JP2010080274A - Monitor terminal equipment for remote control, and illumination control system - Google Patents

Abstract

A plurality of operation patterns of a lighting fixture can be selected and set so that parts can be shared and costs can be reduced.
A monitoring terminal for remote control according to the present invention has a case main body, and at least one or more press detection areas, and outputs a press detection signal according to a pressing operation of the press detection area. A touch substrate 30, an operation panel 31 disposed on the front surface side of the touch substrate 30, and a connector portion 32 electrically connected to the touch substrate 30 and disposed on the back surface side of the substrate. A substrate unit 34 that is detachably attached to the case main body 20; is disposed on the case main body 20 and is detachable from the connector portion 32, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to a press detection signal. And a transmission unit 14.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control monitoring terminal and a lighting control system for remotely operating a plurality of lighting fixtures disposed on a ceiling surface in a building, for example, by outputting operation signals.

  In general, for example, a plurality of lighting fixtures arranged on a ceiling surface in a building output an operation signal in response to a manual operation of a remote control monitoring terminal that can be remotely operated, and the central processing unit that receives the operation signal ON / OFF is controlled by.

  Such a monitoring terminal for remote control has a switch device composed of a case main body and a remote control operation unit attached to the case main body as a main part, and the switch device is fixed on a wall or the like. It is attached to the standardized opening of the frame (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The operation unit is formed in accordance with an operation pattern for remotely operating a predetermined lighting fixture among the plurality of lighting fixtures. For example, a plurality of types of operation switches for remotely operating the lighting fixtures for each group Etc. are configured.

As described above, since there are a plurality of types of operation units according to a predetermined operation pattern, there are a plurality of types of case main bodies to which the operation units can be attached, and the case main body having a shape suitable for the operation unit to be attached. Has come to be used.
Japanese Patent No. 3047333

  However, since the conventional remote control monitoring terminal requires an operation part of a shape corresponding to each type, it is necessary to secure a mold and stock for each type of operation part, which increases the cost. There was a problem such as.

  Further, when exchanging the remote control monitoring terminal, it is necessary to replace the main switch device after removing the fixed frame attached to the wall surface or the like, which is very troublesome.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. A remote control monitoring terminal that can select and set a plurality of operation patterns of a lighting fixture and can be easily removed, and the remote control monitoring terminal are provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting control system used.

  A monitoring terminal for remote control according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a case main body; at least one press detection area set, and a touch substrate that outputs a press detection signal in response to a pressing operation of the press detection area And an operation panel disposed on the front surface side of the touch substrate, and a connector portion that is electrically connected to the touch substrate and disposed on the back surface side of the substrate. A touch substrate unit that is detachably mounted; and a transmission unit that is disposed on the case body and is detachable from the connector unit and outputs an operation signal corresponding to a pressure detection signal. To do.

The touch substrate only needs to be able to electrically detect, for example, that a person has made direct or indirect contact. Further, the operation panel can detect pressure by the touch substrate by appropriately selecting the dielectric constant and the thickness, and for example, acrylic, paper, wood, or the like can be used.
The touch substrate is configured to be able to output a pressure detection signal corresponding to the pressure detection area, and the pressure detection area can be set as appropriate.

  For example, in the case of one circuit, the same press detection signal is output even if any part of the entire surface of the touch substrate is pressed, and in the case of two circuits, two press detection areas are set, and each area is set. It is possible to configure so as to output different pressure detection signals.

  The press detection signal may be a signal for transmitting that a predetermined press detection area has been pressed, or an operation signal for turning on / off a group such as a lighting fixture or an individual lighting fixture.

  The transmission unit may output an operation signal that processes the pressure detection signal and turns the lighting fixture on and off, and when the pressure detection signal is an operation signal, relays the signal and outputs an operation signal. You may have.

It is preferable that the touch substrate unit is provided with an operation display unit that displays a position to be operated so as to be visually or tactilely distinguishable by touch. For example, what is directly printed on the operation panel, what is printed on paper, is pasted on the operation panel, or is sandwiched between the operation panel and the touch substrate.
The operation display unit can be appropriately changed by preparing a plurality of patterns such as one circuit, two circuits, three circuits, and four circuits.
The touch substrate is configured to be able to set a pressure detection area and output a pressure detection signal corresponding to the set pressure detection area according to the pattern of the operation display unit.

  The connector part is electrically and mechanically connected to the mating connection part, and may be disposed directly on the back side of the touch substrate, or connected from the touch substrate via a lead wire or the like. Also good.

  For example, the touch substrate unit may be detachably attached to the case main body by, for example, a configuration in which the touch substrate unit is held by the case main body by connecting the connector portion and the transmission board, or the touch substrate unit and the case main body are respectively connected. A configuration may be employed in which a joint portion is provided and these engagement portions are fitted to hold the touch substrate unit on the case body.

