AU2020100102A4 - Bluetooth dimmer socket - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a Bluetooth dimmer socket. The Bluetooth dimmer socket comprises power input terminals at least including a first input terminal and a second input terminal; power output terminals at least including a first output terminal and a second output terminal; a dimmer module connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal and/or between the second input terminal and the second output, wherein the dimmer module includes a control terminal; and a Bluetooth control module having a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal connected to the control terminal, wherein the Bluetooth control module is configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal received from the signal input terminal and output the control signal to the control terminal through the signal output terminal. 504 506 501 502 503 powerodul Bluetoothr control module ,

Description

BLUETOOTH DIMMER SOCKET

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE [0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of intelligent control, more particularly, to a Bluetooth dimmer socket.

BACKGROUND [0002] At present, a conventional socket cannot implement the adjustment of the chroma or brightness of the lamp connected to the socket. In addition, the long-distance wiring is also required between the conventional socket and the dimmer, that is, there must be a physical wire between the dimmer and the socket, so as to achieve the control of the electric parameter of the socket via the dimmer. The arrangement of such physical wires not only consumes labor but also raises the cost caused by the wires, and also brings trouble to the rebuilding and wiring of the old house.

[0003] In addition, at present, several terminals of the power input ends of some sockets, such as the live wire terminal (A), the neutral terminal (N), the ground terminal (E), and the extension terminal (LOOP), etc. are arranged at certain angle to each other, such that the corresponding threaded lugs or rod terminals are separated from each other in the socket, which is messy and also takes up a larger space.

SUMMARY [0004] In view of the above technical problem, that is, how to avoid the trouble caused by the wiring between the dimmer and the socket, the inventor of the present disclosure thought of developing a Bluetooth dimmer socket to solve the above technical problem. The Bluetooth dimmer socket can be adapted to connect any type of connected lamp, and then control the connected lamp, so as to enabling to solve the above technical problems.

[0005] Specifically, to solve the above technical problems in the prior art, the present disclosure provides a Bluetooth dimmer socket comprising:

[0006] power input terminals at least including a first input terminal and a second input terminal;

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 [0007] power output terminals at least including a first output terminal and a second output terminal;

[0008] a dimmer module connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal and/or between the second input terminal and the second output terminal, wherein the dimmer module includes a control terminal; and [0009] a Bluetooth control module having a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal connected to the control terminal, wherein the Bluetooth control module is configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal received from the signal input terminal and output the control signal to the control terminal through the signal output terminal.

[0010] In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer can be integrated into the new socket body, thereby integrating the two products of the Bluetooth dimmer and the conventional socket into one product, and eliminating the wiring between the Bluetooth dimmer and the socket. In addition, the socket integrated with the dimmer and the Bluetooth module can be directly paired with a Bluetooth remote controller installed on the wall panel and remotely control the smart Bluetooth dimmer socket without additional wiring, to save the wiring costs between the conventional sockets and dimmers and labor cost.

[0011] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises:

[0012] a load terminal configured to be connected to the first output terminal or to the second output terminal.

[0013] In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can not only control one controlled electrical appliance, but also expandably control other controlled electrical appliances through the load terminal.

[0014] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises:

[0015] an expansion terminal configured to be connected to the first input terminal, the second input terminal, the first output terminal, the second output terminal, or the load terminal.

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 [0016] In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can avoid the limitation of the amount of wiring of a single connection terminal, thereby enabling to connect to more controlled electrical appliances.

[0017] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the load terminal are arranged side by side.

[0018] In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure simplifies the product structure and realizes that the wiring of the installer is easier and laborsaving.

[0019] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises an energy statistics module configured to perform a statistics for the energy transmitted via the Bluetooth dimmer socket.

[0020] In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can perform a statistics for the energy consumed by the controlled electrical appliances connected via the Bluetooth dimmer socket, thereby enabling to assist fault diagnosis when an abnormal state occurs.

[0021] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth control module is configured to communicatively connect with a Bluetooth remote controller module through a Bluetooth protocol.

[0022] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the power input terminals further include a third input terminal used for grounding, and wherein the power output terminal further includes a third output terminal connected to the third input terminal.

[0023] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth dimmer socket is a 413 type socket.

[0024] The Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can be integrated into a new socket body, thereby integrating the two products of the Bluetooth dimmer and the conventional socket into one product, and eliminating the wiring between the dimmer and the socket. In addition, the socket integrated with the dimmer and the Bluetooth module can be directly paired with a Bluetooth remote controller mounted on the wall panel and remotely

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 control the smart Bluetooth dimmer socket without additional wiring, to save wiring costs between the conventional socket and the Bluetooth dimmer and labor cost.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0025] The drawings are shown and set forth embodiments. These drawings are served to clarify basic principles and thus show merely the aspects necessary for understanding the basic principles. These drawings are not drawn to scale. In the drawings, the same reference numbers denote similar features.

