JP2007020014A - Wiring system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wiring system free in layout and excellent in wiring operability in which a power route and an information route of a function module can be ensured only by connecting a connector of the function module to a connection port of a gate device, and the function module can be connected to any gate device. <P>SOLUTION: The gate device 3 having a power line L1 and an information line L2 connected thereto is attached in a switch box 2, and a connector of a function module 8 is connected to the connection port 6 consisting of a power route connection port 6A and an information route connection port 6 provided on its front face. With this configuration, the function module 8 can ensure the power route and the information route via the gate device 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wiring system capable of simultaneously transmitting information and load power.

  Conventionally, in a system that performs load operation (monitoring) control through a terminal device, a transmission signal composed of a multipolar baseband signal is sent from the central monitoring device to the terminal device by time division multiplexing, and each terminal device transmits this transmission signal. There has been a system for exchanging information by using and obtaining a power supply for a terminal circuit unit (Patent Document 1).

In this system, a switch box standardized for an embedded wiring device and an operation terminal provided with an operation switch or the like using a mounting frame corresponding to the switch box are embedded in a wall surface. It is designed to be used in the same way as a wall switch. When installing two sets of operation terminals, use a double mounting frame with two mounting windows, attach a series of one side of the mounting frame to a series of switch boxes, and attach the other side to the wall. It has been arranged so that the two operation terminals are provided side by side by arranging the operation terminals on the respective mounting windows. In addition, a signal from one operating terminal (switch box side) to the other operating terminal can be obtained by bringing the conductive pieces provided between the mounting windows into contact with the lead pieces of the operating terminal provided on the mounting windows on both sides. It is configured to feed and wire the wires.
Japanese Patent No. 3136006 (paragraph numbers 0004, 0005, 0015, FIGS. 1 and 37)

  By the way, although the above-mentioned system can supply power to the terminal circuit unit of the terminal device by the transmission signal, for example, the power supply to the load controlled by the control terminal device is limited due to the limitation of the current capacity of the signal line. It was the structure which supplies from commercial power source in the installation place of. Therefore, since it is only necessary to connect two signal lines between the terminals, it is possible to reduce the wiring of the signal lines, but since the wiring of the power supply line to the load remains as before, the control terminal There was a problem that the installation location of the was limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and an object of the present invention is to connect a function module power path, an information path, and a function module simply by connecting a connector of the function module to the connection port of the gate device. It is intended to provide a wiring system having a layout-free and excellent workability capable of securing the function at the same time and connecting the functional module to any gate device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 includes a connection port formed by modularizing a power path connection port connected to the power line and an information path connection port connected to the information line. It is characterized by comprising one or more gate devices and a functional module having a connector connected to the power path connection port and the information path connection port of the gate device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the power path and the information path can be secured simultaneously by simply connecting the functional module to the connection port to the gate device, and the layout can be connected to any gate device. With excellent workability.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the form of the arrangement and shape of the power path connection port and the information path connection port and the form of the connector are fixed.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the functional module and the gate device that can obtain the operation and effect of the invention of claim 1 can be generalized.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the functional module is supplied with power from a power path connection port of the gate device to which the connector is connected.

  According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to secure the operating power supply of the functional module by simply connecting the connector of the functional module to the power path connection port and the information path connection port.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the gate device is embedded in the construction through a mounting frame standardized for an embedded wiring device. And

  According to the invention of claim 4, the gate device can be embedded and disposed in a construction such as a wall surface in the same manner as an existing embedded wiring apparatus, and the power line and the information line wired in advance in the construction are provided. Yes.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a plurality of types having different functions are prepared as the functional modules. .

  According to the invention of claim 5, a wiring system having various functions can be readily realized depending on the function module used.

  According to the invention of claim 6, in any one of the inventions 1 to 5, information signal transmission is performed by power line conveyance, and the power path connection port and the information path connection port of the gate device are configured by the same connection port. It is characterized by that.

  According to the invention of claim 6, since the information signal can be transmitted using the electric power path, the number of connection ports can be reduced, so that the connector can be miniaturized.

  The present invention can secure a power path and an information path at the same time by simply connecting the functional module to the connection port to the gate device, and can be connected to any gate device with a layout free and excellent workability. There is an effect that.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the system configuration of the embodiment of the present invention is provided with one or a plurality of switch boxes 2 that are embedded and arranged at appropriate positions in a building, and a power line that is preliminarily wired in a wall surface between the switch boxes 2. L1 and the information line L2 are sent and wired, and the switch box 2 at the beginning is drawn into the wiring board 1 and led indoors through the main breaker MB and the branch breaker BB, and the power line L1 is introduced. In addition, an information line L2 connected to the external Internet network NT via a gateway GW (with built-in router and hub) is introduced. Here, the switch box 2 is provided at a high position HP such as an indoor ceiling surface, the switch box 2 is provided at a height position (middle position MP) recommended by a wall switch or the like, and near the foot (low position LP). ).

