EP0202864A2 - Commande à distance pour des appareils de chauffage électrique - Google Patents

Commande à distance pour des appareils de chauffage électrique Download PDF

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EP0202864A2
EP0202864A2 EP86303690A EP86303690A EP0202864A2 EP 0202864 A2 EP0202864 A2 EP 0202864A2 EP 86303690 A EP86303690 A EP 86303690A EP 86303690 A EP86303690 A EP 86303690A EP 0202864 A2 EP0202864 A2 EP 0202864A2
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heating appliance
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Anthony Salmon
Brian Lawson
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BERRY MAGICOAL LIMITED
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/002—Stoves
    • F24C7/004—Stoves simulating flames
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C23/00—Non-electrical signal transmission systems, e.g. optical systems
    • G08C23/04—Non-electrical signal transmission systems, e.g. optical systems using light waves, e.g. infrared

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  • This invention relates to the remote control of electrical heating appliances.
  • This invention is concerned with avoiding the difficulty and possible danger of manual operation of electrical heating appliances, particularly radiant heaters, by providing a remote control.
  • the invention provides an electrically-powered heating appliance having switching means for selectively operating it located in the appliance characterized by said switching means (18, 24) being adapted to be operated directly or indirectly by an infra-red energy beam from a remote location and by being combined with a normally hand-held remote controller (17, 27) adapted to produce such an energy beam.
  • infra-red sensing means mounted on a forward facing surface of the appliance and connected to the switching means.
  • the hand-held controller (17, 18) may be protected against accidental operation.
  • a radiant-only electric fire (11) has three separately-operable radiant bars (12) and manual switching means (13) for switching on and off and for selecting which of the bars are to be energised.
  • An electrical power supply line (14) to the fire has connected into it a remote signal box (15).
  • a number of different frequency signals can be so produced by the signal box, one signal for each of the possible states of the fire, i.e. OFF, ONE BAR ON, TWO BARS ON, THREE BARS ON.
  • a control switching unit (18) is built in to the fire and receives the signal on line (14). The unit accordingly operates switch means to bring about that state indicated by the signal.
  • the switch means of the unit is separate from and connected in parallel with the manual switching means (13).
  • Signal box (15) is triggered to produce a selected one of its signals by an interface unit (16).
  • a battery-operated hand-held remote controller (17) is adapted, when manual control (19) is operated, to produce a narrow beam of infra-red light.
  • the light beam is coded to correspond to a selected one of the possible states of the fire, the manual control (19) providing a different position for each state.
  • the coding may, for instance, comprise distinctive patterns of pulses of infra-red energy.
  • the signal recognition unit is adapted to recognise these patterns.
  • Line (14) comprises an ordinary electrical power cable, which is flexible and of any selected length, so that the signal box (15) may be mounted in any convenient position.
  • signal box (15) can be located high on a wall or ceiling above the area where the path of the infra-red beams is likely to be blocked by objects.
  • the signal box (15) can be used to operate different electrical items from the electric fire shown. For instance, for a disabled person there may be arranged a bank of signal boxes, each connected to a different electrical appliance, and operated by pointing a single hand-held controller at the selected box.
  • the cable (14) may be attached to the fire or other electrical appliance by a plug and socket connection so that different appliances may be connected up as required. It will be appreciated that some appliances may require only an 'ON' and an UFF' coded signal, while others may require a larger number of coded signals.
  • Figure 2 also shows a radiant-only electric fire having two separately-operable radiant bars (21) and an illuminated representation of burning fuel (22).
  • Lead (23) supplies mains electricity to a junction box (25) which is mounted in a control box (24) shown in more detai1 ⁇ in Figure 5.
  • An infra-red sensor (26) is mounted on a front surface of the fire and is connected by an electrical lead to the control box (24).
  • Hand-held remote controller (27) is adapted when a pressure-sensitive switch area (28) is pressed to produce a beam of infra-red light. The controller is pointed at the fire so that the beam impinges on the sensor (26) which then sends an electronic signal to the control box (24.
  • the hand-held controller as shown best in Figure 3, comprises three on/off slider switches (29, 30, 31). Operation of switch (29) selects the illuminated fuel simulation,operation of switch (30) selects one of the radiant bars, while operation of switch (31) selects both radiant bars. The user therefore slides to "on” whichever switches he wishes. No effect, however, is made on the fire until area (28) is pressed. This causes the said beam of infra-red light to be produced, coded accordingly to which of switches (29, 30, 31) is, or are, made.
  • the pressure-sensitive area (28) is protected as shown in Figure 4, which is a section taken on the line A A of Figure 3.
  • a raised border (33) surrounds the area (28) so that if, for instance, the controller is dropped, it will not be operated.
  • any of switches (29, 30, 31) has no effect without pressure on area (28), so accidental operation of any of them alone will not switch the fire on.
  • Other means for avoiding accidental pressure on area (28) may be used, e.g. a removable cover and/or deeper depression.
  • the fire may optionally have indicator lamps (34, 35) which light up to show that one bar or both bars are energized. No such lamp is required for indicating operation of the fuel simulation since this is immediately obvious.
  • the control box (24) is mounted distanced from the radiants behind and preferably beneath them, so that it is not subjected to excessive temperatures.
  • the control box contains, as well as the junction box (25), a pair of mains voltage relays (not shown), each controlling one of the electric radiant elements(21), a transformer (not shown), and a printed circuit board (36).
  • the printed circuit board carries a circuit which decodes the signals from the sensor (26) and initiates the appropriate energization.
  • the illuminated fuel simulation is energized directly from the board, since only 9ow power is required.
  • the two radiant elements are energized through the relays.
  • the sensor (26) is mounted at a short distance from the control box and is connected by a length of electrical cable, for instance 12 cms long.
  • the cable is protected by a sheath (not shown) from mechanical damage and excessive heat.
  • the elements contained in control box (24) are all mounted in a base member (37) and a ventilated cover (38) is then placed over the base member.
  • the fire also has manual controls (not shown) and a manual/remote switch (39) which operates to by-pass the supply to the control box when manual control is required, so that the control box does not remain energized, or to by-pass the manual switches when remote control is required.
EP86303690A 1985-05-16 1986-05-15 Commande à distance pour des appareils de chauffage électrique Withdrawn EP0202864A3 (fr)

