JP2899382B2 - Wireless remote control controller for air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device of an air conditioner provided in a large room such as a building by a wireless remote control switch.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, each floor of a building to be constructed has been increasing in size year after year. In particular, when used as a tenant, it is often used as a working room by freely partitioning with a low partition or the like. This will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the air conditioner in the large room has the air conditioners 2,
2a (hereinafter referred to as air conditioner). This air conditioner 2,2a
Is between a wireless remote control switch 4, 4a (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) mounted on a desk 3, 3a provided in each office 1, 1a and a receiving unit 6, 6a mounted on a ceiling surface 5. The air conditioners 2, 2a are controlled by the transmission conversion terminals 8, 8a attached to the ceiling 7 and the central monitoring device 9 by this signal. Such a conventional control device will be described with reference to FIG. That is, desktop 3,3a
The infrared transmitter 11 of the remote controllers 4, 4a transmits the start / stop data of the air conditioner, such as the temperature and humidity of the office room 1, 1a and the temperature and humidity set by the user, from the remote controllers 4, 4a attached to the remote controller 4, 4a. From the signal transmitted from the infrared transmission unit 11, only the transmission data from the remote controllers 4, 4a is extracted by the data extraction unit 12 of the reception units 6, 6 attached to the ceiling surface. The receiving conversion terminals 8, 8a receiving the extracted data determine whether or not the data is from the office 1, 1a in which they are in charge by the address check unit 13 of the data. , 1a is stored in the data storage unit 14 and has a data transmission request signal from the central monitoring device 9. The receiving conversion terminals 8, 8a receiving the data transmission request signal from the central monitoring device 9,
The stored data is converted into a communication format digital signal by the data transmission unit 15 and transmitted to the central monitoring device 9. The central monitoring device 9 that has received the data sends the received signal to the data processing unit 16 and decodes the content. As described above, conventionally, the central monitoring device 9 is provided with independent remote controllers.
Controls each air conditioner 2, 2a by transmitting to the air conditioner control unit 17 to control the air conditioners 2, 2a by data transmitted from the 4, 4a, the receiving units 6, 6a, and the receiving conversion terminals 8, 8a. Met.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a conventional control device, the indoor layout is often performed, and the remote controllers 4, 4a placed on the desktops 3, 3a and the receiving unit attached to the ceiling surface 5 If there is a shield such as a beam, a low partition or a pillar between the remote control 6,6a, the receiving unit 6,6a cannot receive infrared rays from the remote control 4,4a. Subject to restrictions,
There is a problem that the occupants do not become easy to use, and the layout is restricted.

An object of the present invention is to provide a control device capable of changing the layout in a wide range without being restricted by the layout of the office.

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the problem, the present invention provides a transmitting means for transmitting data by a wireless remote controller, and a receiving means comprising a data extracting unit for receiving a signal by the transmitting means and extracting data. A conversion unit having a reception conversion terminal for storing the extracted data and transmitting the data to a central monitoring device; and a data process for capturing and decoding the stored data via the data transmission unit in the central monitoring device. And a central monitoring unit having an address check unit for checking an address, and an air conditioner control unit for operating an air conditioner specified based on the contents decoded by the data processing unit. This is a configuration of a remote control controller.

Operation With this configuration, the data is transmitted to the unspecified receiving unit by the remote controller, the receiving unit receives each data in the data extracting unit, stores the data in the data storing unit of the receiving conversion terminal, and transmits the data to the central monitoring device. Transmit and accumulate data until instructed by the central monitoring device, transmit it to the central monitoring data processing unit via the data transmission unit, capture it in the data processing unit, decode the data and send it to the address check unit. The air conditioner is controlled while confirming the address by the address check unit.

Embodiment An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. For example, one office 21 and low partition 20
Air conditioner 2 to air-condition the working room 21a partitioned by
2,22a are installed. These air conditioners 22 and 22a
1,21a tabletop 23,23a or remote control 24,24a, beam 3
The receiving units 26, 26a attached to the ceiling 25 having the 8, the receiving conversion terminals 28, 28a attached to the ceiling 27, and which of the receiving conversion terminals 28, 28a and the central monitoring device 29 Each air conditioner 2 receives data from the central monitoring device 29 based on data transmitted from the remote controllers 24 and 24a.
2,22a is controlled.

