JP2008008102A - Remote controller for solar radiation shielding apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller for electrically driven blind capable of easily setting a scheduled operation of the blind and also simplifying the configuration of the blind. <P>SOLUTION: This remote controller comprises a remote controlling transmitter capable of outputting operation signals; a remote controlling receiver capable of receiving operation signals and transmitting control signals; and a motor for driving solar radiation shielding members based on the control signals. The remote controlling receiver has a remote control unit for a solar radiation shielding apparatus equipped with a scheduled operation setting device permitting the scheduled operation which has to be set for automatically controlling the operation of the solar radiation shielding members based on the operation signal. Said scheduled operation setting device is equipped with time setting devices 22 and 28 capable of setting the time when the scheduled operation is to be performed, which can be set as an execution time in the relevant scheduled operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device for remotely operating an electric horizontal blind.

  The electric blind, which can be operated remotely by the remote control device, consists of a remote control transmitter, remote control receiver, and electric blind body. The operation signal of the transmitter is received by the receiver and the motor arranged in the head box is driven. Thus, the slat is moved up and down and the angle is adjusted. The receiver is attached to the head box or a wall surface near the head box.

  In addition, an electric blind has been proposed that can set an automatic schedule operation that performs a slat lifting operation or a slat angle adjustment operation set at a preset time. A remote control transmitter equipped with a schedule operation setting function is also practical. It has become.

Patent Document 1 discloses a shutter remote control device having a schedule operation setting function.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-140954

  In the remote control device described in Patent Document 1, in order to set a schedule operation, a liquid crystal display unit that displays time, a plurality of operation buttons for setting time, and a lifting operation of a shutter are set. A plurality of operation buttons are provided.

Therefore, since the number of operation buttons increases and a liquid crystal display unit is necessary, the cost increases and the operation surface of the remote control device increases.
Further, in order to set the schedule operation, it is necessary to operate a large number of operation buttons in a predetermined order, and there is a problem that the setting work becomes complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device for an electric blind that can easily set the schedule operation of the electric blind and can simplify the configuration thereof.

  In claim 1, a remote control transmitter that outputs an operation signal, a remote control receiver that receives the operation signal and outputs a control signal, and a motor that drives a solar shading material based on the control signal, In the remote control device of the solar shading device, the remote control receiver includes a schedule operation setting device capable of setting a schedule operation for automatically controlling the operation of the solar shading material based on the operation signal. The apparatus includes a time setting device that sets a time when a schedule operation setting operation is performed as an execution time of the schedule operation.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the schedule operation setting device includes an operation pattern storage unit that stores a plurality of operation patterns for a schedule operation in advance, and the operation pattern and a time for executing the operation pattern based on the operation signal. The time setting device includes a clock function, a current time storage unit that stores a time when the operation pattern is selected, and the selected operation pattern and the time. And a timer setting storage unit for storing them in correspondence with each other.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the remote control receiver includes a display unit for identifying a plurality of set schedule operations, and the display unit lights the light emitting diodes so that the plurality of schedule operations can be identified.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the display unit includes one light emitting diode, and the calculation unit causes the light emitting diode to blink in a blinking pattern in which the plurality of schedule operations can be identified.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while setting the schedule operation | movement of an electric blind can be performed easily, the remote control apparatus of the electric blind which can simplify the structure can be provided.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The electric horizontal blind shown in FIG. 1 performs the angle adjustment operation of the slats by the driving force of the motor, and manually performs the elevation operation of the slats. The angle adjustment operation of the slats is performed according to the schedule operation set in advance by the remote control device. It can be controlled.

  A multi-stage slat 3 is supported by a ladder cord 2 suspended from the head box 1, and a bottom rail 4 is suspended from the lower end of the ladder cord 2. An upper end portion of the ladder cord 2 is attached to a ladder cord suspension device in the head box 1. Both end portions of the head box 1 are fixed to a mounting surface via a mounting bracket 1a.

