JP2009030854A - Control device of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of an air conditioner capable of improving visibility and convenience in an air supply setting operation. <P>SOLUTION: This control device (remote controller) 1 of the air conditioner A performs an operation according to a plurality of kinds of air supply settings. The control device comprises a display means 6 having at least an air supply setting display area for displaying the air supply setting, and a control means 3 for switching the display contents in the air supply setting display area to the display relating to the set air supply setting. The display means 6 displays at least a display image having various designs for every kind of air supply settings and an index portion indicating a state of the air supply setting, as the display relating to the air supply setting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for an air conditioner, and more particularly to a control device for an air conditioner including a display unit that can freely change display contents.

  Conventionally, a control device for an air conditioner performs switching of operation functions such as a cooling operation, a heating operation, a dehumidifying operation or a humidifying operation, and setting of a set temperature, a set humidity, and the like. Hereinafter, settings such as the left and right direction of blow, the up and down direction of blow, or the strength (wind speed) of blow are performed. Also, in recent years, such an air conditioner control device is generally provided with display means for displaying various operating states and set values, and the user confirms the setting condition of the air conditioner by the display means. However, it is possible to switch operation functions and the like (for example, see Patent Document 1).

FIG. 3 shows an example of display on the display means provided in the control device of the air conditioner. The display means 10 displays the indicator portions 12a to 12c indicating the air blow setting state together with the main body display images 11a to 11c simulating an air conditioner so that the user can easily imagine the air blow setting state. In many cases, the main body display images 11a to 11c and the indicator portions 12a to 12c are displayed at specific display positions that are independent of each other according to the type of the air blowing setting.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-118628

  However, since the conventional air conditioner control device has a display area for each of the air flow settings and always displays them side by side, the size of each display is reduced, and similar displays are mixed. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to see the display during the setting operation, and it is not convenient to confirm whether the setting change has been made effective.

  This invention is made in view of this problem, and it aims at providing the control apparatus of the air conditioner which can improve the visibility and the convenience at the time of setting operation of ventilation setting. To do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an air conditioner control device that operates according to a plurality of types of airflow settings, and includes at least a display unit that displays airflow setting display areas, And a control means for switching the display content in the air flow setting display area to a display related to the air flow setting for which the operation has been performed when a setting operation for the air flow setting is detected.

  Further, the display means displays at least a display image having a different design for each type of the air blowing setting and an indicator portion indicating the state of the air blowing setting as the display relating to the air blowing setting.

  In addition, the control means may sequentially switch and display the display related to each airflow setting in the airflow setting display area of the display means when a predetermined time has elapsed without detecting the airflow setting setting operation. Features.

  Further, as the air blow setting, there are a plurality of air blow left / right direction settings, air blow up / down direction settings and wind speed settings.

  Further, the display means includes a dot matrix type display element.

  The present invention relates to a control device for an air conditioner, and can improve visibility and convenience when performing a setting operation for air blowing settings.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The remote controller (control device) 1 has a key input means 2, a control means 3, a storage unit 4, a transmission / reception means 5, and a display means 6, and transmits a control signal to operate the air conditioner A. It is something to control.

  The key input means 2 includes, for example, a push button switch and performs various operations related to the control of the air conditioner A. Further, in the present embodiment, the key input means 2 performs a setting operation of air blowing settings including air blowing left / right direction setting, air blowing up / down direction setting and wind speed setting.

  The control means 3 is mainly configured by a microcomputer, and includes a CPU for executing a predetermined program, a ROM storing the program, a RAM temporarily storing calculation results, and the like. A drive circuit for outputting a control signal to control the operation of the harmony machine A, an interface unit for inputting an operation signal from the key input means 2, and the like are provided. Moreover, the control means 3 switches the display regarding each said ventilation setting to the display means 6 according to predetermined conditions, and displays it.

  The storage unit 4 stores various types of data such as display images and indicator units having different designs according to the air blowing settings, and includes, for example, an EEPROM.

  The transmission / reception means 5 includes an infrared light emitting diode and an infrared sensor, and transmits the control signal of the control means 3 to the air conditioner A by an infrared transmission signal and receives an infrared transmission signal from the air conditioner A. It is.

  The display means 6 includes, for example, a dot matrix type liquid crystal display element as a display element, and a display element whose display contents can be freely changed by dot display is used. Further, the display means 6 has a single airflow setting display area for switching and displaying the display related to each airflow setting.

  Next, a display example of the display unit 6 will be described. In FIG. 2, only the airflow setting display area of the display means 6 is shown.

  Fig.2 (a) has shown the example of a display in case the display regarding the said ventilation left-right direction setting is performed among the said various ventilation settings. In addition, the said ventilation left-right direction setting is a setting function which determines the horizontal direction of the wind sent out from the air conditioner A. FIG. 7a is a main body display image simulating the air conditioner A corresponding to the setting of the blower horizontal direction. 8a is a left-right direction indicator that indicates a setting state in the setting of the blower left-right direction, that is, a setting state in the horizontal direction of the wind sent out from the air conditioner A. The left-right direction indicator portion 8a is composed of a plurality of arrow marks indicating different directions, and indicates the setting state of the left-right direction of air blowing by the displayed arrow marks. Note that the left-right direction indicator portion 8a may include characters such as “automatic”.

