JP2013213456A - Air blowing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air blowing device capable of improving convenience by preventing an erroneous operation when a user performs oscillating movement.SOLUTION: An air blowing device includes: an installation part 3 that is installed on an installation surface; a turning part 2 that is installed on the installation part 3 and is disposed so as to be turnable; an intake port 4 and a discharge port 5 that are opened on the surface of the turning part 2; an air sending path 22 that is disposed in the turning part 2 and makes the intake port 4 and the discharge port 5 communicate with each other; an air sending fan 7 that is disposed in the air sending path 22; and an operation panel 6 that is disposed on an external surface of the turning part 2 has a plurality of operation buttons. In the fan device 1, by driving the air sending fan 7, air is sucked from the intake port 4 and is sent from the discharge port 5 while the head swing operation for making the turning part 2 swing is performed, when a user contacts with each operation button while oscillating movement is performed, the oscillating movement is stopped.

Description

  The present invention relates to a blower provided with a rotating part.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional blower. This blower (fan) includes an installation part, a body part, and a head part (rotating part). The installation part formed in a columnar shape is installed on the ground to erect the body part. The installation unit is provided with an indicator that displays the operating state of the blower.

  A body part formed in a pole shape connects the installation part and the head part. The head part pivotally supported by the body part is provided with a blower fan, an operation part and a swing motor. The blower fan provided in front of the head part is covered with a metallic guard. The operation unit is provided on the upper surface of the head unit.

  The operation unit is provided with a power switch formed by button switches, an air volume switch, a swing switch, and a turn-off timer switch. The power is turned on / off by pressing the power switch. Four levels of air volume (ultra-fine wind, light wind, weak wind, and strong wind) are adjusted by pressing the air volume switch.

  The head swing operation is started and stopped by pressing the swing switch. The time (1, 2, 3, 4 hours) of the blow timer is set by pressing the cut timer switch. The head motor swings the head.

  In the air blower configured as described above, the user presses the power switch to drive the air blower. When the blower is driven, the blower fan rotates to blow air. Then, the head portion blows air while performing a swing operation by driving the swing motor by pressing the swing switch.

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  However, according to the above-described conventional blower, the head unit provided with the operation unit sends out air while performing a swinging operation. For this reason, when pressing an operation button, the user may press a desired operation button by mistake. Thereby, it is necessary to press an operation button again, and there exists a problem that the convenience of an air blower falls.

  An object of this invention is to provide the air blower which can prevent the misoperation at the time of a swinging operation and can improve the convenience.

  In order to achieve the above object, an air blower according to the present invention includes an installation part installed on an installation surface, a rotation part standing on the installation part and arranged rotatably, and the rotation part. A suction opening and a blowout opening that are open on the surface, a blower passage that is arranged in the rotating part and communicates with the suction opening and the blowout opening, a blower fan that is arranged in the blower passage, and an outer surface of the turning part An operation panel having a plurality of operation buttons, and sucking from the suction port by driving the blower fan and performing blow from the blowout port while performing a swinging operation of swinging the rotating portion In the blower device, the swinging operation is stopped when a user touches each of the operation buttons while the swinging operation is performed.

  According to this configuration, when the blower is driven, the rotating unit sucks in from the suction port by the blower fan while performing the swinging operation, and blows air from the blowout port. When the user touches any of the operation buttons provided on the operation panel, the swinging operation of the rotating unit stops.

  According to the present invention, in the air blower configured as described above, the function assigned to the operation button touched by the user while the swinging operation is performed is disabled and enabled after the swinging operation is stopped. Features.

  According to the present invention, in the blower configured as described above, the operation panel is formed by a touch panel, and the swing operation is stopped when a space between the operation buttons contacts.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the air blower configured as described above, any one of the operation buttons is arranged on a rotation shaft of the rotation unit.

  In order to achieve the above object, the blower of the present invention includes an installation part installed on an installation surface, a rotation part standing on the installation part and arranged to be rotatable, and the rotation A suction opening and a blowout opening that are open on the surface of the part; a blower passage that is arranged in the turning part to communicate the suction opening and the blowout opening; a blower fan that is arranged in the blower passage; and the turning part And a first illuminance sensor arranged in the vicinity of the operation button, and performing the oscillating operation for swinging the rotating portion. In the air blower that draws air from the suction port by driving the fan and blows air from the air outlet, the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor is lower than the first illuminance while the swinging operation is performed. When the movement is detected, the swinging operation is stopped.

