Voice recognition fan

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fan capable of voice recognition, wherein a voice recognition module and a voice output module are detachably coupled to the rear of a rotating body member of the fan so that voice recognition is accurately performed through the voice recognition module and the voice output module during use, and the voice recognition module and the voice output module are conveniently coupled during the assembly process of the fan so that assembly is improved. To this end, the present invention is characterized by a technical concept in which a voice recognition module is detachably fitted into the one-side guide groove by a guide piece while being guided by the one-side guide piece, on one side of the rear surface of a rotating body member of a conventional voice recognition fan, with the top open, and a guide groove is detachably fitted into the one-side guide groove by a guide piece while the top is open, on the other side of the rear surface of the rotating body member, and a voice output module is detachably fitted into the other-side guide groove while being guided by the one-side guide piece.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a voice-recognition capable fan, and more specifically, to a voice-recognition capable fan in which a voice recognition module that recognizes a user's voice and a voice output module that receives the sensed voice recognition from a control unit and audibly informs the user of the operating status are positioned on the rear of the rotating body part of the fan, thereby increasing the voice recognition rate for operation during use and ensuring that the voice from the speaker heard by the user through the voice output module is very accurate. Background Technology

[0003] As is well known, a fan is a home appliance that generates wind by rotating a fan through the drive of a motor supplied with power, and cools the surroundings with the generated wind. It comprises a support plate member (1) that is typically supported on a floor surface, a support member (2) whose lower end is vertically connected to the center of the support plate member (1), a body support member (3) hinge-connected to the upper end of the support member (2) so as to be rotatable back and forth within a certain angle range, a rotating body member (4) installed to be rotatable left and right within a certain angle range on the upper end of the body support member (3) and rotates left and right by receiving the driving force of a left-right rotation motor mechanism not shown, a main motor member (5) fixed to the front part of the rotating body member (4) and rotates together with the rotating body member when it rotates, generating rotational force according to a control signal from a control unit, and a fan shaft-connected to the main motor member (5) and generates wind while rotating by receiving the rotational force of the main motor member. It is largely composed of a wing member (6) and a cover mesh member (7) that is fixed to a main motor member (5) while wrapping the wing member (6) and protecting the wing member (6).

[0004] In the above, the left and right rotation motor (not shown) of the left and right rotation motor mechanism that rotates the rotating body member (4) is typically installed in a fixed state inside the rotating body member (4), and a circuit board (8) is fixed to the rotating body member (4) to which various components (8a) that process voice recognition as well as signals by a remote control are combined, and the rotating body member (4) and the main motor member (5) are protected by a protective cap member (9) that is detachably coupled from the rear to the front of the rotating body member (4).

[0005] Fans with this structure are the basic design for almost all fans, and while signal input for operation typically combines button and remote control methods, voice recognition has recently been added in addition to these two methods.

[0006] The above-described voice recognition fan has a voice recognition module (11) that recognizes a user's voice in a specific area and transmits the recognized voice to a control system by each element (8a) of a circuit board (8), and a voice output module (10) that, when the voice recognition module (11) recognizes a specific voice, reprocesses it in the control system by each element (8a) of the circuit board (8) and then audibly notifies the user. In a conventional voice recognition fan, both the voice recognition module (11) and the voice output module (10) are provided inside the front central part of the cover mesh member (7).

[0007] In such a conventional voice-recognition fan, when the voice recognition module (11) and the voice output module (10) are provided at the front center of the fan's cover mesh member (7), the blade member (6) continues to rotate strongly during use. When a user makes a sound (command) such as "Turn off the fan" or "Rotate left and right" from the front of the fan, this sound spreads in all directions. Some of this spread sound hits a wall and then spreads in all directions again. When the spreading sound reaches the voice recognition module (11), the voice recognition module (11) recognizes this sound signal. However, during the process of reaching the front center of the fan's cover mesh member (7), where the voice recognition module (11) and the voice output module (10) are provided, the sound signal is blown away due to the wind intensity. Consequently, the voice recognition rate through the voice recognition module (11) is lowered, and consequently, the fan is not operated by the user's voice. There was a problem where it frequently became impossible to do so.

