JPH0527537U - Air conditioning sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] On the desk of the employee, on the partition, on the wall,
To provide an air conditioning sensor having a structure suitable for various installation places such as the vicinity of a ventilation hole. [Structure] A box-shaped main body having a sensor unit for measuring temperature and the like, and a transmitter unit for transmitting signals measured by the sensor unit by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, and the like, and the sensor unit and transmitter unit. A box-shaped battery case that houses the battery that supplies the operating power to the
It is equipped with a first posture in which both are bent in a V shape and a hinge part in which the two can take a second posture in which they are substantially in the same plane. It is characterized in that the second posture is used when mounting.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an air-conditioning sensor suitable for use in room temperature control inside a building, and more particularly to improvement of a structure that facilitates installation work.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A sensor for air conditioning is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-46145 proposed by the present applicant. Since such a wireless sensor can control the air conditioning without laying electric wires, it is suitable for applications where classification is frequently changed, such as for commercial buildings.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the location of the air-conditioning sensor is not limited to the desk of the employee, but it can be installed on the partition, on the wall, near the ventilation holes, etc. Therefore, a structure suitable for such various kinds of installation places has been desired. The present invention solves such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioning sensor having a structure suitable for various kinds of installation places such as on a desk, partition, on a wall, near a ventilation hole of a worker. To aim.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A first invention to achieve such an object is a box-shaped device having a sensor unit for measuring temperature and the like and a transmitter unit for transmitting a signal measured by the sensor unit by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, etc. The box-shaped battery case that houses the battery that supplies the operating power to the sensor and transmitter, and the box-shaped battery case that is placed between the body and the battery case The first position and the hinge part that can assume the second position in which they are substantially in the same plane are used. The first position is used when placing on a desk or the like, and the second position when mounting on a wall or the like. It is characterized by using posture.

A second invention for achieving such an object is to provide a sensor unit for measuring temperature and the like, and a transmitter unit for transmitting the signal measured by the sensor unit by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, etc. In an air-conditioning sensor that has a battery that supplies operating power to a sensor unit and a transmission unit, and is attached to a ceiling suction port, a fixed side mounting unit fixed to one edge of the ceiling suction port and the ceiling The air-conditioning sensor housing is provided with a movable-side mounting portion that is pressed by the elastic force on the other edge of the suction port.

A third device for achieving such an object is to provide a housing used as a telephone, a sensor unit provided in the housing for measuring temperature and the like, and a signal measured by the sensor unit. A transmission circuit for transmitting to a telephone line of a telephone is provided, and an air conditioning control device connected to the telephone line receives the measurement signal of the sensor unit.

A fourth device for achieving such an object is a measuring unit for measuring an air temperature and a radiant temperature, and a data storing unit for memorizing an air flow velocity, humidity, clothing amount, work amount and the like set or sent from the outside. -The data storage unit, the temperature and radiation temperature measured by this measurement unit, and the data stored in the data storage unit based on the human thermal sensation theory. A thermal sensation value calculation unit that calculates a sensed value and a transmission unit that transmits the human thermal sensation value calculated by the thermal sensation value calculation unit by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, etc. It has a feature.

[0008]

[Action]

 The components of the present invention have the following functions. In the first invention, since the hinge is provided between the main body and the battery case, when placing it on the desk, the main body is placed on the basis of the heavy battery case. When installing on a wall, extend the sensor for air conditioning. In the second invention, since the air conditioning sensor is attached to the ceiling suction port by using the fixed side mounting portion and the movable side mounting portion, it is possible to easily move the installation place. In the third invention, since the telephone and the air conditioning sensor are used in common, it is suitable for installation on a desk and easy to connect to the air conditioning control device. In the fourth device, since the thermal sensation value is calculated on the air conditioning sensor side, it is possible for the employee to know whether the air conditioning state is the optimum feeling.

[0009]

【Example】

 The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration perspective view showing an embodiment of the first device. In the figure, a main body 10 is a box-shaped casing, and a sensor unit 11 for measuring temperature and humidity on the surface, and a table displaying the temperature measured by the sensor unit 11 and a temperature set value for an external air conditioning control device. It has a display section 12 and an operation switch 13 for performing input work, and an electronic circuit is housed inside. A known LCD or LED is used for the display unit 12. In addition to setting temperature and humidity, the operation switch 13 performs operations such as turning on / off lights and opening / closing blinds. The battery case 15 accommodates a manganese dry battery, a NiCd battery, a Li battery, etc. inside, and supplies electric power necessary for operation to the circuit on the main body side. The hinge portion 14 allows the main body 10 and the battery case 15 to rotate within a certain angle range. The hinge portion 14 has a first posture in which both of them are bent in a dogleg shape, and is extended so that they are substantially in the same plane. It can take a second position.

