KR20070062669A - An electric lamp socket with remote controlled illumination function - Google Patents

Abstract

A lamp socket having a remotely controlled illumination function is provided to control a lamp by using a remote controller for electronic appliances commonly without an additional specific remote controller. A lamp socket having a remotely controlled illumination function includes a power input terminal, a power supply unit(C20), an optical receiving sensor module unit(C21), a triac driving unit(C23), a micro processor(C22), an infrared control signal receiving unit, and a control power supply terminal. An outer socket terminal plane is electrically connected to the lamp socket. The power input terminal is electrically separated from the outer socket terminal plane, and is formed to be protruded. The micro processor(C22) controls the triac driving unit(C23) which generates a triac gate pulse signal. A triac functions as a bidirectional switch. The infrared control signal receiving unit receives a remote control signal to be controlled at a remote place, and is electrically connected to the optical receiving sensor module unit(C21). An inner socket terminal plane is electrically connected to a lamp which is inserted into a lower part of the inner socket terminal plane. The control power supply terminal is electrically separated from the inner socket terminal, and is attached to be protruded on an upper part of the inside of the inner socket terminal plane. The control power supply terminal is connected to an output terminal of the triac, and provides a controlled power to the lamp.

Description

Light socket with remote illumination control {AN ELECTRIC LAMP SOCKET WITH REMOTE CONTROLLED ILLUMINATION FUNCTION}

1 is a plan view showing the external configuration of a light socket having a remote illuminance control function according to the present invention

Figure 2 is an inner side view showing the inner side of the socket terminal, consisting of a spiral groove, which is fitted to fit the bulb into a light socket with a remote illuminance control function according to the invention, and at the same time installed to power the bulb.

3 is a plan view showing a control power supply terminal, which is installed to apply a controlled power to the light bulb after the light bulb is mounted on the light socket having a remote illuminance control function according to the present invention.

4 is a plan view showing a light bulb coupled to a light socket having a remote illuminance control function according to the present invention;

5 is a plan view showing a conventional general light socket structure

6 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of a light socket having a remote illuminance control function according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a light socket having a remote illuminance control function according to the present invention.

8 is a light bulb coupled to a light socket having a remote illuminance control function according to the present invention, and is an overall assembly diagram combined with a conventional general light socket.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10 (FIG. 1): Power input terminal 11 (FIG. 1): External socket terminal face

12 (FIG. 1): Infrared control signal light receiving section 13 (FIG. 1): Lower socket section

14 (FIG. 1): Power connection terminal 15 (FIG. 2): Inner socket terminal face

16 (FIG. 3): control power supply terminal 17 (FIG. 4): light bulb

20 (FIG. 5): External power supply line 21 (FIG. 5): switch

22 (FIG. 5): Exterior case 23 (FIG. 5): Socket terminal face

The present invention relates to a light socket having a remote illuminance control function,

In detail, it is coupled to the existing general light socket, by using an infrared remote control in the remote place, the light can be directly turned on and off, as well as to adjust the illumination, which can be remotely controlled remotely. The present invention relates to a light socket having a function.

      Usually a switch is needed to turn the lights on and off. The switch is usually attached to the light socket itself or in a separate place, ie in most cases on the wall, in order to operate it, it has to be moved to the place where the switch is attached, especially for the elderly and the handicapped. It is a situation to take the inconvenience. In addition, in a place where a large number of lights are to be installed, several lights must be linked to one switch, and there is a distance problem in the wiring, so that the switches are distributed and attached to various places, thereby providing a great inconvenience when operating the switch. In this case, however, since the on, off and illuminance adjustments of the respective lights are not performed, inevitably, unnecessary waste of power is generated.

      In addition, a remote controller has been developed and sold to control the light in the infrared wireless method, but in the case of this controller, as a method of replacing the existing switch attached to the wall, installation is not easy, In addition to the costly problem, in places where multiple lights can only be linked to a single switch, there is a problem in that each individual light is not controlled such as on and off. As a result, it is not easily commercialized.

