Installation guide system for air conditioner and method of using the same

• US 9,760,257 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2012
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Sangeun, Kang, Shinae, Park, Jungyul, Lee, Haerim, Park, Mingyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Doon
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pack, Conrad
• Application Number:
  US14/362,024
• Publication Number:
  US 20140380221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,749 Days
• Field of Search: 715771
• 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 11/38 Failure diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2221/32 preventing human errors during the installation, use or maintenance, e.g. goofy proof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2113/14 Pipes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads

Abstract

An installation guide system for air conditioner and a method of using the same are provided. The system includes: a memory unit storing drawing information on a building where an air conditioner is to be installed; a display unit providing a user interface to design an arrangement of the air conditioner; a drawing displaying unit provided on the display unit, where at least one apparatus constituting the air conditioner is inserted; an effectiveness inspection selecting unit performing a verification on an capacity of an apparatus constituting the air conditioner on the basis of the design information on the air conditioner; and a system inspection displaying unit displaying a verification result on whether the capacity of the apparatus is within a predetermined reference range.

Claims

1. An installation guide system for an air conditioner, the system comprising:

a memory that stores drawing information on a building where the air conditioner is to be installed;

a display that provides a user interface to design an arrangement of the air conditioner, the display including;

an installation information display arranged in a first area of the display and configured to display installation process information for installing the air conditioner and the information on an installation space where the air conditioner is to be installed;

a product information display arranged in a second area of the display and configured to display information on a configuration of an outdoor device, an indoor device, and pipe materials, to be arranged on a floor or in a room provided in the building;

a drawing display arranged in a third area of the display and configured to display an arrangement for the outdoor device, the indoor device, and the pipe materials constituting the air conditioner on the building drawing information, which includes information on the floor or the room, the third area being disposed between the first area and the second area;

an effectiveness inspection selector that performs a verification on a capacity of an apparatus constituting the air conditioner based on design information on the air conditioner; and

a system inspection display including a verification result display to display a verification result on whether the capacity of the apparatus is within a reference range or value, wherein information on the capacity of the apparatus includes at least one of;

a combination ratio of an indoor device capacity to an outdoor device capacity; and

a cooling capacity or a heating capacity of the indoor device, and wherein the verification result display displays an error message if the combination ratio is out of the reference range, or the cooling and heating capacities are less than the reference value, which includes a value based on an area of the room and a sensible heat generation of the room;

wherein the installation information display includes a control toolbar display, and wherein the control toolbar display includes the effectiveness inspection selector and further includes a refresh selector, a drawing inspection selector, a drain pipe check selector, a control check selector, and a duct check selector, wherein when the drawing inspection selector is selected, a drawing inspection display including drawing information is displayed, wherein the drawing inspection display includes an option selector to select a type of a structure to be displayed, a drawing configuration information display that displays information on the structure selected by the option selector, and an error information display that displays an error message if a connection configuration of the corresponding structure has an error;

wherein when the drain pipe check selector is selected, a drain structure of the drawing inspection display is activated, and a diameter of a drain pipe is configured and is updated on the drawing display; and

wherein when the duct check selector is selected, a duct check display is displayed to select a diameter of a duct and a subsidiary model, and to calculate pressure loss values, and drawing relating to an arrangement of the duct is inserted into the drawing display.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the verification result includes at least one of information relating to lengths of the pipe materials constituting the air conditioner and information relating to a height difference between the indoor device or the outdoor device.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the verification result display displays a limit value relating to the verification information and a current value of an inspection result in order to compare them.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein a model display including at least one model is displayed to change a model of the apparatus when the error information is displayed, wherein the model of the apparatus is changed through the model display, and wherein an apparatus of the changed model is inserted on the drawing display.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the display further includes a selectable duct check selector in order to verify a capacity of a duct or a ventilation device constituting the air conditioner.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the display further includes a command display arranged at one side of the drawing display in the third area and configured to display predetermined commands input for the air conditioner into the drawing display related to the building.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the command display displays characters or symbols input by a user, and wherein the user selects the displayed characters or symbols, or inputs new characters or symbols to execute a predetermined command.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the product information display includes a product selector that displays the configuration of the air conditioner including the outdoor device, the indoor device, and the pipe materials, and wherein the product information display displays the configuration of the selected outdoor device, the indoor device, and the pipe materials.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the product information display further includes an edit toolbar display that displays tools to arrange, modify, add, and delete functions of the selected outdoor device, the indoor device, and the pipe materials.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the product information display further includes an automatic arrangement selector that arranges the selected outdoor device, the indoor device, and the pipe materials on the drawing display.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein when the refresh selector is selected, the installation process information for installing the air conditioner is updated.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein when the control check selector is selected, a control button of the drawing inspection display is activated, and the drawing inspection display displays a cable length based on a central control line of the air conditioner and a quantity of the indoor device connected to a controller.