JP3100589U - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an air conditioner that can realize environmental simulation by using environmental data including voice, fragrance, illuminance, and the like.
The control unit includes an air conditioning unit, an audio output unit, an environment database for storing environment data that is initially set, an environment data network input terminal, and a control unit. The operation of the air conditioning unit 10 and the sound output unit 20 is controlled using the environment database 40 or environment data at the environment data input terminal.
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Description

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner capable of outputting environmental data such as voice, fragrance, and illuminance, and improving the diversity and selection flexibility of environmental air conditioning.

Air conditioners, fans or other air conditioners that are widely used today and are relatively inexpensive often have a constant, adjustable output wind speed value, which creates a fixed temperature or wind speed at the point of use. , Had an air conditioning effect. The disadvantage of this conventional design is that there is a limit to the types that can be selected even if the pattern of airflow change is not constant. Always followed. For this reason, in recent years, R & D personnel related to the air conditioning system have begun to introduce control technology related to intelligent functions, and have improved the change in the output airflow pattern. For example, the direction of the output wind was changed by employing a swing type fan blade, or the rotational speed of the fan was divided into several short periods to establish a periodic change in the air volume. These improved designs reduced the monotonicity of the output of conventional equipment, but were designed only to be periodic and could not output according to a random environmental mode, and were finely tailored to the needs of the user. No adjustments could be made.

Taking the current so-called “natural rhythm-like” air conditioning system as an example, if the cycle of the upper swing of the blade is relatively slow and the cycle of the lower swing is relatively fast, the user can immediately change the airflow. With the pattern, the feeling of comfort and freshness is rapidly lost, and the output pattern cannot be changed according to changes in the external environment or personal needs. It is difficult to adjust the output mode to the optimal one or to realize the most suitable air conditioning environment during use.

ユ ー ザ For users, if they stay in the indoor environment created by the air conditioner for a long time, they not only tend to generate fatigue, but also have a bad effect on physical and mental health. At this time, if it is desired to simulate the outdoor environment with a conventional air conditioner, the realization of simulation of general environmental data such as the cycle of temperature, humidity or wind speed is the limit, and it is necessary to obtain a real outdoor feeling where the mind and body relax. Is difficult, and even if the combination of the environmental data described above is simulated to simulate variations in the outdoor environment, the combined change patterns are very limited, and the user can similarly use all the environmental data of the device in a short time. You may get used to it. Therefore, it is apparent that it is difficult to achieve effects such as simulating the outdoor environment and increasing the number of change patterns used by the current air conditioner in a situation where the type of environmental data and the selectivity of the database are small.

As described above, by building diversification indoors and outputting each environmental data such as voice, fragrance, illuminance, etc., the selection pattern is improved, and the outdoor environment at any place can be randomized according to the needs of the user. How to develop air conditioners that can be selected in the future, and increase their practicality and market appeal, are business opportunities that must be truly pursued in the air conditioning related R & D field.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of realizing an environmental simulation using each environmental data including voice, fragrance, illuminance, and the like.

The present invention also aims to provide an air conditioner that can improve the diversity and selection flexibility of environmental air conditioning.

Further, the present invention aims to provide an air conditioner which has a large amount of environmental data and enables a user to select at random.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention relates to an air conditioner disposed in a use space, an air conditioning unit installed in the air conditioner and adjusting an air condition of the use space, and an air conditioner. Installed in the air conditioner, and a sound output unit for outputting sound to the space in use, a built-in environment database for storing environment data that is initially set, and an environment database installed in the air conditioner. An air conditioner including a control unit that controls operation of the air conditioning unit and the audio output unit based on environmental data is provided.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention includes an environmental data network input terminal connected to the Internet, and the input terminal of the environmental data network is a large remote environment database, a remote weather observation system, or a remote environment data detection on the network. Access to systems, etc., to increase the flexibility and diversity of environmental data selection.

In addition, the control unit is a control chip, and the user can select an environment database built in advance in the air conditioner as necessary, or use the chip to input necessary environment data from the environment data network input terminal. Of the specific outdoor environment can be output. Further, the air conditioner detects at least one of the use spaces for performing compensation control of the environment data by detecting environmental data in the use space and feeding back an error obtained by the detection to the control unit. And a detection unit to be installed in the system.

