JPH02100599A - Remote control device for air conditioner, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize favorite air conditioning through only setting a card-shaped tag by making a remote control device hold the tag of some number in it, and detecting its presence and its number, and sending them to an air conditioner, and operating a driving device by the conditioner in conformity with operating contents stored in a storage device. CONSTITUTION:Seven sheets of the card-shaped tags 1a to 1g on which the name of a room or the age group of users are represented like, for instance, a living room and reason setting, etc., are provided, and the numbers from '1' to '7' are indicated on them. The indicating method of these numbers is, for instance, to paint white paiting material 2 in a square shape on a black ground, and if it looks white on account of the difference of a reflection factor, it is detected to be '1', and if black, it is detected to be '0'. Besides, in the case of the arrangement of three digits, '000' by binary system of notation is detected to be 'no tag', and '001' becomes No.1, and '010' becomes No.2, and the numbers up to No.7 of '111' can be detected. A deciding device 6 constituted of a microprocessor, etc., receives this value from a detecting device 4, and drives a transmitting device 7. The transmitting device 7 is of a light beam style, and transmits a signal by demodulating infrared light.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a remote control system for air conditioners and the like.

Conventional technology As shown in Figure 2, conventional remote control systems for air conditioners attach numbers to card-like tags, detect the numbers, and operate the air conditioner in the operating mode corresponding to the number. In order to facilitate the operation of the remote control, the applicant has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 62-286027 and Japanese Patent Application No. 62-286.
The invention described in No. 028 has been filed.

Problem to be Solved by the Invention However, the command for operating the air conditioner B' is
Temperature, air volume, etc. must be set to various values that are 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.

Also, if you use cards to execute a fixed mode, it will be easier to operate without the need for a switch, but since it is a fixed mode, it may not suit your tastes. .

The purpose of the present invention is to enable anyone to easily operate devices such as air conditioners whose operation conditions change depending on individual differences and which are complicated to operate, and to realize air conditioning that suits one's taste. It is.

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 optimal operating conditions divided into several types according to the user's age and environment; A tag that displays the number and its presence, a device that holds the tag, a device that detects the number and presence of the tag, and when a certain number is detected, the operation mode, air volume setting, temperature setting, wind direction, etc. It is composed of a remote control device equipped with a rewriting means for storing the contents and rewriting the contents when the contents are changed.

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 accordingly.

In addition, by incorporating a certain tag, you can arbitrarily select the driving mode, air volume setting, temperature setting, wind direction setting, etc. The selection is memorized, and after driving with another tag, you can select the driving mode, air volume setting, temperature setting, wind direction setting, etc. When it is installed, the operation mode mentioned above is changed to
The information is sent to the air conditioner and the storage mode operation is executed.

Embodiment An embodiment of a remote control system 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 age group of the user, for example "living room"
There are seven card-like tags 1a to 1g with words such as , ``Bedroom'', ``Reason Setting'', etc., and numbers 1 to 7 are displayed on each card. The display method is, for example, when white paint 2 is painted in a rectangular shape on a black background, and due to the difference in reflectance, white is detected as l, black as 0, and if three digits are arranged in a row, 000 in binary is displayed without a tag. , then OOl is No. 1, 010 is No. 2, and up to No. 111 can be detected.

Next, A is a remote control device, which consists of a holding device 3 for the bills 1a to 1g, a device for detecting the number of bills 4, a command input device 5, a judgment device 6, a transmitting device 7, and a writing device 8. Bill 1
When a is placed on the holding device 3 and inserted, the detecting device 4 reads the bill number as 11O, that is, number 0. A determining device 6 comprising a microprocessor or the like receives the value from the detecting device 4 and drives a transmitting device 7. This transmitting device 7 modulates and transmits infrared light using a beam method.

Also, when the user installs a "free setting" tag IC, the tag number is read as 011, that is, number ■, and the storage device 8 is activated to read the contents stored in the previous tag numbered. The transmitting device 7 is driven.

Further, here, if the setting of the driving mode or the like is changed, the contents stored in the storage device 8 are rewritten by the rewriting means 9 and then transmitted by the transmitting device 7. B is an air conditioner, which includes a receiving device 10, a main storage device 11, and a determining device 12.
, a driving device 13, a receiving device 6 receives a signal sent from a transmitting device 7 using infrared light tε, and is decoded by a determining device 12 consisting of a microprocessor or the like. If this is the case, the judgment device 12 reads the operating mode (ttl) recorded in the storage device 11, drives the drive device 13 according to that operating mode, sets the temperature setting, air volume, etc., and operates. be.

Further, when the bills 1a to 1g are not inserted into the remote control device, 000 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. In addition, in the case of a "free setting" tag, the air conditioner B is operated according to the instructions for the operation mode, air volume setting, etc. stored in the remote control device.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, the remote control device for an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a plurality of tags displaying numbers and their presence, a tag holding device, a tag number detection device, and a tag number. A remote control device consisting of a presence detection device, a command input device, a storage device, a judgment device, a transmitting device, a receiving device, a storage device,
It is composed of three parts, the air conditioner consisting of a determination device and a drive device, and a remote control device holds a tag with a certain number, detects its presence and number, and transmits the presence and number to the air conditioner. In response to the received information, the air conditioner operates the drive unit according to the operation details stored in the storage device.The operating status of the air conditioner is indicated by pictograms on a card-like tag, such as when the family is together, when going to bed, etc. If it is displayed like this,
Even children who can't read or illiterate people can easily choose cards that match their activity status and preferences, and since they're card-shaped, they don't take up much space even when stacked, and you can easily press a small switch by mistake. For elderly people who are prone to such problems, the operation of setting cards instead of a switch greatly reduces operability.
n, which has various advantages.

In addition, if you use a "free setting" tag, the user's preferred driving mode, wind speed, temperature, and wind direction will be memorized, and the user's preferred air conditioning will always be set by simply setting the temperature. This has the advantage that it can be realized very easily and easily by the following operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a remote control system for an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a remote control system for an air conditioner showing a conventional example. la-1g...tag, 4...detection device,
5... Command input device, 6... Judgment device, 7... Transmitting device, 8... Storage device,
9... Rewriting means, 10... Receiving device, 11... Storage device, 12... Judgment device, 13... Drive device, A...Remote operation device, B...Air conditioner.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of tags having different numbers and indicating their presence by these numbers, a tag holding device, a tag number detection device, a tag presence detection device, a command input device, a storage device, a judgment device, and a transmission device. The device is equipped with a remote control device consisting of a device, a receiving device, a storage device, a judgment device, and a driving device, and the remote control device is made to hold a tag with a certain number, detects its presence and number, and causes the air conditioner to receive the tag. The air conditioner transmits the presence and number, and in response to the received content, the air conditioner operates the drive device according to the operation details stored in the main body storage device. A remote control device, such as an air conditioner, that is equipped with a rewriting means for rewriting the operating mode, etc. stored in a storage device provided in the remote control device.