KR20100112439A - Air conditioner having a mood lighting and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air conditioning device with a mood lighting unit and an operation method thereof are provided to use a mood lighting unit as sleeping lighting or wake-up lighting depending on a driving mode. CONSTITUTION: An air conditioning device with a mood lighting unit comprises multiple lighting units(121,122,123,124,125), a lighting controller(120), and a main controller(110). The lighting units are installed on the side surfaces and the front surface of a main body. The lighting controller controls the brightness, color, and operation of the lighting units. The main controller controls cold and warm air to be discharged to an indoor space depending on a driving mode. The lighting controller sets one lighting unit as a sleeping lighting mode.

Description

Air conditioner having a mood lighting and its operation method

The present invention relates to an air conditioner equipped with a mood light and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to an air conditioner for controlling lighting according to an operation mode using a mood light and an operation method thereof.

The air conditioner is installed to provide a more comfortable indoor environment for humans by discharging cold air into the room to adjust the indoor temperature and purifying the indoor air to create a comfortable indoor environment. In general, an air conditioner includes an indoor unit which is configured as a heat exchanger and installed indoors, and an outdoor unit which is configured as a compressor and a heat exchanger and supplies refrigerant to the indoor unit.

The air conditioner is separated and controlled by an indoor unit composed of a heat exchanger and an outdoor unit composed of a compressor and a heat exchanger, and is operated by controlling power supplied to a compressor or a heat exchanger. In addition, the air conditioner may be connected to at least one indoor unit to the outdoor unit, the refrigerant is supplied to the indoor unit according to the requested operating state, the operation is operated in the cooling or heating mode.

Such an air conditioner may be installed in a living room or a room in a home, and the indoor unit may be exposed to the entire surface, thereby affecting the interior of the room.

The air conditioner may be used as a point of changing the indoor atmosphere or as a point, and according to this trend, many methods have been tried for the design elements of the indoor unit.

As a result, in addition to improving the technical environment such as the provision of cold air temperature and dehumidification and cleanness of the air conditioner, as well as providing the user with a visually better indoor environment, the composition of the visual indoor environment using the air conditioner is aesthetic beauty. Instead, a way should be sought so that visual effects can lead to functional effects.

An object of the present invention is to control the lighting according to the driving mode by using a mood light that provides a visual beauty and create an indoor environment of a comfortable atmosphere, to induce the user to sleep more comfortably during bedtime driving An air conditioner equipped with a mood light and a method of operating the same are provided.

Air conditioner according to the invention a plurality of lights provided on the side and front of the main body;

An illumination control unit controlling mood lighting to control at least one of brightness, color, and operation; And a main controller for controlling cold air to be discharged into the room corresponding to the driving mode, and applying a control command to the lighting controller so that the plurality of lights are differently lit according to the driving mode. In the sleep operation, the lighting of any one of the plurality of lights is set to the sleep light, characterized in that the control so that the sleep light is gradually darkened.

In addition, the operation method of the air conditioner according to the present invention comprises the steps of setting the sleep mode and sleep operation; Setting at least one of a plurality of lights to sleep lights and lighting the sleep lights; Decreasing brightness of the sleeping light at predetermined time intervals; And turning off the sleep light after a predetermined time.

In addition, the operation method of the air conditioner according to the present invention comprises the steps of: sensing the ambient brightness when the preset wake-up alarm time in the standby mode; When the detected ambient brightness is less than the reference brightness, setting one of a plurality of lights as weather lighting to turn on the weather lighting; Periodically increasing the brightness of the meteorological light; And turning off the meteorological light after a predetermined time after the meteorological light is turned on.

Air conditioner equipped with a mood light according to the present invention configured as described above and its operation method by adding the functionality to the mood light to give a visual beauty by using the mood light as a sleep light or a weather light corresponding to the operation mode Increases the utilization of the product, not only controls the indoor air, but also changes the atmosphere through the sleeping lights, inducing the user to sleep comfortably, and changing the brightness of the lights so that the user does not have to control the lighting cumbersomely. The city also has the effect of preventing glare by using meteorological lighting, improving the indoor environment, increasing the user's convenience and satisfaction.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner equipped with a mood light according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 (a) is a perspective view showing a wall-mounted indoor unit equipped with a mood light, Figure 1 (b) is a diagram showing a configuration in which the wall-mounted indoor unit and the stand-type indoor unit equipped with a mood light is connected to the outdoor unit. .

