WO2015033842A1

WO2015033842A1 - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: WO2015033842A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/072485
Authority: WO
Inventors: 康史鵜飼; 隆滋森; 貴裕仲田
Original assignee: ダイキン工業株式会社
Priority date: 2013-09-09
Filing date: 2014-08-27
Publication date: 2015-03-12
Also published as: JP5741753B2; JP2015072113A

Abstract

The present invention addresses the issue of audio announcements being annoying in air conditioners that automatically make audio announcements about prescribed information on the basis of the operation state or the environmental state. This air conditioner has: an audio announcement unit (41) (audio announcement means) that makes automatic audio announcements of prescribed information on the basis of the operation state or the environmental state; a setting means that sets whether or not to permit automatic audio announcements by the audio announcement unit (41); and an audio announcement prohibiting unit (42) (audio announcement prohibiting means) that prohibits automatic audio announcements by the audio announcement unit (41) if a setting has been made by the setting means to prohibit automatic audio announcements by the audio announcement unit (41).

Description

Air conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner provided with voice notification means for automatically notifying predetermined information by voice based on driving conditions or environmental conditions.

As a conventional air conditioner, for example, when a remote control operation is performed, there is an air conditioner that informs the user of operation settings operated by the remote control.

Japanese Patent No. 4561523

By the way, it is conceivable that the air conditioner is provided with means for automatically notifying predetermined information by voice based on the driving situation or the environmental situation. For example, when the room temperature and the room humidity are high-temperature and high-humidity danger zones, it is conceivable that information prompting the start of the cooling operation is automatically notified by voice. In addition, for example, when the outdoor temperature is lower than the set temperature of the air conditioner, it is conceivable that information prompting to stop the cooling operation is automatically notified by voice. However, in this air conditioner, there is a problem that voice notification is troublesome.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can eliminate the troublesomeness caused by the automatic notification of sound.

The air conditioner according to the first aspect of the invention is based on a driving situation or an environmental situation, a voice notification means for automatically notifying predetermined information by voice, and whether to permit automatic voice notification by the voice notification means. A setting unit for setting, and a voice notification prohibiting unit for prohibiting automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit when the setting unit is set to prohibit automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit. To do.

In this air conditioner, it is possible to set whether or not to allow automatic voice notification that automatically notifies the predetermined information by voice, so that the troublesomeness caused by the automatic voice notification can be eliminated.

An air conditioner according to a second invention is the air conditioner according to the first invention, wherein the setting means sets a time zone during which automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is permitted or prohibited. Features.

In this air conditioner, since a time zone during which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited can be set, automatic voice notification can be permitted or prohibited only when automatic voice notification is necessary or unnecessary.

An air conditioner according to a third aspect is the air conditioner according to the second aspect, wherein the setting means can set a plurality of time zones during which automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is permitted or prohibited. Features.

In this air conditioner, a plurality of time zones in which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited can be set. Therefore, when there are a plurality of time zones in which automatic voice notification is necessary or unnecessary, a setting for permitting or prohibiting automatic voice notification is performed every time. There is no need.

An air conditioner according to a fourth aspect of the invention is the air conditioner according to the third aspect of the invention, wherein the setting means can set a time zone during which automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is permitted or prohibited for each day of the week. It is characterized by being.

Since this air conditioner can set a time zone during which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited for each day of the week, a time zone during which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited can be scheduled.

An air conditioner according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, further comprising timer setting means for setting a timer including setting a predetermined time, wherein the setting means Is configured to prohibit automatic voice notification by the voice notification means during a timer setting period from when the timer setting is performed to the predetermined time.

In this air conditioner, since the automatic voice notification is prohibited during the timer setting period, for example, when the timer is set such as at bedtime, the troublesomeness caused by the automatic voice notification can be eliminated.

An air conditioner according to a sixth aspect of the invention is the air conditioner according to the fifth aspect of the invention, wherein the timer setting means is a remote controller that can communicate with the air conditioner, and a timer for performing timer setting on the remote controller A setting operation unit is provided.

In this air conditioner, it is possible to prevent the voice from being notified during the timer setting period simply by operating the timer setting operation unit provided on the remote controller. There is no need.

