JP2554191B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an air conditioner having a voice synthesis output function.

[Prior Art] FIG. 4 shows a circuit configuration of a control unit that controls the operation of a conventional air conditioner.

In FIG. 4, 31 is a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) for setting temperature, cooling / heating mode, etc., 32 is a microcomputer forming a control center of an air conditioner for controlling room temperature according to the setting of the remote controller 31, 33 Is a room temperature detector,
34 is an A / D converter, 35 is a relay driver, 38 to 39 are various control relays controlled by the relay driver 35, 40 is a D / A converter for audio output, 41 is an amplifier, and 42 is a speaker. Is. Microcomputer 32, remote control 31
According to the settings such as temperature and cooling / heating mode set by
Control room temperature. That is, the compressor relay 36, the outdoor fan motor relay 39, and the like are controlled via the relay driver 35 so that the room temperature detected by the room temperature detector 33 approaches the set temperature. For example, in the case of heating, if the detected temperature of the room temperature detector 33 is lower than the set temperature set by the remote controller 31, the compressor and the outdoor blower are turned on, and if they are high, they are turned off. During operation, the indoor fan motor is turned on to send the heat-exchanged air into the room. In addition, the relay for four-way valve 37
Turns on during heating operation to form a heating refrigerant path. Further, the microcomputer 32 uses the indoor fan motor wind noise, the compressor relay 36, and the four-way valve relay 3
7, D / A in order to mitigate various noises such as switching sounds of indoor fan motor relay 38, outdoor fan motor relay 39 etc. The audio data built in the microcomputer 32 is output from the speaker 42 via the converter 40 and the amplifier 41. As a result, the various unpleasant sounds described above are erased by the sound emitted from the speaker 42, and the comfort of the occupant is improved.

FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram including the internal configuration of the microcomputer 32.

In FIG. 5, the room temperature setting unit 50 holds the set temperature of the remote controller 31 and sends it to the arithmetic control unit 51. In addition, A / D converter 3
Reference numeral 4 converts the room temperature detected by the room temperature detector 33 into digital data and sends it to the arithmetic control unit 51. The arithmetic and control unit 51 compares and operates the input set temperature and the detected temperature, and the compressor relay 36, the indoor fan motor relay 38, and the outdoor fan motor relay are relayed via the relay driver 35 so that the room temperature approaches the set temperature. 39, controls the four-way valve relay 37, etc.
Here, the on / off command of each of the above devices is calculated by the arithmetic control unit
When the sound signal is output from the indoor fan motor, the outdoor fan motor, and the four-way valve when switching on / off, etc. The output signal is supplied to the speaker 42 via the D / A converter 40, the amplifier 41, etc., and the speaker 42 produces sound.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional air conditioner, a constant sound is generated at a predetermined timing regardless of the season when it is operated. That is, in the past, a single type of voice (monotonous voice with the same pattern) is always used regardless of the season.
It was a voice generation function to generate. . Therefore, conventionally, there has been a problem that a satisfactory noise reduction effect cannot be expected, and a user living in an air-conditioned space cannot be provided with sufficiently effective comfort.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional air conditioner, the sound for eliminating various harsh sounds is always emitted in the same pattern, so that the air-conditioned space with the air conditioner is present. There is a problem in that it is not possible to provide sufficiently effective comfort to users living in the.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, for example, a voice for eliminating various harsh sounds associated with driving control, for example, different according to the season, by outputting a voice pattern voice most effective in the season, An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of improving the comfort of a user who lives in conditioned air having an air conditioner.

[Means and Actions for Solving the Problem] The present invention provides, as data input means for a microcomputer, calendar condition setting means for outputting a calendar condition for judging the season during operation, and the microcomputer is provided with a calendar condition setting means for each time period. It has a storage means for storing a peculiar voice pattern, and is configured to output a voice most suitable for the time period according to the above-mentioned calendar condition during drive control accompanied by noise generation of the air conditioner. At the time of machine operation, the sound most suitable for each season of operation, such as wind noise of indoor and outdoor blowers or compressor,
It is possible to eliminate various harsh sounds such as switching sounds of the four-way valve and the indoor / outdoor blower, and to give the user a sufficient refreshing feeling.

