JP4513242B2 - Remote controller - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a remote controller for remotely operating an air conditioner or the like, and more particularly to a structure and a control method that do not hinder the function of an operation button even when an opening / closing lid of a remote control body is damaged.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional remote controllers (also referred to as wireless remote controllers) for remotely controlling an air conditioner or the like include, for example, those shown in FIGS. 1 (A), 1 (B) and 2. In the figure, 1 is a remote controller main body such as an air conditioner, 2 is a liquid crystal (LCD) display unit, 3 is a lid, 4 is a storage unit, 5 is various operation buttons for operating / stopping, and 6 is on the lid 3. An external operation mechanism provided, 7 is a lid opening / closing switch for switching the function of the operation button 5 by being turned on / off by a projection 3a provided inside the lid 3 by opening / closing the lid 3, and an air conditioner, etc. It is an infrared transmission part which consists of LED which transmits an infrared signal to the light-receiving part of an apparatus, and instruct | indicates operation | movement of an apparatus.
[0003]
Next, the operation will be described. When attempting to operate an air conditioner or the like, the operation of the main body of the air conditioner or the like is normally performed by opening the lid 3 of the remote controller (the lid opening / closing switch 7 is in the OFF state) and operating buttons 5 arranged in the storage unit 4. Is controlled (state shown in FIG. 1B). An external operation mechanism 6 is provided on the lid 3 so that the operation button 5 that frequently performs daily operations among the operation switches 5 can be operated even when the lid 3 is closed (the lid opening / closing switch 7 is in an ON state). 3 is eliminated, and the number of operation buttons 5 is reduced in appearance (the state shown in FIG. 1A).
[0004]
The control operation will be described with reference to the control block diagram of FIG. 6 and the flowchart of FIG.
Depending on the open / close state of the lid 3, the lid open / close switch 7 is turned ON / OFF, and the function of the operation button 5 is determined by the button function determination unit 31. Whether the lid 3 is open or closed, the operation content is sent to the function control unit 32 by operating the operation button 5 of the remote controller, and the function control unit 32 displays the operation content via the LCD control unit 33 as a liquid crystal ( LCD) In addition to displaying on the display unit 2, an infrared signal is transmitted from the infrared transmission unit 8 to the light receiving unit of the device such as an air conditioner via the infrared control unit 34 to instruct the operation of the device.
[0005]
In the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the operation is started by operating the remote controller, it is first determined in step ST35 whether the lid opening / closing switch 7 is ON. If it is ON, the button function is detected in step ST36 (see FIG. 1A). Is done as follows. That is, the button a is dehumidified, the button b is air-cleaning, the button c is one-touch cut off, and the button d is a one-touch button.
If the lid opening / closing switch 7 is not ON in step ST35, it is determined in step ST37 whether the lid opening / closing switch 7 is OFF. If it is OFF, the button function (see FIG. 1B) is performed in step ST38 as follows. The That is, the button a ′ is an operation switch, the button B ′ is an air volume switch, the button C ′ is an on timer, and the button D ′ is a timer cancel button.
[0006]
As described above, the remote controller 1 such as an air conditioner can automatically switch the function of the operation button 5 in the storage unit 4 and the number of display contents on the display unit 2 by opening and closing the lid. Can improve the comfort for the user and the appearance of the appearance without increasing the number of operation buttons 5 and display contents.
However, when the user accidentally breaks the lid 3, there arises a problem that the function of the state in which the lid 3 that frequently performs daily operations is closed cannot be used.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a function selector switch having the same function as the lid opening / closing switch at a position where it cannot be directly operated from the outside of the main body, so that the function of the operation button is not hindered even when the lid is damaged. An object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems,
A lid provided on the main body so as to be freely opened and closed, a lid opening / closing switch for detecting an opening / closing state of the lid,
A display for displaying the operation content;
An operation button that is directly operated when the lid is opened and is operated via an external operation mechanism provided on the lid when the lid is closed;
In the remote controller, the operation button can be switched to a different function depending on the state of the lid opening / closing switch,
The main body is provided with a function changeover switch having the same function as the lid opening / closing switch.
[0009]
Further, the function selector switch is provided in the battery housing part on the back side of the main body.
[0010]
In addition, the function selector switch is composed of a slide type switch that can be switched ON / OFF.
[0011]
The function selector switch is connected in parallel with the lid opening / closing switch.
[0012]
The operation button name is displayed on the display unit.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1A and 1B are external views of a remote controller according to the present invention and a conventional example. FIG. 1A shows a state in which the lid is closed, and FIG. 1B shows a state in which the lid is opened. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view with the lid open. FIG. 3 is an external view of the back side of the remote controller according to the present invention.
In the figure, 1 is a remote controller main body such as an air conditioner, 2 is a liquid crystal (LCD) display unit, 3 is a lid, 4 is a storage unit, 5 is various operation buttons for operating / stopping, and 6 is on the lid 3. An external operation mechanism provided, 7 is a lid opening / closing switch that is turned on / off from the opening 4a by a projection 3a provided inside the lid 3 by opening / closing the lid 3, and switches the function of the operation button 5. It is an infrared transmission part which consists of LED which transmits an infrared signal to the light-receiving part of apparatuses, such as an air conditioner, and instruct | indicates operation | movement of an apparatus.
