JP2003077316A - Illumination control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination control device with easy handling which can make the illumination change into a prescribed pattern only by operating a control button. SOLUTION: The illumination control device has an illumination device 1 and a control device 3 connected to the illumination device 1 through a signal wire 2. The control device 3 has a control button to which, control patterns corresponding to respective variable illumination elements are allocated in advance. When the control button is operated, the control device 3 generates a control signal, corresponding to the control pattern allocated to the control button in advance, and transmits the signal to the illumination device 1. The illumination device 1 can remotely control the variable illumination elements such as colors, patterns, and directions, with the control patterns corresponding to the received control signal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting control device capable of changing lighting variable elements such as a lighting direction, a lighting color and a lighting pattern.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to control a luminaire having variable lighting elements such as a lighting direction, a lighting color, a lighting pattern, etc., conventionally, a variable lighting element is assigned to each fader by a so-called fader type console. There is provided, for example, a type in which a fader is moved up and down to control an illumination variable element according to the movement of a fade.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned fade method, in the case where a constant movement is repeated, the fader must be repeatedly moved manually, so that the illumination variable element must be repeatedly moved. There was a problem that the operation of the fader became very complicated.

Further, for professionals such as stage lighting, there is one in which a complicated production operation program is created in advance and this operation program is reproduced by operating a predetermined operation button to start illumination control. There is a problem that it is expensive and expensive for the general public.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an easy-to-handle lighting control device capable of performing directed lighting according to a predetermined control pattern simply by operating an operation button. To provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention of claim 1, a lighting fixture having at least one of lighting variable elements such as a lighting direction, a lighting color, a lighting pattern, and the lighting. With an operating device for remotely controlling the variable element,
The operating device is characterized by being provided with one or a plurality of operation buttons for performing remote control with a control pattern assigned in advance to the illumination variable element.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the control pattern assigned to the operation button includes a control pattern that changes with time.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, there is provided setting means for setting a variable limit of the illumination variable element in the control pattern.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the setting means includes at least a position setting means for determining a predetermined position of the illumination variable element and a width setting means for determining a change width. .

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, there is provided a speed setting means for determining a changing speed of the illumination variable element in the control pattern. The lighting control device according to any one of 1 to 4.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the operation device is provided with a control function for the illumination variable elements of different types of lighting fixtures and a setting for selectively setting the type of the lighting fixture to be connected. And means for connecting different kinds of lighting fixtures.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, the illumination variable element is in each of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction which are orthogonal to each other, and the lighting fixture is set horizontally or vertically. It is characterized in that it is provided with a driving means for rotationally driving, and the control pattern assigned to the operation buttons corresponding to each illumination direction is a change pattern defined as mathematical control.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects of the present invention, the lighting fixture includes a plurality of the illumination variable elements, and the operation unit corresponds to each illumination variable element. Storage means for storing the operation of the operation button provided,
And a button for instructing the reproduction of the operation of the operation button stored in the storage means and executing the control of the illumination variable element according to the control pattern assigned to the operation button.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to one embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows an illumination control device of this embodiment.
This lighting control device is composed of a lighting fixture 1 having a prerequisite lighting variable element and an operation device 3 connected to the lighting fixture 1 by a so-called DMX standard signal line 2.

The luminaire 1 is driven including a motor that can change the direction of the illumination direction, which is an illumination variable element, by rotation (a) in the vertical direction (vertical direction) and rotation (b) in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction). A color seed plate device 6 that includes a mechanism (not shown), and that switches the illumination color that is the illumination variable element by passing the light X emitted from the light source 5 in the lamp body 4 as shown in FIG. The pattern seed plate device 7 is provided to switch and set the illumination pattern which is the illumination variable element by further passing the light X which has passed through the color seed plate device 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, the color seed plate device 6 includes a color filter 9 which rotates two color wheels 8 each having a color filter 9 mounted thereon and which is driven by a motor to pass the light X emitted from the light source 5. The pattern seed plate device 7 is configured as shown in FIG.
A gobo wheel 11 in which various gobos 10 each having a pattern hole punched out as shown in FIG. 4 is attached by driving as shown in FIG.
Means for changing the illumination pattern is configured by appropriately switching.

As shown in FIG. 5, the circuit of the manipulator 3 includes a controller 30 for controlling the manipulator 3 as a whole, a calculator 31 for calculating a value of an output signal for controlling mathematical expressions, and a signal to the lighting fixture 1. Control signal output unit 32 that outputs a control signal via line 2
And a storage unit 33 for storing data and an operation unit 34 for performing control operation / setting.

