JP6062627B2 - Alarm - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an alarm device that detects an abnormality such as a fire and outputs an alarm.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, alarm devices that detect and warn of abnormalities such as fires and gas leaks in houses have become widespread. Of these, residential fire alarms are referred to as residential alarms.

  In such a house alarm, the sensor unit and the alarm unit are integrated, and when a fire is detected from the detection signal of the sensor unit, a fire alarm sound is output from the alarm unit, like a fire receiver. Since a fire alarm and a warning can be performed with a single residence guard without requiring any special receiving equipment, it is easy to install and inexpensive, and it has become widespread due to the obligatory installation in ordinary houses.

  Also, by communicating with each other among multiple home alarms, when a fire alarm sound is output from any home alarm, a fire alarm sound is output in conjunction with other home alarms. The interlocked house alarm system has been put into practical use and has become widespread.

  When a user purchases and uses such a home guard, for example, read the instruction manual prepared as printed matter, install it on the wall or ceiling according to the installation method described here, According to the operation instructions, the house alarm is turned on and fire monitoring is started.

In addition, in the case of wireless interlocking type house alarms, registration is required to be grouped in order to perform interlocking alarms among multiple house alarms. The registration operation is performed according to the above, and then the fire monitoring is started by installing on the wall or ceiling according to the description of the mounting method.

Japanese Patent No. 3895646 Utility Model Registration No. 3154579

  Such instruction manuals are explained in an easy-to-understand and polite manner by combining drawings, photographs and the like with explanations, and are fully utilized.

  However, for users, for example, only when the usage is not known, it is assumed that the usage of the instruction manual is necessary, and there are few cases where the entire instruction manual is read sufficiently. It is also expected that the response according to the instruction manual will not be sufficient.

  In addition, although the instruction manual is fully utilized when installing and starting use of a home guard, it is often discarded after installation, and it is lost or not found when necessary In some cases, there is a situation that cannot be fully utilized after the start of use, that is, after the start of fire monitoring.

  In addition, the instruction manual explains that the test is periodically performed and the dust and dirt on the sensor part are cleaned while the house alarm is in use. Even if you read the instruction manual once, many of the contents are forgotten, and there is also a problem that proper use and maintenance of the house alarm is difficult.

  In addition, if you perform a test (inspection) of the house alarm and think that it is a “failure”, if there is no instruction manual, what should be done to confirm the cause of the failure, There is also a problem of not knowing how to deal with this problem.

  In addition, battery-powered home alarms automatically notify you when the remaining battery power is low, but as with the case of a malfunction, There is a problem of not knowing what to do.

The present invention provides a so-called electronic instruction manual function that uses the voice notification function of an alarm device, which eliminates the need for preparing an instruction manual as printed matter and improves the convenience of the user. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention provides an alarm device for detecting an abnormality in a monitoring area and notifying by an alarm sound,
A voice guidance output unit for reporting by voice;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined operation including an instruction operation;
When an operation instruction operation by the operation unit is detected, an operation instruction control unit that causes the audio guidance output unit to output the operation instruction information of the alarm device,
A first battery power supply for the alarm power supply;
A second battery power supply for voice guidance output;
When the instruction manual control is started by the instruction manual control unit, the power supply to the voice guidance output unit is switched from the first battery power source to the second battery power source, and when the instruction manual control is canceled, the power supply to the voice guidance output unit is supplied. A battery switching unit for switching from the second battery power source to the first battery power source,
It is provided with.

In another form of the present invention ,
A monitoring control unit for detecting an abnormality in the monitoring area and notifying by an alarm sound;
A voice guidance output unit for reporting by voice;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined operation including an instruction operation;
When an operation instruction operation by the operation unit is detected, an operation instruction control unit that causes the audio guidance output unit to output the operation instruction information of the alarm device,
A battery power supply for supplying power to the monitoring control unit and the instruction control unit;
In an alarm device equipped with
The monitoring control unit restricts the function only to detect the predetermined operation by the operation unit after the power supply from the battery power supply is started, and releases the function limitation when the first operation of the predetermined operation is detected. Start monitoring operation,
After starting the power supply from the battery power supply , the instruction manual control unit stops all functions so that they cannot be operated, and when the first operation of a predetermined operation by the operation unit is detected , cancels the function stop and performs voice guidance. A voice guidance is output as an operation method by the output unit.

In another embodiment of the present invention, an abnormality of the monitoring area is detected and an alarm sound is notified, and an interlocking signal is transmitted to other alarm devices forming the interlocking group to perform an interlocking alarm. In the alarm,
A voice guidance output unit for reporting by voice;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined operation including an instruction operation;
When an operation instruction operation by the operation unit is detected, an operation instruction control unit that causes the audio guidance output unit to output the operation instruction information of the alarm device,
With
When the operation control unit detects the initial operation of the predetermined operation by the operation unit, the voice guidance output unit adds or replaces the operation method of the alarm device as a predetermined item of the operation instruction information as an interlocking group. At least one of a grouping registration method and a radio channel change method for forming a voice guidance.

