JP2020193749A - Warm air heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a warm air heating device that changes at least one of a start time, finish time and operation time of timer reservation operation according to a human detection situation detected by a human detection sensor.SOLUTION: A warm air heating device comprises a heating unit and a blower unit inside a case body, and comprises an operation unit for instructing the operation control of the heating unit and the blower unit in the case body. The warm air heating device further comprises a human body detection sensor that detects a human body, and a control unit that when timer reserved operation is instructed by the operation unit, changes at least one of a start time, finish time and operation time of the instructed timer reserved operation according to a human body detection situation by the human body detection sensor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a hot air heating device, and more particularly to a hot air heating device that controls timer reserved operation (good morning timer operation, good night timer operation) in association with the presence or absence of a human body detected by a human body detecting means.

Conventionally, a hot air heating device of a type in which air is heated by the combustion heat of oil or gas and the warm air is supplied to a room by a blower has been widely put into practical use. This type of hot air heating device is provided with a function of controlling the amount of combustion of kerosene or gas to set the room temperature and controlling the room temperature, a function of good morning timer operation, a function of good night timer operation, and the like.
In addition, recent hot air heating devices are also provided with a human body detection sensor that detects the human body, and are also provided with a function of lowering the set room temperature when a period during which the human body is not detected continues for a predetermined period.

In the conventional hot air heating device, it has not been proposed to control the function of the good morning timer operation and the function of the good night timer operation in relation to the presence or absence of a person.
The kerosene hot air heater described in Patent Document 1 has a function of good morning timer operation and a function of good night timer operation, but is not provided with a human body detection sensor.
In this oil hot air heater, the brightness of the light source of the backlight is dimmed so as not to disturb the sleep of the user during the good morning timer operation standby and the Omisumi timer operation.

In the hot air heater described in Patent Document 2, the combustion amount is measured during combustion with the combustion amount set based on the room temperature detecting means and the temperature setting means, and in the case of no human body detection, the combustion amount is measured after the first predetermined time timing from that time. It is changed to micro-combustion, and the combustion is stopped after the second predetermined time timing from the non-detection of the human body, and when the human body is detected during the micro-combustion, the original combustion amount is restored.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-50053 Japanese Patent No. 4470732

In the conventional hot air heating device, it has not been proposed to change the start time and the end time of the timer reserved operation depending on the presence or absence of the human body detection by the human body detection means.
However, for example, when the user is not sleeping even after the start of the good night timer operation, the intended purpose of the good night timer operation cannot be achieved unless the end time of the good night timer operation is changed. In addition, kerosene and gas are wasted if the hot air heating operation is continued when there is a high possibility that the user is absent or not sleeping after the start of the good night timer operation.

In addition, if the user wakes up before the start of the good morning timer operation, it is desirable to immediately start the hot air heating operation. Further, if the human body is detected after the start of the good morning timer operation and before the end, it is highly possible that the user has woken up. Therefore, it is desirable to continue the good morning timer operation after the end time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hot air heating device in which at least one of a start time, an end time, and an operation time of a timer reserved operation is changed according to a human body detection status by human body detection.

The hot air heating device according to claim 1 is a hot air heating device in which a heating unit and a blower unit are provided in a case body, and the case body is provided with an operation unit for instructing operation control of the heating unit and the blower unit. , A human body detecting means for detecting a human body is further provided, and when a timer reserved operation is instructed by the operation unit, a start time and an end time in the instructed timer reserved operation are performed according to the human body detection status by the human body detecting means. , It is characterized by being provided with a control means for changing at least one of the operating hours.

According to the above configuration, at least one of the start time, end time, and operation time in the instructed timer reserved operation is changed by the control means according to the human body detection status, so that the user can wake up. If the start of the hot air heating operation is earlier than planned, the end of the hot air heating operation is delayed if the bedtime is later than planned, or if there is a high possibility that the user is absent. The hot air heating operation can be stopped.

In the invention of claim 1, the hot air heating device of claim 2 is a case where the timer reserved operation is a good morning timer operation and the human body detecting means detects a human body within a certain time before the good morning timer operation start time. Is characterized in that the hot air heating operation is started by advancing the operation start time.
According to the above configuration, when the user gets up earlier than planned, the start of the hot air heating operation by the good morning timer operation is accelerated, so that the intended purpose of the good morning timer operation can be achieved.

