JP4712543B2 - Emission particle characteristic display method and apparatus in particle emission apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for displaying the characteristics of emitted particles from a particle emission device such as an air cleaner that emits positive and negative ions.

  In recent years, home appliances such as air purifiers, air conditioners, and refrigerators have begun to be equipped with a built-in plasma ion generator that generates positive and negative ions and releases the positive and negative ions to the surrounding environment. In the case of an air purifier or an air conditioner, the plasma ion generator releases positive and negative ions into the indoor space where the occupant is present as the surrounding environment to remove dust from indoor air, or mold, bacteria, viruses, etc. The sterilizing action of this product is exerted to improve the consumer environment.

  On the other hand, in machines and devices that burn and consume fuel such as automobiles, airplanes, ships, etc., particles as secondary byproducts such as carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide are generated as exhaust gas from the power source and released to the surrounding environment. . Such generated particles are generally negative for the surrounding environment, and it is desired not only to reduce the emission amount but also to prevent the generation itself.

As an example of a device that makes it easy to identify the state emitted to the surrounding environment, a dielectric barrier discharge lamp, its power supply device, and detection means for detecting light having a wavelength of 200 nm or more emitted from the dielectric barrier discharge lamp And comparing means for comparing the preset value with the intensity value of light having a wavelength of 200 nm or more detected by the detection means, and the intensity of light having a wavelength of 200 nm or more detected by the detection means being less than or equal to a preset value In addition, a dielectric barrier discharge lamp device having a display means for displaying the state is proposed (Patent Document 1). According to this dielectric barrier discharge lamp device, it is possible to easily identify that a dielectric barrier discharge lamp that mainly emits vacuum ultraviolet light that is not visible light is in a lighting state.
JP-A-8-96769 (paragraphs [0038] to [0039], FIG. 1)

The present applicant has already disclosed a display device including a flat panel display device such as a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, or an organic EL display device, and provided with an ion generator that generates positive ions or negative ions. It has been proposed (Patent Document 2). By the action of positive ions and negative ions, microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc.) in the air around the display surface and the display device are killed, or harmful organic substances (source of malodor and environmental hormones, etc.) We try to disassemble and remove.
JP 2003-284766 A (paragraph [0036], FIG. 1)

However, since the ionic particles emitted from the ion generator incorporated in the home appliance and the combustion generated particles emitted from the power source of the machine are invisible substances, the particles ( a) type, (b) amount, and (c) release direction cannot be known.
In addition, conventionally, a device or machine that emits particles and a measuring device that measures the amount of particles exist independently. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange a separately prepared measuring device for the device or machine. As a whole, the entire device becomes large and the high cost is unavoidable. Although a measuring device is provided, the measuring device can only measure the amount of particles, and cannot collectively measure (a) the type, (b) amount, and (c) the emission direction of the particles.
Furthermore, there is no means for grasping the (a) type, (b) amount, and (c) release direction of the particles emitted from the apparatus or machine sensuously and instantaneously.

  Therefore, there is a problem to be solved in that it is possible to intuitively display the mode of particle emission for machines and devices that emit particles.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a display of emitted particles from a particle emitting device that can instantaneously and intuitively grasp the type, amount and direction of particles emitted from the device or machine. It is to be.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a method for displaying the characteristics of emitted particles in a particle emission device according to the present invention assigns a display character to be displayed on a display unit from a plurality of characters corresponding to the type of emitted particles from the particle emission device. In addition, the display character corresponding to the character is designated according to the type of the emitted particles acquired, and the display mode of the display character corresponding to the acquired emission amount and emission direction of the emitted particles. Consists of determining. Further, the display mode of the display character is the size of the display character specified according to the amount of the emitted particles, and the direction of the emitted particles is the size of the display character. The moving direction in the display unit is used. Expressing the amount of emitted particles, preferably the amount released per unit time, with the size of the display character is consistent with what is intuitively understood by humans. In addition, the direction in which the emitted particles are emitted is represented by the moving direction of the display portion of the display character, which is consistent with what is intuitively understood by humans. In this way, the display method of the display character on the display unit can be related to the discharge amount and the discharge direction with a natural correspondence.

