Knob switch control panel and control system

Abstract

The utility model discloses a knob switch control panel and a control system thereof, comprising a panel main control module, and a knob switch module and a touch key module which are respectively and electrically connected with the panel main control module, the touch key module is used for feeding back a touch signal of a user to the panel main control module, and the panel main control module is used for controlling the knob switch module and the touch key module. The panel main control module controls a fan motor of the bath heater to work and / or a heating module of the bath heater to work according to the touch signal; set rotating speeds of multiple gears are preset in the panel main control module, when a fan motor of the bath heater works and the heating module does not work, the knob switch module is used for selecting the set rotating speeds of the different gears, and the panel main control module controls the fan motor to work at the rotating speeds of the corresponding gears according to the selected set rotating speeds.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of bathroom heater control, in particular to a knob switch control panel and a control system. Background Art

[0002] Bathroom heaters generally have functions such as strong heating, weak heating, blowing, and ventilation. The existing control panel generally only has multiple touch function buttons, which are used to control the operation of the fan, swing blades, and heating elements to achieve the switching of strong heating, weak heating, blowing, and ventilation functions. However, the wind speed of blowing and ventilation cannot be adjusted, making it difficult to meet user needs. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art and to provide a knob switch control panel and a control system for facilitating wind force adjustment.

[0004] According to the knob switch control panel of the embodiment of the present invention, it includes: a panel main control module and a knob switch module and a touch button module electrically connected to the panel main control module respectively. The touch button module is used to feed back the user's touch signal to the panel main control module, and the panel main control module controls the operation of the fan motor of the bathroom heater and / or the operation of the heating module of the bathroom heater according to the touch signal; the panel main control module is preset with a plurality of gears of set speed. When the fan motor of the bathroom heater is working and the heating module is not working, the knob switch module is used to select the set speed of different gears, and the panel main control module controls the fan motor to operate at the speed of the corresponding gear according to the selected set speed.

[0005] The knob switch control panel according to the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: when in the blowing or ventilation working state, the set speed of different gears can be adjusted through the knob switch module, and then the panel main control module controls the fan motor module to operate at the speed of the corresponding gear, thereby adjusting the wind speed to meet user needs.

[0006] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and will become apparent from the following description or learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] The following is a further description of the specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings;

[0008] Figure 1 It is the circuit block diagram of the control system;

[0009] Figure 2 This is the circuit schematic diagram of the knob switch control panel;

[0010] Figure 3 This is the circuit diagram of the control system

[0011] Figure 4 This is an assembly drawing of the control panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] This section will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings. The purpose of the accompanying drawings is to supplement the description of the text part of the specification with graphics, so that people can intuitively and vividly understand each technical feature and overall technical solution of the present invention, but it cannot be understood as a limitation on the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0013] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0014] In the description of this utility model, "several" means one or more, "many" means more than two, "greater than," "less than," and "exceed" are understood to exclude the number itself, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the number itself. The use of "first" and "second" in the description is solely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, implicitly specifying the number of the indicated technical features, or implicitly specifying the order of the indicated technical features.

[0015] Reference Figures 1 to 4The utility model provides a knob switch control panel and control system, wherein the control panel includes: a panel main control module 10 and a knob switch module 11 and a touch button module 12 electrically connected to the panel main control module 10, and the touch button module 12 is used to feed back the user's touch signal to the panel main control module 10; the control system includes a knob switch control panel, a system main control module 20, a fan motor and a heating module, and the system main control module 20 is electrically connected to the fan motor and the heating module respectively. The system main control module 20 communicates with the panel main control module 10 to control the operation of the fan motor and / or the heating module according to the touch signal fed back by the touch button module 12. The panel main control module 10 transmits the touch signal to the system main control module 20 to control the operation of the fan motor of the bathroom heater and / or the operation of the heating module of the bathroom heater; the knob switch module 11 adopts the existing knob switch, and triggers currents of different sizes by rotating the knob, so that different gears can be selected; the panel main control module 10 includes a panel control chip U1, wherein the touch button module 12 includes several power on / off buttons CM1~CM10, a blow button, a ventilation button, a strong heating button, a weak heating button, a drying button, a lighting button, etc., which are electrically connected to the panel control chip U1; the system main control module 20 includes a system The system main control chip U2 and the system main control chip U3, the panel main control chip U1, the system main control chip U2 and the system main control chip U3 communicate with each other; the touch button module 12 feeds back the user's touch signal to the panel control chip U1, the panel main control chip U1 transmits the touch signal to the system main control chip U2 and the system main control chip U3, the system main chip U2 and the system main control chip U3 control the fan motor module to work and the heating module to work at the corresponding heating gear according to the touch signal, the fan motor module is used to drive blowing or ventilation, and the fan motor module + heating module is used to drive strong heating / weak heating / drying. The panel main control module 10 or the system main control module 20 is preset with a plurality of gears of set speed. When the fan motor is working and the heating module is not working, the knob switch module 11 is used to select the set speed of different gears. The panel main control module 10 or the system main control module 20 controls the fan motor to work at the speed of the corresponding gear according to the selected set speed. That is, when in the blowing or ventilation working state, the set speed of different gears can be adjusted through the knob switch module 11, and then the panel main control module 10 or the system main control module 20 controls the fan motor to operate at the speed of the corresponding gear, thereby adjusting the wind speed to meet user needs.

