JPH0329151B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a wireless operating device that wirelessly controls ON/OFF of electrical equipment installed on a ceiling.

[Background technology]

Conventionally, lighting equipment installed on the ceiling was turned on and off using a wall switch attached to the wall. However, the room is spacious,
When a large number of lighting devices are installed, the wall switches are scattered, making it very troublesome to go to the switch locations. There was a method of simultaneously turning on and off all the lighting devices using a single wall switch, but since each lighting device could not be operated individually, there were problems such as wasted energy and inconvenience.

[Purpose of the invention]

Therefore, this invention has been devised so that electrical equipment installed in large numbers on the ceiling can be individually and individually installed at hand.
The object of the present invention is to provide a wireless operating device that can be controlled ON-OFF.

[Disclosure of the invention]

The inventor has completed this invention after extensive studies to achieve the above object.

The present invention is a wireless operation device for controlling ON/OFF of a large number of electrical equipment installed on a ceiling surface, and includes a wireless receiver connected between each electrical equipment and a power line to open and close a circuit. and a wireless transmitter that sends a wireless signal to control the opening and closing of the circuit to the wireless receiver, and the wireless transmitter is installed below the ceiling slab using a T-shaped bar with an inverted T-shaped cross section as a skeleton when placed. In a composite ceiling system in which a ventilation gap is formed between the inverted T-shapes of two T-shaped bars constituting an electrical equipment span and a ceiling span, the ventilation gap can be installed within the ventilation gap. The gist of the wireless transmitter is a wireless operating device characterized in that the wireless transmitter has an individual operating section that issues different signals to each electrical equipment and controls them individually. Hereinafter, this will be explained in detail based on drawings showing examples thereof.

The wireless device according to the present invention includes a first
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 3, it controls ON/OFF of a large number of lighting devices 2 installed on the ceiling surface 1. A circuit is connected between each lighting device 2 consisting of two lighting devices and a power line 3.
A wireless receiver 5 that opens and closes each of _R1 ... _R12 , and a wireless receiver 5 located under the ceiling.
and a wireless transmitter 6 that sends an infrared light signal to control the opening and closing of the circuit. This wireless transmitter 6 has push buttons 6a, which are individual operating units, so that different signals (modulated infrared rays) can be emitted to each illumination device 2 and the illumination devices 2 can be individually controlled. As a result, each of the large number of lighting devices 2 can be individually and frequently controlled on and off, which is convenient and saves energy. Additionally, since a portable wireless transmitter is used, the ON-OFF control position can be freely selected. In the case of new construction, there is no need to install a wall switch, so there is no need for hanging wiring from the ceiling, making construction easier.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the wireless operation device according to this embodiment individually controls a plurality of lighting devices 2 in each area a, b, c constituting lighting devices 2 for the entire region A. An intra-area transmitter 7, which can be controlled according to the area, is provided in each area a, b, and c. In FIG. 1, 7a represents an individual operation section, and in FIG. 4, underlined numbers represent addresses of each lighting device. Thereby, it becomes possible to freely and individually control ON/OFF of lighting devices within a familiar range. For example, as shown in Figure 2, a section 8 is divided into partitions 8 in the room.
If there is a line 8a, only the lighting device 2 above the one line 8a can be controlled ON/OFF using the area transmitter 7. In the figure, 16 is a wall switch, and 17 is a ballast box. The wireless transmitter 6 is
As shown in FIG. 1, region switching is possible so that each lighting device (not shown) in another region can be controlled in the same way by the wireless operating device according to this embodiment. It includes an operation section 6b. As a result, if there are no obstacles to the infrared rays, it is possible to control lighting equipment in another region within a radius of approximately 20 meters by simply switching the infrared rays to the other region using the region switching operation unit 6b. , it becomes very convenient. If there is an obstacle or the area is out of reach of the infrared light, you can control it by carrying the wireless transmitter within the range of the infrared light. Separate areas refer to the installation locations when there are more lighting device installation locations than the number of individual operation units of the wireless transmitter.
The number of such separate regions is not limited to one. The number of individual operation units constituting one area is set to, for example, 12 (each corresponding to each address shown in Figure 4),
For example, the number of controllable areas including different areas is 4.
Set to region. Furthermore, the wireless transmitter 6
As shown in Fig. 1, there is a simultaneous OFF operation unit 9 that can turn off the light sources of lighting devices in an entire area all at once;
It is equipped with a transmission indicator lamp 10 and an infrared light emitting section 11 that can confirm that infrared light is being transmitted. As shown in the figure, the area transmitter 7 includes a region switching operation section 12 and a region switching operation section 13.
By adjusting the area, the area to be used is set. In addition, in the figure, 14 is a transmission indicator lamp, and 15 is a light emitting part.

Next, the wireless receiver constituting the wireless operating device according to this embodiment will be explained in detail. When incorporating a wireless receiver for controlling an existing lighting device, it is done as follows. As shown in FIG. 3, each lighting device a ₁₁ , a ₁₂ ...a ₄₁ , a ₄₂ , which constitutes the lighting device 2...
…c ₁₁ , c ₁₂ … c ₄₁ , c ₄₂ as wall switch 16 (s ₁ to _{s 3} )
Check to see if there are any defects by flashing them all at once. Next, the lighting equipment a ₁₁ of each lighting device 2,
Wireless receivers 5 (T ₁ ...T ₁₂ ) are connected between a ₁₂ ...c ₄₁ and c ₄₂ and the power line 3, respectively. If the wall switches 16 (s ₁ to _{s 3} ) are kept in a closed state, each circuit R ₁ ...R ₁₂ can be opened and closed from any position using a wireless transmitter (not shown). The light source of any lighting device 2... can be made to blink. When the wireless receiver 5 is connected to the wiring, as shown in Figure 1,
The region setting channel 18 and address setting channel 19 are adjusted to perform region setting and address setting so that each wireless receiver 5 receives a unique infrared light beam. In the figure, 20 is a short-circuit switch for interlocking the lighting device with a wall switch when wireless operation is no longer necessary, 21 is a reception indicator lamp for checking the reception status, and 22 is an infrared light receiving section.