The operation of the device configured as above will be described below. When it is placed on a desk, it should be in the second position, bent as shown in Fig. 1. Since the battery case 15 is heavier than the main body 10, it can be stably installed on a table by using it as a stand. Since the battery case 15 is also used as a stand, there is an advantage that the number of accessories is small and the device can be downsized.

FIG. 2 is a configuration perspective view of the second posture in which the main body 10 and the battery case 15 are extended. In the case of wall mounting, it may be hooked on a protrusion provided on the wall with a metal fitting or the like and may be attached to the wall by using an adhesive material. Since the heavy battery case 15 is located on the lower side, the center of gravity of the entire air conditioning sensor is lowered and becomes stable.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory views when the first posture is changed to the second posture. FIG. 3A shows the first posture and FIG. 3B shows the second posture. The battery case 15 is rotated in the arrow A direction around the hinge portion 14 to be in the second posture. In the opposite case, reverse the direction of rotation.

Next, the second device will be described. An air conditioning sensor attached to the ceiling suction port is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-64842 proposed by the present applicant. In such a sensor, it is difficult to change the installation location because the detection signal of the sensor is transmitted using the wiring under the ceiling. Therefore, even if the optimum location for air conditioning control is found, it is often the case that the movement of the sensor is postponed due to the complexity of the work, and optimization cannot be made when providing a comfortable living environment for employees with energy saving. There were challenges.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the second invention. The ceiling material 20 is provided with a ceiling suction port 21, which serves as a circulation port for sending air from the ceiling front side (office side) to the ceiling back side. The detector 30 internally has a sensor section for measuring temperature and the like, a transmitter section for transmitting the signal measured by the sensor section by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, etc., and operating power to the sensor section and the transmitter section. It has a built-in battery to supply. The fixed-side mounting portion 31 is mounted on the back surface of the detector 30, has a tip bent into a crank shape, and is mounted on one edge of the ceiling suction port 21. Since the movable side mounting portion 32 is mounted on the rear surface of the detector 30 at a distance between the fixed side mounting portion 31 and the ceiling suction port 21, the semicircular punching portion is elastically attached to the other edge of the ceiling suction port 21 here. Pressed by force.

According to the apparatus configured as described above, the fixed-side mounting portion 31 is mounted on the ceiling suction port 21, and the elastic force of the movable-side mounting portion 32 pushes the fixed-side mounting portion 31 against the side surface of the ceiling suction port. The detector 30 is attached to the ceiling suction port. When moving the location where the detector 30 is installed, move the detector 30 in the direction of arrow B with respect to the ceiling inlet to remove it, and attach it to a new location of the ceiling inlet.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another embodiment relating to the second invention. Here, a spring-like mounting member 33 having a tip bent in a dogleg shape is provided on the back surface of the detector 30 and mounted on the ceiling suction port 21. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a modification of the second invention. One end of the coil spring 34 is fixed to the fixed side mounting portion 31, and the abutting piece 35 is provided at the other end of the coil spring 34. With such a configuration as well, the detector 30 is attached to the air intake 21 by elastic force as in the embodiment of FIG.

Next, the third device will be described. For the purpose of installing an air conditioning sensor on a desk, if the function of the air conditioning sensor is also used for the one already used by the employee, the occupied area on the desk will be reduced compared to the case where an independent air conditioning sensor is installed. It is convenient without Therefore, in the third invention, the telephone is provided with an air conditioning sensor function. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the construction of an embodiment of the third device. In the figure, a telephone body 60 has a push button 61, a display section 62 for displaying the contents of the key pressed by the push button 61 and other messages, a sensor section 63 for measuring temperature, etc. It has a handset 64 and a code 65 connected to an external telephone line. When the wireless type is used for the telephone body 60, the code 65 is replaced with the oscillator on the telephone body 60 side and the receiver on the telephone line side.

The operation of the device configured as described above will be described below. The external temperature and humidity measured by the sensor unit 63 are output to the code 65 via the telephone body 60 and automatically transmitted to a predetermined telephone number. This output is determined by, for example, the rate of temporal change in temperature and humidity and the transmission cycle.

