JP2001052881A - Lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting system capable of reporting an abnormal condition. SOLUTION: A control part 2 of a lighting system 1 installed in a toilet checks on the lighted state of a lamp La wen a timer part 4 has counted to 24 hours. If the lamp has never been lighted, the control part 2 decides that an abnormal condition has happened in the house, transmits an abnormality signal via a communication means 5 to lighting systems such as a lighting system 11 in respective rooms to control them so as to turn on respective lamps, thus reporting the abnormal condition to outside people.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a lighting system installed in a detached house or an apartment house requiring security and home care.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a lighting device used in a conventional lighting system, there is a lighting device with a human sensor (porch light). This is because when the ambient illuminance is bright, the lamp is turned off regardless of the detection of a person by the human sensor, and when the ambient illuminance is dark, the light is dimmed or turned off when no person is detected, The light is turned on when it is detected. That is, when a person approaches a dark place around the house, a porch light as a security light is turned on. There is also a lighting fixture with a timer and a brightness sensor that simply turns on the lamp when the surroundings become dark.

[0003] In the lighting system, there have been home automation devices that turn on and off lights in the house at one location in a concentrated manner and those that turn on and off collectively in accordance with a life scene. It is configured to display the lighting status of the lighting in the house, and the lighting condition of the house can be known only at a specific place where the unit is installed. (Full 2-wire remote control selector switch unit)

[0004]

The above-described porch light turns on a lamp when a person approaches to intimidate a suspicious person, but informs a resident of the house of an abnormal state in which the suspicious person appears. Can not do it. Further, it is not possible to notify an external person of an abnormal state in which a person falls down in a toilet, a bathroom, a washroom, or the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting system capable of reporting an abnormal state.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention provides a lamp, a lighting device for controlling the lighting of the lamp, a detecting means for detecting an abnormal state, and an output of the detecting means. A control unit that determines whether or not the lighting device is in an abnormal state and controls the lighting device according to the determination result, and transmits an abnormality signal indicating that the control unit determines that the lighting device is in an abnormal state. The lighting device includes a lighting device including a communication unit, and is configured to perform communication in an abnormal state. Therefore, since the lighting device that controls the lighting of the lamp detects the abnormal state and transmits the abnormal signal, it is possible to effectively use the lighting device to notify the abnormal state, and to obtain a safe and secure feeling. it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the detecting means is a human body detecting means for detecting the presence of a person, an illuminance detecting means for detecting ambient brightness, or time or time. It is characterized by having at least one of time measuring means for measuring time. Therefore, originally, the abnormality is detected using the detection means provided in the lighting device, so that the cost can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the object to which the communication means transmits the abnormal signal is installed at a location other than the lighting device detecting the abnormal state. Lighting equipment or equipment other than lighting equipment,
Or, it is characterized by being an external organization. Therefore, the abnormal state can be notified to a person at another site, a person near the device, or an external organization.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the illuminating devices are provided, and each of the illuminating devices receives an abnormal signal transmitted from another illuminating device by communication means. It is characterized in that the lighting of the lamp is controlled based on this. Therefore, a person at a certain part of each lighting device can know the abnormal state, and can be safe and secure.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an alarming means for generating an audible alarm when the control section determines that the state is abnormal. It is characterized by having. Therefore, the abnormal state can be easily notified by sound.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, the control unit detects the presence of a person by the human body detecting means for a time longer than a predetermined time. When long, or when the number of times the presence of a person is detected by the human body detection means is greater than a predetermined number of times, or when the presence of a person is detected by the human body detection means in a predetermined time period clocked by the clocking means, Or, when a brightness equal to or more than a predetermined illuminance is detected by the illuminance detection means during a predetermined time period measured by the time measurement means, or when a human is detected by the human body detection means at a predetermined time period measured by the time measurement means. Is determined to be abnormal when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: when the presence of the lamp is not detected, or when the lamp is not turned on during a predetermined time period measured by the timer. Characterized in that it. Therefore,
When the time for detecting the presence of a person by the human body detection means is longer than a predetermined time, or when the number of times of detecting the presence of a person by the human body detection means is greater than a predetermined number of times, or during a predetermined time period counted by the timing means By judging an abnormal state when the condition is satisfied when the presence of a person is detected by the human body detecting means, it is possible to detect an abnormal state in which a suspicious person may be present,
In addition, artificial suspicious lights and fires are detected by judging an abnormal state when the condition is met when the illuminance is detected by the illuminance detection means during the predetermined time period measured by the timing means. Yes, when the presence of a person is not detected at all by the human body detecting means during the predetermined time period measured by the time measuring means, or when the lamp is not turned on during the predetermined time period measured by the time measuring means. By determining that the condition is abnormal when the condition is satisfied, it is possible to detect that something abnormal has occurred in the person who should have existed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the lighting control of the lamp is performed by lighting the lamp, dimming the light, or blinking the light, or controlling the light more than usual. Either bright lighting or alternate lighting of different types of lamps is performed. Therefore, it is possible to report an abnormal state.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the fourth to seventh aspects of the present invention, any one of the lighting devices for controlling lighting of the lamp in response to the transmitted abnormal signal is provided. Can be set in advance. Accordingly, energy saving can be realized by omitting unnecessary lighting control of the lamp of the lighting device.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the sixth or eighth aspect of the present invention, the predetermined time, the predetermined number of times, a predetermined time zone, a predetermined illuminance, or a lighting control of a lamp is performed. It is characterized in that any one of the lighting devices can be set from a remote controllable transmitter. Therefore, the above setting items can be easily set by remote control.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the fourth to ninth aspects, each of the lighting devices is configured to communicate information on the lamp with each other,
It is characterized by comprising a lighting display operation means for displaying a lamp state of each lighting device and capable of operating a lamp of each lighting device. Therefore, it is possible to know the lamp state such as the lighting and extinguishing state of the lamp of each lighting device by the lighting display operation means, to prevent forgetting to turn off the light, to realize energy saving, and to go to the place without turning to each place. The lamp can be operated and it is convenient.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the tenth aspect, the illumination display operation means is a device having a monitor such as a television. Devices with monitors such as TVs are installed in many rooms in the house, and from each room where the device is located, it is possible to know the lamp status of other rooms, so that it is possible to prevent forgetting to turn off etc. and realize energy saving, In addition, lamps in other rooms can be operated from each room, which is convenient. Further, since the existing equipment is used, the cost can be reduced.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, the communication means includes those having different transmission systems, and a relay for relaying them is provided in a lighting fixture. It is characterized by being built-in. Therefore, the repeater and its wiring are not exposed to the wall or the ceiling, etc., and the appearance is improved.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to twelfth aspects, the control unit detects an abnormal state when a signal different from the normal state is input from the detecting means. Is determined. An abnormal state can be detected more clearly.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the first to thirteenth aspects, the lighting device is incorporated in a lighting fixture. Lighting equipment is often installed in the center of a room or the like. Therefore, a lighting device built in the lighting equipment can easily transmit an abnormal signal to other equipment and can sufficiently obtain the power of the signal. Is advantageous.

