JP3364050B2 - Remote controller for air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a remote controller for an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The use situation of a remote controller for an air conditioner is shown in FIG. Remote controller 10
Hold 0 and point the transmitter on the upper end of the 0 toward the receiver 201 on the front of the air conditioner body 200, and press the operation button on the surface of the remote controller 100. A signal corresponding to the operation is transmitted from the transmitting unit and is received by the receiving unit 201, and the operation of the air conditioner is controlled according to the above operation.

[0003]

Although the air conditioner has a common basic configuration, a plurality of models having different specifications may be manufactured and sold as a series in order to meet many needs of a coser. . In this case, since the control contents differ according to the specifications of each model, a remote controller corresponding to the function and control contents was designed and manufactured for each model, which causes a problem of increased cost. It was

[0004]

The present invention has been invented in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the gist of the present invention is to provide a control board inside the main body and to the surface of the air conditioner. In a remote controller for an air conditioner comprising a rubber contact forming an operation button corresponding to a function and its control content and a nameplate covering the rubber contact, the control board corresponds to the full function of the air conditioner and its control content. No control board, the rubber contact shall have the number of operation buttons corresponding to the functions of the air conditioners with different specifications and the control contents, and the nameplate shall correspond to the number of operation buttons. The remote controller for an air conditioner is characterized by supporting a plurality of air conditioners having different specifications.

Another feature resides in that the part of the rubber contact where the operation buttons are increased or decreased is covered with an openable / closable cover.

Another feature is that the portion covered with the cover is provided with an operation button which corresponds to the specification change and which is rarely used.

Another feature is that a timer setting operation button is provided in the portion covered by the cover, and the name plate near the timer setting operation button is color-coded.

Still another feature is that the operation buttons arranged in the portions not covered by the cover have different shapes.

[0009]

In the present invention, the rubber contact having the number of operation buttons corresponding to the functions of the air conditioner having different specifications and the control contents thereof is incorporated into the main body, and the rubber contact is covered with the nameplate having the form corresponding to the number of operation buttons. By doing so, a plurality of air conditioner remote controllers having different specifications can be obtained.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a full function of the air conditioner and a remote controller corresponding to the control contents thereof. Inside the main body 1 of the remote controller 100, a control board corresponding to the full function of the air conditioner and its control contents is built in, and on the surface of the main body 1, the full function of the liquid crystal display unit 2 and the air conditioner and its control contents. Operation buttons 3 to 15 corresponding to
Is provided.

A cover 17 is slidably attached to the lower part of the main body 1, and when the cover 17 is opened, all the operation buttons 3 to 15 are exposed as shown in FIG.
When 17 is slid upward and closed as shown in FIG. 2 (A), the cover 17 covers the operation buttons 7 to 15 which are less frequently used. And cover 17
Frequently used operation buttons 3 to 6 are arranged in the portions not covered by, and these have different shapes.

The operation buttons 3 to 15 are composed of the rubber contact 19 shown in FIG. The surface of the rubber contact 19 is covered with a nameplate 21 shown in FIG. The portion covering the operation buttons 11, 14 and 15 for setting the timer is colored by different coloring 18 from the other portions.

However, when any one of the operation buttons 3 to 15 is pressed, the rubber contact corresponding to the operation button comes into contact with the control board and the control content corresponding to the operation is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2.
Is displayed in. (Note that all the control contents are shown in the figure for the sake of convenience.) Then, a signal corresponding to the operation is transmitted from the remote controller 100 and is received by the light receiver provided in the main body of the air conditioner. .

In FIG. 1, some of the functions of the air conditioner are omitted, and the corresponding control contents, for example, "software",
A remote controller 100A of a different model that does not allow "laundry" is shown. The control board of this remote controller 100A is the same as that shown in FIG. 2, that is, it corresponds to the full function of the air conditioner and its control contents, but the rubber contact 19A is as shown in FIG. 1 (C). In addition, a part 19B is cut out and the operation buttons 12 and 9 corresponding to "soft" and "laundry" are omitted, that is, the number of rubber contacts corresponding to the functions and control contents of air conditioners with different specifications. It is assumed to have. And the nameplate
21A is the cutout hole 19 of the rubber contact 19A as shown in Fig. 1 (D).
It is in a form capable of coating B. This rubber contact 19A
When the rubber contact 19A is incorporated into the main body 1 and the rubber contact 19A is covered with the nameplate 21A, the results are as shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B).

Then, "soft" and "laundry"
Since there is no operation button 12 or 9 corresponding to, it cannot be pressed, and accordingly, the display corresponding to this is not displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2, and the signal corresponding to this is not transmitted. There is no such thing.

[0015]

According to the present invention, regardless of the difference in the specifications of the air conditioner, the control board corresponding to the full function and the control content thereof is shared, and the rubber contact and the nameplate are used for the functions of the air conditioner having different specifications. By partially modifying so as to correspond to the control content, it is possible to easily and inexpensively obtain a remote controller corresponding to a plurality of air conditioners having different specifications.

The operability of the remote controller is improved by covering a part of the operation buttons with a cover that can be opened and closed, and by arranging the operation buttons that are used infrequently in correspondence with the specification change in the part covered with this cover. You can.

If a timer setting operation button is provided in the portion covered by the cover and the nameplate near the timer setting operation button is color-coded, the timer setting operation button can be easily distinguished from the others. The property is improved.

If the operation buttons provided in the portions not covered by the cover have different shapes,
Since these operation buttons can be distinguished even in a dark place, their operability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a remote controller for an air conditioner in which some of the functions and control contents thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention are omitted, and (A) is a front view with a cover closed, (B). Is a front view with the cover open, (C) is a front view of the rubber contact, and (D) is a front view of the nameplate.

[Fig. 2] Fig. 2 shows a remote controller corresponding to full functions of an air conditioner and its control contents, (A) is a front view with a cover closed, (B) is a front view with a cover open,
(C) is a front view of the rubber contact, and (D) is a front view of the nameplate.

[Explanation of symbols]

100A remote controller 1 body 2 LCD display window 3-8, 10, 11, 13-15 operation buttons 17 cover 19A rubber contact 21A nameplate 18 Coloring part

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yasuo Katayama 3-chome, Asahimachi, Nishibiwajima-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Aircon Works (56) Reference JP-A-8-86500 (JP) , A) JP-A 7-215610 (JP, A) JP-A 6-325659 (JP, A) JP-A 5-12953 (JP, A) Actually open 3-125592 (JP, U) Actually open A 62-141286 (JP, U) Actual Kaihei 1-150331 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F24F 11/02-11/08

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An air conditioner comprising a control board inside the main body, and a rubber contact forming a control button corresponding to the function of the air conditioner and its control contents on the surface thereof and a name plate covering the rubber contact. In the remote controller, the control board is not the control board corresponding to the full function of the air conditioner and its control content, and the rubber contacts are the operation buttons of the number corresponding to the function and the control content of the air conditioner with different specifications. A remote controller for an air conditioner, characterized in that it has a name plate corresponding to the number of the operation buttons and is adapted to a plurality of air conditioners having different specifications. 2. The remote controller for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the rubber contact for increasing or decreasing the number of operation buttons is covered with an openable / closable cover. 3. The remote controller for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein an operation button which corresponds to a specification change and which is rarely used is provided in a portion covered by the cover. 4. The remote controller for an air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein a timer setting operation button is provided in a portion covered by the cover, and a name plate near the timer setting operation button is color-coded. . 5. The remote controller for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the operation buttons arranged in the portion not covered by the cover have different shapes.