  The handling instruction control unit causes the voice guidance output unit to output a voice guidance when the first operation of the predetermined operation by the operation unit is detected.

When detecting the initial operation of the predetermined operation by the operation unit, the instruction manual control unit causes the voice guidance output unit to output a predetermined item of the instruction manual information in addition to the operation method or instead of the operation method.

In the case of a stand-alone type alarm device that issues an alarm alone, an audio guidance is output as an installation method including at least an installation location and an installation method as a predetermined item of instruction information .

In the case of an interlocking type alarm device that sends an interlocking signal to another alarming device that forms an interlocking group to perform an interlocking alarm, the grouping registration method or radio channel that forms the interlocking group as a predetermined item of the instruction information The voice guidance is output for at least one of the change methods.

Furthermore,
A first battery power supply for the alarm power supply;
A second battery power supply for voice guidance output;
When the instruction manual control is started by the instruction manual control unit, the power supply to the voice guidance output unit is switched from the first battery power source to the second battery power source, and when the instruction manual control is canceled, the power supply to the voice guidance output unit is supplied. A battery switching unit for switching from the second battery power source to the first battery power source,
Ru equipped with.

The handling explanation control unit sequentially selects the contents of the handling explanation information according to the number of times of the predetermined operation by the operation unit, and causes the voice guidance output unit to output the voice guidance.
In addition, when the instruction manual control unit detects that the elapsed time since the start of the instruction manual control has reached a predetermined time, or when it detects a predetermined operation by the operation unit during the instruction manual control, Release the instruction control.

According to the alarm device of the present invention, since the function of the so-called electronic instruction manual for notifying the instruction information using the voice notification function is provided, the user operates the electronic instruction manual by turning on the alarm device. The function of the electronic instruction manual is activated by predetermined operation of the alarm stop switch provided on the alarm device, for example, long press operation, etc. Can respond.

  In particular, a wireless interlocking alarm device requires a registration operation for grouping prior to installation, and can be easily understood by voice guidance and performed appropriately.

  In addition, for other usage methods, it is possible to understand electronic handling instructions, such as how to operate in the event of a fire, how to stop a fire alarm sound, and how to perform a test other than a fire, such as how to test, appropriately and easily using voice guidance. it can.

  Further, during the execution of the function of the electronic instruction manual, the explanation items can be sequentially switched by operating the alarm stop switch to output the guidance, and the user can select and listen to the necessary explanation items.

  Also, the function of the electronic instruction manual that was activated by the predetermined operation of the alarm stop switch is canceled when the predetermined time elapses or when the alarm stop switch is operated again, and the function of the electronic instruction manual is canceled when the predetermined time elapses. (Stop) It can be canceled even if it is forgotten, and can also be easily canceled by a predetermined operation by the user.

In addition to the first battery power source that is the original power source of the battery-type alarm device, a second battery power source is provided as a power source for at least the voice guidance output unit in the electronic instruction manual function. Power is supplied to the guidance output unit from the second battery power supply, and even if the current consumption increases with the function operation of the electronic instruction manual, the consumption of the first battery power supply is suppressed, and an alarm is issued with the electronic instruction manual function operation. The problem of shortening the battery life for the original monitoring and alarm function of the device can be avoided.

Explanatory drawing which showed the external appearance of the house alarm device by this invention The block diagram which showed embodiment of the stand-alone type | mold house alarm device by this invention Explanatory drawing showing the electronic instruction manual used in the embodiment of FIG. The flowchart which showed the processing by the house alarm of FIG. The block diagram which showed embodiment of the interlocking type | mold house warning device by this invention Explanatory drawing showing the electronic instruction manual used in the embodiment of FIG.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the appearance of a stand-alone smoke dwelling alarm which is an example of an alarm device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a front view and FIG. 1 (B) is a side view. Show. The side provided with the attachment hook 15 is the upper side.

  In FIG. 1, the housing of the residential alarm 10 according to the present embodiment includes a cover 12 and a main body 14. A protrusion is provided at the center of the cover 12, a plurality of smoke inlets are opened on the peripheral side surface of the protrusion, a smoke detector 16 is disposed therein, and smoke associated with a fire passes through the opening to the smoke detector 16. A fire is detected when it reaches the specified concentration. As the smoke detector 16, a smoke detector mechanism such as a scattered light type smoke detector can be applied.

  A plurality of acoustic holes 18 are provided on the lower left side of the cover 12, and a speaker is built in behind this so that an alarm sound and a voice message can be output. An alarm stop switch 20 is provided below the cover 12.

  The alarm stop switch 20 is configured to press an internal push switch (not shown) in conjunction with a pressing operation of a switch cover formed of a translucent member. An LED 22 for displaying an alarm or the like is disposed near the push switch inside the switch cover.

  In addition, a mounting hook 15 having an insertion hole is provided at a substantially central portion of the back side of the main body 14, a screw is screwed into a wall surface of a room to be installed, and the wall is obtained by hooking the screw through the insertion hole of the mounting hook 15. For example, the residential alarm 10 can be fixedly installed in a so-called wall-hanging manner.

