Air-conditioning remote controller

• US 9,488,380 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Ino, Masaoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Norman, Marc
• Application Number:
  US14/240,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20140175182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,785 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00657 Remote control devices
• 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 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2201/00 Application of thermometers in air-conditioning systems
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1905 associated with tele control
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A printed board arranged within an upper case and having a hole, a partition portion arranged within the upper case so as to be substantially orthogonal to the printed board and provided with a cut, and a temperature sensor arranged within the upper case and having a covered wire, a soldered portion provided at an end of the covered wire, and a temperature detection portion provided at another end of the covered wire, are provided. The temperature sensor is fixed such that the soldered portion is soldered to a surface of the printed board, the covered wire is inserted through the hole and engaged with the cut to be fixed, and the temperature detection portion is located near an inner surface of the upper case.

Claims

1. An air-conditioning remote controller comprising:

a case;

a printed board arranged within the case and having a hole;

a partition portion arranged within the case so as to be substantially orthogonal to the printed board and provided with a cut; and

a temperature sensor arranged within the case and having a covered wire, a soldered portion provided at an end of the covered wire, and a temperature detection portion provided at another end of the covered wire, wherein

the temperature sensor is fixed such that the soldered portion is soldered to a surface of the printed board, the covered wire is inserted through the hole and engaged with the cut to be fixed, and the temperature detection portion is located near an inner surface of the case.

2. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 1, wherein the cut is formed in substantially a V shape in which the cut is narrowed from a distal end of the partition portion toward a base end of the partition portion, or is formed such that the cut is narrowed from the distal end of the partition portion toward the base end of the partition portion and the cut is widened from a predetermined depth.

3. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 1,

wherein the case includes a first case and a second case fitted to the first case,

wherein the second case is provided with a projection, and

wherein the projection presses and fixes the covered wire into the cut when the first case and the second case are fitted to each other.

4. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 1, wherein

the case includes a first case and a second case fitted to the first case,

the second case is provided with a projection,

the projection presses and fixes the covered wire into the cut when the first case and the second case are fitted to each other, and

the projection is curved so as to come into close contact with the covered wire.

5. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 1, wherein

the cut is formed in substantially a V shape in which the cut is narrowed from a distal end of the partition portion toward a base end of the partition portion, or is formed such that the cut is narrowed from the distal end of the partition portion toward the base end of the partition portion and the cut is widened from a predetermined depth,

the case includes a first case and a second case fitted to the first case,

the second case is provided with a projection, and

the projection presses and fixes the covered wire into the cut when the first case and the second case are fitted to each other.

6. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 1, wherein the case further comprises a projection fixing the covered wire in position.

7. An air-conditioning remote controller comprising:

a case containing a printed board having a hole, a partition portion having a cut, and a temperature sensor having a covered wire extending through the hole of the printed board and into and through the cut of the partition;

an end of the covered wire provided with a soldered portion and another end of the covered wire provided with a temperature dictation portion;

the partition portion being arranged substantially orthogonal to the printed board within the case, and

the covered wire having a width fitting within the cut, and

the cut of the partition having at least a narrowed portion with a width smaller than the width of the covered wire and configured to hold the covered wire in position,

the cut of the partition includes a narrowed portion having a width smaller than the width of the covered wire, the narrowed portion being configured to hold the covered wire in position,

wherein the temperature sensor is fixed to the end of the cover wire having the soldered portion being soldered to a surface of the printed board and by a portion of the covered wire being held by the cut of the partition portion, and the temperature detection portion is located near an inner surface of the case.

8. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 7, wherein the cut of the partition portion has a substantially V-shape in which the cut is narrowed from a distal end of the partition portion toward a base end of the partition portion.

9. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 7, wherein the cut of the partition portion is narrowed from a distal end of the partition portion toward a base end of the partition portion and the cut is widened from a predetermined depth.

10. The air-conditioning remote controller of claim 7, wherein the case further comprises a projection fixing the covered wire in position.