[0026] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a conventional socket 100;

[0027] FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a Bluetooth dimmer socket 200 mentioned according to the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG. 3 illustrates a rear view of a Bluetooth dimmer socket 300 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG. 4 illustrates a rear view of a Bluetooth dimmer socket 400 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG. 5 illustrates an internal circuit connection diagram of a Bluetooth dimmer socket 500 mentioned according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; and [0031] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a circuit system 600 including a Bluetooth dimmer socket mentioned according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] Other features, characteristics, advantages and benefits of the present disclosure will become more apparent by the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0033] In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, the reference will be made to the accompanying drawings which form a part of the present disclosure. The accompanying drawings illustrate Specific embodiments which can implement the present disclosure by way of example. The exemplary embodiments are not intended to present an exhaustive list of all embodiments according to the present disclosure. It can be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural or logical modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the following detailed

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 description is not restrictive, and the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

[0034] The socket in the prior art will be introduced below in connection with FIG. 1. FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a conventional socket 100. It can be seen from FIG. 1 that the socket 100 has three receptacles at the front end, and correspondingly, also has at least three rod terminals at the rear end, and the three rod terminals of a conventional three-hole socket are arranged at a certain angle, which makes wiring operations inconvenient.

[0035] In addition, the conventional socket only plays the role of a relay in the entire circuit connection, and does not play the role of controlling the connected electrical appliances. At this time, if the connected appliances would be controlled, a dimmer should be connected additionally, and the dimmer is often not in the same position as the socket, at this time, the additional wiring cost cannot be ignored.

[0036] To solve the above technical problem, that is, how to avoid the trouble caused by the wiring between the dimmer and the socket, the inventor of the present disclosure thought of developing a Bluetooth dimmer socket, the Bluetooth dimmer socket can be adapted to connect to any type of the connected lamp, so as to control the chroma or brightness of the connected lamp to solve the above technical problem.

[0037] Specifically, to solve the above technical problems in the prior art, the present disclosure proposes a Bluetooth dimmer socket. FIGS. 2 and 3 respectively illustrate a perspective view of a Bluetooth dimmer socket 200 mentioned according to the present disclosure and a rear view of the Bluetooth dimmer socket 300 mentioned according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, the Bluetooth dimmer sockets 200 and 300 according to the present disclosure comprise power input terminals respectively, and the power input terminals at least include a first input terminal 361 and a second input terminal 362. In addition, the Bluetooth dimmer sockets 200 and 300 according to the present disclosure further comprise a power output terminal respectively, the power output terminal at least includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal (as shown in the front-end receptacles of FIG. 2). Furthermore, the Bluetooth dimmer sockets 200 and 300 according to the present disclosure further comprise a dimmer module (not shown in the figures) respectively, the dimmer module is connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal and/or between the second input terminal and the

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 second output terminal, wherein the dimmer module includes a control terminal. Finally, the Bluetooth dimmer sockets 200 and 300 according to the present disclosure further comprise a Bluetooth control module (not shown in the figures) respectively, the Bluetooth control module has a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal connected to the control terminal, wherein the Bluetooth control module is configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal received from the signal input terminal and output the control signal to the control terminal through the signal output terminal.

[0038] In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer can be integrated into the new socket body, so that the two products of the Bluetooth dimmer and the conventional socket are integrated into one product, thereby eliminating the wiring between the Bluetooth dimmer and the socket. In addition, the socket integrated with the dimmer and the Bluetooth module can be directly paired with a Bluetooth remote controller mounted on the wall panel and remotely control the smart Bluetooth dimmer socket without additional wiring, to save wiring costs between the conventional socket and the Bluetooth dimmer and labor cost.

[0039] In addition, optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth dimmer socket 300 further comprises a load terminal 364 configured to be connected with the first output terminal or the second output terminal. In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure cannot only control one controlled electrical appliance, but also expandably control other controlled electrical appliances through the load terminal.

[0040] Further, optionally, as shown in FIG. 4, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, expect the first input terminal 461, the second input terminal 462, and the load terminal 464, an expansion terminal 465 is also included, the extension terminal 465 of the Bluetooth dimmer socket 400 is configured to be connected to the first input terminal, the second input terminal, the first output terminal, the second output terminal, or the load terminal. In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can avoid the limitation of the amount of wiring of a single connection terminal, thereby enabling to connect to more controlled electrical appliances.