  According to the emitted particle characteristic display method in this particle emission device, display characters to be displayed on the display unit are assigned in advance from a plurality of characters in accordance with the type of emitted particles from the particle emission device. A display character corresponding to the character is designated in accordance with the type of the acquired emitted particles, and the display mode of the display character is determined in accordance with the emission amount and the emission direction of the acquired emitted particles. Therefore, by looking at the type and display mode of the display character displayed on the display unit, it is possible to instantaneously and sensibly recognize and grasp the type of emitted particles and the emission mode such as the amount and direction of emission. .

  In the emission particle characteristic display method in the particle emission device, the display character can be displayed on the display unit in an illusion display that is a qualitative display. By making the display character display an illusion display, it is possible to draw a viewer's attention and display an unusual or attractive display rather than a monotonous display that can be anywhere. However, the illusion display is a qualitative display because it is difficult to obtain a quantitatively accurate display.

  In the emission particle characteristic display method in the particle emission device that performs illusion display, the illusion display may be a display with a polyhedral kaleidoscope in which one surface is constituted by a half mirror. By displaying a character with a polyhedral kaleidoscope, it is possible to obtain a complicated and fantastic display by repeating reflection.

The emitted particle characteristic display device in the particle emitting device according to the present invention includes a display character assigning means for assigning a display character to be displayed on the display unit corresponding to the type of emitted particle from the particle emitting device, and the acquired type of emitted particle. Display character designating means for designating the corresponding display character in response, and character display mode determining means for determining the display mode of the display character corresponding to the acquired emission amount and emission direction of the emitted particles. Consists of. Further, the display mode of the display character is the size of the display character specified according to the amount of the emitted particles, and the direction of the emitted particles is the size of the display character. The moving direction in the display unit is used. The amount of emitted particles, preferably the amount emitted per unit time, is expressed by the size of the display character, and the direction of emission of the emitted particles is expressed by the moving direction in the display part of the display character. It is in agreement with the place to do, and both can be related with a natural correspondence.

  According to the emitted particle characteristic display device in this particle emission device, the display character assigning means assigns in advance a display character to be displayed on the display unit from among a plurality of characters in accordance with the type of emitted particles from the particle emission device. . The display character designation means designates a corresponding display character from the character according to the type of the acquired emitted particles. Furthermore, the character display mode determining means determines the display mode of the display character corresponding to the acquired release amount and release direction of the emitted particles. Therefore, by looking at the type and display mode of the display character displayed on the display unit, it is possible to instantaneously and sensibly recognize and grasp the type of emitted particles and the emission mode such as the amount and direction of emission. .

  In the emission particle characteristic display device in the particle emission device, the character display mode determination unit and the display unit may be an illusion conversion display unit that converts the display of the display character in an illusion manner. By making the display character display an illusion display, it is possible to draw a viewer's attention and display an unusual or attractive display rather than a monotonous display that can be anywhere.

  In the emitted particle characteristic display device provided with the illusion display conversion means, the illusion conversion display means can be constituted by a polyhedral kaleidoscope whose one surface is constituted by a half mirror. By displaying a character with a polyhedral kaleidoscope, it is possible to obtain a complicated and fantastic display by repeating reflection.

