JPH03230495A - Illumination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the configuration of signal processing units by increasing or decreasing the output of a light source by one step based on the stored lighting control state only when the control signal by the action of an increase command unit or a decrease command unit is received. CONSTITUTION:A transmitting unit 1 transmits the corresponding control signal by the action of a turn-on command operation unit 2, a turn-off command operation unit 3, an increase command operation unit 4, a decrease command operation unit 5, and a dimming turn-on command operation unit 6. A receiving unit 10 receives this control signal and transfers it to a lighting control device 11. The device 11 judges which lighting control is commanded by the control signal and controls the lighting according to the command content. This lighting control state is stored in a memory means 14. If the control signal by the action of the operation unit 4 or 5 is received when the lighting control state stored in the memory 14 is the lighting state or the decrease command state, the dimming degree stored in the means 14 is read out, and the light output of a light source 9 is increased or decreased by one step based on this state. Only two command operation sections are required according to this constitution.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention controls lighting of a light source based on a remote control signal formed by infrared rays, visible light, radio waves, sound waves, etc. Regarding lighting devices.

(Prior art) Conventionally, as this type of device, for example,
No. 99 has been proposed. This device is designed to remotely control the turning on and off of electric lights based on a blinking control signal from a transmitter of a remote control device. Although this device only controls the lighting and turning off of electric lights, there has also been proposed a device that sends a dimming control signal to control the light source at a fixed dimming level set in advance. ing.

In addition, for example, as in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-54758, the lighting state of the light source is changed in order such as full lighting - dimming lighting - baby bulb lighting - lights out depending on the time when the operating part is operated, There have also been proposals that allow the dimming and lighting to be switched in multiple stages.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the device disclosed in the above-mentioned Utility Model Application Publication No. 130-74499 can only control the light source to turn on and off;
Further, even if the dimming lighting can be selected, the lighting can only be dimmed at a fixed dimming level, which cannot meet the need to vary the illumination. It is also conceivable to set a plurality of fixed dimming degrees and provide a plurality of dimming command operation sections corresponding to the plurality of types of dimming degrees in the transmitting section, but in this case, the transmitting section In the dimming command operation unit, for example, the number of push buttons equal to the number of dimming levels is required, making implementation difficult and increasing the size of the transmitting unit. Furthermore, from the operator's perspective, selection of the operating section is troublesome, and there is a risk that the operator may operate it incorrectly. Furthermore, it is necessary to separately allocate control signals corresponding to each operation section to the transmitting section and the receiving section, which inevitably increases complexity and cost. Furthermore, the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-54758 has the problem that in order to obtain a desired lighting state, it may be necessary to operate the operating section for a long time until the desired lighting state is reached, making the operation cumbersome. there were.

The present invention was made to solve these problems, and can meet the needs of various light outputs.Moreover, it minimizes the number of dimming command operation parts, reduces the size of the transmitter,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting device that can simplify operations to obtain a desired lighting state, prevent erroneous operations, and reduce the price.

[Structure of the Invention] The present invention has at least a lighting command operating section, a lights out command operating section, a rising command operating section that increases light output, and a descending command operating section that decreases the light output. a transmitter that transmits a remote control signal formed by infrared rays, visible light, radio waves, sound waves, etc.; a receiver that receives the control signal; and a processor that processes the control signal received by the receiver; When the light source is configured to be dimmed and turned on in multiple stages, and the control signal processed by the processing section is a control device from the lighting command operation section, the light source is turned on, and the light source is controlled by the turn-off command operation section. a lighting control device that turns off the light when it is a signal and controls dimming and lighting when it is a control signal from the ascending command operating section or the descending command operating section,
The lighting control device has a storage means for storing the lighting control state of the light source according to the previous control signal and the degree of dimming when this lighting control state is in the lighting state, and the lighting state stored in the storage means is the lighting state. Alternatively, the degree of dimming is read out only when a control signal is received by operating the ascending command operating section or descending command operating section during the dimming lighting state, and the light output of the light source is adjusted to 1 based on this dimming degree.
Its structural feature is that it increases or decreases step by step.

(Function) In the present invention, a lighting control signal or a lights-off control signal is sent from the transmitter by operating the lighting command operating section or the lights-off command operating section. These control signals are received by the receiving section, and the lighting control device turns on or off the light source based on these control signals. Further, the lighting control device stores the lighting control state of the light source and the degree of dimming when the lighting control state is lighting or dimmed lighting.

