JP2005210405A - Adaptor for power line carrier communication - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adaptor for power line carrier communication for connecting lighting equipment for direct attachment to a ceiling to a power line carrier communication system by utilizing an existing bulb screwing socket for direct attachment to a ceiling. <P>SOLUTION: The adaptor 1 for power line carrier communication is for connecting the lighting equipment to the power line carrier communication system for monitoring and controlling the lighting equipment being a load by a carrier signal to be superposed on a power line connected to a commercial power supply. When the lighting equipment is the bulb 20 with a base and the power line carrier communication system is provided with the bulb screwing socket 10, the adaptor for power line carrier communication is composed so as to have attachment/detachment parts (1a, 1b), which can be freely attachably/detachably engaged with the base of the bulb 20 and the bulb screwing socket 10 and can be electrically connected to them, and also, to have a function of a slave unit for power line carrier communication inside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a power line carrier communication system for monitoring and controlling a load of a lighting device or the like by a carrier signal superimposed on a power line connected to a commercial power source, and more specifically, for power line carrier communication for connecting a lighting device to a power line carrier communication system. It is about the adapter.

  As a conventional power line carrier communication system, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, a master unit 50 having a control unit (not shown) and a slave unit 100 controlled by the master unit 50 are connected to a commercial power source P. Connected to the power line L, the load 200 is connected to the slave unit 100, a carrier signal is superimposed on the power line L, and data for control between the master unit 50 and the slave unit 100 (hereinafter, power line carrier communication contents) And a system for controlling the load 200.

Here, conventionally, a power line carrier communication system configuration using a ceiling adapter slave unit 100 (100-a) as the slave unit 100 is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. In addition, as such a sealing adapter subunit | mobile_unit 100-a, as shown in FIG.5 (b), the power line carrier communication circuit 2 which controls the load 200 (illuminating device 200-a) by the power line carrier communication content, for example, The relay 3 that switches on / off the lighting device 200-a according to the command of the power line carrier communication circuit 2 that has received the command from the parent device 50, and the control circuit 4 that controls the opening and closing of the relay 3 according to the command from the power line carrier communication circuit 2 As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the power supply unit 150 provided on the ceiling of the house and the lighting device 200-a are provided so as to be electrically connected to each other. be able to. Note that the lighting device 200-a includes, for example, an outer frame 201, a light bulb socket 202, a light bulb 203 attached to the light bulb socket 202, and a ceiling mounting portion 204.
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  However, in the conventional power line communication system as described above, the ceiling adapter slave unit is suitable when a power supply unit is newly installed on the ceiling of a house, etc., for example, positive and negative electrode terminals already installed on the ceiling There is a problem that it cannot be used when a lighting device for direct ceiling mounting such as a light bulb having a base is connected to the socket.

  In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a power line carrier communication adapter for connecting a ceiling direct lighting device to a power line carrier communication system by using an existing light bulb screw socket for direct ceiling attachment. The purpose is to do.

  To achieve the above object, a power line carrier communication adapter according to claim 1 of the present invention monitors and controls a lighting device as a load by a carrier signal superimposed on a power line connected to a commercial power source. An adapter for power line carrier communication for connecting the lighting device to the light source, the lighting device is a light emitter with a base, and the power line carrier communication system has a light emitter screw socket, It has a detachable portion that can be detachably engaged with and electrically connected to the base of the light emitter and the screw socket for light emitter, and has a function of a slave unit for power line carrier communication inside.

  Moreover, the power line carrier communication adapter according to claim 2 of the present invention is the power line carrier communication adapter according to claim 1, wherein the detachable portion is detachably engaged with and electrically connected to the light emitter screwed socket. A first connection portion having a cap and a terminal capable of being connected, and a second connection portion having a base and a terminal that can be detachably engaged with and electrically connected to the cap of the light emitter, The function of the slave unit is provided in the first connection portion.

  The power line carrier communication adapter according to claim 3 of the present invention is the power line carrier communication adapter according to claim 1, wherein the detachable portion is detachably engaged with and electrically connected to the light emitter screw-in socket. A base that is smaller than the diameter of the base and that is provided inside the base and is detachably engaged with the base of the light emitter to be electrically connected thereto, and the base of the light emitter and the light emission And a terminal connecting the body screwed socket so as to be electrically connectable to the outer peripheral side of the light emitting body screwed socket and extending from the tip of the base and the tip of the socket, and the power line carrying communication inside An outer peripheral portion having the function of a slave unit is provided.

