JPH08233342A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform an operation control of a main body of an air conditioner at a remote room by a method wherein when an infrared ray signal from.a remote controller is received by a transmitter or a receiver, the signal is converted into an electric wave signal and received by another transmitter or a receiver. CONSTITUTION: When an indoor device installed in a bed room 46 is operated by a user present in a living room 45, an operation switch of a remote controller 2 is pushed, an infrared ray signal is transmitted from a transmitting part 7. When this signal is received by a receiver 32 of a first transmitter or a receiver 30, a calculation part 47 adds an address and concurrently performs a calculation in response to this signal (converts it into an electric wave signal) and then the electric wave signal is transmitted from the transmitter 48 through an antenna 36 in accordance with the calculation. This electric wave signal passes through an interior wall 44 and reaches a bed room 46, where the electric wave signal is received by an antenna 41 of a transmitter or a receiver 40 within the bed room 46, the signal is converted by a calculation part 50 into a control signal, transmitted to the receiving part in the indoor device of the bed room 46 so as to cause the indoor device to be started in operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner whose operation can be controlled by a control signal transmitted from a remote controller to an air conditioner body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique of an air conditioner, there is one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-161748. The one described in this publication describes an indoor unit of a separation type air conditioner and a wireless remote controller that transmits a control signal to this indoor unit. The control signal is generally an infrared signal, and a receiver for receiving the infrared light is generally arranged in the indoor unit.

[0003]

In the air conditioner described above, since the control signal is sent as an infrared signal, the infrared signal is blocked by the wall of the room and does not reach another room. The machine could not be controlled. Therefore, if the wireless remote controller is configured to transmit a radio wave signal, this drawback is solved, but the air conditioner must be redesigned from the basic structure. Even if the design is changed, we would like to make as few changes as possible.

The present invention makes it possible to control the air conditioner even when the air conditioner is in a separate room.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first invention comprises an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and receiving a control signal such as an infrared signal or a home automation signal. In an air conditioner having an air conditioner main body having a receiver, and a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to the receiver or a receiver of another air conditioner main body, receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller And a first transmitter / receiver for converting this signal into a radio wave signal and transmitting it.
A second transceiver which receives a radio signal from the transceiver and converts the radio signal into the control signal and transmits the control signal to the receiver.

A second aspect of the present invention is an air conditioner main body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving a control signal such as an infrared signal or a home automation signal, and the receiver. Alternatively, in an air conditioner including a remote controller that transmits an infrared signal to a receiver of another air conditioner body, while receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller, this signal is converted into a radio signal and transmitted. A first transceiver device,
While receiving the radio signal from the first transceiver,
A second transmitter / receiver for converting the radio signal into the control signal and transmitting the control signal to the transmitter / receiver, wherein the first transmitter / receiver is provided with a fitting portion for fitting with the infrared transmitter of the remote controller. Is.

A third aspect of the present invention is an air conditioner main body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving a control signal such as an infrared signal or a home automation signal, and the receiver. Alternatively, in an air conditioner including a remote controller that transmits an infrared signal to a receiver of another air conditioner body, while receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller, this signal is converted into a radio signal and transmitted. A first transceiver device,
While receiving the radio signal from the first transceiver,
A second transmission / reception device for converting the radio signal into the control signal and transmitting the control signal to the receiver, wherein the first transmission / reception device is provided with a fitting portion for fitting with the infrared transmission portion of the remote controller; The fitting portion is provided with a transmission passage communicating with the infrared transmission portion of the remote controller and an opening / closing device for opening and closing the transmission passage.

In a fourth aspect of the present invention, an indoor heat exchanger is provided to control the temperature of indoor air, and an air conditioner main body having a receiver for receiving an infrared signal, and an infrared signal is transmitted to the receiver. In an air conditioner equipped with a remote controller, a first transceiver which receives an infrared signal from the remote controller, converts the infrared signal into a radio signal and transmits the radio signal, and receives the radio signal. A second transmitting / receiving device for converting a radio wave signal into an infrared signal and transmitting the infrared signal to the receiver of the main body.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is an air conditioner body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving an infrared signal, and a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to the receiver. In an air conditioner equipped with: a first transceiver that receives an infrared signal from the remote controller, converts the infrared signal into a radio signal, and transmits the radio signal; A plurality of transmission / reception devices having a second transmission / reception unit for converting into an infrared signal and transmitting the infrared signal to the receiver of the main body are provided.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is an air conditioner main body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving control signals such as operation signals, and an infrared signal for the receiver. In an air conditioner provided with a remote controller for transmitting, while receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller, a first transmitting / receiving unit for converting the infrared signal into a radio signal and transmitting the radio signal, and receiving the radio signal, A plurality of transmitter / receivers having a second transmitter / receiver for converting the radio wave signal into an infrared signal and transmitting the infrared signal to the receiver of the main body are provided, and the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver are wired to the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver. The connection part is provided.

