Operation control and indication device for air conditioner

• US 5,697,224 A
• Filed: 12/22/1995
• Issued: 12/16/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Original Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Inventors: Sumida, Hisashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bennett, Henry A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TINKER, SUSANNE CHRISTINE
• Application Number:
  US08/569,262
• Time in Patent Office: 725 Days
• Field of Search: 165/11.1, 165/209, 62/125, 62/126, 62/127, 236/94
• US Class Current: 62/125
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/32 Responding to malfunctions or emergencies
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/38 Failure diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/39 Monitoring filter performance
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/54 using one central controller connected to several sub-controllers
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/74 for controlling air flow rate or air velocity

Abstract

An air conditioner has a plurality of indoor units (3, 3, . . . ) and a single remote controller (4). The controller (4) is provided with an anomalous unit memory section (45) for a unit number of an indoor unit (3) in operation anomaly, a button operating section (42) for inputting a check signal for checking on the location of the operation anomaly, and a forcedly fan-on section (46) for outputting a forcedly fan-on signal, at the time of input of the check signal in the case that the unit number is stored, to the indoor unit (3) having the unit number. When each of the indoor units (3, 3, . . . ) causes an operation anomaly, it outputs an anomalous condition signal to the remote controller (4) and then receives a forcedly fan-on signal from the remote controller (4) to activate a fan.

Claims

1. An operation control device for air conditioner having:

a plurality of air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ) for executing air conditioning operations; and

single control means (4) which is connected to each of the air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ) and controls the air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ),

the control means (4) comprising;

unit memory means (45) for receiving an anomalous condition signal from the air conditioning unit (3) in operation anomaly to store a unit number of the air conditioning unit (3);

check signal input means (42) for inputting a check signal for checking on the location of the air conditioning unit (3) in operation anomaly; and

indication signal output means (46) for outputting an indication signal, at the time of input of the check signal from the check signal input means (42) in the case that the unit memory means (45) stores the unit number of the air conditioning unit (3), to the air conditioning unit (3) having the unit number,

each of the air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ) comprising;

anomaly determining means (32) for determining whether an operation anomaly occurs and outputting an anomalous condition signal to the control means (4) in the event of operation anomaly; and

indication operating means (33) for receiving an indication signal from the control means (4) to cause an indication in the air conditioning unit (3).

3. An operation control device for air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

the indication operating means (33) of each of the air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ) activates a fan.

2. An operation control device for air conditioner having:

a plurality of air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ) for executing air conditioning operations; and

single control means (4) which is connected to each of the air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ) and controls the air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ),

the control means (4) comprising;

unit memory means (45) for receiving a filter sign signal from the air conditioning unit (3) whose filter is to be changed to store an unit number of the air conditioning unit (3);

change signal input means (42) for inputting a change signal for indication of the air conditioning unit (3) whose filter is to be changed; and

indication signal output means (46) for outputting an indication signal, at the time of input of the change signal from the change signal input means (42) in the case that the unit memory means (45) stores the unit number of the air conditioning unit (3), to the air conditioning unit (3) having the unit number,

each of the air conditioning units (3, 3, . . . ) comprising;

filter sign output means (34) for outputting a filter sign signal for filter change to the control means (4); and

indication operating means (33) for receiving the indication signal from the control means (4) to cause an indication in the air conditioning unit (3).