JPH1114852A - Photoelectric composite instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the photoelectric composite instrument which enables remote control signal transmission in addition to a power outlet and an information line. SOLUTION: This photoelectric hybrid instrument is equipped with an insertion plug for a composite cable 8 consisting of an optical fiber cable and a power line 2 and the outlet in a shape engaging the insertion plug to actualize power supply and optical fiber information transmission at the same time. In this case, a photoelectric conversion part 16 which converts the light information signal from he optical fiber 4 into a light signal or an electric signal into a light signal capable of being transmitted by the optical fiber, a radio transmission part 15 which converts the electric signal into a radio signal to be sent outside, and a radio reception part 18 which receives and converts an external radio information signal into an electric signal are provided in the outlet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photoelectric composite device comprising an insertion plug and an outlet for integrating an information signal line and a power supply line by optical fiber for simultaneous transmission.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A power outlet installed in a house or the like is connected to a power line laid indoors, and power is supplied to indoor equipment through the power outlet, a plug-in power plug, and a power cord. Also, in a home where an information line such as a home bus is laid indoors, it is necessary to newly provide an information outlet in order to control indoor devices and the like. That is, the power outlet and the information line had to be laid separately.

[0003] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an optical fiber connector is provided in a power outlet and a power supply plug having a commercial standard shape, and a power supply and an information signal transmission can be performed collectively. Are disclosed in JP-A-7-13043 and JP-A-8-11471.
No. 9 discloses this.

[0004]

However, when information transmission within a home is considered, it is necessary to handle not only high-speed broadband signal transmission such as video signals but also remote control signals from portable devices and the like. In this case, JP-A-7-13043
In the photoelectric composite device disclosed in JP-A-8-114719 and JP-A-8-114719, only wired communication using an optical fiber is possible. Therefore, when information is transmitted by a remote control signal, an outlet corresponding to the remote control signal is newly installed in the room. Had to be installed.

[0005] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric composite device that can transmit a remote control signal in addition to a power outlet and an information line.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a plug for a composite cable comprising an optical fiber cable and a power supply line, and an outlet having a shape facing the plug. The power supply and the optical fiber information transmission that can simultaneously realize the optical fiber information transmission, wherein the optical information signal from the optical fiber is converted into an electric signal or the electric signal that can be transmitted by the optical fiber in the outlet. An optical / electrical conversion unit for converting the electric signal into a wireless signal;
A wireless receiving unit that receives a wireless information signal from outside and converts it into an electric signal. Furthermore, it is more effective if the power supply terminal of the insertion plug and the power supply terminal insertion portion of the outlet are configured in the same manner as the shape of the commercial power supply specified in JIS C8303.

[0007] With this configuration, it is possible to simultaneously perform information transmission and power supply for a wire-connected device with one outlet of the photoelectric composite connector, and for a wireless-connected device, Information transmission can be performed.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a photoelectric composite insertion plug and a photoelectric composite outlet according to the embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the photoelectric composite outlet according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, the left is a photoelectric composite insertion plug, the right is a photoelectric composite outlet, and in the figure, 1 and 8 are photoelectric composite cables composed of an optical fiber and a power line, 2 and 9 are power lines,
3 is a plug housing, 4 and 12 are optical fibers,
5 is an optical ferrule, 6 is a bayonet type optical ferrule lock, 7 is a power supply fitting, 10 is an arc-shaped power supply fitting receiver, 11 is an optical ferrule receiver, 13 is an optical demultiplexer / combiner,
14 is an outlet housing, 15 is a transmission circuit for optical space transmission, 16 is an optical / electric conversion circuit, 17 is a light emitting element for space transmission, 18 is a reception circuit for optical space transmission, 19 is an electric / optical conversion circuit, and 20 is light. It is a light receiving element for spatial transmission.

The power supply fitting of the photoelectric composite insertion plug and the power supply fitting receptacle of the photoelectric composite outlet shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are formed in a shape compatible with the commercial standard power plug and power supply outlet. The photoelectric composite outlet is provided with a cable connection port for mounting the photoelectric composite cable 8 on the end face on the wall surface side.
The optical fiber 12 and the power supply line 9 are exposed from the end of the optical fiber. Each of the power supply lines 9 is attached to a power supply fitting receptacle 10, and by connecting the power supply fitting 7 of the photoelectric composite insertion plug to the power supply fitting receptacle 10, the photoelectric composite cable 1 of the photoelectric composite plug is connected. It is configured to supply power to the device connected to the other end.