An air conditioner according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, wherein the remote control is provided with a voice notification setting operation unit for setting whether or not automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is permitted. And the setting means is configured to prohibit automatic voice notification by the voice notification means during the timer setting period when automatic voice notification is permitted by operation of the voice notification setting operation unit. It is characterized by that.

In this air conditioner, even if automatic voice notification is permitted by operation of the voice notification setting operation unit, automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is prohibited during the timer setting period. When permitted, it is not necessary to perform a setting for prohibiting automatic voice notification simultaneously with the timer setting.

An air conditioner according to an eighth invention is the air conditioner according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, comprising an indoor temperature sensor for detecting the indoor temperature and an indoor humidity sensor for detecting the indoor humidity, When the setting means prohibits automatic voice notification, the voice notification means is information for prompting the start of operation or driving setting when at least one of room temperature and room humidity is outside a predetermined range Information for prompting the change is automatically notified by voice.

In this air conditioner, when the environment in the air-conditioned space is dangerous, such as when it is hot or humid, even if automatic voice notification is prohibited, there is information that prompts the start of operation or information that prompts changes in the operation settings. Since it is automatically notified by voice, it is possible to prevent the user from becoming heat stroke.

As described in the above description, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

In the first invention, since it is possible to set whether or not automatic voice notification that automatically notifies the predetermined information by voice is permitted, the troublesomeness caused by the automatic voice notification can be eliminated.

In the second aspect of the invention, since a time zone during which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited can be set, automatic voice notification can be permitted or prohibited only when automatic voice notification is necessary or unnecessary.

In the third aspect of the invention, a plurality of time zones during which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited can be set. Therefore, when there are a plurality of time zones in which automatic voice notification is necessary or unnecessary, a setting for permitting or prohibiting automatic voice notification is performed every time. There is no need.

In the fourth aspect of the invention, since a time zone in which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited can be set for each day of the week, a time zone in which automatic voice notification is permitted or prohibited can be scheduled.

In the fifth invention, since the automatic voice notification is prohibited during the timer setting period, for example, when the timer is set such as at bedtime, the troublesomeness caused by the automatic notification of the voice can be eliminated.

In the sixth aspect of the invention, since the voice can be prevented from being notified during the timer setting period simply by operating the timer setting operation unit provided on the remote controller, the setting for prohibiting automatic voice notification is performed simultaneously with the timer setting. There is no need.

In the seventh invention, even if automatic voice notification is permitted by the operation of the voice notification setting operation unit, automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is prohibited during the timer setting period. When permitted, it is not necessary to perform a setting for prohibiting automatic voice notification simultaneously with the timer setting.

In the eighth invention, when the environment in the air-conditioned space is in a dangerous state such as at high temperature or high humidity, the information prompting the start of operation or the information prompting the change of the operation setting is provided even if the automatic voice notification is prohibited. Since it is automatically notified by voice, it is possible to prevent the user from becoming heat stroke.

It is a circuit diagram which shows the refrigerant circuit of the air conditioner which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner shown in FIG. It is a figure of the remote control which can communicate with the indoor unit of the air conditioner shown in FIG. It is a block diagram of the air conditioner shown in FIG. It is a determination figure which judges whether indoor temperature and indoor humidity are outside a predetermined range. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the air conditioner shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the air conditioner shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of air conditioner]
As shown in FIG. 1, an air conditioner 1 of this embodiment includes an indoor unit 2 installed indoors, an outdoor unit 3 installed outdoors, and a remote control 4 that can communicate with the air conditioner 1 (FIG. 3). Reference). The air conditioner 1 has a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor 10, a four-way valve 11, an outdoor heat exchanger 12, an expansion valve (decompression mechanism) 13, and an indoor heat exchanger 14 are connected. In the refrigerant circuit, an outdoor heat exchanger 12 is connected to the discharge port of the compressor 10 via a four-way valve 11, and an expansion valve 13 is connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 12. One end of the indoor heat exchanger 14 is connected to the expansion valve 13, and the suction port of the compressor 10 is connected to the other end of the indoor heat exchanger 14 via the four-way valve 11.

The air conditioner 1 can be operated in a cooling operation, a heating operation, a dehumidifying operation, a humidifying operation, etc., and the controller 5 of the air conditioner 1 selects one of the operations to perform an operation start operation. The operation switching operation and the operation stop operation can be performed.

