JP3995480B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an air conditioner that can supply air-conditioned air from a single indoor unit to a plurality of air-conditioning zones using a damper device, a blow-out duct, and the like. In particular, the damper device is controlled together with the indoor unit. The present invention relates to an air conditioner including a remote controller for air conditioning.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the air conditioner 100, as shown in FIG. 3, from one indoor unit 102 installed in, for example, a shed space of a building 101 to an air conditioning zone 105 on the first floor using a blowout duct 103, There is one configured so that air conditioned by the indoor unit 102 can be supplied to the air conditioning zone 106 on the second floor using the blowout duct 104. In such an air conditioner 100, a damper device 107 is installed between the indoor unit 102 and the blowout ducts 103 and 104, and the air volume balance of the air supplied to the air conditioning zones 105 and 106 by the action of the damper device 107. Is adjusted.
[0003]
These air conditioning zones 105 and 106 are respectively provided with air conditioning remote controllers 108 and 109 that incorporate a temperature sensor and can control the indoor unit 102. One of the air conditioning remote controller 108 and the air conditioning remote controller 109 is a main remote controller, and the other is a sub remote controller. The indoor unit 102 is controlled only by the main remote controller. The master-slave switching of the air-conditioning remote controllers 108 and 109 is executed by operating the keys of the respective remote controllers, and the air-conditioning remote controller 108 or 109 that has been key-operated last becomes the main remote controller.
[0004]
Further, the damper device 107 is controlled by the duct-dedicated remote controller 110 independently of the control of the indoor unit 102 by the air conditioning remote controllers 108 and 109. The duct remote controller 110 is installed in either one of the air-conditioning zones 105 or 106 (in this embodiment, the air-conditioning zone 105). In addition, the code | symbol 111 in FIG. 3 shows an outdoor unit.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the damper-specific remote controller 110, the damper setting opening of the damper device 107 is adjusted by a dial or the like. Therefore, the air volume balance to the air conditioning zones 105 and 106 defined by the damper setting opening is as follows. It ’s not always easy to understand.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which an air conditioning controller can easily display a damper set opening degree in a damper device in consideration of the above-described circumstances.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the damper device installed in the indoor unit is air-conditioned by the indoor unit, and an air conditioning remote controller for controlling the indoor unit is provided for each of the plurality of air conditioning zones. The air conditioner remote controller can control the indoor unit and the damper setting opening of the damper device. The air conditioner remote controller visually determines the damper opening of the damper device. The indoor unit is controlled by an air conditioning remote controller that is operated last among the air conditioning remote controllers individually provided for each of the plurality of air conditioning zones. The damper device is controlled by the controller, and along with this control, the damper setting on the display unit is opened. It is characterized in that the display is changed.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the air conditioning controller is provided with a damper opening setting key for changing a damper setting opening of the damper device. To do.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the display unit of the air conditioning remote controller is provided with a level meter corresponding to each air conditioning zone, according to the damper set opening degree. The level meter is configured such that the level can be increased or decreased.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the level meter in the display unit of the air conditioning controller according to any one of the first to third aspects, the level corresponding to the air conditioning zone on the side where the damper set opening is increased This is characterized in that the level of the level meter corresponding to the air conditioning zone on the side where the level of the meter is increased and the damper opening degree is decreased is characterized.
[0011]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the damper device is not installed in the indoor unit, the damper opening setting key is displayed on the display unit of the air conditioning controller. When the is operated, the fact that the damper opening setting function of the damper device is not displayed is displayed .
[0012]
The inventions according to claims 1 to 5 have the following effects.
[0013]
Since the air conditioner remote controller is configured to visually display the damper set opening of the damper device, the air conditioner remote controller has the damper set opening of the damper device, that is, the air flow to each air conditioning zone. The air volume balance can be easily displayed to the user.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
[0016]
In the air conditioner 10 shown in FIG. 1, one outdoor unit 11 is installed outside the building 13, and one indoor unit 12 is installed in, for example, a shed space 14 of the building 13. A device 15 is continuously provided, and a plurality of, for example, two blowout ducts 16 and 17 are extended from the damper device 15. These blowing ducts 16 and 17 are also installed in the cabin space 14. In addition, although not shown, a suction duct or the like that guides air in the building 13 to the indoor unit 12 is connected to the indoor unit 12 in the cabin space 14.
[0017]
The indoor unit 12 includes an indoor heat exchanger 18 and a fan 19. The indoor heat exchanger 18 is connected to the outdoor unit 11 using a refrigerant pipe 20, and cools the air sucked into the indoor unit 12 by evaporating or condensing the refrigerant guided from the outdoor unit 11. Or warm.