FIG. 8 is a configuration block diagram of an air conditioning control system using the telephone 60. In the figure, each telephone 60 is connected to a private branch exchange (PBX) 67 via a telephone line 66. The air-conditioning management device 70 is in charge of air-conditioning management inside the building, and manages the operating state and environment of the air-conditioners in each room. The air conditioning control device 71 exchanges information with the air conditioning management device 70 via the transmission path 72. The interface unit 73 is provided between the PBX and the air conditioning management device 70, and serves as a destination of a telephone number automatically transmitted from the sensor unit 63 of each telephone 60. A variable air volume unit (VLV) 74, a fan coil unit (FCU) 75, an air conditioner (AHU) 76, etc. are connected to the air conditioning control device 71, and operation signals are sent to these air conditioning devices. To improve the indoor environment of each room.

In the device configured as described above, the measurement data such as the temperature sent from each telephone 60 is passed through the air conditioning management device 70 to the air conditioning control device 71 which is in charge of air conditioning in the vicinity of the telephone. send. The air-conditioning control device 71 sends a control signal to the air-conditioning device so that the measured value becomes the target value, and provides an air-conditioning environment suitable for each person. Preferably, if the start / stop of the valve unit 74 and the funkler unit 75 can be instructed directly from the telephone 60, it is possible to individually deal with the overtime of employees or work on holidays, and the air conditioning management device 70 can be operated. This is convenient because there is no need to bother the air conditioning manager of the entire building in charge. In this case, if the air-conditioning control device 71 and the air-conditioning management device 70 are provided with a voice response function, it is possible to respond to the instruction of the worker and give the worker a sense of security.

Further, the fourth device will be described. In addition to simply measuring temperature and humidity on the side of the air conditioning sensor, if a standard worker calculates and displays an index that indicates how comfortable the current work environment is, the worker can see what the air conditioner is. This is convenient when you do not know whether to give such instructions. FIG. 9 is a constitutional perspective view showing an embodiment of the fourth invention. In the figure, the main body 40 is a box-shaped housing, and an electric circuit is housed inside. The operation switch 41 has several keys for displaying measured values and setting data to be set as fixed values such as air flow value, humidity, clothing amount, work amount and the like. The display unit 42 is a liquid crystal display device that displays data. The sensor unit 43 uses a known sensor that measures a combined value of temperature and radiation temperature.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the main body 40. The setting input section 50 is a circuit that receives data signals transmitted from, for example, the operation switch 41 or an external management device, and is specifically air flow velocity, humidity, clothing amount, and work amount. The air flow velocity and humidity may be input from a separate sensor, but they are usually set in the air conditioning management device because they are controlled to values close to those set in the air conditioning control system in the office. It does not make much difference to use the value. In addition, if the amount of clothes and the amount of work can be predicted in advance for each season, the season is determined based on the data of the month and day, and the data corresponding to this season is automatically adopted. It is possible for a person to save the trouble of setting these set values each time.

The detection unit 51 is a circuit that outputs a signal related to the temperature and radiation temperature measured by the sensor unit 43. The calculation unit 52 performs a calculation by using the data set by the setting input unit 50 and the measurement value sent from the detection unit 51, and transmits the signal from the transmission unit 53 to an external management device by radio waves or performs calculation. The result is displayed on the display unit 54. The calculation contents of the calculation unit 52 are the temperature combined value of the temperature and the radiation temperature sent from the detection unit 51, and the data set by the setting input unit 50 based on the human body temperature cooling theory. Calculate the feeling value. Since various theories such as PMV and S-ET have been published in the theory of human thermal sensation, these formulas are used. Instead of directly outputting the temperature combined value from the sensor unit 43, the detection unit 51 measures the temperature and the radiation temperature independently, and a preliminary calculation unit is provided to measure the temperature and the radiation temperature from the temperature and the radiation temperature. It is also possible to calculate the combined value and send the temperature combined value obtained by the preliminary calculating section to the calculating section 52 to calculate the human body temperature / sensation value. Here, the temperature synthesis value approximates the synthesis degree of temperature and radiation in the human body.