[0020]

(Embodiment 1) Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a lighting system, in which respective lighting devices 1 and 11 installed in each room such as a toilet and a living room of a certain house communicate with each other by a communication unit 5. . Although FIG. 1 shows only the lighting devices 1 and 11, the communication device is configured to communicate with a lighting device in another part (room) such as a bedroom, for example.

The lighting device 1 is, for example, a lighting device (toilet lamp) installed in a toilet, and is driven by a commercial power source E, a lamp La that is a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp, and electric power supplied from the commercial power source E. Then, a lighting device 3 for controlling the lighting of the lamp La, a timer unit 4 which is a detecting means for detecting an abnormal state described later, and whether or not the output of the timer unit 4 indicates an abnormal state is determined. When it is determined that there is, the control unit 2 controls the lighting of the lamp La via the lighting device 3, and when the control unit 2 determines that the lamp La is in an abnormal state, the control unit 2 sends an abnormal signal indicating the abnormal state to the outside. Communication means 5 for transmitting. The control unit 2 is composed of a microcomputer and peripheral elements for operating the microcomputer, and the timer unit 4 is a time measuring means for measuring the current time or measuring time.

The lighting device 11 is a lighting device installed in another part (room), for example, a living room, other than the toilet. Like the lighting device 1, the commercial power source E and the lamp L
a, a lighting device 3, a timer unit 4, and a control unit 2.

The above-mentioned communication means 5 represents the transportation by the power line, and as shown in FIG.
21 and the like, signal communication is performed by power line carrier. Here, the signal to be communicated is the above-described abnormal signal. For example, when the control unit 2 of the lighting apparatus 1 determines that the state is abnormal, the abnormal signal is transmitted through the communication unit 5 and the lighting apparatus 11, The lighting of the lamp La of the lighting device in another room such as 21 is controlled. This lighting device 1, 1
Reference numerals 1 and 21 are incorporated in each of the lighting fixtures 1A, 11A, and 21A.

The operation of the lighting system thus configured will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. Lighting device 1
The user sets, for example, a time zone of one day from midnight to midnight of the next day by using a setting switch or a transmitter in the timer unit 4. At 0:00 a.m. of the day after the timer unit 4 has counted this one day, the control unit 2 checks whether or not the lamp La of the lighting device 1 has been turned on during this one day, and there is no lighting of the lamp La. In this case, it is determined that the lamp is in an abnormal state, the lighting of the lamp La is controlled via the lighting device 3 in order to shift from the normal lighting mode to the abnormal lighting mode, and the lighting device 11, An abnormal signal is transmitted to a lighting device in another room such as 21. The lighting devices in all the rooms, such as the lighting devices 11 and 21 that have received the abnormal signal, are controlled by the control unit 2 of each lighting device to turn on the lamp La via each lighting device 3.

The lighting device 1 may be installed in a toilet instead of a toilet. Rooms such as toilets and toilets are rooms that are used once a day unless the house is away.
Therefore, when the lighting device in the room is not used, it can be determined that something is abnormal in the house. In particular, in a home where only the elderly are living or a house where a single person lives, even if an abnormal condition occurs such as a person falling down in the house, it cannot be reported to the outside. Therefore, if the lighting device that is to be used once a day is not turned on, the control unit 2 of the lighting device 1 determines that the state is abnormal,
By lighting the lamps in all the rooms of the house through the communication means 5, an outside person can know that an abnormal state has occurred in the house.

