JP3376737B2 - Lighting equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device for lighting a lighting load, and more particularly to a lighting device for dimming a plurality of lighting loads having different emission colors to obtain an arbitrary color temperature output.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a first conventional example according to the present invention, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-87190. In this conventional example, a wireless remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a wireless remote controller) is operated. Then, a flashing pattern of a plurality of lighting loads (hereinafter, referred to as fluorescent lamps) preset in the receiver is combined to produce a scene.

A second conventional example according to the present invention is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-260295. In this conventional example, a plurality of fluorescent lamps having different emission colors (for example, cold color D color fluorescent light) are used. Lamp and warm-colored L-color fluorescent lamp)
A scene of a light color according to the season, which is obtained by changing the dimming level of the color fluorescent lamp and the L color fluorescent lamp, is set in the receiving unit in advance and reproduced using the wireless remote controller.
FIG. 10 shows the relationship between the change of the dimming level of the D-color fluorescent lamp and the L-color fluorescent lamp and the scene to be produced in the conventional example.

Here, the D color light is a bluish white light having a color temperature of about 6700K, and the L color light is a reddish white light having a color temperature of about 3000K, and a D color fluorescent light. By making the lamp bright and making the L-color fluorescent lamp dark, or by turning on only the D-color fluorescent lamp, a light color with a strong bluish color and a cool feeling can be obtained. Further, by making the D-color fluorescent lamp dark and making the L-color fluorescent lamp bright, or by turning on only the L-color fluorescent lamp, a light color with a strong reddish color and a feeling of warmth can be obtained.

[0005]

However, in the first conventional example described above, it is difficult to obtain a desired light color because the blinking patterns of the fluorescent lamps having different light colors are simply combined. , The first problem occurs.

Further, in the second conventional example, there are individual differences in the sense of light color, and in particular, there is a large individual difference in light color shift rather than brightness shift. A second problem arises in that it is difficult to obtain a satisfactory scene for each user only with the created scene.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to set a scene according to the user's preference by using a remote control device and to have the user's preference. Provided is a lighting device capable of easily reproducing a scene set according to the above.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the invention of claim 1, a plurality of lighting loads having different color temperatures, and a dimming control of each of the plurality of lighting loads. At least one load device including a lighting device, a memory unit that stores a dimming level of each of the plurality of lighting loads, a control unit that has at least the memory unit, and controls the lighting device, and a radio signal. and have at the illumination apparatus to obtain an arbitrary color temperature output by providing a receiving unit that outputs to receive and control unit, and a remote control device for transmitting the radio signal to the receiving unit, the memory unit
, The sum of the luminous flux of the plurality of lighting loads is constant and mixed.
A plurality of data having different color temperatures after color and the plurality of lights
The color temperature after mixing the loads is constant, and the sum of the luminous fluxes is different.
A plurality of data is preset, and the wireless signal is
Based on data preset in the memory section
The lighting load is controlled so that the scene produced by the result is stored in the memory section, and the scene stored in the memory section is reproduced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, at least one of the plurality of lighting loads is fixed, and at least one of the plurality of lighting loads has a variable distance from the fixed one. It is characterized by being

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the remote control device is a switch for turning on and off the input of the power source for supplying power to the lighting device, and if the time from turning off to turning on the switch is within a certain range. , A plurality of scenes stored in the memory unit are sequentially reproduced.

According to the invention of claim 4, the remote controller
By the radio signal of the dimming operation from the remote control device,
Based on the data preset in the memory section,
Note: The color temperature after color mixing of multiple lighting loads is constant, and the sum of the luminous flux is
Select a variable scene and store the selected scene in the memory.
It is characterized by being stored in a department .

According to the invention of claim 5, the remote controller
Wireless signal from the color control device
Based on the data preset in the memory section,
The sum of the luminous flux of multiple lighting loads is constant and the color temperature is variable.
Select a scene and store the selected scene in the memory section
Characterized in that it is intended to.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the color temperatures of the plurality of illumination loads are cold color system and warm color system.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the color temperatures of the plurality of illumination loads are at least red, green and blue.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by operating the remote control device, the transmitted radio signal is received by the receiving section and output from the receiving section to the control section. Output to the lighting device by setting the dimming level of each illumination load based on a radio signal by the control unit, by controlling the dimming of each lighting load in a lighting device, after mixing of a plurality of lighting loads
The scene where the color temperature is constant and the sum of the luminous flux is variable, or
A system in which the sum of the luminous flux of multiple lighting loads is constant and the color temperature is variable.
Direct the scene. Then, the scene produced by the operation of the remote control device is stored in the memory unit,
The scene stored in the memory is reproduced by operating the remote control device thereafter.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the illumination load having one color temperature is falling, the illumination load becomes spot light and the other illumination load becomes base light.
When the lighting load is stored above, the mixed color light of both lighting loads becomes the base light.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the control section detects when the power input is turned off, and measures the time from when the switch is turned off until when the switch is turned on. (For example, 0.2 seconds to 1.7 seconds), the scenes stored in the memory unit are sequentially reproduced.

