JPH09280557A - Remote control system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide various kinds of information to a user, a person in charge of maintenance, or a person in charge of repair, which enables highly convenient and efficient maintenance and repair. Kind Code: A1 Various information can be arbitrarily selected and displayed by providing a character display portion 10 on a part or the whole of a display unit 8 automatically or by performing a specific operation of an operation unit 2. We have realized a highly convenient remote control system.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control system for electronically operated appliances including household gas equipment such as gas water heaters and gas safety equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of a conventional remote control system, the contents displayed on the display unit of the controller are mainly displayed by turning on or off a specific character, and the abnormal display such as a failure is displayed by a numeral.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, when the failure display is displayed by the numerical display, the user hardly understands it and the repair person can utilize it without the manual. There was a problem that the failure display could not be confirmed while adjusting the instrument body.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises an instrument main body having a transmitter / receiver section, and a remote controller having a transmitter / receiver section for transmitting / receiving the instrument main body. The controller includes a remote control unit for controlling the instrument body, an operation unit for inputting a control signal to the remote control unit, and a display unit for displaying the state of the instrument body, and the display unit displays characters. The remote control system has a character display portion, and when an abnormality occurs in the instrument body, the remote control system displays the abnormality content of the instrument body and the repairing means thereof in the character display portion.

Therefore, if the procedure is simple, the user himself / herself can deal with the abnormality of the instrument body, and the repair person can repair the abnormality such as the failure without the manual.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises an instrument main body having a transmitter / receiver section and a remote controller having a transmitter / receiver section for transmitting / receiving to / from the instrument main body. Includes a remote control unit for controlling the instrument body, an operation unit for inputting a control signal to the remote control unit, and a display unit for displaying the state of the instrument body, and the display unit is a character display for displaying characters. When an abnormality occurs in the instrument body, the contents of the abnormality of the instrument body and the repairing means are displayed in the character display portion.

Therefore, the user of the instrument main body can make an accurate repair request and first aid, and the repair person can carry out the repair according to the repair procedure displayed on the remote controller without a service manual.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the information of the past abnormality content of the instrument main body is displayed in characters on the display portion when the operation portion is operated, and the person in charge of repair or maintenance The person in charge can accurately grasp the unique information of the device body, and can perform more reliable and speedy repair and maintenance.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, by operating the operation section, the information on the usage status of the instrument body to be remotely controlled is displayed in characters on the display section.

Therefore, at the time of maintenance, the necessity of periodical replacement of each part and the necessity of disassembly repair and adjustment can be promptly known, and accurate and prompt maintenance can be performed.

The invention according to claim 4 is to display a plurality of types of selectable character information on the display unit by operating the operation unit.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a more convenient remote controller by arbitrarily selecting and displaying character information such as news.

In the invention according to claim 5, data communication between the instrument main body and the remote controller is performed by wireless communication, and when the repair, the maintenance or the first aid is performed, the data is transmitted to a necessary place. You can take a remote controller and get text information where you need it. Also, text information such as news can be obtained at any place.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 is a remote controller having an instrument main body having a transmitter / receiver connected to an antenna communicating with the remote controller, and a transmitter / receiver connected to the antenna communicating with the instrument main body. The remote controller includes a remote control unit that communicates with the transmission / reception unit, an operation unit that operates the remote control unit, and a display unit that has a character display portion, and the operation unit has a character display portion. An abnormality display switch for displaying an abnormality of the instrument body, a repair switch for displaying the repairing means of the instrument body, and a character information switch for displaying a plurality of types of character information that can be selected are provided.

According to the present invention, there is shown a structure capable of specifically achieving all the actions described in the above-mentioned claims 1 to 5, and the present invention is easy to carry out.

Further, the invention according to claim 7 is a gas equipment device including a gas hot water supply device or a gas safety device called a microcomputer meter, and the present invention is applied to the gas equipment device. The utility of gas equipment can be enhanced.

An embodiment of the remote control system of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a wireless remote control system for a gas water heater as an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the remote control system of the present invention, the operation contents of the operation unit 2 of the wireless remote controller 1 are transferred to the transmitter / receiver unit 3 of the wireless remote controller 1, the antenna 4 of the wireless remote controller 1, and the instrument body 5. Of the instrument main body 5 via the antenna 6 and the transmitting / receiving section 7 of the instrument main body 5, and the operation status of the instrument main body 5 and the like. It is displayed on the display unit 8 via the antenna 4 and the transmission / reception unit 3 of the wireless remote controller 1.

Although only one wireless remote controller 1 is shown here for ease of explanation, a plurality of wireless remote controllers 1 can of course be used.

The instrument body 5 is a transmitter / receiver section 7 of the instrument body 5.
And an antenna 6 of the appliance body 5 and other components of the water heater such as a controller of the appliance body 5 (not shown).

The wireless remote controller 1 includes a transceiver unit 3 of the wireless remote controller 1 for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the instrument body 5, and the wireless remote controller 1.
Antenna 4, an operation unit 2 that receives an operation of the wireless remote controller 1, a display unit 8 that displays the states of the wireless remote controller 1 and the instrument body 5, and a remote control unit 9 that controls the entire remote control. ing.

A character display portion 10 is arranged in a part of the display portion 8 to display various character information, and the entire display portion 8 can be used as a character display area 10.

In addition to the switch for basic operation of remote control, the operation unit 2 is provided with an abnormality display switch 11, a maintenance switch 12, a character information switch 13 and the like.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the instrument body 5 stops working due to some malfunction,
For example, when the burner built in the gas water heater is not ignited, the control unit of the appliance body detects the misfire and transmits the misfire data to the transmission / reception unit 7 of the appliance body 5 Antenna 6, wireless remote controller 1 antenna 4, wireless remote controller 1 transceiver 3
The misfire data is transmitted to the remote control unit 9 via.