  In addition, in the residential alarm 10 of FIG. 1, although the smoke type | mold detection part 16 is provided, the smoke type residential alarm which observes the smoke which generate | occur | produces with a fire and detects the fire of a monitoring area is taken as an example. In addition to this, thermistors and other temperature detection elements are provided, and thermal dwellers that detect fires based on the heat generated by the fire, as well as dwellers and dwellers that detect other environmental changes associated with fires. This alarm is also used for various types of alarms such as fire alarms other than fire alarms, alarms that detect gas leaks other than fires, various alarms that detect intruders, earthquakes, and other abnormalities, and alarms that combine these. It is included in the object of the invention. And the alarm system of this invention mentioned later is good also as a structure which makes these various alarm devices link each, and is mixed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the stand-alone dwelling guard of FIG. This is an example, and the separation and integration of each function can be performed arbitrarily. Each part or all of each function may be executed by software (program) or may be executed by hardware.

  The home guard 10 includes a processor 24 known as a one-chip CPU. The processor 24 is provided with a memory 26, a transfer unit 28, a sensor unit 30, an operation unit 32, and a notification unit 34. Further, the home alarm device 10 is provided with a first battery power source 36 and a second battery power source 40 as power sources of respective parts.

  The memory 26 stores in advance an electronic instruction manual 38 in which handling instruction information of the home alarm device 10 is stored in an audio data file format.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the electronic instruction manual 38 stored in the memory 26. The number of operations of the alarm stop switch 20 during execution of the electronic operation instruction operation, the explanation items corresponding to the operation number, and the explanation contents are shown in a list format. Yes. When the alarm stop switch 20 is operated in a normal state where the alarm is not being output as a predetermined state, for example, a long press operation is performed, the electronic handling explanation operation is started, and during the electronic handling explanation operation, a predetermined operation of the alarm stop switch 20 is performed again, for example, a long press. When the operation is performed, the electronic instruction explanation operation is stopped and the normal monitoring operation is resumed.

  In this example, the explanation items are divided into nine items: installation location, installation method, usage method, automatic test (inspection) function, care method, battery exhaustion detection function, failure response, after-sales service, and battery replacement. In the explanation contents, explanation contents for voice guidance corresponding to each explanation item are stored. The contents of this explanation are prepared based on the description of an instruction manual prepared as a printed matter or conventionally prepared.

  Referring to FIG. 2 again, in the residential alarm device 10 of the present embodiment, the sensor unit 30 detects smoke with a scattered light type smoke detection mechanism and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the smoke density. 16 is provided.

  The operation unit 32 is provided with an alarm stop switch 20, and the alarm stop switch 20 also functions as an inspection switch for operating and instructing self-inspection of the function of the home alarm device 10. For example, if the alarm stop switch 20 is operated while the fire alarm is being output, the fire alarm is stopped, and if the alarm stop switch 20 is operated in a normal state, a predetermined function check is performed and the result is notified. Here, the normal state refers to a state where at least a fire alarm is being output or a failure alarm is not being output.

  Furthermore, the alarm stop switch 20 starts a handling explanation control by the handling explanation control unit 50 provided in the processor 24 by performing a predetermined operation such as a long press operation (start of the electronic handling explanation function), and stores it in the memory 26. The voice guidance output of the instruction manual based on the stored electronic instruction manual 38 is made possible. When the alarm stop switch 20 is operated during the instruction manual control, as shown in FIG. 3, the explanation items are sequentially switched according to the cumulative number of operations after the instruction explanation control is started. Then, voice guidance is output from a speaker 44 to be described later, and the handling instruction control can be stopped and stopped by performing a predetermined operation of the alarm stop switch 20 during the handling explanation control, for example, a long press operation here.

  The notification unit 34 is provided with an audio amplifier 42 and a speaker 44 for outputting an alarm sound, instruction voice guidance, etc., and an LED 22 for displaying an alarm. In addition, the drive circuit of LED22 is abbreviate | omitted. Here, the voice amplifying unit 42 and the speaker 44 are both an alarm sound output unit and a voice guidance output unit.

Thus, the power supply to the voice guidance output unit that also serves as the alarm sound output unit is selectively performed from the first battery power source 36 or the two battery power source 40 via the battery switching unit 46. Note that power supply to the processor 24 and other components other than the voice guidance output unit is always performed from the battery first battery power source 36 .

  That is, the battery switching unit 46 is controlled by the processor 24 and supplies power to the audio amplifier 42 from the first battery power source 36 in a normal state or a fire alarm state other than during the instruction manual control. In this state, an alarm sound such as a fire alarm and a failure alarm, a voice message, and the like are output from the speaker 44. In addition, at this time, the LED 22 displays an abnormality such as a fire, a failure (including a failure), or the like by blinking, blinking, or lighting. The illustration of the drive circuit of the LED 22 is also omitted.

