JP5516556B2 - Air conditioning indoor unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioning indoor unit, and more particularly to an air conditioning indoor unit whose address can be changed via a remote controller.

  When switching the address of an air conditioning indoor unit using the remote control, if multiple indoor units are installed in one room, the address of one indoor unit is switched to another address that does not need to be switched. It may switch. In order to prevent this, for example, in the air conditioner described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-71196, the changeover switch is operated so that the operation direction of the remote controller is directed to the direction in which only a specific indoor unit reacts.

  However, there is little certainty that the general user directs the operation direction of the remote control only to a specific indoor unit, and the remote control and the indoor unit send and receive infrared signals, and multiple indoor units are installed in one room. As a result, the infrared signal from the remote control may be reflected by a stationary object in the room and received by an indoor unit that does not need to switch addresses. I didn't.

  The subject of this invention is providing the air-conditioning indoor unit which can switch only the address of a specific air-conditioning indoor unit, without switching the address of another air-conditioning indoor unit.

  An air conditioning indoor unit according to a first aspect of the present invention is an air conditioning indoor unit whose address can be changed via a remote controller, and includes a receiving unit, a notification unit, a control unit, and a determination unit. The receiving unit wirelessly receives an address switching signal from the remote controller. The notification unit notifies that the address switching signal has been received. The control unit receives the address switching signal, takes a standby state for a predetermined time to make the user confirm the address, and notifies the user via the notification unit during the standby state. The confirming means confirms the address.

  In this air conditioner indoor unit, the address is determined by operating the determination means during the standby state for a predetermined time. Therefore, even if a plurality of air-conditioning indoor units are in a standby state upon receiving an address switching signal from the remote controller, the addresses of the air-conditioning indoor units for which the confirming unit has not been operated are not switched. As a result, the problem that the address of the air conditioning indoor unit that does not need to be switched is solved.

  The air conditioning indoor unit according to the second aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit according to the first aspect, and includes an operation LED for displaying that the notification unit is in operation. When receiving the address switching signal, the control unit blinks the operation LED.

  In this air conditioning indoor unit, during the standby state for a predetermined time, the operation LED blinks to notify the user that the address switching signal has been received, so that a situation in which the user misses the timing for determining the address switching is avoided. . Moreover, since it alert | reports using the existing driving | operation LED of an air-conditioning indoor unit, it is not necessary to provide the member for alerting | reporting newly, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

  An air conditioner indoor unit according to a third aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner indoor unit according to the first aspect or the second aspect, and the determining means includes an operation switch for starting or stopping the air conditioning operation. The control unit switches the address and stops the operation of the notification unit when the operation switch is pressed before the predetermined time elapses.

  In this air conditioning indoor unit, since it is determined using an existing operation switch, it is not necessary to newly provide a member for determining address switching, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

  An air conditioning indoor unit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit according to the third aspect, wherein the control unit does not switch the address when the operation switch is not pressed before the predetermined time has elapsed. The operation of the notification unit is stopped.

  In this air conditioning indoor unit, if the user does not confirm the address, the previous setting is only maintained, and there is no problem in the operation of the air conditioning indoor unit.

An air conditioning indoor unit according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit according to the first aspect, and further includes a transmission unit. The transmission unit transmits a switching completion signal notifying that the address has been switched to the remote controller. The address after switching is determined when the remote controller receives the switching completion signal and an operation for confirming that the switching completion signal is received by the remote controller is performed on the remote controller .

Therefore, in this air conditioning indoor unit, even if a plurality of air conditioning indoor units receive an address switching signal from the remote controller and enter a standby state, if the remote control receives the switching completion signal and the confirmation means is not operated , the air conditioning indoor unit The machine address does not switch. As a result, the problem that the address of the air conditioning indoor unit that does not need to be switched is solved.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, the problem that the address of the air conditioning indoor unit that does not need to be switched is solved.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit according to the second aspect of the present invention, a situation in which the user misses the timing for confirming address switching is avoided. Further, it is not necessary to newly provide a notification member, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to provide a new member for determining address switching, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, if the user does not confirm the address, only the previous setting is maintained, so there is no problem in the operation of the air conditioning indoor unit.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the problem that the address of the air conditioning indoor unit that does not need to be switched is solved.

The perspective view of the air-conditioning indoor unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of an air-conditioning indoor unit. The flowchart of address switching control. The front view of the 1st air conditioning indoor unit before address switching control, and the 2nd air conditioning indoor unit. The front view of the 1st air conditioning indoor unit and the 2nd air conditioning indoor unit at the time of address switching signal reception. The front view of the 1st air conditioning indoor unit at the time of address switching confirmation and the 2nd air conditioning indoor unit. The front view of the 1st air conditioning indoor unit and the 2nd air conditioning indoor unit after completion of address switching control. The block diagram of the air-conditioning indoor unit which concerns on a modification.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are specific examples of the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

(1) Configuration of Air Conditioning Indoor Unit 10 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the air conditioning indoor unit. 1 and 2, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is a wall-mounted air conditioning indoor unit. On the front side of the main casing 11, a light receiving unit 42 that receives infrared rays from a wireless remote control unit (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller 50) is provided. Infrared rays emitted from the remote controller 50 may directly enter the light receiving unit 42 or may be reflected by a wall or an object and enter the light receiving unit 42.