On the other hand, the optical fiber 12 led out of the photoelectric composite cable 8 of the photoelectric composite outlet is divided into three branches by the optical demultiplexer / combiner 13, and the optical ferrule receiver 11, the optical / electrical conversion circuit 16, / Light conversion circuit 19. The optical ferrule receiver 11 has a shape that matches the optical ferrule 5 of the photoelectric composite plug. The optical ferrule receptacle is connected to the photoelectric composite outlet, and is arranged along the arc-shaped power supply fitting receiver 10 of the photoelectric composite outlet. When the photoelectric composite insertion plug is turned, the bayonet-type optical ferrule lock 6 of the photoelectric composite insertion plug is operated, and the optical ferrule 5 and the optical ferrule receiver 11 are accurately coupled to each other. The optical information signal is exchanged with a device connected to the other end of the cable 1.

The optical / electrical conversion circuit 16 converts an optical information signal from the optical fiber 12 into an electric signal, and converts the obtained electric signal to an optical space transmission transmitter circuit 15 and a space transmission light emitting element 17. And transmits it to the indoor space as an infrared information signal. Further, the electric / optical conversion circuit 19 converts the infrared information signal arriving from the indoor space through the light receiving element for space 20 and the receiving circuit for optical space transmission 18 into an optical signal for placing the electric signal on the optical fiber 12. It is a circuit that converts it into a signal.

According to the configuration described in the above embodiment, by installing the photoelectric composite outlet on the wall surface of the room, the wired (optical fiber) connection device can receive information via the photoelectric composite plug and the photoelectric composite cable. The transmission and the power supply can be performed collectively, and the information transmission of a wireless (infrared) connection device dedicated to a portable device or a remote control device can be simultaneously performed.

In the present embodiment, the wireless transmission / reception unit is described as being based on infrared rays. However, it is needless to say that the same effect can be obtained even if the wireless transmission / reception unit is constructed using weak radio waves or ultrasonic waves. .

[0014]

As is clear from the above description, by replacing the existing power outlet with the photoelectric composite outlet of the photoelectric composite appliance of the present invention, the apparatus which requires information transmission by wire connection can be used. By using plug-in plugs and photoelectric composite cables, information transmission and power supply can be performed collectively, and communication with devices that require information transmission wirelessly becomes possible, reducing installation costs. And effective use of the indoor space can be realized. In addition, since the shape of the power supply receptacle of the photoelectric composite outlet is compatible with commercial standard power supply, connecting the existing power plug to this photoelectric composite outlet makes it possible to use it only for power supply. , Very helpful.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a photoelectric composite insertion plug and a photoelectric composite outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the photoelectric composite outlet according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 photoelectric composite cable 2 power supply line 3 insertion plug housing 4 optical fiber 5 optical ferrule 6 optical ferrule lock 7 power supply fitting 8 photoelectric composite cable 9 power supply line 10 power supply fitting receiver 11 optical ferrule receiver 12 optical fiber 13 optical demultiplexing / Multiplexer 14 Outlet housing 15 Transmission circuit for optical space transmission 16 Optical / electrical conversion circuit 17 Light emitting element for space transmission 18 Receiver circuit for optical space transmission 19 Electric / optical conversion circuit 20 Light receiving element for optical space transmission

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A photovoltaic device comprising an insertion plug of a composite cable comprising an optical fiber cable and a power supply line, and an outlet having a shape facing the insertion plug, and capable of simultaneously supplying power and transmitting optical fiber information. In the composite device, an optical / electrical conversion unit for converting an optical information signal from an optical fiber into an electric signal or converting an electric signal into an optical signal that can be transmitted through the optical fiber, A wireless transmission unit that converts the signal into a wireless signal to be transmitted to
And a wireless receiver for receiving an external wireless information signal and converting it into an electric signal.