TWI688734B - A air conditioner with wireless display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an air conditioner including: a processor; a control unit electrically connected to the processor, and includes: a transmitting unit that transmits energy by wireless transmission; and a display unit that includes: a receiving unit that receives the energy; and a conversion unit that converse the received energy to electrical energy.

Description

Air conditioner with wireless display device

The invention relates to an air conditioner, in particular to an air conditioner with a wireless display device.

For the air-conditioning system used in the prior art, please refer to FIG. 1, a display unit 1 is usually provided on the cabinet of the air-conditioning system 10 to display information related to the air-conditioning system, such as temperature. For example, please refer to FIG. 2, which is an enlarged view of the display unit 20. It can be seen that the display unit 20 can also display the status of the air conditioning system, for example, whether it is in operation, whether it is set to run regularly, whether the filter needs to be cleaned, Whether it is sleep mode and temperature display and other information.

However, in the air-conditioning system in the prior art, the display unit needs to be connected to the controller of the air-conditioning system through one or more cables to transmit signals or supply power. Therefore, if you forget to install the cable during assembly, the control or display function will not be able to Normal operation, and if you do not pay attention to remove the cable when disassembling the chassis during maintenance, it is easy to pull the cable during disassembly and cause damage, so it is The display unit is connected to the air-conditioning system through a flat cable, which increases the difficulty of assembly and disassembly.

In view of the purpose of the present invention, the present invention provides an air conditioner including: a processor; a control unit electrically connected to the processor and including: a transmitting unit that transmits energy through wireless transmission; and a display unit including: a receiving unit, Receiving the energy; and a conversion part, converting the received energy into electrical energy. When re-assembling the air conditioner display part, no wire is required for installation, which not only saves the cost of the wire, but also simplifies the installation and speeds up the installation time, and avoids if you forget to install the cable between the display and the air conditioner during installation. It also needs to be reassembled. Moreover, for example, when the air conditioner is to be disassembled for maintenance, it is avoided that the cable is still installed between the display unit and the air conditioner. Improper pulling may cause damage to the air conditioner or the wire, reducing the difficulty of assembling and disassembling the air conditioner. In addition, the aging of the wire may cause a short circuit, causing the air conditioner to break. Through wireless connection, the safety problem caused by the aging of the wire is avoided and the life of the air conditioner is improved.

1: Display

10: Air conditioning system

20: Display

30: Air conditioning system

31: processor

32: Control Department

33: Display

34: First sending department

35: Second receiving department

36: Conversion Department

37: The first receiving department

40: Air conditioning system

41: processor

42: Control Department

43: Display

44: First sending department

45: Second receiving department

46: Conversion Department

47: The first receiving department

48: Second sending department

50: Air conditioning system

52: Control Department

53: Display

62: Control Department

63: Display

65: Second receiving department

68: First sending department

69: LED

The embodiments of the present application are shown in the accompanying drawings by way of example, not limitation, and similar reference numerals indicate similar elements.

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of an air conditioning system.

FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of the display unit of the air-conditioning system.

Figure 3 shows an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the invention Block diagram.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of an air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of the air-conditioning system of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 shows an enlarged view of the display unit and the control unit in FIG. 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The principles of the present invention will be described below with reference to several example embodiments shown in the drawings. It should be understood that these embodiments are described only to enable those skilled in the art to better understand and implement the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a block diagram of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The air-conditioning system 30 includes a processor 31, a control unit 32, and a display unit 33, wherein the processor 31 and the control unit 32 are electrically coupled. In an embodiment, the processor 31 may be integrated into the control unit 32, for example, through a Substrate integration. For example, the air-conditioning system 30 has a function of displaying temperature. For example, the air-conditioning system 30 can use sensors (not shown) such as thermistors, thermocouples, and resistance temperature detectors to detect the temperature, but the present invention Not limited to this. After the air-conditioning system 30 detects the temperature of the environment through the sensor, for example, the physical quantity (temperature) is converted into an electrical signal for transmission, which will not be described in detail in the present invention. Then, the signal of the temperature sensed by the sensor is transmitted to the control part 32, and the control part 32 transmits the temperature signal through the first transmitting part 34 Send the signal by wireless transmission. The wireless transmission may be Bluetooth, infrared, ZigBee, ANT, VFIR, UFIR, Giga-IR laser, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto. Then the display unit 33 receives the wireless signal through the second receiving unit 35, and transmits the received wireless signal converted into the displayed information through the conversion unit 36 to a display panel (not shown) for display, for example, using a liquid crystal panel to display the temperature, in In one embodiment, a light-emitting diode may be used instead of the display panel for display. At the same time, the control unit 34 can also send the temperature signal to the processor 31 for other control function determination, temperature control, etc., which will be further described below.