The aforementioned air conditioning units include a temperature adjustment unit, a wind speed adjustment unit, and a wind speed cycle adjustment unit for simulating air conditioning environment data such as temperature, wind speed and wind speed cycle. The audio output unit is a controllable speaker, and can output audio data provided from the input terminal of the environmental database or the environmental data network under the control of the control chip. The simulation of the selected outdoor environment, for example, the simulation of sound data such as waves, breeze, or the singing of birds and frogs can be performed in accordance with the outdoor environment data constructed by. In addition, the user can select a specific music or input the music by himself and enjoy his or her favorite music in the selected air-conditioning environment.

空調 In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention may include a scent arrangement unit, a lighting unit, and a humidity control unit for performing output simulation of scent, illuminance, and humidity. If you want to increase the construction of other environmental data, add environmental control equipment such as a pressure control unit, an air filter unit, and an air purifying unit, and connect them to the control chip in the same way. It can be more realistic.

The present invention allows an air conditioner that has access to remote environment data to receive random, multiple, adjustable and occasionally changeable environmental data commands, and an air conditioning unit and an audio output unit in the air conditioner. And other climate control units to complete remote environment simulations and achieve a variety of air conditioning effects.

Therefore, it is clear that the air conditioner of the present invention has an effect that the user can randomly simulate and experience various environmental data including the sound, the temperature, the wind speed, the cycle of the wind speed, the humidity, the illuminance, the fragrance, and the atmospheric pressure in the room. In addition, by providing a huge remote environment database and making it selectable, the limitation of the monotonous change of the conventional air conditioner can be sufficiently solved.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a system arrangement for an air conditioner provided by the present invention. The air conditioner 1 includes at least an air conditioning unit 10, an audio output unit 20, a control unit 30, an environment database 40, and a detection unit 60 arranged at a place of use, in which the control unit 30 is a control chip. Yes, it is linked to the built-in environment database 40 or has a built-in environment database 40. When the user selects, receives environment data stored in advance therein, and in accordance with a command of the environment data. Controlling the operation of the air-conditioning unit 10 and the sound output unit 20 installed in the air-conditioning apparatus 1 to output environment data such as temperature, wind speed, wind speed cycle or sound in the used space, and to simulate the simulation environment. produce.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention can be connected to an Internet system to access a remote environment database, a remote weather observation system, or a remote environment data detection system, and input an environment data network for expanding the contents of selectable environment data. The end 50 can be provided, and if it is desired to acquire the data of the current outside area or to immediately update the data, the weather data or the environmental data detection system at a specific point in each country in the world may be changing the environmental data. Linking is performed in real time, data conversion and transmission are completed, and the air conditioner 1 enters the air conditioner 1 to increase the variety of environment selection.

The air conditioning unit 10 has at least an air conditioning simulation function of a general air conditioner, and includes air conditioning members such as a temperature adjustment unit 11, a wind speed adjustment unit 12, and a wind speed cycle adjustment unit 13. Among them, the temperature adjustment unit 11 includes at least a cooling coil and a heating coil, the wind speed adjustment unit 12 includes at least a blowing mechanism and a throttle mechanism, and the wind speed cycle adjustment unit 13 includes at least Inverter mechanism is included.

The audio output unit 20 is a controllable speaker, is connected to the control unit 30, and outputs audio data according to a command input from the control unit 30. If it is desired to enhance the realism and sound effect at the time of outputting the audio data, an audio adjusting device or a loudspeaker may be added to the audio output unit 20. The sound data may be remote simulation sound received from the environment database 40 or the environment data network input terminal 50, and may be used to build a predetermined environment space having a sound effect in accordance with the air conditioning unit 10. it can. For example, when the user selects the air conditioning information such as the temperature, wind speed and cycle of the Mediterranean area by the regional classification, the control unit 30 immediately transmits the voice command such as the sound of the wave or the sea breeze based on the database at the same time. The audio output unit 20 can transmit the audio output unit 20 to improve the realism of the air-conditioning environment, or if the user selects air-conditioning information such as temperature, wind speed, cycle, and humidity on a summer night by seasonal classification, the audio output is performed. The unit 20 also outputs voice data such as the breeze of the night or the sound of frogs and insects, so that the user can close his eyes and enjoy the simulation. Also, the audio data can be music data received from the environment database 40 or the environment data network input / output terminal 50, and music can be reproduced in accordance with the air conditioning environment. For example, if the user wants to take a lunch break, there is a possibility that a temperate climate suitable for sleep may be selected. In this case, the sound output unit 20 may provide a comfortable sleep effect based on data previously constructed in the database. A certain Bach song or various lyric songs can be reproduced to improve the quality of sleep for the user.

