JP2000337064A - Illuminating device for gate and its periphery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the difficulty of visual confirmation of a gate related device due to the backlight condition and to simplify the exterior works by forming an illuminating device, a human body detecting sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a flickering and illuminance control circuit into a unit, and installing the unit on a gatepost. SOLUTION: An illuminating device A for a gate and its periphery formed as a unit by an illuminating device 2, a human body detecting sensor 3, an illuminance sensor and a lighting control circuit is installed on a gatepost 1. The illuminating device 2 is controlled to flicker by detecting the day or night by the illuminance sensor, and be reduced to the half in quantity of light according to a signal from the human body detecting sensor 3, and be automatically returned to the 100% lighting state after the lapse of fixed time. A person who approaches the gatepost 1 during lighting in the night can easily visually confirm the gate related devices 4 such as interphone 4a, a name plate 4b and the like without backlighting by 50% reduction in quantity of light. Furthermore, since the illuminance is automatically returned after the lapse of fixed time, no obstacle is caused in furylarproof view point. The construction can be simplified by disposing the gate related devices 4 to be concentrated so as to reduce the cost of exterior works.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device around a gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, due to a decrease in external budget, an increase in open-air sites, an increase in urban three-story houses, and a trend of a gardening boom, as shown in FIG. , Intercom 4a, nameplate 4b, post 4c
There are increasing examples of installing a gate post unit that integrates devices around the gate such as. FIG. 5A shows an example in which the lighting fixture 2 is installed on a functional pole 10 separate from the gate post 1, and FIG.
Shows an example in which the lighting fixture 2 is directly installed on the upper part of the gate post 1. FIG. 7 shows an example of installation in the case of an urban three-story house.

[0003]

However, when the lighting fixture 2 is installed on the gate post 1, the intercom 4a is directly illuminated by the lighting fixture 2 as shown in FIG.
For a visitor at night, it is in a backlight state, and it is difficult to confirm the position of the intercom 4a. In particular, when the lighting fixture 2 is at the level of the line of sight, it becomes more dazzling, and there is a disadvantage that the intercom 4a is overlooked and the door of the entrance is hit. This also applies to the case where the lighting fixture 2 is installed on a functional pole 10 separate from the gate post 1 and illuminates the gate post 1 brightly, as shown in FIG. In other words, the area around the gate is brightly illuminated by the lighting fixture 2 from the security perspective, which causes a problem that night visitors are dazzled.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of light by detecting the approach of a person so that visitors at night can be used. Another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device around the gate that does not give glare.The other purpose is to reduce the number of devices around the gate, such as an intercom, a nameplate and a post, near the lighting equipment. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting device around a gate which can easily confirm the position of the device around the gate by light.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a lighting device around a gate according to the present invention includes a lighting fixture 2 for illuminating the surroundings of the gate, and a human body detection sensor for detecting the approach of a person to the lighting fixture 2. 3 and a lighting control circuit 5 for reducing the amount of light of the lighting fixture 2 based on the detection of the human body by the human body detection sensor 3. With such a configuration, the lighting fixture 2 can be used at night. Is in the lighting state of 100%, when the visitor approaches the lighting fixture 2, the human body detection sensor 3 detects this and the lighting control circuit 5 automatically dims the light. No glare at height.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, an intercom 4 is provided near the lighting fixture 2.
a, the nameplate 4b, the post 4c, and the like, it is preferable to arrange the gate-surrounding device 4. In this case, the function of dimming when a person approaches the lighting fixture 2 makes it easy to visually recognize the gate-surrounding device 4, By arranging the gate surrounding devices 4 near the lighting fixtures 2, it is possible to reduce the external cost and simplify the construction work.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a lighting device around a gate according to the present embodiment is provided with a lighting fixture 2 attached to a gate post 1 to illuminate the surroundings of the gate, and a human body detection sensor for detecting approach of a person to the lighting fixture 2. 3 and a lighting control circuit 5 for reducing the amount of light of the lighting fixture 2 in accordance with a detection signal from the human body detection sensor 3 are configured as a united column unit A. here,
The gate post unit A is a unit product in which functions required around the gate, for example, an intercom 4a (including a TV intercom, a door phone, etc.), a nameplate 4b, a post 4c, a lighting fixture 2, and the like can be integrated and installed on the gate post 1. The lighting equipment 2 has a function of a gate light, a garden light, an outdoor light, and the like, and a gate turning device 4 is installed near the lighting equipment 2. The installation position of the intercom 4a and the like only needs to be near the lighting fixture 2, and is not limited to the example of FIG.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the structure of the lighting fixture 2. The luminaire 2 of this example includes an illuminance sensor 6 that detects nighttime and daytime, a human body detection sensor 3 that detects the approach of a person,
A control circuit 7 to which signals from these sensors 3 and 6 are input
And a lighting control circuit 5 for switching the lamp 8 on and off and switching from a 100% lighting state to a 50% dimming state based on a command from the control circuit 7. In FIG. 3, 9 is a power supply, 10 is a voltage conversion circuit, and 11 is a rectifier circuit. The control circuit 7 of the present embodiment has a built-in timer circuit, which causes the 50% dimming state to be continued for a certain period of time at the time of detection by the human body detection sensor 3, and automatically returns to the original 100% lighting state after a certain period of time. It is configured as follows. It is needless to say that the dimming state is not limited to 50% and may be 50% or less or 50% or more.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the operation state. Lighting equipment 2
Is off in the daytime, and the illuminating device 2 is turned on 100% by the illuminance sensor 6 at night. This 10
When the person approaches the lighting fixture 2 in the 0% lighting state, the human body detection sensor 3 detects this and sends a signal to the control circuit 7 to switch to the 50% dimming state via the lighting control circuit 5. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, even if the lighting fixture 2 is at the level of the line of sight, it does not give glare. In addition, by adding a function of dimming when a person approaches the lighting apparatus 2 in this way, it becomes easy to visually recognize the surrounding devices 4 such as the intercom 4a and the nameplate 4b, and the inconvenience of hitting the entrance is also eliminated. . The 50% dimming state is continued for a fixed time by the timer circuit, and after the lapse of the fixed time, it is automatically returned to the original lighting state of 100%, so that necessary brightness for crime prevention can be obtained.