[0016] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, it also includes a display module 13 electrically connected to the panel main control module 10. The display module 13 includes a display screen. The knob switch is arranged around the display screen. The display is used to display the set temperature and the speed of the fan motor. The temperature and speed can be directly observed from the display while rotating the knob switch. In addition, combining the knob switch and the display screen together not only saves panel space but also has a beautiful appearance.

[0017] like Figure 2 , and also includes an atmosphere light module 14 electrically connected to the panel main control module 10. The atmosphere light module 14 includes an atmosphere light component (an LED light group of multiple colors) and a conventional driving circuit 141 for driving the atmosphere light component. Furthermore, the atmosphere light component is set on the display screen. The system can judge the user's command requirements based on different touch signals, thereby displaying the atmosphere light color in different states (for example, when the strong heating function is turned on, the atmosphere light is red, when the blowing function is turned on, the atmosphere light is green, etc.).

[0018] Furthermore, it also includes a wireless communication module 30 electrically connected to the panel main control module 10, which facilitates remote control through a mobile phone APP and also facilitates wireless communication between the panel main control module 10 and the system main control module 20.

[0019] Furthermore, it also includes a lighting module electrically connected to the system main control module 20, so that the bathroom heater has a lighting function.

[0020] The control system of the present application also includes a bathroom heater display and a swing blade motor module. The bathroom heater display is integrated with a controller that communicates with the system main control module 20. The swing blade motor module is electrically connected to the controller. The controller controls the swing blade motor module to drive the swing blades to open according to the touch signal fed back by the system main control module. The swing blade motor module can adopt an existing stepper motor drive circuit. The fan motor module includes a blowing motor module 21 and a ventilation motor module 22 respectively connected to the fan. The blowing motor module 21 and the ventilation motor module 22 can be existing DC motor drive circuits or AC motor drive circuits. When the fan motor module is working, the swing blade motor module drives the swing blades to open.

[0021] In some embodiments, a temperature detection module is also included. The temperature detection module is set in the bathroom heater display and is electrically connected to its controller to communicate with the system main control module. The temperature detection module uses an existing temperature sensor. The temperature detection module is used to detect the ambient temperature and feed the ambient temperature back to the system main control module 20. The system main control module 20 can compare the ambient temperature with the set temperature. When the ambient temperature is lower than the set temperature, the system main control module 20 controls the first heating module 231 and the second heating module 232 to work together. After the temperature rises to the set value, the first heating module 231 is disconnected, and only the second heating module 232 is maintained. When the ambient temperature is higher than the set temperature, the main control module controls the first heating module 231 to be disconnected, and only the second heating module 232 is maintained.

[0022] In some embodiments, the panel main control module 10 or the system main control module 20 is provided with multiple temperature settings, each corresponding to a plurality of heating gears. When the heating module is operating (strong heating / weak heating / drying), the temperature setting of the different gears is selected by rotating the knob switch module 11. The main control module controls the heating module to operate at the corresponding heating gear according to the selected temperature setting. The heating module uses a PTC heating element, and there can be two or more heating modules.

[0023] like Figure 3 Furthermore, there are at least two heating modules, and the two heating modules correspond to at least two heating gears (the two heating modules correspond to two different heating gears when working alone, and form a third heating gear when the two heating modules work together). Take the heating module including the first heating module 231 and the second heating module 232 as an example:

[0024] 1. In the Strong Heating mode, press the Strong Heating button once to activate the strong heating function. The blower motor module 21 activates, the relays of the first and second heating modules 231 and 232 energize, the swing blades open to 90°, and the temperature is displayed on the display. Press the Strong Heating button or the Standby button again to deactivate the strong heating function. The relays of the first and second heating modules 231 and 232 disconnect, and after a 15-second delay, the blower motor module 21 powers down, the swing blades close, and the display turns off. When the strong heating function is on, the ambient light illuminates red.