  On the other hand, the battery switching unit 46 receives the control of the processor 24 and supplies power from the second battery power source 40 to the audio amplifier 42 based on the electronic instruction manual 38 during the instruction control.

  The first battery power source 36 uses, for example, a lithium battery or alkaline dry battery having a predetermined number of cells, and supplies power to other necessary parts. As the battery capacity, for example, a battery life of 10 years is guaranteed by reducing the power consumption of the entire circuit unit in the residential alarm 10. Further, for example, a button battery is used as the second battery power source 40, and the battery capacity may be a capacity necessary for the voice guidance output of the electronic instruction manual 38, and the use frequency of the electronic instruction manual function is not expected to be high. Therefore, the battery capacity is smaller than that of the first battery power source 36 here.

  The processor 24 is provided with functions of a monitoring control unit 48 and a handling explanation control unit 50 as functions realized by executing the program. The switching control of the power supply switching unit 46 already described is performed by the handling description control unit 50.

  The monitoring control unit 48 detects whether or not there is a fire based on the detection signal output from the smoke detector 16 provided in the sensor unit 30, whether or not an alarm stop instruction is input by the operation unit 32, whether or not an inspection instruction is input, instruction for handling instructions (predetermined Operation) Detects events such as presence / absence of input, presence / absence of fire recovery that causes the detection signal output from the smoke detector 16 provided in the sensor unit 30 to be reduced to eliminate the fire detection state, sensor failure or low battery failure .

  In addition, when the monitoring control unit 48 detects a fire based on the smoke detection signal of the smoke detection unit 16 provided in the sensor unit 30, for example, a fire alarm sound is output from the speaker 44 of the alarm sound output unit provided in the notification unit 34. "Woo Woo is a fire. Please confirm that it is a fire." The voice message is repeatedly output, the LED 22 is lit and an alarm is displayed, and the alarm is displayed. For example, control is performed to output a no-voltage contact signal as an information signal.

  In addition, when the monitoring control unit 48 detects a fire recovery in which the smoke detection signal of the smoke detection unit 16 provided in the sensor unit 30 disappears during the output of the fire alarm sound, the speaker 44 of the alarm sound output unit provided in the notification unit 34. The control which stops the output of the fire alarm sound output from LED and the alarm display of LED22 is performed.

  Further, when the operation of the alarm stop switch 20 is detected during the output of the fire alarm sound, the monitoring control unit 48 stops the output of the fire alarm sound output from the speaker 44 and the alarm display of the LED 22 in the same manner as when the fire recovery is detected. Take control.

  In addition, the monitoring control unit 60 has a monitoring function for a low battery failure in which the power supply voltage of the first battery power supply 36 is less than a predetermined level, and is automatically executed in the background as a built-in test.

Specifically, the low battery fault monitoring is performed by reading the battery voltage supplied from the first battery power supply 36 at a predetermined measurement time interval, for example, at an interval of 4 hours, through a voltage monitoring circuit (not shown) and comparing it with a predetermined threshold voltage. A built-in test is performed, and a low battery failure is preliminarily determined when the threshold voltage is lower than this threshold voltage, and a low battery failure is determined (determined) and detected when the low battery failure preliminary determination continues for a predetermined number of times. The low battery failure flag is set and updated and stored in the memory 26. When voltage monitoring is performed for the second battery power supply 40 , for example, the battery voltage is read via the voltage monitoring circuit at the start of the electronic instruction explanation control, and determination is performed based on this.

  In addition, the monitoring control unit 48 is provided with a sensor failure monitoring function for monitoring failures such as deterioration and failure of the sensor unit 30, and is automatically executed in the background as a built-in test. Specifically, the sensor failure monitoring reads a smoke detection signal output from the smoke detector 16 of the sensor unit 30 at a predetermined measurement time interval, for example, at an interval of 1 second, and holds the smoke detection signal in the memory 26. For example, every 10 minutes, the average value of detection data for the last 10 minutes held in the memory 26 is obtained, and this average value is a predetermined reference level (detection signal level in a state where no smoke flows into the smoke detector 16). If it falls below the zero point level), it is determined that the output of the sensor unit 30 is faulty as being in an output stop state, etc., and a sensor fault flag is set and updated and stored in the memory 26.

  The monitoring control unit 48 performs predetermined inspection processing when detecting an inspection instruction input by operating the alarm stop switch 20 that functions as an inspection switch in a normal state. When it is detected that the failure flag is set and stored, control is performed so that the notification unit 34 outputs a low battery failure alarm or a sensor failure alarm.

  The handling explanation control unit 50 starts handling explanation control when a predetermined operation of the alarm stop switch 20 of the operation unit 32 by the user, for example, a long press operation is detected, and the electronic handling stored in the memory 26 is normally performed. It is possible to read the handling instruction information of the manual 38, convert the digital signal data of the audio data file into an analog audio signal, amplify it by the audio amplifier 42, output it from the speaker 44, and output it as audio guidance.