[0011]

In the air conditioner according to the first to third aspects of the invention, when the infrared signal from the remote controller is input to the first transmitting / receiving device, this signal is converted into a radio signal and transmitted.
When the second transmission / reception device inputs this radio wave signal, this signal is converted into an infrared signal or a home automation signal and transmitted to the receiver of the main body.

In the air conditioner according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the first transmitter / receiver is provided with the fitting portion, the remote controller is operated while the first transmitter / receiver is fitted in the remote controller. You can

In the air conditioner according to the third invention, in particular,
By closing the transmission passage with the opening / closing device, when controlling the operation of only the air conditioner main body in the separate room, it is possible to block the infrared signal to the air conditioner main body installed in the same room. Further, by opening the transmission passage with the opening / closing device, an infrared signal can be sent to the air conditioner main body installed in the same room.

In the air conditioner according to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the infrared signal from the remote controller is input to the first transmitting / receiving device, this signal is converted into a radio signal and transmitted, and the radio signal is input to the second transmitting / receiving device. Then, this signal is converted into an infrared signal and transmitted to the receiver of the main body.

In the air conditioner according to the fifth to sixth aspects of the invention, when the infrared signal from the remote controller is input to one of the transceivers, this signal is converted into a radio wave signal and transmitted, and this radio wave signal is transmitted / received to the other. When the device inputs, this signal is converted into an infrared signal and transmitted to the receiver of the main body.

In the air conditioner according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in particular, since the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver are wire-connected at the connection portion, signals can be exchanged between the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show a first embodiment, particularly FIGS.
Is a drawing common to all the embodiments described later. FIG.
Reference numeral 1 indicates an indoor unit of the separation type air conditioner (air conditioner main body), and 2 indicates a wireless remote controller (remote controller, hereinafter referred to as remote controller) for transmitting an infrared signal. Reference numeral 3 is an indoor air inlet, 4 is a temperature-controlled air outlet, 5 is an operation switch, 6 is a switch for transmitting various operation signals, 7 is a transmitter for transmitting infrared signals, and 8 is A liquid crystal display unit for displaying the operating state of the air conditioner, and a receiving unit 9 for receiving an infrared signal from a remote controller are part of a receiver (described later).

The rear side frame 11, the front side frame 12 and the suction grill 13 attached to the front side frame as shown in FIG.
14 is a pre-filter, 15 is an air purifying filter arranged on the secondary side of this filter, 16 is a heat exchanger, 17 is a cross-flow fan, 18 is vertical blades for changing the blowing direction in the left and right directions, and 19 is a top and bottom. Horizontal blades for changing the blowing direction, 20 is a drain pan for receiving drain from the heat exchanger, 21 is a drain hose for discharging the drain in the drain pan to the outside of the machine, and 22 is an installation plate. The indoor unit is connected to an outdoor unit including an accumulator, a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, a pressure reducing device, an outdoor blower, etc. by a refrigerant pipe or a signal line, but this outdoor unit is not shown.

Reference numeral 30 shown in FIG. 3 is a first transmission / reception device, which is provided with a recess (fitting portion) 31 into which the transmitting portion 7 of the remote controller 2 is inserted and which fits into the remote controller. Reference numeral 32 is a light receiving portion for receiving a remote control signal, and 33 is an address switch for setting the address of the other party. Reference numeral 34 denotes an opening / closing device for opening / closing a transmission passage 35 through which an infrared signal passes. By opening the opening / closing device, the indoor unit installed in the same room without removing the first transmitting / receiving device 30 from the remote controller 2. Infrared signals can be sent to. For this reason, the transmission passage 35 is configured to allow infrared rays to pass therethrough, such as an opening and a transparent resin. Reference numeral 36 is a radio wave transmitter (antenna).