  The monitoring terminal for remote control of the present invention is applicable to a remote monitoring control system in which various terminals, sensor terminals, human sensors, etc. are connected to the central processing unit via a transmission line. The present invention is not limited to this remote monitoring and control system, and can be applied to a wall switch or the like for lighting control or extinguishing control of a lighting load usually installed in a room.

  A lighting control system according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of lighting fixtures; the monitoring terminal for remote control according to claim 1; and connected to a transmission line and output from the monitoring terminal for remote control. A central processing unit that receives an operation signal and controls the lighting apparatus via a transmission line based on the operation signal.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost by making the parts common, and the touch substrate unit is configured to be detachable from the case main body. Exchange becomes easy.
According to invention of Claim 2, the illumination control system using the monitoring terminal for remote control which has the effect of Claim 1 can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 8 relate to an embodiment of a remote control monitoring terminal according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a general configuration diagram of a remote monitoring control system having a remote control monitoring terminal. FIG. 3 is a front view of the monitoring terminal, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical circuit configuration of the monitoring terminal for remote control, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a case main body of the monitoring terminal for remote control, and FIG. 5 is a monitoring for remote control. Sectional view when the terminal is viewed from the side in the longitudinal direction, FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the assembly process of the monitoring terminal for remote control, and FIG. 8 is an attachment of the fixed frame and the touch substrate. It is explanatory drawing which shows a position.

  The remote monitoring control system shown in FIG. 1 has a central processing unit 1. The central processing unit 1 is provided with a control terminal 3 and a remote control monitoring terminal 10 described later via a two-wire transmission line 2.

The central processing unit 1 controls the system in an integrated manner, and is configured to include a microcomputer. The central processing unit 1 has a memory (not shown) that stores a correspondence relationship (assignment) between the remote control monitoring terminal 10 and the illumination load 4 connected to the control terminal 3.
The central processing unit 1 has an address setting means and a display unit for displaying the address, and can set the address of each control terminal 3.
For example, the lighting load 4 of 4 circuits can be connected to the control terminal 3, and a plurality of such control terminals 3 are connected to the transmission line 2.
The remote control monitoring terminal 10 is a device that performs lighting control / lighting control and monitoring control of a lighting load by remote control, such as a wall switch.

  In such a remote control system, the central processing unit 1 sets the address of the control terminal 3, the remote control monitoring terminal 10, etc., and the setting of data stored in a memory (not shown) in the central processing unit 1. The lighting load can be turned on / off by the remote control monitoring terminal 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control monitoring terminal 10 has a frame-shaped plate 11 having an opening at the center, and an operation unit 12 having an outer shape substantially the same as the opening of the plate 11.

  The operation unit 12 employs a touch panel system including a touch substrate, an operation panel, and an operation display unit, which will be described later. The operation unit 12 converts a user's press into an electrical signal and outputs the signal as a press detection signal. That is, there is no portion where the switch mechanism such as a tumbler switch slides, and the component parts are not worn by movement.

The operation unit 12 can set at least one or more pressure detection areas. For example, in the present embodiment, four pressure detection areas 12a, 12a, 12a, and 12a are set.
When each pressing detection area 12 a is pressed, an operation signal corresponding to each pressing detection area 12 a is output and transmitted to the central processing unit 1 via the transmission line 2.

  The central control device 1 can associate the illumination load 4 to be monitored with the operation signal corresponding to each press detection area 12a, and performs group control including a plurality of illumination loads 4 by one press detection area 12a. be able to.

For example, since four pressing detection areas 12a are set here, the four groups can be collectively monitored and controlled by the remote control monitoring terminal 10.
Individual control is also possible by associating the press detection area 12a with the illumination load 4 on a one-to-one basis.
In addition, the operation unit 12 is provided with an operation display unit 12b and a lighting display unit 12c corresponding to each press detection area 12a.

The operation display unit 12b is a display part for identifying the group to be controlled, and here, paper on which the type of the room to be controlled by the group is printed is bonded to the operation unit 12.
The operation display unit 12b can be changed as appropriate by the user in accordance with the setting of the press detection area 12a.

The lighting display unit 12c is provided with a set of light sources having different emission colors for each of the press detection areas 12a, and either one of the light sources is selected depending on whether the illumination load to be controlled and monitored is on or off. It is configured to light up.
Next, an electrical circuit configuration and operation as a required part of the remote control monitoring terminal 10 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the remote control monitoring terminal 10 includes a touch substrate 30 that constitutes the operation unit 12, a touch processing unit 13 that processes a signal when the touch substrate 30 detects a pressing operation, and a transmission unit 14. The display light-emitting element 15 constituting the display unit, the setting terminal 16, and the power supply unit 17 are included.