  In addition, during the handling instruction control, the handling instruction control unit 50 preliminarily stores the electronic instruction manual 38 in accordance with the accumulated number of times each time a normal (not long press) operation of the alarm stop switch 20 is detected. A predetermined explanation item is selected, and explanation contents corresponding to the selected explanation item are read out and voice guidance is output. That is, when the first operation is detected, the guidance content assigned to the explanation item of “installation location” is output as guidance, and when the second operation is detected, it is assigned to the explanation item of “attachment method”. The guidance output is performed while selecting the explanation items sequentially for each operation, such as outputting the guidance contents.

  Further, when it is detected that the elapsed time since the start of the instruction manual control has reached a predetermined time (timeout), the instruction manual control unit 50 cancels and stops the instruction manual control, and performs normal monitoring. Control to return to the state.

  Further, the instruction manual control unit 50 detects a predetermined operation, for example, a long press operation, by the alarm stop switch 20 during the instruction manual control even when the elapsed time since the start of the instruction manual control does not reach the predetermined time. In such a case, the instruction control is canceled and stopped in the same manner as at the time-out, and control is performed to return to the normal monitoring state.

  Here, when starting the handling explanation control, the handling explanation control section 50 instructs the battery switching section 46 provided in the notification section 34 to switch, and the power supply source for the audio amplifier 42 is changed from the first battery power supply 36. Control to switch to the second battery power source 40 is performed.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a schematic example of the monitoring process including the handling instruction control of the stand-alone dweller shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, for example, when each battery is incorporated and connected at the factory shipment stage and the power supply by the first battery power source 36 of the home guard 10 is started, initialization is performed in step S1 (hereinafter, “step” is omitted). Executes self-diagnosis and reading of various settings. When there is an initialization abnormality in S1, the fact is notified and the operation is stopped, or the processing of S1 is performed again, but the illustration is omitted. At this stage, the second battery power supply 40 is also not supplying power to the audio amplifier 42 (this power supply path is disconnected as an initial state).

Advances to S2 if the process of S1 is normal, the processor 24 and the sleep mode by such treatment drop temporarily grounded predetermined sleep mode setting terminal provided for the processor 24. In the sleep mode, the functions of the monitoring control unit 48 and the instruction manual control unit 50 of the processor 24 are limited or stopped. For example, the monitoring control unit 48 operates the function of detecting the ON operation of the alarm stop switch 20 in a limited manner. The function of the handling instruction control unit 50 is stopped, and the current consumption is kept to a minimum.

  Subsequently, in S3, whether or not the alarm stop switch 20 is operated is detected, and the alarm stop switch 20 is operated when the home alarm device 10 starts installation in the user's hand. When the first operation of the alarm stop switch 20 is detected in S3, the process proceeds to S4, the sleep mode is canceled, and the monitoring operation by the monitoring controller 48 is started.

  Accordingly, the process proceeds to S5, and a message indicating the start of the monitoring operation is output from the speaker 44 of the notification unit 34. Instead of the monitoring operation start message, for example, a “beep” sound may be output as the initial operation acceptance sound of the alarm stop switch 20.

Then, it progresses to S6 and alert | reports the usage method of the electronic instruction manual 38 by audio | voice guidance. The voice guidance is, for example, “If you want to listen to the electronic instruction manual, press the alarm stop switch for 3 seconds or more”. This voice guidance output is performed by receiving power from the first battery power source 36 .

  Subsequently, in S7, the presence or absence of the long press operation of the alarm stop switch 20 is detected. When the long press operation is detected, the process proceeds to S8, and the power supply source for the audio amplifier 42 is changed from the first battery power supply 36 to the second battery power supply 40. Switch to. If a long pressing operation of the alarm stop switch 20 is not detected even after a predetermined time has elapsed in S7, a normal monitoring operation is performed with a timeout.

  Subsequently, in S9, the instruction explanation control by the instruction explanation control unit 50 is started, and first, as an audio guidance of the operation method, for example, “the explanation item is switched every time the alarm stop switch is pressed. Please press the above. It will be automatically canceled after 15 minutes. ”Is output.

  Subsequently, in S10, when the first operation of the alarm stop switch 20 is detected after the start of the handling instruction control, the process proceeds to S11, and the contents assigned to the explanation item corresponding to the first time are the same as the number of operations at that time from the second time onward. The explanation contents of the explanation items corresponding to the above are read from the electronic instruction manual 38 of the memory 26, amplified by the audio amplifier 42, and output from the speaker 44.

  Subsequently, in S12, the presence or absence of timeout is detected, and when no timeout is detected, the process returns to S10 and waits for the switching of the explanation item by the next alarm stop switch 20.

If a time-out is detected in S12, the process proceeds to S13, the instruction control is canceled and the battery switching unit 46 is instructed to switch, and the power supply source for the audio amplifying unit 42 is changed from the second battery power supply 40 to the first battery power supply 36. Switch.