[0018]
The blowing ducts 16 and 17 have one end coupled to the damper device 15 and a blowing grill 21 attached to the other end. The blowing grill 21 of the blowing duct 16 is installed on the ceiling plate 22 on the first floor of the building 13, and the blowing grill 21 of the blowing duct 17 is installed on the ceiling plate 23 of the second floor of the building 13. The ceiling board 22 faces the air conditioning zone 24 on the first floor, and the ceiling board 23 faces the air conditioning zone 25 on the second floor.
[0019]
Accordingly, the rotation of the fan 19 of the indoor unit 12 causes the air in the building 13 to be sucked into the indoor unit 12 via a suction duct (not shown) and the like, and heat exchange is performed by the indoor heat exchanger 18 of the indoor unit 12. Air is blown out from the blow grill 21 to the air conditioning zone 24 (A zone) on the first floor through the blow duct 16 and blown out from the blow grill 21 to the air conditioning zone 25 (B zone) on the second floor through the blow duct 17. The
[0020]
The damper device 15 adjusts the air volume balance of air that is supplied to the air conditioning zones 24 and 25 and is conditioned by the indoor unit 12. The damper device 15 is disposed corresponding to each of the blowout ducts 16 and 17. It comprises plates 26 and 27 and a damper motor 28 for driving these damper plates 26 and 27.
[0021]
The damper motor 28 drives the damper plates 26 and 27 simultaneously in conjunction with each other. For example, during forward rotation, the damper opening by the damper plate 26 is increased, and the amount of air supplied to the air conditioning zone 24 through the blowout duct 16. And the amount of air supplied to the air conditioning zone 25 through the blowout duct 17 is decreased by decreasing the damper opening by the damper plate 27. Further, during reverse rotation, the damper motor 28 reduces the damper opening degree by the damper plate 26 to reduce the air volume of the air supplied to the air conditioning zone 24 through the blowout duct 16 and the damper opening degree by the damper plate 27. The air volume of the air supplied to the air-conditioning zone 25 through the blowing duct 17 is increased.
[0022]
Air conditioning remote controllers 29 and 30 for controlling the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 are installed in the air conditioning zones 24 and 25, respectively, and the temperature of the air conditioning zones 24 and 25 is controlled by built-in temperature sensors (not shown). Each can be detected. One of these air conditioning remote controllers 29 and 30 is a master-slave remote controller in which one is a master remote controller and the other is a slave remote controller, and only the master remote controller controls the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12.
[0023]
Switching between the main remote controller and the slave remote controller is executed by operating the keys of the respective remote controllers, and the air conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 in which the key is operated last becomes the main remote controller.
[0024]
The outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 are controlled by this main remote controller. For example, the operation and stop of the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 are controlled by the operation of the operation / stop key 31 shown in FIG. 2 of the air-conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 serving as the main remote controller. In addition, the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 are configured such that the air conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 serving as the main remote controller based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the air conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 serving as the main remote controller. The temperature is controlled to be the set temperature set by the temperature setting key 32.
[0025]
The air conditioning remote controller 29 and the air conditioning remote controller 30 are configured to control the damper device 15 when they become main remote controllers.
[0026]
Here, the air volume balance of the air supplied to each of the air conditioning zones 24 and 25 is adjusted by the damper device 15, but the air conditioner remote controllers 29 and 30 include the damper of the damper device 15 as shown in FIG. 2. Air volume balance setting keys 33 and 34 are provided as damper opening setting keys that allow the setting opening (that is, the setting value of the damper opening) to be changed. The display units 35 of the air conditioning remote controllers 29 and 30 are provided with level meters 36 and 37 that can visually display the damper set opening degree of the damper device 15.
[0027]
The air volume balance setting key 33 and the level meter 36 correspond to the air conditioning zone 24 (A zone), and the air volume balance setting key 34 and the level meter 37 correspond to the air conditioning zone 25 (B zone). Further, the level meters 36 and 37 are configured such that their display levels can be increased or decreased within a range of, for example, 10 levels according to the damper set opening.
[0028]
In the air-conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 that is the main remote controller, the damper setting opening by the damper plate 26 (FIG. 1) is increased by the pressing operation of the air volume balance setting key 33, and the supply air to the air-conditioning zone 24 is increased. While the air volume is increased, the damper set opening degree by the damper plate 27 (FIG. 1) is decreased, and the air volume of the supply air to the air conditioning zone 25 is decreased. Therefore, in the air conditioning remote controller 29 or 30, when the air volume balance setting key 33 is pressed, the display level of the level meter 36 corresponding to the air conditioning zone 24 on the side where the damper setting opening increases is increased. The display level of the level meter 37 corresponding to the air conditioning zone 25 on the side where the set opening degree is decreased decreases.