  A gate device 3 shown in FIG. 2B is attached to the inner wall of each switch box 2. The gate device 3 is configured to connect a power line L1 and an information line L2 to terminal portions 5a, 5b, 5a ′, 5b ′ (see FIG. 3) provided on the upper and lower portions, and a power line connected to the lower side. L1 and information line L2 serve as feed wirings to other switch boxes 2.

  In addition, the front face of the body of the gate device 3 is electrically connected to the power path connection port 6A having a contact portion electrically connected to the sent power line L1 and the sent information line L2. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), a modularized connection portion 6 is provided which includes an information path connection port 6B having a contact portion.

  These connection ports 6A and 6B are standardized as a system with the distance between them, the arrangement of internal contact portions, and the shape of the openings, and a switch box so as to cover the front surface of the body of the gate device 3 2 is attached to the front opening side of the functional module 8 shown in FIG. 2A, for example, and the form of the connector 7 is shaped correspondingly. The connected portions 7A and 7B of the connector 7 are connected to the connection ports. It can be detachably coupled to 6A and 6B.

  The function module 8 includes the circuit shown in FIG. 3 in the module body 8A. By connecting the connected portions 7A and 7B of the connector 7 on the back surface to the connection ports 6A and 6B of the gate device 3, The front opening of the switch box 2 is covered and the peripheral flange is overlaid on the wall surface around the front opening of the switch box 2, and in this state, the mounting screw is attached to the mounting hole 80 drilled in the upper and lower center. It is attached to the switch box 2 by inserting a screw (not shown) from the front side and screwing it into the screw hole 2a of the switch box 2. When the later-described function module 9 for expansion is not connected, the end cover 28 is attached to both sides.

Here, as the functional module 8 connected to the gate device 3 of the switch box 2 of the high position HP, for example, a hooking ceiling rosette type functional module having a hooking blade connecting portion 38 corresponding to a hooking plug of a lighting fixture, There are a sensor type functional module (not shown) provided with a sensor and the like, a camera type functional module (not shown) further provided with a surveillance camera, and a functional module 52 having a speaker SP such as BGM. In the middle position MP, a functional module having a switch S for turning on / off a lighting fixture, an operating unit type functional module (not shown) such as a controller of an air conditioner, and a functional module having a monitor device M are provided. is there. In the low position LP, a functional module having an outlet 37 for a power plug, a functional module having a speaker SP, and the like are connected. Next, the circuit configuration of the power outlet type functional module 8 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. As shown in the figure, the functional module 8 is connected to an outlet 37 so as to correspond to a commercial power supply AC connected via a connected part 7A, and can supply power to an external load via the outlet 37. It is like that.

  In order to make it possible to connect and use an extension function module 9 to be described later to the function module 8, the circuit configuration in FIG. That is, an AC / AC converter that drops the commercial power supply AC connected via the connected portion 7A to a predetermined voltage and increases the frequency, and applies the low-voltage AC power converted to this high frequency to the coil 12 wound around the core 11. 13, after rectifying and smoothing the low-voltage AC power supply, it is transmitted bidirectionally through the DC power supply section 14 for obtaining the operating power + V of the internal circuit composed of a stable DC voltage, and the information line L2 connected through the connected section 7B. Transmitting / receiving unit 15, an E / O converting unit 16 for E / O converting the information signal received via the information line L 2 and sending it through the light emitting element LED, and a function module 9 described later. An O / E conversion unit 17 that receives an information signal composed of an optical signal received by the light receiving element PD, performs O / E conversion, and passes it to the transmission / reception unit 15 is provided. The coil 12 and the core 11 constitute an electromagnetic coupling part that is a primary side of a transformer that constitutes a power supply means for supplying power in a non-contact manner to the function module 9 for expansion connected to the function module 8 as necessary. Thus, the core 11 is magnetically coupled to the core (not shown) of the electromagnetic coupling portion similarly provided on the side of the expansion functional module 9 to be connected as necessary, and is provided in the expansion functional module 9 by a transformer action. Power is supplied by inducing a low-voltage AC power supply voltage in the coil of the electromagnetic coupling portion. Here, the AC / AC converter 13 converts the AC power source to a higher AC frequency than the commercial frequency, thereby reducing the size of the transformer configuration by the electromagnetic coupling unit. The side surface position of the module main body 9 </ b> A in which the tip of the core 19 constituting the electromagnetic coupling portion is disposed close to the magnetic coupling portion X corresponds to the functional module 9.