       As described above, the remotely controlled light switch can be provided with a lot of convenience and economic benefits, but the commercially available, it is not easy to install the general user without requesting a separate operation, and also many In the place where the lamps are used, there is a problem that can not control each individual light, but there is no suitable way or device to solve this problem.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve various problems of the prior art as described above, the object of which is to easily attach to a conventional light socket or recessed socket of the existing exposure type, remotely to the individual lights It is possible to adjust the light on, off and dimming, and without having a separate dedicated remote controller, using an infrared remote controller used in existing home appliances, etc. to provide a light socket that can control the light Having

A feature of the present invention for achieving this object is an exposed outer socket terminal face with a spiral groove, the top of which is inserted into an existing ordinary light socket on the top and made of an electrically conductive conductor. It is connected to the power supply terminal which protrudes and attached to the upper side of the general light socket, and the power supply terminal of the protruding shape made of an electrically conductive conductor is provided separately from the outer socket terminal surface, and the power supply is provided. The unit, the light receiving sensor module unit, the triac driving unit, the triac and the input remote control signal pulses are processed by an internal program, and then the triac driving unit is controlled to control the power supplied to the lamp to turn on the lamp. It has a microprocessor inside to control the off and illuminance, is attached to the protruding side, and receives the infrared control signal from the remote controller And a spiral of an infrared control signal receiving unit connected to the internal light receiving sensor module unit and a conductive wire which can be inserted by rotating a light bulb in the lower part, which is connected to the outer socket terminal surface by a conductor, and which is electrically conductive. It is attached to the inner socket terminal face with the groove, the upper inside of the socket terminal face, electrically separated from the inner socket terminal face, is connected to the protruding electrode on the upper side of the bulb, controlled by the internal circuit, And a control power supply terminal to which the control power to be output is applied.

Exemplary embodiments of a light socket having a remote illuminance control function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the light socket of the present invention includes a power input terminal 10 protruding from an upper center portion. The power supply input terminal 10 protrudes and is attached to the upper side of the general light socket (Fig. 5) in a state of being inserted into the socket terminal surface (23 in Fig. 5) of the conventional electric light socket (Fig. 5) installed in advance. It is connected to a power supply terminal (not shown), which is connected to a power supply unit c 20 of an internal circuit through a conductive wire. Here, one of the two wires of the external power supply line (20 in FIG. 5), through the switch (21 in FIG. 5) in the ordinary light socket (FIG. 5), is protruded and attached to the upper side inside the socket Connected to a power supply terminal (not shown) to supply power to the power input terminal 10

Moreover, the outer socket terminal surface 11 is provided in the upper part so that it may turn to an existing general light socket (FIG. 5). Here, the outer socket terminal face 11 is formed of a spiral groove, exposed and electrically conductive conductors so that the outer socket terminal face 11 can be screwed into the ordinary light socket (FIG. 5), and the general light socket (FIG. 5). ) Is connected to the socket terminal surface (23 in FIG. 5) of the general light socket (FIG. 5), and is connected to the power supply (c 20) of the internal circuit through the power connection terminal 14 at the same time. Also, the inner socket terminal surface (15 of FIG. 2) installed at the bottom is also connected to the conductor. Here, the socket terminal surface (23 of FIG. 5) inside the general light socket (FIG. 5) is a switch (FIG. 21 of FIG. 5) attached to the general light socket (FIG. 5) of the external power supply line (20 of FIG. 5). It is connected to the other power line, not through), and simultaneously supplies power to one terminal (not shown) of the bulb through the inner socket terminal surface (25 in FIG. 2).

Accordingly, power is supplied from the external power supply line 20 (see FIG. 5) to the internal power supply unit c 20 through the power input terminal 10 and the power connection terminal 14, respectively. 20) supplies power required for each circuit portion, and also a power input terminal (commonly referred to as T 1 terminal) of a triac (c 24) serving as a switch, and an external power supply line (20 in FIG. 5). One power line is directly connected through the middle switch, and the other terminal (commonly referred to as T 2 terminal) of the triac (c 24) is connected to the inner socket terminal surface (15 in FIG. 2) installed at the bottom. It is connected to a control power supply terminal (16 in FIG. 3) protruding and attached to the upper center, and a voltage controlled by the microprocessor c 22 is applied to the other terminal (not shown) of the bulb through this. .