In the abnormal lighting mode, when the lamp La of each lighting device in each room receives an abnormal signal when the lamp is turned off, it performs lighting, dimming lighting, or blinking.
If an abnormal signal is received when the lamp is lit,
Or, it blinks or lights up brighter than usual.
When different types of lamps such as a fluorescent lamp and an incandescent lamp are installed, the fluorescent lamp and the incandescent lamp may be turned on alternately.

In the normal lighting mode, the lamp is turned on and off by a human switch operation.

The lamps of all the lighting devices that have received the abnormal signal are turned on. However, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a lighting device that controls the lighting of the lamps so that only the bedroom and living room are turned on. May be selected and set. FIG. 4 is a view of the house as viewed from above. In FIG. 4, T1 indicates a lighting device for which lighting control is performed, and T2 indicates a lighting device for which lighting control is not performed. The selection setting of the lighting device to be controlled to be turned on may be such that a channel is provided for each lighting device, and operation / non-operation can be selected when an abnormal signal is received,
A lighting device to be controlled to be turned on using a remote controllable transmitter may be set.

The release of the abnormal lighting mode may be performed by setting a reset switch to each of the lighting devices 1, 11, 21 and depressing the reset switch, or by performing a transmission signal from a transmitter. Alternatively, the lamp may be automatically released after a certain period of time has elapsed after the lamp has shifted to the abnormal lighting mode, and may shift to the normal lighting mode.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the communication means 5 is exemplified by power line carrier, but it may be communicated by radio waves or infrared rays. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the control unit 2 determines that an abnormal state has occurred using the transmission / reception module 15 as the communication unit 5, an abnormal signal is transmitted to the lighting device in another room such as the lighting device 11 by radio waves or infrared rays. Is transmitted. The communication means 5 may be a dedicated transmission line for lighting or a dedicated line for home automation (for example, HBS).

In the above example, the lamp of each lighting device is turned on in the abnormal lighting mode. However, devices other than each lighting device may be operated. An example is shown in FIG. When the control unit of the lighting device 1 in the toilet determines that the state is abnormal, the abnormal signal is transmitted to the lighting devices in other rooms such as the lighting devices 11 and 21 through communication means such as power line conveyance. Same as 2.
The lighting device 11 in the living room that has received the transmitted abnormal signal transmits the abnormal signal to a television (hereinafter, referred to as a television) 16 in the living room via radio waves or infrared rays. TV 16 that has received the transmitted abnormal signal
Turns on the power, maximizes the volume, and notifies the person outside the house of the abnormal condition. Also, without being limited to the television, as shown in FIG. 6, the abnormal signal is transmitted to the stereo 17 which is an audio device, and the stereo 17 receiving the abnormal signal turns on the power, maximizes the volume, An abnormal state may be notified. As described above, the sound of the television or the audio device leaks to the outside, so that a person outside the house can know the abnormal state occurring in the house.

The communication means 5 includes different types of transmission systems using transmission by power line and transmission using radio waves or infrared rays using a transmission / reception module. The relays 11B and 21B for relaying these are illuminating devices 11 and 21. And are built into the lighting fixtures 11A and 21A. Therefore, the design of the room is improved without exposing the repeater and its wiring on a wall or a ceiling.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the lighting fixtures 11A and 11A
An abnormal signal is transmitted to the television 16 or the stereo 17 via the repeaters 11B and 21B built in the 1A, but directly from the lighting device 1 that detects the abnormal state without passing through the lighting fixtures 11A and 21A. , TV 16 and stereo 1
7, an abnormal signal may be transmitted. FIG. 7 shows the embodiment. In FIG. 7, repeaters 18A and 18B are installed in each room such as a living room and a bedroom. For example, when it is determined that the control unit of the lighting device 1 of the toilet is in an abnormal state, the living room is transmitted through radio waves or the like. Repeater 18
A abnormal signal is transmitted to A. Then, the repeater 18A that has received the abnormal signal transmits the abnormal signal to the television 16 through radio waves such as radio waves, and the television 16 performs the above-described operation in the abnormal state. An abnormal signal is also transmitted from the relay 18A to the lighting device 11, and the lighting device 11 performs a lighting operation in an abnormal state. Further, an abnormal signal is transmitted from the lighting device 11 to the lighting device 21 via the relay 18B.

In the above embodiment, when the control unit of the lighting device determines that the state is abnormal, the abnormal signal is transmitted to each lighting device or a device other than the lighting device. FIG. 8 shows an example of transmission to an external organization. When the control unit 2 of the toilet lighting device 1 determines that the state is abnormal as described above, the control unit 2 transmits an abnormal signal to an external organization such as a hospital 8 through the telephone line 9 as a communication means of the house 10 and transmits the abnormal signal. Notify that it is in the state.