  In addition to canceling the handling explanation control due to a timeout, when the user presses and holds the alarm stop switch 20 for a long time, the handling explanation control is canceled and the power supply to the voice guidance output unit is supplied to the second battery power source 40. However, the illustration is omitted. Subsequently, in S14, fire monitoring control is performed by the monitoring control unit 48.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a wireless interlocking home alarm device according to another embodiment of the present invention. This is an example, and the separation and integration of each function can be performed arbitrarily. In addition, some or all of each function may be executed by software (program) or may be executed by hardware.

The wireless interlocking house alarm 100 according to the present embodiment has a function of wirelessly transmitting and receiving interlocking signals to each other, and is installed in each monitoring area of the kitchen, living room, children's room, main bedroom, and staircase in the house, Each corresponding monitoring area is monitored for fire. If, for example, a fire has occurred in the kitchen of a house, for example, the house alarm 100 installed in the kitchen detects a fire and gives a fire alarm indicating the interlock source, and another house alarm that is the interlock destination. A fire interlock signal is transmitted to 100 , and a fire alarm as an interlock destination is performed.

The appearance of the home alarm device 100 is basically the same as that of the stand-alone home alarm device 10 shown in FIG. 1, but a registration switch 121 (described later) used for registration of grouping and a wireless device are provided on the back surface of the main body 14. The difference is that a radio channel change switch (not shown) for switching the frequency channel of communication radio waves is provided.

  The home alarm 100 includes a processor 124 known as a one-chip CPU. The processor 124 includes a memory 126, a sensor unit 130, an operation unit 132, a notification unit 134, a first battery power source 136, and a second battery power source 140. Provided. These correspond to the processor 24, the memory 26, the sensor unit 30, the operation unit 32, the notification unit 34, the first battery power source 36, and the second battery power source 40 of the home alarm device 10 of FIG. Basic functional operations are generally the same. The security device 100 is provided with a wireless communication unit 160 for the processor 124, and accordingly, the processor 124 also plays a role of executing and controlling the function of the wireless communication unit 160, and the first battery power supply 136 is different from the residential alarm device 10 of FIG. 2 in that power is also supplied to the wireless communication unit 160.

  The wireless communication unit 160 is provided with a transmission circuit 164 and a reception circuit 166 that are connected to an antenna 162, and transmits / receives an interlocking signal to / from the other home alarm devices 100 wirelessly. Although communication with the other residential alarm devices 100 by the transmission circuit 164 and the reception circuit 166 is all performed via the antenna 162, this is omitted in the following description. As the wireless communication unit 160, in Japan, for example, STD-30 (a wireless equipment standard for a low power security system wireless station) or STD-T67 known as a standard for a specific low power wireless station in the 400 MHz band. It has a configuration that conforms to the standard for specific low-power radio station telemeters, telecontrol and data transmission radio equipment.

  Of course, when the wireless communication unit 160 is used outside Japan, the wireless communication unit 160 conforms to the standard of the assigned wireless station in that region.

  In the memory 126, a transmission source code using, for example, a serial number or the like, which becomes the home alarm device identification information for identifying each home alarm device 100, and an interlocking group that performs an interlocking alarm in each home alarm device 100 installed in the house are configured. Group codes are stored. By attaching a group code to the interlocking signal such as a fire interlocking signal, the home alarm device 100 that has received this can determine whether or not the signal belongs to its own group. Unnecessary interlocking operation is prevented by the group interlocking signal.

Further, the memory 126 stores in advance an electronic instruction manual 138 in which handling instruction information of the home guard 100 is stored in an audio data file format. In addition, the memory 126 stores radio channel setting information and the like.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the electronic instruction manual 138 stored in the memory 126, which is shown in a list format similar to the electronic instruction manual 38 of FIG.

  In this example, the explanation items are grouping, mounting location, mounting method, usage method, automatic test function, battery exhaustion detection function, automatic communication test, radio channel change, alarm initialization, maintenance method, failure It is divided into 13 items: correspondence, after-sales service and battery replacement.

The registration switch 121 is a switch for performing a registration operation for grouping that is performed before installing the residential alarm 100. In the grouping registration operation, a plurality of house alarm devices 100 to be grouped are turned on (with sleep mode released) and placed on a desk or the like, and the description item “grouping” in the electronic instruction manual 138 is set. By operating the registration switch 121 in accordance with the voice guidance of the corresponding explanation content, the group code is registered in each home alarm device 100 .

  Similarly, the radio communication radio wave is set to a predetermined frequency by operating the radio channel change switch according to the voice guidance.

The monitoring control unit 148 detects an event similar to that of the monitoring control unit 48 in FIG. 2, and in addition to this, the presence / absence of registration instruction input by the registration switch 121 provided in the operation unit 132, and the channel setting input by the radio channel change switch Detect an event. Furthermore, the supervisory control unit 148 detects the presence / absence of the interlocking signal effective reception and the interlocking contents by decoding the interlocking signal received from the other home alarm device 100 by the receiving circuit 166 of the wireless communication unit 160. Here, the effective reception means that the received interlocking signal is decoded, and it is confirmed that the group code included in this signal indicates the same group as that of the self (received home alarm device 100), and other codes are also correct. It means being recognized. Hereinafter, such effective reception may be simply referred to as reception.