  The power line carrier communication adapter having such a configuration, when the light emitter screwed socket is provided connected to the power line constituting the power line carrier communication system, the light emitter screwed socket and the load of the light emitter. A user can easily introduce a power line carrier communication system by including a detachable portion that can be detachably engaged with the base and electrically connected, and has a function of a slave unit for power line carrier communication inside. .

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each figure, the structure which attached | subjected the same code | symbol shows that it is the same structure, The description is abbreviate | omitted.

(First embodiment)
1st Embodiment of this invention is described based on FIG.1 and FIG.2. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view (including a partial block diagram) showing a power line carrier communication adapter 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the light bulb 20 is connected to the power line communication system using an existing light bulb screw-in socket 10 (hereinafter referred to as a lamp socket 10) for direct ceiling mounting. Since the power line communication system is shown in the background art, a detailed description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a cap is connected to the ceiling of a house provided with a lamp socket 10 electrically connected to a power line (not shown) constituting a power line carrier communication system via a power line carrier communication adapter 1. For example, a ceiling-mounted lighting device such as a light bulb 20 is attached. The lamp socket 10 includes a light bulb screw-in type receiver 11 and a terminal 12.

  Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the power line carrier communication adapter 1 includes a base 5 and a lamp that can be detachably engaged with and electrically connected to a receiver 11 of a lamp socket 10. A first connecting portion 1a having a terminal 6 capable of contacting the terminal 12 of the socket 10 and having a function of a slave unit therein, a terminal 8 capable of contacting the terminal 22 of the light bulb 20, and the light bulb 20 It is the structure which has the 2nd connection part 1b which equips the inner surface with the terminal 21 which is a nozzle | cap | die, and the socket 7 which is detachably engaged and can be electrically connected.

  The first connection unit 1a is connected to the power line carrier communication circuit 2 that controls the light bulb 20 as a load according to the power line carrier communication contents, and the second connection according to a command from the power line carrier communication circuit 2 that receives a command from a parent device (not shown). The relay 3 for switching on and off the light bulb 20 connected to the unit 1b and the control circuit 4 for controlling the opening and closing of the relay 3 in accordance with a command from the power line carrier communication circuit 2 are provided. It has a function. In addition, in this embodiment, although the structure which isolate | separated the power line carrier communication circuit 2 and the control circuit 4 was illustrated, the structure which both circuits integrated may be sufficient.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the connection between the base 5 of the first connection portion 1a and the socket 7 of the second connection portion 1b is performed via the relay 3 provided in the first connection portion 1a. The connection between the terminal 6 of the first connection portion 1a and the terminal 8 of the second connection portion 1b is performed directly. The power line carrier communication circuit 2 and the control circuit 4 are connected to the terminal 6 of the first connection part 1a and the first connection so that the power is always supplied in a state where the first connection part 1a is electrically connected to the lamp socket 10. Electrical connection is made between the caps 5 of the part 1a.

  Here, for example, when a user wants to connect a normal cap-type light bulb 20 to the above-described power line carrier communication system, first, the first connection portion 1a of the power line carrier communication adapter 1 is screwed into the ceiling lamp socket 10, A terminal 21 which is a cap of the light bulb 20 is screwed into the socket 7 of the second connection portion 1b. The user can control (for example, on / off control) the light bulb 20 with the parent device.

  The power line carrier communication adapter 1 according to the present embodiment, for example, is connected to a power line constituting the power line carrier communication system and the lamp socket 10 is provided on the ceiling. By providing the first connection part 1a and the second connection part 1b that are detachably attached to the 20 bases respectively, and by providing the function of the slave unit for power line carrier communication inside the first connection part 1a, the user can A power line carrier communication system can be easily introduced.

  Note that the light bulb 20 that is a ceiling-mounted lighting device may have a configuration including the outer frame 23, or may have a configuration without the outer frame 23.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, another embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 4 as a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (including a partial block diagram) showing an adapter 1c for power line carrier communication according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the light bulb 20 is connected to the power line carrier communication system using the lamp socket 10.

  Also in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, as in the first embodiment, for example, a base is provided on the ceiling of the house where the lamp socket 10 is provided via the power line carrier communication adapter 1 c. A ceiling-mounted lighting device such as the light bulb 20 is attached.