  In each slat 3, a lifting / lowering cord 5 is inserted in the vicinity of a support position by the ladder cord 2, and one end of the lifting / lowering cord 5 is connected to the bottom rail 4. The other end of the lifting / lowering cord 5 is guided in one direction in the head box 1 and hangs downward from a stopper device 6 provided at one end of the head box 1. An operation cord 8 is connected to each lifting cord 5 suspended from the head box 1 through a cord equalizer 7.

  Then, by operating the operation cord 8 and pulling the lifting / lowering cord 5 from the head box 1, the bottom rail 4 is pulled up and sequentially pulled up from the lower slat 3. In addition, if the lifting / lowering cord 5 is pulled into the head box 1 using the weight of the bottom rail 4 and the slat 3, the bottom rail 4 is lowered and is supported by the ladder cord 2 sequentially from the upper slat 3. Return to.

If the operation cord 8 is released, the stopper device 6 is actuated to prevent the bottom rail 4 from falling by its own weight, and the slat 3 and the bottom rail 4 are suspended and supported at a desired height.
A drive shaft (not shown) is rotatably supported in the head box 1, and the drive shaft is rotationally driven by a motor 9 disposed at the other end of the head box 1. When the drive shaft is rotated by the operation of the motor 9, each slat 3 is rotated via the ladder cord suspension device and the ladder cord 2.

  The motor 9 is controlled by a remote control device. The remote control device includes a transmitter 10 and a receiver 11, and the receiver 11 is attached to a wall surface or the like near the head box 1. A wiring 12 extending from the receiver 11 is connected to a wiring 13 extending from the motor 9 via a connector 14. The receiver 11 receives an operation signal output from the transmitter 10 and outputs a control signal to the motor 9 based on the operation signal, or can set a schedule operation.

  Three operation buttons are provided on the front surface of the transmitter 10. The first rotation operation button 15 located in the upper part is an operation button for performing the rotation operation to one side of the slat 3 and the setting of the schedule operation.

  The stop button 16 located in the middle part is an operation button for stopping the slat rotation operation and setting the schedule operation. The second rotation operation button 17 located in the lower part is an operation button for performing the rotation operation to the other side of the slat 3 and the setting of the schedule operation.

A light emitting unit 10 a that outputs an infrared signal based on the operation of each of the buttons 15, 16, and 17 is provided at the top of the transmitter 10.
FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the transmitter 10. Operation signals of the operation buttons 15, 16, and 17 are output to the control unit 18, and the control unit 18 outputs a light emission signal based on the operation signals to the output unit 19. The output unit 19 outputs an infrared signal based on the input light emission signal. A power supply voltage is supplied from the power supply unit 20 to the control unit 18 and the output unit 19. The power source unit 20 uses a dry battery stored in the transmitter 10 as a power source.

  FIG. 3 shows an electrical configuration of the receiver 11. The receiver 11 has a function as a schedule operation setting device that sets a schedule operation based on the setting operation of the transmitter 10 and controls the angle adjustment operation of the slat 3 based on the set schedule operation.

  The input unit 21 includes a receiving element that receives an infrared signal output from the transmitter 10, and the received signal is output to the calculation unit 22. As shown in FIG. 1, the input unit 21 is located inside the lower case 23 of the receiver 11. The lower case 23 is made of milky white synthetic resin and can transmit infrared signals.

A display unit 24, an output unit 25, an operation pattern storage unit 26, a timer setting storage unit 27, a current time storage unit 28 and a power supply unit 29 are connected to the calculation unit 22.
The display unit 24 is composed of, for example, one green light emitting diode, and is disposed inside the lower case 23 as shown in FIG. Then, the blinking operation is performed based on the drive signal output from the calculation unit 22, and the blinking operation can be seen through from the outside of the lower case 23.