In the air-conditioning control system using the air-conditioning sensor configured as described above, the human body thermal sensation value of each worker can be detected. Therefore, by controlling this value to the optimum value, the work Even if the employee does not issue a command for air conditioning, the individual environment of each employee will be optimally controlled. In addition, when the office worker sets the set value for temperature and humidity, the standard value is set in advance so that it is comfortable for the person, so there is an advantage that only minor changes are required.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the present invention has the following practical effects. In the first invention, the battery case can be bent to the body so that it can be placed in a position suitable for being placed on a desk, and the hinge part can be extended so that it is suitable for wall mounting. It can also be secured with parts that have less freedom in choosing the installation location. In the second invention, the air conditioning sensor was conventionally mounted from the ceiling back side, but in the present invention, it can be done from the ceiling front side, and the efficiency of the installation work can be improved, and the installation location change work at the ceiling suction port is easy. As a result, the air conditioning sensor can be easily moved to a position where air conditioning can be optimized. In the third device, since the sensor unit is attached to the telephone, the occupied area is smaller than that in the case where both are provided separately, and the telephone can be placed near the office worker. Therefore, temperature and humidity measurements are also made in the vicinity of workers, which is preferable for individual air conditioning. In addition, a telephone line can be used to transmit the temperature and humidity measurement values, which facilitates installation work. Furthermore, when the telephone is used as a man-machine interface in an air conditioning control system, the overtime reservation function and voice response function can be realized at low cost. According to the fourth invention, the human thermal sensation value is calculated in the vicinity of the employee, and by displaying this value, it is an objective indicator of whether or not the current air conditioning environment is comfortable for a standard worker. Is obtained, which is preferable in controlling the air conditioning.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration perspective view showing an embodiment of a first device.

FIG. 2 is a configuration perspective view of a second posture in which a main body 10 and a battery case 15 are extended.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram in the case of shifting from a first posture to a second posture.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a second device.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment related to the second invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a modified embodiment relating to the second invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration perspective view showing an embodiment of a third device.

8 is a configuration block diagram of an air conditioning control system using a telephone 60. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a configuration perspective view showing an embodiment of the fourth invention.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of a main body section 40.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 40 ... Main body 11, 43, 63 ... Sensor part 14 ... Hinge part 15 ... Battery case 20 ... Ceiling material 21 ... Ceiling suction port 30 ... Detector 31 ... Fixed side mounting part 32 ... Movable side mounting part 50 ... Setting input section 51 ... Detection section 52 ... Calculation section 53 ... Transmitting section 54 ... Display section 60 ... Telephone

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Naoko Ichise 3-3-9 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Yokogawa Jiuzong Controls Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Maeda Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 3-3-9 Yokogawa Jiyoung Son Controls Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A box-shaped main body having a sensor section for measuring temperature and the like, and a transmitting section for transmitting a signal measured by the sensor section by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, etc. A box-shaped battery case that houses a battery that supplies operating power to the transmitter, and a first posture in which the battery case and the battery case are interposed between the main body and the battery case It is characterized by comprising a hinge part that can be in a second posture that is substantially in the same plane, and that the first posture is used when it is placed on a desk or the like, and the second posture is used when it is mounted on a wall or the like. Air conditioning sensor. 2. A sensor section for measuring temperature and the like, a transmitter section for transmitting the signal measured by the sensor section by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, etc., and operating power is supplied to the sensor section and the transmitter section. A sensor for air conditioning mounted on the ceiling suction port, the fixed side mounting portion fixed to one edge of the ceiling suction port and the other edge of the ceiling suction port being pressed by an elastic force. An air conditioning sensor, characterized in that the movable side mounting portion is provided in the air conditioning sensor casing. 3. A housing used as a telephone, a sensor portion provided in the housing for measuring temperature and the like, and a transmission circuit for transmitting a signal measured by the sensor portion to a telephone line of the telephone. An air conditioning sensor, comprising: an air conditioning controller connected to the telephone line to receive a measurement signal from the sensor unit. 4. A measuring unit for measuring an air temperature and a radiant temperature, a data storage unit for storing an air flow velocity, humidity, clothing amount, work amount, etc. set or sent from the outside, and a measurement unit for measuring. Air temperature and radiation temperature, and the data
A thermal sensation value calculation unit that calculates the human thermal sensation value in the measurement unit based on the human thermal sensation theory from the data stored in the data storage unit, and this thermal sensation value calculation unit An air-conditioning sensor, comprising: a transmitter for transmitting the human thermal sensation value by wireless transmission of radio waves, ultrasonic waves, light, and the like.