According to the invention described in claim 4 , the color temperature after color mixing is obtained by controlling the dimming of the respective illumination loads.
In but a constant, such as to vary the sum of the light beam, based on the dimming level of the lighting loads, each set in a memory unit, a scene being directed by the dimming operation of the remote control device and stored in the memory unit Then, the scene stored in the memory section is reproduced by operating the remote control device thereafter.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the sum of the luminous fluxes obtained by controlling the dimming of the respective illumination loads is constant.
In, such as to vary the color temperature after mixing, based on the dimming level of the lighting loads, each set in a memory unit, a scene being directed by toning operation of the remote control device and stored in the memory unit Then, the scene stored in the memory section is reproduced by operating the remote control device thereafter.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the illumination load having the cold color light is brightened and the illumination load having the warm color light is darkened, or only the illumination load having the cold color light is used, whereby the blue light is emitted. A light color with a strong taste and coolness is obtained. Also, by darkening the lighting load that has cold-colored light and brightening the lighting load that has warm-colored light, or by using only the lighting load that has warm-colored light, a light color with a strong reddish color and warmth can be obtained. To be

According to the invention of claim 7, reddish light,
A wide range of color temperatures can be obtained by controlling the dimming of each of the illumination loads having green light and blue light to mix the colors.

[0022]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a first embodiment according to the present invention.

The present configuration comprises two L-color fluorescent lamps L, two D-color fluorescent lamps D, and a lighting device 2 for controlling lighting of each of the L-color fluorescent lamps L and D-color fluorescent lamps D. Load device 1
And at least the memory unit 8 (hereinafter referred to as the memory 8).
And a control section 4 for outputting a control signal S1 for dimming each of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D to the lighting device 2, and the wireless remote controller 7 for transmitting the control signal S1. The control unit 3 includes a receiving unit 5 that receives a wireless signal S2 such as infrared rays and outputs the wireless signal S2 to the control unit 4.

In response to the radio signal S2, the control section 4 stores the dimming level of each of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D in the memory section 8.
And the dimming level stored in the memory unit 8 is output to the lighting device 2 as the control signal S1.

In the memory 8, the sum of the luminous fluxes of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D is made constant, and the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D are dimmed to mix the colors. For example, the dimming level of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D as shown in FIG. Here, the color temperature range after the color mixing is set between the color temperature of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the color temperature of the D-color fluorescent lamp D. Further, in the memory 8, the color temperature after dimming and mixing the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D is made constant, and the sum of the luminous flux of each of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D is set. For example, the dimming level of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D as shown in FIG.

Then, by operating the light control / color control UP / DOWN (B1) on the wireless remote controller 7, it is possible to easily set and produce the user's favorite scene, and then the scene memory button (B2). By pressing, the dimming level of each of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D relating to the scene is stored in the memory 8 corresponding to the scene number. Next, by pressing the scene reproduction button B3 or the scene forward button B4, the scene previously stored in the memory 8 can be reproduced.

By detecting the power supply synchronizing signal which outputs a pulse only when the power input is turned off, the control unit 4 measures the time from turning off to turning on the wall switch SW for turning on / off the power input. However, if the measured time is within a fixed value (for example, 0.2 seconds to 1.7 seconds), it may have a function of progressively forwarding the scene numbers to be played back one by one. By having it, the scene can be switched without the wireless remote controller 7.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a second embodiment according to the present invention.

The difference from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is that the load devices 1a, 1b and 1c are provided and the control device 3 adjusts each of the L-color fluorescent lamp L and the D-color fluorescent lamp D. Light control,
The operation unit 9 including a color matching control, a power on / off switch, a scene selection switch, and the like, and a remote control relay 10 that opens and closes by operating the power on / off switch are newly provided. The same components as those in the embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of a third embodiment according to the present invention.

The difference from the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is that R
By providing four types of fluorescent lamps (red), G (green), B (blue), and W (white), a wide range of color temperature can be obtained, and the same configuration as the other second embodiment. The same reference numerals will be given to those, and description thereof will be omitted.

Here, originally R (red), G (green), B
It is possible to obtain a wide range of color temperature by mixing colors with a combination of three types of (blue) fluorescent lamps, but a white fluorescent lamp W is used in order to maintain the total luminous flux after color mixing at a constant value or more. ing.

In the memory 8, the sum of all the R (red), G (green), B (blue) and W (white) light fluxes shown in FIG. R (red), G (green), B (blue), W (white) that can change the color temperature after mixing (green), B (blue), and W (white)
Set the dimming level of. Further, in the memory 8, as shown in FIG. 7, R (red), G (green), B (blue), W
Adjust the color temperature after dimming (white) and mixing colors
(Red), G (green), B (blue), W (white), R (red), G (green), B
Set the dimming level of (blue) and W (white) fluorescent lamps. In addition, in this embodiment, the W (white) fluorescent lamp may be omitted.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a fourth embodiment according to the present invention.