Reference numeral 40 denotes a second transmitter / receiver, which is an antenna (radio wave transmitter) 41 for receiving radio waves, an address switch 42 for setting its own address,
A calculation unit (described later) for converting a radio signal into a home automation (hereinafter, referred to as HA) signal and transmitting the signal via a home automation terminal (hereinafter, referred to as HA terminal) is provided. Reference numeral 43 is a connecting portion for connecting the second transmitting / receiving device 40 and the HA terminal of the indoor unit 1. 44 is an indoor wall, 45 is a living room, and 46 is a bedroom. Therefore, the room 45 with the remote controller 2 and the room 46 with the indoor unit 1 are different.

Reference numeral 47 shown in FIG. 4 denotes an arithmetic unit which converts a signal from the receiving unit 33 into a radio signal and adds an address thereto. Reference numeral 48 is a radio wave transmission unit for outputting a radio wave signal. Reference numeral 49 is a radio wave reception unit, and 50 is a calculation unit that determines whether the setting of the address switch 42 and the address added to the radio wave signal match, and if they match, converts the radio wave signal into an HA signal and connects to the connection unit. It transmits to the receiving part 71 of the receiver 70 via 43.

In the air conditioner thus constructed, the indoor unit 1 and the remote controller 2 are general air conditioners that can be used in the same room, but rather are used for the same room. is there. However, the transceivers 30, 40
Since one set is provided, the usage described below is possible.

Now, the user is in the living room 45 and wants to drive the indoor unit 1 in the bedroom 46 (want to stop the operation of the indoor unit).
In this case, press the operation switch 5 of the remote controller 2 (also press this switch when operation is stopped). Then, the infrared signal is transmitted from the transmitter 7, and this signal is transmitted to the first transmitter / receiver 3
When the receiver 32 of 0 receives, the calculation unit 47 adds an address and calculates according to this signal (converts into a radio wave signal), and according to the calculation of this calculation unit, the radio wave is transmitted from the transmission unit 48 via the antenna 36. The signal is transmitted. Unlike the infrared signal, this radio signal is the wall 44 in the room,
It penetrates and reaches, for example, the bedroom 46. When this radio signal is received by the antenna 41 of the transmitter / receiver 40 arranged in the bedroom 46, after the address signal is confirmed, the calculation unit 50 performs a calculation to convert it into an HA signal, and the calculation is performed according to this calculation. The HA signal is transmitted from the unit 50 to the receiving unit 52 of the indoor unit 1. Then, this signal is received by the receiving unit 52.
Is received, the indoor unit 1 starts operation (stops operation). Therefore, the user can start the operation of the indoor unit 1 in the bedroom 46 (stop the operation) while staying in the living room 45.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the user installs the indoor unit 1 installed in the separate room into the indoor unit 1
The indoor unit can be controlled (starting operation and stopping operation) from a separate room without changing the remote control 2 or the remote control 2 or modifying the remote control 2.

Next, a modified example (second embodiment) of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Remote control 2A
Controls the operation of the indoor unit 1A installed in the living room 45, and the remote controller 2A is also placed in the same living room 45. The remote controller 2 controls the operation of the indoor unit 1 installed in the bedroom 46, and this remote controller 2 also operates in the same bedroom 46.
It is located in The indoor unit 1 and the indoor unit 1A may be manufactured by different manufacturers or different models. In the second embodiment, the air conditioner according to claim 1 includes an indoor unit 1, a remote controller 2A, a first transceiver device 30, and a second transceiver device.
It is composed of a transceiver 40.

In the air conditioner thus constructed,
When controlling the operation / stop of the indoor unit 1 in the bedroom 46, the operation switch 5 of the remote controller 2A is used as in the first embodiment.
By pressing A, driving can be started or stopped. This description is the same as that of the first embodiment, and will be omitted. At this time, the infrared signal is blocked by the opening / closing device 34 so that the indoor unit 1A of the living room 45 does not operate.

The indoor unit 1A installed in the living room 45
In order to carry out the operation of driving, the opening / closing device 34 is opened and the various switches 5A and 6A are operated. When the opening / closing device 34 is opened, the infrared rays of the remote controller 2A are directly transmitted to the transmission path 3
The infrared signal is transmitted to the indoor unit 1A through 5 and is not converted into a radio wave even if the infrared signal is input to the receiving unit 33 of the first transmitting / receiving device. Therefore, the operation of the indoor unit 1A can be controlled without removing the first transmission / reception device 30. The control in this case is not limited to the operation / stop signal, but can be controlled by transmitting, for example, a control signal for changing the set temperature or a control signal for changing the air flow rate.