In this embodiment, since the lighting device for controlling the lighting of the lamp detects an abnormal state and transmits an abnormal signal,
By using the lighting device effectively, a safe and secure lighting system can be obtained. In addition, as described above, when the communication means for transmitting an abnormal signal is used in combination with a power line, a transmission / reception module, a telephone line, and the like, an outlet and a repeater (for example, a reception module) are installed on a wall or a ceiling, and wiring is performed. It can be very unsightly, but by incorporating such outlets and repeaters in the lighting fixtures, the walls and ceiling will be cleaner and the design of the room will be improved. In addition, since the lighting equipment is often installed in the center of the room, it is easy to transmit an abnormal signal from a lighting device built in the lighting equipment to other equipment, and it is possible to sufficiently obtain the power of the transmission signal. Therefore, a highly convenient lighting system can be provided. (Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the lighting system. The difference from FIG. 1 is that a human body detecting unit 4a, which is a human body detecting unit, is used instead of a timer unit as a detecting unit provided in each of the lighting devices 31a and 31b. is there. The human body detection unit 4a is, for example, an infrared sensor, detects a change in infrared light according to the movement of the human body, amplifies the detected change amount of the infrared light, compares it with a reference level, and indicates whether there is a person. A signal is output to the control unit 2. The output from the human body detection unit 4a to the control unit 2 may be wireless or wired. Also,
The human body detection unit 4a may be any unit that can detect the presence or absence of a human body using either an ultrasonic sensor or a distance measuring sensor.

The operation of the lighting system thus configured will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. For example,
When the lighting device 31a is a back door lamp installed near the back door of the house and the time during which the presence of a person is detected by the human body detection unit 4a is longer than a predetermined time, that is, when the human body detection signal from the human body detection unit 4a is Is longer than the set time, the control unit 2 determines that the suspicious person is present in the abnormal state near the back door, and switches from the normal lighting mode to the abnormal lighting mode at time t1. In this case, an abnormal signal indicating this is transmitted to the lighting device of another part (room) such as the lighting device 32b.

When the illumination device in each room receives the abnormal signal, each control unit 2 performs a lighting operation in an abnormal state via each lighting device 3 by each control unit 2. That is, among the lighting devices, when an abnormal signal is received when the lamp is turned off, the lamp is turned on,
Alternatively, dimming lighting or blinking is performed, and when an abnormal signal is received at the time of lamp lighting, dimming lighting, blinking, or brighter than normal lighting is performed. Thus, an abnormal state that a suspicious individual may be present at the back door can be notified to a person in another room in the house, and a person at home can know the abnormal state.

In this abnormal condition, the lighting devices in all the rooms do not perform the lighting operation of the lamps.
The lighting operation of the lamp may be performed only in the lighting devices whose presence of a person is detected by the human body detecting unit 4a provided in each lighting device. At this time, the control unit of each lighting device
When an abnormal signal is received, the presence or absence of a human body detection signal from each human body detection unit 4a is checked at that time, and the lamp is turned on when there is a human body detection signal, and the lamp is turned off when there is no input. Leave it alone.

That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the time t2 at which the human body detection signal of the human body detection section 4a of the lighting device 31a (back door light) near the back door exceeds a predetermined time (set time).
Then, the abnormal signal is transmitted from the control unit 2 of the lighting device 31a to the lighting device in another room. At this point, for example, the control unit of the lighting device (living lamp) in the living room checks whether or not there is a human body detection signal from the human body detection unit. Since the human body detection signal is input, that is, since there is a person in the living room, the lamp is changed from a lighting state to a blinking state to notify the person in the living room of an abnormal state near the back door. On the other hand, at the time t2, since the human body detection signal from the human body detection unit is not input to the control unit of the lighting device (bedroom light) in the bedroom, there is no person in the bedroom, and the abnormal state is notified. Leave the lamp off as it is unnecessary. This abnormal lighting mode may be canceled by a reset switch or a transmitter and may be shifted to the normal lighting mode, or may be automatically shifted to the normal lighting mode after a lapse of a predetermined time from the abnormal lighting mode. You may. The set time is set by a transmitter that can be remotely operated.

In the manner described above, the lamp is turned on only in the room where a person is present, and an abnormal state is reported. In a room where no person is present, that is, in a room where it is not necessary to report an abnormal state. Excessive lighting of the lamp can be prevented by not lighting the lamp.

At this time, when the control unit of the lighting device in each room receives the above abnormal signal, if there is no human body detection signal from the human body detecting unit in all other rooms, the part (room) where the abnormal state has occurred ) Means that there are no people in other rooms, so instead of reporting abnormal conditions to other rooms, dimming and lighting the lamps in the lighting devices in all rooms to report abnormal conditions to people outside the house Alternatively, blinking or lighting may be performed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the normal lighting mode is changed to the abnormal lighting mode at the time t3 when the human body detection signal from the human body detection section 4a of the lighting device 31a (back door light) near the back door exceeds the set time. Lighting device 3
An abnormal signal is transmitted from the control unit 2a to the lighting device in another room. At this time, for example, the control unit of the lighting device (living light, bedroom light) in the living room or bedroom checks whether or not there is a human body detection signal from the human body detection unit. Since the human body detection signal is not input to the lighting device of each room, that is, since there is no person other than the room where the abnormality has occurred, the lighting of the living room light and the bedroom light is dimmed. , By controlling the lighting of all rooms in the house,
Notify people outside the house of an abnormal condition.