  Here, in this embodiment, the power line carrier communication adapter 1c includes a terminal 14 that can contact the terminal 12 of the lamp socket 10, and a base 11 of the lamp socket 10, as shown in FIGS. A base 15 that can be detachably engaged and electrically connected, and a socket 16 that is smaller than the diameter of the base 15 on the inner periphery and is a socket 16 that is detachably engaged and electrically connected to the base of the bulb 20; A front end portion that is opposite to the ceiling of the base 15 with respect to the outer peripheral side of the lamp socket 10 and a peripheral portion 17 that extends from the front end portion that is opposite to the ceiling of the lamp socket 10. It is the structure which provided the function of the subunit | mobile_unit for power line carrier communications.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the peripheral portion 17 has, for example, a ring shape that surrounds the outer periphery of the lamp socket 10 while surrounding the lamp socket 10 in the space A after being attached to the lamp socket 10. The unit 17 includes a power line carrier communication circuit 2, a relay 3, and a control circuit 4. In FIG. 3, the power line carrier communication circuit 2 and the control circuit 4 are arranged in a ring shape around the peripheral portion 17, for example. The terminal 14 is provided on the socket 16 side of the power line carrier communication adapter 1c so as to connect the cap of the light bulb 20 and the lamp socket 10 so that they can be electrically connected.

  In the present embodiment, the power line communication adapter is connected while maintaining the vertical height of the existing lamp socket 10 in substantially the same manner.

  The power line carrier communication adapter 1c according to the present embodiment is detachable from the base 11 of the lamp socket 10 when the lamp socket 10 is provided on the ceiling and connected to a power line constituting the power line carrier communication system, for example. A base 15 that can be engaged and electrically connected, and a socket 16 that is detachably engaged with and can be electrically connected to the base of the light bulb 20 are provided on the inner periphery. By providing the function of the slave unit, the user can easily introduce the power line carrier communication system while obtaining substantially the same irradiation state and landscape before and after installing the adapter.

  In the present embodiment, the cap of the light bulb screwed into the socket 16 of the power line carrier communication adapter 1c needs to have a smaller diameter than the cap size that can be screwed into the existing lamp socket 10. That is, the ceiling-mounted light bulb 20 used in the present embodiment is of a size that can be electrically connected by engaging the diameter of the base with the socket 16 of the power line carrier communication adapter 1c.

  In addition, in 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, although the power line carrier communication content has illustrated the form which controls the light bulb 20 whose power line carrier communication content is a load with a main | base station, the power line carrier communication content is control. In addition, the content may be such as remotely monitoring the load state such as whether it is on or off, for example, by the master unit.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the numbers and shapes of the caps, receivers, socket ridges, and grooves shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are examples of schematic shapes. Any number or shape may be used as long as necessary portions can be engaged with each other as described above.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the load exemplifies the light bulb 20 having the base. However, the light source having the base is not limited to the light bulb but may be various light emitters such as a fluorescent lamp. May be.

It is sectional drawing which shows the adapter for power line carrier communications which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which connected the lighting apparatus for direct ceiling mounting to the power line carrier communication system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the adapter for power line carrier communications which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which connected the illuminating device for direct ceiling mounting to the power line carrier communication system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the conventional power line carrier communication system.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1c Adapter for power line carrier communication 1a, 1b Connection part 2 Power line carrier communication circuit 3 Relay 4 Control circuit 5, 11, 15 Base 6, 8, 12, 14 Terminal 7, 16 Socket 10 Lamp socket 11 Receipt 17 Peripheral part 20 Light bulb 21, 22 terminal

Claims (3)

A power line carrier communication adapter for connecting the lighting device to a power line carrier communication system for monitoring and controlling a lighting device as a load by a carrier signal superimposed on a power line connected to a commercial power source,
When the lighting device is a light emitter with a base, and the power line carrying communication system has a light emitter screw socket,
A power line comprising a detachable portion that is detachably engaged with and electrically connected to the base of the light emitter and the light emitter screw-in socket, and also has a function of a slave unit for power line carrier communication inside. Adapter for carrier communication. The detachable portion is detachably engaged with and electrically connected to a first connector having a base and a terminal that can be detachably engaged with and electrically connected to the light emitter screwed socket. And a second connection portion having a terminal and a terminal,
The adapter for power line carrier communication according to claim 1, wherein the function of the slave unit for power line carrier communication is provided in the first connection part. The detachable portion is a base that is detachably engaged with and electrically connected to the light-emitting body screwed socket, and has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the base and is provided inside the base so as to be detachable from the base of the light-emitting body. A receiver that engages and can be electrically connected; and a terminal that connects the base of the light emitter and the screw-in socket of the light emitter so as to be electrically connectable,
2. The outer peripheral part of the outer periphery of the light-emitting body screwed socket is provided with an outer peripheral part extending from the distal end part of the base and the distal end part of the socket and having a function of the power line carrier communication slave unit. The power line carrier communication adapter described.

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