JPH1019345A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive switching device with a simple constitution that automatically switches room temperature detectors from one to the other, by providing a switching means that chooses one between inside and outside temperature detectors to use it. SOLUTION: An air conditioner main body 4 is installed near a ceiling in a room. An inside temperature detector 5 is arranged at a suction opening of the airconditioner main body 4 to detect suction temperatures. An outside temperature detector 6 is arranged outside the air conditioner main body 4 and near a user of the air conditioner 4. A switching device 7 is a device to switch the inside and outside temperature detectors 5 and 6 from one to the other, and can be a dip switch or slide switch. Room temperature is set by a room temperature setting device. A room temperature control circuit 9 controls the room temperature to the temperature set by the room temperature setting device. Thereby, the temperature detectors can be simply switched from one to the other at low costs and the user is allowed to switch when necessary.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to suction temperature detection of an air conditioner, and is a technique capable of improving air conditioning comfort by switching a plurality of suction temperature detection means according to purpose.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an air conditioner has been designed so that the temperature detected by a suction temperature detecting means incorporated in a main body and a temperature detected by a remote controller is weight-corrected, and the room temperature is controlled by the corrected value so as to approach the living section temperature. More accurate control of living space temperature has been performed.

A conventional air conditioner is disclosed in JP-A-63-113.
No. 237 discloses this.

Hereinafter, the conventional air conditioner will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a conventional air conditioner.

[0005] A conventional air conditioner includes a temperature detected by a room temperature detecting means 1 provided on a main body of the air conditioner and a remote controller 2.
Weight correction of the temperature detected from the room temperature detecting means 3 provided in
Room temperature control is performed using the corrected temperature as the detected temperature.

[0006] Therefore, by placing the remote controller 2 at a place different from the actual room temperature or the like, the temperature detected by the room temperature detector 1 provided in the air conditioner body and the temperature detected by the room temperature detector 3 provided in the remote controller 2 are determined. Even if there is a large difference from the detected temperature, the optimum room temperature can be set from both detected temperatures. As a result, the air conditioner can approach the living space temperature and can more accurately control the living space temperature.

[0007]

However, the above-mentioned conventional configuration requires an arithmetic unit for performing weight correction between the room temperature detecting means 1 and the room temperature detecting means 3 provided in the remote controller 2.
Since a complicated calculation method must be performed, there is a disadvantage that the apparatus is complicated and expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problem of the prior art, and provides an inexpensive and simple air conditioner that can directly control the temperature of the space in which the room temperature detecting means is installed and select the room temperature detecting means according to the purpose of the user. It is intended to provide in a simple configuration.

In addition, the above-mentioned conventional configuration has a drawback that the weight correction is performed by the apparatus itself, which is not suitable for the purpose of the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive and simple switching means for automatically switching the room temperature detecting means by judging the purpose of the user while the air conditioner body is operating. .

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an internal temperature detecting means attached to a suction port of the air conditioner for measuring a suction temperature of the air conditioner; The switching means switches which of the external temperature detecting means for measuring the temperature as the suction temperature taken out and attached to the outside is used.

Thus, by directly detecting the room temperature by the room temperature detecting means designated by the switching means, the space temperature can be easily and inexpensively controlled.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises an internal temperature detecting means attached to a suction port of the air conditioner for measuring a suction temperature of the air conditioner,
External temperature detecting means for measuring the ambient temperature taken out and attached to the outside of the air conditioner as a suction temperature, and switching of which one of the temperature detecting means is used as switching means. By directly detecting the room temperature with the room temperature detection means specified by the means,
It has the effect of controlling the space temperature easily and inexpensively.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, data is measured using the internal temperature detecting means of the air conditioner when cooling is selected, and the external temperature is detected when heating is selected. Operating mode detecting means for switching the switching means in accordance with the operating mode so as to measure data using the means. When heating, the space temperature is determined by the temperature detected by the external temperature detecting means installed in the lower part of the room. By controlling the space temperature at the room temperature detected by the internal temperature detecting means of the air conditioner main body attached to the upper part of the room during cooling, the room is warmed to the feet when the user is heating, and the entire room is cooled during the cooling. This has the effect that space temperature control suitable for the purpose can be realized with a cheap and simple configuration.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the room temperature detecting method of the embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes an air conditioner main body, which is installed near a ceiling in a room. 5 is an internal temperature detecting means,
It is arranged at a suction port of the air conditioner body 4 and detects a suction temperature. Reference numeral 6 denotes an external temperature detecting means.
Outside and near the user of the air conditioner 4. 7
Is a switching device, which is a switching device as a switching device for switching between the internal temperature detecting device 5 and the external temperature detecting device 6, and a dip switch or a slide switch can be applied as the switching device. Reference numeral 8 denotes room temperature setting means for setting a room temperature. Reference numeral 9 denotes a room temperature control circuit.
Is a circuit for controlling the room temperature to the temperature set in the above.