Moreover, by providing the existing air conditioner with the first transmitting / receiving device 30 and the second transmitting / receiving device 40 separately, the indoor unit 1A in the living room 45 and the indoor unit 1 in the bedroom 46 are combined into one unit. Operation can be controlled by the remote controller 2A.
Further, since the indoor unit 1A of the living room 45 and the indoor unit 1 of the bedroom 46 do not need to be changed in structure at all, the existing air conditioner can be used as it is. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately select the usage method as in the first embodiment or the second embodiment.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The same components as those in the first embodiment and the corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Reference numeral 50 shown in FIG. 6 denotes a transmitting / receiving device (first transmitting / receiving device), which is a shield part which covers the recess 51 in which the remote controller is mounted and the transmitter part of the remote controller so that infrared signals are not transmitted indoors. 52, a receiver 53 located in this shielding part for receiving a remote control signal, a transmitter 54 for transmitting an infrared signal, an address switch 55 for setting its own address signal, a partner's address An address switch 56 for setting a signal and an antenna (radio wave receiver, radio wave transmitter) 57 for receiving a radio wave and transmitting the radio wave are provided. The transmitter / receivers 50 and 50A use two identical ones. One transmitter / receiver 50 is arranged in, for example, the living room 45, and the remote controller 2 is placed on the transmitter / receiver 50, and the other transmitter / receiver 50 is used. 50A is an indoor unit 1 whose operation is controlled by a remote controller 2.
Is placed in the bedroom 46 in which it is installed. That is, the room 45 with the remote controller 2 and the room 46 with the indoor unit 1 are different. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 58 denotes a calculation unit that calculates a signal from the receiver 53, converts the signal into a radio signal based on this calculation, and adds an address. Reference numerals 59 and 59A denote radio wave transmission / reception units for transmitting and receiving radio wave signals.
58A is the same as this operation unit, and further determines whether the setting of the address switch 56A and the address added to the radio signal match, and if they match, the radio signal is converted into an infrared signal. , Is transmitted via a transmitter.

In the air conditioner thus constructed,
When various switches are operated, the transmitter 7 outputs an infrared signal. When this infrared signal is input, the calculation unit 5
8 adds an address and converts it into a radio signal.
This radio signal is transmitted from the antenna 57. When the antenna 57A receives this radio signal, the arithmetic unit 58A determines whether or not the address matches with its own address.
This radio signal is converted into an infrared signal, and the infrared signal is transmitted from the transmitter 54A. When the receiving unit 9 receives this infrared signal, the operation of the indoor unit 1 is controlled. At this time,
The infrared signal includes not only a signal for driving / stopping operation, but also, for example, a signal for changing the set temperature and a signal for changing the air volume, and the indoor unit 1 is controlled by inputting such a signal.

Next, a modification of the third embodiment (fourth embodiment)
Will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the third embodiment and the corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Reference numeral 1A is an indoor unit installed in the living room 45, and its operation is controlled by the remote controller 2A. Reference numeral 2 is a remote controller for controlling the operation of the indoor unit 1 in the bedroom 46. In the air conditioner configured as described above, the operation control of the indoor unit 1 in the bedroom 46 can be performed by the remote controller 2A.
Same as the embodiment. At this time, the infrared signal is transmitted to the shielding unit 5.
Since it is blocked by 2, the infrared ray does not reach the indoor unit 1A of the living room 45 when controlling the indoor unit 1 of the bedroom 46. Moreover, according to this embodiment, since the remote controller 2A is for controlling the indoor unit 1A, the remote controller 2A
When A is picked up so that the shielding section 52 does not block the infrared rays, the infrared signal reaches the indoor unit 1A and the indoor unit 1
A can be controlled.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The same or corresponding components as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. First
The transmission / reception device 60 and the remote controller 61 are provided with a signal connection portion 62 for electrically connecting them, and are connected to each other. For this reason, this fifth embodiment is similar to the first to fourth embodiments.
Unlike the embodiment described above, the air conditioner cannot be configured only by providing a plurality of transceivers 60 and 60A. Therefore, in this fifth embodiment, the remote controller 6 designed exclusively for use in this air conditioner is used.
1, 61A is used.

