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本発明は、冷蔵庫に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a refrigerator.
本技術分野の背景技術として、特許文献１（特開２００４−１０１０６８号公報）、特許文献２（特開２０１１−２０８９００号公報）がある。 As background arts in this technical field, there are Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-101068) and Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2011-208900).
特許文献１の要約欄には、「操作パネルからアクチュエータ操作モードの入力により、アクチュエータを独立に動作できるようにし、サービス時や冷蔵庫製造ラインにおいて、アクチュエータを独立に動作させ、動作部品の動作を調べ、アクチュエータの異常検出を容易に行える冷蔵庫を得る。」と記載されている。 In the summary column of Patent Document 1, “Actuator operation mode input from the operation panel enables the actuator to operate independently, and the actuator is operated independently at the time of service or in the refrigerator manufacturing line, and the operation of the operating component is examined. , A refrigerator capable of easily detecting an abnormality in the actuator is obtained. "
特許文献２の要約欄には、「冷蔵庫の各種動作部品を動作させるアクチュエータを制御する冷蔵庫制御基板と、制御基板と信号の送受信が可能な操作パネルと、操作パネルに動作確認や自己診断のためにアクチュエータの動作を決定する特殊運転モードと関係付けられた記号を表示させる表示部と、記号を選択するための記号選択操作部により、自己診断運転などの特殊運転を決定するのに特別な入力装置や、複雑な操作方法が不要となり簡便に複数の特殊運転を制御することができる。」と記載されている。 In the summary column of Patent Document 2, there are “a refrigerator control board that controls an actuator that operates various operating parts of the refrigerator, an operation panel that can send and receive signals to and from the control board, and operation confirmation and self-diagnosis on the operation panel. A special input for determining special operation such as self-diagnosis operation by the display part that displays the symbol related to the special operation mode that determines the operation of the actuator and the symbol selection operation part for selecting the symbol No special equipment or complicated operation method is required, and a plurality of special operations can be easily controlled. "
近年、冷蔵庫は、圧縮機を中心とした冷却回路以外に電動ダンパ、冷却ファンや自動製氷装置など多くの可動する構成部品を有する。これらの構成部品は動作する際に動作音が発生する事があり、各構成部品の個別の動作音であったり、運転状態により複雑に制御された複合動作による構成部品の動作音であったりする。また、他の家電製品からも動作音が発生する。 In recent years, refrigerators have many movable components such as an electric damper, a cooling fan, and an automatic ice making device in addition to a cooling circuit centered on a compressor. When operating these components, operation noise may be generated, which may be individual operation sounds of each component or operation noise of components due to complex operations controlled in a complex manner depending on the operating state. . In addition, operation sound is generated from other home appliances.
このような実使用状況において、家電製品から突然動作音が発生すると、使用者はどの家電製品の動作音なのか、冷蔵庫の動作音だとしてもどの構成部品の動作音なのか不明である。さらには、故障ではない動作音であっても故障と疑う場合がある。 In such an actual use situation, when an operation sound is suddenly generated from a home appliance, the user is not sure which home appliance is operating or which component is operating even if it is a refrigerator. Furthermore, even an operation sound that is not a failure may be suspected of being a failure.
このような場合、使用者はサービスセンター等に問い合わせるが、サービスセンターでは使用者の証言のみから、どの構成部品の動作音か特定することが困難である。また、サービスマンが使用者を訪問して各構成部品の動作音を点検しても、すでに特定の構成部品の動作が終了しており、該当する構成部品の特定が難しい。また、故障ではない構成部品の動作音に対する問合せであった場合、構成部品の特定はさらに困難となる。 In such a case, the user makes an inquiry to the service center or the like, but it is difficult for the service center to specify which component is operating sound only from the user's testimony. Even if a service person visits the user and checks the operation sound of each component, the operation of the specific component has already been completed, and it is difficult to identify the corresponding component. Further, when the inquiry is for the operation sound of a component that is not a failure, it is more difficult to identify the component.
特許文献１では、動作部品の動作の正常、異常の確認を目的とし、例えば圧縮機の回転数を指定したり、電動ダンパの開角度を指定したりと、通常の運転状況とは異なる条件の動作でアクチュエータ操作モードを行う。また、特許文献２では、特殊運転モードを動作させて自己診断や動作確認をする構成である。 In Patent Document 1, for the purpose of confirming the normality and abnormality of the operation of the moving parts, for example, the number of rotations of the compressor or the opening angle of the electric damper is specified, and the conditions differ from the normal operating conditions. Actuator operation mode is performed by operation. Moreover, in patent document 2, it is the structure which operates a special operation mode and performs self-diagnosis and operation | movement confirmation.
