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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9777938-B2
Application number	US-201314071940-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	Nov 27, 2012
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an installation guide system for an air conditioner. The installation guide system may include a display that displays a user interface for designing an installation for an air conditioner, a memory that stores at least one image for a building in which the air conditioner is installed, and a controller to control a display of the stored images on the user interface. The user interface may include a first region that displays the stored image including a plurality of tubes that connect an indoor unit to an outdoor unit of the air conditioner, and a second region that displays information regarding an interference between at least two of the plurality of tubes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An installation guide system for an air conditioner, the installation guide system comprising:
a display that displays a user interface for designing an installation for an air conditioner, the display comprising:
a first display part including installation information for installing the air conditioner and information related to an installation space in which the air conditioner is installed;
a second display part including information of indoor units, outdoor units and a plurality of tubes connecting the indoor and the outdoor units; and
a third display part that is disposed between the first and the second display parts and displays configuration of indoor units, outdoor units and the plurality of tubes installed in the installation space;

a memory that stores at least one image for a building in which the air conditioner is installed; and
a controller to control a display of the stored images on the user interface, wherein the user interface includes a tube information display part that displays information regarding an interference between at least two of the plurality of tubes,
wherein the tube information display part includes:
a tube check list on which the plurality of tube lists is displayed, the tube check list being configured to display information with respect to the tubes that do not interfere with each other;
an interference occurrence display part configured to display interference information with respect to first and second tubes interfering with each other, the information of interference including product codes of the first and second tubes and position codes of the installation space in which the first and second tubes are installed; and
an interference avoiding selection part to provide solutions to avoid interference of the first and second tubes,
wherein the interference information includes a first information in which the first and second tubes cross each other and a second information in which the first and second tubes contact or overlap each other,
wherein:
when the interference avoiding selection part is selected while the interference occurrence display part displays the first information the third display part displays that the at least one portion of the second tube is bent in a set direction to prevent the second tube from crossing the first tube, and
when the interference avoiding selection part is selected while the interference occurrence display part displays the second information, the third display part displays that the second tube is moved in a direction away from the first tube to prevent the second tube from contacting or overlapping the first tube.

2. The installation guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the first tube is parallel with the second tube after being moved to avoid interference with the second tube.

3. The installation guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the information displayed in the third display part on with respect to the change in positions of the first and the second tubes includes a plurality of recommended configuration of the first and the second tubes that avoid interference between the first and the second tubes.

4. The installation guide system according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of recommended configurations are arranged based on an order of priority based on at least one of a cost, a type, a diameter or length of the first and the second tubes that interfere with each other.

5. The installation guide system according to claim 1 , wherein at least two recommended configurations for avoiding interference between the first and the second tubes are displayed in the first and the second, the at least two recommended configurations are displayed simultaneously or successively in the first and the second tubes.

6. A method of using an installation guide system for an air conditioner, the method comprising:
displaying a drawing of a building on a display comprising:
a first display part including installation information for installing the air conditioner and information related to an installation space in which the air conditioner is installed;
a second display part including information of indoor units, outdoor units and a plurality of tubes connecting the indoor and the outdoor units; and
a third display part that is disposed between the first and the second display parts and displays configuration of indoor units, outdoor units and the plurality of tubes installed in the installation space;

displaying a plurality of graphical objects representing an indoor unit and an outdoor unit of an air conditioner on the drawing;
displaying a plurality of tubes that connect the indoor unit to the outdoor unit;
determining whether the plurality of tubes interfere with each other; and
displaying information regarding the interfering tubes when at least one of the plurality of tubes interfere with another tube, in a tube information display part,
wherein the tube information display part includes:
a tube check list on which the plurality of tube lists is displayed, the tube check list being configured to display information with respect to the tubes that do not interfere with each other;
an interference occurrence display part configured to display information of interference with respect to first and second tubes interfering with each other, the information of interference including product codes of the first and second tubes and position codes of the installation space in which the first and second tubes are installed; and
an interference avoiding selection part to provide solutions to avoid interference of the first and second tubes,
wherein the interference information includes a first information in which the first and second tubes cross each other and a second information in which the first and second tubes contact or overlap each other,
wherein:
when the interference avoiding selection part is selected while the interference occurrence display part displays the first information, the third display part displays that the at least one portion of the first tube is bent in a set direction to prevent the first tube from crossing the second tube, and
when the interference avoiding selection part is selected while the interference occurrence display part displays the second information, the third display part displays that the first tube is moved in a direction away from the second tube to prevent the first tube from contacting or overlapping the second tube.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further including determining at least one recommended configuration of the first and the second tubes to correct the interference between the first and the second tubes, and displaying the at least one recommended configuration on the display.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the displaying the at least one recommended configuration includes displaying a plurality of recommended configuration of the first and the second tubes simultaneously or successively on the display.

9. The installation guide system according to claim 3 , wherein an image of the interfering tubes based on the recommended configuration is displayed in a pop-up window.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Jungyul
• Cho Sangeun
• Kang Shinae
• Kim Junmo
• Park Mingyu

Classifications

• G06F2113/14

  Pipes · CPC title

• F24F2221/32

  preventing human errors during the installation, use or maintenance, e.g. goofy proof · CPC title

• F24F1/26

  Refrigerant piping · CPC title

• G06F30/13

  Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads · CPC title

• F24F11/30 Primary

  for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring · CPC title