In the cooling operation and the dehumidifying operation, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 10 sequentially flows from the four-way valve 11 to the outdoor heat exchanger 12, the expansion valve 13, and the indoor heat exchanger 14 as indicated by the solid line arrows in the figure. A cooling cycle or a dehumidification cycle is formed in which the refrigerant having passed through the exchanger 14 returns to the compressor 10 through the four-way valve 11. That is, the outdoor heat exchanger 12 functions as a condenser and the indoor heat exchanger 14 functions as an evaporator.

On the other hand, in the heating operation, when the four-way valve 11 is switched, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 10 is transferred from the four-way valve 11 to the indoor heat exchanger 14, the expansion valve 13, and the outdoor heat exchanger as indicated by broken arrows in the figure. A heating cycle is formed in which the refrigerant flows in sequence to 12 and the refrigerant that has passed through the outdoor heat exchanger 12 returns to the compressor 10 through the four-way valve 11. That is, the indoor heat exchanger 14 functions as a condenser, and the outdoor heat exchanger 12 functions as an evaporator.

The indoor unit 2 has an inlet 18 and an outlet 19 as shown in FIG. In the indoor unit 2, an air flow path is formed from the suction port 18 toward the air outlet 19, and an indoor heat exchanger 14 and a cross-flow type indoor fan 16 are disposed in the air flow path. At the air outlet 19 of the indoor unit 2, an up / down wind direction plate 17 that changes the blowing direction of the airflow in the up / down direction is rotatably arranged. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the indoor unit 2 includes a speaker 20 (speech notification means) for notifying predetermined information by voice, an indoor temperature sensor 21 for detecting indoor temperature, and a room for detecting indoor humidity. A humidity sensor 22 is installed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the remote controller 4 includes an operation unit 31 on which a plurality of operation buttons are arranged, and a display screen 32 on which information operated by the operation unit 31 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 4, the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 4 includes a voice notification setting operation unit 33 that sets whether or not automatic voice notification by a voice notification unit 41 (voice notification unit) described later is permitted, and timer setting. And a timer setting operation unit 34 for performing the operation. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the voice notification setting operation unit 33 includes a “menu” button 35 for displaying a plurality of items on the display screen 32, and a desired item from a plurality of items displayed on the display screen 32. A cursor button 36 for selecting an item and a “decision” button 37 for determining an item selected by the cursor button 36 are provided. The timer setting operation unit 34 specifically includes a “timer” button 38 for displaying various timer settings on the display screen 32 and a desired timer setting from various timer settings displayed on the display screen 32. Cursor button 36, and an “OK” button 37 for determining an item selected by the cursor button 36.

In this air conditioner 1, there are three timer settings, for example, on timer setting, off timer setting, and sleep timer setting. The on-timer setting is a timer setting for setting a start time (predetermined time) at which the operation of the air conditioner 1 is automatically started. The off timer setting is a timer setting that sets a stop time (predetermined time) at which the operation of the air conditioner 1 automatically stops. In the sleep timer setting, a predetermined time (for example, a time when the user is scheduled to wake up) is set, and during the timer setting period from the timer setting (setting of the predetermined time) to the predetermined time, the inside of the air conditioner 1 This is a timer setting that automatically changes the set temperature. Specifically, for example, when the timer setting period is 4 hours or more, the internal set temperature after, for example, 3 hours from the time when the timer is set is the set temperature set by the user or the set temperature set automatically by the user. The internal set temperature is gradually lowered over about 3 hours so that the temperature is 2 ° C. lower than the temperature. The internal set temperature continues to be lower by 2 ° C. than the set temperature, for example, one hour before a predetermined time (for example, the time when the user is scheduled to wake up) after the timer is set. Thereafter, the internal set temperature is raised by 1 ° C. over one hour from, for example, one hour before a predetermined time. As described above, the pleasant sleep timer setting controls the temperature of the internal set temperature of the air conditioner 1 in a V-shape, thereby bringing a pleasant sleep to the user.

The control unit 5 includes a plurality of hardware such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The ROM stores a control program for controlling the operation of the control unit 5. And this control part 5 has the audio | voice alerting | reporting part 41 (audio alerting means) and the audio | voice alerting | reporting prohibition part 42 (voice alerting prohibition means), as shown in FIG. Means), the indoor temperature sensor 21, the indoor humidity sensor 22 and the like are electrically connected.