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Cited By (11)

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EP0301680A2 (fr) * 1987-07-30 1989-02-01 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Système de commande sans fils
GB2230367A (en) * 1989-03-31 1990-10-17 Lutron Electronics Co Remotely controllable power control system
DE3936570A1 (de) * 1989-11-03 1991-05-08 Licentia Gmbh Elektronische eingabeblende fuer optisch fernbedienbare haushalt- und andere geraete sowie anwendungs- bzw. bedienungsverfahren hierfuer
EP0468304A2 (fr) * 1990-07-21 1992-01-29 DIEHL GMBH & CO. Dispositif de télécommande, particulièrement pour appareils de chauffage électriques domestiques
GB2280291A (en) * 1993-07-20 1995-01-25 Nicholas Weiner Control of equipment
DE19802558A1 (de) * 1998-01-23 1999-07-29 Ego Elektro Geraetebau Gmbh Steuerung für ein Elektrowärmegerät
EP1217305A1 (fr) * 2000-12-22 2002-06-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Dispositif de commande pour appareil ménager
WO2004109189A1 (fr) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-16 Basic Holdings Appareil servant a produire une illusion, une image ou un effet optique
EP1788312A3 (fr) * 2005-11-17 2009-01-14 Winners Products Engineering Ltd. Cheminée simulée
GB2462847A (en) * 2008-08-22 2010-02-24 Valor Ltd Domestic heating appliance with contactless proximity control
CN114585120A (zh) * 2020-12-01 2022-06-03 河北戈斯顿新能源科技有限公司 一种带有通断电功能的发热电缆

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GB1407926A (en) * 1973-02-15 1975-10-01 Meyer Fred Calif Stimulated fireplace assembly
DE2604922A1 (de) * 1976-02-09 1977-08-11 Gaggenau Werke Elektroherd
GB2015870A (en) * 1978-03-03 1979-09-19 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Household Appliance
FR2524652A1 (fr) * 1982-04-01 1983-10-07 Legrand Sa Recepteur de rayonnement, optique susceptible d'etre associee a un tel recepteur, et montage correspondant

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1407926A (en) * 1973-02-15 1975-10-01 Meyer Fred Calif Stimulated fireplace assembly
DE2604922A1 (de) * 1976-02-09 1977-08-11 Gaggenau Werke Elektroherd
GB2015870A (en) * 1978-03-03 1979-09-19 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Household Appliance
FR2524652A1 (fr) * 1982-04-01 1983-10-07 Legrand Sa Recepteur de rayonnement, optique susceptible d'etre associee a un tel recepteur, et montage correspondant

Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0301680A3 (en) * 1987-07-30 1990-09-26 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Wireless control system
EP0301680A2 (fr) * 1987-07-30 1989-02-01 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Système de commande sans fils
GB2230367B (en) * 1989-03-31 1993-03-24 Lutron Electronics Co Remotely controllable power control system
GB2230367A (en) * 1989-03-31 1990-10-17 Lutron Electronics Co Remotely controllable power control system
DE3936570A1 (de) * 1989-11-03 1991-05-08 Licentia Gmbh Elektronische eingabeblende fuer optisch fernbedienbare haushalt- und andere geraete sowie anwendungs- bzw. bedienungsverfahren hierfuer
EP0468304A3 (en) * 1990-07-21 1992-04-15 Diehl Gmbh & Co. Remote control system, particularly for electric domestic heating appliances
EP0468304A2 (fr) * 1990-07-21 1992-01-29 DIEHL GMBH & CO. Dispositif de télécommande, particulièrement pour appareils de chauffage électriques domestiques
GB2280291A (en) * 1993-07-20 1995-01-25 Nicholas Weiner Control of equipment
DE19802558A1 (de) * 1998-01-23 1999-07-29 Ego Elektro Geraetebau Gmbh Steuerung für ein Elektrowärmegerät
EP1217305A1 (fr) * 2000-12-22 2002-06-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Dispositif de commande pour appareil ménager
WO2004109189A1 (fr) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-16 Basic Holdings Appareil servant a produire une illusion, une image ou un effet optique
EP1788312A3 (fr) * 2005-11-17 2009-01-14 Winners Products Engineering Ltd. Cheminée simulée
GB2462847A (en) * 2008-08-22 2010-02-24 Valor Ltd Domestic heating appliance with contactless proximity control
CN114585120A (zh) * 2020-12-01 2022-06-03 河北戈斯顿新能源科技有限公司 一种带有通断电功能的发热电缆

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