JPH01314498A - Operating mode setting device for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize the setting device and to improve operability by equipping the setting device with a means to select the change of each operating mode and select the change of each set value in each mode according to time for pressing a pushbutton switch. CONSTITUTION:An operator continuously presses a pushbutton switch 5. When the pressed time exceeds previously set time, a flickering indicator shifts from an indicator 3 for switching operations to a time indicator 4, and when the operator further continues to press the pushbutton switch 5, the flickering indicator shifts from the time indicator 4 to an indicator 1 for setting a temperature. The operator changes the indication of the indicator 1 by once stopping pressing the pushbutton switch 5 after confirming that the indicator 1 flickers and intermittently pressing the pushbutton switch 5 afterward. Thus, since six buttons necessary in a conventional device can be decreased to one, the title operating mode setting device can be miniaturized and the operation can be made easier.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an operating mode 9 setting device for an air conditioner.

[Conventional technology]

Figure 5 shows a conventional air conditioner operation mode setting device.
In this setting device, temperature setting indicator 1° air volume setting indicator 2. Setting values of the operation switching display 3 and the time display 4 are changed using push button switches 11 to 16 provided in the operation mode setter 06 for changing the setting values. For example, when changing the air volume setting, the user selects the push button switch 13 from among the push button switches 11 to 16, and presses the push button switch 13 while looking at the air volume setting display 2 to change the set value.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional operation mode setting device described above has the following problems to be solved. That is, each set value is changed using a push button switch for changing each set value, but the large number of push button switches makes the operation mode setting device large and complicated to operate.

[Means to solve the problem]

As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides an operation mode setting device for an air conditioner in which the operation mode is set by pressing a push button switch for changing settings. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation mode setting device for an air conditioner characterized by comprising five means for selecting and changing set values within each mode.

[For production]

Since the present invention has the above configuration, it has the following effects. That is, when a push button switch for setting change is pressed, the setting change mode is entered, and, for example, one of the four department displays starts blinking, and the time that the push button switch is pressed is accumulated, and the preset value is changed. The content to be displayed is changed based on the comparison with the specified time. Also, the time during which the setting change push button switch is not pressed is accumulated, and when the set time is exceeded, the blinking of the display section is stopped and the setting change mode is ended. In this way, one push button switch can select modes and change set values for, for example, four departments.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Note that components similar to those in FIG. 5 are given the same reference numerals, and explanations thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 shows the operation mode setting device 6 of this embodiment, with displays 1 to 4 for each setting and a push button switch 5 for changing settings.
It consists of When the operator presses the push button switch 5 (ON), the setting change mode is entered, and a certain indicator, for example, the indicator 3 for operation switching, starts blinking according to a predetermined method. In other words, only the display on the flashing display can be changed. When changing the display, the operator presses the push button switch 5 intermittently according to the mode shown in FIG. 4(a). For example, the operation switching display 3 in FIG. 1 shows "COLD", and if you want to change from "COLD" to "FREE", press the push button switch 5 intermittently twice.

Here, a case will be described in which the display on the display 3 for operation switching is not changed, but the display on the display 1 for another temperature setting is changed.

First, the operator continuously presses the push button switch 5 according to the mode shown in FIG. 4(b). If this pressed time exceeds the preset time TStO,
The blinking display moves from 3 to 4, then T, 3. When the button is pressed for a period of time t, the blinking display changes from the time display 4 to the temperature setting display 1.

After confirming that the display 1 is blinking, the push button switch 5 is once released, and then the display on the display 1 is changed by pressing it intermittently.

Next, mode determination in the above embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the operation mode setting device. The power of the air conditioner (not shown) is turned on (ON),
When the push button switch 5, which is the mode 9 change setting means 21, is pressed, the setting value of a certain mode is displayed blinking on the blinking display means n, and the push button switch 5 is displayed on the push button switch 5 as the time detection means n for which the push button switch 5 is pressed. detects that the button is pressed, sets the time when the push button switch 5 is pressed once using the time detection means, and compares the time using the comparison means 6.
If the display position determining means 26 determines that the time is shorter than the set time, the display moves to the next mode/setting value, and the blinking position is determined between the mode/setting value determining means. The time detection means n detects that the push button switch 5 is not pressed, the time detection means 4 sets the time when the push button switch 5 is not pressed, and the comparison means 4 sets the time when the push button switch 5 is not pressed. When it is determined that the time during which the push button switch 5 is not pressed is longer than the set time, the mode is directly determined by the mode/set value determining means.

Note that the mode here refers to the various specifications of the temperature setting, air volume setting, and operation switching time 9 displayed on the above-mentioned displays 1 to 4. The setting value refers to the specifications of the specifically selected mode, for example, for temperature, it is displayed as 5℃ or 26℃, and for airflow, it is displayed as "slight", "low", "1 medium", etc. 1 strong”
It represents the magnitude of either air volume.

A flowchart is shown in FIG. push button switch 5
When is pressed, the setting change mode is entered, and one of the displays 1 to 4 starts blinking. When the push button switch 5 is pressed, the pressed time TON is calculated and compared with a preset time of 7 days, the display in the flashing display is changed (setting value change). or change the blinking display (mode change).

As a result of the determination, if TON>S, the display will flash to change the setting mode, so press the push button switch 5. Also, in the case of TON (S), press the push button switch 5 as the display will flash to change the set value.

When the push button switch 5 is not pressed, the time TOFF during which the push button switch 5 is not pressed is calculated, and when the preset time TM is exceeded, the blinking of the display section is stopped and the setting change mode is ended.

The display 4, which displays a large number of changes, is further divided into display sections 7 to IOK to reduce the number of times the push button switch 5 is pressed intermittently. When display unit 4 is not subdivided,
The maximum number of times the push button switch 5 is pressed to change the display is Sae×(A) times.

When the display 4 is subdivided, the number of times is 10 at most. As described above, according to this embodiment, the number of push buttons that conventionally required six can be reduced to one, which has the advantage of making the operation mode setting device smaller and easier to operate.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. That is, since the number of push button switches for changing set values is reduced from six to one, the setting device can be made smaller, and since all functions can be performed with one push button switch, operability is improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanation of an operation mode setting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of the above embodiment, Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the above embodiment, Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation mode of the setting change push button switch of the above embodiment, and Fig. 5 is a conventional It is an explanatory view of an operation mode setter. 1... Display (for temperature setting), 2... Display (for air volume setting), 3... Display (for operation switching), 4... Display (for time) , 5...Push button switch, 6...Operation mode setter, 7.8..."Hour" display section, 9, 10..."
Minutes” display.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the operation mode setter of an air conditioner, which sets the operation mode by pressing the push button switch for setting changes, the selection of changing each operation mode and changing the set value within each mode can be selected depending on the time the push button switch is pressed. 1. An operation mode setting device for an air conditioner, characterized in that the device is equipped with a means for setting an operation mode of an air conditioner.