JPS62754A - Control panel of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and rapidly provide a comfortable room temperature state according to hot-cold feeling of a user and to enable high-precise control of temperature, by a method wherein a hot cold feeling input switch, controlling a room temperature prevailing during control to a set temperature by means of a proper button irrespective of a difference between the room tenperature and a set temperature, is mounted to a room temperature regulating switch. CONSTITUTION:A hot cold feeling input switch 7 is provided with a cold feeling 'cold' button 7a, a moderate temperature 'moderate' button 7b, and a hot feeling 'hot' button 7c. When a room temperature is, for example, 10 deg.C, an air conditioner is started to operate. In this case, provided a set temperature is 23 deg.C, the air conditioner is operated in a high mode. With the moderate temperature button 7b depressed after a time T lapsed, a set temperature is changed to 19 deg.C being a room temperature at a current time, and subsequently, low mode and OFF operation are repeated. This regulates a room temperature at a control time to a new set temperature irrespective of a difference with a set temperature, resulting in the possibility to perform high-precise control of temperature in a short time.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial usage total]

The present invention relates to an operation panel for an air conditioner.

[Conventional technique fr]

FIG. 3 shows an indoor unit and operation panel of a conventional air conditioner, and FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional room temperature control switch for setting a conventional room temperature. In FIG. 3, 1 is an indoor unit, 2 is an operation panel, and the operation panel 2 is provided with a room temperature setting switch 3 as shown in FIG. A button 5a for increasing the temperature, a button 5b for decreasing the set temperature, and a button 6 for confirming the set temperature are provided. Further, as the room temperature setting switch 3, there is also one provided with a rotating lever 3a as shown in FIG. In the operation panel of the conventional air conditioner described above, the room temperature can be adjusted using the room temperature control switch by pressing the temperature increase button 58 or the temperature decrease button 5b of the room temperature setting switch 3 on the operation panel 2 that performs each operation of the indoor unit 1. This is done by operating the temperature controller built into the control device and setting the room temperature by turning the rotary lever 3a toward a high temperature or a low temperature. At this time, the set room temperature is displayed on the set temperature display section 4 by pressing the set temperature confirmation button 6. The temperature control switch of a conventional air conditioner like the one above is
When residents and other air conditioner users feel cold or hot, they change the room temperature by turning the room temperature setting switch up or down.
Since the room temperature setting switch is set using the set temperature as a guide, the user may repeatedly overheat or cool the room temperature until it reaches the user's preferred room temperature. There was a problem in that the process had to be carried out several times in detail, and it took time to obtain a comfortable room temperature. This was developed to solve the 714 problems encountered with this F4FJ, and allows users such as residents to easily and quickly obtain a comfortable room temperature according to their tastes based on their sense of temperature, as well as precise temperature control. The purpose is to provide an air conditioner operation panel that can be used as an air conditioner.

[Means to solve the problem]

The operation panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention sets the room temperature at the time of operation to the set temperature by pressing the appropriate button regardless of the difference from the set temperature when the room temperature reaches a certain temperature difference from the set temperature. The room temperature control switch is equipped with a thermal sensation input switch.

[Effect]