The operation of the air conditioner configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, at step 1, the room temperature is set by the room temperature setting means 8. In step 2, it is determined which of the room temperature detecting means the switching means 7 has selected. If the internal temperature detecting means 5 has been selected in step 2, the process branches to step 3. If the external temperature detecting means 6 has been selected in step 2, the process branches to step 4.

In step 3, the room temperature control circuit 9 compares the temperature detected by the internal temperature detecting means 5 with the temperature set by the room temperature setting means 8, and controls the room temperature.

In step 4, the room temperature control circuit 9 compares the temperature detected by the external temperature detecting means 6 with the temperature set by the room temperature setting means 8, and controls the room temperature.

As described above, the method for detecting the room temperature of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes the air conditioner body 4 and the internal temperature detecting means 5.
, An external temperature detecting means 6, a switching means 7 for switching between the internal temperature detecting means 5 and the external temperature detecting means 6, a room temperature setting means 8, and a room temperature control circuit 9, wherein the switching means is a dip switch or a slide. Since the switch is used, the temperature detecting means can be switched easily at low cost, and the user of the air conditioner can switch the temperature detecting means as needed.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 10 denotes an operation mode detecting means which detects the operation mode and switches the switching means 7.

In the present embodiment, the operation mode detecting means 10 is further provided in the room temperature detecting method according to the first embodiment.

The operation of the air conditioner configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, at step 10, the room temperature is set by the room temperature setting means 8. In step 11, the operation mode detecting means 1
At 0, the operation mode is detected. If the detected operation mode is cooling, the switching means 7 is switched to the internal temperature detecting means 5 in step 12, and if it is heating, the switching means 7 is switched to the external temperature detecting means 6 in step 13.

In step 14, the room temperature control circuit 9
The temperature detected by the internal temperature detecting means 5 is compared with the temperature set by the room temperature setting means 8 to control the room temperature.

In step 15, the room temperature control circuit 9
The temperature detected by the external temperature detecting means 6 is compared with the temperature set by the room temperature setting means 8 to control the room temperature.

As described above, the air conditioner of this embodiment has the air conditioner body 4, the internal temperature detecting means 5, the external temperature detecting means 6, the internal temperature detecting means 5, and the external temperature detecting means 6.
Switching means 7 for switching between the two, a room temperature setting means 8,
A room temperature control circuit 9 and an operation mode detection means 10 are provided. The switching method of the switching means 7 is determined by the operation mode detection means 10 by the external temperature detection means 6 in the heating mode and by the internal temperature detection in the cooling mode. Since the means is switched to the means 5, space temperature control for the purpose of warming the user's feet during heating and cooling the entire room during cooling can be realized with an inexpensive and simple configuration.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the arithmetic unit for correcting the weight of the temperature detecting means is used as the switching means, the user can use it for his purpose.

Further, by providing the operation mode detecting means, by switching the temperature detecting means according to the operation mode, it is possible to automatically use the apparatus for the purpose of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of Embodiment 1 of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of Embodiment 1 of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of Embodiment 2 of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of Embodiment 2 of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Air conditioner body 5 Internal temperature detecting means 6 External temperature detecting means 7 Switching means 10 Operating mode detecting means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An internal temperature detecting means attached to a suction port of the air conditioner for measuring a suction temperature of the air conditioner, and an ambient temperature taken out and attached to the outside of the air conditioner as a suction temperature. An air conditioner comprising: an external temperature detecting means for performing the operation; and a switching means for switching which one of the temperature detecting means is used. 2. An internal temperature detecting means attached to a suction port of the air conditioner for measuring a suction temperature of the air conditioner, and an ambient temperature taken out and attached to the outside of the air conditioner as a suction temperature. External temperature detection means, a switching means for switching which one of the temperature detection means is used, data is measured using the internal temperature detection means of the air conditioner when cooling is selected, and the external temperature is selected when heating is selected. An air conditioner comprising: an operation mode detection unit that switches the switching unit according to an operation mode so as to measure data using the detection unit.