  The touch processing unit 13 functions as a control unit for performing various setting operations for the signal processing of the remote control monitoring terminal 10, but is provided integrally on the same substrate as the touch substrate 30 or the transmission unit 14. It may be provided, or may be configured as a separate body.

  Further, the power supply unit 17 obtains power necessary for driving the remote control monitoring terminal 10 based on the voltage signal transmitted from the central processing unit 1 of FIG. Power is supplied to each block inside.

When the operation unit 12 is pressed, the touch substrate 30 outputs a press detection signal corresponding to the pressed detection area 12 a to the touch processing unit 13. When receiving the detection signal, the touch processing unit 13 generates an operation signal and outputs the operation signal to the transmission unit 14.
The transmission unit 14 outputs an operation signal to the central control device 1, the control terminal 3, or each lighting load connected on the transmission line 2.

The central processing unit 1 that has received the operation signal outputs a turn-on / off signal to the control terminal 3 and also outputs a signal indicating that the control terminal 3 has been controlled to the remote control monitoring terminal 10. . When the remote control monitoring terminal 10 receives this signal, it reverses the lighting state of the light emitting element 15 for display and displays the current lighting load control state.
The setting terminal 16 is a terminal to which a terminal device for changing the setting of the press detection area 12a of the touch substrate 30 can be connected.
Next, the specific configuration and assembly procedure of such a remote control monitoring terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 4, the case main body 20 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape having an open front surface, and a transmission board 14 as a transmission unit is disposed on the lower surface of the case main body 20.
In addition, a transmission line drawn from the back side of the lower surface of the case body 20 is connected to the transmission board 14.

A connection portion 21 is provided as an interface of the signal input portion on one end side of the side portion of the transmission board 14. In the present embodiment, the connection unit 21 is a serial communication port and functions as a power supply unit that supplies power from the transmission board 14. Further, the connection portion 21 is provided with a connection confirmation means, and is configured such that power is not supplied in a poor contact state.
In addition, a setting terminal 16 including four connection pins 16 a is provided in the approximate center of the side portion of the transmission board 14.
FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view when the remote control monitoring terminal 10 is attached to the wall surface 40.

The remote control monitoring terminal 10 includes a case main body 20, a transmission board 14 provided in the case main body 20, a touch board 30, an operation panel 31 provided on the front side of the touch board 30, and a back surface of the touch board 30. A connector portion 32 provided on the side and a touch substrate unit 34 having a mounting frame 33 are mainly configured.
A fixed frame 41 having a rectangular opening at the center is fixed to the wall surface 40 provided with a through hole by screws 42 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the opening.

  A mounting cover 23 is attached to the case main body 20 so as to close the opening on the front side, and the outer periphery of the case main body 11 is formed to have substantially the same size as the opening of the fixed frame 41. When the edge of the opening and the outside of the case body 20 are engaged by an engaging means (not shown), the case body 20 is fitted into the opening of the fixed frame 41 and fixed in a state of being disposed in the through hole of the wall surface. The

  Here, the touch substrate unit 34 and the case main body 20 are configured such that the engaging portion 33 a of the attachment frame 33 engages with a peripheral portion of an engagement hole (not shown) provided in the attachment cover 23, and the connector portion 32. And the connection portion 21 of the transmission board 14 are fixed by being electrically and mechanically connected.

  A pair of display light emitting elements 15a and 15b having different emission colors are provided on the back side of the touch substrate 30, and an opening is provided at a position of the touch substrate 30 facing the display light emitting elements 15a and 15b. The light emitted from the display light emitting elements 15a and 15b can be transmitted to the operation panel 31 side.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operation unit 12 includes a touch substrate 30, an operation panel 31, and an operation display unit 12b. The operation display unit 12b is a space formed between the touch substrate 30 and the operation panel 31. A paper on which a monitoring control target is printed is sandwiched between 31a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the mounting frame 33 is provided with a recess 33 b having a notch opened on the front surface side, and the operation panel 31 and the touch substrate 30 can be detached from the mounting frame 33. Thus, the operation unit 12 is configured to be detachable from the attachment frame 33 and configured to be easily detached from the attachment frame 33.
Here, a case will be described in which the operator performs a replacement operation of the operation panel 31 and the operation display unit 12b having different patterns.

  In this case, the operator connects a setting device to the setting terminal 16 of the case body 20, and uses this setting device to allocate the detection area of the touch substrate 30 so as to match the operation panel 31 and the operation display unit 12b. Change and set.

  Thereby, even when the operation panel 31 and the operation display unit 12b having different patterns from the press detection area 12a of the touch substrate 30 are replaced, the touch substrate 30 is set corresponding to the replaced pattern of the operation unit 12. Therefore, an operation signal corresponding to the pressing operation of the operation unit 12 can be output to the transmission line 2.

