JP2007127569A - Optical annunciating system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical annunciating system for surely annunciating to users by visual observation that it is a preset time. <P>SOLUTION: An article P used during announcement includes an optical annunciator 1 comprising a power source 2, an emission means 3, and a timer switch 4 for outputting a current to the emission means 3 from the power source 2 when it is an annunciating set time by setting a time starting to output the current from the power source 2 to the emission means 3. Then, the article P used during announcement is any one of an instrument, food, a portable bag and suitcase, a telephone set, a mobile phone, a timepiece, a doll, and a key holder. Next, the emission means 3 is any one of an LED element capable of emission in various colors, a bulb or a liquid crystal display lamp. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical notification system capable of notifying a user that a desired time has been reached by an optical form.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various notification systems that notify a user with a buzzer sound when notifying a user that a desired time has been reached.
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  However, in the conventional notification system using a buzzer sound, the sound itself is noisy. For example, use in a public place such as a hospital causes trouble for others (other patients).

  Further, when such a notification system is used at a plurality of locations in, for example, a factory or an office, it is difficult to instantly identify where the sound source is. In particular, in a noisy factory, such a notification sound is difficult to hear.

  Furthermore, in order to generate such a buzzer sound, a considerably large amount of power is required, so that the consumption of the battery and power is severe.

  In addition, such a conventional notification system using a buzzer sound also reduces fun and enjoyment alone.

  Therefore, the present invention was created in view of the circumstances that existed in the past, such as factories and companies that are not annoying to others even in public places such as hospitals, and that are noisy. Even if it is, etc., the user can easily be notified that the desired time has been reached, and can be used for a long time with low power consumption. It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical notification system that can provide fun and enjoyment that cannot be obtained with a notification system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a power source, a light emitting unit, and a time for starting output of current from the power source to the light emitting unit are set, and when the notification set time is reached, the light emitting unit from the power source. And an optical alarm comprising a timer switch means for outputting a current to an article used at the time of notification.

  The article used at the time of the notification is any of an instrument, food, a portable bag / bag, a telephone, a mobile phone, a clock, a piano, a doll, and a key holder.

  Light notification comprising a power supply, a light emitting means, and a timer switch means for setting a time for starting the output of current from the power supply to the light emitting means and outputting the current from the power supply to the light emitting means when the notification set time is reached. The apparatus can be installed in a predetermined area in any one of a house, an office, a company, a factory, and a hospital.

  Light notification comprising a power supply, a light emitting means, and a timer switch means for setting a time for starting the output of current from the power supply to the light emitting means and outputting the current from the power supply to the light emitting means when the notification set time is reached. The device is built in a light transmissive panel on which a plurality of notification contents are written.

  The timer switch means includes a current output means for supplying current from the power source to the light emitting means, a timer means for setting a time for starting output of the current, and a time-up signal corresponding to the notification set time is output from the timer means. Output control means for controlling the operation of the current output means to output a current from the power source to the light emitting means.

  The timer means includes an ON-OFF switch that can be set by a user at a desired time.

  The light emitting means is an LED element or a light bulb or a liquid crystal display lamp that can emit light in various colors.

  The light emitting means can change the color of light depending on the article used at the time of notification, a usage pattern in a predetermined area, or a notification type of a panel on which a plurality of notification contents are written. It has become.

  The power source uses a battery or a household power source.

  According to the present invention, it is easy for a user to reach a desired time even in a public place such as a hospital without disturbing others, and even in a noisy factory or company. In addition, it can be used for a long time with low power consumption, and in addition, the user can be sufficiently provided with fun and enjoyment that cannot be obtained by a conventional buzzer sound notification system.

  That is, the light notification system according to the present invention sets a power source, a light emitting unit, and a time for starting output of current from the power source to the light emitting unit, and outputs a current from the power source to the light emitting unit when the notification set time is reached. Since the article used at the time of notification is provided with the light alarm device comprising the timer switch means for causing the notification, the user is surely notified by light that the article has been used at a preset time. be able to.

  Since the article used at the time of the notification is any one of an instrument, food, a portable bag / bag, a telephone, a cellular phone, a watch, a piano, a doll, and a key holder, the user desires to use these articles. The fact that the time has been reached can be notified to the user. For example, the light notification system according to the present invention is set on the piano to notify the time to start practice, set in a bag or bag and taken to school or cram school, waiting time with a person, going out, To inform the time to call, to set the food on the table, etc., to inform the child's snack time, to set the phone or mobile phone, etc. it can.