  In addition, when the monitoring control unit 148 detects a fire based on the smoke detection signal of the smoke detecting unit 116 provided in the sensor unit 130, for example, “Woo Woo” is displayed as a fire alarm sound indicating the interlocking source from the speaker 144 provided in the notification unit 134. It is controlled to repeatedly output the voice message “Check it is a fire.” Control is also performed to turn on the LED 122 and display an alarm indicating the interlocking source. Further, the fire interlocking signal is sent to the wireless communication unit 160. Control is performed to transmit the fire alarm output indicating the interlocking destination by transmitting from the transmission circuit 164 to the other residential alarm device 100.

  In addition, the monitoring control unit 148 receives the fire-linked signal from any of the other home alarm devices 100 by the receiving circuit 166 of the wireless communication unit 160, decodes the received signal, and detects the effective reception. As a fire alarm sound indicating the interlock destination from the provided speaker 144, for example, a voice message “Woooo another fire alarm has been activated” should be repeatedly output and the LED 122 blinked, for example, to indicate the interlock destination Control to perform

The monitoring control unit 148 stops the output of the fire alarm sound and the alarm display when detecting the fire recovery in which the smoke detection signal of the smoke detecting unit 116 provided in the sensor unit 130 disappears during the output of the fire alarm sound. send a fire reset interlock signal from the transmitting circuit 164 to the other home alarm 100 of the wireless communication unit 160, the home alarm 100 that has received the fire alarm indicating a linkage destination (alarm sound and the alarm display) output Control to stop.

When the monitoring control unit 148 detects the operation of the alarm stop switch 120 during the output of the fire alarm sound indicating the interlock source, the monitor control unit 148 outputs the fire alarm sound by the voice message from the speaker 144 provided in the notification unit 134 and the alarm of the LED 122. The control which stops the fire alarm by the display output is performed, and the alarm stop interlocking signal is transmitted from the transmission circuit 164 of the wireless communication unit 160 to the other house alarm 100, and the alarm is received. 100 is controlled to stop the fire alarm indicating the interlocking destination.

In addition, when the effective reception of the alarm stop interlocking signal is detected from any of the other residential alarm devices 100 during the output of the fire alarm sound indicating the interlocking source, the fire alarm output is not stopped and the interlocking source is known. . In other words, in the case of the interlock source, the alarm is stopped only when the fire recovery is detected based on the detection signal decrease from the own sensor unit 130 or by the alarm stop operation of the alarm stop switch 120 provided in the own operation unit 132. Do not.

  In addition, the monitoring control unit 148 notifies when the operation of its own alarm stop switch 120 or the effective reception of the alarm stop interlocking signal from any of the other home alarm devices 100 is detected during the output of the fire alarm sound indicating the interlock destination. Control which stops the fire alarm sound output by the voice message from the speaker 144 provided in the unit 134 and the fire alarm by the alarm display output of the LED 122 is performed.

  In addition to the fire, the fire recovery, and the alarm stop, the monitoring control unit 148 detects a self-event such as a low battery failure or a sensor failure, and sends an interlocking signal indicating the detected event content of the wireless communication unit 160. Control is performed to transmit from the transmission circuit 164 to the other home alarm device 100 to be linked.

  In addition, the monitoring control unit 148 performs each predetermined control in accordance with various interlocking signals that are effectively received from the other home alarm devices 100.

  The monitoring process including the handling instruction control in the wireless interlocking house alarm 100 shown in FIG. 5 is basically the same as the stand-alone house alarm 10 of FIG. 2 shown in the flowchart of FIG. The voice guidance of the explanation item corresponding to the number of operations in FIG. 6 is different in that it is the explanation content of the electronic instruction manual 138 of the home alarm device 100 shown in FIG. The difference is that control is performed by the control unit 148.

  The electronic instruction manual for voice notification of the instruction manual in the above embodiment has the same contents as the instruction manual as an existing printed matter, but the capacity of the memory for storing the electronic instruction manual Since there is a limitation, an electronic instruction manual with a simple explanation of the instruction manual may be provided to enable voice notification, and a more detailed explanation may be viewed by browsing printed matter or the Internet.

  Further, the electronic instruction manual may have contents of some explanation items in the instruction manual for the printed matter, for example, explanation items considered to be important in handling such as various tests, failure countermeasures, and battery replacement.

  Further, the alarm device may not be linked by wireless communication, by wired communication, or by appropriately mixing wired and wireless.

  In the above embodiment, the example of using the alarm stop switch for inputting the alarm stop instruction as the switch for inputting the instruction for starting and releasing (stopping) the instruction manual control has been described. A dedicated switch for input or an input device instead of the switch may be provided independently.

  In addition, the operation means indicated as the alarm stop switch or the like in the above embodiment does not necessarily need to be a switch, and any means or method such as an instruction by external communication using a remote control device or the like is used. It may be applied.

  In addition, the flowcharts in the above-described embodiments have described a schematic example of processing, and the order of processing is not limited to this. Further, it is possible to provide a delay time between processes or between processes, insert other determinations, and the like.

