JPH0720723Y2 - 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. It is known that the connected switching unit is switched. Such a remote control device is simply ON, O
Even if a simple control such as FF is required, a dedicated remote controller is required, so not only the cost of the entire apparatus is increased, but also the types of remote controllers are increased, which is difficult to handle. Therefore, it is known that an existing remote control device attached to a television, a video, etc. can be used to operate the operation buttons provided on the remote control device to switch and control other electric devices such as lighting equipment. Has been.

(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 unit 7 for receiving a signal emitted from the remote control device 12, and an operation button 13a selected from a plurality of operation buttons 13 provided on the remote control device 12, a plurality of times or a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time. By operating for more than a time, the memory 17 for storing the data code of the signal emitted from the remote control device 12 as a switching signal of the switching unit 16 connected to the electric device 3 and the signal received by the receiving unit 7 A control unit 15 that controls the switching of the switching unit 16 by comparing the data code with the data code stored in the memory 17 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 for a predetermined time. Operate more than once or more than a certain time. Then, the signal emitted from remote control device 12 is received by receiving unit 7, and the data code of the signal is stored in 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.

When the data code stored in the memory 17 is erased due to a power failure or the like, the data code is re-registered by operating the button 13a again a plurality of times or for a predetermined time or longer.

(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 connecting portion 6 to which an outlet 5 extending from the lighting fixture 3 is connected, a receiving portion 7, and an indicator light 9 for displaying a registration state.
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. The switching unit 16 may be an electronic control unit such as a thyristor in addition to an electromagnetic mechanical control unit such as a general relay unit, and various other units having a switching function are also conceivable. In addition, the control unit 15 includes a RAM 17 as a memory.
Are connected.

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 a plurality of times within a fixed time or more than a fixed time so that the receiving unit 7 receives the signal emitted from the transmitting unit 14. Then, the signal from the receiving unit 7 is amplified by the amplifier 14 and input to the control unit 15, and the data code thereof 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 in this way, the switching unit 16 does not operate even if the button 13a is operated, so that the user re-registers, but this re-registration is similar to the first registration described above. It can be easily performed by operating 13a a plurality of times within a fixed time or more than a fixed time.

(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 a plurality of times within a fixed time or more than a fixed time to cause the receiving units 23a to 23c to receive light and register the data code. In this way, by operating the buttons 13a to 13c thereafter, the television, video, and
D can be controlled on and off.

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. In addition, when the data code of RAM17 is erased due to power failure,
Re-registration can be easily performed as in the case of the embodiment. 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 switched on by one operation, but as a temporary emergency measure, the function of the switching function is fully fulfilled, and the electrical equipment connected to each outlet is related to it. In some cases, it may be more convenient to switch the power sources at the same time.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention is provided in the remote control device 12 and the connection part 6 to which the electric device 3 is connected, the reception part 7 that receives a signal emitted from the remote control device 12. By operating the operation button 13a selected from the plurality of operation buttons 13 a plurality of times within a fixed time or more than a fixed time, the data code of the signal emitted from the remote control device 12 is connected to the electric device 3. The memory 17 for storing the switching signal of the switching unit 16 that has been stored is compared with the data code of the signal received by the receiving unit 7 and the data code stored in the memory 17 to control the switching of the switching unit 16. Since the control unit 15 and the control unit for the electric device constitute the control device for the electric device, 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, the other button 13 is operated. do it Never switching unit 16 is malfunctioning, it can be used safely. The button 13a can be registered multiple times within a certain period of time, or simply by operating it for a certain period of time or more, so registration work is extremely easy and easy even if the registered data code is deleted due to a power failure or the like. You can re-register at. Furthermore, without using the registration function, that is, without performing registration at all from the beginning as in the conventional means described above, any button 13
Even if is operated, it is possible to easily control the switching of the electric device 3 by software processing. Therefore, the user can freely select the usage method of registration or non-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 12 ...... Remote control device 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 plurality of operation buttons 13 provided on the remote control device 12.
By operating the operation button 13a selected from among a plurality of times within a fixed time or more than a fixed time, the data code of the signal emitted from the remote control device 12 of the switching unit 16 connected to the electric device 3 is operated. It comprises a memory 17 for storing as a switching signal, and a control unit 15 for controlling switching of the switching unit 16 by comparing the data code of the signal received by the receiving unit 7 with the data code stored in the memory 17. A control device for electric equipment characterized by the above.