On the other hand, the light emitting element LED of the E / O conversion unit 16 is used to transmit an information signal to the above-described expansion function module 9 in a non-contact manner using an optical signal. The O / E conversion unit on the expansion function module 9 side. It is opposed to a light receiving element provided in (not shown). The light receiving element LED of the O / E conversion unit 17 is for receiving an information signal transmitted as an optical signal from a connected functional module, and is connected to an E / O conversion unit (not shown) on the connected functional module side. Opposite to the light emitting element LED. Although only one set of the electromagnetic coupling part composed of the core 11 and the coil 12 is shown in FIG. 3, actually, two sets of electrically parallel parts are provided, and the light emitting element LED and O / E conversion of the E / O conversion part 16 are provided. The light-receiving elements PD of the unit 17 are also connected to different light-emitting elements LED and light-receiving elements PD, and one set is arranged at each of the internal positions close to the side walls on both sides of the module body 8A. Here, the side wall portion of the module main body 8A where the light emitting portion of the light emitting element LED and the light receiving portion of the light receiving element PD face each other is a transparent portion Y so that an optical signal can be transmitted. The light receiving element LED and the light emitting element PD are arranged so that the positions of the light receiving element LED and the light emitting element PD are reversed on the upper and lower sides on both sides of the module main body 8A, for example, with the light receiving element LED on the right side and the light emitting element PD on the lower side. The element LED is on the bottom and the light emitting element PD is on the top. And the arrangement position of the front-end | tip part of the core 11 of an electromagnetic coupling part and the up-and-down space | interval of the arrangement position of light receiving element LED and light emitting element PD are made into a fixed form. The side wall of the module main body 9A facing the light emitting element LED and the light receiving element PD is a transparent portion Y so that an optical signal can be transmitted. In FIG. 3, both the connection ports 6A and 6B of the gate device 3 and the functional module. Although the shape of the connected portions 7A and 7B of the eight connector 7 is shown in the vertical direction, it may be in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG.

Then, the outlet portion 37 is connected to the connected portion 7A corresponding to the power path so that the commercial power supply AC can be taken out from the outlet portion 37.
In addition, when it is not necessary to connect the functional module 9 for expansion, the circuit configuration for power supply and the circuit configuration for information transmission are unnecessary.

  Further, the structure of the power outlet type functional module 8 will be described. The functional module 8 has a wide groove in the width direction of the module main body 8A in the width direction of the module main body 8A as shown in FIG. A connecting groove 81 comprising 81a and a narrow groove 81b is formed to be divided into left and right by a central partition wall 82. In the connecting groove 81 on the left or right side of the partition wall 82, one half of the synthetic resin connecting body 10 shown in FIG. 4 (b) is fitted to the partition wall 82 as shown in FIG. 4 (b). The function module 9 can be mechanically coupled to the function module 8 by fitting the remaining half of the connection body 10 into a connection groove provided on the function module 9 side for expansion. The connecting body 10 is provided with a groove 10a in which a partition wall 81c for partitioning the wide groove 81a and the narrow groove 81b is fitted on the back surface, and is inserted so as to straddle both grooves 81a and 81b. Then, the decorative cover 8B is detachably attached from the front surface side, so that the connecting body 10 fitted in the connecting groove 81 is held so as not to fall off, and the coupled state is maintained. The connecting body 10 and the connecting groove 81 constitute a coupling means for the basic function module 8 and the function module 9. In addition, a commercial power supply AC outlet 37 is provided on the front surface. When the decorative cover 8B is attached to the front surface, a blade holder for a power plug is built in from the central window hole 8C of the decorative cover 8B. The outlet portion 37 is exposed. A decorative cover 8D is also attached to the front surface portion of the outlet portion 37. In addition, 23 in 4 (a) is the cover part 83 which opens and closes the connection groove part 81. FIG. The function module 8 of the hooking ceiling rosette type is merely changed to a hooking blade connecting portion 38 in which the outlet portion 37 incorporates a hooking blade blade receiver and the surface of the hooking blade insertion opening is opened.

  Next, a basic circuit configuration of the functional module 8 using the information signal will be described with reference to FIG.