  Light notification comprising a power supply, a light emitting means, and a timer switch means for setting a time for starting the output of current from the power supply to the light emitting means and outputting the current from the power supply to the light emitting means when the notification set time is reached. Since the device can be installed in a predetermined area of any one of a house, office, company, factory, and hospital, it is possible to make a notification according to each user's place. For example, even in a public place such as a hospital, others are not inconvenienced, and even in a noisy factory or company, the user can easily be notified by light that the desired time has been reached. Can do.

  Light notification comprising a power supply, a light emitting means, and a timer switch means for setting a time for starting the output of current from the power supply to the light emitting means and outputting the current from the power supply to the light emitting means when the notification set time is reached. Since the device is built in a light transmissive panel on which a plurality of notification contents are written, it is possible to know the notification contents by causing the panel to emit light at the set time. It is possible to reliably notify the user by light that the scheduled time for executing one of the schedules has been reached.

  The timer switch means includes a current output means for supplying current from the power source to the light emitting means, a timer means for setting a time for starting output of the current, and a time-up signal corresponding to the notification set time is output from the timer means. Since the output control means for controlling the operation of the current output means to output the current from the power source to the light emitting means is provided, a reliable timer switch can be obtained at low cost.

  The timer means includes an ON-OFF switch that can be set by a user at a desired time, so that a predetermined time can be set easily and quickly.

  Since the light emitting means is an LED element or a light bulb or a liquid crystal display lamp that can emit light in various colors, a light notification system using a light-emitting body with low power consumption can be obtained, and for example, in a public place such as a hospital Even in such a case, it is possible to easily notify the user that the desired time has been reached even in a factory or company where the noise is severe, without causing trouble to others.

  Since the light emitting means can change the color of the light according to the article used at the time of notification, the usage pattern in a predetermined area, or the type of notification of the panel on which a plurality of notification contents are written. In addition, various light effects can be produced in association with the light notification, and the fun and enjoyment that cannot be obtained by the conventional notification system using a buzzer sound can be sufficiently provided.

  Since the power source uses a battery or a household power source, it is possible to easily provide a light notification system using a light notification device that can be used for a long time with low power consumption.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 shown in the figure is a book for informing a user that a desired time has been reached by an optical form. It is the optical alarm shown by the block structure used in the optical alarm system which concerns on invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the light alarm 1 is used by storing a button-type battery as a power source 2 so as to be convenient for carrying, or connected to a household AC100V power source. In addition, the light emitting device 3 includes any one of an LED element, a light bulb such as a bean lamp, and a liquid crystal display lamp that can emit light in various colors, and further starts to output current from the power source 2 to the light emitting device 3. A timer switch means 4 is built-in that can output current from the power source 2 to the light emitting means 3 when the time is set and the notification set time is reached.

  Furthermore, as an example of a specific configuration of the timer switch means 4, as shown in FIG. 2, a current output means 5 for flowing a current from the power source 2 to the light emitting means 3, and a time for starting to output the current are set. For outputting the current from the power source 2 to the light emitting means 3 by controlling the operation of the current output means 5 when the timer means 6 outputs a time-up signal corresponding to the notification set time. The control means 7 is comprised. The configuration of the timer switch means 4 is only an example for embodying the present invention, and it is needless to say that other circuit types may be adopted without being limited thereto.

  The timer means 6 is connected to, for example, a current time setting button 8, a current output time setting button 9, a reset button 10 and the like having an ON-OFF switch structure so that the user can set a desired time. The timer means 6 is provided with, for example, a liquid crystal type display means 11 so that these time setting operations can be easily confirmed.

  And as this article | item P used at the time of alert | reporting this light alarm device 1, as shown, for example in FIG. 3, for example, an appliance, foodstuff, a portable bag, a bag, a telephone, a mobile phone, a clock, a piano, a doll in a house It is attached to any of the key holders via, for example, a double-sided adhesive tape Q with release paper so that it can be recognized by light that the article P has been used at a preset time. Needless to say, the article P may be manufactured in a state where the light alarm device 1 is built in the article P at the time of manufacturing the article P. In addition to the double-sided adhesive tape Q shown in the figure, a male and female face tape (Magic tape “registered trademark”) and other known fixing means can be used as the light alarm 1 attachment means.