  Further, the above-described embodiment is applicable not only to residential use but also to various types of alarm devices such as buildings and offices.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the objects and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the above-described embodiments.

10, 100: House alarm 12: Cover 14: Body 15: Mounting hook 16 , 116 : Smoke detector 18: Sound hole 20, 120: Alarm stop switch 22, 122: LED
24, 124: processor 26, 126: memory 30, 130: sensor unit 32, 132: operation unit 34, 134: notification unit 36, 136: first battery power supply 38, 138: electronic instruction manual 40, 140: second Battery power supply 42, 142: Audio amplifier 44, 144: Speaker 46, 146 : Battery switching unit 48, 148 : Monitoring control unit 50, 150: Instruction manual control unit 121: Registration switch 160: Wireless communication unit 162: Antenna 164: Transmission Circuit 166: receiving circuit

Claims (10)

In an alarm device that detects abnormalities in the monitoring area and notifies them with an alarm sound,
A voice guidance output unit for reporting by voice;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined operation including an instruction operation;
When an operation instruction operation by the operation unit is detected, an operation instruction control unit that causes the audio guidance output unit to output the operation instruction information of the alarm device, and
A first battery power supply for the alarm power supply;
A second battery power supply for voice guidance output;
When the handling explanation control is started by the handling explanation control unit, the power supply to the voice guidance output unit is switched from the first battery power source to the second battery power source, and when the handling explanation control is canceled, A battery switching unit that switches power supply to the voice guidance output unit from the second battery power source to the first battery power source;
Alarm device characterized by comprising a.
A monitoring control unit for detecting an abnormality in the monitoring area and notifying by an alarm sound;
A voice guidance output unit for reporting by voice;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined operation including an instruction operation;
When an operation instruction operation by the operation unit is detected, an operation instruction control unit that causes the audio guidance output unit to output the operation instruction information of the alarm device, and
A battery power supply for supplying power to the monitoring control unit and the instruction manual control unit;
Equipped with a,
The monitoring control unit restricts the function to operate only the function of detecting a predetermined operation by the operation unit after the power supply from the battery power supply is started, and when the initial operation of the predetermined operation is detected, To start monitoring operation,
The handling instruction control unit stops all functions after the power supply from the battery power supply is disabled, and cancels the function stop when the first operation of a predetermined operation by the operation unit is detected. alarm, characterized in that to voice guidance output method of operation by the voice guidance output unit Te.
In the interlock type alarm device that detects the abnormality of the monitoring area and notifies it with an alarm sound, and sends an interlock signal to other alarm devices that form the interlock group,
A voice guidance output unit for reporting by voice;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined operation including an instruction operation;
When an operation instruction operation by the operation unit is detected, an operation instruction control unit that causes the audio guidance output unit to output the operation instruction information of the alarm device, and
With
The instruction control unit, when detecting the first operation of a predetermined operation by the operation unit, in addition to the operating method of the alarm by the voice guidance output unit, or in place of the operation method, the predetermined said instruction information As an item, at least one of a grouping registration method and a radio channel change method for forming the interlocking group is output as voice guidance.
The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the handling instruction control unit causes the voice guidance output unit to output a voice guidance when an initial operation of a predetermined operation by the operation unit is detected. Alarm to do.
In claim 2 or 4 alarm device, wherein said instruction control unit, when detecting the first operation of a predetermined operation by the operation unit, in addition to the instructions by the voice guidance output unit, or the operation Instead of a method, an alarm device characterized in that a predetermined item of the handling instruction information is output as voice guidance.
6. The alarm device according to claim 5, wherein, in the case of a stand-alone type alarm device that issues an alarm alone, an audio guidance is output as an installation method including at least an installation location and an installation method as the predetermined item of the instruction information. An alarm device characterized by that.
In the alarm device according to claim 5, in the case of an interlock type alarm device that transmits an interlock signal to another alarm device that forms an interlock group, the interlock instruction type alarm device performs the interlock alarm as the predetermined item of the handling instruction information, alarm, characterized in that to voice guidance output at least one of changing the registration method or radio channel grouping to form a linked group.
The alarm device according to claim 2, further comprising:
A first battery power supply for the alarm power supply;
A second battery power supply for voice guidance output;
When the handling explanation control is started by the handling explanation control unit, the power supply to the voice guidance output unit is switched from the first battery power source to the second battery power source, and when the handling explanation control is canceled, the voice A battery switching unit that switches power supply to the guidance output unit from the second battery power source to the first battery power source;
Alarm device characterized by comprising a.
4. The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the handling instruction control unit sequentially selects the contents of the handling instruction information according to the number of times of a predetermined operation by the operation unit, and the voice guidance output unit. 5. An alarm device characterized by outputting voice guidance.
  The alarm device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the handling instruction control unit detects that an elapsed time from the start of the handling instruction control has reached a predetermined time, or The alarm device is configured to release the handling explanation control when a predetermined operation by the operation unit is detected during the handling explanation control.

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