JP2006020819A - Electric votive candle apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that an electric votive candle is lighted/put out by the ON/OFF operation of a hand switch provided in the middle of a cord supplying a commercial power or the contact of a touch sensor switch provided on an electric votive candle body in the conventional electric type votive candle, it is needed to be conscious of a put-out operation since it is accompanied by some operations at the time of put-out in the methods, and it is continuously lighted for a long period of time when the put-out operation is forgotten while there is the danger of a fire for a votive candle and the electric votive candle is provided as a means for evading a fire. <P>SOLUTION: A timer lighting function and a continuous lighting function are imparted to lighting of the electric votive candle, and the timer lighting function simplifies daily handling by performing the put-out when lighting holding time ends. Thus, it is prevented from being continuously lighted for a long period of time due to the put-out being forgotten, and energy is saved with a DC constant voltage power source without standby power. The continuous lighting function provides a means for performing lighting/put-out by a power switch operation similarly to a conventional method assuming lighting for a long period of time on the anniversary of a death or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric lighting device that uses a timer for lighting / extinguishing control of a lighting load.

Conventionally, there is a commercial power supply that controls the lighting load of the Buddhist altar. This type of electric lighting turns on and off the lighting load by ON / OFF operation of the hand switch provided in the middle of the cord that supplies commercial power and the touch sensor switch provided on the main body of the electric lighting. Yes. In these methods, since some operation is involved when the light is turned off, it is necessary to be aware of the light-off operation, and if the light-off operation is forgotten, the light is turned on for a long time. In the latter method, standby power is required.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-9430

  The problem to be solved is to provide timer lighting function to control lighting / extinguishing of electric lighting load, automate the extinguishing operation, to make DC constant voltage power supply without standby power after extinguishing, and continuous lighting It is to provide an electric lighting device that can be continuously lit with a function.

  In the present invention, a timer lighting function, a continuous lighting function, and a disconnection function are provided in the power switch of the electric lighting device, and the timer lighting is started by the lighting switch. Furthermore, it is characterized by providing a DC constant voltage power supply without standby power.

  The electric lighting device of the present invention automates the turning-off operation by the timer lighting function, and simplifies daily handling. This prevents long-time lighting due to forgetting to turn off the light, and after turning off the light, combined with a DC constant voltage power source without standby power, contributes to energy saving. By using this electric lighting device instead of candle lighting, it contributes to the prevention of fire caused by candle lighting.

  Considering the usage form of the electric lighting device, in normal use, when the power switch is designated as a timer and the lighting switch is operated, the lighting load is turned on by the timer lighting function and turned off when the timer lighting holding time expires . As for the lighting holding time, there is a margin in the time period in which the lighting starts in the morning and turns off after the breakfast is finished or the commuting and departure from school are expected. After the light is turned off, the DC constant voltage power supply without standby power is used. For use on the dead day, when the power switch is designated continuously, the lighting load is continuously lit by the continuous lighting function, and the lighting switch is turned off by designating the power switch to be disconnected. Continuous lighting avoids turning off the timer and turning on the lighting switch to extend the time. Because of this type of usage, a highly practical electric lighting device is realized by operating the power switch and timer switch with timer-cut-continuous positions.

  FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an embodiment of the electric lighting device control unit according to claim 1, and includes a power supply terminal (reference T1) for connecting a commercial power supply and an output terminal (reference T2) for connecting a lighting load. ). The commercial power source connected to T1 is supplied from an outlet, and T2 supplies power to its own lighting load and to the lighting load of an external electric lighting addition device. Next, the circuit will be described.

  The power switch uses a 2-pole, 2-contact, wave switch with ON / OFF-ON switch characteristics, giving a timer-disconnect-continuous position. The timer has a timer lighting function, a cutting function is a cutting function, and a continuous function is a continuous lighting function. Correspond. As the lighting switch, a pushbutton switch (non-locking type) having two poles and two contacts and a switch characteristic of ON- (ON) is used. The DC power supply supplies a DC constant voltage power supply, which is a rectified and stabilized commercial power supply, to the DC circuit.

  The timer IC uses a long-time timer IC (for example, B-8081B) and can set an arbitrary time by adjusting an external CR. The control of the lighting load uses a solid state relay SSR (for example, S19MD01) because the lighting load is as small as about 5 W per circuit.