In addition, by consolidating the above-mentioned gate device 4 into the gate column 1 with the lighting fixture 2, it is possible to reduce the cost of the external construction, to save the labor for the construction work, to reduce the material cost, and to save space. Efficiency is also improved. Further, there is an advantage that a uniform appearance can be obtained by aligning the cross-sectional shapes of the gate post 1 and the lighting fixture 2.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the lighting fixture 2 and the surrounding equipment such as the intercom 4a are not unitized. Here, the intercom 4a, the nameplate 4b, the post 4c, and the like are collectively mounted on the function pole 1 ', and the lighting fixture 2 is installed on, for example, a brick pillar 30. In addition, the lighting fixture 2 may be installed on the functional pole 1 and the interphone 4a and the like may be collectively attached to the gate post 30. In any case, the lighting fixture 2 is located near the lighting fixture 2 or near the interphone 4a. By installing the human body detection sensor 3 (FIG. 1), it is possible to prevent glare by reducing the amount of light of the lighting apparatus 2 when a visitor approaches at night.

[0013]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a lighting device for illuminating around a gate, a human body detection sensor for detecting the approach of a person to the lighting device, and a human body detection by the human body detection sensor. Lighting control circuit for reducing the amount of light of the lighting equipment based on the lighting equipment.
In the 0% lighting state, when the visitor approaches the lighting fixture, the human body detection sensor detects this and the lighting control circuit automatically dims the light. Thereby, even if the lighting equipment is at the level of the line of sight, it does not give glare.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a gate-opening device such as an intercom, a nameplate, and a post is arranged near the lighting equipment, so that when a person approaches the lighting equipment. With the function of dimming, it is possible to prevent the device around the gate from being difficult to see due to the backlight condition, it is not hit by the entrance, and the device around the gate is centrally arranged near the lighting equipment As a result, it is possible to reduce the cost of the external site and to simplify the construction work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram when a visitor at night is detected by the human body detection sensor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the lighting device according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart in a case where the lighting fixture is switched between a 100% lighting state and a 50% dimming state.

FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram of a case where a lighting fixture is installed on the functional pole, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram of a case where a lighting fixture is installed on a gate post.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram in a case where a gate-surrounding device such as an intercom is installed on the functional pole and a lighting device is installed on an upper part of the gate post.

FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating an installation state of a gate surrounding device in a three-story house.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram in the case where glare is given by a conventional lighting fixture.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gate post 2 Lighting equipment 3 Human body detection sensor 4 Gate surrounding equipment 4a Intercom 4b Nameplate 4c Post 5 Lighting control circuit A Lighting device around gate

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Claims (2)

[Claims] An illumination device for illuminating around a gate, a human body detection sensor for detecting approach of a person to the illumination device, and a lighting control circuit for reducing a light amount of the illumination device based on a human body detection by the human body detection sensor. A lighting device around the gate, characterized by being made. 2. An intercom, a nameplate, and the like near the lighting equipment.
2. A lighting device around a gate according to claim 1, wherein a device around the gate such as a post is arranged.