JPH04254139A - Apparatus for air conditioning - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a remote control capable of operating many and unspecified air-conditioning units by a method wherein the remote control outputs requirements of air-conditioning conforming to a request for the operation of an air-conditioning unit and, when the requirements of air-conditioning received by a means of receiving signals on the side of the air-conditioning units can be fulfilled, the air-conditioning apparatus is controlled accordingly. CONSTITUTION:To operate air conditioners 1, 2 by an air conditioner-operating means 14 in a remote control 3, keys for the air conditioners and their operation are pressed; these inputs are processed through an air-conditioning requirements-preparing means 13, a signal- transmitting means 12, respective signal-receiving means 4, 8, respective air-conditioning requirements-recognizing means 5, 9 for their recognition of the requirements, and respective control-recognizing means 6, 10, and actuate respective apparatus-controlling means 7, 11, which respectively operate the air conditioners 1, 2. If the room air is somewhat too dry, keys for a humidifier and its operation in the remote control 3 are pressed; the inputs are processed through the air-conditioning requirements-preparing means 13, the signal-transmitting means 12, a signal-receiving means 20, and a humidification requirements-recognizing means 24 for its recognition of the requirements, and into an output at a control-recognizing means 25 to make a humidifier-controlling means 26 operate the humidifier 16. Thus the remote control 3, used singly, is capable of controlling other air-conditioning equipment as well as the air conditioners 1, 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device for an air conditioner.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, air conditioners for small and medium-sized buildings were
They are used in a variety of air conditioners, but large air conditioners called package air conditioners are often the mainstream, especially in air conditioners for large rooms such as small and medium-sized buildings and high-end apartment complexes. In such an air conditioner, a remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) that directly operates the air conditioner generally has a configuration as shown in FIG.

[0003] The configuration will be explained below. As shown in the figure, a remote controller 102 and an air conditioner 101 installed in a relatively large room are provided, and when an air conditioner operating means 107 built in the remote controller 102 receives a request to operate the air conditioner, a sending signal means is provided. A sending signal is sent out by 106. The sending signal is sent to the signal receiving means 105 built in the air conditioner 101, and the control recognition means 104 converts the signal received from the signal receiving means 103 into a signal for directly controlling the air conditioner 101. , for example, into an operating signal or an air volume setting signal. Control recognition means 1
04 controls an air conditioner serving as an air conditioning load, such as a compressor or a fan motor, using a signal output from the control recognition means 104.

[0004] Furthermore, by using such an air conditioning control means, the remote control 102 has been adopted as a device that can operate air conditioning elements such as temperature, air volume, and air direction that can be controlled by an air conditioner.

[0005]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention With such a conventional device in which a single air conditioner is controlled by a remote control, problems occur in terms of air conditioning conditions. In other words, modern buildings have improved airtightness and air conditioning accuracy. In addition to air conditioners, there may be humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, air fresheners, ventilation fans, etc. that have purification, aroma, and ventilation functions, and these devices cannot be controlled by the remote controller. First, there was a problem in that each function had to be controlled independently.

[0006] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and even when a humidifier, dehumidifier, air purifier, air freshener, and ventilation fan are installed in addition to the air conditioner, each air conditioner can operate independently. recognizes the functions it has as air conditioning elements such as temperature, humidity, air purification, air volume, wind direction, fragrance, and ventilation, receives control commands for air conditioning elements from the remote controller, and has functions for those air conditioning elements. The purpose is to provide a control device that operates as follows.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control device that operates even when an air conditioner has a built-in humidification function, dehumidification function, air purification function, aroma function, and ventilation function. There is.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides indoor air conditioners, air purifiers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, ventilation fans, air fresheners, etc. that are linked by remote control.
The remote control is equipped with an air conditioner, and when an operation request is received from the air conditioner operating means, the operation request is output as an air conditioning element by the air conditioning element creation means, and each air conditioner is configured to receive the air conditioning element from the remote controller. Each air conditioning element recognition means determines whether it can function with its own air conditioning function, and if it can function, a control recognition means converts it into a signal for directly controlling the air conditioner based on the air conditioning element determined by the air conditioning element recognition means. and an air conditioner control means for controlling the air conditioner based on a signal from the control recognition means.