In the above embodiments, there is no particular restriction on the method of setting the areas attached to each lighting device. As shown in Figure 3, the lighting devices 2...within the same power line 3 may be placed in the same area, but even if the power lines are different, due to the room allocation, they may be placed in the same room. A plurality of lighting devices may be placed in the same area and controlled ON/OFF using a single area transmitter. If there are more lighting devices in the same room than the number of individual operating units of area transmitters, multiple area transmitters may be used.

The wireless receiver according to the above embodiment is installed, for example, on a ceiling as shown below. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the channel 19 is suspended horizontally from channel hangers 18, 18 suspended from a ceiling slab (not shown). The channel 19 is clipped at various points by channel clips 21 so as to be joined to the light aggregate T-bars 20 of the ceiling. Each T-shaped bar 20 is arranged to have an inverted T-shaped cross section, and the end edge of the ceiling material 22 is placed on each flange portion to form a double ceiling. Ceilings with this type of structure are called lightweight ceiling bases, composite ceiling systems, etc. The wireless receiver 5 is installed in a ventilation gap 23 provided between the span of the lighting device 2 and the span of the ceiling section 22 in the composite ceiling system provided below a ceiling slab (not shown). It is ready to be installed. Therefore, the wireless receiver can be easily attached to the ceiling later without requiring difficult work such as drilling holes in the ceiling surface of the existing lighting equipment in the composite ceiling system. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the ventilation gap 23 is formed between the inverted T-shapes of the two T-shaped bars 20, 20, it is provided over a long distance in the direction along the T-shaped bars 20. . Therefore, the mounting position of the wireless receiver 5 can be freely selected in the direction along the T-shaped bar 20 within the gap 23. In the figure, 17 is the ballast box, 2
4 is a flexible duct installed during modulation work. However, the wireless receiver constituting the wireless operating device according to the present invention may be installed in a ceiling structure other than the above-described composite ceiling system.

In the above embodiment, the lighting device whose circuit is opened and closed by one wireless receiver consists of two lighting fixtures. There is no particular limit to the number of light sources that one lighting device has. Furthermore, there is no particular limit to the number of lighting fixtures whose circuits can be opened and closed by one wireless receiver.

By the wireless operation device according to this invention
The electrical equipment to be controlled ON-OFF was a lighting device in the example. In addition to this, various other devices such as air conditioners and speakers can be used.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the wireless operation device according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to individually and frequently control ON/OFF of electrical equipment at hand, and there is no need to go to the wall switch as in the past. This is extremely convenient and saves energy. In particular, wireless receivers are increasingly being installed in ventilation gaps between electrical equipment spans and ceiling spans in composite ceiling systems installed below ceiling slabs; The wireless receiver can be easily attached to the ceiling later without requiring difficult construction such as drilling holes in the ceiling for the system's existing electrical equipment.
Moreover, since the ventilation gap is formed between the inverted T-shape of the two T-shaped bars that make up the electrical equipment span and the ceiling span, it cannot be provided over a long distance in the direction along the T-shaped bars. Another advantage is that the mounting position of the wireless receiver can be freely selected in the direction along the T-bar within the ventilation gap.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wireless receiver, a wireless transmitter, and an area transmitter constituting an embodiment of the wireless operating device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows how the wireless operating device of FIG. 1 is used. 3 is a circuit diagram showing the state in which the wireless receiver constituting the wireless operating device shown in FIG. 1 is incorporated into the circuit of electrical equipment; FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the wireless operating device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the wireless receiver is attached to a ceiling. 1...Ceiling surface, 2...Lighting device, 3...Power line, 5...Wireless receiver, 6...Wireless transmitter, 6a...Individual operation section, 6b...Region switching operation section, 7... Area transmitter, 20... T-bar, 22... Ceiling material, 23... Ventilation gap, A...
...One area of electrical equipment, a, b, c...Area of electrical equipment.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Electrical equipment installed in large numbers on the ceiling surface.
It is a wireless operation device that controls ON-OFF, and includes a wireless receiver that is connected between each electrical equipment and the power line to open and close the circuit, and sends a wireless signal to the wireless receiver that controls the opening and closing of the circuit. and a wireless transmitter, and the wireless receiver is installed below the ceiling slab using a T-shaped bar with an inverted T-shaped cross section as the aggregate, and the two T-shaped bars that constitute the electrical equipment span and the ceiling span are installed below the ceiling slab. The wireless transmitter is adapted to be installed in a ventilation gap in a composite ceiling system in which a ventilation gap is formed between the inverted T-shaped bars, and the wireless transmitter is adapted to be installed in each electrical installation. What is claimed is: 1. A wireless operating device characterized by having individual operating sections that emit different signals to control the respective terminals individually. 2. The wireless operating device according to claim 1, wherein each area is provided with an intra-area transmitter that can individually control a plurality of electrical equipment in each area that constitutes the electrical equipment of an entire area. 3. Claim 1 or 2, wherein the wireless transmitter is provided with a region switching operation unit so that the wireless transmitter can control electric equipment in different regions that are similarly controlled by the wireless operation device. wireless operating device. 4. The wireless operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electrical equipment is a lighting device.