As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the air conditioner of the present invention includes a plurality of front lights on the front panel of the indoor unit main body 2, and a plurality of side lights on each side of the front panel. At this time, it is an example that the side light is provided on the side of the protruding front panel.

The main body 2 implements mood lighting that changes the indoor unit atmosphere according to the combination of the emission color of each of the plurality of lights and the lighting to be turned on.

Here, the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is an example in which the wall-mounted indoor unit is provided, the mood light may be provided in the stand type or ceiling type indoor unit.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the indoor unit main body 2 of the air conditioner is connected to the outdoor unit 1 through a refrigerant pipe. At least one indoor unit is connected to one outdoor unit 1, and two indoor units may be connected as shown in FIG. 1B. Each of the indoor units 2 and 3 exchanges the sucked air by using the refrigerant supplied from the outdoor unit 1 and discharges cold air into the room.

Here, the outdoor unit 1 is composed of a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, and compresses or heat exchanges the refrigerant to supply the refrigerant to the indoor unit according to the operating condition of the air conditioner. The outdoor unit is driven by the request of the indoor unit, and the number of operation of the outdoor unit and the number of operation of the compressor installed in the outdoor unit vary as the cooling / heating capacity is changed corresponding to the driven indoor unit.

The outdoor unit is a compressor that receives and compresses a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger that exchanges refrigerant and outdoor air, an outdoor fan, an accumulator that extracts a gaseous refrigerant from the supplied refrigerant, and selects a refrigerant flow path for a heating operation. It includes a four-way valve. The apparatus may further include a pressure sensor measuring a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor and a pressure of the refrigerant supplied to the compressor, and a temperature sensor connected to the refrigerant pipe to measure the temperature of the refrigerant. In addition, a plurality of sensors, valves and oil recovery devices, etc. are further included, but a description thereof will be omitted below.

The indoor unit main body 2 includes an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor unit fan, an expansion valve in which the refrigerant supplied from the outdoor unit is expanded, and a plurality of sensors.

The indoor unit main body 2 includes a plurality of discharge holes for discharging the heat-exchanged air, and each discharge hole is provided with wind direction control means for opening and closing the discharge holes and controlling the direction of the discharged air. The indoor unit main body 2 controls the intake air and the discharged air and controls the air volume by controlling the rotation speed of the indoor fan.

At this time, the indoor unit main body 2 is provided with a vane for guiding the air as well as opening and closing at least one of the air inlet, the left outlet, the right outlet, the upper outlet or the lower outlet.

In addition, the indoor unit main body 2 may further include a display unit for displaying the operating state and setting information of the indoor unit and an input unit for inputting setting data.

In some cases, the indoor unit main body 2 may further include a human body detecting means for detecting a human body existing in the indoor space.

The indoor unit main body may be connected to the local controller in a wired or wireless manner, and an operation may be set according to data input from the local controller, and an operation state may be displayed through the local controller.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the air conditioner main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the indoor unit main body 2 is configured as described above, the lighting control unit 120, lighting unit 129, wind direction control unit 130, indoor fan control unit 140, valve control unit 150, detection The unit 160, a data unit 170, an input unit 180, an output unit 190, and a main controller 110 for controlling the overall operation are included.

The sensing unit 160 includes a plurality of sensors, such as a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor, and applies data measured from each sensor to the main controller 110.

The detection unit 160 detects the suction temperature sucked from the indoor unit, the blowout temperature of the air discharged into the room, the pipe temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the indoor heat exchanger, the pipe temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the indoor heat exchanger, and the pressure of the refrigerant pipe. Measure

In addition, the sensing unit 160 includes an illuminance sensor for sensing the brightness around the indoor unit main body, and detects the ambient brightness and inputs it to the main controller 110.