On the other hand, the infrared control signal receiving unit 12 for receiving an infrared remote control signal is protruded to the side, is electrically connected to the light receiving sensor module unit (c 21) of the internal circuit, the light receiving sensor module unit (C 21 ) Converts an optical signal into an electrical pulse signal and outputs it.

Next, the operation of the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. First, insert the outer socket terminal face 11 of the light socket of FIG. 1 into the socket terminal face (23 of FIG. 5) of the general light socket of FIG. 5, and then insert the bulb into the lower socket part 13 of FIG. 1. When it is inserted into the inner socket terminal surface (15 in FIG. 2) inside, the shape becomes as shown in FIG. 8, and when the attached switch (21 in FIG. 5) is turned on, one of the external power supply lines (20 in FIG. 5) is normal. Tab for socket, one terminal of the bulb (c 25 in FIG. 6), through the light socket terminal face (23 in FIG. 5), the outer socket terminal face (11 in FIG. 1) and the inner socket terminal face (15 in FIG. 2). (Not shown), the other one of the external power supply lines is connected to the power input terminal (10 in FIG. 1) via a switch, and again a triac (24 in FIG. 6) serving as a switch of the internal circuit. Is connected to the input terminal of (T 1 terminal, not shown), initially by the internal circuit operation, the triac (c 24 of Figure 6) is turned on , The voltage applied to the input terminal is almost as it is output to the output terminal (referred to as T 2 terminal, not shown), and the output terminal is connected to the control power supply terminal (16 in FIG. 3) again, the light bulb ( c) is connected to the other electrode of 25) to form a closed circuit, the lamp is turned on. At this time, the brightness is the maximum brightness state, using an infrared remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) for general home appliances, by pressing any button on the remote control, the first control signal is the infrared control signal receiver (Fig. 1 12), the output of the triac (c24 in FIG. 6) is reduced by about one third by the operation of the internal circuit and applied to the light, so the brightness of the light is darkened by about one third of the original, and again. When the second signal is input by pressing the remote control button once, the output of the triac (c24 in FIG. 6) is reduced to about 2/3, so the brightness is darker by about 2/3 than the first. Here again by pressing the button of the remote control, when the third signal is input, the triac (c 24 of Fig. 6) is turned off, the light is turned off. At this time, when the fourth signal is input from the remote controller again, the triac (c 24 of FIG. 6) is completely turned on, and the lamp is turned on again at the maximum brightness. Here, the stepped amount of illumination adjustment can be arbitrarily adjusted by changing the program of the built-in microprocessor (c 22 of FIG. 5), and if necessary, the brightness adjustment function can be omitted and changed to only turn on or off the light.

Next, FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit unit for achieving the present invention. The power supply unit c 20 receives commercial power, and includes a light receiving sensor module unit c 21, a micro processor c 22, and a tri The electric power suitable for the evil drive unit c 23 is generated and supplied.

The light receiving sensor module unit c 21 is electrically connected to a light receiving element (not shown) in the infrared control signal light receiving unit (12 of FIG. 1), and outputs the light signal inputted from the light receiving element by converting it into an electrical pulse signal. And, it can be implemented by the known technology, the output pulse signal is input to the microprocessor (c 22),

The microprocessor (c 22) receives the pulse signal from the light receiving sensor module unit (c 21), calculates the frequency of the pulse signal, and determines that the frequency is the same as the carrier frequency used in the conventional remote controller. After processing by the built-in program according to the number of times inputted, step by step, the DC voltage waveform is output to the corresponding output terminal, the DC voltage waveform is input to the triac driving circuit section (c 23).

The triac driving circuit part c 23 is composed of a triac gate pulse generation circuit (not shown) and a triac protection circuit (not shown) for driving the triac c 24. By the signal of the DC voltage waveform output from the corresponding terminal of), the gate pulse generating circuit using the charging and discharging circuit of the resistor and the capacitor having the appropriate time constant is selected so that the gate pulse generating circuit is turned on. According to the time constant value formed by the over-condenser, the period during which the triac is turned on is adjusted, so that the brightness and on-off of the lamp are controlled, which can also be easily implemented by a known technique.