  The operation of the timer lighting function will be described. First, the power switch is designated as a timer, and the lighting switch is pressed back for a short time. When the lighting switch is pressed, the commercial power source reaches T1, FUSE, the power switch (1) timer terminal, the lighting switch (1) operation contact, T2, the lighting load, and further T2, T1 to the commercial power source. As a result, the lighting load is forcibly lit. The commercial power supply via the lighting switch (1) operating contact, power switch (2) timer terminal, C1, R1 generates a DC constant voltage power supply by the rectifier circuit BD, Zener diode ZD, and smoothing capacitor C2 to the DC circuit. Supply. In the figure, the positive electrode is indicated by (+), and the negative electrode is indicated by ground.

  (+) Is supplied to the RESET of the timer IC by the operation contact of the lighting switch (2), the timer IC is in the RESET state, and OUT becomes the L level (= VSS). Next, when the lighting switch is pressed again, the supply of (+) is changed from RESET to SET by the lighting switch (2) recovery contact, and the timer IC enters the SET state. As a result, OUT changes to H level (= VDD) and frequency division starts. The H level of OUT is supplied to the anode A of SSR via R3, and SSR operates. The operation of the SSR makes the outputs (T1) and (T2) conductive in an alternating manner.

The commercial power supply that was cut off by the lighting switch (1) recovery contact due to the continuity of the SSR outputs (T1) and (T2) is newly via the power switch (1) timer terminal, SSR outputs (T2), (T1) Is supplied to a lighting load and a DC constant voltage power source. The lighting load starts lighting the timer. The DC constant voltage power supply absorbs the instantaneous interruption of the commercial power supply generated by operating the lighting switch by C2. Timer IC
SET, RESET, and TRIG have pull-down resistors that are fixed to L level when there is no external input.

  The timer IC is composed of an external timing capacitor C3, a timing resistor R2 and a variable resistor VR to form a CR transmission circuit, and the transmission frequency is divided by a 20-stage divider to set the lighting holding time by the timer. . During frequency dividing operation, OUT is set to H level, and when the frequency dividing operation is completed, it is switched to L level. The lighting holding time was approximately 22 minutes to approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes in an experiment with C3 = 0.033 µF, R2 = 51 kΩ, and VR = 500 kΩ. When OUT becomes L level due to the completion of the frequency dividing operation, SSR is restored and the conduction between outputs (T2) and (T1) is released. As a result, the lighting load is turned off and the DC constant voltage power supply is also stopped. Stopping the DC constant voltage power supply means no standby power. The automatic extinguishing of the lighting load is equivalent to the burning of the candle and the natural extinguishing of the candle as compared with the candle lighting.

When the lighting switch is pressed again during the frequency division operation, RESET of the timer IC is supplied with (+). Therefore, OUT is reversed to L level, SSR is restored, and the frequency divider counter is reset. . When the lighting switch is pressed again, (+) is supplied to the timer IC.
Since RESET changes from SET to OUT, OUT becomes H level again, SSR re-activates and frequency division starts. Pressing the light switch back on again sets a new timer, which, when compared to a candlelight, is equivalent to replacing a candle that is about to disappear with a new candle. During the period from when the lighting switch is pressed to when it is returned, lighting of the lighting load and operation of the DC constant voltage power source are continued via the lighting switch (1) operation contact.

  Next, the lighting operation in the continuous lighting function will be described. When the power switch is designated as continuous, the commercial power source reaches T1, FUSE, the power switch (1) continuous terminal, T2, lighting load, and further at T2, T1. As a result, the lighting load is continuously turned on. The power switch (2) cuts off the commercial power input to the DC constant voltage power source.

  Finally, the cutting function will be described. When the power switch is designated to be disconnected, the commercial power supply is disconnected by the power switch (1) (no disconnect terminal). This disconnection function cuts off the commercial power supply, so that it can be applied to power-off operations such as when a lightning occurs or during a long absence, as well as a light-off operation during timer lighting or a light-off operation during continuous lighting.

  2 is a front view of one embodiment of the electric lighting device according to claim 1, FIG. 3 is a side view, and FIG. 4 is a rear view. Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the electric lighting device 1 includes a pedestal portion 2 and a cylindrical portion 3. The pedestal 2 is provided with a power switch 4 and a lighting switch 5 on the front projecting portion. The VR adjustment knob 6, the power jack 7 and the output jack 8 are arranged on the back. The power jack 7 is a small size considering that it is connected to an outlet outside the Buddhist altar via an electrical outlet (not shown) provided with a plug facing the power jack 7 via a through-hole such as the side wall of the Buddhist altar. Shall. In general, a pair of lamps are used, and the output jack 8 is connected to an input plug of an electric lamp adding device 10 combined with the electric lamp device 1. The output jack 8 is also of a small size. A circuit board (not shown) is accommodated in the pedestal 2. The cylinder part 3 accommodates a socket (not shown) for a lighting load bulb 9 (commercially available candle ball or the like) in the upper part and an electric wiring (not shown) inside.

