JP2014002942A - Illumination control device - Google Patents

Abstract

In an illumination control apparatus for adjusting the light amount and color temperature of illumination light by a lighting fixture, the color temperature and light amount of illumination light can be adjusted independently by a seamless kind of operation.
A lighting control device includes a touch panel for performing an operation for adjusting a light amount and a color temperature of illumination light, and a control for adjusting a light amount and a color temperature of illumination light according to an operation on the touch panel by a user. Circuit. The touch panel 4 includes light control operation areas 41A and 41B that are detected as an operation for adjusting the amount of illumination light by a slide operation on the surface, and an operation for adjusting the color temperature of the illumination light by a slide operation on the surface. And a toning operation area 42 to be detected. The dimming operation areas 41A and 41B and the toning operation area 42 are connected to each other. Thereby, the color temperature and the light amount of the illumination light can be independently adjusted by a seamless slide operation straddling the light adjustment operation region 41A or the light adjustment operation region 41B and the color adjustment operation region 42.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination control device that adjusts the amount of light and color temperature of illumination light from a lighting fixture based on a user operation.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an illumination control device including a touch pad for performing an operation for adjusting the light amount and color temperature of illumination light emitted from a lighting fixture. When the user moves the finger in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction along the edge of the touchpad while touching the touchpad with the finger, the illumination control device emits illumination light according to the rotation angle of the finger with respect to the center of the touchpad Adjust the color temperature. Moreover, this illumination control apparatus adjusts the light quantity of illumination light according to the pressing force to the touchpad by a finger (for example, refer patent document 1). In this illumination control device, the color temperature and the amount of illumination light can be controlled independently by a seamless operation.

JP 2011-90855 A

  However, in the lighting control device, in order to adjust both the light amount and the color temperature, two kinds of operations including an operation of rotating a finger on the touch pad and an operation of pressing the touch pad with the finger are required. Become. In particular, since the amount of light is adjusted by the pressure applied to the touch pad, it is difficult for an unfamiliar user to adjust the amount of light. Moreover, if the pressure applied to the touch pad becomes too strong, the touch pad may be mechanically damaged, and the durability may be reduced.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the color temperature and light amount of the illumination light can be independently adjusted by a kind of seamless operation, and the operation is simple and durable. It aims at providing the lighting control apparatus excellent in property.

  In order to achieve the above object, an illumination control device of the present invention performs an operation of adjusting the light amount and color temperature of illumination light in an illumination control device that adjusts the light amount and color temperature of illumination light emitted from a lighting fixture. And an adjustment circuit that detects an operation of the touch panel by a user and adjusts a light amount and a color temperature of the illumination light according to the detected operation, and the touch panel is adjusted by the adjustment circuit. A first touch detection area detected as a slide operation on the surface that increases or decreases the amount of the illumination light, and a slide operation on the surface increases the color temperature of the illumination light by the adjustment circuit. Or a second contact detection region that is detected as a lowering operation, and the first contact detection region and the second contact detection region are connected to each other. And wherein the door.

  The adjustment circuit detects a linear operation in the first contact detection area as an operation to adjust one of the light amount and the color temperature of the illumination light, and rotates in the second contact detection area. It is preferable that the operation is detected as an operation of adjusting one of the light amount of the illumination light and the color temperature.

  It is preferable that the apparatus includes a case that accommodates the touch panel and the adjustment circuit, the case having a recess on a surface thereof, and the touch panel is disposed in the recess.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the color temperature and light quantity of illumination light can be adjusted independently by the seamless slide operation straddling the 1st contact detection area and 2nd contact detection area on a touch panel. In addition, the mechanical influence given by the slide operation necessary for the adjustment is less than that of the push-down operation, for example, and the durability is increased.