  According to this configuration, when the blower is driven, the rotating unit sucks in from the suction port by the blower fan while performing the swinging operation, and blows air from the blowout port. Then, when the user tries to operate the operation panel and the upper portion of the operation panel becomes lower than the first illuminance, the swinging operation of the rotating unit stops.

  Moreover, this invention provides the 2nd illumination intensity sensor in the surrounding surface of the said rotation part in the air blower of the said structure, the illumination intensity detected by the 1st illumination intensity sensor is lower than 1st illumination intensity, and the 2nd illumination intensity sensor detected The oscillating operation is not stopped when the illuminance is lower than the second illuminance.

  According to this configuration, when the user does not operate the operation panel, such as when the room is dark, the swinging operation of the rotating unit is not stopped.

  According to the present invention, in the air blower configured as described above, a human sensor that senses a human body is provided on a peripheral surface of the rotating unit, and the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor is lower than the first illuminance, The oscillating motion is not stopped when the human body is not sensed.

  According to the present invention, in the air blower configured as described above, the swinging operation is resumed when a non-input state of the operation panel has elapsed for a predetermined time after the swinging operation is stopped.

  According to the present invention, when the user touches the operation button while the swing operation is performed, or when it is detected that the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor is lower than the first illuminance. Since the swing operation is stopped, it is possible to prevent the erroneous operation during the swing operation and to improve the convenience of the blower.

The perspective view which shows the air blower of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the air blower of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The side view which shows the air blower of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the operation panel of the air blower of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the air blower of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the air blower of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the air blower of 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1, 2, and 3 are a perspective view as viewed from the front, a perspective view as viewed from the rear, and a side view with the exterior cover removed, of the blower device 1 of the first embodiment. The white arrow of FIGS. 1-3 has shown the distribution | circulation route and distribution direction of the air by an air blower.

  The blower 1 includes an installation unit 3 and a rotation unit 2. The installation unit 3 is formed in a circular shape in plan view and installed on the installation surface. The rear portion of the installation portion 3 includes a power cord 8 and a power plug (not shown) provided at the tip thereof. The blower 1 is supplied with power from a commercial AC power supply via the power cord 8.

  The rotating unit 2 is erected on the installation unit 3 so as to be rotatable. The rotating part 2 has a circular bottom surface, and is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape from the substantially central part in the vertical direction to the upper end. On the back surface of the rotating unit 2, a gripping unit 10 that is recessed in the rotating unit 2 is provided. The user holds the holding unit 10 and carries the blower 1. Further, the rotation unit 2 has a swing motor (not shown) in the lower portion, and when the swing motor is driven, the swing unit 2 swings left and right around the rotation shaft 2a.

  The rotating unit 2 includes a suction port 4 that opens to the lower side surface, a blower port 5 that opens to the upper front surface, and a blower passage 20. The air passage 20 disposed in the rotating unit 2 extends in the vertical direction and allows the suction port 4 and the blower port 5 to communicate with each other. The suction port 4 is provided with a dust collection filter (not shown) for collecting dust and a ventilation plate 9 having a plurality of ventilation holes.

  A downstream portion of the air passage 20 in the air flow direction extends upward and curves forward. The downstream portion of the air passage 20 is divided into six ventilation paths 22 by five partition plates 21.

  The inlet part 23 of the ventilation path 22 is located immediately downstream of the location where the ion generator 30 to be described later is disposed, and the outlet part 24 is located immediately upstream of the outlet 5. The six ventilation paths 22 are arranged in a line in the front-rear direction of the blower 1 at the inlet 23 and in a line in the vertical direction at the outlet 24.

  Six movable louvers 25 are provided between the outlet portion 24 of the ventilation path 22 and the outlet 5. Each of the movable louvers 25 is attached continuously to the five partition plates 21 and the lowermost wall plate 26 of the outlet portion 24 at the upstream end. The movable louver 25 is connected downstream to a louver motor (not shown). When the louver motor is driven, the downstream portions of the six movable louvers 25 are aligned and displaced vertically.

  A blower fan 7 made of a sirocco fan is disposed below the blower passage 20. An intake port (not shown) of the blower fan 7 is adjacent to the suction port 4, and an exhaust port 7 a of the blower fan 7 is directed upward. The blower fan 7 circulates the air sucked from the suction port 4 toward the blower outlet 5.

