JPH0791721A - Remote controller for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly, easily select an operation mode by installing an operation mode selecting switch consisting of a slide switch at a position on the surface of a remote controller main body, which is not hidden by a cover. CONSTITUTION:An openable cover 21 having a transparent window on the left of the surface is attached on the upper part of a remote controller main body 20 by a hinge 11, and a push button 25 for raising the set value of the room temperature, a push button 26 for lowering the set value of the room temperature, a push button 27 which is pressed when an occupant feels it 'hot' and a push button 28 which is pressed when the occupant feel it 'cold' are provided on the right of the surface of the cover 21. On the other hand, an operation mode selecting slide switch 31 is provided on the lower part of the surface of the remote controller main body 20, i.e., on the top right-hand side of an area which is not hidden by the cover 21, and an operation start/stop switch 30 is provided on the left of the switch 31.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a remote controller for an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One example of a conventional remote controller is shown in FIG. A lid 21 that can be opened and closed is attached to the top of a main body 20 of the remote controller via a hinge 11. On the right side of the surface of the lid 21, a push button 25 for increasing the set temperature of the room temperature, a push button 26 for lowering the set temperature, a push button 27 for pressing when the occupant feels "hot",
A push button 28 that is pressed when feeling "cold" is provided, and a transparent window 24 is provided on the left side.

An operation mode selection switch 12 for selecting an operation mode (cooling, heating, dehumidification, automatic) is provided on the upper surface of the main body 20, that is, on the right side of the portion hidden by the lid 21.
In addition, power (standard, charge, soft, save), blowing air volume (auto, strong, medium, weak), blowing mode (swing,
Fluctuation, wide, spot), blowing direction (up, down, left,
(Right), timer operation mode (ON timer, OFF timer)
Various operation switches 29 such as buttons for selecting timer reservations and cancellations, dials for setting timer setting time and current time, etc. are provided, and environmental conditions and selected operating conditions etc. are displayed on the left side. Display windows 22 and 23 are provided.

At the lower part of the surface of the main body 20, that is, at a portion which is not hidden by the lid 21, an operation switch 13 for operating and stopping the air conditioner is provided.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional remote controller, since the operation switch 12 for selecting the operation mode is provided on the upper surface of the main body 20, the lid must be operated each time it is operated. Since 21 had to be opened and closed, the operation was troublesome.

[0006]

The present invention has been invented in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the gist of the present invention is to have an openable / closable lid in a part of the main body, In a remote controller for an air conditioner in which various operation switches are provided on the surface of a lid, an operation mode selection switch made up of a slide type switch is provided on a portion of the surface of the main body that is not hidden by the lid. And the remote controller for the air conditioner.

[0007]

In the present invention, the operation mode can be selected by operating the slide type switch without opening and closing the lid.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The lower part of the surface of the main body 20 of the remote controller, that is, the lid 21
Therefore, a slide-type switch 31 for selecting the operation mode is provided on the upper right of the hidden portion. And
A start / stop button 30 is arranged to the left of the switch 31. Further, the operation switch for selecting the operation mode is removed from the upper part of the surface of the main body 20, that is, the part hidden by the lid 21, and another operation switch is provided instead of the operation switch. Other configurations are similar to those of the conventional one shown in FIG. 2, and corresponding members are designated by the same reference numerals.

[0009]

According to the present invention, since the operation mode selection switch composed of the slide type switch is provided in the portion of the surface of the main body which is not hidden by the lid, the operation mode can be opened and closed without operating the slide type switch. Can be selected. Therefore, when selecting the operation mode,
Since it is not necessary to open and close the lid each time as in the conventional case, the operation mode can be selected easily and quickly.

Further, since the operation mode selection switch is a slide type switch, it is possible to select various operation modes by sliding the knob of this switch and avoid the complexity of the surface of the remote controller.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view with a lid open, and FIG. 1B is a front view with a lid closed.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a conventional remote controller,
(A) is a front view of an open lid state, and (B) is a front view of a closed lid state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Main body 21 Lid 31 Operation mode selection switch

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 19, 1994

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Correction target item name] All drawings

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A remote controller for an air conditioner, which comprises a lid that can be opened and closed on a part of a main body, and various operation switches are provided on the surfaces of the main body and the lid, respectively. A remote controller for an air conditioner characterized in that an operation mode selection switch made up of a slide type switch is provided in a portion not hidden by.