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Air heating apparatus
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1992-05-14
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2012-05-14
Abstract
Abstract An air heating apparatus such as a fan heater, a forced circulation type ware air heater, and, an air conditioner and heater, is operated while the amount of radiation is taken into consideration. Moreover, after a PMV value of the room to be heated is generated from the temperature, amount of radiation, etc. of the room to be heated, the burning amount, air flow and the like are controlled to make the PMV value 0.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Nanba
- 👤 Yoshikazu Matsuda
- 👤 Akio Taki
- 👤 Takashi Nishikawa
- 👤 Hiroshi Ishihara
- 👤 Masao Yoshikawa
- 👤 Mitsuharu Tomioka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:22
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24H; F24H9/00; F24H9/20; F23; F23N; F23N1/00; F23N1/08; F23N1/10; F23N1/102; F24H9/2064; F24H9/2085; G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/1917; F23N2223/00; F23N2223/52; F23N2233/00; F23N2233/06; F23N2233/08; F23N2235/00; F23N2235/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
An air heating apparatus comprising a burning means, a room temperature detecting means which detects a room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a convection fan for sending warm air into the room, an operating means which generates a control signal on the basis of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and radiation detecting means, a burning amount output of said burning means and an air amount output of said convection fan, and a burning amount setting means which controls the burning amount of said burning means and the air amount of said convection fan so that the output from said operating means becomes a predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
An air heating apparatus comprising a burning means, a room temperature detecting means which detects a room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a convection fan for sending warm air into the room, an operating means which generates a control signal on the basis of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and radiation detecting means, a burning amount output of said burning means and an air amount output of said convection fan, and a burning amount setting means which controls the burning amount of said burning means and the air amount of said convection fan so that the output from said operating means becomes a predetermined value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
184 words
An air heating apparatus comprising a burning means, a temperature setting means which sets a room temperature, a room temperature detecting means which detects the room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a convection fan for sending warm air into the room, an operating means which generates a control signal on the basis of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and radiation detecting means, a burning amount output of said burning means and an air amount output of said convection fan, a burning amount setting means which controls the burning amount of said burning means and the air amount of said convection fan so that the output from the operating means becomes a predetermined value or so that the output from the room temperature detecting means becomes a temperature which is not set at said temperature setting means, and a switching means which switches information to be output to said burning amount setting means to either one of the outputs from said operating means and room temperature detecting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
184 words
An air heating apparatus comprising a burning means, a temperature setting means which sets a room temperature, a room temperature detecting means which detects the room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a convection fan for sending warm air into the room, an operating means which generates a control signal on the basis of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and radiation detecting means, a burning amount output of said burning means and an air amount output of said convection fan, a burning amount setting means which controls the burning amount of said burning means and the air amount of said convection fan so that the output from the operating means becomes a predetermined value or so that the output from the room temperature detecting means becomes a temperature which is not set at said temperature setting means, and a switching means which switches information to be output to said burning amount setting means to either one of the outputs from said operating means and room temperature detecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, which further comprising a correcting temperature detecting means which detects the temperature in the vicinity of said radiation detecting means, and a radiation amount correcting means which corrects the output of said radiation detecting means upon receipt of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and correcting temperature detecting means, wherein the output of said radiation amount correcting means is input to said operating means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a comparing/outputting means is provided to detect whether the output of said operating means is within an aimed controlling value, thereby generating an output to said burning amount setting means, characterized in that burning of said burning means is stopped when the aimed controlling value from said operating means is outside a predetermined value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a comparing/outputting means is provided to detect whether the output of said operating means is within an aimed controlling value, thereby generating an output to said burning amount setting means, characterized in that burning of said burning means is stopped when the aimed controlling value from said operating means is outside a predetermined value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
147 words
An air heating apparatus comprising: `a burning means, a room temperature detecting means which detects a room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a convection fan for sending warm air into the room, a PMV operating means for outputting a PMV value, which denotes a fitting characteristic of a heating condition of the room to be heated, on the basis of a burning amount output from said burning means, the output from said room temperature detecting means, the output from said radiation detecting means and an output of the rotational number of said convection fan, and a burning control means which controls the burning amount of said burning means and the air amount of said convection fan so that the PMV value output by said PMV operating means becomes a predetermined PMV value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
147 words
An air heating apparatus comprising: `a burning means, a room temperature detecting means which detects a room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a convection fan for sending warm air into the room, a PMV operating means for outputting a PMV value, which denotes a fitting characteristic of a heating condition of the room to be heated, on the basis of a burning amount output from said burning means, the output from said room temperature detecting means, the output from said radiation detecting means and an output of the rotational number of said convection fan, and a burning control means which controls the burning amount of said burning means and the air amount of said convection fan so that the PMV value output by said PMV operating means becomes a predetermined PMV value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