  An operation LED 44 is provided in the vicinity of the light receiving unit 42. The operation LED 44 is normally lit when the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is operating.

  Further, an operation switch 46 is provided on the lower surface of the main casing 11. The operation switch 46 is normally operated when the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is operated or stopped. That is, the operation starts when the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is pressed while stopped, and stops when it is pressed during the operation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the light receiving unit 42, the operation LED 44, and the operation switch 46 are connected to the control unit 40. When the signal received by the light receiving unit 42 is an address switching signal, the control unit 40 blinks the operation LED 44 to notify the user that the air conditioning indoor unit 10 has entered the address switching standby state. That is, the control unit 40 uses the operation LED 44 as means for notifying the address switching standby state.

  The blinking of the operation LED 44 is continued for a predetermined time tp, but the address is switched when the operation switch 46 is pressed before the predetermined time tp elapses. That is, the control unit 40 uses the operation switch 46 as means for determining address switching. Hereinafter, the operation of the address switching control will be described.

(2) Address switching control FIG. 3 is a flowchart of address switching control. In FIG. 3, in step S <b> 1, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the light receiving unit 42 has received an address switching signal. If received, the control unit 40 proceeds to step S <b> 2. To do.

  In step S2, the control unit 40 blinks the operation LED 44 to notify the user that the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is in the address switching standby state. In the present embodiment, the blinking of the operation LED 44 is continued for a period of tp = 60 seconds with a period of 1 second of light off-one second of light on.

  In step S <b> 3, the control unit 40 activates a timer to measure an elapsed time t after the light receiving unit 42 receives the address switching signal.

  In step S4, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the elapsed time t has reached the predetermined time tp. When the elapsed time t reaches the predetermined time tp, the control unit 40 proceeds to step S7, and the elapsed time t becomes the predetermined time tp. If not, the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the operation switch 46 is pressed. When the operation switch 46 is pressed, the control unit 40 proceeds to step S6. When the operation switch 46 is not pressed, the control unit 40 returns to step S4.

  In step S6, the control unit 40 switches the address and proceeds to step S7. In step S7, the control unit 40 stops the blinking of the operation LED 44.

  That is, after the light receiving unit 42 receives the address switching signal from the remote controller 50, the control unit 40 blinks the operation LED 44 for a predetermined time tp, and switches the address when the operation switch 46 is pressed within the predetermined time tp. When the operation switch 46 is not pushed within the predetermined time tp, the address is not switched.

(3) User Operation Procedure Next, a procedure when the service person switches the address will be described. FIG. 4A is a front view of the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A and the second air conditioning indoor unit 10B before the address switching control. In FIG. 4A, two air-conditioning indoor units 10A and 10B are installed in one air-conditioning target space. Hereinafter, the air conditioning indoor unit 10A is referred to as a first air conditioning indoor unit 10A, and the air conditioning indoor unit 10B is referred to as a second air conditioning indoor unit 10B. The addresses of the first air conditioner indoor unit 10A and the second air conditioner indoor unit 10B at the time of factory shipment are both set to [1].

  FIG. 4B is a front view of the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A and the second air conditioning indoor unit 10B when the address switching signal is received. In FIG. 4B, the service person transmits an address switching signal via the remote controller 50A for the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A in order to switch the address of the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A to [2].

  The remote controller 50A is provided with a display screen and various operation buttons in the same manner as a general remote controller, and can call an address switching menu on the display screen by a predetermined button operation. The service person selects and confirms an item for executing address switching from the address switching menu displayed on the display screen, whereby an address switching signal is transmitted from the remote controller 50A. The address of the remote controller 50A itself is set to [1] at the time of factory shipment, but switches to [2] when an address switching signal is transmitted.

  In the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A, when the light receiving unit 42 receives an address switching signal from the remote controller 50A, the control unit 40 blinks the operation LED 44 to notify the service person that the address switching standby state is in effect.

  Further, the address switching signal transmitted from the remote controller 50A may be reflected by a wall or other stationary object in the air-conditioning target space and received by the light receiving unit 42 of the second air-conditioned indoor unit 10B. In this case, the second air conditioner indoor unit 10B also blinks the operation LED 44 to notify the service person that the address switching standby state is set.

  FIG. 4C is a front view of the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A and the second air conditioning indoor unit 10B at the time of address switching confirmation. In FIG. 4C, the service person presses the operation switch 46 of the first air-conditioning indoor unit 10A whose address is to be switched, and determines the address switching of the first air-conditioning indoor unit 10A. When the operation switch 46 is pressed in the normal stop state, the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A starts the air conditioning operation. However, the operation on / off function is canceled in the address switching standby state, so the operation switch Even if 46 is pressed, the address is only switched, and the air conditioning operation is not started.

