JPH01134152A - Remote control device for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify operability of an individual air conditioner the control condition of which is varied with a personal difference, by a method wherein a remote control device is provided with a tag to display a number and its presence on a surface and a back, a tag holding device, and a device to detect the number and the presence of the tag. CONSTITUTION:A number from 1 to 6 is displayed respectively on the surface and the back of each of tags 1a-1c representing the designation of a room, and the age layer of users. A remote control device A comprises a holding device 3 for the tags 1a-1c, a detecting device 4 for the number of the tag, a command input device 5, a deciding device 6, and a transmitting device 7, and the tag 1a is placed on the holding device 3 to insert the tag, the number of the tag is read by the detecting device 4. The deciding device 6 receives the value thereof from the detecting device 4 to drive the transmitting device 7. The transmitting device 7 demodulates infrared light to transmit it. An air conditioner B comprises a receiving device 8, a memory device 9, a deciding device 10, and a drive device 11. The receiving device 8 receives a signal from the transmitting device 7, the signal is decoded by the discriminating device 10 to drive the drive device 11, and temperature and an airflow amount are set for operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a remote control device for an air conditioner or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 2, a remote control system for an air conditioner includes a remote control device A' consisting of a command input device 1', a judgment device i12', a transmitter 3', and a receiver 4'.

The air conditioner B' consists of a storage device, a judgment device 5', and a drive device 6', and when the user inputs the desired condition to the remote control device A' using the command input device 1', The determining device 2' transmits its status to the transmitting device 3', and the air conditioner B', which has received it by the receiving device 4', operates the air conditioner B' by the driving device 6' according to the content received by the determining device 51. The system was to do this.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the command for operating the air conditioner B' is
Temperature, airflow, etc. must be set to a level that is considered comfortable, and the sense of comfort varies depending on the size of the room, the age of the user, gender, individual differences, outside air conditions, etc. This required each person to make their own settings, making the operation extremely complicated.

An object of the present invention is to enable anyone to easily operate devices such as air conditioners, which are complicated to operate and whose operating conditions vary depending on individual differences.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the problems, the present invention provides an air conditioner equipped with a storage device that stores several types of optimal operating conditions according to the age and environment of the user. It consists of a tag with a number and its presence displayed on the front and back sides, and a remote control device equipped with a device to detect the number and presence of the device pillar that holds the tag.

Function: With this configuration, the user selects the tag of his/her preference, and by incorporating it into the remote control device, the presence and number of the tag is transmitted to the air conditioner, which then operates according to each individual. It is something.

Embodiment An embodiment of a remote control device for an air conditioner or the like according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

In other words, the name of the room and the year of the user? There are three card-like tags 1 & - 1c each representing layers such as "living room,""bedroom,""children'sroom," etc., and numbers 1 to 6 are displayed on the front and back of each card in order. The display method is based on the principle that, for example, white paint 2 is painted in a rectangular shape on a black background, and by filtering the reflectance, υ white is detected as 1, and black is detected as O, and three digits are arranged in line. For example, according to the binary system, 000 is numberless, then 001 is number 1, 010 is number 2, and 11.
It is possible to detect up to number 6 of 0.

Next, A is a remote control device, which is made up of a holding device 3 for the bills 1a to 1c, a bill number detection device 4, a command input device 5, a judgment device 6, and a transmitting device 7. 3
When inserted into the card, the detection device 4 detects the number 001.
In other words, it is read as number 1. A disconnection device 6 comprising a microprocessor or the like is configured to detect the
and drives the transmitting device 7. This transmission bag @7 modulates and transmits infrared light using a light beam method. In addition, if the tag 1a is attached to the holding device 3 and set on the remote control device A, the tag 1
It can be seen that the command input device 5 is hidden from view at point a, and the user does not have to operate the switch of the command input device 5.

B is an air conditioner, which consists of a receiving device 8, a storage device 9, a determining device 10, and a driving device 11, and the receiving device 8 receives infrared light #I.
The signal sent from the transmitting device 7 is sensitively received and decoded by a determining device 10 comprising a microprocessor or the like. For example, if a signal indicating tag number 1 is sent, the judgment device 10 reads the operation mode 1 stored in the storage device 9, drives the drive device 11 according to the operation mode, and adjusts the temperature setting, air volume, etc. It is something that you set up and operate.

Further, when the bills 1a to 1c are not inserted into the remote control device, 00o is detected and a message indicating that there is no bill is transmitted. In this case, the air conditioner B is operated according to instructions such as temperature setting and air volume setting input through the command input device 5.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, the remote control device for an air conditioner or the like according to the present invention includes a plurality of tags with numbers and their presence displayed on at least one of the front and back sides, and a tag holding device. , a remote control device consisting of a tag number detection device, a tag presence detection device, a command input device, a storage device, a judgment device, and a transmitting device, and an air conditioner consisting of a receiving device, a storage device, a judgment device, and a driving device. The remote control device is configured to hold a tag with a certain number with its front or back facing up, and the tag hides the command input device.Furthermore, it detects its presence and number, and sends it to the air conditioner. The air conditioner transmits the presence and number, and in response to the received information, the air conditioner operates the drive unit according to the operation details stored in the storage device. If the tags are displayed for social gatherings, bedtime, etc., even children and illiterate people who cannot read can easily choose cards that match their activity status and preferences, and since they are in the form of cards, It does not take up much space even when stacked, and both the front and back sides can be used, so the number of bills can be halved, and sorting is easy. The operation of setting the cards makes the operation extremely easy. Furthermore, since the tags hide the switches that perform complicated operations, they have various advantages in that they can be operated with peace of mind.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a remote control device for air m according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a remote control device for an air conditioner showing a conventional example. 1a to 1c...tags, 4...detection devices,
5... Command input device, 6... Judgment device, 7... Transmitting device, 8... Receiving device,
9... Storage device, 10... Judgment device,
11... Drive device, A... Remote control device, B... Air conditioner. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 1st
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of tags displaying a number and their presence on at least one side of the front and back, a tag holding device, a tag number detection device, a tag presence detection device, a command input device, a storage device, a judgment device, In an air conditioner equipped with a remote control device consisting of a transmitting device, a receiving device, a storage device, a judgment device, and a drive device, the remote control device is made to hold a tag with a certain number face up or down, and a command is input. Detecting the presence and number of the device by covering and concealing at least a portion of the device;
A remote control device for an air conditioner, etc. that transmits its presence and number to the air conditioner, and in response to the received information, the air conditioner operates the drive device according to the operation details stored in the storage device.