これらの構成では、通常時に各構成部品がどのような動作音を発するか不明であり、使用者の問合せがどの構成部品の動作音に対するものか特定することが困難である。また、故障ではない動作音であっても使用者が故障と疑うケースを軽減できない。 In these configurations, it is unclear what kind of operation sound each component makes during normal times, and it is difficult to specify which component the operation sound is related to by the user. Moreover, even if the operation sound is not a failure, the case that the user suspects the failure cannot be reduced.
そこで、本発明では、通常の運転制御における各構成部品の動作音を、使用者に認識させることを目的とする。 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make a user recognize the operation sound of each component in normal operation control.
本発明は、冷蔵庫の構成部品を動作させる冷蔵庫制御基板と、前記冷蔵庫制御基板と接続されている入力部及び表示部とを備え、前記入力部は通常時にどのような動作音を発するかの確認のために前記構成部品を選択する構成であり、前記表示部は前記入力部で選択された通常の運転制御にて動作中の前記構成部品を表示させることを特徴とする。
The present invention includes a refrigerator control board for operating the components of the refrigerator, and an input unit and a display unit connected to the refrigerator control board, and confirming what operation sound the input unit emits during normal operation For this purpose, the component part is selected, and the display unit displays the component part that is operating in the normal operation control selected by the input unit.
本発明によれば、通常の運転制御における各構成部品の動作音を、使用者に認識させることができる。 ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user can be made to recognize the operation sound of each component in normal driving control.
以下、本発明の実施形態を図面に基づいて説明する。図１は本発明の実施形態の冷蔵庫を示す正面図である。図２は本発明の実施形態の操作パネルの概略構成図である。図３は本発明の実施形態の冷蔵庫の電気回路概略図である。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the operation panel according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic electric circuit diagram of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.
冷蔵庫本体１の扉２ａには、操作パネル２を設けている。操作パネル２には表示部３、入力部４が設けられている。なお、本実施例では扉２ａに表示部３及び入力部４を設けているが、これに限定されず、庫内や冷蔵庫本体１の壁面に設けてもよい。また、表示部３と入力部４を隣接して配置する構成に限らず、離れた位置に設けてもよい。さらに、携帯電子端末やその他の電子機器等と有線又は無線で通信することで、当該携帯電子端末やその他の電子機器で入力及び表示を行わせるように構成してもよい。 An operation panel 2 is provided on the door 2 a of the refrigerator body 1. The operation panel 2 is provided with a display unit 3 and an input unit 4. In addition, although the display part 3 and the input part 4 are provided in the door 2a in a present Example, it is not limited to this, You may provide in the wall surface of the refrigerator or the refrigerator main body 1. FIG. In addition, the display unit 3 and the input unit 4 are not limited to be arranged adjacent to each other, and may be provided at positions separated from each other. Furthermore, it may be configured to perform input and display on the portable electronic terminal or other electronic device by communicating with the portable electronic terminal or other electronic device by wire or wireless.
特に図示しないが、冷蔵庫本体１には冷蔵庫制御基板５が組み込まれており、冷蔵庫制御基板５は表示部３、入力部４の制御や圧縮機６、ファンモータ７、電動弁８、電動ダンパ９、自動製氷機１０、真空ポンプモータ１１の動作等を行う。 Although not shown in particular, the refrigerator main body 1 incorporates a refrigerator control board 5. The refrigerator control board 5 controls the display unit 3, the input unit 4, the compressor 6, the fan motor 7, the electric valve 8, and the electric damper 9. The operation of the automatic ice making machine 10 and the vacuum pump motor 11 is performed.
入力部４では動作させたい各構成部品の選択を受け付け、表示部３では選択中の構成部品や動作中の構成部品が何であるかを表示する。本実施例の入力部４としては、静電容量式のタッチスイッチを採用している。これ以外にも、機械式スイッチや電気式スイッチ等、あらゆる入力方式が適用できる。また、本実施例の表示部３としては、ＬＥＤを一例とする照明手段で文字や記号等の印刷表示を後方から前方に照射する構成を採用している。これ以外にも、液晶表示や音声報知等、あらゆる表示方式が適用できる。 The input unit 4 receives selection of each component to be operated, and the display unit 3 displays what component is being selected and what is being operated. As the input unit 4 of the present embodiment, a capacitive touch switch is employed. In addition to this, any input method such as a mechanical switch or an electric switch can be applied. Moreover, as the display part 3 of a present Example, the structure which irradiates printing display, such as a character and a symbol, from the back to the front with the illumination means which makes LED an example is employ | adopted. In addition to this, all display methods such as liquid crystal display and voice notification can be applied.
