JP2014164410A - Equipment operating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an equipment operating device that allows an explanation mode to be freely viewed without troublesome operation.SOLUTION: An equipment operating device comprises: a display 5 for displaying a standby screen showing a status of an equipment body and the like; switches including a determination switch 10 and a return switch 12; and an explanation mode for displaying on the display 5 an explanation relating to a function of the equipment body, and allows an explanation screen of the explanation mode to change to a setting screen of the function. The explanation mode displays on the display 5 a list screen showing an item list 15 of the function whose explanation is desired to be displayed, displays an explanation screen showing an explanatory text corresponding to a selection item when the selection item is determined from among the list 15 by switching operation, and displays a setting screen that allows setting of a function to change when the determination switch 10 is operated in an explanation screen relating to changes in setting of a function. In the explanation screen and the setting screen, the return switch 12 is operated to return to the list screen.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus operating device used for a water heater or the like.

  Conventionally, this kind of device operation device such as a remote control device has an explanation mode in which an operation method and a function description are displayed on a remote control display unit in accordance with the remote control operation as disclosed in Patent Document 1, and functions from the explanation screen of the explanation mode. There was something that made it possible to transition to the setting screen.

JP 2009-253946 A

  However, in this conventional product, if the switch is operated while the setting screen is displayed, the screen returns to the explanation screen which is the previous screen. When you notice that the item you want to change is not the currently displayed setting item, or you want to check all the setting screens in sequence, you can return to the explanation screen to select other list items. Later, it is necessary to operate the return switch again to return to the list screen, which is troublesome.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention displays on the display unit a display unit that displays a standby screen indicating the state of the device body, a switch including a determination switch and a return switch, and a function of the device body. A device operating device that is capable of transitioning from the explanation screen of the explanation mode to the setting screen of the function, and in the explanation mode, the item of the function whose explanation is to be displayed on the display unit A list screen showing a list is displayed, and when a selection item is determined from the list by the switch operation, an explanation screen showing an explanatory text corresponding to the selection item is displayed, and an explanation screen regarding a function setting change, When the determination switch is operated, a setting screen that allows the setting of the function to be changed is displayed. On the explanation screen and the setting screen, the return switch Once created, it was to return to the list screen.

  Further, when the determination switch is operated in order to confirm the setting change on the setting screen, the setting is changed and the standby screen is returned.

  According to the present invention, when the return switch is operated in a state where the setting screen is displayed, the explanation screen is skipped and the list screen is returned. Therefore, after the transition to the setting screen, the item to be changed is being displayed. When you notice that it is not a setting item or you want to check all the setting screens sequentially, you can transition to the explanation screen for other items with a small number of operations, improving the operational feeling.

  In addition, since the screen automatically returns to the standby screen after the setting is confirmed on the setting screen, it is not necessary to operate the return switch a plurality of times until the screen returns to the standby screen, thereby improving the operational feeling.

Schematic configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention The figure explaining the screen transition of the same embodiment

Next, a remote control device that is a device operating device of a heat pump hot water storage type hot water supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a heat pump hot water storage type water heater, which includes a heat pump type heating unit 2 that heats hot water and a hot water storage tank that stores hot water heated by the heat pump type heating unit 2, and has a hot water supply temperature set in a hot water tap or a bathtub (not shown). A hot water storage tank unit 3 that supplies hot water and a remote control device 4 that changes the hot water set temperature and displays the operating state and the set state of the heat pump hot water heater 1 are configured.

  The remote control device 4 includes a display unit 5 made of a dot matrix type liquid crystal or the like, a bath automatic switch 6 for causing a bathtub to carry a predetermined amount of hot water of about 180 L, and a call switch 7 for interphone communication with another remote control device (not shown). A chasing switch 8 for heating the bath water, a cross switch 9 for giving up / down / left / right instructions, a decision switch 10 provided in the middle of the cross switch 9, and an operation of the remote control device 4 of the display unit 5 An operation unit such as an explanation mode switch 11 for displaying an explanation about a method or a function, a return switch 12 for returning to the previous operation screen, and a remote control unit 13 provided inside the remote control device 4 for performing remote control. It is prepared for. Here, the remote control unit 13 has a logic circuit such as an MPU, receives a switch operation of the operation unit or a command from the device body, and displays display data on the display unit 5 according to a program stored in advance while referring to the memory. Is output.