The lamps for the living lamp and bedroom lamp are not limited to dimmable lighting, but may be lit or blinking. Moreover, it is not limited to a living room light or a bedroom light. This abnormal lighting mode is
The mode may be canceled by a reset switch or a transmitter and the mode may shift to the normal lighting mode, or the mode may be automatically shifted to the normal lighting mode after a lapse of a predetermined time from the abnormal lighting mode.

In addition, in addition to FIG.
a and a timer unit 4 shown in FIG. 1, and a human body detection signal from the human body detection unit 4a is input to the control unit 2 for a longer time than a predetermined time in a predetermined time zone set by the timer unit 4. Then, the control unit 2 may determine that the state is abnormal, and transmit an abnormal signal indicating the abnormality to another room through the communication unit 5.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The control unit 2, which has determined that the state is abnormal based on the human body detection signal from “a”, transmits an abnormal signal to the lighting device 3 via the communication means 5 using infrared rays, for example, so that the lighting device 3 operates in the abnormal state. It may be. The communication between the lighting devices 32a and 32b via the communication means 5 is the same as in FIG.

In the example shown in the time chart of FIG. 10, when the human body detection signal of the human body detection section 4a is longer than the set time, the control section 2 determines that the state is abnormal and transmits the abnormal signal. Although the start is performed, the control unit 2 may determine that the state is abnormal when the number of times the human body is detected by the human body detection unit 4a is greater than a predetermined number (set number).

An example is shown in the time chart of FIG.
In this case, the lighting device 32a shown in FIG. 9 is a lighting device (garage lamp) installed near the garage, and the control unit 2 of the lighting device 32a receives a signal from the human body detection unit 4a per unit time (for example, 10 minutes). The number of times of detection of the human body in ()) is counted. For example, it is assumed that the number of detections for 10 minutes is A. The data is updated every time. However, at time t4 when the number of detections for 10 minutes is equal to or more than the set number of times A + B (B is a margin), the control unit determines that an abnormal state exists, for example, where a suspicious person is present in the vicinity of the garage, and normally turns on the light. In order to shift from the mode to the abnormal lighting mode, an abnormal signal is transmitted to the lighting device of another part (room) such as the lighting device 32b through the communication means 5. The illuminating device of another part which has received the abnormal signal performs the lighting operation in the abnormal lighting mode so as to turn on the lamp and notify the person in the room of the abnormal state.

Further, a human body detecting section and a timer section are provided as detecting means, and the number of times of detection of the human body detected by the human body detecting section is larger than a predetermined number (set number) in a predetermined time zone set in the timer section. In this case, the control unit may determine that the state is abnormal and shift to the abnormal lighting mode. Note that the predetermined time period and the set number of times can be set from a remote controllable transmitter.

When the detecting means has a human body detecting section as in the present embodiment, when each lighting device receives an abnormal signal, it is determined whether the human body detecting portion 4a of each lighting device has detected a human body. It is also possible to check whether or not it is detected, turn on the lamp when it is detected, transmit an abnormal signal to the television, turn on the power, and maximize the volume. in this case,
When the human body is not detected by the human body detection unit, the abnormal signal is not transmitted to the television, and the abnormal state is notified only in the room where the person is. Further, the abnormal state may be notified only by the television without turning on the lamp.

In the present embodiment, if the human body detection signal of the human body detection section in a part (room) such as a back door or a garage where the person does not approach very much is longer than the set time or is larger than the set number of times, the suspicious person intrudes. As a result, the resident in another part (room) is notified of the abnormal condition, and the resident of the house can know the abnormal condition, which is safe and secure. (Embodiment 3) Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a lighting system, and FIG.
Is different from the lighting devices shown in FIG. 5 in that the control unit 2 of the lighting device 35 includes a timer unit 4 and a human body detecting unit 4a as detecting means.
Is configured to be input.

The illuminating device 35 is an illuminating device (garage lamp) installed in a garage, and its control unit 2 controls a predetermined time period (for example, a time period set by the timer unit 4 as shown in a time chart of FIG. 16). When a human body detection signal is input from the human body detection unit 4a from midnight to 3:00 (time t)
5) When an abnormal state is determined, an abnormal signal is transmitted to the illuminating device of another part (room) through the communication means 5 which is, for example, power line conveyance, to shift from the normal lighting mode to the abnormal lighting mode. Each lighting device that receives the abnormal signal,
As described in the first and second embodiments, an abnormal state is notified to a person at the site by turning on a lamp or the like.

When a person is detected during a time period in which a person is not detected, the suspicious person is considered to have intruded, and this abnormal state is reported to another part.
Residents of the house can be aware of the abnormal condition and are safe and secure.

The above set time zone may be a time zone that starts and ends at the same time every day, or may be different. For example, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 17, when leaving the house, for example, when the last resident goes out, the absence mode is started by pressing a switch at the front door, and the switch is switched on again when returning home. Is pressed to release the absence mode, and in this absence mode, when a human body detection signal of the human body detection unit of the lighting device (inside entrance light) at the inside entrance is input to the control unit (time t6).
May be determined to be in an abnormal state, and the mode may be shifted to an abnormal lighting mode. At this time, since there is no person in the house, the lamps in all rooms are turned on to notify the person outside the house of the abnormal state.

In the example shown in the time chart of FIG. 16, the human body detecting section 4a
Is determined to be abnormal when there is a human body detection signal, but as shown in the time chart of FIG. 18, when there is no human body detection signal in the set time zone, it is determined to be abnormal. You may make it.