For another example, the air-conditioning system 30 may have a function of controlling temperature. The general user can select the desired temperature through a control device, such as a wired controller of the air conditioning system or a wireless remote control (not shown). For example, when the room temperature is 30 degrees, the remote control is used to select the expected room temperature to drop to 27, 26, or 25 degrees. The user selects the temperature or operation mode using the operation buttons or touch screen on the remote control/controller ( Such as air-conditioning, heating, air supply, etc.), the control signal is sent to the first receiving part 37 of the control part 32, the control part 32 then transmits the control signal to the processor 31, at this time the processor 31 will according to the received control The signal is judged. For example, if the expected temperature is lower than the ambient temperature, the air conditioning system 30 will be judged to cool down. If the expected temperature is higher than the ambient temperature, the air conditioning system 30 will be judged to heat up, etc. Adjust the operating mode of, and no more detailed description here. For example, when the user selects the air-conditioning mode using the remote controller, the remote controller sends the control signal to the first receiving unit 37 of the control unit 32, and the control unit 32 transmits the control signal to the processor 31 for processing In addition, at the same time, the control signal can be directly transmitted to the second receiving part 35 of the display part 33 through the first transmitting part 34 by wireless transmission. After receiving the control signal, the second receiving part 35 can directly or The control signal is displayed indirectly through the display panel, so that the user can know the current operation mode directly by observing the display panel of the display unit 33 of the air conditioning system 30, or can directly know the current operation mode from the display panel on the remote control .

In addition, in an embodiment, the air-conditioning system 30 may utilize the first transmitting part 34 to transmit energy to the second receiving part of the display part 33 through wireless transmission. The energy may be electromagnetic energy, microwave, light energy, etc. Not limited to this. Taking electromagnetic energy as an example, the air-conditioning system 30 can use the first transmitting portion 34 to transmit electromagnetic energy to the second receiving portion 35 of the display portion 33, and convert the electromagnetic energy into electrical energy through the conversion portion 36 to provide the display portion as a power supply. . In this embodiment, the display unit 33 does not need to be electrically coupled with other parts of the air-conditioning system 30 by using wires, power cables, etc., but can also transmit signals or power.

It should be particularly noted here that the transmission unit of the air conditioning system 30 that transmits energy and signals may transmit energy and signals for the same component (eg, integrated into the first transmission unit 34). In another embodiment, different The components (more than two transmitters) separately transmit energy and signals. Similarly, the receiving unit of the air conditioning system 30 for receiving energy and signals may receive energy and signals for the same component (eg, integrated into the second receiving unit 35). In another embodiment, different components (two The above receiving section) receives energy and signals respectively.

Next, please refer to FIG. 4, which is a block diagram of an air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The same points as the previous embodiment will not be repeated, and only the differences will be described here. The air conditioning system 40 may have a function of controlling temperature. The general user can select the desired temperature through a control device, such as a wired controller of the air conditioning system or a wireless remote control (not shown). For example, when the room temperature is 30 degrees, use the remote control/controller to select the expected indoor temperature can drop to 27, 26, or 25 degrees. After the user selects the temperature or operation mode using the operation buttons on the remote control or the touch screen, etc. (Such as air-conditioning, heating, air supply, etc.), send this control signal to the second receiving part 45 of the display part 43, the display part 43 then transmits the control signal through the second sending part 48, and transmits the control signal by wireless transmission To the first receiving part 47 of the control part 42, the air conditioning system 40 then transmits the control signal from the control part 42 to the processor 41. At this time, the processor 41 will make a judgment based on the received control signal. For example, if the expected temperature is lower than the ambient temperature, the air conditioning system 40 will be judged to cool down. If the expected temperature is higher than the ambient temperature, the air conditioning system 40 will be judged. For heating, etc., it can actually be adjusted according to the selected operation mode, which will not be described in detail here. For example, when the user selects the air-conditioning mode using the remote controller, the remote controller sends the control signal to the second receiving unit 45 of the display unit 43. The display unit 43 then transmits the control signal to the second sending unit 48 through wireless transmission to the In the first receiving part 47 of the control part 42, the air conditioning system 40 transmits the control signal from the control part 42 to the processor 41 for processing, and it can also be directly (for example, display information after the display part 43 receives the control signal) or indirectly (for example, through The processor 41 processes/determines) the control signal is displayed through the display panel, so that the user can Observing the display unit 43 of the air-conditioning system 40 directly knows the current operation mode, but the current operation mode can also be learned directly from the display panel on the remote control or the controller.