The emission particle characteristic display method and apparatus in the particle emission device according to the present invention are configured as described above. Therefore, the type, the emission amount, and the emission direction of the emission particles are different from those of the display character on the display unit and the size thereof. In addition to the users of the devices / machines, non-users can recognize the type, amount and direction of invisible particles emitted by the devices / machines in a visualized form. be able to. By visualizing, it is possible to grasp in real time not only the user of the apparatus / machine but also the non-user, the situation that is positive or negative in the surrounding environment. Further, since the emitted particles can be grasped illusionally (qualitatively) and visually, it is possible to attract interest and attention from layers that are not of interest in the past.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a method and apparatus for displaying emitted particle characteristics in a particle emitting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1-3 is a figure which shows an example of the principal part of an emitted particle characteristic display apparatus. 1 to 3 is configured as a kaleidoscope structure . FIG. 1 is a front oblique view, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG. 3 is an optical system. The display device is configured by arranging mirrors 1 and 2 and the half mirror 3 so as to occupy each side of the triangular prism, like a kaleidoscope combining three mirrors in a triangular prism shape . On the outside, a liquid crystal display unit 4 is arranged along the half mirror 3. The light transmitted through the liquid crystal display unit 4 is transmitted through the half mirror 3, and the state of the display character displayed on the liquid crystal panel can be confirmed. FIG. 3 is an apparatus equivalent to the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the liquid crystal display unit 4 is configured by an optical system including a reflection mirror 5 and a lens 6 instead of along the half mirror 3. An example is shown.

  4 to 5 are views showing another embodiment of the method and apparatus for displaying the characteristics of emitted particles in the particle emitting apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front oblique view, and FIG. 5 shows the optical system. There is no difference from the previous embodiment in that the mirrors 1 and 2 and the half mirror 3 are arranged so as to occupy respective sides of a triangular prism. A hologram 10 is attached to the upper surface of the half mirror 3. On the other hand, in the optical system, the light from the reproduction light source 14 is focused by the lens 13, and the light further rotates around the rotation axis 12. Reflected on the surface of the movable polygon mirror 11 and introduced into the kaleidoscope.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example on the display unit, and the types of positive and negative ions emitted from the ion generator or the emitted particles such as exhaust gas particles are represented by the types of display characters on the display unit. The emission amount and emission direction of the emitted particles are represented by, for example, the display mode of the display character. In the display character shown in FIG. 6, the type of one emitted particle is represented, and the emitted amount of the emitted particle can be represented by the maximum character of the display character 20. The emission direction of the emitted particles can be expressed by the flow direction of a series of display characters. In the illustrated example, only a predetermined angle range including the emission direction is displayed on the way from the small display character 20a toward the outside from the center. Through the display characters 20b and 20c, the maximum display character 20d can be sequentially enlarged and displayed. The release speed of the emitted particles can also be displayed at the moving speed of the display character.

  In this way, not only the user of the apparatus / machine but also the non-user can recognize the type, amount and direction of invisible particles emitted by the apparatus / machine in a visualized form. By visualization, the situation of the surrounding environment can be grasped in real time not only by the user of the apparatus / machine but also by the non-user. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the type and characteristics of the emitted particles can be grasped illusionally (qualitatively) and visually by a kaleidoscope, so that the layer that is not conventionally interested is also interested. Has the effect of attracting attention.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the emission particle characteristic display device in the particle emission device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the emitted particle characteristic display device 30 includes a display character assigning unit 32 that assigns a display character to be displayed on the display unit 35 in accordance with the type of emitted particles from the particle emitting device 31, and the obtained emitted particles. Display character designating means 33 for designating a corresponding display character according to the type of the character, and character display mode determining means 34 for determining the display mode of the display character corresponding to the acquired emission amount and emission direction of the emitted particles. I have.

  More specifically, with respect to the display character assigning means 32 of the emitted particle characteristic display device 30, a display character to be displayed on the display unit 35 can be assigned corresponding to the type of emitted particles by operating the input means 36. In addition, it is possible to assign in advance as a default and change the assignment by the input means 36. The correspondence relationship between the assigned emission particle type and the display character can be stored in the assignment table 37.

  In relation to the display character designation means 33, the emission particle type acquisition means 38 acquires the type of emission particles by setting the emission particles in the particle emission device 31 or by sensor detection, and information on the type of emission particles acquired is displayed. Input to the character designation means 33. The display character designation means 33 designates a corresponding display character from the allocation table 37 based on the information on the type of emitted particles.

  In relation to the character display mode determination means 34, the release mode acquisition means 39 acquires and acquires the release mode such as the release amount and the release direction of the released particles by setting the released particle mode or sensor detection in the particle emission device 31. The information on the released mode is input to the character display mode determining means 34.