(A) is the one-point perspective view which shows the enforcement example of the illumination system provided with the illumination control apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is an electrical block diagram which shows the structure of the illumination system. The electric block diagram which shows the structure of the said illumination control apparatus. The front view of the said illumination control apparatus. (A)-(d) is a front view which shows the four operation examples to the touchscreen of the said illumination control apparatus. The front view for demonstrating the operation example different from the above of the said illumination control apparatus. (A) is a front view of the illumination control apparatus which concerns on the 1st modification of the said embodiment, (b) is the sectional view on the AA line of (a). (A) is a front view of the illumination control apparatus which concerns on the 2nd modification of the said embodiment, (b) is the side view.

  An illumination control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig.1 (a) (b) shows the structure of the illumination system provided with the illumination control apparatus of this embodiment. The lighting system 100 includes lighting fixtures 1 </ b> A to 1 </ b> D (hereinafter collectively referred to as lighting fixtures 1), and the lighting control device 3 of the present embodiment that is connected to the lighting fixtures 1 through signal lines 2 and controls the lighting fixtures 1. Is provided. The lighting fixture 1 is a structure which can adjust the light quantity and color temperature of illumination light. The lighting fixture 1 is not limited to the illustrated number. The illumination control device 3 adjusts the light quantity and color temperature of illumination light (hereinafter simply referred to as illumination light) emitted from the lighting fixture 1 based on a user operation. The lighting control device 3 is applied to, for example, an embedded type lighting controller embedded in the wall surface W1.

  FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the lighting control device. The illumination control device 3 detects a touch operation on the touch panel 4 by the user and an operation for adjusting the light amount and the color temperature of the illumination light, and detects the light amount of the illumination light according to the detected contact operation. A control circuit 5 (adjustment circuit) for adjusting the color temperature and a transmission circuit 6 are provided. When the user touches the touch panel 4, the control circuit 5 detects the contact and the coordinates of the contact position. When the contact position is moved by the slide operation in the contact state, the control circuit 5 detects the movement direction and the movement locus of the contact position based on the coordinate change of the contact position, thereby detecting the slide operation. The control circuit 5 adjusts the amount of illumination light and the color temperature according to the detected operation content. The control circuit 5 generates a dimming / toning signal indicating the adjustment contents, and the transmission circuit 6 transmits the generated control signal to the lighting fixture 1 (see FIG. 1).

  FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the touch panel 4. The touch panel 4 is disposed so as to be exposed on the front surface 71 of the case 7 that houses the touch panel 4, the control circuit 5, and the transmission circuit 6 (see FIG. 2). The touch panel 4 includes light adjustment operation areas 41A and 41B (first contact detection areas) and a color adjustment operation area 42 (second contact detection areas). Each of the light control operation areas 41A and 41B is detected as an operation in which the slide operation S1 on the surface increases or decreases the amount of illumination light. The toning operation region 42 is detected as an operation in which the slide operation S2 on the surface increases or decreases the color temperature of the illumination light.

  The toning operation area 42 is substantially circular, and the dimming operation areas 41A and 41B are vertically long, substantially rectangular shapes protruding in opposite directions from the toning operation area 42, and the dimming operation area 42 41A and 41B and the toning operation area 42 are continuous and connected to each other. The dimming operation areas 41A and 41B are arranged in a straight line passing through the center of the toning operation area 42, and the corners of the tips are rounded in consideration of design. The shapes of the light adjustment operation regions 41A and 41B and the color adjustment operation region 42 are not limited to the above.

  The dimming and toning processing of the control circuit 5 shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The control circuit 5 detects a linear slide operation S1 (hereinafter referred to as a linear operation) in the light adjustment operation regions 41A and 41B as an operation for adjusting the amount of illumination light, and adjusts the illumination light. The control circuit 5 increases the amount of illumination light when a linear operation is performed from the end (lower) on the toning operation region 42 side to the front end (upper) on the dimming operation region 41A. When a linear operation in the opposite direction is performed on the light control operation area 41A, the amount of illumination light is reduced. The control circuit 5 increases the amount of illumination light when a linear operation is performed from the front end (lower part) to the end (upper part) on the side of the toning operation area 42 on the dimming operation area 41B. When the linear operation in the opposite direction is performed on the light control operation area 41B, the amount of illumination light is reduced. In these linear operations, the control circuit 5 increases the light amount adjustment amount as the slide length increases.