  When the switch function as a variable switch is assigned to the touch substrate 30, the remote control monitoring terminal 10 can output an operation signal for changing the output of the illumination load.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even when the operation panel 31 and the operation display unit 12b having different patterns of the operation unit 12 are replaced, an operation signal corresponding to the pattern can be output. These parts can be used in common, and the cost of the remote control monitoring terminal 10 can be reduced.

In addition, since the switch function as a variable switch can be assigned to the touch substrate 30, a variable switch can be configured without using a variable switch or the like as a consumable, and therefore, the highly durable remote control monitoring terminal 10 can be configured. Realization is possible.
Next, a method for attaching the remote control monitoring terminal 10 to the wall surface will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the case body 20 is attached to the fixed frame 21 with the attachment cover 23 attached to the case body 20. Then, the fixing frame 21 having the case body 20 attached thereto is fixed to the wall surface provided with the through hole by the screw 22.
Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, after the plate 11 is attached to the fixed frame 21, the unitized touch substrate unit 34 is attached to the case body 20 from the front side.
At this time, the electrical connection between the touch substrate unit and the transmission substrate 14 is completed at the same time.

  When removing the touch substrate unit 34, the plate 11 can be removed from the fixed frame 21, and the touch substrate unit 34 can be removed by pulling the touch substrate unit 34 toward the front side of the case body 20.

  Thus, in this invention, a press detection can be processed with a signal by using the touch panel system using the touch substrate 30 as a press detection part. Therefore, the operation unit 12 is configured separately from the case main body 20 attached to the fixed frame 21 and can be a unit that is detachable from the case main body 20.

  Further, since the touch substrate unit 34 is configured to be detachable from the case body 20, the touch substrate can be easily replaced and maintained, and the touch substrate unit 34 can be replaced with a unit having another function.

  Furthermore, since the touch substrate unit 34 can be attached and detached after the fixing frame 21 is attached to the wall surface, it is not necessary to consider the screwing position of the fixing frame 21 and the range of the operation unit 12 can be expanded.

  That is, in the case of a conventional operation switch, since the fixed frame 21 is screwed to the wall surface after the switch device is attached to the fixed frame 21, a part of the switch device is provided at a position facing the screw hole of the fixed frame 21. In reality, the range of the operation unit 12 is substantially narrower than the opening of the fixed frame.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the touch substrate 30 can be disposed at a position facing the screw hole 41a of the fixed frame 21, that is, the area of the operation unit 12 can be increased. The operability of the operation unit 12 can be improved. In addition, the operation unit of the monitoring terminal also serves as a mark indicating the monitoring control target, and there is an effect that the user can reliably recognize the operation target by expanding the area of the operation unit.

  The remote control monitoring terminal 10 according to the present invention is applied to a remote monitoring control system in which various terminals, sensor terminals, human sensors, etc. are connected to the transmission line 2 from the central processing unit 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to a wall switch or the like for lighting control or lighting control of a lighting load installed in a normal room.

  The invention described in the above embodiment is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, the embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements.

  For example, even if some constituent elements are deleted from all the constituent elements shown in the embodiment, the problems described in the column of problems to be solved by the invention can be solved, and the effects described in the effects of the invention can be achieved. In the case of being obtained, a configuration from which this configuration requirement is deleted can be extracted as an invention.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a remote monitoring control system having a monitoring terminal for remote control. The front view of the monitoring terminal for remote control. The block diagram which shows the electrical circuit structure of the monitoring terminal for remote control. Explanatory drawing of the case main body of the monitoring terminal for remote control. Sectional drawing when the monitoring terminal for remote control is viewed from the side in the longitudinal direction. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the assembly process of the monitoring terminal for remote control. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the assembly process of the monitoring terminal for remote control. Explanatory drawing which shows the attachment position of a fixed frame and a touch substrate.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Remote control monitoring terminal 12a ... Press detection area 14 ... Transmission board 20 as a transmission part ... Case main body 21 ... Connection part 30 ... Touch board 31 ... Operation panel 32 ... Connector part 34 ... Touch board unit

Claims (2)

With the case body;
At least one or more press detection areas are set, a touch substrate that outputs a press detection signal in response to a pressing operation in the press detection area, an operation panel disposed on the surface side of the touch substrate, and the touch substrate A touch board unit that is detachably attached to the case body; and a connector portion that is electrically connected to the connector and disposed on the back side of the board;
A transmission unit disposed in the case body, detachable from the connector unit, and outputting an operation signal corresponding to a pressure detection signal;
A monitoring terminal for remote control, comprising: Multiple lighting fixtures;
A remote control monitoring terminal according to claim 1;
A central processing unit that is connected to a transmission line, receives an operation signal output from the remote control monitoring terminal, and controls the lighting apparatus via the transmission line based on the operation signal;
An illumination control system comprising:

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