The voice notification unit 41 (voice notification means) notifies the predetermined information by voice through the speaker 20. The voice notification by the voice notification unit 41 includes response voice notification for notifying information corresponding to a remote control operation in response to a remote control operation and automatic voice notification for automatically notifying predetermined information.

Response voice notification responds to remote control operations such as operation start / stop operation, operation setting (operation mode such as cooling / heating operation, setting temperature, setting humidity, timer setting, etc.) and operation setting confirmation operation Then, information corresponding to the remote control operation is notified by voice. For example, when a user performs a driving start operation by operating the remote controller 4, a voice “driving has started” or a buzzer sound (voice) “beep” is notified.

In automatic voice notification, predetermined information is automatically notified by voice based on driving conditions or environmental conditions. Here, the “operating condition or environmental condition” means, for example, indoor temperature, indoor humidity, outdoor temperature, outdoor humidity, indoor heat exchange temperature, outdoor heat exchange temperature, refrigerant temperature, discharge pipe temperature of the compressor 10, compressor There are 10 lubricating oil temperatures, differences between the temperatures described above, differences between the temperatures described above and the set temperature of the air conditioner 1, presence / absence of a person detected by a human detection sensor (not shown), and the like. Further, for example, when the operation setting is manually changed while the automatic operation is being performed, a return setting for returning to the operation setting for the automatic operation may be performed after a predetermined time has elapsed. In the air conditioner that performs the preheating operation of the compressor 10 during the heating operation, the preheating operation is sometimes completed. In addition, when the terminal device such as a smartphone and the air conditioner 1 can communicate with each other, there are times when the terminal device is operated outside the house. When the air conditioner 1 is connected to the Internet, there are times when the Internet is disconnected. However, the “driving situation or environmental situation” is not limited to these.

As a more specific example of this automatic voice notification, there is a case where the room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 21 and the room humidity detected by the room humidity sensor 22 are outside a predetermined range (danger zone).

FIG. 5 is an example of a determination diagram as to whether or not the room temperature and the room humidity are outside the predetermined ranges. In this determination diagram, a danger zone outside the predetermined range and a standby zone within the predetermined range are set. Is done. The danger zone is an area where the room is in a high temperature state or a high humidity state and the room temperature or the room humidity needs to be lowered. The standby zone is an area where there is no need to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity.

In the determination diagram of FIG. 5, points A to C indicate the following indoor temperature and indoor humidity.
Point A: The room temperature is 27 degrees and the room humidity is 100% Point B: The room temperature is 27 degrees and the room humidity is y1 between 70 and 80% Point C: The room temperature is 33 degrees and the room humidity is 30%

A line l ₁ connecting points A, B, and C is a line between the standby zone and the danger zone. Accordingly, as shown in the decision diagram of Figure 5, the waiting zone is a lower left region of the line l _1, danger zone, the upper right area (indoor temperature and the indoor humidity of the line l ₁ is on line l ₁ Including some cases).

When the air conditioner 1 is stopped when the room temperature and the room humidity are outside the predetermined ranges, information prompting the start of the cooling operation or the dehumidifying operation is automatically voiced. Informed. Specifically, for example, a voice message “The room temperature has become high. Please start the cooling operation” is notified. Further, when the air conditioner 1 is operated (for example, cooling operation or dehumidifying operation), information prompting the user to change the operation setting of the cooling operation or the dehumidifying operation is automatically notified by voice. Specifically, for example, a voice message “Please lower the set temperature for cooling operation” is notified.

Further, as another specific example of the automatic voice notification, for example, the room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 21 may reach a set temperature. In this case, the voice “coming soon to the set temperature” is automatically notified. In addition, the outdoor temperature detected by an outdoor temperature sensor (not shown) may be lower than the set temperature. In this case, the voice “The outdoor temperature has become lower than the set temperature” is automatically notified. In addition, there may be cases where a person detection sensor (not shown) detects that no person is present in the air-conditioned space. In this case, a voice message “The absence has been detected. In addition, when the operation setting is manually changed while the automatic operation is being performed, the operation setting may be restored to the automatic operation after a predetermined time. In this case, the voice “Changed to automatic driving due to automatic return setting” is automatically notified.