The reference numeral 62A designates the second transmitting / receiving device 60 as described above.
A connecting portion for connecting A to the remote controller 61A, and 63 is a confirmation switch for displaying the operating state of the indoor unit on the display section of the remote controller. By pressing this switch, the indoor unit in the separate room is pressed. The state of can be displayed. Since the transmission / reception device and the remote controller exchange electric signals via the connection unit, the transmission / reception devices 60 and 60A are not equipped with a receiver for receiving infrared rays, and the infrared rays are transmitted to the remote controller. It does not have an infrared transmitter because it is controlled. Also, it does not have a shield that blocks infrared rays.

Reference numeral 65 shown in FIG. 10 is an arithmetic unit for converting an electric signal from the remote controller into a radio wave signal and adding an address. Further, since this arithmetic unit is electrically connected to the remote controller, a signal of the remote controller (a signal indicating the operating state of the indoor unit) is constantly input, and when the confirmation switch 63 is pressed, for example, the second transmission / reception is performed. A signal is transmitted and received to input the operating state of the remote controller 61A of the device 60A. Therefore, when the confirmation switch 63 is pressed, the operating state of the indoor unit 1 in the bedroom is displayed on the display unit of the remote controller 61 for, for example, 10 seconds. As described above, since the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver are wired and connected, bidirectional signals can be exchanged between the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver, and as described above, the state of the indoor unit in the separate room can be confirmed from the remote controller. It becomes possible.

In order to control the operation of the indoor unit 1 by the remote controller 61A, the air conditioner thus constructed controls the remote controller in a state where its own address and the other party's address are set correctly. In the case where this address is correctly set, in the case shown in FIG. 9, the self-address of the first transmitting / receiving device is 2, the partner's address is 3, the self-address of the second transmitting / receiving device is 3, and the partner's address is 2. It is in the set state.

When the switch of the remote controller 61A is operated in the state where the address is set as described above, the other party's address is different from its own address, so that the infrared signal is not transmitted from the remote controller 61 and is transmitted via the connection section. Only electric signals are transmitted. When this electric signal is input, the calculation unit 65 converts it into a radio signal, adds an address, and transmits the radio signal from the antenna. When this radio wave signal is input from the antenna 57A of the second transmitter / receiver 60A, it is determined whether or not the addresses match, and if they match, the radio wave signal is converted into an infrared signal and sent to the remote controller 61, Infrared is transmitted from the infrared transmitter 7 of the remote controller. When the receiving unit 9 of the indoor unit 1 inputs this infrared signal, the operation of the indoor unit 1 is controlled. Further, at this time, when the confirmation switch 63 is pressed, a radio signal is sent to the second transmitter / receiver 60A, the signal of the remote controller 61 is sent from the antenna 57A as a radio signal, and when this signal is input, the display unit 8A The operating state of the indoor unit 1 is displayed for 10 seconds, for example.

When operating the indoor unit of the living room with a remote controller, after setting the switch 56 to 2, the switches 5 and 6 are set.
To operate. Then, the infrared signal is transmitted from the transmitter 7A, and the operation of the indoor unit 1A is controlled.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications are possible. For example, the second transmitting / receiving apparatus shown in FIG. 3 can be used instead of the second transmitting / receiving apparatus shown in FIG. Further, the first transmitting / receiving apparatus shown in FIG. 3 can be used instead of the first transmitting / receiving apparatus shown in the figure.

[0040]

According to the first to sixth aspects of the invention, when an infrared signal from a remote controller is input to one transmitting / receiving device, this signal is converted into a radio signal and transmitted, and this radio signal is transmitted / received to the other. When the device inputs, this signal is converted and transmitted to the receiver of the main body, so that the operation control of the air conditioner main body can be performed from a remote room.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in particular, since the first transmitting / receiving device is provided with the fitting portion, the remote controller can be operated while the first transmitting / receiving device is fitted in the remote controller. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the first transmitter / receiver from the remote controller,
The operation can be facilitated.

According to the third aspect of the invention, particularly when the operation of only the air conditioner main body in the separate room is controlled by closing the transmission passage by the opening / closing device, the air conditioner main body installed in the same room is controlled. Infrared signals can be cut off, and by opening the transmission passage with an opening / closing device, infrared signals can be sent to the air conditioner body installed in the same room, so the operation control signal can be the target air conditioner. It can be transmitted to the machine body to control the operation of the target air conditioning basic body.