[0014]
A battery housing portion 9a for housing the battery 9 is provided on the back side of the main body 1, and is covered with a battery lid 9b except when the battery 9 is replaced. A function changeover switch 10 having the same function as the lid opening / closing switch 7 is provided in the battery housing portion 9a. When the user accidentally breaks the lid 3, the lid opening / closing switch 7 is disabled. The function changeover switch 10 is used.
[0015]
The function change-over switch 10 is a slide-type switch, which is connected in parallel with the lid opening / closing switch 7 in terms of circuit, and when the lid 3 is normally opened / closed, the lid opening / closing switch 7 has priority. The function selector switch 10 is turned off. If the user breaks the lid 3, the lid opening / closing switch 7 remains in the OFF state, so that the function of the operation button 5 can be switched by using the function switching switch 10 instead.
[0016]
Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the control block diagram of FIG. Since the operation when the lid opening / closing switch 7 is used is the same as that of the conventional example, detailed description thereof is omitted.
When either the lid opening / closing switch 7 or the function change-over switch 10 is selected, the functions of the various operation buttons 5 are determined by the button function determination unit 21 in the control device (microcomputer) 20.
The operation content is sent to the function control unit 22 by the operation of the operation button 5, and the function control unit 22 displays the operation content on the liquid crystal (LCD) display unit 2 through the LCD control unit 23, and the infrared control unit 24 is displayed. Then, an infrared signal is transmitted from the infrared transmission unit 8 to a light receiving unit of a device such as an air conditioner to instruct the operation of the device.
[0017]
These control operations will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When the operation is started by operating the remote controller 1, it is first determined in step ST25 whether the lid opening / closing switch 7 is ON. If it is ON, the button function (see FIG. 1A) is as follows in step ST26. Made. That is, the button a is dehumidified, the button b is air-cleaning, the button c is one-touch cut off, and the button d is a one-touch button.
[0018]
If the lid opening / closing switch 7 is not ON in step ST25, that is, if the lid opening / closing switch 7 is OFF or inoperable, it is determined in step ST27 whether the function selector switch 10 is ON. The button function is returned to step ST26.
If the function selector switch 10 is OFF in step ST27, the button function (see FIG. 1B) is performed as follows in step ST28. That is, the button a ′ is an operation switch, the button B ′ is an air volume switch, the button C ′ is an on timer, and the button D ′ is a timer cancel button.
If the lid 3 is broken and the function changeover switch 10 is used, the button names of the buttons a to d in FIG. 1A become the button names of the buttons a ′ to d ′ in FIG. For example, when the button a ′ operation switch is pressed, the dehumidification of the button a is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2.
[0019]
As described above, the function selector switch 10 having the same function as the lid opening / closing switch 7 is provided in the battery housing portion 9a on the back side of the main body 1, and the user accidentally breaks the lid 3, When the lid opening / closing switch 7 becomes inoperable, it can be used by replacing the function changeover switch 10 so that the function of the state in which the lid 3 that is frequently used for daily operation is closed can be used. It becomes a remote controller that prevents the trouble.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the user accidentally breaks the lid and the lid opening / closing switch becomes impossible, it is configured to be switched to the function changeover switch, so that the daily operation is frequently performed. The remote controller can be used with the lid closed, so that it does not interfere with the operation of the equipment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1A and 1B are external views of a remote controller according to the present invention and a conventional example, in which FIG. 1A shows a state where a lid is closed, and FIG. 1B shows a state where a lid is opened.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention and a conventional example with a lid opened.
FIG. 3 is a rear side external view of a remote controller according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a control block diagram in the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart in the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a control block diagram in a conventional example.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart in a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Remote controller 2 Liquid crystal display 3 Lid
3a Protrusion 4 Storage part
4a Opening 5 Operation button 6 External operation mechanism 7 Lid opening / closing switch 8 Infrared transmitter 9 Battery
10 Function selector switch
20 Control device (microcomputer)
21 Button function discriminator
22 Function controller
23 LCD controller
24 Infrared controller a Dehumidification button b Air clean button c One-touch off button d One-touch button
a 'Operation switch button
b 'Air volume switching button
c 'on timer
d 'Timer cancel button

Claims (5)

A lid provided on the main body so as to be freely opened and closed, a lid opening / closing switch for detecting an opening / closing state of the lid,
A display for displaying the operation content;
An operation button that is directly operated when the lid is opened and is operated via an external operation mechanism provided on the lid when the lid is closed;
In the remote controller, the operation button can be switched to a different function depending on the state of the lid opening / closing switch,
A remote controller characterized in that the main body is provided with a function changeover switch having the same function as the lid opening / closing switch. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the function selector switch is provided in a battery housing part on the back side of the main body. 3. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the function changeover switch comprises a slide type switch that can be switched ON / OFF. 4. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the function selector switch is connected in parallel with the lid opening / closing switch. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the operation button name is displayed on the display unit.

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