The voice notification prohibition unit 42 prohibits the automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit 41 when the setting for prohibiting automatic voice notification (automatic voice notification “OFF”) is set by the operation of the voice notification setting operation unit 33. In addition, the voice notification prohibiting unit 42 prohibits automatic voice notification during times other than the permitted time zone when the automatic voice notification permitted time zone is set. In addition, the voice notification prohibition unit 42 has been set by the operation of the timer setting operation unit 34 (after the start time of the on timer, the stop time of the off timer, or the predetermined time of the sleep timer is set). During the timer setting period up to a predetermined time, automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit 41 is prohibited. Therefore, in this air conditioner 1, when the voice notification is permitted by the operation of the voice notification setting operation unit 33 (automatic voice notification “ON”) or during the permitted time period when the permitted time period is set. Even so, during the timer setting period, the voice notification by the voice notification unit 41 is prohibited.

However, the above-described voice notification unit 41 has a room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 21 and a room detected by the room humidity sensor 22 even when the automatic voice notification is prohibited by the voice notification prohibition unit 42. When the humidity is outside the predetermined range (danger zone), information prompting the start of operation or information prompting the change of the operation setting is automatically notified by voice. Therefore, even if automatic voice notification is prohibited by the voice notification prohibition unit 42, for example, when the environment in the air-conditioned space is in a dangerous state such as at high temperature or high humidity, the user is not notified of automatic voice notification. Is prevented from becoming heat stroke, for example.

Next, a flow (flow) when setting whether or not automatic voice notification is permitted will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, it is determined whether or not the “menu” button 35 of the remote controller 4 has been selected (S1). When the “menu” button 35 is selected (S1: Yes), it is determined whether or not “sound setting” is selected (S2). Specifically, the “voice setting” is selected by selecting “voice setting” with the cursor button 36 from among a plurality of items displayed on the display screen 32 when the “menu” button 35 is pressed, This is realized by pressing the button 37. On the other hand, when the “menu” button 35 is not selected (S1: No), the process returns to step S1.

When “voice setting” is selected (S2: Yes), it is determined whether or not “automatic voice notification” is selected (S3). The selection of “automatic voice notification” is performed by pressing the cursor button 36 from the two items (“automatic voice notification” and “response voice notification”) displayed on the display screen 32 when “voice setting” is selected. This is realized by selecting “automatic voice notification” and pressing the “OK” button 37. On the other hand, if “sound setting” is not selected (S2: No), the process returns to step S1.

When “automatic voice notification” is selected (S3: Yes), it is determined whether or not “automatic voice notification” is selected (S4). The automatic voice notification “ON” is selected by selecting “ON” with the cursor button 36 from “ON” / “OFF” displayed on the display screen 32 when “Automatic voice notification” is selected, This is realized by pressing the “” button 37. On the other hand, when “response voice notification” is selected (S3: No), the process returns to step S1. When “response voice notification” is selected, the user can set whether or not to permit response voice notification.

When the automatic voice notification “ON” is selected (S4: Yes), it is selected whether or not to set a permission time zone in which automatic voice notification is permitted (S5). On the other hand, when the automatic voice notification “OFF” is selected (S4: No), the automatic voice notification is set to “OFF” (S6), and the flow ends. When the automatic voice notification “OFF” is selected, the automatic voice notification is not performed unless the room temperature and the room humidity are outside the predetermined range (danger zone).

When the setting of the permission time zone is selected (S5: Yes), the number of times of setting the permission time zone is selected (S7). On the other hand, when the setting of the permission time zone is not selected (S5: No), the automatic voice notification is set to “ON” (S8), and the flow ends. When the automatic voice notification “ON” is selected, the automatic voice notification is performed except during the timer setting period. Even during the timer setting period, if the room temperature and the room humidity are outside the predetermined range (danger zone), automatic voice notification is performed.

In step S7, the set number of permitted time periods is selected from once, multiple times (for example, any one of 2 to 10 times), every day, and every day of the week. Then, the start time and end time of the permission time zone are set (S9, S10). When each day of the week is selected, first, for example, an allowed time zone for Monday is set. Next, it is determined whether or not all permitted time zones have been set (S11). If all the permitted time zones are set (S11: Yes), the setting of the permitted time zone for automatic voice notification is completed (S12), and the flow ends. If all the permitted time zones are not set (S11: No), steps S9 and S10 are continued until all permitted time zones are set. If the permitted time zone is set once or every day, setting the start time and the end time of the permitted time zone once completes the setting of the permitted time zone for automatic voice notification. When the permitted time zone is a plurality of times, the setting of the permitted time zone for automatic voice notification is completed by setting the start time and the end time of the permitted time zone a plurality of times. When the permission time zone is every day of the week, setting the start time and the end time of the permission time zone for each day of the week (that is, seven times) completes the setting of the permission time zone for automatic voice notification.