  FIG. 4D is a front view of the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A and the second air conditioning indoor unit 10B after completion of the address switching control. In FIG. 4D, in the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A, the operation switch 46 is pressed during the address switching standby, so the control unit 40 switches the address from [1] to [2] and stops the blinking of the operation LED 44. .

  In the second air conditioning indoor unit 10B, since the operation switch 46 was not pushed during the address switching standby state, the control unit 40, after a predetermined time tp has elapsed since the light receiving unit 42 received the address switching signal, The blinking of the operation LED 44 is stopped. Accordingly, the address of the second air conditioning indoor unit 10B remains [2].

  By the procedure as described above, the address of the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A is switched from [1] to [2]. The service person may take the same procedure when he / she wants to return the address of the first air conditioning indoor unit 10A from [2] to [1].

(4) Features (4-1)
In the air conditioning indoor unit 10, the light receiving unit 42 receives an address switching signal from the remote controller 50 wirelessly. After the light receiving unit 42 receives the address switching signal, the control unit 40 blinks the operation LED 44 for a predetermined time tp to notify the user that it is in the address switching standby state. The controller 40 switches the address of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 when the operation switch 46 is pressed within the predetermined time tp, and does not switch the address of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 when the operation switch 46 is not pressed. As a result, the problem that the address of the air conditioning indoor unit that does not need to be switched is solved.

(4-2)
In the air conditioning indoor unit 10, during the address switching standby state for a predetermined time tp, the operation LED 44 blinks to notify the user that the address switching signal has been received. Avoided. Moreover, since it alert | reports using the existing driving | operation LED44 of the air-conditioning indoor unit 10, it is not necessary to newly provide the member for alerting | reporting, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

(4-3)
In the air conditioning indoor unit 10, since the address switching is confirmed using the existing operation switch 46, it is not necessary to newly provide a member for address switching confirmation, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

(4-4)
In the air conditioning indoor unit 10, if the user does not press the operation switch 46 within the predetermined time tp and the address switching is not confirmed, only the previous setting is maintained, and there is no problem in the operation of the air conditioning indoor unit 10.

(5) Modified Example In the above embodiment, the address switching is determined by pressing the operation switch 46 while the operation LED 44 is blinking. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an air conditioning indoor unit according to a modification. In FIG. 5, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 further includes a transmission unit 48. The transmission unit 48 transmits a switch completion signal notifying that the address has been switched to the remote controller 50.

  The user can confirm the operation by confirming that the remote controller 50 has received the switching completion signal, for example, by pressing an operation switch of the remote controller 50. In this modification, since address switching is confirmed through a double confirmation operation by the user, erroneous setting of an address due to an erroneous operation is prevented.

  According to the present invention, the addresses of the indoor units are switched by blinking the operation LEDs of all the air conditioning indoor units that have received the address switching signal and pressing the operation switch of the air conditioning indoor unit whose address is to be switched. This is useful not only for the wall-mounted air-conditioning indoor unit described in the embodiment of the present application but also for a ceiling-embedded air-conditioning indoor unit installed two or more in one room.

10 Air conditioning indoor unit 40 Control unit 42 Light receiving unit (receiving unit)
44 Driving LED (notification unit)
46 Operation switch (confirming means)
48 Transmitter 50 Remote control

JP 2002-71196 A

Claims (5)

An air conditioning indoor unit whose address can be changed via a remote control (50),
A receiver (42) for receiving an address switching signal from the remote controller (50) by radio;
A notification unit (44) for notifying that the address switching signal has been received;
A control unit (40) that receives the address switching signal, takes a standby state for a predetermined time in order to allow the user to determine an address, and notifies the user via the notification unit (44) during the standby state; ,
A confirmation means (46) for confirming an address;
An air conditioning indoor unit (10) comprising: The notification unit (44) includes an operation LED that displays that the vehicle is in operation,
The control unit (40) blinks the operation LED when receiving the address switching signal.
The air conditioning indoor unit (10) according to claim 1. The confirmation means (46) includes an operation switch for starting or stopping the air conditioning operation,
The control unit (40) switches the address and stops the operation of the notification unit (44) when the operation switch is pressed before the predetermined time elapses.
The air conditioning indoor unit (10) according to claim 1 or 2. The control unit (40) stops the operation of the notification unit (44) without switching the address when the operation switch is not pressed before the predetermined time elapses.
The air conditioning indoor unit (10) according to claim 3. A transmission unit (48) for transmitting a switching completion signal notifying that the address has been switched to the remote controller (50);
As for the address after switching, the remote controller (50) receives the switching completion signal, and an operation for confirming that the switching completion signal is received by the remote controller (50) is performed on the remote controller (50). Determined by
The air conditioning indoor unit (10) according to claim 1.

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