JPH0816538B2 - Environmental control equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an environment control device for comfortably controlling the environment in accordance with the personal characteristics of a resident of the present invention.

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of a heating device that controls the temperature of a certain environment as an environmental factor, for example, a conventional environmental control device of this type is a heating element 11, a blower 12, and a temperature detecting means 13 as shown in FIG.
And the temperature setting means 14, and the control means 15 for controlling the heat generation amount of the heating element 11 and the air flow amount of the blower 12 by the difference between the signal from the temperature detection means 13 and the signal from the temperature setting means 14. . With this configuration, when the occupant sets a desired temperature with the temperature setting unit 14, the control unit 15 controls the heat generation amount of the heating element 11 and the air flow amount of the blower 12 so that the room temperature becomes the set temperature. Was. However, in this case,
The temperature setting of the living environment was determined by trial and error of the resident so that the resident himself / herself would be comfortable each time the resident uses the environment. This operation according to the setting of the set value is the same in other environmental factors such as humidity, radiant temperature, air velocity, light quantity, volume, suspended dust quantity, or a specific gas concentration.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, as described above, when setting environmental factors, the resident decides the setting value by trial and error so that the resident himself / herself becomes comfortable each time the environment is used. The method takes time and effort for the resident to try and error, and even if you try to memorize the setting value in a comfortable state to save time, thinking about the next time you use the environment, it is comfortable. There are many combinations of environmental factors that bring about a state, and when using multiple environmental control devices, there are comfortable set values for each device in that case, and comfortable settings for each device used by an individual. There is a problem in that it is difficult to memorize the value because the value is different.

Therefore, the present invention solves such a conventional problem and provides a storage element for each resident for calculating and storing a comfortable setting value for each environment control device to be used, and the setting value stored in the storage element. The purpose is to comfortably control the environment.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides human factors that determine occupant comfort, namely, age, height, weight, sex,
Enter at least one of information such as the above-mentioned symptoms, clothing amount, work amount, fatigue level, information on resident's life pattern and time, or information on building such as air conditioning load, ventilation rate, form factor and location condition. Input means that can be used and environmental factors that detect at least one of temperature, humidity, radiant temperature, air velocity, light amount, volume, suspended dust amount and certain gas concentration that determine the comfort of the occupants An IC card for calculating and storing a set value from a signal from the input unit and a signal from the environmental factor detection unit, a heating element, a heat absorber, a blower, a dehumidifier or a humidifier, a light source, a sound source, and dust removal Machine and at least one of a specific gas absorber, a generator, etc., and an environmental factor varying means, and a detection signal from the environmental factor detecting means.
Control means for controlling the environmental factor changing means according to the difference from the set value stored in the IC card, the IC card enabling the attachment / detachment, the input means, the environmental factor detecting means,
It is composed of the control unit and an intermediary unit for intermediating communication with the IC card.

Action In the above configuration, the environmental control device of the present invention, the setting value is calculated by the IC card from the signal from the input means and the environmental factor detection means and the value is stored, and the signal from the environmental factor detection means is stored in the control means. It has an effect that the environmental factor varying means is controlled by the difference from the set value stored in the IC card.

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an environment control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a human body factor that determines the occupant's comfort, that is, information such as age, height, weight, sex, medical history, clothing amount, work amount, fatigue level, etc., or information relating to the resident's life pattern and time, or Input means for inputting information about the building such as air-conditioning load, ventilation rate, form factor and location condition, and 2 are environmental factors that determine the comfort of the occupants, that is, temperature, humidity, radiation temperature, air velocity, light quantity, volume, Environmental factor detection means 3 for detecting one or more of the amount of loose particles and a certain specific gas concentration, etc., 3 calculates a set value from the signal from the input means 1 and the signal from the environmental factor detection means 2. IC card to memorize,
4 is an environmental factor variable means consisting of any one or more of a heating element, a heat absorbing element, a blower, a dehumidifier or a humidifier, a light source, a sound source, a dust remover and an absorber or a generator of a specific gas. The environmental factor varying means 4 is determined by the difference between the signal from the environmental factor detecting means 2 and the set value stored in the IC card 3.
Reference numeral 6 is a control unit for controlling the IC card, and 6 is an intermediary unit that allows the IC card to be attached and detached and mediates communication between the input unit 1, the environmental factor detection unit 2, and the control unit 5 and the IC card 3.