  Moreover, the light alarm device 1 having the above-described configuration may be installed in a predetermined area in any one of a house, an office, a company, a factory, a hospital, and the like.

  Next, an example of use and operation of the best mode configured as described above will be described. The light alarm 1 is attached to the article P used at the time of notification via a double-sided adhesive tape Q with release paper. Adhere. After resetting the light alarm device 1 by the operation of the reset button 10, the setting operation of the current time setting button 8 and the setting operation of the current output time setting button 9 are performed while viewing the display unit 11.

  When the set time is reached, a time-up signal corresponding to the notification set time is output from the timer means 6 of the light alarm 1, and the output control means 7 is activated. The output control means 7 operates the current output means 5. And a current is output from the power source 2 to the light emitting means 3 to emit light. Thereby, it can be recognized by light that the article P has been used at a preset time.

FIG. 4 shows another form of use of the optical alarm 1.
In this embodiment, the light alarm device 1 including the power source, the light emitting means, and the timer switch means is built in a light transmissive panel on which the contents of notification are written.

  That is, on the surface of the panel body 12, a plurality of light transmissive panels 13 on which a plurality of notification contents such as a snack, a meal, a cram school, a television, a school, and a piano are written are arranged, On the side, an ON-OFF switch 14 is arranged so that the user can set a desired time. In each panel 13, the light alarm 1 is built, and the light emitting means 3 irradiates the rear surface of the panel 13.

  In use, the child sets each panel 13 at each time by the ON-OFF switch 14, and when the set time is reached, the panel 13 emits light with the written contents.

  Further, as another form of the light alarm 1, the light emitting means 3 is used for notifying an article used at the time of the notification, a usage pattern in a predetermined area, or a panel on which a plurality of notification contents are written. Depending on the type, the color of light may be arbitrarily changed, for example, blue or pink. Furthermore, the article P to be used is not necessarily limited to the aforementioned articles.

It is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a method of use in the best mode for carrying out the present invention. It is a block block diagram of a light alarm device similarly. It is explanatory drawing which similarly shows the usage example of a light alarm. It is a front view which shows the other usage pattern of a light alarm.

Explanation of symbols

P Article Q Double-sided adhesive tape 1 Light alarm 2 Power source 3 Light emitting means 4 Timer switch means 5 Current output means 6 Timer means 7 Output control means 8 Current time setting button 9 Current output time setting button 10 Reset button 11 Display means 12 Panel Body 13 Panel 14 ON-OFF switch

Claims (9)

  Light notification comprising a power supply, a light emitting means, and a timer switch means for setting a time for starting the output of current from the power supply to the light emitting means and outputting the current from the power supply to the light emitting means when the notification set time is reached. An optical notification system comprising a container for an article used for notification.   The light notification system according to claim 1, wherein the article used at the time of notification is any one of an instrument, food, a portable bag / bag, a telephone, a mobile phone, a clock, a piano, a doll, and a key holder.   Light notification comprising a power supply, a light emitting means, and a timer switch means for setting a time for starting the output of current from the power supply to the light emitting means and outputting the current from the power supply to the light emitting means when the notification set time is reached. An optical alarm system characterized in that the apparatus can be installed in a predetermined area of any one of a house, office, company, factory, or hospital.   Light notification comprising a power supply, a light emitting means, and a timer switch means for setting a time for starting the output of current from the power supply to the light emitting means and outputting the current from the power supply to the light emitting means when the notification set time is reached. A light notification system characterized in that the device is built in a light transmissive panel on which a plurality of notification contents are written.   The timer switch means includes a current output means for supplying current from the power source to the light emitting means, a timer means for setting a time for starting output of the current, and a time-up signal corresponding to the notification set time is output from the timer means. The light notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising output control means for controlling the operation of the current output means to output a current from the power source to the light emitting means.   6. The light notification system according to claim 5, wherein the timer means includes an ON-OFF switch that can be set by a user at a desired time.   The light notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the light emitting means is an LED element, a light bulb, or a liquid crystal display lamp that can emit light in various colors.   The light emitting means can change the color of light in accordance with an article used at the time of notification, a usage pattern in a predetermined area, or a notification type of a panel on which a plurality of notification contents are written. Item 8. The optical notification system according to any one of Items 1 to 7.   The light notification system according to claim 1, wherein the power source uses a battery or a household power source.

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