JPH10124771A - Emergency reporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an emergency reporting device in which the position confirmation and the operation of a manual activating part can easily be attained, and emergency report can quickly be attained only by providing a light emitting means or a controlling means in a simple constitution at the manual activating part itself. SOLUTION: This emergency reporting device is provided with an emergency power source which is automatically switched at the time of power failure, a manual activating part 1-1 which is manually operated, and a reporting part, and emergency report is operated to the outside by the reporting part by operating the manual activating part 1-1 at the time of emergency such as fire generation. The manual activating 1-1 provided with an illuminating means using a green LED 1-1-1 and a red LED 1-1-2, and the manual activating part 1-1 is illuminated in a waiting time by allowing the green LED 1-1-1 to emit a light in a normal time, and the manual activating part 1-1 is illuminated by automatically switching the green LED to the red LED 1-1-2 by operating a push button 1-1-3 for reporting in emergency such as fire generation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency notification device for operating a manual activation unit in the event of an emergency such as a fire, thereby making an emergency notification to a related organization such as a fire department using a telephone line or the like. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the event of a fire, a fire alarm device detects a fire with a fire detector equipped with smoke or temperature sensors, and promptly operates a fire engine by automatic operation or by manually operating a manual starting unit. It is a device to notify the organization. In addition, since fires often occur at night and the entire facility often loses power due to the effects of the fire, the conventional fire alarm system is equipped with a lighting device that operates with a special emergency power supply such as a battery. However, even in a dark place, the position of the manual activation unit of the fire alarm device can be confirmed, so that the fire alarm device can be quickly activated.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional method of installing a lighting device and confirming the position of the manual activation unit of the fire alarm device requires a highly reliable lighting device that can be used in an emergency. As a power source, it is necessary to prepare a special emergency power source that can be used even if the entire facility is cut off, and there is a problem that it becomes expensive.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and in order to eliminate the above-mentioned problems, only by providing a light emitting means or a control means having a simple configuration in the manual starting unit itself, the position of the manual starting unit is reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide an emergency notification device which can easily confirm and operate the device and can promptly report an emergency.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 includes an emergency power supply that automatically switches in the event of a power outage, a manual activation unit and a notification unit that are manually operated, and a fire or the like. By operating the manual activation unit in an emergency, in an emergency notification device that issues an emergency notification from the notification unit to the outside, the manual activation unit is provided with lighting means for switching and illuminating a plurality of types of emission colors. The manual activation unit is illuminated with a predetermined emission color to be in a standby state, and in the event of a fire or the like, the manual activation unit is operated to automatically switch to another emission color to illuminate the manual activation unit with another emission color. A control means is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an emergency power supply which automatically switches in the event of a power outage, a manual activation unit and a notification unit which are manually operated, and which is operated in an emergency such as a fire. Therefore, in an emergency notification device that issues an emergency notification from the notification unit to the outside, a lighting unit having a plurality of light emitting elements is provided around the manual activation unit, and the plurality of light emitting elements are normally turned on to manually activate the manual activation unit. And a control means for automatically turning on and off a plurality of light emitting elements by operating a manual starting unit in an emergency such as a fire or the like by illuminating the surrounding area.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[Embodiment 1] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a fire notification device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external view thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the fire notification device has a box-shaped appearance as a whole and has an operation panel 1 on the front surface, and the operation panel 1 is provided with a manual activation unit 1-1 and a cancel button 1-2.

As shown in FIG. 1, a manual activation section 1-1 of the operation panel 1 has a green LED 1-1-1 and a red LED 1-1.
A push button for notification 1-1-3 using a built-in LED push button switch of a two-color light emission type by -1-2 is provided. The push button switch is a latch-type switch that is normally open (non-conductive state) and depressed to be closed (conductive state).

The internal circuit 2 is an LED control circuit 2 for controlling the blinking of the green LED 1-1-1 and the red LED 1-1-2.
-1, to a detection circuit 2-2 for detecting that the notification push button 1-1-3 is pressed, to a CPU (central processing unit) 2-3 for controlling the whole, and to the outside (related organizations such as a fire department). It comprises an external reporting unit 2-4 for reporting.

The power supply unit 3 is provided with a battery 3-2, which is normally charged by an AC power supply by a charging circuit 3-1 and is supplied with power to the entire apparatus. When AC power fails, battery 3
2, and power is supplied from the battery 3-2.

The operation of the fire alarm system having the above configuration will be described below. In normal times, the LED control circuit 2-1 is operated by the manual activation unit 1
-1 green LED 1-1-1 is illuminated so that the position of the manual activation unit 1-1 of the fire alarm device can be confirmed. When a fire occurs, when the notification push button 1-1-3 is pressed and closed, the detection circuit 2-2 detects the conduction state and sends a conduction detection signal to the LED control circuit 2-1 and the CPU 2-3.

The LED control circuit 2-1 has a green LED 1-1.
-1 is turned off, and the red LED 1-1-2 is turned on to clearly indicate that the notification push button 1-1-3 has been pressed. CP
When U2-3 receives the continuity detection signal, it issues a warning via a telephone line to a predetermined related organization via the external notification unit 2-4, and transmits a message or the like of the stored voice information.

After the fire alarm device has been activated once, the cancel button 1-2 is pressed to restore the standby state. When the cancel button 1-2 is pressed, the CPU 2
-3 is a signal for lighting the green LED 1-1-1
It is sent to the control circuit 2-1. At this time, the LED control circuit 2-1
Sees a signal from the detection circuit 2-2 and turns on the green LED 1-1-1 and the red LED 1-1-2 alternately when the notification push button 1-1-3 is conductive (green / red flashing) ) To notify the operator of the fire alarm device that the manual activation unit 1-1 has not been restored. When the notification push button 1-1-3 is in a non-conductive state, the green LED 1-1-1 is displayed.
Lights up to restore the standby state.