入力部４で選択された構成部品の動作指示を、冷蔵庫制御基板５が受け取り、選択された構成部品の動作を開始すると共に、表示部３に選択された構成部品が動作中である事を表示させる。この時、選択されていない他の構成部品は動作を停止するか、特定の構成部品のみ同時に動作させるように制御する。これにより、各構成部品の動作音を予め使用者に認識させることができ、使用者が通常の動作音に対する認識を高めることができる。また、通常の動作音を故障と誤認するケースを低減することができる。 The refrigerator control board 5 receives an operation instruction for the component selected by the input unit 4, starts operation of the selected component, and displays on the display unit 3 that the selected component is in operation. Let At this time, control is performed so that the operation of other component parts not selected is stopped or only specific component parts are operated simultaneously. Thereby, the user can recognize the operation sound of each component in advance, and the user can enhance recognition of the normal operation sound. In addition, it is possible to reduce cases in which normal operation sound is mistaken for failure.
また、使用者からの動作音に対する問い合わせに対し、サービスマンが訪問して個別に構成部品の動作を行わせることで、使用者に何の動作音かの説明することができる。よって、冷蔵庫のサービス性を向上させる事ができる。 Further, in response to an inquiry about the operation sound from the user, the service person visits and individually operates the component parts, so that the user can explain what the operation sound is. Therefore, the serviceability of the refrigerator can be improved.
また、本実施形態の冷蔵庫は、動作部品が動作を開始してからの時間を計測する動作タイマで、一定の時間が経過すると自動で通常運転に戻すようにしているので、本来の動作順序や、本来の他の部品の状態となっていた時、動作指令のあった構成部品の動作が終了しなくなっても、自動で通常運転に戻るので、安全に使用できる。 In addition, the refrigerator of the present embodiment is an operation timer that measures the time after the operation of the operation component starts, and automatically returns to normal operation after a certain period of time. Even if the operation of the component for which the operation command has been issued does not end when it is in the state of other original parts, it automatically returns to the normal operation, so that it can be used safely.
また、本実施形態の冷蔵庫は、動作部品が動作を終了してから、次の構成部品選択の為の入力を監視する、入力待ちタイマを持ち、次の部品動作選択が一定時間入力されなければ、自動で通常運転に戻るので、動作部品音確認を終了する事を忘れても、安全に使用できる。すなわち、冷蔵庫制御基板５が構成部品動作音確認モードを表示させているときに、動作時間を計測する動作タイマを備え、動作タイマで計測される時間が一定時間越えると、自動で通常運転に戻るようにする。 In addition, the refrigerator of this embodiment has an input waiting timer that monitors the input for selecting the next component after the operation component has finished operating, and if the next component operation selection is not input for a certain period of time. Because it automatically returns to normal operation, it can be used safely even if you forget to end the sound check for moving parts. That is, when the refrigerator control board 5 displays the component operation sound confirmation mode, an operation timer for measuring the operation time is provided, and when the time measured by the operation timer exceeds a certain time, the operation automatically returns to the normal operation. Like that.
さらに、冷蔵庫の設置環境によって、各構成部品の動作音はそれぞれ異なることがあるが、冷蔵庫を設置した後に、その設置環境下で使用者に部品の動作音を予め認識させることができるので、動作音に対するサービスセンターへの問合せを軽減できる。 In addition, the operating sound of each component may vary depending on the installation environment of the refrigerator, but after installing the refrigerator, the operation sound of the parts can be recognized in advance by the user in the installation environment. Inquiries to the service center for sound can be reduced.
本実施形態によると、使用者が気になった動作音の問い合わせに対し、サービスマンが訪問し、個別に構成部品の動作を行わせ、使用者に気になった音が何の音かの説明をする事を可能としたり、どの構成部品が動作すると、どのような音がしたりするかを、予め使用者にお知らせする事ができ、使用者が音で不安になる事を解消し、サービス性を向上させる事ができる。 According to the present embodiment, in response to an inquiry about the operation sound that the user is interested in, a service person visits to individually operate the component parts, and what kind of sound the user is interested in is It is possible to tell the user in advance what kind of sound will be generated when it is possible to explain which component parts operate, eliminating the user's anxiety with the sound, Serviceability can be improved.
１ 冷蔵庫本体
２ 操作パネル
３ 表示部
４ 入力部
５ 冷蔵庫制御基板
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 2 Operation panel 3 Display part 4 Input part 5 Refrigerator control board
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