The input unit 180 receives data on an operation setting and an operation mode of the air conditioner and applies the data to the main controller 110. The input unit 180 may include at least one switch, a button, or may be configured as a touch key capable of a touch operation, a touch pad, or a touch screen, and may receive data through a button operation or a touch input.

The output unit 190 outputs a menu screen of the indoor unit, and outputs data input through the input unit 180 and data received from the outside. In addition, as the air conditioner operates in response to the control command of the main controller 110, the output unit 190 outputs information on an operation setting of the air conditioner or an operation state thereof.

At this time, the output unit 190 is a display means for outputting letters, images, numbers, sound output means for outputting a predetermined sound, such as effect sounds, warning sounds, voice guidance, and lamps for outputting operation information according to the lighting or flashing or light emission color. At least one of the output means may include.

In some cases, when the input unit and the output unit do not exist in the indoor unit main body, data is received and set through the local controller, and the operation state and setting information of the indoor unit are displayed on the local controller.

In addition, the indoor unit main body 2 includes at least one communication module for transmitting and receiving data with the outdoor unit or another indoor unit, the local controller.

The data unit 170 stores data such as control data used to operate the air conditioner, screen configuration data output through the output unit 190, sound effect data, and the like. In addition, the data unit 170 stores data on temperature or pressure measured by the sensing unit 160 and lighting control data corresponding to an operation mode.

The wind direction control unit 130 and the indoor fan control unit 140 control the wind direction adjusting means and the indoor fan so that the air flow of the set wind direction and the amount of air is discharged into the room during the sleep operation.

The wind direction controller 130 is connected to the motor, and in response to a control command of the main controller 110, the wind direction controller 130 controls the wind direction control means provided at the discharge port. The wind direction control unit 130 controls the wind direction adjusting means so that the air flow is reached in the designated direction based on the wind direction setting according to the sleep mode during the sleep operation, to guide the discharged air flow.

The indoor fan control unit 140 is connected to the motor to control the rotational speed of the motor according to the control command of the main control unit 110 so that the indoor fan rotates, thereby sucking the air, and the heat exchanged air in the indoor heat exchanger Discharge through the discharge port. The indoor fan control unit 140 controls the rotation operation of the indoor fan by driving a motor connected to the indoor fan so that the air flow is discharged at the set air volume during the sleep operation.

The valve controller 150 controls the flow of the refrigerant in the indoor unit main body by controlling the opening or closing of the valve according to a control command of the main controller 110.

The lighting controller 120 individually controls a plurality of lights included in the lighting unit 129, such as front lighting provided on the front of the indoor unit main body and side lighting provided on the side, in response to a control command of the main controller 110, and turns on. Or turn it off.

In this case, the lighting unit 129 includes first to fourth lights 121 to 124 provided on each side of the indoor unit main body, and fifth lighting 125 provided on the front surface.

The fifth illumination 125, which is the front light, includes a plurality of light sources, and is configured such that light irradiated from the light source is irradiated to the outside through a transmission body formed in the front panel. In this case, a crystal may be used as the transparent body.

Among the first to fourth lights 121 to 124, which are side lights, the first light 121 is provided on the upper part of the indoor unit main body as shown in FIG. 1A, and radiates light upward from the side surface of the indoor unit main body. In addition, the second illumination 122 and the third illumination 123 are provided on the left and right sides of the indoor unit main body, and irradiate light in the left and right directions from the side surfaces of the indoor unit main body, respectively. The fourth lighting 124 is provided on the lower side of the indoor unit main body to irradiate light toward the bottom and the bottom.

At this time, the first lighting 121 is operated by the sleep light, when the indoor unit is in the droop operation.

The lighting controller 120 controls the operating power applied to each light, and adjusts the frequency width of the control signal through PWM control, thereby controlling the color of light emitted from the light source of each light, and turn on of a plurality of lights Select and control the lights to turn off.

The lighting controller 120 selects an illumination to be controlled among the lighting units 129 according to the driving mode, implements mood lighting by controlling a signal input to the corresponding lighting, and turns on different lighting according to the driving mode. According to the different indoor atmosphere. At this time, the lighting control unit 110 controls the lighting unit 129 so that the color of the mood light and the color change pattern are different in response to the driving mode according to the lighting control data of the data unit 170.