[0025] 2. In weak heating mode, press the weak heating button once to activate the weak heating function: the blower motor module 21 operates, the relay of the first heating module 231 energizes, the swing blades open to 90°, and the temperature is displayed on the display. Press the weak heating button or the standby button again to deactivate the weak heating function. The relay of the first heating module 231 disconnects, the blower motor powers off after a 15-second delay, the swing blades close, and the display goes off. When the weak heating function is on, the ambient light illuminates orange.

[0026] 3. To start the blower, press the "Blow" button to turn on the blower function. The blower motor module 21 will start operating, the blades will open to 90 degrees, and the display will show the speed. Then press the "Blow" or "Standby" button to turn off the blower function. The blower motor will be powered off, the blades will close, and the display will go off. When the blower function is on, the ambient light will light green.

[0027] 4. When ventilating, press the "Ventilation" button to turn on the ventilation function: the ventilation motor module 22 works and the display shows the speed; then press the "Ventilation" or "Standby" button to turn off the ventilation function. When the ventilation function is turned on, the atmosphere light lights up blue.

[0028] 5. When drying, press the "Dry" button. The strong warm air will run for 30 minutes, the blowing air will be delayed for 30 seconds, and the machine will switch to ventilation for 10 minutes. This is one cycle, and a total of 4 cycles will run for a total of 120 minutes. Press the Dry button or Standby button again to turn off the drying function. When the drying function is on, the atmosphere light will display the corresponding single function atmosphere light color when running different function switches.

[0029] It is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that, under the premise of no conflict, the above preferred embodiments can be freely combined and superimposed.

[0030] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the utility model concept, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A knob switch control panel, characterized in that: include: A panel main control module (10) and a knob switch module (11) and a touch key module (12) electrically connected to the panel main control module (10), respectively. The touch key module (12) is used to feed back the user's touch signal to the panel main control module (10), and the panel main control module (10) controls the operation of the fan motor of the bathroom heater and / or the operation of the heating module of the bathroom heater according to the touch signal; the panel main control module (10) is preset with a plurality of gears of set speed. When the fan motor of the bathroom heater is working and the heating module is not working, the knob switch module (11) is used to select the set speed of different gears, and the panel main control module (10) controls the fan motor to operate at the speed of the corresponding gear according to the selected set speed.

2. The knob switch control panel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The panel main control module (10) is provided with a plurality of setting temperature gears. When the heating module of the bathroom heater is working, the knob switch module (11) is used to select the setting temperature of different gears. The panel main control module (10) controls the heating module to work at the corresponding heating gear according to the selected setting temperature.

3. The knob switch control panel according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a display module (13) electrically connected to the panel main control module (10), the display module (13) includes a display screen, the knob switch is sleeved around the display screen, and the display screen is used to display the set temperature and the speed of the fan motor.

4. The knob switch control panel according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes an atmosphere light module (14) electrically connected to the panel main control module (10), and the atmosphere light module (14) includes an atmosphere light component and a driving circuit (141) for driving the atmosphere light component.

5. The knob switch control panel according to claim 4, characterized in that: The atmosphere light assembly is arranged on the display screen.

6. The knob switch control panel according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a wireless communication module (30) electrically connected to the panel main control module (10).

7. A control system applied to the knob switch control panel according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that: The invention comprises a system main control module (20), wherein the system main control module (20) is electrically connected to the fan motor and the heating module respectively, and the system main control module (20) wirelessly communicates with the panel main control module (10) to control the operation of the fan motor and / or the heating module according to the touch signal, wherein the heating module has at least two heating gears, the fan motor comprises a blowing motor module (21) and a ventilation motor module (22) respectively connected to the fan, and the touch key module (12) comprises a blowing key and a ventilation key.

8. The control system according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes a lighting module electrically connected to the system main control module (20), and the touch key module (12) includes a lighting key.

9. The control system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The system also includes a temperature detection module electrically connected to the system main control module, wherein the temperature detection module is used to detect the ambient temperature and feed the ambient temperature back to the system main control module (20). The system main control module (20) can compare the ambient temperature with the set temperature. When the ambient temperature is different from the set temperature, the system main control module (20) controls the change of the heating gear of the heating module and the change of the speed of the fan motor so that the ambient temperature is consistent with the set temperature.

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