[0029]
In the air conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 that is the main remote controller, the damper setting opening by the damper plate 27 is increased by the pressing operation of the air volume balance setting key 34, and the air volume of the supply air to the air conditioning zone 25 is increased. While increasing, the damper opening degree by the damper board 26 is decreased, and the air volume of the supply air to the air-conditioning zone 24 is decreased. Therefore, in the air conditioning remote controller 29 or 30, when the air volume balance setting key 34 is pressed, the display level of the level meter 37 corresponding to the air conditioning zone 25 on the side where the damper setting opening increases is increased, and the damper setting is made. The display level of the level meter 36 corresponding to the air conditioning zone 24 on the side where the opening degree is decreased decreases.
[0030]
When one of the air conditioning remote controllers 29 or 30 is selected as the main remote controller, the selected air conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 is set and displayed by the display level of the level meters 36 and 37 thereof. The damper device 15 is controlled based on the damper setting opening.
[0031]
On the other hand, when the damper device 15 is not connected to the indoor unit 12 shown in FIG. 1, the level meters 36 and 37 on the display unit 35 of the air conditioning remote controllers 29 and 30 are not displayed. In this case, when the air volume balance setting key 33 or 34 of the air-conditioning remote controllers 29 and 30 is operated, the display unit 35 of the air-conditioning remote controllers 29 and 30 displays “There is no such function” or the like. A message indicating that the damper opening setting function does not operate is displayed.
[0032]
With the configuration as described above, the following effects (1) and (2) are achieved according to the above embodiment.
[0033]
(1) On the display unit 35 of the air conditioning remote controllers 29 and 30, the damper set opening degree on the air conditioning zone 24 side or the air conditioning zone 25 side in the damper device 15 is visually displayed by the level meter 36 or 37, respectively. Therefore, the remote controllers 29 and 30 for air conditioning use the damper set opening on the air conditioning zone 24 side or the air conditioning zone 25 side in the damper device 15, that is, the air volume supplied to the air conditioning zones 24 and 25. The balance can be easily displayed to the user.
[0034]
(2) The outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 are controlled only by the air-conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 selected as the main remote controller, and the damper is controlled by the air-conditioning remote controller 29 or 30 serving as the main remote controller. Since the device 15 is also controlled, the damper-dedicated remote controller that controls the damper device 15 can be eliminated, and the cost can be reduced.
[0035]
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the said embodiment, this invention is not limited to this.
[0036]
For example, in the above embodiment, the case where there are two air-conditioning zones (air-conditioning zones 24 and 25) has been described. Good.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
According to the air conditioner of the present invention, the air conditioning controller can display the damper setting opening in the damper device in an easy-to-understand manner.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the air conditioning remote controller of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional air conditioner.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Air conditioning apparatus 12 Indoor unit 15 Damper apparatus 24, 25 Air-conditioning zone 29, 30 Air-conditioning remote controller 33, 34 Air volume balance setting key (damper opening setting key)
35 Display 36, 37 Level meter

Claims (5)

In the air conditioner in which the damper device installed in the indoor unit is air conditioned by the indoor unit and can adjust the air volume balance of the air supplied to each of the plurality of air conditioning zones.
An air conditioning remote controller for controlling the indoor unit is individually provided for each of the plurality of air conditioning zones, and the air conditioner remote controller can control the indoor unit and the damper setting opening of the damper device. Composed of
Each remote controller for air conditioning includes a display unit for visually displaying the damper set opening in the damper device by using a level meter that quantitatively indicates the air volume balance for each of the plurality of air conditioning zones ,
Among the air conditioning remote controllers individually provided for each of the plurality of air conditioning zones, the indoor unit is controlled by the last operated air conditioning remote controller, and further, the damper device is controlled by the air conditioning remote controller. In addition, the air conditioner is characterized in that the display of the damper setting opening in the display unit changes with this control.   The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioning controller is provided with a damper opening setting key that enables a damper setting opening of the damper device to be changed.   2. The display unit of the air conditioning remote controller is provided with a level meter corresponding to each air conditioning zone, and the level of the level meter can be increased or decreased according to a damper set opening. Or the air conditioning apparatus of 2.   In the level meter in the display unit of the air conditioning controller, the level meter corresponding to the air conditioning zone on the side where the damper setting opening is increased and the level of the level meter corresponding to the air conditioning zone on the side where the damper setting opening is decreased is increased. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air conditioner is configured to decrease the level. When the damper unit is not installed in the indoor unit, the display unit of the air conditioning controller displays that the damper opening setting function of the damper device does not operate when the damper opening setting key is operated. air conditioning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that.

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