Next, a timer setting flow will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, it is determined whether or not the “timer” button 38 of the remote controller 4 has been selected (S21). When the “timer” button 38 is selected (S21: Yes), it is determined whether or not “set on timer” is selected (S22). Specifically, the “input timer setting” is selected by selecting the “input timer setting” with the cursor button 36 from among various timer settings displayed on the display screen 32 when the “timer” button 38 is pressed. This is realized by pressing the “OK” button 37. On the other hand, when the “timer” button 38 is not selected (S21: No), the process returns to step S21.

When the on-timer setting is selected (S22: Yes), the start time for starting the operation of the air conditioner 1 is set (S23). The setting of the start time is realized by, for example, setting a desired time from a plurality of times displayed on the display screen 32 with the cursor button 36 and pressing the “OK” button 37. As a result of setting the start time, during the timer setting period from the start time to the start time, automatic voice notification is prohibited by the voice notification prohibition unit 42 (S28), and the flow ends.

When the on timer setting is not selected (S22: No), it is determined whether or not the off timer setting is selected (S24). When the off timer setting is selected (S24: Yes), a stop time for stopping the operation of the air conditioner 1 is set (S25). The setting of the stop time is realized by, for example, setting a desired time from a plurality of times displayed on the display screen 32 with the cursor button 36 and pressing the “OK” button 37. As a result of setting the stop time, during the timer setting period from when the stop time is set to the stop time, the voice notification prohibiting unit 42 prohibits the automatic voice notification (S28) and ends the flow.

When the timer setting is not selected (S24: No), it is determined whether the sleep timer setting is selected (S26). When the sleep timer is selected (S26: Yes), a predetermined time (for example, the user's scheduled wake-up time) is set (S27). The setting of the predetermined time is realized by, for example, setting a desired time from a plurality of times displayed on the display screen 32 with the cursor button 36 and pressing the “OK” button 37. As a result of setting the predetermined time, during the timer setting period from when the predetermined time is set to the stop time, automatic voice notification is prohibited by the voice notification prohibition unit 42 (S28), and the flow ends. If the sleep timer is not selected (S26: No), the process returns to step S22.

[Features of the air conditioner of this embodiment]
The air conditioner 1 of this embodiment has the following characteristics.

In the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, since it is possible to set whether or not automatic voice notification that automatically notifies predetermined information by voice is permitted, it is possible to eliminate the troublesomeness caused by automatic voice notification.

Moreover, in the air conditioner 1 of this embodiment, since the time slot | zone which permits automatic voice alerting | reporting can be set, automatic speech alerting | reporting can be permitted only when automatic speech alerting is required.

Moreover, in the air conditioner 1 of this embodiment, since the time slot | zone which permits an automatic audio | voice alerting | reporting can be set, it is necessary to perform the setting which permits an automatic audio | voice alert | reporting every time when there are multiple time slots which require an automatic audio alert | report. There is no.

Moreover, in the air conditioner 1 of this embodiment, since the time slot | zone which permits automatic audio | voice alerting | reporting can be set for every day of the week, the time slot | zone which permits automatic speech alert | reporting can be scheduled.

Further, in the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, since automatic voice notification is prohibited during the timer setting period, for example, when the timer is set such as at bedtime, the trouble is caused by the automatic voice notification. This can be solved.

Further, in the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the sound from being notified during the timer setting period simply by operating the timer setting operation unit 34 provided in the remote controller 4, so that it is automatically performed simultaneously with the timer setting. There is no need to make settings for prohibiting voice notification.

Further, in the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, even when the automatic sound notification is permitted by the operation of the sound notification setting operation unit 33, the automatic sound notification by the sound notification unit 41 is prohibited during the timer setting period. Therefore, when automatic voice notification is permitted, it is not necessary to perform a setting for prohibiting automatic voice notification simultaneously with the timer setting.