The above two types of audio data can also combine the effects of various different changes with each other, and are determined by the user's comprehensive utilization of the environment database 40 and the environment data network input terminal 50. For example, when the user constructs a seaside environment, in addition to audio data such as waves and sea breeze that are output together, the audio output unit 20 is simultaneously controlled to simultaneously play soft music such as piano performance. In addition, a better relaxation effect can be obtained, the purpose of the present invention to increase the diversity of environmental changes can be achieved, and the outdoor environment of any place and season can be felt in the indoor use space.

Further, the detection unit 60 disposed in the use space is used for detecting an environmental air-conditioning state in the use space, and may include a conventional detection unit such as a temperature sensor, a wind speed sensor, and a period change sensor. By feeding back the result to the control unit 30, feedback control is performed, the error value of the output of the air conditioning unit 10 is adjusted, and the external environmental influence amount is compensated. This design can be used, for example, in situations where the difference between the selected environmental data command and the original environmental conditions of the use space is relatively large, such as simulating environmental data in a tropical area in winter, and simulating the environment. The effect can be controlled more precisely.

Therefore, the operation block diagram of the air conditioner 1 according to the present invention can be shown in FIG. 2, and the user can first select necessary environmental data before the operation, and the temperature data of the temperate zone stored in advance from the environmental database 40 can be selected. Environment data such as a Hawaii type climate or a Hokkaido type climate in a cold zone can be selected, or tropical Latin American type environmental data on the Internet can be selected from the environmental data network input terminal 50. Next, the command of the environmental data is input to the control unit 30 of the air conditioner 1, processed by the control unit 30, and sent to the air conditioning unit 10 and the sound output unit 20 as an air conditioning command and a voice command, respectively. By controlling their operation according to the instructions of the environment data, the type of environment data is output in the used space. At the same time, the detection unit 60 arranged in the used space performs simultaneous detection in the space, and when the difference between the on-site environmental condition and the selected value exceeds a preset error value, the error amount is immediately adjusted to the control value. The error is fed back to the unit 30 and the control unit 30 performs feedback control, and outputs the error value again to compensate for the error value.

In the air conditioner 1 of the present invention, the arrangement of the environment control units such as the air conditioner unit 10 or the sound output unit 20 is determined by the realness of the environment to be simulated. If a more realistic simulation is desired, more types of environmental control units can be arranged. Therefore, in addition to the basic arrangement of the air-conditioning unit 10 and the sound output unit 20 as shown in FIG. 3, a conventional lighting device, a scent generating device, and a humidity control device, as shown in FIG. The lighting unit 70, the scent arrangement unit 80, the humidity adjustment unit 90, the air pressure adjustment unit, the air purification unit, and the like are separately arranged according to the air pressure adjustment device or the air purification device, and the illuminance, the scent, the humidity, the air pressure, or the air concentration. By constructing environmental data such as, for example, the user can experience a more detailed exotic sentiment, and can also get a sense of being in the environment. At the same time, the control unit 30, the built-in environment database 40 and the external detection unit 60 are arranged in the air conditioner 1 as in the first embodiment, and the environment data network input terminal 50 is arranged as necessary. To access at least one of a remote network environment database, a remote weather observation system, or a remote environment data detection system on the Internet.

Therefore, there is no limitation on the environmental control unit to be added according to the present invention, and the remote environment to be simulated becomes more realistic as the number of configured environmental data output units increases. Environmental data, such as other air components, oxygen content, or UV intensity, can also be increased during the present invention, if necessary, and include electric heaters, air filters, loudspeakers or scene display screens, etc. Other conventional environmental control devices can increase the variation of environment selection, and the more environment data output patterns, the closer the real environment environment to be constructed and the wider the practicality of the present invention. . For example, for a user who has a disability and cannot travel a long distance, adjusting the arrangement of the present invention to the air-conditioning, voice output, or environmental control unit allows the user to experience exoticism at home. However, even for large zoos that accept large amounts of foreign animals, the functions and effects of the present invention will greatly increase the activity and reproductive rate of animals in the animal breeding area by constructing environmental data that the animals are familiar with. Can be increased.