  The circuit of FIG. 5 has a configuration that can correspond to an expansion functional module, and is basically the same as the circuit configuration of the functional module 8 of FIG. A function unit 30 corresponding to each type, and a function that generates a data signal corresponding to the function unit 30 that captures an information signal received by the transmission / reception unit 15 and performs signal processing, and sends the data signal to the function unit 30 through the I / O interface 27 And an arithmetic processing unit 26 having a function of processing a data signal sent from the functional unit 30 through the I / O interface 27 and transmitting it as an information signal to the transmission destination. If 30 is a sensor function or switch function, sensor detection data or switch operation data is transmitted as an information signal. The received voice data is demodulated and reproduced by the speaker of the function unit 30. If the function unit 30 is a monitoring camera function, the image data is compressed and transmitted as an information signal, and the function unit 30 is a monitor device function. In some cases, the received image data is decompressed and decoded and displayed on the monitor device. That is, a plurality of functional modules 8 having different functions are prepared depending on the configuration of the functional unit 30.

  Thus, the function module 8 is connected to the switch box 2 by connecting the connector 7 of the function module 8 suitable for each installation position to the connection port 6 of the gate device 3 in the switch box 2 arranged as described above. By attaching as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the power of the functional module 8 and the information path can be secured and arranged at the same time. Moreover, since the form of the connector 7 and the connection port 6 of the gate device 3 is standardized (standardized), the functional module 8 can be connected to any of the gate devices 3, so that it can be constructed in a layout-free manner. Various wiring systems can be developed depending on the function of the function module 8.

  Therefore, the user can perform construction freely according to his / her preferred usage pattern. Further, when the layout of the room changes in the future or when it is desired to install a new functional module 8, it can be easily performed only by attaching / detaching the functional module 8, and the interchangeability is ensured.

In addition, as a transmission system of the information signal of the wiring system of this embodiment, either baseband transmission or broadband transmission may be adopted, and any protocol may be used. One-to-one such that audio and video can be sent to and from the slave unit based on JT-H232 packets, and one or more can be operated by operation data from the control side or in the control system. Alternatively, a route control protocol corresponding to unicast or broadcast capable of one-to-N correspondence may be adopted, and the description is omitted because there is no particular limitation. Further, the protocol used between the gate devices 3 and the protocol used in the function modules 8 and 9 connected to the gate device 3 may be made different, for example, the protocol conversion may be performed by the gate device 3.
(Embodiment 2)
The gate device 3 according to the first embodiment is configured to be directly attached to the switch box 2, but in this embodiment, the gate device 3 is attached to the attachment frame 4 shown in FIG. The front portion of the gate device 3 is fitted from the back into the window hole 4a, and the gate device 3 is fixed by locking the locked portions provided on both sides of the instrument body by the locking means provided on the left and right frame pieces. It is. The mounting to the switch box 2 is performed by fastening a mounting screw (not shown) inserted through the mounting hole 4b provided in the upper and lower frame pieces of the mounting frame 4 to a screw hole (not shown) of the switch box 2. The main body is attached to the switch box 2. Further, when the mounting is performed on the wall panel with the embedded hole opened without using the switch box 2, the wall panel can be clamped with a so-called clip fitting or can be mounted with a wood screw.

  The functional module 8 corresponding to this has a circuit shown in FIG. 6 built in a flat module body 8A made of synthetic resin as shown in FIGS. , 7B are coupled to the modular connection port 6 having the power path connection port 6A and the information path connection port 6B of the gate device 3, thereby covering the front opening of the switch box 2 and switching the flange on the periphery. It is in a state of being overlapped on the wall surface around the front opening of the box 2, and in that state, a mounting screw (not shown) is inserted from the front side into a mounting hole 80 drilled in the upper and lower center. It is attached to the switch box 2 via the attachment frame 4 by being screwed and fastened into the screw holes 4c provided in the upper and lower frames.

  Further, a connecting groove 81 for connecting to the expansion functional module 9 is formed on the front surface of the module main body 8A as in the first embodiment. Note that the details of the connecting groove 81 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the same reference numerals are given.

  As the functional module 8 of the present embodiment, those other than the functional module provided with the outlet portion and the hooking blade connecting portion requiring depth are prepared. Therefore, the circuit configuration shown in FIG. 5 is adopted.

  Thus, even in the present embodiment, the connector 7 of the functional module 8 is coupled to the connection port 6 of the gate device 3 attached to the switch box 2, and the functional module 3 is connected to the connection port 6 in FIG. As shown in the figure, by attaching to the switch box 2, the power of the functional module 8 and the information path can be secured and arranged at the same time. Moreover, since the form of the connector 7 and the connection port 6 of the gate device 3 is standardized (standardized), the functional module 8 can be connected to any of the gate devices 3, so that it can be constructed in a layout-free manner, Various wiring systems can be developed by the function of the function module 8.