As shown in FIG. 6, the configuration of the operation panel 35 of the operation device 3 corresponding to the operation unit 34 is such that the upper left side portion of the operation panel 35 has a control pattern (change) in the illumination direction on the vertical direction (vertical direction) side. Operation button 120 to select a pattern)
124 are arranged in a horizontal row, and operation buttons 130 to select and operate a control pattern (change pattern) in the lateral (horizontal) side illumination direction are arranged below the disposing portion.
134 are arranged in a horizontal row, and operation buttons 140 and 141 for selecting and operating a control pattern (change pattern) of the illumination color by the color seed plate device 6 are arranged in a horizontal row below this arrangement portion. Below the region, operation buttons 150 and 151 for selecting and operating a control pattern (change pattern) of the illumination pattern by the pattern seed plate device 7 are further provided in a horizontal row.

Here, the operation button 120 is "fixed", the operation button 121 is "sine curve", the operation button 122 is "cosine curve", the operation button 123 is "added sawtooth wave", and the operation button 124 is Control patterns of "subtractive sawtooth wave" are assigned respectively.

The operation button 130 is "fixed", and the operation button 1
Control patterns of “sine curve” for 31, a cosine curve for operation button 132, an “additional sawtooth wave” for operation button 133, and a “subtraction sawtooth wave” for operation button 134 are assigned respectively.

Further, a control pattern of "constant" is assigned to the operation button 140, a control pattern of "sine curve" is assigned to the operation button 141, a control pattern of "constant" is assigned to the operation button 150, and a "sign curve" is assigned to the operation button 151. Is allocated.

Then, on the surface of each operation button, as shown in the figure, a picture showing the control pattern assigned to each is printed.

On the right side of the position where the operation buttons 120 to 124 are arranged, a rotary operation knob 161 which constitutes a means for setting a stop position in the vertical rotation direction of the luminaire 1 and a rotation which constitutes a means for setting a change width. The operation knobs 162 are arranged in a horizontal row.

Similarly, on the right side of the position where the operation buttons 130 to 134 are arranged, a rotary operation knob 171 constituting a means for setting a stop position in the horizontal rotation direction of the lighting fixture 1 and a means for setting a change width are constituted. The rotary operation knobs 172 are arranged in a horizontal row.

On the right side of the position where the operation buttons 140 and 141 are arranged, a rotary operation knob 18 constituting a means for setting the rotation stop position of the color wheels 8 and 8 of the color seed plate device 6 is also provided. , 141 are arranged on the right side of the positions where the rotation operation knobs 19 constituting the means for setting the rotation stop position of the gobo wheel 11 of the pattern seed plate device 6 are arranged.

Further, at a lower position of the operation panel 35, operation buttons 200 to 203 for instructing later-described storage / reproduction, a rotary operation knob 21 for speed setting, and setting for selectively setting the type of the lighting fixture 1 to be connected. Buttons 22a and 22b are arranged in a horizontal row.

Here, the above-mentioned rotary operation knobs 161, 16
Reference numerals 2, 171, 172, 18, 18, 19 and 21 are connected to a rotary variable resistor and a rotary switch, and an electric signal corresponding to the rotary operation position thereof is taken into the control unit 30 as a set value. .

The operation buttons 120 to 124, 13 described above are also provided.
0-134,140,141,150,151 and 20
0 to 203 are connected to push button switches that are turned on / off by a push operation, and the switch operation state is checked by the control unit 30 at regular intervals. The setting buttons 22a and 22b are also connected to the push button switches, and the operation states of the switches are taken into the control unit 30.

In controlling the illumination variable element of the lighting fixture 1 using this embodiment, the operator first operates the setting button 22a or 22b corresponding to the type of the lighting fixture 1 connected. . First, the operator operates the setting position rotary operation knob 16 corresponding to the control pattern of each illumination variable element.
The position setting is set by 1, 171, 18, 19 and the change width is set by the rotary operation knobs 162, 172 for width setting (step S1 in FIG. 7).

On the other hand, when the control section 30 enters the operating state, the operation buttons 120 to 124, 130 to 134, 1 are operated at regular intervals.
The operation of checking the states of 40, 141, 150, 151, 200 to 203 is performed.