Further, when the ascending command operating section or the descending command operating section of the transmitter is operated, an ascending control signal or a descending control signal is sent. The receiver similarly receives such control signals, but the lighting control device checks the current lighting control state (before receiving the up control signal or down control signal) and determines whether it is the lighting or dimming lighting control state. Only when this is the case, the degree of dimming at that time is read out, and the light source is dimmed and turned on one step at a time in response to the rise control signal or the fall control signal using this degree of dimming as a reference point. This allows the light output of the light source to be increased or decreased to a desired value. For example, if the light output of the light source is 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 1
It is set to be dimmable at intervals of 00% and 10%, and if it is fully lit, i.e., lit at 100%, operating the lowering command operation part will dim the light to 90%, and further operating it will dim the light to 80%. Dimming can be changed up to 60%. The opposite is true when increasing. Also,
For example, it is natural that at the time of 80% dimming, both raising and lowering can be commanded arbitrarily. Note that when the current lighting control state is off, the rise control signal or the fall control signal is ignored.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Reference numeral 1 denotes a transmitting section, which in this embodiment transmits a control signal using infrared rays as a medium by operating each operating section to be described later. In the present invention, the operating units include a lighting command operating unit 2 that causes the light to turn on at least a preset maximum light output, a light-off command operating unit 3, a rising command operating unit 4 that increases the light output, and a descending command operating unit that similarly decreases the light output. 5, but in this embodiment, it further includes a dimming lighting command operating section 6 and a night light lighting command operating section 7.

Reference numeral 8 is, for example, a hanging type lighting fixture, which has a light source 9 such as a fluorescent lamp, and also has a receiving section 10 and a lighting control device 11 inside the fixture main body 8a. In addition,
One or both of the receiving section 10 and the lighting control device 11 may be arranged separately from the lighting equipment. The receiving section 10 receives the control signal from the transmitting section 1, and the lighting control device 11 is the receiving section]
- The light F7.9 based on the control signal received at
This is to control the lighting. The lighting control device 11 includes a signal processing section 12, a variable output lighting device 13 that controls the power supplied to the light source 9 according to the output from the signal processing section 12, and stores the lighting control state of the light source 9. It has a storage means 14 for storing information. Note that the processing section 12 and the storage means are generally configured integrally by a microcomputer or the like. This lighting control device 11 will be described in more detail. That is, the lighting device of the lighting control device 11 is mainly composed of, for example, a variable output inverter. As such an inverter, a well-known inverter can be used. but,
Conventional iron/pot shaped ballasts may be used. Further, the signal processing section 12 and the storage means 14 are configured to operate as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the basic operation is that when the power is turned on, the device is started, initialized, and becomes ready for control signals. When a control signal is received, the content is determined and based on the determination result, lighting control, raising/lowering control, dimming control, night light lighting control, and light extinguishing control are performed. Then, this lighting control state is stored in the storage means 14, and the control signal standby state returns. Regarding the processing when a rise or fall control signal is received, as shown in FIG. 3, first, it is determined whether it is a rise control signal or a fall control signal. Here, to explain the case where it is a rising control signal, first, it is determined whether or not the previous lighting control state stored in the storage means is a dimming lighting state, and if it is a dimming lighting state, the upper limit is Determine whether or not. In the above, when it is not in the dimmed lighting state, the standby mode returns to the standby state without proceeding to the next step. In addition, when the dimming lighting state is at the upper limit, that is, 100% lighting in this example,
The standby mode returns to the standby state without proceeding to the next step. If it is not the upper limit, a confirmation sound is generated using the buzzer 15, etc., and the light output is reduced to one level (10% in this example).
) A signal to raise the light is output to the lighting device 13, and the standby mode returns. The lighting device 13 changes its output according to the signal from the processing device 12 to increase the light output of the light source by 10%. When receiving the lowering control signal, the control is performed in the opposite manner, but since it is easily understood from FIG. 3, the explanation will be omitted. In this embodiment, the confirmation sound by the buzzer or the like is generated only when the dimming lighting state changes. That is, even if a rise or fall control signal is received when the light output is at the upper or lower limit, the light output is not controlled and no confirmation sound is generated.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. By operating each command operating section 2 to 7 of the transmitting section 1, a corresponding control signal is sent out. The receiving unit 10 receives this control signal and transmits it to the lighting control device 11.