Therefore, the user can perform construction freely according to his / her preferred usage pattern. Further, when the layout of the room changes in the future or when it is desired to install a new functional module 8, it can be easily performed only by attaching / detaching the functional module 8, and the replaceability is ensured.
(Embodiment 3)
In the first and second embodiments, the information signal transmission is performed using the information line L1. However, in the first and second embodiments, the transmission of power (power supply) and the delivery of the information signal are different systems. However, in the present embodiment, the power path and the information path are made common by performing the transmission system of the information signal of the entire system to the power line carrier.

In other words, the preceding wiring in each switch box 2 is only the power line L1, and the connection port of the gate device 3 is configured with the connection port 6 shown in FIG. 3 only by the power path connection port 6A. The connector 7 of the module 8 also has only a connected port 7A corresponding to the power path connecting port 6A.

  When the internal circuit of the functional module 8 relays the information signal between the functional module that requires the information signal internally and the expansion functional module, as shown in FIG. In order to obtain an operating power from the AC / DC converter 52, an information signal by power line transmission is received, and a PLC modem 53 for transmitting the information signal, and received via the PLC modem 53 Provided in the arithmetic processing unit 26, the functional unit 30, the functional unit 30, and the arithmetic processing unit 26, which perform data processing of information signals and generate data of information signals transmitted by the power line carrier via the PLC modem unit 53. An I / O interface 27 is provided. Among these, the arithmetic processing unit 26, the functional unit 30, and the I / O interface 27 have the same functions as those in the first embodiment. Of course, a DC / DC converter or the like may be provided if the operating voltage is different from the supplied voltage. Further, the connection of the power path that also serves as the information path to the expansion function module 9 is performed using the connector 51. When an information signal is not required in the power outlet type or the hooking ceiling rosette type, the AC / DC conversion unit 52, the PLC modem unit 53, the arithmetic processing unit 26, the I / O interface 27, and the functional unit 30 are used. And the like, and the connector 51 is also unnecessary when it is not necessary to connect the function module 9 for expansion.

  The power line carrier modulation method employed in the present embodiment may be any of various methods such as a wideband spread spectrum method, a multi-carrier method, and an OFDM method, and is not specifically described here.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, since the power path and the information path are common, the connection port 6 of the functional module 8 to the gate device 3 is only the power path connection port 6A, and the connector 7 of the functional module 8 is also one. Since only the connected portion 7A is provided, the space for the configuration around the connection is reduced, and only the power line L1 is required for wiring, and wiring construction is simplified.

  In addition, you may provide the connection part which can connect the input-output terminal of transmission / reception in the PLC modem part 53 to access points, such as external wireless LAN, and another external information transmission system. In this case, when it is sufficient to have a function as a connection terminal, the arithmetic processing unit 26, the I / O interface 27, and the function unit 30 are not necessary.

1 is a system configuration explanatory diagram of Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) is a disassembled perspective view of the functional module used for Embodiment 1, (b) is a front view of the connection part of the gate apparatus used for Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a circuit block diagram of the gate apparatus and functional module of Embodiment 1. (A) Explanatory drawing at the time of connecting the module for an extension to the functional module used for Embodiment 1, (b) is a perspective view of the coupling body used for a connection. FIG. 5 is another circuit configuration diagram of the functional module used in the first embodiment. (A), (b) is the example of arrangement | positioning of the functional module used for Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a front view of the state which attached the gate apparatus used for Embodiment 2 to the attachment frame. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the functional module used for Embodiment 2 from a switch box. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a functional module used in Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is a layout example of functional modules used in the second embodiment. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram of a functional module used in Embodiment 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

L1 Power line L2 Information line 1 Distribution board 2 Switch box 3 Gate device 6A Power path connection port 6B Information path connection port 6 Connection port 8 Functional module 28 End cover 37 Outlet part 38 Hook plug connection part S Switch M Monitor SP Speaker MB Main Breaker BB Branch breaker AC Commercial power supply NT Internet GW Gateway

Claims (6)

One or a plurality of gate devices having connection ports formed by modularizing power path connection ports connected to power lines and information path connection ports connected to information lines, and power path connection ports of the gate devices And a functional module having a connector connected to the information path connection port. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement and shape of the power path connection port and the information path connection port and the shape of the connector are fixed. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the functional module receives power supply from a power path connection port of the gate device to which the connector is connected. The wiring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gate device is embedded in a construction through an attachment frame standardized for an embedded wiring device. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types having different functions are prepared as the functional modules. 6. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein information signal transmission is performed by power line conveyance, and the power path connection port and the information path connection port of the gate device are configured by the same connection port. .

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