After the above settings are completed, the operator selects the illumination conversion element to be converted and the control pattern thereof with the operation buttons 120 to 124, 130 to 134 or 200 to 203.
To select. For example, when the operation button 120 or 130 or both are pressed to select "constant", this operation state is taken into the control unit 30 when the control unit 30 is checked, and the control unit 30 selects the selected illumination variable element and control pattern. And the value of the set position and the set change width corresponding thereto are acquired (step S in FIG. 7).
2).

The acquired contents and the setting information of the type of the lighting fixture 1 are passed from the control unit 30 to the calculation unit 31, and the calculation unit 31 sets the type of the lighting fixture 1 connected, the control pattern, and the setting. The output value is calculated from the position, the set change width, and the elapsed time of the control start (step S
3).

In the above-mentioned operation, since "constant" is selected in the control pattern for the illumination direction, it is not necessary to set the change width, so that the arithmetic unit 31 shows the rotary operation knobs 162 and 172 for position setting. The output value for rotating and moving the lamp body 4 of the lighting fixture 1 in the horizontal direction, the vertical direction, or both directions toward the predetermined position indicated by the position set value is calculated, ignoring the setting value of the change width, and the calculation result Is returned to the control unit 30. The control unit 30 causes the control signal output unit 32 to transmit a control signal corresponding to the output value calculated by the calculation unit 31 from the control signal output unit 32 to the driving means of the lighting fixture 1 via the signal line 2 (step S4). ), And after waiting for a certain period of time (step S5), step S
Returning to step 2, the above operation is repeated.

In this way, the horizontal rotation and vertical rotation driving means provided in the lighting fixture 1 are remotely controlled by sending a control signal, and the lamp body 4 of the lighting fixture 1 is horizontally or vertically moved to a predetermined position. It is possible to rotate and move in the vertical direction or both directions to set the horizontal and vertical illumination directions to predetermined directions.

When the operator presses the operation button 122 or 131 or both to select the "sine curve", the calculation section 31 causes the position set value acquired by the control section 30,
An output value for controlling a mathematical expression so that the rotational movement of the lamp body 4 of the luminaire 1 in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction or both directions becomes a reciprocating motion according to the "sine curve" from the width setting value and the elapsed time value. And outputs the output value to the control signal output unit 32 through the control unit 30. The control signal output unit 32 transmits a control signal corresponding to the output value calculated by the calculation unit 31 to the drive means of the lighting fixture 1 via the signal line 2. The drive means causes the lamp body 4 of the lighting fixture 1 to reciprocate in a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, or both directions in accordance with a control signal so as to correspond to a “sine curve”.

The center position of the reciprocating motion in this case is set by the rotary operation knobs 161, 171 for position setting, and the magnitude of the amplitude is set by the rotary operation knobs 162, 1 for width setting.
It is set by 72.

Similarly, when the operator presses the operation button 122 or 132 or both to select the "cosine curve", the calculation unit 31 determines that the position setting value and the width setting value acquired by the control unit 30 are , The elapsed time value and the lighting fixture 4 of the lighting device 1
The output value for mathematical expression control is calculated so that the rotational movement in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, or both directions becomes a reciprocating motion according to the “cosine curve”, and the output value is transmitted through the control unit 30 to the control signal output unit 32. Pass to. Control signal output unit 32
Transmits a control signal corresponding to the output value calculated by the calculation unit 31 to the driving means of the lighting fixture 1 via the signal line 2. The drive means causes the lamp body 4 of the lighting fixture 1 to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, the vertical direction, or both directions according to the control signal so as to correspond to the "cosine curve".

The center position of the reciprocating motion in this case is set by the rotary operation knobs 161 and 171 for position setting, and the magnitude of the amplitude is set to the rotary operation knobs 162 and 1 for width setting.
It is set by 72.

When the operator presses the operation button 123 or 133 or both to select "additive sawtooth wave", the arithmetic unit 31 causes the position setting value acquired by the control unit 30,
From the width setting value and the elapsed time value, the vertical or horizontal or bidirectional rotational movement of the lamp body 4 of the lighting fixture 1 is set as a fixed direction, and when the limit of the fixed direction is reached, the initial position is returned to, The output value for controlling the mathematical expression is calculated, and the output value is passed to the control signal output unit 32 through the control unit 30. The control signal output unit 32 transmits a control signal corresponding to the output value calculated by the calculation unit 31 to the drive means of the lighting fixture 1 via the signal line 2. The drive means rotates the lamp body 4 of the luminaire 1 in a certain direction in both directions in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the control signal, and when the limit of the certain direction is reached, the lighting device returns to the initial position. Exercise device 1.

