JPH086609A - Program content setting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a user to freely select a function which is adaptive to any use environment of an equipment and confirms the contents of a set program sequence through the ear or performs its reverse operation. CONSTITUTION:Alterations of the setting contents of the program sequence as the operation contents of the equipment are accessed by a course select switch 12, an informing means 10 informs by sound that the alterations of the setting contents are accepted by the course select switch 12, and a control means 15 controls the equipment according to the setting contents of the program sequence. The control means 15 alters the contents of the information by the informing means 10 when specific input is performed with the course select switch 12 and the setting contents of the program sequence altered thereafter with the course select switch 21 match predetermined setting contents.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program content setting device for setting the setting content of a program sequence which is the operation content of equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electrical appliances have been mainly provided with a microcomputer that sets a program sequence which is a series of operation contents of the equipment and controls the operation of the equipment in accordance with the program sequence.

In addition, even when it is difficult to visually confirm the setting contents of the program sequence when the device is used in the hot sun or used by a visually impaired person, the tone and tone of the buzzer are changed. By doing so, a device equipped with a program content setting device that allows the user to easily check the setting content by ear has been proposed.

Conventionally, a program content setting device of this kind of equipment, for example, a fully automatic washing machine has been constructed as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The configuration will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 7, the washing / dehydrating tub 1 has a stirring blade 2 rotatably provided at the bottom thereof, and a driving force from a motor 4 is reduced through a reduction mechanism 3 so that the stirring blade 2 can be washed. It is transmitted to the washing and dehydrating tub 1 at the time of dehydration. Switching between dehydration and washing at this time is performed by driving the drain valve 5, and when the drain valve 5 is driven, the wash water is drained and the clutch of the speed reduction mechanism 3 is switched to perform the dehydration operation. .

The water supply valve 7 supplies water to the washing and dehydrating tub 1. A washing tub lid 8 is provided above the washing / dehydrating tub 1,
Further, an operation unit 9 is provided. The notifying means 10 is for notifying by a sound such as a buzzer. The control means 11
The operations of the motor 4, the drain valve 5, the water supply valve 7 and the like are controlled in accordance with the setting contents of the program sequence to successively control a series of steps such as washing, rinsing, and dehydration.

The operation section 9 is constructed as shown in FIG. 8, and the course select switch 12 provided on the front surface is an example of a setting content changing means for accepting a change in the setting content of the program sequence, and a display means 13 is provided. Indicates visually the selected content, and 14 is a start switch.

The operation of the above structure will be described with reference to FIG. 9. When setting the course content after the power is turned on, when the course select switch 12 is pressed in step 18 of FIG. 9, At step 19, the content of the course is shifted. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, if the content of the currently set course is the standard course, the next big course is set. In this way, the content of the course is sequentially shifted, and if the currently set content of the course is kept, the course returns to the standard course. Then, if the content of the newly set course in step 20 is the standard course, the notification means 10 notifies in step 21 for 100 milliseconds longer than usual. If another course is set, the key switch acceptance confirmation sound is sounded for 30 milliseconds as usual in step 22.

That is, when setting the course, the key switch acceptance confirmation sound is lengthened only when the standard course is selected, so that the standard course is set even if the course content set on the display means 13 is visually difficult. Since you can confirm that you have set the course by ear, you can clearly know how many kinds of courses you can set,
As a result, the desired course can be set accurately.

[0010]

In such a conventional program content setting device, the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means indicated by the course select switch 12 of the operating section 9 is the predetermined setting content. If it coincides with, the tone and tone of the notifying means 10 are uniquely changed, so that the user can easily know the setting contents of the program sequence on the display means 13, but conversely, the tone and the tone of the notifying means 10 can be changed. There are problems that the change of the tone is offensive to the ear and that the function itself of changing the tone and tone of the notification means 10 is erroneously recognized as a failure of the program content setting device.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and to cope with any usage environment of the equipment, enabling the user to confirm the contents of the program sequence set by the user by ear or select the opposite. Is the first purpose.

In addition, when the installation environment of the device and the user who uses the device are determined, the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be confirmed by ear each time the device is used, or vice versa can be selected. The second purpose is to be able to continuously use this function without doing so.