  FIG. 5 is a front view of one embodiment of the electric lighting addition device according to claim 1. Since the electric lighting addition device 10 is paired with the electric lighting device 1, the basic shape is matched to that of the electric lighting device 1, but for the pedestal portion 11, the power switch 4 and the lighting switch 5 at the front projecting portion. A through-hole of an electric cord (not shown) having a shape in which the VR adjustment knob 6 on the back side, the power jack 7 and the output jack 8 are deleted, and a new input plug connected to the output jack 8 of the electric lighting device 1 (Not shown) is provided on the back. The extra length of the electric cord (not shown) is accommodated in the pedestal 11.

  6 is a front view of one embodiment of the electric lighting control apparatus according to claim 2, FIG. 7 is a side view, and FIG. 8 is a rear view. 6 to 8, the electric lighting control device 12 has a box shape, the power switch 4, the lighting switch 5, and the VR adjustment knob 6 are arranged on the upper surface, the power jack 7 and the output jack 8 on the rear surface. Place. Two output jacks 8 are arranged in consideration of connection to a pair of electric lighting addition devices 10. A circuit board (not shown) is accommodated inside. The electric lighting control device 12 and the electric lighting addition device 10 are arranged apart from each other, and the electric lighting addition device 10 is arranged in the back of the Buddhist altar, and the electric lighting control device 12 is arranged in front of or outside the Buddhist altar. It is effective for.

  In addition, by changing the shape of the electric lamp adding device 10 to be an electric hanging lamp adding device, it is possible to combine with the electric lamp control device 12 to make an electric hanging lamp having a timer lighting function. .

  This device simplifies daily handling by adding a timer lighting function to conventional electric lamps and turning off the lights when the lighting holding time expires. This prevents long-time lighting due to forgetting to turn off the light, and after turning off the light, combined with a DC constant voltage power source without standby power contributes to energy saving. Also equipped with a conventional continuous lighting function, it is a very convenient device. By using this electric lighting device in place of candle lighting, it contributes to worrying about fire caused by candle lighting and prevention of fire.

It is a circuit diagram in connection with the control part of the electric lighting device of Claim 1. (Example 1) It is a front view in connection with the electric lighting device of Claim 1. (Example 1) It is a side view in connection with the electric lighting device of Claim 1. (Example 1) It is a rear view in connection with the electric lighting device of Claim 1. (Example 1) It is a front view in connection with the electric type lighting addition apparatus of Claim 1. (Example 1) It is a front view in connection with the electric lighting control apparatus of Claim 2. (Example 2) It is a side view in connection with the electric type lighting control apparatus of Claim 2. (Example 2) It is a rear view in connection with the electric lighting control apparatus of Claim 2. (Example 2)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric lighting device 2 Electric lighting device pedestal part 3 Electric lighting device cylinder part 4 Power switch 5 Lighting switch 6 VR adjustment knob 7 Power jack 8 Output jack 9 Light bulb for lighting load (commercial candle candle etc.)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electric type lighting addition apparatus 11 Electric type lighting addition apparatus base part 12 Electric type lighting control apparatus

Claims (2)

  In the lighting load on / off control using a commercial power supply, the power switch has a timer, two continuous lighting functions and a disconnection function. When the timer lighting function is specified, the timer lighting starts by operating the lighting switch, Turns off when the lighting holding time expires. After the light is turned off, the DC constant voltage power supply is disconnected and no standby power is used. The lighting holding time can be changed by a variable resistor. When the continuous lighting function is specified, it starts lighting immediately and turns off by changing the specification to the cutting function. When the disconnect function is specified, disconnect the commercial power input. An electric lighting device comprising a control unit and a housing having such a function, and an electric lighting adding device in which the basic shape of the housing controlled by the electric lighting device is matched to the electric lighting device.   2. An electric lighting control device, wherein the control unit of the electric lighting device according to claim 1 is housed in a housing and controls a pair of electric lighting adding devices.

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