Next, please refer to FIG. 5, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of the air-conditioning system of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The air-conditioning system 50 includes a control unit 52 and a display unit 53. In one embodiment, the control unit 52 may be integrated with the processor through a main board. In another embodiment, the processor and the control unit may be separately arranged in different places. Electrical coupling, the function is the same as the previous embodiment will not be described in detail. Since the control unit 52 and the display unit 53 wirelessly transmit signals and energy, there is no need to physically use wires for coupling. Whether it is the assembly of the air-conditioning system 50 or the need to disassemble it during maintenance, it is more convenient for the user.

Please refer to FIG. 6 again, which is an enlarged view of the display unit 53 (63) and the control unit 52 (62) in FIG. 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, in an embodiment, the control unit 62 transmits energy through the first transmission unit 68, and the second reception unit 65 of the display unit 63 receives the energy and converts it into electrical energy to provide the display unit 63 for use. For example, in an embodiment, the control unit 62 transmits the electromagnetic wave through the second transmission unit 68, and the second reception unit 65 of the display unit 63 receives the electromagnetic wave and converts it into electrical energy to provide the display unit 63 for use. The display unit 63 can display the received information or control signals of the air-conditioning system through the display panel, such as the light-emitting diode 69.

In addition, in one embodiment, the display unit 63 can display the information or control signals of the air conditioning system received from the remote control or the control unit through the display panel, such as the light-emitting diode 69 for display. Other and previous implementation The same parts of the example are omitted and will not be described.

Now, an example of the configuration related to the present invention will be added below. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following configuration.

Configuration 1 may include an air conditioner including: a processor; a control unit electrically connected to the processor and including: a transmitting unit that transmits energy through wireless transmission; and a display unit including: a receiving unit that receives the energy; and The conversion unit converts the received energy into electrical energy.

Configuration 2 may be the air conditioner according to configuration 1, wherein the energy is electromagnetic energy.

Configuration 3 may be an air conditioner according to configuration 1, wherein the energy is microwave or laser.

Configuration 4 may be the air conditioner according to configuration 1, wherein the transmitting section further transmits a signal by wireless transmission, and the receiving section receives the signal.

Configuration 5 may be an air conditioner according to configuration 4, wherein the display section displays the received signal.

Configuration 6 may be an air conditioner according to configuration 4, wherein the display section further includes: a light emitting diode to display the received signal.

Configuration 7 may be an air conditioner according to configuration 4, wherein the display section further includes: a display panel to display the received signal.

Configuration 8 may be an air conditioner according to configuration 7, wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal panel.

Configuration 9 may be the air conditioner according to configuration 1, wherein the receiving section receives another signal sent by the remote control device.

Configuration 10 may be an air conditioner according to configuration 9, wherein the receiving section sends the other signal to the control section.

The above are only optional embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

30: Air conditioning system

31: processor

32: Control Department

33: Display

34: First sending department

35: Second receiving department

36: Conversion Department

37: The first receiving department

Claims (10)

An air conditioner includes: a processor; a control section, electrically connected to the processor, and includes: a sending section that transmits energy through wireless transmission; and a display section, which is provided on the cabinet of the air conditioner and includes a receiving section, Receiving the energy; and a conversion part, converting the received energy into electrical energy. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the energy is electromagnetic energy. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the energy is microwave or laser. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the transmission part further transmits a signal by wireless transmission, and the reception part receives the signal. The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the display section displays the received signal. The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the display unit further includes: a light emitting diode to display the received signal. The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the display section further includes: a display panel to display the received signal. The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal panel. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the receiving section receives another signal sent by the remote control device. The air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the receiving section sends the other signal to the control section.

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