  An ion generator 30 is disposed above the blower fan 7 and downstream of the air flow direction. Ions generated by the ion generator 30 are included in the airflow flowing through the air passage 20. In addition, a control board (not shown) is provided inside the rotation unit 2.

  The ion generator 30 is disposed downstream of the blower fan 7 in the air flow direction. The ion generator 30 includes a positive ion generator and a negative ion generator (both not shown). The positive ion generator includes a positive discharge electrode (not shown), and the negative ion generator includes a negative discharge electrode (not shown). The two pairs of the positive discharge electrode and the negative discharge electrode are each formed in a needle shape, arranged side by side at a predetermined interval, and arranged facing the blower passage 20.

A high voltage generated by the high-voltage electricity generation circuit is supplied to the positive discharge electrode and the negative discharge electrode to generate a discharge and release ions. Here, a voltage having an AC waveform or an impulse waveform is applied to the positive discharge electrode and the negative discharge electrode of the ion generator 30. A positive voltage is applied to the positive discharge electrode, and hydrogen ions generated by corona discharge combine with moisture in the air to generate positive ions mainly composed of H ⁺ (H ₂ O) m.

A negative voltage is applied to the negative discharge electrode, and oxygen ions generated by corona discharge combine with moisture in the air to generate negative ions mainly composed of O ₂ ⁻ (H ₂ O) n. Here, m and n are arbitrary natural numbers. H ⁺ (H ₂ O) m and O ₂ ⁻ (H ₂ O) n aggregate on the surface of airborne bacteria and odorous components and surround them.

Then, as shown in the formulas (1) to (3), the active species [.OH] (hydroxyl radical) and H ₂ O ₂ (hydrogen peroxide) are aggregated and formed on the surface of the microorganism or the like by collision. Destroy airborne bacteria and odorous components. Here, m ′ and n ′ are arbitrary natural numbers. Therefore, the ion generator 30 releases the positive and negative ions generated by the discharge at the positive discharge electrode and the negative discharge electrode with respect to the air flowing through the air passage 20, for example, indoors. Sterilization and deodorization can be performed.

H ⁺ (H ₂ O) m + O ₂ ⁻ (H ₂ O) n → OH + 1 / 2O ₂ + (m + n) H ₂ O (1)
_{^{H + (H 2 O) m}} + H + (H 2 O) m '+ O 2 - (H 2 O) n + O 2 - (H 2 O) n'
→ 2 OH + O ₂ + (m + m ′ + n + n ′) H ₂ O (2)
_{^{H + (H 2 O) m}} + H + (H 2 O) m '+ O 2 - (H 2 O) n + O 2 - (H 2 O) n'
→ H ₂ O ₂ + O ₂ + (m + m ′ + n + n ′) H ₂ O (3)

  An operation panel 6 is disposed on the upper surface of the rotating unit 2. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the operation panel 6. A plurality of operation buttons are provided on the operation panel 6 formed by a touch panel. The operation buttons include an operation button 6a, air volume switching buttons 6b and 6c, an ion generation mode button 6d, a filter replacement lamp 6e, a reset button 6g, and a swing button 6h. The operation panel 6 may be provided on the outer surface of the rotating unit 2.

  The operation button 6a arranged on the rotating shaft 2a switches ON / OFF of the power supply of the air blower 1, and when the power is turned ON, driving of the ion generator 30 is started. The air volume switching buttons 6b and 6c adjust the air volume of the blower 1.

  The ion generation mode button 6d switches the selection of a preset operation mode. The ion generator 30 has four modes, a cool breeze ion mode, an indoor cleaning mode, a clothing deodorization mode, and a lookout mode, which are switched according to the situation. The filter replacement lamp 6e composed of an LED light source is turned on when it is time to replace a dust collection filter (not shown). The reset button 6g turns off the filter replacement lamp 6e that is pressed when the filter is replaced.