The operation of the control device according to the present invention in the above configuration will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 1 and FIG. That is, the remote control 24, 24a placed on the table 23, 23a enables reception at any of the receiving units 26, 26a, and data can be stored at either of the reception conversion terminals 28, 28a. So, from either remote control 24, 24a,
The data can be transmitted to either of the receiving units 26 and 26a, and the data is transmitted from the infrared transmitting units 31 and 31a. The receivers 26 and 26a attached to the ceiling 25 that has received the infrared signal extract the data only from the signal by the data extractor 32 and receive the converted signal.
Receiving conversion terminal 2 that received this data and sent to 28, 28a
8 and 28a accumulate in the data accumulator 33 regardless of the address of the data and contact the central monitoring device 29.
The central monitoring device 29 sends a data transmission request signal to the reception conversion terminals 28 and 28a, and the reception conversion terminals 28 and 28a that have received the data transmission request signal communicate the stored data with the data transmission unit 34. The signal is converted into a format digital signal and transmitted to the central monitoring device 29. The central monitoring device 29 that has received this data sends the received signal to the data processing unit 35 and decodes the content. The decrypted data is sent to the address check unit 36 to confirm the air conditioners 22, 22a specified by the data. The central monitoring device 29 specifies the air conditioners 22 and 22a to be controlled by confirming the address, and controls the operation according to the data content.

As a result, the remote controllers 24 crossing each other in FIG.
Signal to the receiver 26a and the signal from the remote controller 24a to the receiver
Air conditioner 2 even if it crosses each other, such as receiving at 26
Since there is no problem with the control of 2,22a, the beam 38 on the ceiling 25
The layout can be performed without considering the influence of the low partition 20 or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, the data is put on the infrared ray by the remote controller, but it goes without saying that the same result can be obtained by using a carrier wave other than the infrared ray such as a short wave.

Effect of the Invention As is clear from the description of the above embodiment, the present invention transmits data to a receiving unit by putting data on an infrared signal by a remote control provided in each office, the receiving unit sends the received data to a data extracting unit, The data extraction unit sends this data to the data storage unit in the receiving conversion terminal, and the data storage unit stores this data and communicates it to the central monitoring device, which instructs the data storage unit to store the data. The data processing unit via the data transmission unit, decodes the data in the data processing unit, sends the data to the address check unit, checks the air conditioners to be controlled, and controls each air conditioner. It is possible to construct a system that does not need to select any receiver, and the layout of the office room is greatly restricted without considering the ceiling beams and low partitions etc. It can be done without being done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control circuit of a control device of a wireless remote control switch of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a layout configuration diagram of a wireless remote control switch control device of the air conditioner. ,
FIG. 3 is a layout diagram of a conventional wireless remote control switch control device of the air conditioner, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the conventional wireless remote control switch control device of the air conditioner. 22 · 22a …… Air conditioner, 24 · 24a …… Remote control, 28 · 28a…
... Reception conversion terminal, 29 ... Central monitoring device, 32 ... Data extraction unit, 33 ... Data storage unit, 34 ... Data transmission unit, 35
…… Data processing section, 36 …… Address check section, 37/37
a ... Air conditioner control.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transmitting means for transmitting data by a wireless remote controller, a receiving means comprising a data extracting part for receiving a signal by the transmitting means and extracting data, and a data accumulating part for accumulating the extracted data. A conversion unit having a reception conversion terminal having a data transmission unit for transmitting data to the central monitoring device, a data processing unit for receiving and decoding the stored data via the data transmission unit in the central monitoring device, and an address. A wireless remote control controller for an air conditioner, comprising: a central monitoring unit having an address check unit for checking; and an air conditioner control unit for operating a designated air conditioner based on the contents decoded by the data processing unit.