The lighting control unit 120 turns on the first lighting by setting the first lighting 121 to the surface lighting during sleep operation, and turns off all other lighting. The lighting controller 120 sets the first light 121 to a brightness (illuminance) of about 100 to 200 lux and a color temperature of 2500k to 3500k, which is an orange series, so that the first light 121 is operated as a surface light. The color temperature is preferably 3000k.

The lighting control unit 120 reduces the brightness of the first light 121 at predetermined time intervals as the time elapses in the sleep operation mode, and adjusts the brightness of the first light 121 to turn off completely after a predetermined time elapses. Dimming control.

For example, the lighting controller 120 may reduce the brightness by 20 seconds or 30 seconds, and control the brightness of the first light 121 to about 1 lux after about 10 minutes.

That is, when the sleep mode is set and the air conditioner is in sleep mode, all other lights except the first light 121 are turned off, and the first light 121 is set to the surface light. The first illumination 121, which is a sleeping light, gradually decreases in brightness, becomes dark, and eventually turns off completely. At this time, it takes about 10 minutes from the sleep operation to the first lighting 121 which is the sleeping light.

Here, the time until the first illumination 121 is turned off may be changed, and according to the set time, a time interval of decreasing brightness and a degree (unit) of decreasing brightness at one time may be changed.

That is, the brightness of the sleep light is reduced by about 10 lux per 30 seconds when it is set to 10 minutes until the sleep light is completely turned off, and the brightness of the sleep light by about 6 lux is reduced by 30 seconds when it is set to 30 minutes until the sleep light is turned off. Can be.

In addition, in response to the control command of the main controller 110, the lighting controller 120 controls the brightness of the weather light to be gradually increased by setting one of the lights of the lighting unit 129 to the weather light when setting the weather alarm. . At this time, it is preferable that the first lighting provided on the upper side of the main body is set to the weather light.

That is, when the control command for the meteorological lighting is applied from the main controller 110 when the alarm time is reached, the lighting controller 120 turns on the first lighting 121 as the meteorological lighting and controls the brightness to become brighter. When the brightness is greater than a predetermined brightness, the weather light is released or the first to fifth lights 121 to 125 are controlled to turn on the mood light.

At this time, the lighting controller 120 controls according to the same setting as the sleep light, when controlling the first light 121 as the weather light, but the brightness is gradually increased as opposed to the sleep light.

That is, the lighting controller 120 controls the first lighting 121 to increase the brightness by a predetermined time unit at 1 lux as the weather light so that the brightness reaches a predetermined value. For example, the first illumination 121 may be controlled to be about 200 lux after 10 minutes by increasing the brightness by 10 lux per 30 seconds as opposed to when the bedtime operation, when sleeping.

Accordingly, when the user wakes up, the user can recognize the surrounding objects even without turning on the lights, and can prevent glare caused by suddenly turning on the lights.

On the other hand, the lighting control unit 120 when the sleep operation is canceled during the sleep operation, in response to the control command of the main control unit 110, turn off the sleep light and control the first to fifth lights 121 to 125 in the driving mode. To turn on mood lighting. In normal operation, the first lighting 121 is operated as general lighting instead of sleeping lights, and the brightness or color temperature is adjusted by the lighting control unit 120.

In addition, the lighting control unit 120 controls to turn off the first lighting 121, which is the sleep light immediately when the sleep light off command is input during sleep operation, and when the sleep light on command is input after the sleep light is turned off, The first lighting 121 is turned on with the brightness and the color temperature according to the sleep lighting.

The main controller 110 sets the operation mode of the air conditioner in response to the setting input from the input unit 180 or the local controller, the wind direction controller 130, the indoor fan controller 140, the valve controller 150, and the lighting. The indoor unit main body 2 is operated by applying a control command according to the operation mode to the control unit 120.

The main controller 110 controls the flow of data input and output, and allows the alternative driving record to be stored in the data unit 170 in the indoor unit main body.

In particular, the main controller 110 applies a control command to the lighting controller 120 so that the lighting of the lighting unit 129 is changed in response to the driving mode, so that the lighting controller 120 first to fifth lighting 121 to 125) turns on the mood lighting differently depending on the operation mode.

