JPH0720722Y2 - Control device for electrical equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a control device for electric equipment, and more particularly to a means for switching control of a switching unit connected to the electric equipment by a remote control device.

(Conventional example) As a control device for switching and controlling electric equipment such as lighting equipment, a light receiving unit receives light such as infrared rays emitted from a remote control device, and a signal from the light receiving unit causes electric equipment to operate. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known one in which a switching unit including a connected relay or thyristor is switched. Such a remote control device requires a dedicated remote control even if it simply performs ON / OFF control, so not only the cost of the entire device increases, but also the number of types of remote control increases and It's difficult. Therefore, using the existing remote control device attached to TVs and videos,
There is known a remote control device in which other electric devices such as lighting equipment can be switch-controlled by operating an operation button provided in the remote control device.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional means, the switching section is activated even if any of the operation buttons of the remote control device attached to the television or the like is operated. In some cases, that is, while repeatedly operating the operation button for remote control of a television or the like, the light emitting unit of the remote control device may be mistakenly pointed at the light receiving unit to operate the button. In that case, there is a problem in that the switching unit is erroneously operated and unnecessary electrical switching control is performed for other electric devices other than the television.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an electric device, which is provided with means for preventing an unnecessary malfunction of a switching unit by a remote control device.

(Means for Solving the Problem) For this purpose, the present invention is directed to the connection portion 6 to which the electric device 3 is connected.
And a receiving section 7 for receiving a signal emitted from the remote controller 12, and a memory 17 for storing a data code of the signal emitted from the remote controller 12 as a switching signal of a switching section 16 connected to the electric device 3. And a set button 8 for registering the stored data code, and the receiving unit 7
Comparing the data code of the signal received by and the data code stored in the memory 17, while controlling the switching of the switching unit 16, when the data code stored in the memory 17 is erased, A control unit 15 for controlling the switching unit 16 so as to control the switching of the switching unit 16 by operating any of the operation buttons 13 constitutes a control device for electric equipment.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, of the plurality of operation buttons 13 provided on the remote control device 12, for example, the operation button 13a having a low operation frequency is selected as the operation button for switching the switching unit, and the button 13a is operated. Then, the receiving section 7 receives the signal emitted from the remote controller 12, and the set button 8 is operated to register the data code of the signal in the memory 17. With this configuration, thereafter, the switching unit 16 operates only when the selected operation button 13a is operated, and the switching control of the electric device 3 is performed.

Further, when the data code stored in the memory 17 is erased due to a power failure or the like, the switching unit 16 operates and the electrical device 3 operates even if any button 13 is operated until re-registration.
Switching control can be performed.

(Embodiment 1) Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a control device for electric equipment, 2 is an outlet to which this control device 1 is connected, 3 is this control device 1
Is a lighting device as an electric device connected to. The control device 1 is composed of a short-cylindrical main body case 4, and on its lower surface, a connection part 6 to which an outlet 5 extending from the lighting fixture 3 is connected, a reception part 7, and a set button 8 as a registration means. A display lamp 9 for displaying the registration status is provided. Further, on the upper surface of the main body case 2, two connectors 10 which are engaged with the connection holes 11 of the outlet 2 are provided upright.
The outlet 2 is provided, for example, on the ceiling in the room, and supplies power to the lighting fixture 3 via the control device 1.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a remote controller, which is provided with a plurality of operation buttons 13. Reference numeral 14 is a transmission unit for signals such as infrared rays.
The remote control device 12 is not specially made for the control device 1, but is an existing remote control device attached to other electric equipment such as a television and a video. Is used as.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control means, and the receiving unit 7
An amplifier 14, a control unit 15 having a microcomputer, and a switching unit 16 are connected to the switching unit 16. The lighting unit 3 is connected to the switching unit 16. Note that the switching unit 16 may be a thyristor or the like in addition to general relay means, and various other units having a switching function are also possible. A RAM 17 as a memory is connected to the control unit 15.

The present apparatus is configured as described above, and the handling operation will be described next.

One of the plurality of operation buttons 13 provided on the remote control device 12 is selected as the operation button for switching the switching unit. In this case, a button that is used as infrequently as possible (for example, a TV empty channel button 13a) is selected. Next, the button 13a is operated to cause the receiving unit 7 to receive the signal emitted from the transmitting unit 14. Then, the signal from the receiver 7 is amplified by the amplifier 14 and input to the controller 15. Then, when the set button 8 is operated, this data code is stored in the RAM 17 as a switching unit switching signal. This registration is confirmed by turning on the indicator light 9.
Therefore, thereafter, only when the button 13a is operated, the switching unit 16 operates and the lighting fixture 3 is on / off controlled, and even when the other buttons 13 are operated, the switching unit 16 does not operate.