  Further, the control circuit 5 detects a rotating slide operation S2 (hereinafter referred to as a rotation operation) in the toning operation region 42 as an operation for adjusting the color temperature of the illumination light, and adjusts the illumination light. When the clockwise rotation operation is performed on the toning operation area 42, the control circuit 5 increases the color temperature of the illumination light, and on the toning operation area 42, the rotation operation in the opposite direction is performed. When done, it reduces the color temperature of the illumination light. In these rotation operations, the control circuit 5 increases the adjustment amount of the color temperature as the rotation angle around the approximate center of the toning operation region 42 increases.

  4A to 4D show four dimming / toning operation patterns. As shown in FIG. 4A, a linear operation S11 was performed with a finger on the light adjustment operation area 41B from the front end (lower part) toward the end part (upper part) on the color adjustment operation area 42 side. And Then, it is assumed that the finger is allowed to enter the toning operation region 42 while being in contact with the touch panel 4, and the clockwise rotation operation S21 is performed there. In that case, the light quantity of illumination light increases and the color temperature rises by a series of seamless operations including the linear operation S11 and the rotation operation S21.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the linear operation S <b> 11 similar to FIG. 4A is performed on the light adjustment operation region 41 </ b> B, and the toning operation region 42 is kept with the finger in contact with the touch panel 4. It is assumed that there is a counterclockwise (counterclockwise) rotation operation S22. In that case, the light quantity of illumination light increases and the color temperature decreases by a series of seamless operations including the linear operation S11 and the rotation operation S22.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, on the light adjustment operation area 41A, a linear operation S12 was performed with a finger from the front end (upper part) toward the end part (lower part) on the color adjustment operation area 42 side. And Then, it is assumed that the finger enters the toning operation region 42 with the finger touching the touch panel 4, and the clockwise rotation operation S23 is performed there. In that case, the amount of illumination light decreases and the color temperature rises by a series of seamless operations including the linear operation S12 and the rotation operation S23.

  As shown in FIG. 4D, a linear operation S12 similar to that in FIG. 4C is performed on the light adjustment operation area 41A, and the toning operation area 42 is kept with the finger in contact with the touch panel 4. Suppose that a left-handed rotation operation S24 is performed. In that case, the light quantity of illumination light decreases and the color temperature decreases by a series of seamless operations including the linear operation S12 and the rotation operation S24.

  The on / off control process of the control circuit 5 shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. When a single tap operation is performed on the front end portion 41a of the light control operation region 41A shown in FIG. 5, the control circuit 5 turns on the luminaire 1. All lights are lighting at the rated maximum light quantity. On the other hand, when a single tap operation is performed on the tip portion 41b of the light control operation region 41B, the control circuit 5 turns off the lighting fixture 1.

  Further, when a single tap operation is performed on the central portion 42a of the toning operation region 42, the control circuit 5 sets the amount of illumination light to a preset set amount. When a double tap operation is performed on the central portion 42a, the control circuit 5 sets the light amount and color temperature of the illumination light to the preset set light amount and set color temperature. When a long tap operation is performed on the central portion 42a, the control circuit 5 sets the color temperature of the illumination light to a preset color temperature. The set light amount is, for example, a light amount of about 80% of the rated maximum light amount of each lighting fixture 1 or a light amount before the previous turn-off, and the set color temperature is, for example, about 5000 [K] close to white. This is the color temperature or the color temperature before the previous turn-off. The control circuit 5 stores information on the set light amount and the set color temperature in a memory (not shown), and appropriately reads out from the memory.