  Information about the designated display character from the display character designation unit 33 and information about the emission mode of the emitted particles from the character display mode determination unit 34 are input to the display control unit 40. The display control means 40 generates a control signal for displaying a display character on the display unit 35 in a manner in accordance with both pieces of information. Specifically, the display control means 40 controls the operation of the optical system in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 4 to 5. Accordingly, on the display unit 35, the designated display character is displayed in a display mode according to the release mode corresponding to the release mode such as the acquired type of released particles, the release amount, and the release direction. As a result, if the person concerned including the particle emitting device, including the user, sees the type of the display character displayed on the display unit 35 and the display mode, the type of the released particle, the discharge mode such as the discharge amount and the discharge direction, etc. Can be recognized and grasped instantaneously and sensuously.

The character display mode determination unit 34, the display control unit 40, and the display unit 35 may be an illusion display conversion unit 41 that displays a display character in an illusion manner as a unit. The display unit 35 displays the display character in an illusion to attract the viewer's attention, and the emission characteristics of the emitted particles are displayed in a fantastic or attractive manner. The display part 35 can be comprised with the polyhedral kaleidoscope by which one surface was comprised with the half mirror, as shown in FIGS. 1-3 or FIGS. 4-5. By displaying a character with a polyhedral kaleidoscope, it is possible to obtain a complicated and fantastic display by repeating reflection.

It is a figure which shows one Example of the emission particle characteristic display in the particle | grain discharge | release apparatus by this invention, Comprising: It is the front diagonal view of the principal part. It is a side view of the apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the optical system of the apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front diagonal view which shows another Example of the discharge particle characteristic display in the particle | grain discharge | release apparatus by this invention. It is a figure which shows the optical system of the Example shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the character display in a display part. It is a block diagram of the emission particle characteristic display apparatus in the particle emission apparatus by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Mirror 3 Half mirror 4 Liquid crystal display part 5 Reflection mirror 6 Lens 10 Hologram 11 Polygon mirror 12 Rotating shaft 13 Lens 14 Reproduction light sources 20, 20a, 20b, 20c Display character 30 Emission particle characteristic display device 31 Particle emission device 32 Display character assignment means 33 Display character designation means 34 Character display mode determination means 35 Display unit 36 Input means 37 Assignment table 38 Released particle type acquisition means 39 Release mode acquisition means 40 Display control means 41 Illusion display conversion means

Claims (4)

A display character to be displayed on the display unit is assigned from among a plurality of characters corresponding to the type of emitted particles from the particle emitting device, and the display character corresponding to the character is obtained according to the obtained type of emitted particles Specifies, Ri consists that in correspondence with the discharge amount and discharge direction of the acquired release particles determine the display mode of the display character, the display mode of the display character, the release of the release particles the amount is the magnitude of the display character specified in accordance with the amount, release particles in the formed Ru particles emitting device because it is a moving direction for the discharge direction of the discharge particles in the display portion of the display character Characteristic display method. The display character data on the display unit, by one surface is introduced through the half-mirror in a polyhedral kaleidoscope made of a half mirror, according to claim consisting Rukoto appear in illusion representation in said polyhedron kaleidoscope 2. A method for displaying emitted particle characteristics in the particle emitting apparatus according to 1. Display character assigning means for assigning a display character to be displayed on the display unit corresponding to the type of emitted particles from the particle emitting device, and display character designating means for designating the corresponding display character according to the obtained type of emitted particles And character display mode determining means for determining a display mode of the display character corresponding to each of the acquired emission amount and emission direction of the emitted particles, and the display mode of the display character includes the display mode of the emitted particles. for release amount is the size of the display character specified in accordance with the amount, for the discharge direction of said discharge particle release in particle emission device comprising a moving direction der Rukoto in the display portion of the display character Particle characteristic display device. Wherein the display unit, one surface is constituted by a half mirror, according to claim 3 which consists of the display character data which has been introduced into the interior through the half-mirror is a polyhedron kaleidoscope for display by converting illusion to 2. A particle emission characteristic display device in the particle emission device according to 1.