Further, when the contents of the program sequence set every time the user uses the device are the same every time, the third purpose is to make it possible to confirm by ear that the contents have been set surely. There is.

Further, even when the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be confirmed by the ear due to the factors such as noise and momentary power failure, or the information that the opposite is selected cannot be retained, it is stable. A fourth object is to enable the user to hear the contents of the program sequence set by the user or vice versa.

[0015]

In order to achieve the first object of the present invention, a setting content changing means for accepting a change in the setting content of a program sequence, which is the operation content of a device, and the setting content by the setting content changing means are set. A notification means for notifying by sound that the change of the content has been received, and a control means for controlling the device according to the setting content of the program sequence, the control means being provided with a predetermined input by the setting content changing means. If the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means thereafter matches the predetermined setting content, the content of the notification by the notifying means is changed. This is a means for solving the first problem.

In order to achieve the second object, in addition to the first problem solving means, a storage means for storing that a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means is provided, and the control means is Depending on the content of the storage means, the content of the notification by the notification means is changed or the content of the notification is uniquely changed when the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means matches the predetermined setting content. The second means for solving the problem is to prevent it.

In order to achieve the third object, in addition to the first problem solving means, a storage means for storing the setting contents of the program sequence at the time when a predetermined input is made by the setting contents changing means. The control means, when a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means,
A third problem is that if the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means thereafter matches the setting content previously stored in the storage means, the content of the notification by the notifying means is changed. It is a solution.

Further, in order to achieve the fourth object, in addition to the first problem solving means, a storage means for storing that a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means is provided, and the control means is When the content of the storage means has an incorrect value,
A fourth problem solving means is that the content of the notification is uniquely changed or the content of the notification is not uniquely changed.

[0019]

According to the first means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides:
It can be used in any environment where the device is used, the contents of the set program sequence can be confirmed by the ear, or the user can freely select the function to do the reverse.

Further, in the case where the installation environment of the equipment and the user who uses the equipment are determined by the second means for solving the problem, the contents of the program sequence set by the user are heard every time the equipment is used. You can confirm or continue to use this feature without reselecting the opposite setting.

Further, according to the third means for solving problems, when the contents of the program sequence set every time the user uses the device are the same every time, it is possible to confirm by ear that the contents are set reliably.

Further, by the fourth problem solving means, the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be confirmed by the ear due to factors such as noise and momentary power failure, or the information that the opposite is selected can be kept. Even if it is not possible, the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be stably confirmed by ear, or vice versa.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The same components as those of the above-mentioned conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the control means 15 controls the operations of the motor 4, the drain valve 5, the water supply valve 7 and the like in accordance with the set contents of the program sequence to perform a series of washing, rinsing, dehydration and the like. The setting contents of the program sequence changed by the course select switch 12 after the predetermined input is performed while the process is sequentially controlled and the course select switch (setting content changing means) 12 is set in advance. If it matches with, the content of the notification by the notification means 10 is changed.

The operation of the above-mentioned structure will be described with reference to FIG.
When the power is turned on after the power is turned on, the control means 15 clears all the information set in the past and enters the initial standby state, and the content of the program sequence is set by the operation unit 9. Here, the selection of the course content will be taken as an example.

As shown in FIG. 8, the content of the course selected in the initial setting state is the standard course, and the light emitting diode is lit on the display means 13 of the operation unit 9 at a place indicating that this course is selected. To do.

Here, when the user sets the course with the course select switch 12, step 23 in FIG.
Then, as an example of the predetermined input, when it is confirmed that the course select switch 12 is continuously pressed for 10 seconds or more, the contents of the program sequence set by the user in steps 24, 25 and 26 are heard. The variable A indicating that the function that can be confirmed is selected is set to 0 or 1 alternately.

When it is found in step 18 that the normal course select switch 12 has been pressed, the content of the course is shifted in step 19 and the content of the program sequence set by the user is confirmed by ear in step 27. When the function that can be selected is selected, that is, when the variable A = 1, if the content of the course newly set in step 20 is the standard course, the buzzer which is the notification means 10 sounds for 100 milliseconds longer than usual in step 21. . If another course is set, the key switch acceptance confirmation sound is sounded for 30 milliseconds as usual in step 22.