[0008] Meanwhile, the sound signal recognized by the voice recognition module (11) is transmitted to the circuit board (8) through the signal transmission line. Therefore, the control system by each element (8a) of the circuit board (8) reprocesses the signal and then transmits it back to the voice output module (10) through the signal transmission line. Thus, the voice output module (10) outputs a voice such as "Yes, I will turn off the fan" or "Yes, I will rotate it left and right" to the user, which is similar to repeating a command. Therefore, the user can hear this sound and know that the fan is operating according to the user's intention.

[0009] The voice recognition capable fan described so far is known as Korean Public Patent No. 10-1998-030868 and No. 10-2001-0002608, and although the above prior art is identical to the voice recognition capable fan of the present invention described below in terms of the fundamental classification of being a voice recognition capable fan, the location of the voice recognition module (11) and voice output module (10) required for voice recognition is not clear and is merely included in the control unit. Prior art literature

[0011] (0001) Republic of Korea Published Patent No. 10-1998-030868 (Date of publication: July 25, 1998) (0002) Republic of Korea Published Patent No. 10-2001-0002608 (Date of publication: January 15, 2001) The problem to be solved

[0012] The present invention has been devised to solve the conventional problems described above. The purpose of the present invention is to ensure that voice recognition is accurately performed through the voice recognition module and the voice output module by detachably connecting the voice recognition module and the voice output module to the rear of the rotating body member of the fan during use, and to improve assemblability by conveniently connecting the voice recognition module and the voice output module during the assembly process of the fan. means of solving the problem

[0014] To achieve the above objective, the present invention comprises: a support plate member supported on a floor surface; a support member whose lower end is vertically connected to the center of the support plate member; a body support member hinge-connected to the upper end of the support member so as to be rotatable back and forth within a certain angle range; a rotating body member installed to be rotatable left and right within a certain angle range on the upper end of the body support member and rotating left and right by receiving driving force from a left-right rotation motor mechanism not illustrated; a main motor member fixed to the front part of the rotating body member and rotating together with the rotating body member when the rotating body member rotates, generating rotational force according to a control signal from a control unit; a wing member axially connected to the main motor member and generating wind while rotating by receiving rotational force from the main motor member; a cover mesh member fixed to the main motor member in a state wrapping the wing member and protecting the wing member; a voice recognition module that recognizes the sound of a user; a circuit board fixed inside the rotating body member and having each component to process a voice signal recognized through the voice recognition module; and the A voice-recognition fan comprising a protective cap member that is detachably coupled from the rear to the front of a rotating body member and simultaneously protects the rotating body member and a main motor member, and a voice output module that reprocesses a voice signal recognized by the voice recognition module in a control system of a circuit board and audibly notifies the user; wherein, on one side of the rear of the rotating body member, a guide groove is integrally formed by a guide piece with an open top, and on the other side of the rear of the rotating body member, a guide groove is integrally formed by a guide piece with an open top, separately from the guide groove, and the voice recognition module is detachably fitted into the guide groove while guided by the guide piece, and the voice output module is detachably fitted into the guide groove while guided by the guide piece.

[0015] An additional characteristic technical concept is that a plurality of communication holes are formed on the rear surface of the above-mentioned protective cap member, serving as a passage for voice provided by a user to be smoothly transmitted into the interior of the protective cap member. Effects of the invention

[0017] According to the present invention implemented by the above-described solution, a voice recognition module that recognizes the user's voice during use and a voice output module that reprocesses the voice signal recognized by the voice recognition module in a control system of a circuit board and audibly notifies the user are both combined in a detachably fitted state on the rear of the rotating body member. Therefore, even if the wind caused by the rotation of the wing member moves strongly toward the front towards the user during use, the user's voice is not affected by the wind, thereby significantly increasing the voice recognition rate and improving the output performance of the voice signal by the voice output module.