[0041] In addition, optionally, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the first input terminals 361, 461, the second input terminals 362, 462, and the load terminals 364, 464 are arranged side by side. In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 socket according to the present disclosure simplifies the product structure and realizes that the wiring of the installer is easier and labor-saving. Preferably, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the power input terminals further comprise third input terminals 363, 463 used for grounding, and wherein the power output terminal also comprises third output terminals (as shown in the front-end receptacles of FIG. 2), and the third output terminals are connected to the third input terminals. Further preferably, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the first input terminal 361, the second input terminal 362, the third input terminal 363, and the load terminal 364 are arranged side by side. However, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the first input terminal 461, the second input terminal 462, the third input terminal 463, the load terminal 464, and the expansion terminal 465 are arranged side by side. Therefore, the design of the rod terminals of the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure shown in FIG. 3 can be greatly simplified, and the installation efficiency of the electrician can be greatly improved to achieve the purpose of saving labor costs.

[0042] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises an energy statistics module (not shown in the figures), and the energy statistics module is configured to perform a statistics for the energy transmitted via the Bluetooth dimmer socket. In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can perform a statistics for the energy consumed by the controlled electrical appliances connected via the Bluetooth dimmer socket, thereby enabling to assist fault diagnosis when an abnormal state occurs.

[0043] In addition, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth control module is configured to communicatively connect with a Bluetooth remote controller module through a Bluetooth protocol. Furthermore, optionally, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the Bluetooth dimmer socket is a 413-type socket.

[0044] The Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can be integrated into a new socket body, thereby integrating the two products of the Bluetooth dimmer and the conventional socket into one product, so as to eliminate the wiring between the Bluetooth dimmer and the socket. In addition, the socket integrated with the dimmer and the Bluetooth module can be directly paired with a Bluetooth remote controller installed on the wall panel and remotely control the smart Bluetooth dimmer socket without additional wiring to save the wiring costs between conventional sockets and dimmers and labor cost.

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 [0045] Those skilled in the art should appreciate that the various modifications and changes of various embodiments disclosed above can be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be defined by the appended claims.

[0046] The internal circuit connection of the Bluetooth dimmer socket 500 mentioned according to one embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 5. It can be seen from FIG. 5 that the Bluetooth dimmer socket comprises three power input terminals, namely a first input terminal 501, a second input terminal 502, and a third input terminal 503, these three input terminals connect the power source to the power module 510, at this time, the power module 510 can modulate its parameters such as voltage or current to the magnitudes required by the dimmer module 520 and the Bluetooth control module 530, thereby powering the modulation module 520 and the Bluetooth control module 530 to ensure that the modulated parameters make the dimmer module 520 and the Bluetooth control module 530 work normally.

[0047] Furthermore, the Bluetooth dimmer socket 500 according to the present disclosure further comprises a dimmer module 520 connected between the first input terminal 501 and the first output terminal 506. Those skilled in the art should understand that optionally, the dimmer module 520 can also be connected between the second input terminal 502 and the second output terminal (not shown in the figures), wherein the dimmer module includes a control terminal which is a terminal located below the dimmer module 520 in FIG. 5. Finally, the Bluetooth dimmer socket 500 according to the present disclosure can further comprise a Bluetooth control module 530 which has a signal input terminal (see the terminal below the Bluetooth control module 530) and a signal output terminal connected to the control terminal of the dimmer module 520 (see the terminal above the Bluetooth control module 530), wherein the Bluetooth control module 530 is configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal received from the signal input terminal and send the control signal to the control terminal through the signal output terminal to control the state of the dimmer module 520, so as to determine the state of the dimmer module 520 connected between the first input terminal 501 and the first output terminal 506. Generally speaking, the dimmer module 520 is connected between the live input terminal and the corresponding output terminal, so that when the Bluetooth control module 530 requires to be reduced the electrical connection, the voltage output from the output terminal of the Bluetooth dimmer socket is reduced.

2020100102 21 Jan 2020

Correspondingly, when the Bluetooth control module 530 requires to be electrically enhanced, such that the output terminal of the Bluetooth dimmer socket has a higher voltage output to implement the control of the chroma or brightness of the connected electrical appliance connected to the output terminal of the Bluetooth dimmer socket.

[0048] In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the Bluetooth dimmer socket also has a load terminal 504 which is also controlled by the dimmer module 520, so that when the Bluetooth control module 530 requires to be reduced the electrical connection, the voltage output from the load terminal of the Bluetooth dimmer socket is reduced. Correspondingly, when the Bluetooth control module 530 requires to be electrically enhanced, the load terminal of the Bluetooth dimmer socket has a higher voltage output so as to implement the control of the chroma or brightness of a subsequent socket connected to the load terminal of the Bluetooth dimmer socket and the electrical appliance connected to the subsequent socket.