  When the swing button 6h is pressed when the swinging operation of the rotating unit 2 is temporarily stopped, the swinging operation is continuously stopped, and when it is pressed when the swinging operation is continuously stopped, the swinging operation is started. In any of the operation buttons, the assigned function becomes invalid while the rotating unit 2 is swinging. The space 6f between the operation buttons can detect that the user has touched the touch panel.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of the swinging operation of the blower 1. In step S1, it is determined whether or not the user has touched each operation button to operate the operation button. At this time, you may contact not only each operation button but the space 6f between operation buttons. When contact is detected, the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S <b> 2, it is determined whether or not the rotating unit 2 is performing a swing motion. When the swinging operation is being performed, the process proceeds to step S4, and when the swinging operation is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, an operation input according to a user operation is received. When the swing button 6h is operated, the swing is started. Further, when the operation button 6a is operated, the power supply is stopped.

  In step S4, when the air blower 1 is in the swinging operation, the function assigned to each operation button is disabled and the swinging operation of the rotating unit 2 is stopped. When the swing operation is stopped, the blower 1 enables the function assigned to the operation button, and in step S5, it is determined whether or not there is a user operation input from the operation panel 6. If there is an operation input, the process proceeds to step S6, and if there is no operation, the process proceeds to step S7.

  In step S6, an operation from the user is received and an operation corresponding to the operation is performed. At this time, when the swing button 6h is operated, the swing operation that is temporarily stopped is continuously stopped.

  In step S7, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the swinging operation of the rotating unit 2 is stopped. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S8. If not, the process proceeds to step S5, and steps S5 to S7 are repeated.

  In step S8, it is determined whether or not to continue the swing operation. In the case of stop, the process returns to step S1. If it is not stopped, the process proceeds to step S9. In step 8, the blower 1 resumes the swinging motion of the rotating unit 2. This is the end of the description using the flowchart.

  According to the present embodiment, since the swing operation is stopped when the user touches the operation button while the swing operation is being performed, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation during the swing operation and improve convenience. .

  In addition, the function assigned to the operation button that the user touched while the swing motion was performed was disabled and enabled after the swing motion stopped. Is not done. Therefore, the convenience of the blower 1 can be further improved.

  In addition, since the operation panel 6 is formed by a touch panel and the swing operation is stopped when the space 6f between the operation buttons contacts, the swing operation can be easily stopped, and the convenience of the blower 1 can be further improved.

  Further, since any one of the operation buttons is arranged on the rotation shaft 2 a of the rotation unit 2, the position of the operation button on the rotation shaft 2 a is not changed by the rotation of the rotation unit 2. For this reason, the swinging operation can be easily stopped.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the blower 1 of the second embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, even if the user touches between the operation buttons and the operation buttons during the swing operation, the swing operation is not stopped. In the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a first illuminance sensor 15 and a second illuminance sensor 16 are provided. As will be described later based on the detection results of these sensors, the swing operation is stopped, but the rest is the same as in the first embodiment.

  The 1st illumination intensity sensor 15 is distribute | arranged to the vicinity of the operation button, and detects the illumination intensity change when a user holds a hand. In the present embodiment, the illuminance from above the blower 1 of the first illuminance sensor 15 is detected. The first illuminance sensor 15 has the first illuminance as a threshold value, and the swinging unit 2 controls the swing operation based on the threshold value. In addition, although the 1st illumination intensity sensor 15 is provided in the operation panel 6 like this embodiment, you may provide in the surrounding surface of the rotation part 2 near the operation button.

  The 2nd illumination intensity sensor 16 is provided in the front surface of the rotation part 2, and detects the illumination intensity from the side of the air blower 1. The second illuminance sensor 16 has the second illuminance as a threshold value, and the swinging unit 2 controls the swing operation based on the threshold value.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of the swinging operation of the blower 1. In step S <b> 11, it is determined whether or not the rotating unit 2 starts a swing operation. When it is the start of the swinging operation, the process proceeds to step S12, and when it is not started, the process returns to step S11.

  In step S <b> 12, the first illuminance sensor 15 detects the first illuminance above the operation panel 6 of the blower 1, and the second illuminance sensor 16 detects the second illuminance on the side surface of the rotating unit 2.

  In step S13, it is determined whether or not the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor 15 is lower than the first illuminance. For example, when the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor 15 is lower than the first illuminance so that the user's hand is on the operation panel 6, the process proceeds to step S14. If it is higher than the first illuminance, the process returns to step S12.

  In step S14, it is determined whether or not the illuminance detected by the second illuminance sensor 16 is lower than the second illuminance. If it is higher than the second illuminance, the process proceeds to step S15. For example, if the room is lower than the second illuminance as if the room was turned off, the process returns to step S12. In step S15, the swinging operation of the rotating unit 2 is stopped.