  According to the present embodiment, a seamless slide operation straddling the light adjustment operation area 41A or the light adjustment operation area 41B on the touch panel 4 and the color adjustment operation area 42 (see FIGS. 4A to 4D). ), The color temperature and the light amount of the illumination light can be adjusted independently. Therefore, the operation is simplified. In addition, the mechanical influence given by the slide operation necessary for the adjustment is less than that of the push-down operation, for example, and the durability is increased.

  For the time being, when it is desired to turn on or turn off the luminaire 1, the luminaire 1 can be quickly turned on or off by simply performing a single tap operation on the tip 41 a or the tip 41 b of the touch panel 4.

Next, lighting control devices according to various modifications of the above embodiment will be described.
(First modification)
FIGS. 6A and 6B show the configuration of the illumination control device of the first modification. In the illumination control device 3 of the present modification, the case 7 has a recessed portion 72 on the front surface 71 (front surface), and the touch panel 4 is disposed in the recessed portion 72. The depression 72 has a shape and size in front view that are substantially equal to the shape and size of the touch panel 4.

  In this modification, even if the finger is likely to be moved to the outside of the touch panel 4 during the operation of the touch panel 4, the finger hits the inner wall of the recessed portion 72, so that the movement can be prevented.

(Second modification)
FIGS. 7A and 7B show the configuration of the illumination control apparatus according to the second modification. In the illumination control device 3 of this modification, the case 7 has a protrusion 73 on the front surface 71, and the protrusion 73 is formed on the touch panel 4 along the periphery.

  In the present modification, the same effect as that of the first modification can be obtained by the protrusion 73. Further, since a part of the front surface 71 of the case 7 protrudes due to the formation of the projecting portion 73, when the illumination control device 3 is used as a dimming / adjusting switch for indoor lighting, the presence of the touch panel 4 in the interior increases. . Therefore, this modification is suitable for an installation environment where it is preferable that the position of the switch is easy to understand, such as a public facility. On the other hand, the first modified example described above is suitable for an installation environment where it is preferred that the switch itself is inconspicuous, for example, in a living room of a store or a private house.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the structure of said embodiment and each modification, A various deformation | transformation is possible according to the intended purpose. For example, the light adjustment operation areas 41A and 41B may be used for the color adjustment operation, and the control circuit 5 may detect a linear operation in the area as an operation for adjusting the color temperature of the illumination light. In this case, the toning operation area 42 is used for the dimming operation, and the control circuit 5 detects the rotation operation in that area as an operation for adjusting the color temperature of the illumination light.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lighting fixture 3 Lighting control apparatus 4 Touchscreen 41A, 41B Light control operation area | region (1st contact detection area)
42 Toning operation area (second contact detection area)
5 Control circuit (adjustment circuit)
7 Case 72 Recessed part

Claims (3)

In an illumination control device that adjusts the amount of light and color temperature of illumination light emitted from a lighting fixture,
A touch panel for performing an operation of adjusting the light amount and color temperature of the illumination light;
An adjustment circuit that detects an operation of the touch panel by a user and adjusts a light amount and a color temperature of the illumination light according to the detected operation;
The touch panel includes a first contact detection area in which a slide operation on the surface is detected by the adjustment circuit as an operation to increase or decrease the amount of illumination light, and a slide operation on the surface by the adjustment circuit. Has a second contact detection area that is detected as an operation to increase or decrease the color temperature of the illumination light,
The lighting control device, wherein the first contact detection area and the second contact detection area are connected to each other.   The adjustment circuit detects a linear operation in the first contact detection area as an operation to adjust one of the light amount and the color temperature of the illumination light, and rotates in the second contact detection area. The illumination control device according to claim 1, wherein the operation is detected as an operation of adjusting one of the light amount and the color temperature of the illumination light. A case for accommodating the touch panel and the adjustment circuit;
The case has a depression on its surface,
The lighting control device according to claim 1, wherein the touch panel is disposed in the hollow portion.

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