Further, in the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, when the environment in the air-conditioned space is in a dangerous state such as at high temperature or high humidity, even if automatic voice notification is prohibited, information or operation setting that prompts the start of operation Since the information for prompting the change is automatically notified by voice, it is possible to prevent the user from having heat stroke.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be considered that the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The scope of the present invention is shown not only by the description of the above-described embodiment but also by the scope of claims, and further includes meanings equivalent to the scope of claims and all modifications within the scope.

[Modification]
In the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to set a time zone in which automatic voice notification is permitted. However, a time zone in which automatic voice notification is prohibited may be set.

Moreover, in the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, the time zone in which automatic voice notification is permitted can be set for each day of the week, but it may not be set for each day of the week.

In the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of time zones in which automatic voice notification is permitted can be set, but it may be set only once. Moreover, it is only necessary to set whether or not automatic voice notification is permitted, and it is not necessary to set a time zone during which automatic voice notification is permitted.

Further, in the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, when the room temperature and the room humidity are outside the predetermined range (danger zone), information prompting the start of operation or information prompting the change of the operation setting is automatically notified by voice. However, when at least one of the room temperature and the room humidity is outside the predetermined range, the information for prompting the start of operation or the information for prompting the change of the operation setting may be automatically notified by voice. Therefore, for example, when the room temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature, the information for prompting the start of operation or the information for prompting the change of the operation setting may be automatically notified by voice, or when the indoor humidity is higher than the predetermined humidity. In addition, information that prompts the start of driving or information that prompts the user to change driving settings may be automatically notified by voice.

Further, in the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, even when automatic voice notification is prohibited, when the room temperature and the room humidity are outside the predetermined ranges, information for prompting the start of operation or operation setting The information prompting the change is automatically notified by voice. However, when the automatic voice notification is prohibited, the information prompting the start of driving or the information prompting the change of the driving setting may not be notified.

Moreover, in the air conditioner 1 of this embodiment, although the on timer setting, the off timer setting, and the sleep timer setting were mentioned as an example of a timer setting, as long as the timer setting includes the setting of a predetermined time, The present invention may be applied to timer setting.

In the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, the means for setting the timer including the setting of the predetermined time is the remote controller 4, but the means may be the air conditioner 1 or a terminal device such as a smartphone. It may be.

In the air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment, the remote controller 4 is provided with a voice notification setting operation unit 33 that sets whether or not automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit 41 (voice notification unit) is permitted. The notification setting operation unit 33 may not be provided.

If the present invention is used, the troublesomeness caused by automatically informing the voice can be eliminated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner 21 Indoor temperature sensor 22 Indoor humidity sensor 33 Voice alert setting operation part 41 Voice alert part (voice alert means)
42 Voice notification prohibition section (voice notification prohibition means)

Claims

Voice notification means for automatically notifying predetermined information based on driving conditions or environmental conditions;
Setting means for setting whether to permit automatic voice notification by the voice notification means;
An air conditioner comprising: a voice notification prohibiting unit that prohibits automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit when the setting unit is set to prohibit automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit.
2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the setting means sets a time zone during which automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is permitted or prohibited.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the setting means can set a plurality of time zones during which automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is permitted or prohibited.
The air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the setting means is capable of setting a time zone during which automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is permitted or prohibited for each day of the week.
Having timer setting means for setting a timer including setting of a predetermined time;
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit is configured to prohibit automatic voice notification by the voice notification unit during a timer setting period from the timer setting to the predetermined time. The air conditioner described in Crab.
The timer setting means is a remote control capable of communicating with an air conditioner,
The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the remote controller is provided with a timer setting operation unit for setting a timer.
The remote control is provided with a voice notification setting operation unit for setting whether to allow automatic voice notification by the voice notification means,
The setting means includes
The automatic voice notification by the voice notification means is set to be prohibited during the timer setting period when automatic voice notification is permitted by operation of the voice notification setting operation unit. The air conditioner described.
An indoor temperature sensor for detecting the indoor temperature;
An indoor humidity sensor for detecting indoor humidity,
The voice notification means includes
In the case where automatic voice notification is set to be prohibited by the setting means, if at least one of the room temperature and the room humidity is outside the predetermined range, information for prompting the start of operation or information for prompting the change of the operation setting is displayed. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the air conditioner is automatically notified by voice.