[0018] In addition, the present invention has the effect of improving assembly efficiency by eliminating the need for separate tools, as the voice recognition module and the voice output module only need to be inserted into one guide groove and the other guide groove formed on the rear surface of the rotating body member during the assembly process of the fan. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0020] FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing the voice-recognition capable fan of the present invention from the rear view. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a portion of the rear surface of a voice-recognition capable fan according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main part of the voice-recognition capable fan of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view obtained by cutting a portion of FIG. 3. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0021] In order to fully understand the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the attached drawings.

[0022] In the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing the rear portion of the voice-recognition-capable fan of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the rear portion of the voice-recognition-capable fan of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a key part of the voice-recognition-capable fan of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of FIG. 3 cut off. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. These embodiments are provided to more completely explain the present invention to those with average knowledge in the art.

[0023] Accordingly, it should be noted that the shapes of components, etc., depicted in the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention may be exaggerated to emphasize clearer explanations, and that identical components in each drawing may be illustrated with the same reference numeral.

[0024] In addition, detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations that are deemed to unnecessarily obscure the essence of the invention may be omitted.

[0025] It is stated in advance that, in the configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention, the basic components of a fan capable of voice recognition are the same as those described in the prior art, and therefore the drawing reference numerals for the components are also described in the same way.

[0026] The basic components of an embodiment of the present invention are: a support plate member (1) supported on a floor surface; a support member (2) whose lower end is connected vertically to the center of the support plate member (1); a body support member (3) hinge-connected to the upper end of the support member (2) so as to be rotatable back and forth within a certain angle range; a rotating body member (4) installed to be rotatable left and right within a certain angle range on the upper end of the body support member (3) and rotating left and right by receiving the driving force of a left-right rotation motor mechanism not illustrated; a main motor member (5) fixed to the front part of the rotating body member (4) and rotating together with the rotating body member when it rotates, generating rotational force according to a control signal of a control unit; a wing member (6) axially connected to the main motor member (5) and generating wind by rotating by receiving the rotational force of the main motor member; and a main motor member (5) fixed to the main motor member (5) in a state that encloses the wing member (6) and It includes a cover mesh member (7) that protects a wing member (6), a voice recognition module (11) that recognizes the user's voice, a circuit board (8) that is fixed inside the rotating body member (4) and has a plurality of elements (8a) to process the voice signal recognized through the voice recognition module (11), a protective cap member (9) that is detachably coupled from the rear to the front of the rotating body member (4) and simultaneously protects the rotating body member (4) and the main motor member (5), and a voice output module (10) that reprocesses the voice signal recognized by the voice recognition module (11) in the control system of the circuit board (8) and audibly informs the user.

[0027] The essential components of this annihilation are explained below.

[0028] On one side of the rear of the above-mentioned rotating body member (4), a guide groove (15) is integrally formed by a guide piece (14) with its upper end open, and on the other side of the rear of the above-mentioned rotating body member (4), a guide groove (13) is integrally formed by a guide piece (12) with its upper end open, separately from the guide groove (15), so that the voice recognition module (11) is guided by the guide piece (14) and is detachably fitted into the guide groove (15), and the voice output module (10) is guided by the guide piece (112) and is detachably fitted into the guide groove (13) to be combined.

[0029] In addition, a plurality of communication holes (16) are formed on the rear surface of the protective cap member (9) in a manner that connects the inside and outside. This is intended to allow the communication holes (16) to serve as a passage for the voice provided by the user to be well transmitted into the protective cap member (9), thereby facilitating the voice recognition of the voice recognition module (11) and increasing the recognition rate.

[0030] In an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, during the assembly process, a worker inserts a voice recognition module (11) by sliding it from the top through a guide groove (15) of a guide piece (14) formed on one side of the rear of the rotating body member (4), and separately inserts a voice output module (10) by sliding it from the top through a guide groove (13) of a guide piece (12) formed on the other side of the rear, and then covers the rotating body part (4) with a protective cap member (9).

[0031] It is understandable that the voice recognition module (11) and the voice output module (11) are connected by signal transmission lines through a control system by each element (8a) of the circuit board (8).