[0009]

[Operation] According to the above-described structure, the present invention receives an air conditioner operation request from the remote controller by outputting an air conditioning element corresponding to the air conditioner operation means by the air conditioning element creation means, and by the signal sending means and the signal receiving means to air conditioner. Outputs to conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, ventilation fans, air fresheners, etc.
The air conditioning element recognition means determines whether or not the air conditioning function of each air conditioner can function, and if it can function, the control recognition means outputs a signal that directly controls the air conditioner based on the air conditioning element, and the control recognition means outputs a signal that directly controls the air conditioner based on the air conditioning element. By passing the information to the air conditioner control means and controlling the air conditioner, even if there are humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, air fresheners, and ventilation fans in addition to the air conditioner, each air conditioner can control its own The functions it has are temperature, humidity, air purification, air volume, wind direction, fragrance,
It is recognized as a ventilation air conditioning element, receives an operation command for the air conditioning element from the remote controller, and can operate if it has the function for that air conditioning element.

[0010] Furthermore, even if the air conditioner has a built-in humidification function, dehumidification function, air purification function, aroma function, and ventilation function, similar operations are possible.

[0011]

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, a remote controller 3 is connected to an air conditioner 1.
, 2 through a signal line 51, and the air conditioners 1 and 2 operate in response to operation commands from the remote controller 3. Inside the remote controller 3, there is an air conditioner operating means 14 for operating the air conditioner to start and stop the air conditioner, and to set the temperature, air volume, etc. , fragrance, ventilation, etc., and a signal sending means 12 that sends out these air conditioning elements as signals. This signal sending means 12 sends a signal from the air conditioning element to the signal receiving means 4, 8 built in the air conditioners 1, 2. The signal receiving means 4 and 8 are connected to the signal transmitting means 1.
The air conditioning element sent from the air conditioning element 2 is received and output to the air conditioning element recognition means 5 and 9. The air conditioning element recognition means 5 and 9 determine whether the received air conditioning element can function with its own air conditioner function. The control recognition means 6 and 10 that have received the information from the air conditioning element recognition means 5 and 9 recognize how the air conditioning element is actually to control the air conditioner, and control the equipment control means 7.
, 11. For example, when the air conditioning element changes the air volume from weak to strong, the control element is changed to data that changes the air volume notch of the fan motor from weak to strong. The equipment control means 7, 11 actually operate the air conditioner based on the signals output from the control recognition means 7, 11.

Next, a humidifier 16 and a dehumidifier 17 are installed in the same room.
, a ventilation fan 18 , an aroma machine 19 , and an air cleaner 40 . Signal lines 52, 53, 54 output from the signal sending means 12 of the remote controller 3
, 55, 56, the signal receiving means 20, 21, 22, 23, 4 provided in each device, that is, the air conditioning element.
1, and the humidifier 16 includes a humidifying element recognition means 24, a control recognition means 25, and a humidifier control means 2.
6 is provided.

The same applies to other devices, and the dehumidifier 17 includes a dehumidifying element recognition means 27, a control recognition means 28, and a dehumidifier control means 29, and the ventilation fan 18
Now, the ventilation element recognition means 30, the control recognition means 31,
The air freshener 19 is provided with a ventilation fan control means 32, the air freshener 19 is provided with a fragrance element recognition means 33, a control recognition means 34, and an air freshener control means 35, and the air purifier 40 is further provided with an air purification element recognition means 42 and an air purifier 40. , a control recognition means 43, and an air cleaner control means 44.

In the above configuration, first, in order to operate the air conditioners 1 and 2, the air conditioner operation means 14 of the remote control 3 outputs the information to the air conditioning element creation means 13 by pressing the air conditioner and operation keys. The signal is inputted to the signal sending means 12, received by each signal receiving means 4, 8 via the signal line 51, recognized by the air conditioning element recognition means 5, 9, outputted to the control recognition means 6, 10, and then sent to the equipment control means. The air conditioners 1 and 2 are operated by the air conditioners 7 and 11.