By the way, the data code registered in the RAM 17 is erased due to a power failure or the like. Also, the indicator light 9 goes off due to a power outage,
When the power failure is restored and the power supply is restarted, the indicator lamp 9 blinks to indicate that the registration has been deleted. When the registration is deleted, the user has to repeat the above operation again to re-register. However, the registration work is troublesome because the set button 8 at a high place in the room must be operated while standing on a desk or the like, and the user does not want to perform the re-registration immediately. It is also possible to prevent the registration from being deleted by providing a backup battery, but this would increase the size of the device and increase the cost. Therefore, in this device, when the registration is deleted, the switching unit switching control provided only for the button 13a disappears, and thereafter, even if any button 13 is operated, the switching unit is controlled.
16 is activated so that the lighting device 3 can be turned on and off. Therefore, the user may thereafter perform the re-registration work at his leisure. Such an emergency function can be easily given by software processing of the control unit 15.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 shows a control device 20 for controlling a plurality of electric devices, 21 is a box-shaped main body case, and four manual operation buttons 22a to 22d are provided on the front surface thereof. And each button 22a
3 to 23c corresponding to three receiving units 23a to 23c are provided. Note that the number of receiving units 23a to 23c is not limited to the number corresponding to the buttons 22a to 22c, and one receiving unit may be shared. In this case, signal processing may be performed by the microcomputer. Also body case 21
24 TV, video, LD and radio outlets on the back
a to 24d are connected.

Similar to the case of the above-described first embodiment, this one also has a button with a low operation frequency among the buttons of the remote control device 12 (first button).
In the figure, for example, buttons 13a, 13b, 13c) are selected.
Then, as in the case described above, the buttons 13a to 13c are sequentially operated to cause the receiving units 23a to 23c to receive light, and the set button 8
Press to register the data code. If you do this,
After that, by operating each of the buttons 13a to 13c, it is possible to control ON / OFF of the TV, the video, and the LD corresponding to these buttons.

For example, in the case of an outlet to which a TV is connected, the power supply control signal of the remote control device of the TV is registered, and in the case of an outlet to which a video is connected, the signal of the video remote control device is registered. The operation will be better. In this case, if the signal to be registered corresponds to the power ON / OFF key of each remote controller, the operability will be further improved. Note that no receiver corresponding to the manual button 22d is provided, and therefore the radio is on / off controlled only by the manual button 22d. Also in this case, when the data code in the RAM 17 is erased due to a power failure, the same measures as in the case of the first embodiment can be taken. That is, each of the receiving units 23a to 23c responds uniformly not only to a specific signal but also to various coded signals. Therefore, all power supplies may be turned on by a single operation, but as a temporary emergency measure, the function of the switching function is sufficiently fulfilled, and the electrical equipment connected to each outlet is related. In some cases, it may be more convenient to switch the power sources at the same time.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, the present invention has the connection unit 6 to which the electric device 3 is connected, the receiving unit 7 for receiving the signal emitted from the remote control device 12, and the remote control unit 12. Switching unit for connecting the data code of the signal to the electric device 3
A memory 17 for storing as a switching signal of 16, a set button 8 for registering the stored data code, a data code of a signal received by the receiving section 7 and the memory 17
Is compared with the data code stored in
And a control unit 15 for controlling the switching of the switching unit 16 by operating any of the operation buttons 13 when the data code stored in the memory 17 is erased. Since the control device for the electric device is configured from the above, the switching control of the electric device 3 can be performed only when the operation button 13a selected and registered in advance is operated. Therefore, even if the other button 13 is operated. The switching unit 16 does not malfunction and can be handled and used with confidence. Further, when the data code stored in the memory 17 disappears due to a power failure or the like, the operation control of the electric device 3 can be performed by operating any of the buttons 13 and re-registration can be performed at leisure, which is extremely preferable. Easy to use. Further, by adding such a function, the user can perform switching control of the electric device 3 by operating any button 13 without performing registration from the beginning, that is, without using the registration function. The user can freely select the method of use with or without registration according to his or her preference.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view, FIG. 2 is a block diagram, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment. 1,20 ...... Control device for electrical equipment 3 ...... Electric equipment 6 ...... Connection portion 7 ...... Reception portion 8 ...... Set button 13 ...... Operation button 15 ...... Control portion 16 ...... Switching portion 17 ...... Memory

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A connection section 6 to which an electric device 3 is connected, a reception section 7 for receiving a signal emitted from a remote control device 12,
A memory 17 for storing a data code of a signal emitted from the remote control device 12 as a switching signal of a switching section 16 connected to the electric device 3, a set button 8 for registering the stored data code, and the above-mentioned. The data code of the signal received by the receiving unit 7 is compared with the data code stored in the memory 17, the switching unit 16 is controlled to switch, and the data code stored in the memory 17 is erased. In this case, the control device for an electric device is characterized by comprising a control unit 15 for controlling the switching of the switching unit 16 by operating any of the operation buttons 13.