The difference from the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is that control signal inverting circuits 11a, 11b, 11c are provided between the output end of the control unit 4 and the respective lighting devices 2a, 2b, 2c to control The signal S2 and the inverted signal of the control signal S2 are input to the lighting device 2. The same components as those of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

With this configuration, the control device 3 needs to output only one type of control signal S2, so that the number of signal lines can be reduced. Further, since only one type of dimming level needs to be stored in the memory 8, the used capacity of the memory 8 can be reduced.

(Embodiment 5) A side view of a fifth embodiment according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

This embodiment is provided with an L-color twin fluorescent lamp L and a D-color round tube fluorescent lamp D, and the L-color twin fluorescent lamp L can be moved up and down by remote control or manually. Is. When the L-color twin fluorescent lamp L is descending, the L-color twin fluorescent lamp L becomes spot light, the D-color round tube fluorescent lamp D becomes base light, and the L-color twin fluorescent lamp L becomes L color twin fluorescent lamps L and D when stored above
The mixed color light of the color circular tube fluorescent lamp D becomes the base light.

With this configuration, the L-color twin fluorescent lamp L can be used for both spot light and base light, and the effect of production can be enhanced.

In this embodiment, the light source color of the L-color twin fluorescent lamp L and the D-color round tube fluorescent lamp D may be any other color.

Further, in all the above-mentioned embodiments, the scene number to be stored may be the scene number stored in the radio signal S2, the scene number selected in the memory 8, or any number of fluorescent lamps. Of course, with the above-described configuration, it is possible to easily set the scene according to the user's preference and easily reproduce the scene set by the user according to the preference.

[0042]

According to the inventions of claims 1 and 4 to 7, a remote control device is used.
It is possible to provide a lighting device in which a scene can be set according to the user's preference and the scene set by the user according to the preference can be easily reproduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the illumination load having at least one of the color temperatures can be used for both the spot light and the base light, the effect of the effect can be enhanced, and at the same time, according to the preference of the user. It is possible to provide a lighting device in which a scene can be set by a user and the scene set by a user according to his or her preference can be easily reproduced.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the scene can be set according to the user's preference and the scene set by the user can be easily reproduced without the remote control device. An illumination device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between dimming levels of respective lighting loads according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows another relationship diagram of the dimming level of each lighting load according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a second embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of a third embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the color temperature of each lighting load after color mixing and the sum of all luminous fluxes according to the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows another relationship diagram between the color temperature of each illumination load after color mixing and the sum of all luminous fluxes according to the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a fourth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a side view of a fifth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a relationship between dimming levels of respective lighting loads according to a conventional example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 load device 2 lighting device 4 control unit 5 Receiver 7 Remote control device 8 memory section L, D, G, B, R, W Lighting load S signal SW switch

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of lighting loads having different color temperatures,
And at least one load device including a lighting device that controls light control of each of the plurality of lighting loads, a memory unit that stores a light control level of each of the plurality of lighting loads, and at least the memory unit, A control unit that controls the lighting device, a reception unit that receives a radio signal and outputs the radio signal to the control unit,
And have at the illumination apparatus to obtain an arbitrary color temperature output by providing a remote control device for transmitting the radio signal to the receiving unit, said memory unit, said plurality of illumination
The sum of the light flux of the load is constant, and the color temperature after mixing is different.
Color temperature after color mixing of multiple data and the multiple lighting loads
Data with a fixed
The wireless signal is preset in the memory unit.
Control multiple lighting loads based on defined data,
An illumination device for storing a scene produced by the result in the memory unit and reproducing the scene stored in the memory unit. 2. At least one of the plurality of lighting loads is fixed, and at least one of the plurality of lighting loads is variable in distance from the fixed one. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The remote control device is a switch for turning on / off an input of a power supply for supplying power to the lighting device, and if the time from turning off the switch to turning on the switch is within a certain range, The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of stored scenes are sequentially reproduced. 4. A key from the remote control device.
Pre-set in the memory section by optical operation wireless signal
Based on the data of the
Select a scene where the color temperature is constant and the sum of the light flux is variable, and select
Lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the or Re without gall claim 3 that the-option scene is intended to be stored in the memory unit. 5. A key from the remote control device.
It is preset in the memory section by a wireless signal for color operation.
Sum of the luminous flux of the multiple lighting loads based on the data
Select a scene with a constant color temperature and variable color temperature, and
Lighting device according to any Re without gall claims 1 to 3, characterized in that is configured to store over on to the memory unit. Color temperature according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of lighting loads, the lighting device according to any Re without gall claims 1 to 5, characterized in that between cold colors and warm colors. Color temperature according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of lighting loads, at least red, green-based lighting device according to either Re without gall claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it is blue.