As a result, the contents of the set program sequence can be confirmed by the ear in response to any usage environment of the device, or the user can freely select the function of performing the reverse.

In the above embodiment, the setting content changing means for accepting the change of the setting content of the program sequence, which is the operation content, is the course select switch 12, and the notifying means 10 is the buzzer. Although the method has been shown in particular, this is not meant to limit the invention, in particular by allowing the user to listen to the content of the program sequence set by the user or to select the function of doing the opposite.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the storage means 16 is composed of a non-volatile memory, and stores that a predetermined input is made by the course select switch (setting content changing means) 12. When the setting content of the program sequence changed by the course select switch 12 matches the predetermined setting content, the control means 17 changes the content of the notification by the notification means 10 or uniquely according to the content of the storage means 16. The contents of the notification are not changed.

The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that steps 18 to 27 in FIG. 4 are the same as the operation of the first embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted.

In the initial setting state, when the user sets the course with the course select switch 12, the course select switch 12 is continuously pressed for 10 seconds or more as an example of a predetermined input in step 23. When it is confirmed that the variable A indicating that the function which enables the user to visually confirm the contents of the program sequence set by the user in steps 24, 25 and 26 is selected is 0 or 1 alternately.
Then, in step 28, the variable A is set to the nonvolatile storage means 1
Store in 6. The variables stored in the nonvolatile storage means 16 continue to retain their contents even after the power is turned off.

When it is found in step 18 that the normal course select switch 12 has been pressed, the content of the course is shifted in step 19 and set by the user previously stored in the storage means 16 in step 29. A numerical value indicating whether or not a function capable of audibly confirming the contents of the programmed sequence is selected is called as a variable B, and this variable B is adopted as the value of the current variable A in step 30, and according to this variable A In step 27 and step 20 to step 22, the notification content of the notification means 10 is changed according to the user's request.

As a result, each time the device is used, the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be confirmed by the ear, or this function can be continuously used without selecting the opposite setting again. it can.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The storage means 16 in FIG. 3 stores the setting content of the program sequence at the time when a predetermined input is made by the course select switch (setting content changing means) 12. The control means 17, when a predetermined input is made by the course select switch 12, and when the setting content of the program sequence changed by the course select switch 12 thereafter is the same as the setting content previously stored in the storage means 16. The content of the notification by the notification means 10 is changed. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 5. When the user sets the course with the course select switch 12 in the initial setting state, the first input of a predetermined input is made in step 23. As an example, when it is confirmed that the course select switch 12 is continuously pressed for 10 seconds or more, a function that allows the user to confirm the contents of the program sequence set by the user in steps 24, 25 and 26 by ear is selected. The variable A indicating that is alternately set to 0 or 1, and in step 31, as a second example of the predetermined input, when it is confirmed that the start switch 14 is continuously pressed for 10 seconds or more, step 32 is performed. The currently set course is stored in the storage means 16.

When it is found in step 18 that the normal course select switch 12 has been pressed, the content of the course is shifted in step 19 and the content of the program sequence set by the user is confirmed by ear in step 27. If a function that can be performed is selected, that is, if the variable A = 1, the course stored in the storage means 16 is called in step 33, and the course content called in step 34 and the newly set course content match. Then, in step 21, the buzzer, which is the notification means 10, is turned on for 10 minutes longer than usual.
Sound for 0 milliseconds. If you set other courses,
In step 22, a key switch acceptance confirmation sound is emitted for 30 milliseconds as usual.

Thus, when the content of the program sequence set each time the user uses the device is the same every time, by storing the course content in the storage means 16 in advance, when the course content is set, it is possible to be sure. It is possible to confirm by ear that this content has been set.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The storage means 16 in FIG. 3 stores that a predetermined input is made by the course select switch (setting content changing means) 12. The control means 17 includes the storage means 16
When the content of the above-mentioned takes an illegal value, the content of the notification is uniquely changed, or the content of the notification is not uniquely changed. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, step 2 of the flowchart of FIG.
Since steps 3 to 26 and step 28 are the same as those in the second embodiment, their explanations are omitted.