Triac (c 24) serves as a bi-directional switch, the power input terminal of the triac (c 24) (commonly referred to as T 1 terminal, not shown), commercial power through the switch (21 in Fig. 5) It is applied through one of the external power supply lines (20 in FIG. 5), and is turned on by a gate pulse signal input from the triac driver c 23, and the triac (C 24) output terminal ( Normally referred to as a T 2 terminal, the applied input voltage is shown in, and is applied to one terminal of the bulb C 25 through the control power supply terminal (16 in FIG. 3).

Turn the light socket (FIG. 1) of the present invention into a normal light socket (FIG. 5) by turning it, insert a light bulb into the light socket (FIG. 1) of the present invention, and then switch attached to the general light socket (FIG. 5). Turning on (21 in FIG. 5), commercial power is applied to the power supply (c 20 in FIG. 6) (s 30), the microprocessor (c 22 in FIG. 6) is initialized (s 32), the microprocessor ( The corresponding output of c 22 of FIG. 6 is input to the triac driver (c 23 of FIG. 6), and generates a triac gate pulse signal having a time constant of the longest period to generate the triac (c 24 of FIG. 6). The lamp is turned on at the longest period (s 33), and the lamp is turned on at the maximum brightness. Then, when a remote control signal is input from the remote controller (s 34), it is determined whether it is the first input signal (s 35). , Set the number of inputs to 1 (s 36), and adjust the illuminance of the light to the first stage brightness (s 37). Secondly, when the remote control signal is input (s 38), the number of inputs is set to 2 (s 41), and the illuminance of the light is adjusted by two levels of brightness (s 42). (s 39), the number of inputs is set to 3 (s 43), and the triac (c 24 of FIG. 6) is turned off (s 44) to turn off the lamp. When the fourth remote control signal is input again (s 40), the number of inputs is set to 4 (s 45), and the triac (c 24 of FIG. 6) is turned on to the longest time constant (s 46). After lighting the lamp at full brightness, the number of inputs is reset to zero (s 47) and waits to determine whether the next remote control signal has been input (s 34).

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of one embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims. The shape and structure of each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the invention can be modified.

As described above, according to the light socket having a remote illuminance control function of the present invention, unlike the existing light remote control, it does not require a separate installation work, anyone can be easily installed, The installation cost can be reduced, and even in places where multiple lights can be linked to one switch, the lights can be individually controlled, resulting in a power saving effect and controlling the lights from a remote location using an infrared wireless method. Therefore, not only the general public but also the elderly and the handicapped are able to use the lamp conveniently and also configure the remote control for home appliances provided in a general home as it is, so that a separate remote controller is not required. By making it possible to use, the convenience of use was provided to the maximum.

Claims (5)

The outer socket terminal face, which is screwed into an existing ordinary light socket and is electrically connected to the ordinary light socket, is electrically isolated from the outer socket terminal face, is attached to the top, is made of a conductor, A power input terminal having a shape, a power supply inside, a light receiving sensor module unit, a microprocessor for controlling the triac driving unit, a triac driving unit for generating a triac gate pulse signal, and acting as a bidirectional switch Receives a remote control signal for remote control by a remote control to a triac, a protruding side, and an infrared control signal receiving unit electrically connected to a light receiving sensor module unit, and a light bulb is screwed into the lower part, and electrically connected. The inner socket terminal face and the socket terminal face electrically separated from each other, It is protruding attached to the upper center of the inside, and is connected to the output terminal of the triac of the internal circuit portion, the light socket having a remote illumination control function comprising a control power supply terminal for supplying a controlled power to the bulb . The method of claim 1, The outer socket terminal surface has a circular, exposed, electrically conductive conductor, and a spiral groove is formed so that it can be inserted by turning into a conventional general light socket. Equipped light socket. The method of claim 1 Light socket with a remote illumination control function characterized in that the inner surface of the terminal terminal is circular to rotate the bulb, the conductor is through the electricity, the spiral groove is provided on the inside. The method of claim 1, In order to determine whether the pulse signal input from the remote control is a normal remote control carrier frequency, the micro-processor program detects the period and calculates the frequency, and has a remote illuminance adjustment function. One light socket. The method of claim 4 When the pulse signal input from the remote controller is judged to be a normal remote controller carrier frequency, it is regarded as a control signal, and the illumination intensity and the on / off control of the lamp are gradually controlled by using the number of times the control signal is input. Light socket with remote illumination control.

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