In the above configuration, depending on the resident using the device, the IC
The card 3 is joined to the mediation unit 6, and information about human factors that determine comfort, such as age, height, weight, sex, medical history, amount of clothes, amount of work, fatigue, etc., or information about resident's life pattern or time, or Information about the building such as air-conditioning load, ventilation frequency, form factor and location conditions is input by the input means 1, and the environmental factor detection means detects the present environmental factors of the environment in which the resident lives, that is, temperature, humidity, radiation temperature, airflow. When one or more of speed, light amount, volume, suspended dust amount, and certain specific gas concentration is detected, the IC card 3 detects the signal from the input unit 1 and the signal from the environmental factor detection unit 2. From the above, any one or a plurality of setting values of the environmental factors satisfying the comfort of the occupant are calculated and stored. FIG. 2 shows, as an example, when the set value is calculated, the set value is the temperature, the resident age is the personal information, and the radiant temperature of the environment is an environmental factor. It shows the relationship with the radiation temperature. In the control means 5,
The set value stored in the IC card is input, and the environmental factor varying means 4 is controlled by the difference between the set value and the signal from the environmental factor detecting means 2 to keep the environment comfortable.

According to the above operation, since the comfortable setting value of each person is stored in the IC card, when using the device, there is no need to try and determine the comfortable setting value of each person in any environment. Also, there is an effect that the comfortable setting of each person is automatically set and the environment is comfortably controlled.
Also, when using multiple such environmental control equipment,
Since each user's comfortable setting value is stored for each device, it takes time and effort to decide each user's comfortable setting by trial and error when using the device. Also has the effect of automatically setting the comfortable settings for each device and controlling the environment comfortably.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the IC card of the environment control device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Third
In the figure, the IC card 3 includes a first storage unit 7a that stores a signal from the input unit 1, a second storage unit 7b that stores a signal from the environmental factor detection unit 2, and a first storage unit 7a. A first computing unit 8a for computing one or more set values of environmental factors from the information stored in each of the second storage units 7b;
It is composed of a third storage section 7c for storing the signal from the first calculation section 8a.

In the above configuration, the signal from the input means 1 is stored in the first storage section 7a via the intermediary section 6. This input operation does not need to be input again unless the input items are changed. Next, when the current environmental factor of the environment in which the resident lives is detected by the environmental factor detection means, the information is stored in the second storage unit 7b via the mediation unit 6. The first calculation unit 8a calculates one or more set values of environmental factors from the information stored in each of the first storage unit 7a and the second storage unit 7b, and the calculated set value is the first set value. 3 is stored in the storage unit 7c.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the IC card of the environment control device in the third embodiment of the present invention. Fourth
In the figure, the IC card 3 includes a first storage unit 7a that stores a signal from the input unit 1, a second storage unit 7b that stores a signal from the environmental factor detection unit 2, and one of environmental factors in advance. A fourth storage unit 7d in which one or a plurality of standard setting values are stored, and the setting values stored in the fourth storage unit 7d are corrected based on the information stored in the first storage unit 7a. Based on the information stored in the second calculation unit 8b that calculates the first correction setting value, the fifth storage unit 7e that stores the signal from the second calculation unit 8b, and the information that is stored in the second storage unit 7b. A third calculation unit 8c that again corrects the first correction setting value stored in the fifth storage unit 7e and calculates the second correction setting value, and a third calculation unit 8c that stores a signal from the third calculation unit 8c. 6 storage units 7f.

The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Here, as an example, when correcting the set value of the room temperature, a case will be described in which the corrected set value is calculated based on the resident's age and clothing amount as personal information and the indoor radiation temperature as an environmental factor. FIG. 5a is a diagram showing the relationship between the correction value ΔT1 when calculating the first correction set value and the age and the clothing amount,
FIG. 5b shows the correction value ΔT2 when the second correction set value is calculated.
It is a figure which shows the relationship between and radiation temperature. Based on the age and the clothing amount input from the input means 1 and stored in the first storage unit 7a, the second calculation unit 8b obtains the correction value ΔT1 from the relationship shown in FIG. 5a, and also the fourth storage unit 7d in advance. The first correction setting value by adding ΔT1 to the standard room temperature setting value To stored in
Calculate T1. T1 is stored in the fifth storage unit 7e.

Next, the second storage unit detected by the environmental factor detection unit 2
Based on the radiation temperature stored in 7b, the third computing unit 8c obtains the correction value ΔT2 from the relationship shown in FIG. 5b, and adds ΔT2 to T1 stored in the fifth storage unit 7e to obtain the second value. Calculate the correction setting value T2. T2 is stored in the sixth storage unit 7f.

