JPH04208013A - Method of confirming use condition of electric apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To let one know whether the electric apparatus used in each room or the like is used or not through staying in a specific room by the method wherein one can visually check the electric apparatus connected to each of plug sockets attached to each place inside a structure by the indication on the monitor panel in application. CONSTITUTION:Each plug socket 2-13 provided in each room, lavatory, WC, etc., is connected to a monitor panel 1, and when the electric apparatus connected to each plug socket 2-13 is being used, a sensor signal is given to the monitor panel 1 from a current sensor. And to the position where the plug sockets 2-13 are attached, emitters are attached. Accordingly, if one sees the monitor panel 1, one can visually check whether the electric apparatus connected to each plug socket 2-13 is conducting at a look. Hereby, one can know the use or the nonuse of the electric apparatus in other room though staying in a specific room.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" This invention is a method for checking the usage status of electrical appliances that allows you to know whether the electrical appliances used in each room in the house are in use or not while staying in a specific room. Regarding the method.

[Prior Art] In the past, there was no way to know whether electric appliances are being used in other rooms from a particular room.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventionally, even if a person falls asleep with a kotatsu or the like energized in a child's room, for example, it is not possible to know that the kotatsu is still energized. Of course, this is different if you look into the child's room, but in most cases it is customary to have the child's room turn off the power voluntarily.

As a result, forgetting to turn off the power often leads to fires.6Therefore, there has been a long-awaited method for determining the status of electrical appliances connected to electrical outlets in each room, but there has been no suitable effective means.

[Means for solving the problem] A monitoring panel is installed in a specific room, and outlets installed in all rooms including the specific room and outlets installed in places other than the room are connected to the monitoring panel. , by detecting the ON/OFF status of electrical appliances connected to these outlets with a current sensor built into each outlet, and sending the detection signal to the above-mentioned monitoring panel, it is possible to connect electrical appliances from outlets in other rooms while staying in a specific room. It was configured so that the power status could be known.

[Function] If an electrical appliance is connected to each outlet and is being used, the light emitting body on the monitoring panel will be lit to indicate that the electrical appliance is being used.

[Example] Figure 1 is an example of a floor plan of a single-family house (two-story building), where Figure 1 (A) is the floor plan of the first floor and Figure 1 (B) is the floor plan of the second floor. Shows the floor plan. In the embodiment, a monitoring panel (1), which is a feature of the present invention, is attached to the LDK on the first floor.

(2) to (13) are electrical outlets provided in each room, washroom, WC, etc., and these electrical outlets also form a feature of this invention.

Each of the above outlets (2) to (13) is connected to the above monitoring panel (
1), and when the electrical appliances connected to each outlet are in use (i.e., energized), a sensor signal (contact signal, etc.) is provided from the built-in current sensor to the monitoring panel (1). .

FIG. 2 shows a monitoring board that is a feature of this invention.
The floor plan shown in Fig. 1 is shown as is in the pictorial representation, and the light emitters L2 to L+3 are installed in the positions where the outlets (2) to (13) are installed in Fig. 1. If you look at the monitoring panel shown in the figure, each outlet)
You can check at a glance whether the electrical equipment connected to the device is energized or not.

FIG. 3 shows an outlet that is attached to the wall of each room in FIG. 1 and connected to the indoor wiring line.

In addition, in FIG. 3, the electrical outlet is indicated by the symbol C for convenience. This outlet C has an outlet part (L7) into which the plug (16) attached to the cord (15) of the electrical appliance (14) is inserted, and an EMI
A filter (18), a current sensor (19) that detects when current flows through the electrical appliance (14) that is a load, a control circuit (2o), and a semiconductor that operates based on the output of the control circuit (20). It is composed of a switch (21). Note that (20) to (21) constitute a control section (22).

In such a configuration, when the power switch (23) of the electric appliance (14) itself is turned on, a current flows through the electric appliance (14), which is detected by the current sensor (19), and the semiconductor switch (21) performs a switching operation. and
The switching signal (24) is sent to the monitoring panel shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to light up the light emitters.

Now, let's assume that the outlet C shown in Figure 3 corresponds to the outlet (9) in the Japanese-style room on the 2nd floor.

The light emitting body shown in FIG. 2 lights up.

Therefore, if you look at the monitoring panel (1), you can visually confirm that the electrical appliance is connected to the outlet (9) and that the power is on.

Next, if the power switch (23) is turned OFF' or the plug (16) is removed from the outlet (17), the current sensor (19) will output a detection signal, so the switching signal ( 24) is not output. Therefore, the light emitter L9 is turned off.

In this way, it is very easy to determine whether the electrical appliances connected to each outlet are energized or turned off by looking at the monitoring panel.

Figure 4 shows how the output of the current sensor (19) is connected to the current amplifier (25).
) to light up the light source (26), and the light source (26)
) is transmitted through a light guide (27) such as an optical fiber (
In 28), the light is sent to the monitoring panel (1) to illuminate the lighting section installed instead of the luminous body, and according to this example, a luminous body corresponding to each outlet is required on the monitoring panel. However, a light source is required on the outlet side.

[Effects of the Invention] Since this invention is as described above, it is possible to check the usage status of electrical appliances in multiple children's rooms, or a house where many people use many rooms, such as a two- or three-family house. Useful for monitoring the usage status of electrical appliances. The effect of being able to check everything all at once from a specific location is particularly great. It also helps save electricity.

In the embodiment of the monitoring board shown in FIG. 2, a picture is shown, but it is not necessary to stick to the picture.

This is because if the number of rooms is small, the number of outlets is also small.
Since it is easy to correspond to the location of the outlets, they can also be distinguished by the numbers attached to the outlets for convenience. However, if the number of rooms is large and the outlets are installed in many locations, the visual effect of displaying a pattern is significant.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1A and 1B show the positions of the monitoring panel and the outlet in this invention! ! FIG. 2 is an example of a monitoring board that is a feature of this invention, and is shown in pictorial form. FIG. 3 is a connection diagram showing an outlet that is a feature of this invention. The figure shows another embodiment of the outlet, in which (1) is a monitoring panel, (2) to (13) are outlets, (14) is an electrical appliance, (16) is a plug, (1)
7) is the outlet section, and (18) is the EM filter. (19) is a current sensor, (20) is a control circuit, (
21) is a semiconductor switch, (22) is a control unit, (2
3) is the power switch, (24) is the switching signal,
(25) is a current amplifier, (26) is a light source, (27
) is light, (28) is a light guide, and L2 to L13 are light emitters. Note that the same or corresponding parts in FIG. 7 are designated by the same reference numerals.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) Equipped with multiple outlets installed at various locations within the building and a monitoring panel installed at a specific location within the building and connected to the multiple outlets, and whether electrical appliances connected to each of the outlets are energized. A method for checking the usage status of an electrical appliance, characterized in that the usage status of an electrical appliance is made visible by a display on the monitoring panel. (2) The method for checking the usage status of an electrical appliance as set forth in claim (1), wherein the monitoring panel has a pattern showing the floor plan of the building, the location of the outlet, etc. (3) A light emitting body is attached to the monitoring panel corresponding to each outlet, and each outlet is equipped with a current sensor that detects when an electric appliance connected to the outlet is energized. A method for checking the usage status of an electric appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the light emitting body is turned on based on the output. (4) The monitoring panel is provided with a lighting section corresponding to each outlet, and each outlet is equipped with a current sensor that detects when an electric appliance connected to the outlet is energized, and the output of this current sensor The electric appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a light source that is turned on, and the light generated from the light source is guided to the illumination section of the monitoring panel by a light guide to illuminate it. How to check usage status.