  Next, the operation when the explanation mode switch 11 is operated by the user and the explanation mode regarding the operation method and function is started will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the explanation mode switch 11 is operated, from the standby screen display (see FIG. 2 (A)) such as the hot water supply temperature, the current time, the amount of hot water in the hot water storage tank, etc., which has been displayed on the display unit 5 until then, FIG. ) Is displayed, and the selection cursor 14 is moved up and down by the up / down operation of the cross switch 9 to select the item of the operation method / function to display the description from the item list 15. It is possible.

  In this list screen, the item list 15 is displayed at the center of the screen, and at the same time, an operation guidance for “selecting with the upper and lower SW and determining with the determination SW” is displayed in the lower band area, and an operation without error is guided.

  Then, when the decision switch 10 is operated in a state where any item is selected, the screen transitions to the explanation screen in FIG. 2C, the item list name is displayed in the upper band area of the screen, and the explanatory text is displayed in the center of the screen. When the setting of the function corresponding to the item list being displayed can be changed, a guidance to “move to the setting screen upon decision” is displayed below the explanatory text.

  When the determination switch 10 is operated on the explanation screen displaying the guidance indicating that the movement is possible on the setting screen, the setting screen (FIG. 2 (2) D)) and the setting can be changed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2, the list item “when no hot water is used for several days” is selected on the list screen, and the corresponding explanation is “when hot water is not used for several days during travel, etc. Is displayed on the explanation screen, and as a corresponding setting screen, a pause setting screen for setting a period during which boiling is paused is displayed.

  Then, when the number of days for the pause setting is changed by the up / down operation of the cross switch 9 and the decision switch 10 is operated, it is determined that the boiling pause will be made for the set number of days, and at the same time, the standby screen of FIG. I'm going back.

  In this way, after the setting is confirmed on the setting screen, the screen automatically returns to the standby screen. Therefore, it is not necessary to operate the return switch a plurality of times until the screen returns to the standby screen, and the operational feeling is improved.

  On the other hand, in the state where the setting screen of FIG. 2D is displayed, it is a scene where the user wants to notice that the item to be changed is not the currently displayed setting item, or to sequentially check all the setting screens. When the return switch 12 is operated, the explanation screen of FIG. 2C is skipped and the list screen of FIG. 2B is returned.

  In this way, when the return switch 12 is operated in a state where the explanation screen is displayed, the switch 12 returns to the list screen which is the previous screen while the return switch 12 is displayed in the state where the setting screen is displayed. When an operation is performed, the explanation screen is skipped and the screen returns to the list screen.After changing to the setting screen, the user notices that the item to be changed is not the currently displayed setting item, or checks all the setting screens sequentially. In a desired scene, it is possible to transition to an explanation screen for other items with a small number of operations, and it is possible to freely browse the explanation mode while avoiding troublesome operations, and the operational feeling is improved.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified without changing the gist of the invention, and may be configured such that an apparatus operating device is integrally provided in the apparatus main body. In addition, the specific screen configuration may be variously modified within the range intended by the present invention, and the operation unit may be a touch panel type.

  Further, the list items on the list screen, the explanatory text on the explanation screen, or the setting contents on the setting screen are not limited to the contents of the above-described one embodiment, and various design changes can be made within the intended scope of the present invention. It may be.

5 Display 9 Cross switch 10 Enter switch 11 Description mode switch 12 Return switch 15 Item list

Claims (2)

  A display unit that displays a standby screen indicating a state of the device main body, a switch including a determination switch and a return switch, and an explanation mode that displays a description of the function of the device main body on the display unit. A device operating device capable of transitioning from a screen to the function setting screen, wherein in the explanation mode, a list screen showing an item list of the function to be explained is displayed on the display unit, and the switch operation is performed When a selection item is determined from the list, an explanation screen showing an explanatory text corresponding to the selection item is displayed. When the decision switch is operated on the explanation screen related to the function setting change, the function setting is performed. A setting screen that can be changed is displayed. In the explanation screen and the setting screen, when the return switch is operated, the list screen is displayed. Device operation and wherein the a.   2. The apparatus operating device according to claim 1, wherein when the determination switch is operated to confirm a setting change on the setting screen, the setting is changed and the standby screen is returned.

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