Air conditioning system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11435107-B2
Application number	US-201716496680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2017
Priority date	Jun 14, 2017
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

An air conditioning system according to the present invention includes: a first air conditioner; a second air conditioner; a first operation terminal capable of operating the first air conditioner; a second operation terminal capable of operating the second air conditioner; and a portable terminal that receives, from the first operation terminal, first setting information including first information for operating the first air conditioner or the second air conditioner, and second information that is information on the first operation terminal or the second operation terminal, generates transmission information on the basis of the first setting information, and transmits the transmission information to the second operation terminal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air conditioning system comprising:
a first air conditioner;
a second air conditioner;
a first operation terminal capable of operating the first air conditioner;
a second operation terminal capable of operating the second air conditioner; and
a portable terminal to receive, from the first operation terminal, first setting information formed from first information for operating the first air conditioner or the second air conditioner and second information that is information on the first operation terminal or the second operation terminal, to generate transmission information on the basis of the first setting information, and to transmit the transmission information to the second operation terminal,
wherein the first operation terminal and the second operation terminal each comprise a remote controller display unit to display the first setting information,
wherein the portable terminal is configured to transmit one of a transmission request signal or a change request signal to at least one of the first operational terminal and the second operational terminal, the transmission request signal being a signal requesting transmission of the first setting information, and the change request signal being a signal requesting a change in the first setting information, and
wherein the first operation terminal and the second operation terminal are each configured to transmit a disapproval response signal to the portable terminal that either disapproves reception of the first setting information in response to a determination that the transmission request signal is received when the first setting information is displayed on a corresponding one of the remote control display units or disapproves change of the first setting information in response to a determination that the change request signal is received when the first setting information is displayed on the corresponding one of the remote control display units.

2. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission information includes the first setting information.

3. The air conditioning system according to claim 2 , wherein the first information and the second information include:
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected; and
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected.

4. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission information includes second setting information generated on the basis of the first setting information.

5. The air conditioning system according to claim 4 , wherein the portable terminal retains
a plurality of pieces of the first setting information and the second setting information of the first air conditioner; and
a plurality of pieces of the first setting information and the second setting information of the second air conditioner.

6. The air conditioning system according to claim 5 , wherein the first information and the second information include:
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected; and
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected.

7. The air conditioning system according to claim 4 , wherein the first information and the second information include:
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected; and
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected.

8. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 , wherein the portable terminal comprises a portable terminal display operation unit to display the first setting information and to receive change in the first setting information, and
when receiving the disapproval response signal, the portable terminal performs at least one of restriction of the change in the first setting information using the portable terminal display operation unit, and display of a state to the effect that reception of the first setting information is disapproved or that change in the first setting information is disapproved on the portable terminal display operation unit.

9. The air conditioning system according to claim 8 , wherein the first information and the second information include:
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected; and
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected.

10. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 , wherein the first information and the second information include:
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the first operation terminal is connected;
information on a model name and a serial number of an indoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected; and
information on a model name and a serial number of an outdoor unit to which the second operation terminal is connected.

11. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first operation terminal and the second operation terminal each comprise an indicator to blink in response to a request from the portable terminal
the portable terminal is configured to send a confirmation request signal to a selected operation terminal selected from the first operation terminal and the second operation terminal to confirm that the selected operation terminal is connected to the portable terminal, and
the selected operation terminal is further configured to cause the indicator associated with the selected operation terminal to blink after the selected operation terminal is connected to the portable terminal the selected operation terminal receives the confirmation request signal from the portable terminal.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Ino Hiroyuki
• Muramatsu Hidetoshi
• Koizumi Yoshiaki

Classifications

• F24F11/54 Primary

  using one central controller connected to several sub-controllers · CPC title

• F24F11/523

  for displaying temperature data · CPC title

• F24F11/65 Primary

  for selecting an operating mode · CPC title

• F24F11/56

  Remote control · CPC title

• F24F11/59

  for presetting · CPC title