[0032] Meanwhile, in the process of using the voice-recognition capable fan of the assembled embodiment of the present invention, it can be used in the same way as a general voice-recognition capable fan, and this is explained in detail as follows.

[0033] Typically, the user is positioned in front of the fan blade member (6). When the user says "Turn on the fan" or "Turn off the fan" in a voice, the voice spreads out in all directions. Some of the spread voice is canceled out, but most of it hits walls or other structures and spreads out again.

[0034] In the above process, the voice passing around the voice-recognizable fan of the present invention enters the interior of the protective cap member (9) through each communication hole (16) formed on the rear of the protective cap member (9). Since the voice recognition module (11) recognizes this voice and sends it as a voice signal to the circuit board (8) through the signal transmission line, the control system formed by the combination of each element (8a) of the circuit board (8) processes it to control the fan to operate in the ON state, and at the same time, converts the signal indicating that the fan is in the ON state as instructed by the user into a voice signal and transmits it to the voice output module (10) through the signal transmission line. Thus, the voice output module (10) produces a voice output similar to repeating a command, such as "Yes, the fan is turned off" or "Yes, the fan is turned off," so the user can hear this and know that normal operation is being performed as desired.

[0035] Therefore, in the voice recognition-capable fan of the present invention, voice recognition by the voice recognition module (11) is performed at the rear of the fan during use, so the user's voice is not significantly affected by the wind during the process of being transmitted to the voice recognition module (11), and as a result, the voice recognition rate becomes very high.

[0036] The embodiments of the present invention described above are merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and equivalent alternative embodiments are possible therefrom.

[0037] Therefore, it can be well understood that the present invention is not limited only to the forms mentioned in the detailed description above.

[0038] Accordingly, the true scope of technical protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical concept of the appended claims, and the present invention should be understood to include all variations, equivalents, and substitutions within the scope of the technical concept defined by the appended claims. Explanation of the symbols

[0040] 1 : Support plate member 2 : Support post member 3 : Body support member 4 : Rotating body member 5 : Main motor component 8 : Circuit board 9 : Protective cap member 10 : Voice output module 11: Voice recognition module 12: Other side guide piece 13: Other side guide groove 14: One side guide piece 15: One-sided guide groove 16: Connecting hole

Claims

Claim 1 A support plate member supported on a floor surface; a support member whose lower end is vertically connected to the center of the support plate member; a body support member hinged to the upper end of the support member so as to be rotatable back and forth within a certain angle range; a rotating body member installed to be rotatable left and right within a certain angle range on the upper end of the body support member and rotating left and right by receiving driving force from a left-right rotation motor mechanism not illustrated; a main motor member fixed to the front of the rotating body member and rotating together with the rotating body member when it rotates, generating rotational force according to a control signal from a control unit; a wing member axially coupled to the main motor member and generating wind while rotating by receiving the rotational force of the main motor member; a cover mesh member fixed to the main motor member while enveloping the wing member and protecting the wing member; a voice recognition module that recognizes the user's voice; a circuit board fixed inside the rotating body member and having various components to process voice signals recognized through the voice recognition module; and on the rear surface of the rotating body member A voice-recognition fan comprising: a protective cap member that is detachably coupled to the front and simultaneously protects the rotating body member and the main motor member; and a voice output module that reprocesses a voice signal recognized by the voice recognition module in a control system of a circuit board and audibly notifies the user; wherein, on one side of the rear of the rotating body member, a guide groove is integrally formed by a guide piece with the top open, and on the other side of the rear of the rotating body member, a guide groove is integrally formed by a guide piece with the top open separately from the guide groove, and wherein the voice recognition module is detachably fitted into the guide groove while guided by the guide piece, and the voice output module is detachably fitted into the guide groove while guided by the guide piece. Claim 2 A voice-recognition capable fan according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of communication holes are formed on the rear surface of the protective cap member, serving as a passage for smoothly transmitting voice provided by a user into the interior of the protective cap member.

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