[0049] FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of a circuit system 600 including a Bluetooth dimmer socket mentioned according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. It can be seen from FIG. 6 that the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can be connected to the load 1. Further, with the help of load terminals and possible extension terminals, multiple conventional sockets can be connected to the Bluetooth dimmer socket, four common sockets connected to the Bluetooth dimmer socket are shown in the circuit system 600, since these common sockets are connected to the load terminals of the Bluetooth dimmer socket, the load terminals are controlled by the dimmer module 520 as shown in FIG. 5, so that the common sockets also have the function of dimmer control, and these sockets are connected to load 2, load 3, load 4, and load 5, respectively, thereby implementing one Bluetooth dimmer socket's control of a group of controlled electrical appliances .

[0050] As shown in FIG. 2, the rated current of the Bluetooth dimmer socket may be, for example, 1.5 amps, and then the Bluetooth dimmer socket may be designed how many electrical appliances can be controlled according to the rated current, for example the rated current of a certain lamp is 0.5 amps, up to 3 lamps can be controlled simultaneously.

[0051] Also as described above, the Bluetooth dimmer socket shown in FIG. 6 according to the present disclosure comprises power input terminals including a first input terminal and a second input terminal. In addition, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure further comprises a power output terminal, and the power output terminal at least

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal. Furthermore, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure further comprises a dimmer module connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal and/or between the second input terminal and the second output terminal, wherein the dimmer module includes a control terminal. Finally, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure further comprises a Bluetooth control module having a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal connected to the control terminal, wherein the Bluetooth control module is configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal received from the signal input terminal and to send the control signal to the control terminal through the signal output terminal. In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer can be integrated into the new socket body, thereby integrating the two products of the Bluetooth dimmer and the conventional socket into one product, and eliminating the wiring between the Bluetooth dimmer and the socket. In addition, the socket integrated with the dimmer and the Bluetooth module can be directly paired with a Bluetooth remote controller installed on the wall panel and remotely control the smart Bluetooth dimmer socket without additional wiring to save the wiring costs between the conventional sockets and dimmers and labor cost.

[0052] In addition, as described above, the first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the load terminal of the Bluetooth dimmer socket shown in FIG. 6 according to the present disclosure are arranged side by side. In this way, the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure simplifies the product structure and realizes that the wiring of the installer is easier and labor-saving. Preferably, in one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the power input terminals further comprise a third input terminal used for grounding, and wherein the power output terminal further includes a third output terminal connected to the third input terminal. Further preferably, the first input terminal, the second input terminal, the third input terminal, and the load terminal are arranged side by side. With an extension terminal is provided, the first input terminal, the second input terminal, the third input terminal, the load terminal, and the extension terminal are arranged side by side. Therefore, the design of the rod terminals of the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure shown in FIG. 3 can be greatly simplified, and the electrician's installation efficiency can be greatly improved to achieve the purpose of saving labor costs. Optionally, the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises an energy statistics module configured to perform a statistics for the energy transmitted via the Bluetooth dimmer socket. In this way,

2020100102 21 Jan 2020 the Bluetooth dimmer socket according to the present disclosure can perform a statistics for the energy consumed by the controlled electrical appliances connected via the Bluetooth dimmer socket, thereby enabling to assist fault diagnosis when an abnormal state occurs.

[0053] Although different exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that different changes and modifications can be made, which can achieve some of the advantages of the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other components performing the same functions may be appropriately replaced. It should be mentioned that features explained herein with reference to specific figures may be combined with features of other figures, even in those cases where this is not explicitly mentioned. In addition, the method of the present disclosure can be implemented in all software implementations using appropriate processor instructions or in a hybrid implementation that uses hardware logic and software logic to achieve the same result. Such modifications to the solution according to the present disclosure are intended to be covered by the appended claims.

Claims (5)

1. A Bluetooth dimmer socket, wherein the Bluetooth dimmer socket comprises: power input terminals at least including a first input terminal and a second input terminal;

power output terminals at least including a first output terminal and a second output terminal;

a dimmer module connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal and/or between the second input terminal and the second output terminal, wherein the dimmer module includes a control terminal; and a Bluetooth control module having a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal connected to the control terminal, wherein the Bluetooth control module is configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal received from the signal input terminal and output the control signal to the control terminal through the signal output terminal.

2. The Bluetooth dimmer socket according to claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises:

a load terminal configured to be connected to the first output terminal or to the second output terminal.

3. The Bluetooth dimmer socket according to claim 2, wherein the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises:

an expansion terminal configured to be connected to the first input terminal, the second input terminal, the first output terminal, the second output terminal, or the load terminal.

4. The Bluetooth dimmer socket according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the load terminal are arranged side by side.

5. The Bluetooth dimmer socket according to claim 4, wherein the Bluetooth dimmer socket further comprises an energy statistics module configured to perform a statistics for the energy transmitted via the Bluetooth dimmer socket.