In the invention of claim 1, the warm air heating device according to claim 3 is a good morning timer operation in the timer reserved operation, and the human body detecting means ends the operation after the hot air heating operation is started by the good morning timer operation. If a human body is detected in the meantime, the hot air heating operation is continued even when the operation end time is reached.
According to the above configuration, if the user wakes up earlier than planned and before the end of the good morning timer operation, the hot air heating operation is continued even when the operation end time is reached. Achieve the desired purpose.

In the invention of claim 1, the hot air heating device according to claim 4 is a sleep timer operation in which the timer reserved operation is performed, and the human body detecting means is used from a predetermined time before the operation end time of the sleep timer operation to the operation end time. If a human body is detected during the period, the operation time is extended and the hot air heating operation is continued.
According to the above configuration, if the user goes to bed later than planned and a human body is detected between the predetermined time before the operation end time of the good night timer operation and the operation end time, the operation time is extended. Since the hot air heating operation is continued, the intended purpose of the good night timer operation can be achieved.

In the invention of claim 1, the hot air heating device according to claim 5 is a sleep timer operation in which the timer reserved operation is performed, and the human body detecting means is predetermined after a set time has elapsed since the sleep timer operation was started. If the human body is not detected during the period, the hot air heating operation is terminated by advancing the operation end time.
According to the above configuration, the possibility of the absence of the user can be detected by setting the set time and the predetermined period, and when the possibility of the absence of the user is high, the operation of the good night timer operation is terminated. By terminating the hot air heating operation ahead of time, waste of kerosene and gas can be prevented.

According to the present invention, various effects can be obtained as described above.

It is a perspective view of the hot air heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the display part of the operation part and switches. It is a block diagram of the control system of a hot air heating apparatus. It is explanatory drawing of an example which changes a good night timer operation. It is explanatory drawing of another example which changes a good night timer operation. It is explanatory drawing of an example which changes a good morning timer operation. It is explanatory drawing of another example which changes a good morning timer operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The hot air heating device 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The arrows F, U, and L in the figure indicate the front, the upper side, and the left side of the hot air heating device 1, respectively.
The hot air heating device 1 is a case body 2 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a heating unit and a blower unit provided in the case body 2, and an operation unit 3 provided on the upper surface of the case body 2 and is a heating unit. An operation unit 3 for instructing the operation control of the air blower unit 7 and the air blower unit 7 and a control unit 8 (control means) communication-connected to the operation unit 3 are provided.

The hot air heating device 1 takes in indoor air from a suction port (not shown) provided on the rear surface of the case body 2, warms the sucked air with a heating unit 6 (not shown), and heats the intake air to the front surface of the case body 2. A heating operation is performed in which air is blown into the room from the warm air outlet 4 at the bottom of the unit. The heating unit 6 is configured to warm the air by using, for example, combustion heat of fuel gas, kerosene, etc. supplied from the outside, but is configured to warm the air by using hot water or electric power. May be good.

The hot air heating device 1 includes the control unit 8 in the case 2 to control the heating operation, and the room temperature is set based on the detection signals of various sensors (not shown) arranged in the hot air heating device 1. Adjust the heating capacity to room temperature. The hot air heating capacity is adjusted by adjusting the amount of combustion and the amount of air blown if the configuration uses combustion heat. In addition, if the configuration uses hot water, the heating capacity is adjusted by adjusting the hot water flow rate and the amount of air blown, and if the configuration uses electric power, the heating capacity is adjusted by adjusting the amount of electricity and the amount of air blown.

The user of the hot air heating device 1 can start / stop the heating operation by operating the operation unit 3, set a timer reservation operation (good night timer operation, good morning timer operation), and adjust the heating setting room temperature. can do. The hot air heating device 1 has a child lock function for preventing operation by a child.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 3 includes a display unit 10 for displaying an operating state and the like, and a plurality of operation switches. The operation switches include a good morning timer switch 11, a good night timer switch 12, a minus adjustment switch 13, a plus adjustment switch 14, an eco switch 15, and an operation switch 16.

In addition to the warm air outlet 4, a human body detection sensor 5 (human body detection means) for detecting the human body is provided in the lower part of the front surface of the case body 2. The human body detection sensor 5 detects the human body from, for example, a change in infrared rays.