When setting the sleep mode, the main controller 110 applies a control command according to the sleep operation to the lighting controller 120, and the lighting controller 120 sets the first lighting 121 as the sleep light according to the operation thereof. To control.

The main controller 110 corresponds to the data input during sleep operation, and when the data for the sleep light is input, it is applied to the lighting controller 120 to turn on or off the sleep light, and sleep when the operation mode is changed. The control command according to the lighting control is applied to the lighting controller 120 so that the lighting is turned off and the mood lighting is turned on.

In addition, when the weather alarm is set, the main controller 110 applies an illumination control command according to the weather alarm to the lighting controller 120 when the indoor unit main body 2 reaches the weather alarm time in the standby state. In some cases, the main controller 110 controls the output unit 190 to output a specified sound effect.

Here, the main controller 110 receives a measurement value for the ambient brightness from the detection unit 160 when the weather alarm time is reached, if the ambient brightness is less than a predetermined reference brightness to turn on the meteorological light to the lighting controller 120. If the control is higher than the reference brightness, no additional lighting control is performed.

The main controller 110 controls the air conditioner to operate according to a specified schedule during a weather alarm, and applies a control command to the lighting controller 120 to turn on mood lighting in response to the set operation mode.

3 is an exemplary view showing an embodiment in which the mood light of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.

Referring to FIG. 3, the indoor unit main body 2 is installed on one side of an indoor room. When the indoor unit main body 2 is installed in a bedroom, the first to fifth lights 121 to 125 provided on the side and the front of the indoor unit main body 2 operate. Mood lighting.

The main controller 110 applies a control command according to the lighting control to the lighting controller 120 according to the driving mode, and the lighting controller 120 of the first to fifth lights 121 to 125 corresponds to the driving mode. Brightness, emission color are controlled individually.

For example, the mood light may be turned on in the cooling mode blue, the mood light of red in the heating mode, in some cases, the color may be gradually changed from white to blue, yellow to red.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of the sleep light during the sleep operation, using the mood light of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, during the sleep operation, the first lighting 121 is set to the surface lighting to control the brightness and the color.

When the sleep operation is started, as shown in FIG. 4A, all other lights except for the first light 121 are turned off, and the first light 121 is turned on by the surface lighting.

The first lighting 121 is turned on with an orange color of 3000k and a brightness of 100 to 200 lux as described above. At this time, the color of the sleep light is preferably set to a color that induces a user's comfort and relief, and the color temperature and brightness values of the present invention are only examples. can be changed.

In this case, the lighting controller 120 may control the color temperature by controlling the frequency width of the operation control signal input to the first lighting 121, and may adjust the brightness according to the magnitude or clock of the applied voltage or current.

As a predetermined time elapses, the first illumination 121, which is a sleeping light as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, maintains a color temperature but gradually decreases brightness. As shown in (b) and (c) of FIG. 4, the brightness of the first light 121 is gradually decreased, and as shown in FIG. 4 (d), the brightness reaches 1 lux and the first light 121 is Off. At this time, the brightness 1 lux represents a state in which the illumination is turned off.

In this case, as shown in (d) of FIG. 4, the time taken for the sleep light to turn off to 1 lux may be changed according to an input setting, and the time interval and brightness decreasing unit corresponding to the brightness may be changed accordingly. have. In the present invention, the surface illumination is dimmed in the order of (a) to (d) of FIG. 4 over 10 minutes.

In the case of meteorological lighting, the first illumination 121 gradually becomes bright in the order of (d) to (c), (b) and (a) of FIG. 4.

Referring to the drawings the operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an air conditioner according to bedtime operation in which the sleep light of FIG. 4 is used.

Referring to FIG. 5, as the indoor unit main body 2 is set to the sleep mode through the input unit 180 or the local controller (S310), the sleeper operation is started by calling a setting value for the sleep mode (S320).

The main controller 110 of the indoor unit main body 2 performs the sleep operation by the wind direction controller 130, the indoor fan controller 140, the valve controller 150, and the lighting controller 120, respectively, according to the set value for the sleep mode. Control the sleep operation by sending the control command.