FIG. 4 is an operation block diagram of the second embodiment. The operation and control steps are similar to those of the first embodiment, and the user needs from the environment database 40 or the environment data network input terminal 50. After each of the environmental data can be selected and the environmental data command is input to the control unit 30 and processed, the air conditioning command, the voice command, the illuminance command, the fragrance command, and the humidity command are performed by the control unit 30. It is output and controls the operations of the air conditioning unit 10, the audio output unit 20, the lighting unit 70, the fragrance arrangement unit 80, and the humidity adjustment unit 90, respectively. At the same time, the detection unit 60 arranged in the used space performs simultaneous detection in the space, and performs feedback control of an error in environmental data in real time by linking with the control unit 30.

According to each of the above-described embodiments, the air conditioner 1 of the present invention has an increased number of environmental patterns due to the added audio output unit 20 or other environmental control unit, and has a wider variety of environmental data than the conventional air conditioner. , The function of the remote environment simulation is exhibited, and at the same time, the built-in environment database 40 and the external environment data network input terminal 50 are utilized to extend the selectivity of the environment data infinitely and to improve the user's use. It can be seen that flexibility and pleasure are enhanced.

From the above, the air conditioner of the present invention clearly has the effect of enhancing the user's experience of various environmental data, and at the same time, provides a large amount of environmental database so that the user can select, and as necessary, By experiencing the remote environment in various places and at various times, the diversity and use flexibility of the environmental air conditioning can be improved.

However, the above is merely for describing specific embodiments relating to the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by these. The substantial technical content of the present invention is broadly defined in the scope of the above-mentioned registered claims. Any technique or method which has been completed by another person is exactly the same as or the same as that defined in the above-mentioned registration claims, and is included in the registration claims if the modification has the same effect. I think that the.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing Embodiment 1 of the air conditioner according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an operation block diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1. The schematic diagram which shows Example 2 of the air conditioner in this invention. FIG. 4 is an operation block diagram of a second embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner 10 Air conditioning unit 11 Temperature control unit 12 Wind speed control unit 13 Wind speed cycle control unit 20 Audio output unit 30 Control unit 40 Environment database 50 Environment data network input terminal 60 Detection unit 70 Lighting unit 80 Scent arrangement unit 90 Humidity control unit

Claims (15)

In an air conditioner placed in the use space,
An air conditioning unit installed in the air conditioner for adjusting the air conditioning status of the used space;
An audio output unit installed in the air conditioner for outputting audio to the use space in accordance with the condition of air conditioning;
An environment database for storing the environment data that is initially set,
In a control unit installed in the air conditioner and storing the environment database, a control unit for controlling the operation of the air conditioning unit and the sound output unit according to environment data of the environment database in the control unit;
An air conditioner comprising: The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a scent arrangement unit. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a lighting unit. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a humidity control unit. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the audio output unit is a speaker. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the sound output unit includes a sound adjusting member. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising at least one detection unit for detecting environmental data of the used space and feeding back the detection result to the control unit. In an air conditioner placed in the use space,
An air conditioning unit installed in the air conditioner for adjusting the air conditioning status of the used space;
An audio output unit that is installed in the air conditioner and outputs audio to the use space in accordance with the air conditioning status;
An environmental data network input end connected to the Internet,
A control unit that is installed in the air conditioner and controls the operation of the air conditioning unit and the audio output unit according to environment data of the environment data network input end;
An air conditioner comprising: The air conditioner according to claim 8, further comprising a scent arrangement unit. The air conditioner according to claim 8, further comprising a lighting unit. The air conditioner according to claim 8, further comprising a humidity control unit. The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the audio output unit is a speaker. The air conditioner according to claim 12, wherein the sound output unit includes a sound adjusting member. 9. The air conditioner of claim 8, wherein the environmental data network input has access to one of a group consisting of a remote environmental database, a remote weather observation system, and a remote environmental data detection system. The air conditioner according to claim 8, further comprising at least one detection unit for detecting environmental data of the used space and feeding back a result of the detection to the control unit.

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