That is, the illuminating device 35 shown in FIG. 15 is a illuminating device (toilet lamp) installed in a toilet, and the illuminating device is set in a time zone (for example, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm) set by the timer unit 4. When there is no input of a human body detection signal from the human body detection unit 4a of 35, the control unit 2 determines that the state is abnormal, and illuminates another part (room) to shift from the normal lighting mode to the abnormal lighting mode. Transmit an abnormal signal to the device. In other words, the fact that the human body should be detected in the toilet during the above-mentioned time zone, but not detected, means that abnormal situations such as falling down in a house only for the elderly or a house living alone have occurred Therefore, the lamps in all the rooms are turned on to notify a person outside the house of the abnormal condition.

Also, since there is no input of a human body detection signal during the set time zone, it is determined that the house is out of the house, and by turning on a preset lamp, the absence from the outside of the house is made. You may try not to realize that it is and keep it safe. (Embodiment 4) Next, Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the illumination system. The difference from FIG. 15 is that signals from the timer unit 4 and the illuminance sensor unit 4b are input to the control unit 2 of the illumination device 36 as detection means. It is a point that is configured.

Here, the communication means between the illuminance sensor unit 4b and the control unit 2 may be wireless or wired. The illuminance sensor unit 4b is, for example, cds, and converts ambient brightness (illuminance) into a voltage value and outputs the voltage value to the control unit 2. The illuminance sensor unit 4b may be any device that can detect ambient illuminance, such as a photodiode.

The lighting device 36 is a lighting device (porch light) installed at the outside entrance, and the operation of the control unit 2 will be described with reference to a time chart of FIG. When the illuminance sensor unit 4b detects an illuminance higher than a predetermined illuminance (set illuminance) in a time period set by the timer unit 4 (for example, midnight from 11:00 pm to 3:00 am the next day) (time t
7), the control unit 2 determines that the state is abnormal, and transmits an abnormal signal to another part (room) through the communication unit 5 such as a power line carrier to shift from the normal lighting mode to the abnormal lighting mode.

The illuminating device of another part (room) that has received the abnormal signal turns on the lamp and notifies the person present there of the occurrence of the abnormal state. In other words, if an illuminance equal to or higher than the set value is detected at midnight, it is considered that an artificial suspicious light or a nearby fire light has been detected, and it is considered that an abnormal condition has occurred. By notifying (room), the person at home can know the abnormal state.

The set illuminance of the illuminance sensor section 4b may be set by a setting switch built in the illuminating device 36, or may be set by a remotely operable transmitter.

In the first to fourth embodiments,
There are a plurality of judgment criteria for judging an abnormal state when a detection signal is input from the detection means depending on the installation location of the detection means and home circumstances, and it is not necessary to set the judgment criteria in advance. Because it is difficult, the control unit of the lighting device learns a detection signal input from the detection unit in a normal state, and when a signal different from the learned one is input, it is in an abnormal state. May be determined. (Embodiment 5) Next, Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the lighting system. The difference from FIG. 19 is that the control unit 2 of the lighting device 37 receives a signal from the human body detection unit 4a as a detection unit.
Further, a buzzer 38 which is an alarm means for generating an alarm sound by an output from the control unit 2 is provided. Communication means between the control unit 2 and the buzzer 38 may be wired or wireless. Although not shown, a buzzer 38 is also provided in each lighting device of another part (room).

In the lighting system configured as described above, for example, the lighting device 37 is used as a back door lamp installed near the back door, similarly to the above-described embodiment.
When the control unit 2 determines that the human body is detected by the human body detecting unit 4a and the control unit 2 determines that there is an abnormal state in which there is a suspicious person in the back door, the lamp La is controlled to be turned on via the lighting device 3 and the buzzer 38 is sounded, Report the status. At the same time, the abnormal signal is transmitted to another part (room) through the communication means 5. The illuminating device of another part (room) that has received the abnormal signal turns on the lamp La to notify the person in the room of the abnormal state, and also sounds the buzzer 38, and sounds the abnormal state to make it easier to understand. Notify.

Here, when sounding the buzzer 38,
It is not necessary to turn on the lamp. Further, among the buzzers of the lighting device in each room, only a predetermined buzzer may be sounded. The setting of the buzzer to sound may be provided in each lighting device with a switch for selecting the presence or absence of a buzzer sound, or may be set by a remotely operable transmitter.

Further, the buzzer may be sounded only at the part (room) where the person is detected by the human body detecting part, so that an unnecessary buzzer sound may be prevented in a room where no person is present. (Embodiment 6) Next, Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the lighting system, and each lighting device 38 installed in each part (room) of the house.
a and 38b are configured to communicate information about each lamp La with each other through communication means 5 such as radio waves.
Although only the lighting devices 38a and 38b are shown in FIG. 22, the present invention is not limited to this. The lighting device 38a is provided with lighting display operation means 39, and the lighting display operation means 39 is provided in each room based on the information on the lamp of each lighting device communicated through the communication means 5. In addition to displaying the on / off status of the device lamp,
The lighting of each lighting device is turned on and off.

