An air conditioner remote controller

Abstract

This utility model provides an air conditioner remote control, including a remote control body with a display screen and an independent power button located below the display screen in the upper half of its front; a group of function buttons arranged centrally in the lower half of the front of the remote control body; and a flip cover that can be flipped and connected to one side of the lower half of the remote control body via a hinge structure. When the flip cover is closed, it hides and covers the lower half of the area containing the function button group. This utility model aims to solve the problems of complex designs and reliance on visual recognition capabilities in existing air conditioner remote controls, which lead to high operating barriers and high rates of misoperation for certain user groups. By optimizing the physical structure, it achieves one-button start for the air conditioner, while allowing flexible opening of the flip cover when adjusting specific functions. This balances the need for preventing accidental touches and accommodating multiple functions to cater to all user groups, thereby improving universality and reliability without increasing costs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of remote control technology, and in particular to an air conditioner remote control. Background Technology

[0002] With the intelligent upgrade of air conditioning products, differentiated products such as voice-controlled air conditioners, AI air conditioners, and children's air conditioners have become widely popular, continuously improving user experience and enriching functions. However, in this process of technological innovation and iteration in air conditioning, while various designs meet the needs of younger users, the needs of special user groups such as the elderly and children have been neglected. They often face operational barriers: some elderly people are illiterate or have poor eyesight and cannot recognize the patterns and text buttons on the remote control interface; children, due to limited cognitive abilities, find it difficult to understand complex interfaces. This leads to frequent misoperations by users in actual use. Existing remote control designs do not fully consider the ease of use for special groups, resulting in a decline in user experience and inconvenience in daily life.

[0003] Currently, innovations in air conditioner remote controls primarily revolve around preventing accidental touches, preventing accidental activation, and child lock functions. For example, adding button locking mechanisms reduces accidental activation; however, these improvements rely on users correctly recognizing the button meanings, offering little benefit to illiterate or visually impaired individuals. Meanwhile, while intelligent voice control technology can partially alleviate operational difficulties, its dependence on network connectivity and specific language activation presents significant limitations, especially in rural or remote areas with low network coverage, making stable connections unreliable. Furthermore, some elderly individuals experience language barriers or accent differences, leading to activation failures. Therefore, existing technologies cannot efficiently and cost-effectively meet the independent operation needs of the elderly and children, forcing these special groups to still rely on assistance or endure discomfort.

[0004] In summary, existing air conditioner remote control designs still fall short in terms of usability for specific user groups, relying on complex interfaces that lead to high operational barriers and a high rate of misoperation. Therefore, a more convenient and faster remote control design is needed, improving universality and reliability without increasing costs. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an air conditioner remote control that is designed to solve the problems of complex design and reliance on visual recognition capabilities in existing air conditioner remote controls, which leads to high operating thresholds and high error rates for special user groups. By optimizing the physical structure, it achieves one-button start judgment and hides complex functions to accommodate all user groups, thereby improving universality and reliability without increasing costs.

[0006] According to an embodiment of the present utility model, an air conditioner remote control includes a remote control body, the upper half of which is provided with a display screen and an independent power switch located below the display screen.

[0007] The function buttons are arranged in the lower half of the front of the remote control.

[0008] The flip cover, which can be flipped and connected to one side of the lower half of the remote control body via a hinge structure, hides and covers the lower half of the function button group when the flip cover is closed.

[0009] As a further solution, the independent power button is a raised circular button with a high-contrast marking layer on its surface.

[0010] As a further solution, the display screen and independent power button are continuously exposed in the upper half of the remote control body when the flip cover is closed.

[0011] As a further solution, the edge of the flip cover is provided with a snap-fit ​​structure to lock the flip cover in the closed state.

[0012] As a further solution, the snap-fit ​​structure includes:

[0013] An elastic buckle is provided on the inside of the flip cover;

[0014] A slot is provided on the edge of the upper surface of the remote control body, corresponding to the position of the elastic buckle;

[0015] The elastic buckle and the slot form an interference fit when the flip cover is closed, thereby achieving locking.

[0016] As a further solution, when the flip cover is closed, its outer surface is flush with or forms a continuous surface with the uncovered surface of the remote control body.