Further, in addition to the sound generation effect described above, by additionally having a set temperature correction means for correcting the room set temperature based on the above-mentioned calendar conditions with respect to the set temperature set by the room temperature setting means, it is possible to adjust the texture according to the time. Fine temperature correction can be performed automatically.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit includes a remote controller 1, a microcomputer 2, a room temperature detector 3, an A / D converter 4, a relay driver 5,
Compressor relay 6, four-way valve relay 7, indoor fan motor relay 8, outdoor fan motor relay 9, D /
It is composed of an A converter 10, an amplifier 11, a speaker 12, a calendar condition setting unit 13, a battery 14, and the like. The remote controller 1 is operated when setting the cooling / heating operation mode. The operation command signal accompanying the operation of the remote controller 1 is input to the microcomputer 2. The remote controller 1 is also operated when initially setting information such as the date and time, and the information is controlled by the calendar condition setting unit 13 under the control of the microcomputer 2.
Is set to and the update is controlled. The room temperature detector 3 detects the room temperature in the form of a change in electric resistance value. The temperature detected by the room temperature detector 3 is input to the A / D converter 4. The A / D converter 4 converts the temperature signal according to the resistance value detected by the room temperature detector 3 into digital data. The calendar condition setting unit 13 updates the initially set date, time, and the like according to a predetermined clock pulse. The microcomputer 2 inputs signals from the calendar condition setting unit 13, the A / D converter 4 and the remote controller 1 to execute predetermined arithmetic processing, and the relay driver 5
Drive control, and along with the drive control, from the pre-stored peculiar voice patterns for each season,
According to the calendar information of the calendar condition setting unit 13, a voice pattern (voice data) most suitable for the season of operation is selected and sent to the D / A converter 10. The relay driver 5 receives a control signal from the microcomputer 2 and receives a compressor relay 6, a four-way valve relay 7, an indoor fan motor relay 8, and an outdoor fan motor relay 9.
Etc. The compressor relay 6 controls the compressor, the four-way valve relay 7 controls the four-way valve, the indoor fan motor relay 8 controls the indoor fan motor, and the outdoor fan motor relay 9 controls the outdoor fan motor. To do. The D / A converter 10 converts the audio data output from the microcomputer 2 into an analog audio signal. The amplifier 11 amplifies the analog audio signal and a speaker
Drive twelve. The battery 14 is used as a backup power source at the time of power failure, and supplies power to the microcomputer 2, the calendar condition setting unit 13, the A / D converter 4, etc. at the time of power failure.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the microcomputer 2 and its peripheral structure.

The microcomputer 2 includes a room temperature setting unit 20, a calculation control unit 21, a set temperature correction unit 22, an audio signal selection unit 23,
It has a built-in audio signal generator 24. Internal room temperature setting section
The reference numeral 20 holds information on the indoor set temperature set by operating the remote controller 1. The set temperature correction unit 22 corrects the set temperature set by the room temperature setting unit 20 according to the calendar conditions.
The calculation control unit 21 performs a comparison calculation between the corrected set temperature corrected by the set temperature correction unit 22 and the detected temperature detected by the room temperature detector 3, and controls the room temperature to approach the corrected set temperature. . The audio signal selection unit 23 outputs a selection signal for selecting an audio signal suitable for the season, based on the information of the calendar condition setting unit 13 and the control signal from the arithmetic control unit 21. The voice signal generation unit 24 follows the selection signal of the voice signal selection unit 23 from among the preset specific voice patterns of each time period (that is, according to the calendar information of the calendar condition setting unit 13) in the season of the operation. Outputs a suitable voice pattern (voice data).

 The operation of the above embodiment will now be described.

The resident user transmits various operation commands of the air conditioner to the microcomputer 2 by operating the remote controller 1. The room temperature detector 3 detects a room temperature in the form of a change in electric resistance value. The room temperature detection signal is converted into digital data by the A / D converter 4 and input to the arithmetic control unit 21. The room temperature setting unit 20 inside the microcomputer 2 sends the information about the room set temperature set by the resident user with the remote controller 1 to the set temperature correction unit 22. The set temperature correction unit 22 corrects the set temperature set by the room temperature setting unit 20 according to the calendar conditions, and sends the corrected set temperature information to the calculation control unit 21. The arithmetic control unit 21 inputs each data from the A / D converter 4 and the set temperature correction unit 22, compares the corrected set temperature with the detected temperature, and controls the room temperature to approach the corrected set temperature.
Further, the arithmetic control unit 21 drives and controls the relay driver 5 in accordance with the operation control, and sends the control information according to the calendar condition to the audio signal selection unit 23 in accordance with the drive control. The audio signal selection unit 23, under the control of the arithmetic control unit 21,
Based on the calendar information of the calendar condition setting unit 13 (timekeeping data such as the current date and time), a selection signal of audio data according to the current time is output to the audio signal generation unit 24. The voice signal generator 24 sends a voice pattern (voice data) according to the selection signal of the voice signal selector 23 to the D / A converter 10. The D / A converter 10 converts the audio pattern (audio data) output from the audio signal generating section 24 into an analog audio signal and amplifiers it.
Output to 11. The amplifier 11 amplifies the analog audio signal and drives the speaker 12 to output audio.