The good morning timer switch 11 sets / cancels the start timer for starting the heating operation in the good morning timer operation. In this embodiment, the good morning timer operation is set to end one hour after the start. The good night timer switch 12 sets / cancels the stop timer that stops the heating operation in the good night timer operation. In this embodiment, the good night timer operation is set to end one hour after the start.

The minus adjustment switch 13 and the plus adjustment switch 14 adjust the start set time of the good morning timer operation, the end set time of the good night timer operation, the set room temperature of the heating operation, and the like. The eco-switch 15 sets / cancels the eco-operation in which the heating operation is performed with the heating capacity suppressed more than usual. The operation switch 16 starts / stops the heating operation.

The display unit 10 includes a character display unit 10a, a current room temperature lamp 10b, a set room temperature lamp 10c, a 30-minute lamp 10d, a filter cleaning lamp 10e, and a lock lamp 10f. Further, a start timer lamp 11a corresponding to the good morning timer operation, a stop timer lamp 12a corresponding to the Oyasumi timer operation, an eco lamp 15a, and an operation lamp 16a are provided.

The character display unit 10a displays numbers and alphabets. The current room temperature lamp 10b lights up to indicate that the characters on the character display unit 10a are at the current room temperature. The set room temperature lamp 10c lights up to indicate that the characters on the character display unit 10a are at the set room temperature. The 30-minute lamp 10d lights and indicates 30 minutes that cannot be displayed on the character display unit 10a when the characters on the character display unit 10a display the start set time of the start timer in 1-hour units. The filter cleaning lamp 10e lights up and prompts the cleaning of the filter arranged at the intake port. The lock lamp 10f lights up when the child lock function is enabled.

The start timer lamp 11a lights up to indicate that the start timer is set by operating the good morning timer switch 11. The stop timer lamp 12a lights up to indicate that the stop timer is set by operating the good night timer switch 12. The eco lamp 15a lights up to indicate that eco-driving is set by operating the eco switch 15. The operation lamp 16a lights and indicates the state of the heating operation.

The display unit 10 may be configured to display the same information as the character display unit 10a and various lamps on, for example, one liquid crystal display panel or the like. Further, the operation unit 3 may be configured by displaying a display of the display unit 10 and a plurality of operation switches such as the good morning timer switch 11 on a touch-operable liquid crystal display panel or the like. The operation unit 3 may be provided on an operation terminal (not shown) capable of remotely controlling the hot air heating device 1.

Next, timer reservation operation change control will be described.
This timer reserved operation change control is a control that changes at least one of the start time, end time, and operation time in the timer reserved operation (good night timer operation and good morning timer operation) according to the human body detection status by the human body detection sensor 5. Is.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the human body is detected by the human body detection sensor 5 between the time before the end of the good night timer operation and the end time of the good night timer operation, the end time After that, the hot air heating operation will be continued. However, if the human body is not detected by the human body detection sensor 5 between the time before the above-mentioned predetermined time and the end time of the good night timer operation, the warm air heating operation is ended at the above-mentioned end time. To do.

In this way, if it is determined that the user is awake and active without going to bed during the predetermined time before the end of the good night timer operation, the hot air heating operation is performed even after the end time of the good night timer operation. continue. In this way, the inconvenience in the good night timer operation can be eliminated.
When the hot air heating operation is continued, it may be continued for a preset time (for example, 1 hour).

As shown in FIG. 5, if the human body detection sensor 5 does not detect the human body for a predetermined period of time from the time when the set time elapses after the start of the good night timer operation, the user may be absent or may not be asleep yet. Since the property is high, the hot air heating operation is terminated by advancing the end time of the good night timer operation. In this way, fuel (kerosene and gas) can be saved.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the human body is detected within a certain period of time before the start of the good morning timer operation, there is a high possibility that the user has woken up and is active. Also immediately start the hot air heating operation. In this way, the intended purpose of the good morning timer operation can be achieved. If the human body is not detected within a certain period of time before the start of the good morning timer operation, the good morning timer operation is performed as set in advance.