In the operation panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention, the user can use the thermal sensation input switch 8 during cooling/heating operation based on the thermal sensation. Press the Sense button to lower the room temperature setting by a predetermined temperature.
Also, by pressing the cool sensation button, you can raise the set temperature of the room by a predetermined temperature, so by lowering or raising the set temperature and setting the predetermined temperature to an appropriate value, you can repeatedly set the room temperature. The user can easily set the room temperature to the most preferable one without having to worry about it.The temperature and cooling buttons are designed to operate only when the temperature is within a certain temperature difference from the set temperature, so the room temperature can be brought to a comfortable room temperature in a short time. In particular, we have provided an appropriate temperature button on the thermal sensation input switch, and by operating this appropriate temperature button, the room temperature at the time of this operation is set to the new set temperature regardless of the difference from the set temperature, so the appropriate temperature button There is no.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows an operation panel of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 3 to 5 indicate the same or corresponding parts, and the operation panel 2 is provided with the following parts along with the room temperature setting switch 3. In other words, 7 is a thermal sensation input switch that constitutes the temperature control switch 12 together with the room temperature setting switch 3.
b. A warm sensation "1 hot" button 7C is provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a display section that displays the operation of thermal sensation input, and this display section 8 includes a cold sensation display lamp 8a, an appropriate temperature display lamp 8b,
A temperature indicator lamp 8C is provided. 9 is an operation changeover switch, and this operation changeover switch 9 is provided with a heating button 9a, a dry (dehumidification) button 9b, and a cooling button 9C. j - 娨 se h
The switch 10 is equipped with an emergency button 10a, a strong wind button 10b, and a weak wind button 10c, allowing for more precise temperature control in a shorter period of time than with a closed-pressure switch. 1
1 is a power switch. Although not shown in the drawings, a component such as a computer that is operated by pressing the button of the switch provided on the operation panel is incorporated in the control device of the air conditioner together with the detected room temperature. The operation of the operation panel of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained. During the heating operation when the heating button 9a of the operation changeover switch 9 is pressed and the weak wind button 10c of the wind speed changeover switch 10 is pressed, if the room temperature is low and the room feels cold, the occupants in the room will change the temperature on the operation panel 2. Press the cold sensation button 7a of the cold sensation input switch 7. Cool button? When a is pressed, the setting of the temperature controller of the control device is raised to a predetermined temperature, that is, 2° C., and the indoor unit of the air conditioner is controlled to the set temperature that is 2° C. higher. In addition, when the resident feels that it is hot indoors and presses the thermal sensation button 7C of the thermal sensation input switch 7, the temperature control demand will change to the indoor temperature, which has dropped by 2p to h-2. Control the unit. Further, when the resident who believes that the temperature in the room is comfortable presses the appropriate temperature button 7b of the thermal sensation input switch 7, the set temperature of the temperature controller does not change. Even during cooling operation when the cooling button 9 c p'',' of the operation changeover switch 9 is pressed, and the sudden button 10a or the strong wind button 10b of the wind speed changeover switch 10, which blows out a particularly strong wind, is pressed, the thermal By pressing the buttons 7a, 7b, and 7c of the thermal sensation input switch 7, it is possible to control the indoor unit, such as changing the set temperature of the room by a predetermined temperature, in the same way as during the heating operation described above.''And during the cooling operation, 1 room temperature - set temperature 1> In the case of 1, the cold sensation button 7a of the thermal sensation input switch 7. Even if the sensation button 7C is pressed, the set temperature of the room temperature does not change. However, when the appropriate temperature button 7b is pressed, The set temperature changes to the room temperature when the button is pressed, regardless of the set temperature of
Among the display lamps b and 8c, only the display lamp 8b is lit. In the case of 1 room temperature - set temperature 1≦1, the thermal sensation input switch 7 is activated, and by pressing the cold and warm sensation buttons 7a and 7c, the set temperature can be changed as described above. At this time, all of the display lamps 8a, 8b, and 8c indicating that the thermal sensation input operation is in progress are lit. Next, FIG. 2 shows an example of the operation and operation of the air conditioner during heating. When the room temperature is 10°C, start operating the air conditioner. At this time, if the set temperature is 23° C., the air conditioner operates in strong mode. And the appropriate temperature button after time T1? When b is pressed, the set temperature changes to 19°C, which is the room temperature at this time, and from then on, the weak mode/OFF operation is repeated. In the above embodiment, the indoor unit and the operation panel are arranged separately, but the operation panel of the present invention may be attached to the room temperature unit of the air conditioner.

【Effect of the invention】

As described above, according to the present invention, the set temperature is adjusted to a predetermined temperature by pressing the warm or cold sensation button of the thermal sensation input switch during air conditioning or heating, depending on the thermal sensation of hot or cold of the user such as a resident. Since the temperature can be raised or changed from lower to lower, the user can easily adjust the room temperature to the most preferable temperature based on the user's sense of temperature without causing the room temperature to become too loose or too cold. Since the cooling sensation button operates only when the room temperature reaches a certain concentration difference from the set room temperature, it is possible to bring the room temperature to a comfortable temperature for the user in a short time. By operating the appropriate temperature button, the room temperature at the time of this operation is set to the new set room temperature regardless of the difference from the set room temperature, which has the effect of achieving more precise temperature control in a shorter time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an operation panel of an indoor unit of an air conditioner showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view showing the operation panel together with the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing the other side of the conventional room temperature control switch of the panel. 2...Operation panel, 7...Thermal sensation input switch, 7a...
・Cool sensation button, 7b... Appropriate temperature button, ? c-Warmth button, 8... In-operation display section. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts. Agent: Masuo Oiwa (and 2 others) Figure 1 Figure 28 Figure 4-6 Figure 1-Dan Obu Hankanichi procedural amendment (voluntary)

Claims (1)

[Claims] The room temperature adjustment switch is equipped with a thermal sensation input switch that operates when the room temperature reaches a certain temperature difference from the set temperature during cooling/heating operation, and the thermal sensation input switch is used to change the temperature by a predetermined temperature by operating the temperature controller's set temperature. An operation panel for an air conditioner, characterized in that it is provided with buttons for warm and cool sensations, as well as an appropriate temperature button that sets the room temperature at the time of operation as the set temperature even if the room temperature does not reach the set temperature difference.