Next, assuming that the room is a little dry, the humidifier 16 is operated. At this time, in the remote control 3, the air conditioner operation means 14 presses the humidifier and operation keys to operate the humidifier, and the signal is output to the air conditioning element creation means 13 and input to the signal sending means 12. The signal is received by the signal receiving means 20 via the line 52, recognized by the humidifier element recognition means 24, and output to the control recognition means 25, so that the humidifier 16 is operated by the humidifier control means 26.

In this way, other dehumidifiers 17, ventilation fans 18, and air fresheners 19 are activated by operation commands from the remote controller 3.
The air conditioners other than the air conditioners 1 and 2 are operated through the signal lines 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56 so that the air conditioners 1 and 2 are operated by a single remote control 3.

Here, if the air conditioner 1 has the function of the humidifier 16, the command from the remote controller 3 will be output to the air conditioner 1 equipped with the humidifier. If the humidifier 16 has the function of the humidifier 16, the command from the remote controller 3 will be output to the air conditioner 2 equipped with the humidifier 16 without any recognition even if the humidification command is output to the air conditioner 1. Then, the humidifier 16 is operated. Furthermore, if the air conditioner 1 has a humidifier function and a second humidifier 61 exists separately from the air conditioner 1, the command from the remote controller 3 will be sent to the air conditioner 1 and the humidifier 61. The humidifier 16 of the air conditioner 1 and the second humidifier 61 are operated.

In this embodiment, the remote controller 3, air conditioners 1 and 2, humidifier 16, dehumidifier 17, ventilation fan 18,
Although both the aroma machine 19 and the air freshener 19 are wired, it goes without saying that a wireless system can also be easily used.

Furthermore, although the remote controller 3 is configured to control and operate all the air conditioning equipment with one remote controller, for example, the second
It is also possible to provide a remote control for each device, such as using the remote control 40 shown in FIG.

[0021]

As is clear from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, one remote controller is provided, and this remote controller includes an air conditioner operating means and an output from the air conditioner operating means to the air conditioning element creating means. However, since the air conditioning element creation means outputs and operates the air conditioner, humidifier, dehumidifier, air purifier, air freshener, and ventilation fan through the signal sending means, each air conditioner and Humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, air fresheners, and ventilation fans recognize their own functions as air conditioning elements such as temperature, humidity, air purification, air volume, wind direction, fragrance, and ventilation, and can control air conditioning elements from the remote controller. It is possible to provide an air conditioner having the effect of being able to operate an unspecified number of air conditioners by receiving a sending signal and operating when it has a function for that air conditioning element.

[0022] Furthermore, the present invention provides an air conditioner with a humidifying function,
Even when a dehumidification function, an air purification function, an aroma function, and a ventilation function are built-in, an unspecified number of air conditioners can be operated in the same way.

Furthermore, the present invention can be operated in the same way even when there are a large number of air conditioners having the same function.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an air conditioner operating means showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Configuration diagram showing conventional air conditioner operating means

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2 Air conditioner 3 Remote control switch 4, 8,
20, 21, 22, 23, 41 Signal receiving means 5, 9, 24, 27, 30, 33, 42 Air conditioning element recognition means 6, 10, 25, 28, 31, 34, 43 Control recognition means 7, 11, 26 , 29, 32, 35, 44 Equipment control means 12 Signal sending means 13 Air conditioning element creation means 14 Air conditioner operating means 16 Humidifier 17 Dehumidifier 18 Ventilation fan 19 Aroma machine 40 Air purifier

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A room is equipped with an air conditioner, such as an air conditioner, an air purifier, a humidifier, a dehumidifier, a ventilation fan, and an air freshener, which are linked by a remote control switch, and the remote control switch is configured to operate the air conditioner by controlling the air conditioner. When there is a request to operate the conditioner, the operation request is outputted as an air conditioning element by the air conditioning element creation means, and is sent to the signal receiving means of each air conditioner through the signal sending means and received by the remote control switch. an air conditioning element recognition means for determining whether the air conditioning element can function with its own air conditioning function; and, if it can function, control for converting the air conditioning element into a signal for directly controlling the air conditioner based on the air conditioning element determined by the air conditioning element recognition means; An air conditioner comprising: recognition means; and equipment control means for controlling the air conditioner using signals from the control recognition means.