  FIG.2 (b) has shown the example of a display when the display regarding the said ventilation up-down direction setting is performed among the said various ventilation settings. In addition, the said ventilation up-down direction setting is a setting function which determines the vertical direction of the wind sent out from the air conditioner A. FIG. 7b is a main body display image simulating the air conditioner A corresponding to the setting of the blower vertical direction. Reference numeral 8b denotes a vertical direction indicator that indicates a setting state in the setting of the blower vertical direction, that is, a horizontal horizontal setting state of the wind sent from the air conditioner A. The vertical direction indicator portion 8b is composed of a plurality of arrow marks indicating different directions, and indicates the set state in the vertical direction of the air blow by the displayed arrow marks. Note that the vertical direction indicator portion 8b may include characters such as “automatic” and “swing”.

  FIG.2 (c) has shown the example of a display in case the setting state of the said wind speed setting of the said various ventilation settings is displayed. The wind speed setting is a setting function for determining the speed of the wind sent out from the air conditioner A. 7c is a main body display image simulating the air conditioner A corresponding to the wind speed setting. 8c is a wind speed indicator that indicates a setting state in the wind speed setting, that is, a setting state of the speed of the wind sent out from the air conditioner A. The wind speed indicator portion 8c includes a plurality of marks, and indicates the setting state of the wind speed depending on the number of displayed marks. The wind speed indicator 8c may include characters such as “automatic”.

  When the control unit 3 detects the setting operation of the air conditioner A of the air conditioner A from the key input unit 2, the control unit 3 switches the display content of the airflow setting display area of the display unit 6 to the display related to the airflow setting in which the setting operation has been performed. Let The setting operation may be detected by detecting an answerback signal from the air conditioner A. That is, the control means 3 displays the main body display image 7a and the left-right direction indicator part 8a regarding the said ventilation left-right direction on the display means 6, when the setting operation of the said ventilation left-right direction setting is detected. Further, when the control unit 3 detects the setting operation of the blower up / down direction setting, the control unit 3 causes the display unit 6 to display the main body display image 7b and the vertical direction indicator portion 8b regarding the blower up / down direction setting. Further, when detecting the setting operation of the wind speed setting, the control means 3 causes the display means 6 to display the main body display image 7c and the wind speed indicator 8c related to the wind speed setting. The main body display images 7a to 7c have different designs, and the user can instantaneously determine the type of the airflow setting displayed on the display unit 6 by the main body display images 7a to 7c. The “design is different” means that the display images 7a to 7c are not confused, and the color or the like may be different in addition to the shape.

  In addition, when a predetermined time has elapsed without detecting the setting operation of the airflow setting as the condition, the control unit 3 displays each of the airflow settings, that is, the main body display images 7a to 7c corresponding to the airflow settings, and The indicator sections 8a to 8c are sequentially switched and displayed on the display means 6. In the present embodiment, the display related to the blower left and right direction setting (display of the main body display image 7a and the horizontal direction indicator portion 8a), the display related to the blower vertical direction setting (display of the main body display image 7b and the vertical direction indicator portion 8b), The display contents of the air blowing setting display area of the display means 6 are switched at regular intervals in the order of the display relating to the wind speed setting (display of the main body display image 7c and the wind speed indicator 8c).

  The remote controller 1 shares the air blowing setting display area, which is a single display area for displaying the state in a plurality of types of air blowing settings, and the air blow setting display is displayed when a setting operation of the air blowing setting is detected. The display content in the area is switched to the display related to the air blow setting that has been set. Therefore, since it is not necessary to provide a display area for each of the airflow settings, the display related to the airflow settings can be enlarged, so that the visibility when the airflow settings are set is improved. In addition, since only the display related to the air blowing setting for which the setting operation has been performed is displayed large, it becomes easier for the user to confirm the change of the setting, and the convenience when performing the setting operation for the air blowing setting is improved. Further, the display of the main body display images 7a to 7c is displayed by displaying the main body display images 7a to 7c having different designs according to the various air flow settings on the display means 6 together with the indicator portions 8a to 8c. Thus, the user can instantly determine the type of the airflow setting displayed when the display is switched from the first to the second, and the convenience in setting the airflow setting can be improved. Furthermore, when a predetermined time has elapsed without detecting the setting operation of the air flow setting, the air flow setting display area of the display means 6 is sequentially switched and displayed on the air flow setting display area to display the air flow setting. Even when the setting operation is not performed, the user can visually recognize the state of each sending setting on a large display, and the visibility can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the air conditioner control device is the remote controller 1 provided separately from the air conditioner A, but the control device of the present invention is provided integrally with the air conditioner. An operation panel may be used.

The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the control apparatus of the air conditioner which is embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display of a display means same as the above. The figure which shows the example of a display of the display means in the control apparatus of the conventional air conditioner.

Explanation of symbols

1 Remote controller (control device)
2 Key input unit 3 Control unit 4 Storage unit 5 Transmission / reception unit 6 Display unit 7a to 7c Main body display image (display image)
8a Left and right direction indicator part (index part)
8b Vertical indicator (index part)
8c Wind speed indicator part (index part)

Claims (5)

A control device for an air conditioner that operates according to a plurality of types of ventilation settings,
Display means having at least a blow setting display area for displaying the blow setting;
Control means for switching, when a setting operation of the air flow setting is detected, a display content in the air flow setting display area to a display relating to the air flow setting for which the setting operation has been performed, and control of the air conditioner apparatus. 2. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays at least a display image having a different design for each type of the airflow setting and an indicator portion indicating a state of the airflow setting as the display related to the airflow setting. Air conditioner control device. The control means, when a predetermined time has elapsed without detecting the setting operation of the air flow setting, displays the air flow setting display area of the display means by sequentially switching the display related to the air flow settings. The air conditioner control device according to claim 1. 2. The air conditioner control device according to claim 1, wherein the blower setting includes a plurality of blower left / right direction settings, blower vertical direction settings, and wind speed settings. The air conditioner control device according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes a dot matrix type display element.

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