[0017] As a further solution, the function key group includes:

[0018] The airflow / temperature control area includes side-by-side heating buttons, cooling buttons, and fan speed adjustment buttons;

[0019] The multi-function button area includes a mode switch button, a sleep button, a timer button, an auxiliary hotspot button, and a light button.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] By placing the independent power button and display screen in a prominent area of ​​the remote control, users can easily turn the device on and off with a single button, eliminating the need to recognize complex buttons. This is especially suitable for the elderly and children to operate quickly. At the same time, the function buttons are grouped together in the lower half of the remote control and covered by a flip cover, which effectively prevents accidental touches during daily use. The flip cover design not only protects the function buttons and extends their lifespan, but also allows for flexible opening when adjusting specific functions (such as timer and sleep mode), balancing the need to prevent accidental touches and the need for multi-functional access, thus improving the product's versatility. Attached Figure Description

[0022] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

[0023] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or related technologies, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or related technologies will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0024] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a conventional air conditioner remote control; Figure 1 A is the front view of a standard remote control. Figure 1 B is the right view of a standard remote control;

[0025] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an air conditioner remote control provided in an embodiment of this utility model; Figure 2 A1 is the main view of the remote control unit. Figure 2 B1 is a right view of the remote control unit with the flip cover closed. Figure 2 C1 is the left view of the remote control unit when the flip cover is open;

[0026] Figure 3 A front view of an air conditioner remote control provided in an embodiment of this utility model; Figure 3 A1 is the front view of the remote control unit with the flip cover closed. Figure 3 A2 is the main view of the remote control unit when the flip cover is open.

[0027] In the above attached diagram: 100, standard remote control; 101, display screen; 102, independent power switch; 103, airflow / temperature control area; 104, multi-function button area; 105, mode switch button; 200, remote control body; 201, function button group; 206, flip cover. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments.

[0029] In a specific embodiment of the present invention, in order to more clearly illustrate the improvement idea of ​​the present invention, the structure of conventional air conditioner remote controls in the prior art and their technical defects are first explained.

[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a conventional air conditioner remote control. (Attached is...) Figure 1 A is the front view of a standard remote control. Figure 1 B is a right view of a conventional remote control. Specifically, the main functional modules and buttons of the conventional remote control 100 in the figure include: a display screen 101, used to display the air conditioner's operating status parameters; an independent power switch 102, used to control the air conditioner's on and off; an airflow / temperature control area 103, which integrates buttons for adjusting the airflow and setting the temperature; and a multi-function button area 104, including extended function buttons such as mode switching, timer, and air swing.

[0031] However, the aforementioned conventional remote controls have significant technical drawbacks in practical applications: their interface design relies on text labels or graphic illustrations for multiple function buttons, making the operation logic relatively complex. For elderly users who are illiterate or have poor eyesight, the difficulty in accurately recognizing the text or graphic information on the buttons can easily lead to blind or incorrect button presses. For example, they may be unable to accurately locate the independent power button, resulting in the inability to turn on the unit, or they may accidentally press the mode button, causing confusion between cooling and heating modes. This can cause considerable inconvenience for this special group when using air conditioning.

[0032] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 3 Based on the above technical background and the problems mentioned in the background technology, this embodiment provides an air conditioner remote control, including: a remote control body 200, the upper half of which is provided with a display screen 101 and an independent power switch 102 located below the display screen 101;

[0033] The function button group 201 is centrally arranged on the lower half of the front of the remote control body 200;

[0034] The flip cover 206 is connected to the lower half of the remote control body 200 via a hinge structure. When the flip cover 206 is closed, it hides and covers the lower half of the function button group 201.

[0035] Specifically, in the technical solution of this invention, the upper half of the front of the remote control body 200 is provided with a display screen 101 and an independent power button 102 located below the display screen 101. The independent power button 102 is a raised circular button with a high-contrast marking layer on its surface, making it easy for elderly users who are illiterate or have poor eyesight to quickly identify and operate. The independent power button 102 integrates a one-button automatic start / stop function: pressing it sends an automatic start command to the air conditioner, and pressing it again sends a shutdown command, realizing convenient start and stop. The function button group includes an air volume / temperature control area 103, which includes a side-by-side heating button, cooling button, and fan speed adjustment button, as well as a multi-function button area 104, which integrates a mode switching button 105, a sleep button, a timer button, an auxiliary heating button, a light button, and other function buttons to meet the diverse operating needs of younger users or those with higher cognitive abilities. The flip cover 206 is connected to the remote control body 200 via a pivot structure and can be rotated around the pivot to open and close: when the cover is closed, the flip cover 206 completely covers the lower half of the area where the function button group 201 is located, only exposing the display screen 101 and the independent power button 102, simplifying the interface to avoid elderly users accidentally touching complex buttons; when the cover is open, the function button group 201 is fully exposed, making it convenient for other users to perform multi-functional operations.