As described above, since the light-emitting means is provided in the manual activation section 1-1 itself so that its position can be confirmed, a special lighting device for illuminating the installation place as in the related art is not required. In addition, since the light emission color changes from green to red by reporting, it can be seen at a glance whether or not the reporting has been completed, and the occurrence of emergency is reduced. Also, the manual activation unit 1
Since the restoration of -1 (restoration of the latch) is manually performed, the restoration may have been forgotten in the past, but in the above example, the display is blinking green / red, so that the restoration is not forgotten.

[Embodiment 2] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the fire alarm device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an external view thereof. As shown in FIG. 4, the appearance of the fire alarm device is box-shaped in its entirety and the front panel is an operation panel 1. The operation panel 1 is provided with a manual activation section 1-1 and a cancel button 1-2. The light emitting unit 1 surrounds the 1-1 and the cancel button 1-2.
-3 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the light emitting section 1-3 has a plurality of (only two light emitting elements are shown) light emitting elements 1-3-1.
Has been arranged. The other configuration is the same as the configuration example shown in FIG. 1, and the description thereof is omitted.

In normal times, the LED control circuit 2-1 illuminates the light emitting element 1-3-1 so that the positions of the manual activation unit 1-1 and the cancel button 1-2 of the fire alarm device can be confirmed. ing. Push button 1 for notification in case of fire
When the switch 1-3 is pressed and becomes conductive, the detection circuit 2-2 detects the conductive state and detects the LED control circuit 2-1 and the CPU 2-.
3 to the continuity detection signal. The LED control circuit 2-1 blinks the light-emitting element 1-3-1 to notify the push button 1-1 for notification.
Specify that 3 was pressed.

The fire alarm device is restored in the same manner as in FIG.
When the cancel button 1-2 is pressed, the notification push button 1
When -1-3 is in the conducting state, the light emitting element 1-3-1 is blinked to notify the operator of the fire alarm device that the manual activation unit 1-1 has not been restored. When the notification push button 1-1-3 is in a non-conductive state, the light emitting element 1-3-1
Lights up to restore the standby state.

As shown in FIG. 4, by providing the light emitting section 1-3 so as to surround the manual activation section 1-1 and the cancel button 1-2, the area of the light emitting section 1-3 is increased, and the position of the light emitting section 1-3 can be confirmed. It will be easier. In addition, it is possible to clearly display the image on the light emitting section 1-3 using an instruction picture or the like.

Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to a fire notification device, the present invention is not limited to a fire notification device, but may be applied to an emergency notification device that reports an emergency notification in the event of an emergency such as the occurrence of various disasters. Of course it can be applied.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be expected. (1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the control means operates the manual start unit in an emergency such as a fire or the like, the control unit automatically switches to a different emission color from the standby state and manually switches to another emission color. Since the starting unit is illuminated, it is possible to easily confirm the position of the manual starting unit of the emergency notification device and its operation without providing a special lighting device for illuminating the installation location as in the related art, and
It can be done promptly. In addition, since the operation status of the emergency notification device can be checked at a glance by using a plurality of types of luminescent colors, there is no operation error, and the emergency notification can be promptly made to the related organizations.

(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, an illuminating means having a plurality of light-emitting elements is provided around the manual starting section, and the plurality of light-emitting elements are normally turned on to manually start the apparatus. The surroundings of the unit are illuminated to be in a standby state, and the control means for operating the manual start unit in an emergency such as a fire occurrence automatically flashes a plurality of light emitting elements. Confirmation and operation of the position can be performed more easily and promptly. In addition, for example, the display can be clearly displayed using an instruction picture or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a fire notification device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance of a fire notification device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a fire notification device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of a fire notification device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation panel 1-1 Manual starting part 1-1-1 Green LED 1-1-2 Red LED 1-1-3 Notification push button 1-2 Cancel button 1-3 Light emitting part 1-3-1 Light emitting element 2 Internal circuit 2-1 LED control circuit 2-2 Detection circuit 2-3 CPU (Central processing unit) 2-4 External notification unit 3 Power supply unit 3-1 Charging circuit 3-2 Battery

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An emergency power supply that automatically switches when a power outage occurs, a manual activation unit that is manually operated, and a notification unit are provided. By operating the manual activation unit in the event of an emergency such as a fire,
In an emergency notification device that issues an emergency notification from the notification unit to the outside, the manual activation unit is provided with an illuminating unit that switches and illuminates a plurality of types of emission colors, and normally illuminates the manual activation unit with a predetermined emission color. Control means for setting the standby state and automatically switching to a light emission color different from the normal light emission color by operating the manual start part in an emergency such as a fire occurrence, and illuminating the manual start part with another light emission color Emergency notification device characterized by having provided. 2. An emergency power supply that automatically switches in the event of a power outage, a manual activation unit that is manually operated, and a notification unit. By operating the manual activation unit in an emergency such as a fire,
In an emergency notification device that issues an emergency notification to the outside from a notification unit, an illuminating unit including a plurality of light emitting elements is provided around the manual activation unit, and the plurality of light emitting elements are normally turned on to manually activate the manual activation unit. 2. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a lighting unit that illuminates the surroundings of the light emitting device to be in a standby state, and automatically flashes the plurality of light emitting elements by operating the manual activation unit in an emergency such as a fire. Emergency reporting device.