Here, the initial position is set by the rotary operation knob 161 for position setting, and the limit point is set by the rotary operation knob 162 for width setting.

Similarly, when the operator presses the operation button 124 or 134 or both to select "subtractive sawtooth wave", the arithmetic unit 31 sets the position setting value and width setting acquired by the control unit 30. From the value and the elapsed time value, the lamp body 4 of the luminaire 1
The vertical movement, the horizontal movement, or both rotations of is set to a fixed direction opposite to the case of the "additive sawtooth wave", and when the limit of the fixed direction is reached, it returns to the initial position. And outputs the output value to the control signal output unit 32 through the control unit 30. The control signal output unit 32 transmits a control signal corresponding to the output value calculated by the calculation unit 31 to the drive means of the lighting fixture 1 via the signal line 2. The drive means rotates the lamp body 4 of the luminaire 1 in a constant direction opposite to the "additive sawtooth wave" in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, or both directions by the control signal, and when the limit of the constant direction is reached. , Move the luminaire 1 back to the initial position.

Here, the initial position can be set by the rotary operation knob 161 for position setting, and the limit point can be set by the rotary operation knob 162 for width setting, as in the case of the "additive sawtooth wave".

As described above, the control pattern of the illumination direction can be selected by operating the operation buttons 120 to 124, 130 to 134, and the rotary operation knobs 161, 162, 17 can be selected.
1, 172 can set the position and the changing width.

When the operator wants to control the next illumination color or illumination pattern, the operator uses the control buttons 14 to change those control patterns.
It is selected by 0, 141, 150, 151.

If the operator selects "constant" by pressing the operation button 140 corresponding to the illumination color and the operation button 150 corresponding to the illumination pattern, the arithmetic unit 31 determines that , The color wheel 8 and pattern of each color seed plate device 5 so that the color filter 9 and the gobo 10 associated with the position setting value acquired by the control unit 30 and the elapsed time value are located in the passage of the light X. An output value for rotating the gobo wheel 11 of the seed plate device 7 is calculated, and the output value is passed to the control signal output unit 32 through the control unit 30. Control signal output unit 32
Outputs a control signal corresponding to the output value calculated by the calculation unit 31 to the driving means of the color seed plate device 5 and the pattern seed plate device 7 of the lighting fixture 1 through the signal line 2. Each driving means rotates the color wheel 8 of the color seed plate device 5, the gobo wheel 11 of the pattern seed plate device 7 to a position where the predetermined color filter 9 and the gobo 10 correspond to the passage of the light X. As a result, a predetermined illumination color and illumination pattern can be obtained.

Further, the operator operates the operation buttons 14 according to the illumination color.
1 and the operation button 151 corresponding to the gobo light pattern, respectively, to select the “sine curve”, the arithmetic unit 31 causes the color type centered on the position set value acquired by the control unit 30. An output value for reciprocally rotating the color wheel 8 of the plate device 5 and the gobo wheel 11 of the pattern seed plate device 7 according to a "sine curve" is calculated, and the output value is output through the control unit 30 to the control signal output unit 32. Pass to. The control signal output unit 32 outputs a control signal corresponding to the output value calculated by the calculation unit 31 to the driving means of the color seed plate device 5 and the pattern seed plate device 7 of the lighting fixture 1 through the signal line 2. Each drive means is a color wheel 8 of the color seed plate device 5, a pattern seed plate device 7
The gobo wheel 11 is reciprocated so as to correspond to the “sine curve”.

In this way, the control pattern of the illumination color and the illumination pattern can be selected by the operation buttons 140, 141, 150, 151, and the change of the color and the pattern can be set by the rotary operation knobs 18, 19. You can

By the way, the above-mentioned operation is performed by the operation buttons 120-1.
24, 130-134, 140, 141, 150, 15
Although the selected control pattern No. 1 is immediately executed, in the present embodiment, after the control pattern (change pattern) of each illumination variable element is selected and the position / width is set, the storage / playback is performed. When any one of the operation buttons 200 to 203 is pressed for a few seconds, the selected contents and the set value become the operation buttons for storage / reproduction that are pressed and operated on the storage unit 33 under the control of the control unit 30. It can be stored in association with each other. When the storage / playback operation button that has been pressed for storing is pressed again, the control unit 30 responds to this pressing operation and stores the control pattern stored in the storage unit 33 in association with the operation button. And the set value are read out, and the read control pattern and the set value are read out by the calculation unit 3
By calculating the output value by passing it to 1, the variable illumination element can be controlled by reproducing the stored content.