The illumination display operation means 39 is as shown in FIG. 23. The LED 50 indicates the lighting of the lamp of the lighting device in each room, and the LED 51 indicates the extinguishing (red when the lamp is on, green when the lamp is off). , And an operation switch 52 that can be operated to turn on and off the lamp of the lighting device in each room. The on / off state of the lamp may be displayed on the liquid crystal screen. Also,
Although only the lighting and extinguishing of the lamp are displayed, dimming lighting and lamp life may be displayed. Further, when an abnormal signal is received from the lighting device that has detected the abnormal condition, the LED 50 or LED 51 corresponding to the room where the lighting device that has detected the abnormal condition may blink, or a buzzer may be provided to make sound. You may make it sound.

The illumination display operation means 39 may be a device having a monitor such as a television or a personal computer. The television receives each lamp information from the illumination device by radio waves or the like, and turns on / off the lamps. In addition to displaying on the television screen, the lamp of each lighting device may be turned on and off by operating the television. Devices with monitors, such as televisions, are installed in many rooms of the house, and from each room, it is possible to know the state of turning on and off the lamps in other rooms, and to operate the lamps Can be.

Further, when the television for displaying the on / off state of the lamp receives the abnormal signal, the television may be notified of the abnormal state at the maximum volume, or a display indicating that an abnormality has occurred may be performed.

In this embodiment, it is possible to grasp the lamp state of the illuminating device in another part (room) from each part (room) where the lighting display operation means 39 is installed, and to know that the user has forgotten to put on or turn off the lighting device. Energy can be saved, and abnormal conditions of other parts (rooms) can be known, which is safe and secure.

[0069]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lamp, a lighting device for controlling lighting of the lamp, detecting means for detecting an abnormal state, and whether or not an abnormal state is detected based on an output of the detecting means. A lighting unit, comprising: a control unit that controls the lighting device according to the determination result; and a communication unit that transmits an abnormal signal indicating the abnormal state when the control unit determines that the lighting device is abnormal. It is configured to perform communication of an abnormal state, so that the lighting device that controls the lighting of the lamp detects the abnormal state and transmits the abnormal signal, so that the lighting device is effectively used to detect the abnormal state. The state can be notified, and a sense of security and security can be obtained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the detecting means is a human body detecting means for detecting the presence of a person, an illuminance detecting means for detecting ambient brightness, or a time or time. Since at least one of the time measuring means for measuring the time is provided, the abnormality can be originally detected by using the detecting means provided in the lighting device, so that the cost can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or the second aspect of the present invention, the object to which the communication means transmits the abnormal signal is installed at a location other than the lighting device detecting the abnormal state. Lighting equipment or equipment other than lighting equipment,
Or, since it is an external organization, it is possible to notify an abnormal state to a person at another site, a person near the device, or an external organization.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the illuminating devices are provided, and each of the illuminating devices receives an abnormal signal transmitted from another illuminating device by communication means. To control the lighting of the lamp based on
A person at a site of each lighting device can know the abnormal state, and can be safe and secure.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an alarming means for generating an audible alarm when the control section determines that the state is abnormal. Because of the provision, the abnormal state can be easily notified by sound.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, the control unit detects the presence of a person by the human body detecting means for a time longer than a predetermined time. When long, or when the number of times the presence of a person is detected by the human body detection means is greater than a predetermined number of times, or when the presence of a person is detected by the human body detection means in a predetermined time period clocked by the clocking means, Or, when a brightness equal to or more than a predetermined illuminance is detected by the illuminance detection means during a predetermined time period measured by the time measurement means, or when a human is detected by the human body detection means at a predetermined time period measured by the time measurement means. Is determined to be abnormal when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: when the presence of the lamp is not detected, or when the lamp is not turned on during a predetermined time period measured by the timer. Therefore, when the time for detecting the presence of a person by the human body detection means is longer than a predetermined time, or when the number of times of detecting the presence of a person by the human body detection means is greater than a predetermined number of times, or when a predetermined By judging an abnormal state when the condition is satisfied when the presence of a person is detected by the human body detecting means during the time zone, it is possible to detect an abnormal state in which a suspicious person may be present, and to determine the abnormal state by the timing means. By judging an abnormal state when the condition when the brightness equal to or more than the predetermined illuminance is detected by the illuminance detection means during the time period, artificial suspicious light or fire can be detected, and the time is measured by the time measurement means. Abnormal when the presence of a person is not detected by the human body detecting means at all during the predetermined time period, or when the lamp is not turned on during the predetermined time period measured by the timer means By determined to be a state, it is possible to detect that something accident is happening to the people there should be originally.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the lighting control of the lamp is performed by lighting the lamp, dimming the lighting, blinking, or controlling the normal lighting. Either bright lighting or alternate lighting of different types of lamps is performed, so that an abnormal state can be notified.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the fourth to seventh aspects of the present invention, any one of the lighting devices for controlling lighting of a lamp in response to the transmitted abnormal signal is provided. Can be set in advance, so that unnecessary lighting control of the lamp of the lighting device can be omitted, and energy saving can be realized.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the sixth or eighth aspect, the predetermined time, the predetermined number of times, a predetermined time zone, a predetermined illuminance, or a lamp lighting control is performed. Since any of the lighting devices can be set from a remote controllable transmitter, the above setting items can be easily set by remote control.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the fourth to ninth aspects, each of the lighting devices is configured to communicate information about the lamp with each other,
In addition to displaying the lamp status of each lighting device and having lighting display operating means capable of operating the lamp of each lighting device, it is possible to know the lamp status such as the lighting and extinguishing status of the lamp of each lighting device by the lighting display operating device. It is possible to save energy by preventing forgetting to turn off and to operate the lamp of each lighting device without going to the place, which is convenient.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the tenth aspect, since the illumination display operation means is a device having a monitor such as a television, the device is installed in many rooms in a house. It is possible to know the lamp status of other rooms from each room where it is installed, prevent forgetting to turn off etc. and realize energy saving, and operate the lamps of other rooms from each room Is convenient. Further, since the existing equipment is used, the cost can be reduced.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eleventh aspects of the present invention, the communication means includes those having different transmission systems, and a relay for relaying them is provided in a lighting fixture. Since it is built-in, the repeater and its wiring are not exposed to a wall or a ceiling, so that the appearance is improved.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the control unit detects an abnormal state when an abnormal signal is input from the detecting means. Therefore, the abnormal state can be more clearly detected.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the first to thirteenth aspects, since the lighting device is built in a lighting fixture, the lighting device is often installed in the center of a room or the like. The lighting device incorporated in the device is easy to transmit an abnormal signal to another device and can sufficiently obtain the power of the signal, so that communication is advantageous.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a state diagram showing a signal transmission state of each of the lighting devices.