The lighting control device 11 first determines which lighting control the control signal instructs, as shown in FIG. 2, and controls the lighting according to the content of the instruction. As mentioned above, when it is a raise/lower control command, it acts as shown in FIG. 3. This lighting control state is stored in the storage means and read out when the next control signal is received. FIG. 6 shows such changes in the lighting state. In addition,
In FIG. 6, "all" indicates a lighting control signal, "off" indicates a lighting control signal, rUJ indicates a rising control signal, and rDJ indicates a descending control signal. Furthermore, since a confirmation sound is generated when the lighting state of the light source 9 changes in accordance with the control signal, the operator can confirm that the control signal has been reliably transmitted and that the lighting state has been changed.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment. In this embodiment, a confirmation sound is generated at least once even if the optical output is at the upper limit or lower limit.

Note that in the present invention, the remote control signal may be transmitted via a signal line. Further, the lighting equipment may be provided with a pull switch or the like, and the lighting may be controlled by the pull switch or the like. Furthermore, in the present invention, the lighting state means lighting at the maximum value of the preset optical output, and the maximum value itself can be set arbitrarily. Furthermore, the control signals from the ascending command operating section and the descending command operating section are configured to control the optical output again in the upper limit direction or lower limit direction from the beginning when the optical output reaches the upper limit or lower limit. Good too.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has at least a lighting command operating section, a lights out command operating section, a rising command operating section that increases the light output, and a descending command operating section that similarly decreases the light output, and these command operating sections a transmitter that transmits a remote control signal by operating the
It has a receiving section that receives the control signal, and a lighting device configured to be able to dim and light the light source in multiple stages, and the light source is turned on, turned off, and dimmed based on the control signal received by the receiving section. a lighting control device for controlling lighting; the lighting control device stores a lighting control state of the light source according to a previous control signal and a dimming degree when this lighting control state is a lighting or dimming lighting state; means is provided, and when the lighting state stored in the storage means is the lighting state or the dimmed lighting state and a control signal is received by the operation of the ascending command operating section or the descending command operating section, the control signal is adjusted at that time. Since the light intensity is read out and the light output is increased or decreased one step at a time based on this dimming degree, a variety of light outputs can be easily obtained centering on the rise command operation section and the descent command operation section. It is something. In addition, while it is possible to obtain such a variety of optical outputs, only two command operation units are required, which is advantageous in terms of implementation and allows miniaturization.

Further, the risk of erroneous operation due to an increase in the number of operation sections does not increase. Furthermore, fewer operation units means fewer types of corresponding control signals, which simplifies the configuration of the transmitter, receiver, and signal processing unit of the lighting device, making it possible to provide the device at a lower cost. becomes possible. Furthermore, the number of operations of the operating section until a desired light output is obtained is smaller than that of conventional devices, so that the operator's annoyance can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 6 show one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a program diagram showing the configuration of the lighting control device, Figures 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing its processing procedure, Figure 4 is a front view of the transmitter, and Figure 5 is a simplified diagram of how it is used. 6 is a diagram conceptually showing changes in the lighting state, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of another embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Transmission part, 2... Lighting command operation part, 3... Lights out command operation part, 4... Up command operation part, 5... Down command operation part, 10... Receiving part, 11...Lighting control device, 14...Storage means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A transmitter that has at least a lighting command operating section, a lights out command operating section, a rising command operating section that increases the light output, and a descending command operating section that similarly decreases the light output, and sends out a remote control signal by operating these command operating sections. a receiving unit that receives the remote control signal; a processing unit that processes the control signal received by the receiving unit; a light source that is formed in multiple stages so that the light source can be dimmed and turned on; and the control signal processed by the processing unit is The light source is turned on when the control signal is from the lighting command operation section, the light source is turned off when the control signal is from the turn-off command operation section, and the control signal is from the rise command operation section or the descent command operation section. a lighting control device comprising a lighting device that dims and lights up a light source; the lighting control device controls a lighting control state of the light source according to a previous control signal and an adjustment when this lighting control state is a lighting state; A storage means for storing the degree of light is provided, and when the lighting control state stored in the storage means is a lighting state or a dimmed lighting state, a control signal is received by the operation of the ascending command operating section or the descending command operating section. Only when the lighting control is performed, the stored dimming degree is read out, and the light output of the light source is increased or decreased one step at a time based on this lighting control state.