  In step S16, it is determined whether or not there is an operation input from the operation panel 6. If there is an operation input from the user, the process proceeds to step S17, and if there is no operation input, the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S <b> 17, an operation from the user is received and an operation corresponding to the operation is performed. At this time, when the swing button 6h is operated, the swing operation that is temporarily stopped is continuously stopped.

  In step S18, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the swinging operation of the rotating unit 2 is stopped. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S19. If not, the process proceeds to step S16, and steps S16 to S18 are repeated.

  In step S19, it is determined whether or not to continue the swing operation. In the case of stop, the process returns to step S11. If not stopped, the process proceeds to step S20. In step S <b> 20, the blower 1 resumes the swinging operation of the rotating unit 2. This is the end of the description using the flowchart.

  Further, instead of the second illuminance sensor 16, a human sensor (not shown) for detecting the user may be provided. As the human sensor, a dust sensor, an infrared sensor or the like can be used. Further, the second illuminance sensor 16 may be omitted.

  According to the present embodiment, the swing operation is stopped when the first illuminance sensor 15 detects that the first illuminance sensor 15 is lower than the first illuminance while the swing operation is performed. The effect of can be obtained.

  Further, since the swinging operation is not stopped when the first illuminance sensor 15 is lower than the first illuminance and the second illuminance sensor 16 is lower than the second illuminance, the swinging operation is stopped when the room is dark such as at bedtime. Malfunctions can be suppressed.

  In addition, since the first illuminance sensor 15 is lower than the first illuminance and the human body sensor does not sense the human body, the oscillating operation is not stopped, so that the malfunction of stopping the oscillating operation is suppressed when the room is dark such as at bedtime. Can do.

  According to this invention, it can utilize for an air blower provided with a rotation part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blower 2 Rotating part 2a Rotating shaft 3 Installation part 4 Suction port 5 Air outlet 6 Operation panel 6f Space 6g Reset button 6h Swing button 7 Operation panel 8 Power cord 9 Ventilation plate 10 Gripping part 15 1st illumination sensor 16 Second illuminance sensor 22 Blower passage 30 Ion generator

Claims (8)

An installation section installed on the installation surface;
A rotating part that is erected on the installation part and arranged to be rotatable;
A suction port and an air outlet opening on the surface of the rotating part;
An air passage that is arranged in the rotating part and communicates the inlet and the outlet;
A blower fan disposed in the blower passage;
An operation panel having a plurality of operation buttons arranged on the outer surface of the rotating unit;
In the air blower that sucks in from the suction port by driving the air blowing fan and blows out from the air outlet while performing the swinging operation of swinging the rotating part,
The blower device, wherein the swinging operation is stopped when a user touches each of the operation buttons while the swinging operation is performed.   The blower according to claim 1, wherein a function assigned to the operation button touched by a user while the swinging operation is performed is disabled and enabled after the swinging operation is stopped.   The blower according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation panel is formed by a touch panel, and the swinging operation is stopped when a space between the operation buttons contacts.   The blower according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein any one of the operation buttons is arranged on a rotation shaft of the rotation unit. An installation section installed on the installation surface;
A rotating part that is erected on the installation part and arranged to be rotatable;
A suction port and an air outlet opening on the surface of the rotating part;
An air passage that is arranged in the rotating part and communicates the inlet and the outlet;
A blower fan disposed in the blower passage;
An operation panel having a plurality of operation buttons arranged on the outer surface of the rotating unit;
A first illuminance sensor disposed in the vicinity of the operation button;
In the air blower that sucks in from the suction port by driving the air blowing fan and blows out from the air outlet while performing the swinging operation of swinging the rotating part,
An air blower characterized in that when the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor is lower than the first illuminance while the oscillating operation is performed, the oscillating operation is stopped. A second illuminance sensor is provided on the peripheral surface of the rotating part,
The oscillating operation is not stopped when the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor is lower than the first illuminance and the illuminance detected by the second illuminance sensor is lower than the second illuminance. Blower. A human sensor for detecting a human body is provided on the peripheral surface of the rotating part,
The blower according to claim 5, wherein the illuminance detected by the first illuminance sensor is lower than the first illuminance, and the swinging operation is not stopped when the human body sensor does not sense the human body.   The blower according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the swinging operation is resumed when the operation panel is not operated for a predetermined time after the swinging operation is stopped.

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