JPH07190428A - Ventilation fan - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a ventilation fan of which the setting condition of an address to specify a ventilation fan main body is easy to be understand by a user, and of which the handiness in usage is favorable. CONSTITUTION:On a ventilation fan main body 1 in which a blower 2 is provided, a first display means 12 to display the setting condition of a first address to specify the ventilation fan main body 1 is provided to show the address. At the same time, the ventilation fan is equipped with a transmission means 10 to transmit a control signal to the ventilation fan main body 1 while being away from the ventilation fan main body 1, and a second display means 15 to display a second address to specify the transmission means 10, and it is constituted in such a manner that the ventilation fan main body 1 and transmission means 10 can easily confirm the agreement of a set address.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ventilation fan device for ventilating a living room, a bathroom, a kitchen or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a ventilation fan for ventilating a living room, a bathroom, a kitchen or the like has been required as an auxiliary facility of a house that is easy to operate, understandable and easy to use for elderly people. A conventional ventilation fan of this type will be described with reference to FIG. 11 by taking a ventilation fan for a living room as an example.

As shown in the figure, a ventilation fan main body 101 mounted on an indoor ceiling has a box-like shape with an open lower surface, a blower 102 is provided inside, and a louver 103 is provided so as to cover the lower surface opening. Is an operation signal receiving unit 1 for controlling the operation of the blower 102 in response to an operation signal transmitted from a remote control switch (not shown) arranged remotely.
04 is provided, and on the back side, an address setting switch 105 for specifying the ventilation fan main body 101 is arranged side by side in order to prevent a malfunction due to an operation signal of another device of the same type. The remote control switch sends an operation signal to operate the ventilation fan.

[0004]

In such a conventional ventilation fan structure, since the address setting switch 105 is inside the ventilation fan main body 101, it is determined whether the address of the ventilation fan main body 101 is set correctly.
There is a problem that it can not be confirmed from the outside of 1, and when the remote control switch is replaced or the ventilation fan main body 1
If the setting of the address setting switch 105 is accidentally changed when cleaning the inside of 01, it becomes impossible to operate the ventilation fan main body 101 by using the remote control switch, and the user of the ventilation fan cannot understand the cause. It took a lot of time to return to the state.

Whether the address is not set correctly when the ventilation fan does not operate with the remote control switch,
There is a problem that it is difficult to confirm whether or not the operation signal of the remote control switch does not reach the ventilation fan main body 101 and the operation cannot be performed easily.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The first object of the present invention is to provide a ventilating fan which can be operated by easily confirming the address setting state from the outside of the ventilating fan main body.

A second object is to provide a ventilation fan which can be easily operated by confirming whether the address is set correctly or whether the signal of the remote control switch reaches the ventilation fan main body.

[0008]

The ventilation fan of the present invention has a first means for achieving the above-mentioned first object, which is a box-shaped ventilation fan main body for communicating the inside and the outside of the room with a blower inside.
Inside the main body of the ventilation fan, a setting means for setting a first address for specifying the main body of the ventilation fan, a receiving means for receiving an operation signal for instructing a driving operation of the blower, and a first means for displaying the first address. A configuration is provided that includes a display unit, and a transmission unit that separates the operation signal from the ventilation fan main body and transmits the operation signal to the ventilation fan main body, and a second display unit that displays a second address that identifies the transmission unit.

The second means for achieving the above-mentioned first object is the first setting means for setting the first address for identifying the main body of the ventilation fan provided in the main body of the ventilation fan of the first means. It is arranged on the surface so as to also serve as a first display means for displaying the first address.

Further, the third means for achieving the second object is provided with display means for displaying the first address for specifying the ventilation fan main body when receiving various operation signals having different addresses. To do.

[0011]

According to the present invention, by the constitution of the above-mentioned first means, the first address is displayed on the outside of the ventilation fan main body by the first display means, so that the state of the first address setting means is not confirmed. However, the ventilation fan can be operated easily by confirming the first address of the ventilation fan main body.

Further, with the configuration of the second means, the address of the ventilation fan main body is displayed by the display means.

Further, according to the configuration of the third means, in response to the operation signal, the address of the ventilation fan main body is displayed by the display means as to whether the address is set correctly.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the ventilation fan main body 1 mounted on the indoor ceiling has a blower 2 for communicating the inside and the outside of the room, and a decorative panel 4 having a lattice-shaped hole 3 on the inside of the room. A spring 5 provided on the decorative panel 4 and a stopper 6 provided on the ventilation fan body 1 are detachably engaged with each other. Further, the decorative panel 4 is provided with a mounting hole 7, and a box-shaped control case 9 having a hemispherical protrusion 8 on the upper side surface is fitted from the lower surface of the decorative panel 4. Further, the control case 9 has a transmitting means 1 disposed inside the control case 9 at a position away from the ventilation fan main body 1 so as to face the lower surface side.
The receiving means 11 for receiving the operation signal transmitted from 0, the first display means 12 for displaying the first address for identifying the ventilation fan main body 1, and the small size for setting the first address facing the side surface. First setting means 13 including a dip switch is provided.

Then, the transmitting means 10 has a second setting means 14 comprising a small dip switch for setting a second address for identifying the transmitting means 10 on the surface, and a second setting means for displaying the second address. Two display means 15 are provided.