186 words
An air heating apparatus comprising: a burning means, a room temperature setting means which sets a room temperature, a room temperature detecting means which detects the room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a PMV operating means for outputting a PMV value, which denotes a fitting characteristic of a heating condition of the room to be heated, on the basis of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and radiation detecting means, a burning amount output from said burning means and an output of a rotational number of said convection fan, a burning amount setting means which controls said burning means or convection fan so that the PMV value operating means becomes a predetermined value or so that the output from said room temperature detecting means becomes a temperature which is not set at said temperature setting means, and a switching means which switches the information to be input to said burning amount setting means to either of the outputs from said PMV operating means or from said room temperature detecting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
186 words
An air heating apparatus comprising: a burning means, a room temperature setting means which sets a room temperature, a room temperature detecting means which detects the room temperature, a radiation detecting means which detects the amount of radiation from a surface of a room to be heated, a PMV operating means for outputting a PMV value, which denotes a fitting characteristic of a heating condition of the room to be heated, on the basis of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and radiation detecting means, a burning amount output from said burning means and an output of a rotational number of said convection fan, a burning amount setting means which controls said burning means or convection fan so that the PMV value operating means becomes a predetermined value or so that the output from said room temperature detecting means becomes a temperature which is not set at said temperature setting means, and a switching means which switches the information to be input to said burning amount setting means to either of the outputs from said PMV operating means or from said room temperature detecting means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
83 words
An air heating apparatus according to claims 6 or 7, further comprising a correcting temperature detecting means which detects the temperature in the vicinity of said radiation detecting means, and a radiation amount correcting means which corrects the output from said radiation detecting means upon receipt of outputs from said room temperature detecting means and correcting temperature detecting means and the burning amount in said burning means, wherein the output of said radiation amount correcting means is input to said PMV operating means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
83 words
An air heating apparatus according to claims 6 or 7, further comprising a comparing/outputting means which compares the PMV value from said PMV operating means with a PMV value from a PMV setting means to output a corresponding predetermined control signal to said burning amount setting means, and a PMV correcting means which changes the PMV value of said PMV setting means, so that the corrected PMV value from said PMV correcting means is made the PMV value of said PMV setting means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
63 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a comparing/outputting means is further provided to detect whether or not the output from said PMV operating means is within a predetermined value, whereby burning in said burning means is stopped by the output of said comparing/outputting means when the PMV value from said PMV operating means is outside the predetermined value.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a PMV display means is further provided to make a predetermined style of display on the basis of the PMV value of said PMV operating means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a fuzzy inference device which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a neutral network which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
81 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a comparing/outputting means which compares the PMV value from said PMV operating means with a PMV value from a PMV setting means to output a corresponding predetermined control signal to said burning amount setting means, and a PMV correcting means which changes the PMV value of said PMV setting means, so that the corrected PMV value from said PMV correcting means is made the PMV value of said PMV setting means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
61 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a comparing/outputting means is further provided to detect whether or not the output from said PMV operating means is within a predetermined value, whereby burning in said burning means is stopped by the output of said comparing/outputting means when the PMV value from said PMV operating means is outside the predetermined value.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
61 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a comparing/outputting means is further provided to detect whether or not the output from said PMV operating means is within a predetermine value, whereby burning in said burning means is stopped by the output of said comparing/outputting means when the PMV value from said PMV operating means is outside the predetermined value.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a PMV display means is further provided to make a predetermined style of display on the basis of the PMV value of said PMV operating means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a PMV display means is further provided to make a predetermined style of display on the basis of the PMV value of said PMV operating means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a PMV display means is further provided to make a predetermined style of display on the basis of the PMV value of said PMV operating means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
50 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a fuzzy inference device which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
50 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a fuzzy inference device which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
50 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a fuzzy inference device which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
50 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a fuzzy inference device which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
49 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a neutral network which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
49 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a neutral network which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
49 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a neutral network which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
49 words
An air heating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said PMV operating means is constituted of a neutral network which outputs the PMV value upon receipt of inputs denoting at least one of an operating state of said apparatus and a heating condition of the room to be heated.
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