In the sleep operation, the lighting controller 120 turns on the sleep light in response to the control command of the main controller 110, and turns off all other lights except the sleep light (S330).

At this time, the first illumination 121 is turned on by the sleep light. The first lighting 121 irradiating light upward of the indoor unit main body 2 is set to a brightness of about 100 to 200 lux and a color temperature of about 3000k according to the setting of the sleep light according to the sleep operation. Irradiate the indoor unit upward. This is as shown in FIG. 4 (a).

As time passes after the sleep light is turned on according to the sleep operation, when the reference time elapses (S340), the lighting controller 120 decreases the brightness of the sleep light (S350). The lighting controller 120 controls dimming so that the brightness of the sleep light is periodically reduced until the sleep light is turned off.

For example, the lighting control unit 120 reduces the brightness of the sleep light by 10 lux at intervals of 30 seconds so that the brightness reaches 1 lux after about 10 minutes so that the sleep light is turned off.

At this time, when the lighting is gradually dark, when the lighting off command is input (S360), the lighting control unit 120 controls to immediately turn off the lighting (S370).

The main controller 110 performs the designated sleep operation even after the sleep light is dimmed off or turned off by the lighting off command.

On the other hand, when the brightness of the sleep light is gradually darkened and the sleep light is turned off or the sleep light is turned off by the light off command as described above, when the light on command is input (S380), the light control unit 120 lights the sleep light. Control to turn on (S390). In this case, when the lighting is turned off and then turned on again during the dimming control, the sleep lighting may be returned to the previous dimming control state.

Accordingly, the first light 121 illuminates the light with the brightness and color designated according to the setting as the surface lighting.

While the sleep operation continues, dimming of the lighting is performed as described above, or the lighting is turned on or off in response to an input command (S400, S340 to S390).

On the other hand, during the sleep operation, when the sleep mode is released (S410), the lighting control unit 120 turns off the sleep light, and controls the first to fifth lights (121 to 125) to turn on the mood light (S410). At this time, the main controller 110 stops the sleep operation, and performs the operation in the normal mode (S420).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an air conditioner according to a weather alarm using the water surface of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 6, the indoor unit main body 2 maintains the standby state after the operation stops (S450). Here, the standby state is a state in which the indoor unit does not perform any operation, and the power is not supplied to the entire indoor unit, but only a part of the indoor unit is sensed to detect an operation command input from the local controller, or at the set schedule or alarm. This state allows you to start an action. In the standby state, the indoor unit main body 2 supplies power to each part when an operation command is input, so that the indoor unit operates.

When the weather alarm is set, when the weather alarm time is reached (S460), the main controller 110 releases the standby state. According to a setting, a specified sound effect may be output through the output unit 190.

The main controller 110 detects the surrounding brightness through the detector 160 (S470), and compares the detected brightness with the reference brightness (S480), and when the ambient brightness is less than the reference brightness, the lighting controller 120. The control command for weather lighting is authorized.

At this time, when the detected brightness is greater than the reference brightness, the main controller 110 does not perform separate weather lighting control, and operates according to a preset schedule or scheduled operation setting, and lights the mood light according to the operation mode. The control command is applied to the control unit 120.

The lighting controller 120 controls the first lighting 121 to be turned on as weather lighting when a control command for weather lighting is input (S490). The lighting controller 120 controls the brightness of the first lighting 121 to gradually become brighter by a predetermined unit at predetermined time intervals (S500 and S510).

At this time, when the meteorological lighting is turned on, the main controller 110 periodically compares the surrounding brightness with the reference brightness (S480). Accordingly, the lighting controller 120 continuously controls the weather light to gradually light up when the brightness is less than the reference brightness, and controls the weather light to turn off when the brightness is less than the reference brightness, in response to the brightness comparison result of the surroundings of the main controller 110. (S530).

The lighting control unit 220 repeatedly controls so that the brightness of the weather light is gradually increased as described above until the light off command is input or reaches a designated time (S520).

The lighting controller 220 controls the weather light to be turned off immediately when the command to turn off the lighting or reaches a predetermined time (S530).