Further, the receiving means 11 has an address reading means 16 for reading the set address of the address setting means 13 and an address outputting means 17 for outputting the read address to the display means 12 and a transmitting means as shown in the flow chart of FIG. It is composed of a signal reading means 18 for reading the operation signal transmitted from 10, and a driving means 19 for judging the read operation signal to operate or stop the blower 2.

With the above construction, the first address set by the first address setting means 13 during the construction of the ventilation fan main body 1 is read from the address reading means 14, and the first address is displayed from the address output means 15 to the display means. 12
Will be output to and displayed. Then, the set address can be easily confirmed by confirming the first address displayed by the first display means 12 from the outside of the ventilation fan main body 1, and the transmitting means displayed by the second display means 19 is displayed. It is possible to easily compare with the second address for specifying 10 to confirm whether the ventilation fan main body 1 and the transmitting means 10 match. When the first address and the second address do not match, the first address on the side of the ventilation fan main body 1 or the second address on the side of the transmitting unit 10 is set.
The address will be reset and the ventilation fan will be used.

As described above, according to the ventilation fan of the first embodiment of the present invention, the decorative panel installed on the ceiling surface by displaying the first address of the ventilation fan main body 1 on the outside of the ventilation fan by the first display means 12. It is possible to easily confirm the first address of the ventilation fan main body 1 and operate the ventilation fan without confirming the state of the first address setting means 13 arranged by removing 4 and facing the side surface of the control case 9. You can

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

The same components as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the drawing, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the inside of the control case 20 is a dip for setting the first address for identifying the ventilation fan main body 1 facing the lower surface side. There is provided a first setting display means 21 for displaying an address which also serves as a first setting means composed of a switch.

With the above structure, the state of the first display means 21 can be easily confirmed from the outside of the ventilation fan main body 1.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the address output means 22 keeps the first address of the ventilation fan main body 1 for a certain period of time when the receiving means 23 receives an operation signal. Only the first display means 12 outputs the data.

That is, the receiving means 23 and the address reading means 16 and the address reading means 16 which outputs the read address to the first display means 12 for a certain period of time by judging the state of the address display flag which will be described later and the signal reading means. The control case 25 is provided with a drive means 24 for setting the address display flag by reading the signal from the means 18 and determining the read operation signal to operate or stop the blower 2.

With the above structure, when the receiving means 23 receives the operation signal, the first display means 12 displays the first address for a certain period of time. For example, the remote control switch 10 sends the operation signal to the ventilation fan main body. If the address display is not confirmed when sending to 1, it is understood that the operation signal has not reached the ventilation fan main body 1, and if the ventilation fan main body 1 does not operate or stop even though the address display is displayed, the remote control It can be easily understood that the second address for specifying the switch 10 does not match the first address for specifying the ventilation fan main body 1, and the ventilation fan can be operated in a correct state.

[0029]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, the ventilation fan body is set by providing the ventilation fan body with the first display means for displaying the first address for identifying the ventilation fan body. Since the address is displayed, it is possible to provide a ventilation fan that can easily confirm and operate the address setting state from the outside of the ventilation fan body.

Further, a first setting means provided in the ventilation fan main body for setting a first address for specifying the ventilation fan main body is arranged on the surface of the ventilation fan, and a first display means for displaying the first address is provided. Since it is also configured as a dual function, it is possible to provide a ventilation fan that can easily confirm and operate the address setting state from the outside of the ventilation fan body.

Further, since the first display means for displaying the first address for specifying the ventilation fan main body when the operation signal is received is provided, whether the address is set correctly,
It is possible to provide a ventilation fan that can be easily operated by checking whether the signal of the transmission means reaches the ventilation fan main body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state of a ventilation fan according to a first embodiment of the present invention during a driving operation.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the ventilation fan of the first embodiment is installed on a ceiling.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a decorative panel portion of the ventilation fan of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram of the ventilation fan of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the receiving unit of the ventilation fan of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of the ventilation fan of the second embodiment during a driving operation.

FIG. 7 is an electric circuit diagram of the ventilation fan of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state of the ventilation fan of the third embodiment during a driving operation.

FIG. 9 is an electric circuit diagram of the ventilation fan of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an operation flowchart of the receiving unit of the ventilation fan of the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a conventional ventilation fan is installed on the ceiling.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Ventilation Fan Main Body 2 Blower 10 Sending Means 11 Receiving Means 12 First Displaying Means 13 First Setting Means 15 Second Displaying Means 21 First Setting Displaying Means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ventilating fan main body having a box-like shape for internally and externally provided with a blower therein, and inside the ventilating fan main body,
The ventilation fan is provided with a setting means for setting a first address for identifying the main body of the ventilation fan, a reception means for receiving an operation signal for instructing a driving operation of the blower, and a first display means for displaying the first address. A ventilation fan provided with a transmission means for transmitting an operation signal to the ventilation fan main body away from the main body, and a second display means for displaying a second address for specifying the transmission means. 2. A first setting means, which is provided in the ventilation fan main body and sets a first address for specifying the ventilation fan main body, is arranged on the surface of the ventilation fan to display the first address.
The ventilation fan according to claim 1, wherein the ventilation fan also serves as the display means. 3. The ventilation fan according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a first address for identifying the main body of the ventilation fan when receiving various operation signals having different addresses.