As shown in FIG. 7, if the human body is detected by the human body detection sensor 5 between the start and the end of the good morning timer operation, the warm air heating operation is continued even after the end time of the good morning timer operation. If the human body is not detected, the hot air heating operation is terminated.

In other words, if the user gets up earlier than planned and starts the activity, the hot air heating operation is continued even after the end time of the good morning timer operation, and if there is no evidence that the user got up early, the good morning timer operation When the end time of is reached, the hot air heating operation is ended.
In this way, the intended purpose of the good morning timer operation can be achieved.
When the hot air heating operation is to be continued, it may be continued for a preset time (for example, 1 hour).

Next, the operation and effect of the hot air heating device 1 described above will be described.
Since the control unit changes at least one of the start time, end time, and operation time in the instructed timer reserved operation according to the human body detection status, the user wakes up earlier than planned. To accelerate the start of the hot air heating operation, delay the end of the hot air heating operation when going to bed later than planned, or stop the hot air heating operation when there is a high possibility that the user is absent. can do.

When the human body detection sensor 5 detects the human body within a certain period of time before the good morning timer operation start time, the hot air heating operation is started. Therefore, when the user gets up earlier than planned, the good morning timer operation is started. Since the start of the hot air heating operation is accelerated, the intended purpose of the good morning timer operation can be achieved.

When the human body detection sensor 5 detects a human body between the start of the good morning timer operation and the end of the operation, the hot air heating operation is continued even when the operation end time is reached, so the user plans. If the person wakes up earlier than the end of the good morning timer operation, the hot air heating operation is continued even after the operation end time is reached, so that the intended purpose of the good morning timer operation can be achieved.

When the human body detection sensor 5 detects a human body between a predetermined time before the operation end time of the good night timer operation and the operation end time, the operation time is extended and the warm air heating operation is continued. If the person goes to bed later than planned and a human body is detected between the specified time before the end time of the good night timer operation and the end time of the operation, the operation time is extended and the hot air heating operation is continued. Achieve the intended purpose of good night timer operation.

If the human body detection sensor 5 does not detect the human body within the predetermined period To after the set time elapses after the good night timer operation is started, the operation end time is advanced to end the hot air heating operation. , The possibility of the absence of the user can be detected depending on the set time and the setting of the predetermined period To, and if the possibility of the absence of the user is high, the operation end time of the good night timer operation is advanced. By terminating the hot air heating operation, waste of fuel (kerosene or gas) can be prevented.

Next, an example of changing the embodiment will be described.
1) If a human body is detected within a specific period after the sleep timer operation is completed, the warm air heating operation may be performed for a preset time.
2) If a human body is detected between the start and the end of the good night timer operation, the good night timer operation may be restarted from that point.
3) In addition, a person skilled in the art can carry out the embodiment by adding various modifications to the embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 Hot air heating device 2 Case body 3 Operation unit 5 Human body detection sensor 6 Heating unit 7 Blower unit 8 Control unit

Claims (5)

In a warm air heating device having a heating unit and a blower unit in the case body and an operation unit for instructing the operation control of the heating unit and the blower unit in the case body.
Further equipped with a human body detection means to detect the human body,
When the timer reserved operation is instructed by the operation unit, at least one of the start time, end time, and operation time in the instructed timer reserved operation is changed according to the human body detection status by the human body detection means. A hot air heating device characterized by having a control means. The timer reserved operation is a good morning timer operation, and when the human body detecting means detects a human body within a certain time before the good morning timer operation start time, the operation start time is advanced to start the warm air heating operation. The hot air heating device according to claim 1, wherein the hot air heating device is characterized. The timer reserved operation is a good morning timer operation, and when the human body detecting means detects a human body between the start of the hot air heating operation by the good morning timer operation and the end of the operation, the operation end time is set. The hot air heating device according to claim 1, wherein the hot air heating operation is continued even in such a case. The timer reserved operation is a good night timer operation, and when the human body detecting means detects a human body between a predetermined time before the operation end time of the good night timer operation and the operation end time, the operation time is extended. The hot air heating device according to claim 1, wherein the hot air heating operation is continued. The timer reserved operation is a good night timer operation, and if the human body detecting means does not detect a human body within a predetermined period after the set time elapses after the good night timer operation is started, the operation end time is advanced. The hot air heating device according to claim 1, wherein the hot air heating operation is terminated.