In this case, the lighting controller 220 turns on mood lighting or turns off all lights in response to the control command of the main controller 110 after the weather lighting is released.

Accordingly, the air conditioner and its operation method of the present invention provides a comfortable sleep environment through the sleep light during bedtime operation, thereby facilitating a good night's sleep, and gradually turns off the sleep light automatically without user's manual operation. Provide convenience. In addition, even when the weather, it is possible to recognize the surrounding objects without turning on the lights through the sleep lights, it is possible to prevent the glare caused by suddenly turning on the lights.

As described above, the air conditioner and its operation method according to the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings. Can be.

1 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner equipped with a mood light according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the air conditioner main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary view showing an embodiment in which the mood light of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is used,

4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a sleep light during the sleep operation using the mood light of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an air conditioner according to bedtime operation in which the sleep light of FIG. 4 is used;

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an air conditioner according to a weather alarm using the water surface of FIG. 4.

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110: main control unit 120: lighting control unit

121 to 125 illumination 129 an illumination unit

130: wind direction control unit 140: indoor fan control unit

170: detector

Claims (13)

A plurality of lights provided on side and front surfaces of the main body; An illumination control unit controlling mood lighting to control at least one of brightness, color, and operation; And And a main controller for controlling cold air to be discharged into the room corresponding to the driving mode, and applying a control command to the lighting controller so that the plurality of lights are differently lit according to the driving mode. The air conditioner controls the lighting of the at least one of the plurality of lights to sleep light during sleep operation, so that the sleep light is gradually darkened. The method of claim 1, The air conditioner controls the brightness of the sleeping light to decrease by a predetermined unit at predetermined time intervals, and controls the brightness of the sleeping light to be 1 lux after a predetermined time. The method of claim 2, The air conditioner controls the air conditioner by changing the unit and the time interval in which the brightness of the sleep light is reduced in response to the time required to turn off the sleep light. The method of claim 1, The air conditioner is configured to set the lighting provided on the upper side and the side of the main body of the plurality of lights, the sleep control, during the sleep operation. The method of claim 4, wherein The lighting control unit is an air conditioner for controlling the sleep light to emit light in the orange-based color of the color temperature 2500k to 3500k, the sleep light is turned on with a brightness of 100 lux to 200 lux gradually darkened. The method of claim 1, The air conditioner is configured to change the emission color of the plurality of lights by varying the frequency width of the operation signal for the plurality of lights. The method of claim 1, The main control unit applies a control command to the lighting control unit so that the sleep light is turned off immediately when the lighting off command is input, When the sleep mode is released, the air conditioner stops the sleep operation, performs the normal operation, the air conditioner to apply a control command to the lighting control unit to turn off the sleep light and the mood light. The method of claim 4, wherein Further comprising a detector for detecting the ambient brightness, The main controller controls the lighting controller to turn on the meteorological lighting when the brightness measured by the sensing unit is less than the reference brightness when a preset weather alarm time is reached. The air conditioner controls the lighting to gradually lighten the weather by changing the surface lighting to weather lighting. Setting a sleep mode and going to sleep; Setting at least one of a plurality of lights to sleep lights and lighting the sleep lights; Decreasing brightness of the sleeping light at predetermined time intervals; And Operating the air conditioner including; turning off the sleep light after a predetermined time. The method of claim 9, During the brightness control of the sleep light, the step of turning off the sleep light immediately when the command to turn off the illumination; Air conditioner operation method further comprising. The method of claim 9, When the sleep mode is canceled during the sleep operation, ending the sleep operation and start the normal operation, the sleep light is turned off and the mood light using the plurality of lights; operating method of an air conditioner further comprising . Detecting ambient brightness when a preset wake-up alarm time is reached in the standby mode; When the detected ambient brightness is less than the reference brightness, setting one of a plurality of lights as weather lighting to turn on the weather lighting; Periodically increasing the brightness of the meteorological light; And And turning off the meteorological light after a predetermined time after the meteorological light is turned on. 13. The method of claim 12, Repeating the step of detecting the ambient brightness and the comparison with the reference brightness during the weather lighting brightness control, And turning off the meteorological light when the ambient brightness is greater than or equal to the reference brightness.

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