According to the above operation, the standard setting value is corrected by using the personal information and the information about the construction to determine the corrected setting value suitable for each situation. Various settings are possible.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an IC card according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 6 is different from the above embodiment in that the IC card has a first display portion 9a capable of displaying arbitrary information stored in itself.

According to the above configuration, the first display unit 9a can display and know any information stored in the IC card at any time.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an intermediary portion in the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 7 is different from the above embodiment in that
The intermediary unit 6 has a second display unit 9b capable of displaying arbitrary information stored in the IC card, and the IC
It has an intermediary means 6a which enables the card 3 to be attached and detached and mediates communication between the input means 1, the environmental factor detection means 2, the control means 5, the second display portion 9b and the IC card 3.

According to the above configuration, the IC card 3 can be attached / detached by the mediating means 6a, and the input means 1 and the environmental factor detecting means 2 can be attached.
The communication between the control means 5, the second display portion 9b, and the IC card 3 becomes possible. Further, the second display section 9b allows any information stored in the IC card 3 to be displayed and known at any time through the mediating means 6a.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the environment control device of the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

Since each user's comfortable setting values are stored in the IC card, when using the device, it is necessary to try and determine the comfortable setting value of each user, and the comfort of each user is maintained in any environment. Settings are automatically set and the environment is comfortably controlled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an environmental control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between skin temperature of age and radiation temperature and a set temperature, and FIG. 3 is a second diagram of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an IC card according to an embodiment, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an IC card according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5A is a view showing a relationship between a correction value ΔT1 and age and clothing amount. FIG. B is a diagram showing the relationship between the correction value ΔT2 and the radiation temperature, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an IC card in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an intermediary section in the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a conventional environment control device. 1 ... input means, 2 ... environmental factor detection means, 3 ... IC card, 4 ... environmental factor variable means, 5 ... control means, 6 ...
... Mediator, 6a ... Mediator, 7a ... First storage, 7b ...
... second storage section, 7c ... third storage section, 7d ... fourth storage section, 7e ... fifth storage section, 7f ... sixth storage section, 8a ...
... first arithmetic unit, 8b ... second arithmetic unit, 8c ... third arithmetic unit, 9a ... first display unit, 9b ... second display unit, 10 ...
… Heating element, 11 …… Blower, 12 …… Temperature detection means, 13 ……
Temperature setting means, 14 ... Control means.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Human body factors that determine the comfort of residents, that is, age, height, weight, sex, medical history, amount of clothes, amount of work,
Input means capable of inputting at least one of information such as fatigue level, information on resident's life pattern and time, or information on building such as air-conditioning load, ventilation frequency, form factor and location condition, and resident Environmental factor detecting means for detecting at least one of environmental factors that determine comfort, that is, temperature, humidity, radiant temperature, air velocity, light amount, volume, suspended dust amount and certain gas concentration, and the input means IC card for calculating and storing a set value from a signal and a signal from the environmental factor detecting means, a heating element, a heat absorbing element, a blower, a dehumidifier or a humidifier, a light source, a sound source, a dust remover, and a specific gas absorber Alternatively, the environmental factor variable means having at least one of a generator and the like may be changed by the difference between the detection signal from the environmental factor detection means and the set value stored in the IC card. The control means controls the environmental factor changing means, and the input means, the environmental factor detecting means, and the mediating section that mediates the communication between the control means and the IC card, which enables the IC card to be attached and detached. Environmental control equipment. 2. An IC card is stored in a first storage unit for storing a signal from an input unit, a second storage unit for storing a signal from an environmental factor detection unit, and the first storage unit. And a third storage unit that stores a signal from the first calculation unit. The first calculation unit calculates a set value from the information stored in the second storage unit and the information stored in the second storage unit. The environmental control device according to claim 1. 3. The IC card has a first storage section for storing a signal from the input means, a second storage section for storing a signal from the environmental factor detection means, and a preset set value. From a fourth storage unit, a second calculation unit that corrects the set value stored in the fourth storage unit based on the information stored in the first storage unit, and a second calculation unit A fifth storage unit that stores a signal; a third calculation unit that corrects the information stored in the fifth storage unit based on the information stored in the second storage unit; and the third calculation unit The environment control device according to claim 1, further comprising a sixth storage unit that stores a signal from the unit. 4. The environment control device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the IC card has a first display section capable of displaying arbitrary information stored in itself. 5. The intermediary unit has a second display unit capable of displaying arbitrary information stored in the IC card, enables the IC card to be attached / detached, and detects the input means and environmental factors. Means, control means, the second display section, and the
The environment control device according to claim 1, further comprising an intermediary unit that mediates communication with the IC card.