With such a voice generation function according to the season of each operation, for example, when the calendar condition setting unit 13 is in July when the cooling operation is performed in summer, the calendar of the calendar condition setting unit 13 is set. According to the conditions, the audio data for July (summer) is selected. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the digital data which is the source of the sound of the wave is taken out from the audio signal generator 24, and the sound of the wave is generated from the speaker 12.

At the time of the above operation control, the relay driver 5 drives the compressor relay 6, the four-way valve relay 7, the indoor fan motor relay 8, the indoor fan motor relay 9 and the like by the control signal from the microcomputer 2. . At this time, the indoor fan motor relay 8 is turned on, the four-way valve relay 7 is turned off, and the compressor relay 6 is turned on.
The outdoor fan motor relay 9 is turned on to start the cooling operation. Further, the room temperature detector 3 detects the room temperature, and the room temperature data of the room temperature detector 3 obtained from the A / D converter 4 is the remote controller 1
When the temperature falls below the set temperature of 1, the compressor relay 6 and the outdoor fan motor relay 9 are turned off to start the air blowing operation. By inputting a stop signal from the remote controller 1 to the microcomputer 2 after the cooling operation command,
The compressor relay 6, the four-way valve relay 7, the indoor fan motor relay 8, the outdoor fan motor relay 9, etc. are all turned off, and the audio data output from the microcomputer 2 is also stopped.

As described above, under the control of the microcomputer 2,
Via the relay driver 5, the compressor relay 6,
When the four-way valve relay 7, the indoor fan motor relay 8, the outdoor fan motor relay 9 and the like are drive-controlled, and when the wind noise of the indoor and outdoor blowers or the compressor is driven, the speaker 12 A sound that matches the season is generated. As a result, during the operation of the air conditioner, the above noises can be canceled with a comfortable sound for each season.

[Effect of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, as the data input means of the microcomputer, the calendar condition establishing means for outputting the calendar condition for judging the season at the time of operation is provided, and the microcomputer is provided with the time and season respectively. In accordance with the above-mentioned calendar condition, when the air conditioner is driven and controlled to generate noise, the storage unit stores the unique voice pattern of
With the configuration that outputs the sound most suitable for that season, when the air conditioner is operating, it is the sound most suitable for each season of the operation, such as the wind noise of the indoor and outdoor blowers or the compressor, the four-way valve, the indoor and outdoor. It is possible to eliminate various harsh sounds such as the switching sound of the blower, and give the user a sufficient refreshing feeling.

Further, in addition to the sound generation effect described above, by additionally having a set temperature correction means for correcting the room set temperature based on the above-mentioned calendar conditions with respect to the set temperature set by the room temperature setting means, it is possible to adjust the texture according to the time. Fine temperature correction can be performed automatically.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the microcomputer shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of a conventional air conditioner, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the microcomputer shown in FIG. 4 according to an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure. 1 ... Remote control (remote controller), 2 ... Microcomputer, 3 ... Room temperature detector, 4 ... A / D converter, 5 ... Relay driver, 6 ... Compressor relay, 7 ... Four-way valve Relay, 8 …… Indoor fan motor relay, 9 …… Outdoor fan motor relay, 10 …… D / A
Converter, 11 …… Amplifier, 12 …… Speaker, 13 …… Calendar condition setting section, 14 …… Battery, 20 …… Room temperature control section, 21 ……
Computation control unit, 22 ... Set temperature correction unit, 23 ... Voice signal selection unit, 24 ... Voice signal generation unit.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A calendar condition setting means for outputting a calendar condition for judging a season during operation, and a room temperature setting means,
And a room temperature detecting means, a set temperature correcting means for correcting the room set temperature based on the calendar conditions with respect to the set temperature set by the room temperature setting means, and a room temperature detected by the room temperature detecting means and the corrected room temperature. An air conditioner comprising control means for controlling a room temperature according to a set temperature and voice output means for selectively outputting a voice according to the calendar condition at the time of the control. 2. A calendar condition setting means for outputting a calendar condition for judging the season during operation, a room temperature setting means,
And room temperature detecting means, control means for controlling the room temperature according to the room temperature detected by the room temperature detecting means and the set temperature, and voice output means for selectively outputting voice information according to the calendar condition at the time of the control. An air conditioner characterized by being provided.