[0036] This embodiment solves the problem of elderly users having difficulty operating existing remote controls due to dense buttons and reliance on text / pattern recognition by setting the independent power button in a prominent area and hiding the complex function button group with a flip cover. At the same time, the hidden design retains a wealth of functions, taking into account the usage needs of different user groups and achieving a balance between age-friendliness and functional integrity.

[0037] Furthermore, the display screen 101 and the independent power button 102 remain exposed on the front of the remote control body 200 when the flip cover is closed, ensuring that users can directly observe the air conditioner's operating parameters (such as current temperature and operating mode) in any state. This also allows for convenient one-button power on / off operation, eliminating the need to recognize complex buttons, making it especially suitable for the elderly and children for quick operation.

[0038] To ensure the stability of the flip cover 206 in the closed state and prevent accidental exposure of the function button group 201 due to accidental touch, a latching structure is provided on the edge of the flip cover 206 to lock it in the closed state. This latching structure specifically includes: an elastic latch located on the inner edge of the flip cover 206, and a corresponding slot located on the upper surface edge of the remote control body 200. The two are positioned one-to-one. When the flip cover 206 is closed, the elastic latch and the slot form an interference fit, and the locking force generated by elastic deformation reliably locks the flip cover 206. To open the flip cover 206, only a moderate external force needs to be applied to disengage the elastic latch from the slot. This simple operation prevents accidental opening due to slight vibrations, further reducing the risk of elderly users accidentally touching the function button group 201.

[0039] Furthermore, when the flip cover is closed, its outer surface is flush with or forms a continuous surface with the uncovered upper half of the remote control. This enhances the overall aesthetics of the remote control and avoids the protruding structure when the flip cover 206 is closed, reducing the awkwardness when holding it. It also reduces the possibility of the flip cover 206 being accidentally opened due to the protrusion snagging on clothing or other items during daily use, making the remote control more suitable for the usage habits of elderly users and enhancing operational safety and comfort.

[0040] The above design solution further addresses the problem of existing remote controls being unfriendly to elderly users by optimizing exposed areas, enhancing structural stability, and improving appearance adaptability, while also ensuring functional integrity and operational reliability.

[0041] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of this utility model, and all such modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. An air conditioner remote control, characterized in that, include: The remote control itself has a display screen and a separate power button located below the display screen in the upper half of its front. The function buttons are arranged in the lower half of the front of the remote control. The flip cover, which can be flipped and connected to one side of the lower half of the remote control body via a hinge structure, hides and covers the lower half of the function button group when the flip cover is closed.

2. An air conditioner remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The independent power button is a raised circular button with a high-contrast marking layer on its surface.

3. An air conditioner remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The display screen and independent power button are continuously exposed in the upper half of the remote control body when the flip cover is closed.

4. An air conditioner remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The edge of the flip cover is provided with a snap-fit ​​structure to lock the flip cover in the closed state.

5. An air conditioner remote control as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The snap-fit ​​structure includes: An elastic buckle is provided on the inside of the flip cover; A slot is provided on the edge of the upper surface of the remote control body, corresponding to the position of the elastic buckle; The elastic buckle and the slot form an interference fit when the flip cover is closed, thereby achieving locking.

6. An air conditioner remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that, When the flip cover is closed, its outer surface is flush with or forms a continuous surface with the uncovered upper half of the remote control body.

7. An air conditioner remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The function key group includes: The airflow / temperature control area includes side-by-side heating buttons, cooling buttons, and fan speed adjustment buttons; The multi-function button area includes a mode switch button, a sleep button, a timer button, an auxiliary hotspot button, and a light button.

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