is included in the transmission signal. It is possible to perform reliable control by performing transmission with the transmission.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 shows a remote control device for household electrical equipment according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the antenna 19 receives wireless transmission from the remote control body 1 indoors, The repeater 20 for transmitting to the electrical equipment is installed.

  By providing the repeater 20 as described above, it is advantageous in terms of transmission speed, ease of configuration of the control device, and the like, compared with the case where many devices are directly controlled from the remote control main body 1, and is controlled in the home. As the number of devices increases, the advantage of installing the repeater 20 increases.

  FIG. 7 shows a specific example, and a storage unit 21 is provided in the repeater 20, in which a priority control procedure for indoor devices is stored.

  When a radio signal is received from the remote control main body 1, it is received by the antenna 22, and a command signal is transmitted to each corresponding device by radio according to the procedure of the storage unit 21. As a result, the indoor electric device is set to be used in the best condition.

  FIG. 8 shows still another specific example. When the key 24 for turning on the forced circulation type oil hot air heater 23 as a combustion apparatus is pushed, the forced circulation type oil hot air heater 23 starts to burn.

  At the same time, it is transmitted from the repeater 20 via the antennas 22 and 26 so as to turn on the ventilation fan 25 from the information transmitted to the repeater 20 and the contents of the storage unit 21.

  In this way, sufficient ventilation in cooperation with the operation of the combustion equipment can greatly contribute to the safety and health of life.

  FIG. 9 shows still another specific example. When the “strong” key 16 for instructing the high suction force operation of the cleaner 7 is pressed, the operation of the cleaner 7 starts.

  At the same time, it is transmitted from the repeater 20 via the antennas 22 and 26 so as to turn on the ventilation fan 25 from the information transmitted to the repeater 20 and the contents of the storage unit 21. In this manner, sufficient ventilation can be greatly contributed to the health by cooperating with the ventilation of the vacuum cleaner 7 where dust moves indoors.

  As described above, the home electric appliance remote control device according to the present invention can set the operation of other related devices in cooperation by operating one remote control device. It can also be used to control electrical equipment at business sites.

1 is a configuration diagram of a remote control device for household electrical equipment according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram of the remote control apparatus of the other household electrical appliances in the 1st Embodiment of this invention The block diagram of the remote control apparatus of the further another household electric appliance in the 1st Embodiment of this invention (A) Explanatory diagram showing the volume display on the TV screen when the “Standard / Weak” key on the remote control body of the vacuum cleaner is pressed, (b) Volume display on the TV screen when the “Strong” key is pressed 18 Explanatory drawing showing Wireless transmission image diagram in the first embodiment of the present invention The block diagram of the remote control apparatus of the household appliances in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention The block diagram of the remote control device of the other household electric equipment in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention The block diagram of the remote control apparatus of the further another household electrical appliance in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention The block diagram of the remote control apparatus of the household electric appliance further in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention Configuration diagram of remote control for conventional household electrical equipment

Explanation of symbols

1 Remote control body 2 Input means (key)
3,5 Electric equipment 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 19, 22, 26 Antenna 7 Vacuum cleaner 13 Television 17, 18 Volume display 20 Repeater

Claims (9)

A remote controller for home electrical equipment having a function of remotely controlling control of a plurality of household electrical appliances, and a function of controlling other electrical appliances in conjunction with remote control of the designated electrical appliance by the input means. apparatus. The input means is a hand operating means for remotely controlling the rotation of a motor for generating dust suction force of a vacuum cleaner, wirelessly transmitting a signal from the hand operating means, and from the transmitter according to the number of rotations of the motor The household electric appliance remote control device according to claim 1, wherein a signal is transmitted to a remote control receiving unit of another household electrical appliance. 3. The remote control device for household electric equipment according to claim 2, wherein the remote control receiving unit of other household electrical appliances wirelessly transmitted from the hand operating means of the vacuum cleaner is a remote control receiving unit of a television. When the number of rotations of the motor of the vacuum cleaner is set to a high number of rotations, the audio output level of the television is increased by a predetermined level, and the number of rotations of the motor is set to a number of rotations corresponding to standard or low. 4. The remote control device for home electric equipment according to claim 3, wherein the remote control device is instructed by wireless transmission to return to the original level. 5. The remote control device for household electric appliances according to claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission means is a specific low power radio. A remote control device for a home electric appliance that receives input information transmitted wirelessly from an input means of a home appliance and transmits control information corresponding to the input information to a plurality of devices in the home. A remote control device for home electric appliances which receives input information transmitted wirelessly from an input means of home appliances and transmits control information corresponding to the input information to a plurality of devices in the home according to a predetermined priority order. 8. The remote control device for household electrical equipment according to claim 7, wherein when the input information transmitted from the input means from the combustion equipment is received, the ventilator is activated. 8. The remote control device for home electric appliance according to claim 7, wherein when the input information transmitted from the input means from the vacuum cleaner is received, the ventilator is activated.