FIG. 3 is a time chart showing the operation of the above.

FIG. 4 is a top view showing an operation state of each of the lighting devices.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the above.

FIG. 6 is a state diagram showing another signal transmission state of each of the lighting devices.

FIG. 7 is a state diagram showing still another signal transmission state of each lighting device of the above.

FIG. 8 is a wiring diagram showing a state of signal transmission to an external engine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the operation of the above.

FIG. 11 is a time chart showing another operation of the above.

FIG. 12 is a time chart showing still another operation of the above.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the above.

FIG. 14 is a time chart showing still another operation of the above.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a time chart showing the operation of the above.

FIG. 17 is a time chart showing another operation of the above.

FIG. 18 is a time chart showing still another operation of the above.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a time chart illustrating the operation of the above.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a front view showing a display state of the illumination display operation unit according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 lighting device 2 control unit 3 lighting device 4 timer unit 5 communication means 11 lighting device E power supply La lamp

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A lamp, a lighting device for controlling the lighting of the lamp, a detecting means for detecting an abnormal state, and judging whether or not an abnormal state is present based on an output of the detecting means. A control unit that controls the lighting device, and a lighting device including a communication unit that transmits an abnormal signal indicating the abnormal state when the abnormal state is determined by the control unit, and performs communication in the abnormal state. A lighting system, comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detecting unit includes at least one of a human body detecting unit that detects the presence of a person, an illuminance detecting unit that detects ambient brightness, and a timing unit that measures time or time. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The object to which the communication means transmits an abnormal signal is a lighting device that detects an abnormal state and a lighting device installed in another part, a device other than the lighting device, or an external institution. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting system is a lighting system. 4. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the lighting devices are provided, and each lighting device controls lighting of the lamp based on an abnormal signal transmitted from another lighting device by a communication unit. The lighting system as described. 5. The lighting system according to claim 1, further comprising an alarm unit that generates an alarm sound when the control unit determines that the state is abnormal. 6. The control unit, when the time for detecting the presence of a person by the human body detection means is longer than a predetermined time, or when the number of times of detecting the presence of a person by the human body detection means is greater than a predetermined number of times, Or, when the presence of a person is detected by the human body detecting means during a predetermined time period measured by the time measuring means, or by the illuminance detecting means during a predetermined time period measured by the time measuring means, the brightness of which is equal to or higher than a predetermined illuminance. Is detected, or when the presence of a person is not detected at all by the human body detecting means in a predetermined time zone timed by the timing means, or in a predetermined time zone timed by the timing means. The lighting system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein it is determined that the lamp is in an abnormal state when at least one condition is satisfied when the lamp is not turned on. 7. The lighting control of the lamp is characterized by performing any one of lighting of a lamp, dimming lighting, blinking, lighting brighter than usual, and alternately lighting different types of lamps. The lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein 8. The lighting device according to claim 4, wherein a lighting device that controls the lighting of the lamp in accordance with the transmitted abnormal signal can be set in advance. Lighting system. 9. A remote controllable transmitter can set the predetermined time, the predetermined number of times, a predetermined time period, a predetermined illuminance, or the lighting device for controlling lighting of a lamp. The lighting system according to claim 6 or 8, wherein 10. Each lighting device is configured to communicate information about a lamp with each other, and includes a lighting display operating means capable of displaying a lamp status of each lighting device and operating the lamp of each lighting device. The lighting system according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein 11. The lighting system according to claim 10, wherein said lighting display operation means is a device having a monitor such as a television. 12. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein said communication means includes ones having different transmission systems, and a relay for relaying them is built in the lighting equipment. . 13. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines that an abnormal condition is detected when a signal different from a normal signal is input from the detection unit. Lighting system. 14. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is built in a lighting fixture.