The speed in each movement can be set by the rotary operation knob 21 for speed setting.

[0051]

According to the invention of claim 1, the illumination direction, the illumination color,
A lighting fixture having at least one illumination variable element such as an illumination pattern, and an operating device for remotely controlling the illumination variable element, wherein the operating device has a control pattern pre-assigned to the illumination variable element. Since there are one or more operation buttons for remote control, you can perform production lighting by operating the operation buttons with the control pattern assigned to the operation buttons, and no complicated fader operation is required. There is an effect that it is not necessary to create a lighting operation program, and a lighting control device that can be easily handled by a general operator can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the control pattern assigned to the operation button includes a control pattern that changes with time, so that a variety of effect lighting is provided. It can be done only by operating the operation button corresponding to.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, since the setting means for setting the variable limit of the illumination variable element in the control pattern is provided, a part of the effect illumination content is recorded by the operator himself. Can be set with.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the setting means includes at least a position setting means for determining a predetermined position of the illumination variable element and a width setting means for determining a change width. The element of change can be set by the operator himself.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, since a speed setting means for determining the changing speed of the illumination variable element in the control pattern is provided, the operator can change the changing condition. Can be set by

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the operation device is provided with a control function for the illumination variable elements of different types of lighting fixtures and a setting for selectively setting the type of the lighting fixture to be connected. Since it is possible to connect different types of lighting fixtures by using the means, it is possible to use different types of lighting fixtures.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, the illumination variable elements are in horizontal and vertical illumination directions orthogonal to each other, and the lighting fixture is set horizontally or vertically. Since the control pattern provided with the driving means for rotational driving and assigned to the operation buttons corresponding to the respective illumination directions is the change pattern determined as the mathematical control,
The effect of the lighting can be changed in a complicated manner to enhance the effect. Is characterized by.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects of the present invention, the lighting fixture has a plurality of the illumination variable elements, and the operation unit corresponds to each illumination variable element. Storage means for storing the operation of the operation button provided,
Since a button for instructing the reproduction of the operation of the operation button stored in the storage means and executing the control of the illumination variable element according to the control pattern assigned to the operation button is provided, By presetting the set values different from the control pattern in combination, it is possible to selectively reproduce the effect effect having different set values even with the control pattern for the same illumination variable element by button operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram inside a lamp body of the above-described lighting equipment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a color wheel of the same color seed plate device.

FIG. 4A is a front view of a gobo wheel of the above pattern seed plate device. (B) is a front view of various gobos of the same pattern seed plate device.

FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram of the operating device of the above.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an operation panel of the operation device of the above.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the same operation as above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 lighting equipment 2 signal lines 3 controls 4 lights

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A lighting fixture having at least one of lighting variable elements such as a lighting direction, a lighting color, and a lighting pattern, and an operating device for remotely controlling the lighting variable element. An illumination control device comprising one or a plurality of operation buttons for performing remote control on a variable element according to a control pattern assigned in advance. 2. The illumination control device according to claim 1, wherein the control pattern assigned to the operation button includes a control pattern which changes with time. 3. The lighting control device according to claim 1, further comprising setting means for setting a variable limit of the lighting variable element in the control pattern. 4. The illumination control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the setting means includes at least a position setting means for determining a predetermined position of the illumination variable element and a width setting means for determining a change width. 5. The lighting control device according to claim 1, further comprising speed setting means for setting a changing speed of the illumination variable element in the control pattern. 6. The operation device is provided with a control function for the illumination variable elements of different types of lighting fixtures and setting means for selectively setting the type of the lighting fixture to be connected, so that different types of lighting fixtures can be connected. The lighting control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. The illumination variable element is in each of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction orthogonal to each other, and the lighting fixture is horizontal.
7. A drive means for rotating and driving vertically, wherein the control pattern assigned to the operation buttons corresponding to respective illumination directions is a change pattern defined as mathematical control. The lighting control device described. 8. The lighting device has a plurality of the illumination variable elements, and the operating device stores a memory for storing an operation of the operation button provided corresponding to each illumination variable element, and the memory means. 8. A button for instructing the reproduction of the operation of the operation button stored in 1. to execute the control of the illumination variable element according to the control pattern assigned to the operation button. The lighting control device according to any one of 1.