Upon receiving the misfire data, the remote control unit 9 displays the determined character information on the character display portion 10 of the display unit 8. The display content may be, for example, only the abnormal content display such as "The burner did not ignite." Or, "The burner did not ignite. Please close the hot water tap once and reopen it." You may go.

Also, "I didn't ignite the burner.
Make sure the gas taps are open. It is also possible to display the treatment method of "," and further, "1;
Check the gas mains. 2; Check fan motor operation. 3; Check gas solenoid valve operation. 4; Ignition device operation check. It is also possible to display repair manual-like items such as "...".

Here, an example is shown in which the remote control unit 9 generates and displays the character display content based on the abnormal data from the instrument body 5, but the instrument body 5 determines the character display content and It is also possible to transmit the content as data to the wireless remote controller 1 and display it in characters.

In the event of a repair or the like, the abnormality display switch 11
By pressing, the past failure status and repair history stored in the memory built in the remote control unit 9 are displayed as character information on the character display portion 10 of the display unit 8 to identify the failure location and replace the component. It can be used as a guide for.

The past history can be stored as long as the memory allows. The past history is stored in the instrument body controller of the instrument body 5, and when the abnormality display switch 11 is pressed, data is transmitted from the instrument body 5 to the wireless remote controller 1 to display the characters on the display unit 8. Display part 10
Can also be displayed.

In the case of a gas water heater for business use, since the number of times of use and the time of use are longer than in a general household, parts such as a heat exchanger may need to be replaced regularly, and maintenance is to be performed regularly. Sometimes.

When the maintenance switch 12 is pressed during the maintenance, the operating time and the number of times of use of each of the component parts of the instrument are "heat exchanger: 500 hours, 750 times" based on the data transmitted from the instrument body. Water flow control valve;
280 hours, 1200 times. "..." is displayed on the character display portion 10 of the display portion 8.

Further, when it is necessary to set the gas pressure and the rotation speed of the fan motor when the parts are replaced, the adjustment value and the adjustment data can be displayed.

Further, if the character information switch 13 is pressed,
The character information such as news received by the wireless remote controller 1 itself can be displayed on the character display portion 10 of the display unit 8 at any time.

Character information such as news is stored in the device body 5
May be received and transmitted to the wireless remote controller 1 by wireless communication.

In this embodiment, the abnormality display switch 11 and
An example of a switch having a specific function such as the maintenance switch 12 has been shown, but a switch that is not normally used by a general user can be used in a hidden mode according to a general switch multi-press or a switch operation pattern. Functions can be substituted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by displaying abnormality information such as a failure, maintenance information, news, etc. in characters on the display unit of the wireless remote controller, necessary information that anyone can understand is displayed. You can get it by hand at the place you need.

[0038]

As is apparent from the above description, the invention according to claim 1 makes it possible for the user to make an accurate first aid by displaying the failure information of the instrument body, the repair method and the first aid method in characters. Further, the repair person can carry out the repair according to the repair procedure displayed on the remote controller without a service manual or the like.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2, since the past failure status and the repair history are displayed in characters, the repair person and the maintenance person can accurately grasp the information peculiar to the appliance, More reliable and speedy repairs and maintenance can be performed.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, by displaying the information on the usage status of the instrument body in characters,
At the time of maintenance, it becomes possible to quickly know the necessity of periodical replacement of each part, the necessity of disassembly repair and adjustment, and accurate and quick maintenance can be performed.

In the invention according to the fourth aspect, it is possible to provide a remote controller which is more convenient for the user by arbitrarily selecting and displaying the character information such as news.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5, the communication between the remote controller and the main body of the instrument is made wireless so as to be cordless, so that the remote controller can be located at a necessary place for repair, maintenance or first aid. Can be moved to obtain character information at a necessary place, and character information such as news can be obtained at an arbitrary place.

The inventions according to claims 6 and 7 can specifically realize the inventions of the respective claims.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a wireless remote control system for a water heater according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 wireless remote controller 2 operation unit 3,7 transmission / reception unit 4,6 antenna 8 display unit 9 remote control unit 10 character display unit 11 error display switch 12 maintenance switch 13 character information switch

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A remote controller having an instrument main body having a transmitter / receiver unit and a transmitter / receiver unit transmitting / receiving to / from the instrument main body, wherein the remote controller controls the instrument main body, and the remote controller. An operation unit for inputting a control signal to the control unit and a display unit for displaying the state of the instrument body, the display unit having a character display portion for displaying characters, and when an abnormality occurs in the instrument body ,
A remote control system, characterized in that the contents of abnormality of the instrument body and repair means thereof are displayed on the character display portion. 2. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein when the operation section is operated, the information on the past abnormality content of the instrument body is displayed in characters on the display section. 3. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the operating state information of the equipment main body to be remotely controlled is displayed in characters on the display unit by operating the operating unit. 4. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of selectable character information are displayed on the display unit by operating the operation unit. 5. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein data communication between the instrument body and the remote controller is performed by wireless communication. 6. A remote controller comprising a device main body having a transmitter / receiver connected to an antenna communicating with a remote controller, and a remote controller having a transmitter / receiver connected to an antenna communicating with the device main body. A remote control unit that communicates with the transmission / reception unit, an operation unit that operates the remote control unit, and a display unit that has a character display portion are provided, and the operation unit is for displaying an abnormality of the instrument body in the character display portion. A remote control system equipped with an abnormality display switch, a repair switch for displaying the repairing means of the instrument body, and a character information switch for displaying a plurality of types of character information that can be selected. 7. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the appliance body is a gas facility device including a gas water heater or a gas safety device.