According to the fourth invention, in particular, when the infrared signal from the remote controller is input to the first transmitting / receiving device, this signal is converted into a radio signal and transmitted, and the radio signal is input to the second transmitting / receiving device. Then, since this signal is converted to an infrared signal and transmitted to the receiver of the main body, the infrared signal can be transmitted as various control signals as well as the operation / stop signal, and operation control of the air conditioner main body can be performed. .

According to the fifth to sixth inventions, in particular, since a plurality of transmitting / receiving devices are provided, they can be used even if both transmitting / receiving devices are interchanged, and the transmitting / receiving device can be installed in any place, and The degree of freedom of installation can be increased.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, in particular, since the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver are wire-connected at the connection portion, signals can be exchanged between the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver, and the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver are connected to one transmitter / receiver. It is possible to confirm the operating state of the air conditioner main body at a distant position by receiving the signal from the remote controller connected to the other transmitting / receiving device to the remote controller.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an indoor unit of an air conditioner showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an indoor unit of the air conditioner.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of the air conditioner.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the air conditioner.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an air conditioner showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an air conditioner showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the air conditioner.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an air conditioner showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an air conditioner showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A Indoor unit (air conditioner main body) 2, 2A, 61, 61A Wireless remote control (remote controller) 16 Indoor heat exchanger 30 First transmitter / receiver device (transmitter / receiver device) 31 Fitting part 34 Switchgear 35 Transmission passage 36 Transmission Device 40 Second transceiver (transceiver) 41 Antenna (receiver) 51 Receiver 53 Receiver 54 Transmitter 57, 57A Antenna (radio wave transmitter, radio receiver, transceiver) 60, 61 Transmitter / receiver 70 Transmitter / receiver

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving a control signal such as an infrared signal or a home automation signal, and the receiver or other air. In an air conditioner including a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to a receiver of a main body of a harmony device, a first transmitting / receiving device for receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller and converting the signal into a radio wave signal for transmission. And an air conditioner that receives a radio signal from the first transceiver and converts the radio signal into the control signal and transmits the control signal to the receiver. 2. An air conditioner body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving a control signal such as an infrared signal or a home automation signal, and the receiver or other air. In an air conditioner including a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to a receiver of a main body of a harmony device, a first transmitting / receiving device for receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller and converting the signal into a radio wave signal for transmission. And a second radio signal from the first transceiver, which receives the radio signal, converts the radio signal into the control signal, and transmits the control signal to the transceiver.
An air conditioner, comprising: a transmitter / receiver; and a fitting unit that is fitted to the infrared transmitter of the remote controller in the first transmitter / receiver. 3. An air conditioner body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving a control signal such as an infrared signal or a home automation signal, and the receiver or other air. In an air conditioner including a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to a receiver of a main body of a harmony device, a first transmitting / receiving device for receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller and converting the signal into a radio wave signal for transmission. And a second transceiver that receives a radio signal from the first transceiver and converts the radio signal into the control signal and transmits the control signal to the receiver. A fitting part that fits with the infrared transmitter of the controller is provided, and this fitting part is connected to the infrared transmitter of the remote controller. An air conditioner comprising a communication passage and an opening / closing device for opening and closing the transmission passage. 4. An air conditioner main body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving an infrared signal, and a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to the receiver. In the equipped air conditioner,
A first transmitting / receiving device that receives an infrared signal from the remote controller, converts the infrared signal into a radio signal and transmits the radio signal, and receives the radio signal, converts the radio signal into an infrared signal, and transmits the infrared signal to the main body. An air conditioner comprising: a second transmitting / receiving device for transmitting to a receiver. 5. An air conditioner body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving an infrared signal, and a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to the receiver. A first air conditioner that receives an infrared signal from the remote controller and converts the infrared signal into a radio signal for transmission
A second part for receiving and transmitting a radio signal and converting the radio signal into an infrared signal and transmitting the infrared signal to the receiver of the main body.
An air conditioner comprising a plurality of transceivers each having a transceiver. 6. An air conditioner body having an indoor heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of indoor air and having a receiver for receiving a control signal such as an operation signal, and a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal to the receiver. In an air conditioner equipped with: a first transceiver that receives an infrared signal from the remote controller, converts the infrared signal into a radio signal, and transmits the radio signal; A plurality of transmission / reception devices having a second transmission / reception unit for converting to an infrared signal and transmitting to the receiver of the main body;
An air conditioner, wherein the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver are provided with a connecting portion for connecting the remote controller and the transmitter / receiver by wiring.