When it is found in step 18 that the normal course select switch has been pressed, the content of the course is shifted in step 19 and set by the user previously stored in the storage means 16 in step 29. A numerical value indicating whether or not a function capable of visually confirming the contents of the program sequence has been selected is called as a variable B, and if the variable B is a value of 0 or 1 in step 35 and step 36, this is determined in step 30. When the variable B is adopted as the value of the variable A this time and the variable B takes a value other than 0 or 1 in step 35 and step 36, the value of the variable A is uniquely set to 0 in step 37. According to the variable A, the notification contents of the notification means 10 are changed in accordance with the user's request in steps 27 and 20 to 22.

As a result, even if the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be confirmed by the ear due to factors such as noise and momentary power failure, or the information that the opposite is selected cannot be retained, it is stable. Then, the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be confirmed by ear, or vice versa.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, the setting content changing means for accepting a change in the setting content of the program sequence, which is the operation content of the device, and the notification of the acceptance of the change in the setting content by the setting content changing means. And a control means for controlling the device according to the setting content of the program sequence, wherein the control means, when a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means, and If the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means thereafter matches the predetermined setting content, the content of the notification by the notifying means is changed, so that the setting can be performed in accordance with any usage environment of the device. You can listen to the contents of the programmed sequence that you have made, or you can freely select the function that does the reverse. It is possible.

Further, the control means is provided with a storage means for storing that a predetermined input has been made by the setting content changing means.
Depending on the content of the storage means, the content of the notification by the notification means is changed or the content of the notification is uniquely changed when the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means matches the predetermined setting content. If you decide the installation environment of the equipment and the users who will use the equipment, you can hear the contents of the program sequence set by the user each time you use the equipment, or vice versa. You can continue to use this feature without having to reselect your settings.

Further, the control means is provided with a storage means for storing the setting content of the program sequence at the time when the setting content changing means makes a predetermined input, and the control means, when the predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means, Further, if the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means thereafter matches the setting content previously stored in the storage means, the content of the notification by the notifying means is changed, so that the user can change the content of the device. When the contents of the program sequence to be set each time the is used are the same every time, it is possible to confirm by ear that the contents are surely set.

Further, the control means is provided with a storage means for storing that a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means, and the control means uniquely changes the content of the notification when the content of the storage means has an illegal value. Since the notification contents are not changed uniquely, the contents of the program sequence set by the user can be confirmed by the ear due to factors such as noise and momentary power failure, or the information that the opposite is selected Even if the data cannot be held, the user can stably check the contents of the program sequence set by the user, or vice versa.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a fully automatic washing machine including a program content setting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process of the program content setting device.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of a fully automatic washing machine including a program content setting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of the program content setting device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing steps of the program content setting device of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing steps of a program content setting device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram of a fully automatic washing machine including a conventional program content setting device.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an operation unit of the program content setting device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process of the program content setting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 informing means 12 course select switch (setting content changing means) 15 control means

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Noriko Ikeda 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A setting content changing means for receiving a change in the setting content of a program sequence, which is the operation content of a device, and a notifying means for giving a sound for notifying that the setting content changing means has accepted the setting content change, A control means for controlling the device according to the setting content of the program sequence, wherein the control means is changed by the setting content changing means when a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means and thereafter. A program content setting device configured to change the content of the notification by the notification means when the setting content of the program sequence matches a predetermined setting content. 2. A storage means for storing that a predetermined input has been made by the setting content changing means, and the control means sets the setting contents of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means according to the contents of the storing means. 2. The program content setting device according to claim 1, wherein the content of the notification by the notification means is changed or the content of the notification is not uniquely changed when it matches the predetermined setting content. 3. A storage means for storing the setting content of the program sequence at the time when a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means, and the control means, when the predetermined input is made by the setting content changing means, The program according to claim 1, wherein when the setting content of the program sequence changed by the setting content changing means thereafter matches the setting content previously stored in the storage means, the content of the notification by the notifying means is changed. Content setting device. 4. A storage unit for storing that a predetermined input is made by the setting content changing unit, and the control unit uniquely changes the content of the notification when the content of the storage unit has an incorrect value. 2. The program content setting device according to claim 1, wherein the program content setting device is configured so as not to change the content of the notification uniquely.