  The operation pattern storage unit 26 stores a plurality of operation patterns for performing a schedule operation in advance. The timer setting storage unit 27 can store a plurality of times for performing a schedule operation and an operation pattern corresponding to the time.

  The current time storage unit 28 can store the time when the transmitter 10 sets the schedule operation. That is, the arithmetic unit 22 is provided with a clock function, and functions as a time setting device that stores the time based on the setting signal output from the arithmetic unit 22 when the transmitter 10 sets the schedule operation. It has.

The output unit 25 controls the operation of the motor 9 based on a control signal output from the calculation unit 22.
The power supply unit 29 supplies a DC voltage supplied from the adapter 30 shown in FIG. The calculation unit 22 controls the setting of the schedule operation and the operation of the motor 9 based on the reception signal output from the input unit 21 and a preset program.

  Next, the setting operation of the schedule operation by the remote controller as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a case is shown in which three types of pattern operations are set at three different times.

  When starting the setting of the schedule operation, first, the stop button 16 of the transmitter 10 is continuously pressed for 5 seconds or more. Then, the calculation unit 22 of the receiver 11 receives the long press operation of the stop button 16 and shifts to the timer number selection mode of the timer setting operation, that is, the schedule setting operation (step 1).

  Next, the calculation unit 22 sets the timer reservation number T and the operation pattern number P (step 2). Here, both T and P are set to 3. Next, the computing unit 22 initially sets 1 to the timer number t and the operation pattern number p (step 3). When 1 is set to the timer number t, the light emitting diode (LED) of the display unit 24 is turned on once, for example, after being turned off for 1 second (step 4).

  In this state, when the timer number t is switched in the increasing direction, the first rotation operation button 15 is pressed (step 5). Then, when the current timer number t is 1, 1 is added and the timer number t becomes 2 (steps 6 and 7). Further, when the current timer number t is 2, 1 is added and the timer number t becomes 3. If the current timer number t is 3, the timer number t is 1 (steps 6 and 8).

  When the timer number t is set to 2, the display unit 24 is in a state of blinking twice after being extinguished for 1 second. When the timer number t is set to 3, the display unit 24 is in a state of blinking three times after being turned off for 1 second.

  On the other hand, when the timer number t is switched in the decreasing direction, the second rotation operation button 17 is pressed (step 9). Then, when the current timer number t is 1, 3 is set to the timer number t (steps 10 and 11).

  When the current timer number t is 2, 1 is subtracted and the timer number t becomes 1. If the current timer number t is 3, 1 is subtracted and the timer number t becomes 2 (steps 10 and 12).

  After setting the timer number t in this way, when setting the operation pattern number p to the timer number t, the stop button 16 is pressed for 5 seconds or longer (step 13). Then, the calculation unit 22 shifts to the operation pattern setting mode, and since the operation pattern number p is set to 1 in step 3, the state where the display unit 24 is turned on for 1 second and then turned off once is repeated (steps). 14).

  When the operation pattern number p is switched in the increasing direction, the first rotation operation button 15 is pressed (step 15). Then, when the current operation pattern number p is 1, 1 is added and the operation pattern number p becomes 2 (steps 16 and 17). Further, when the current operation pattern number p is 2, 1 is added and the operation pattern number p becomes 3. If the current operation pattern number p is 3, the operation pattern number p is 1 (steps 16 and 18).

  When the operation pattern number p is set to 2, the display unit 24 lights up for 1 second and then blinks twice. When the operation pattern number p is set to 3, the display unit 24 lights up for 1 second and then blinks 3 times.

  On the other hand, when the operation pattern number p is switched in the decreasing direction, the second rotation operation button 17 is pressed (step 19). Then, when the current operation pattern number p is 1, 3 is set to the operation pattern number p (steps 20 and 21).

  When the current operation pattern number p is 2, 1 is subtracted and the operation pattern number p becomes 1. If the current operation pattern number p is 3, 1 is subtracted to 2 (steps 20 and 22).

  Here, when the operation pattern number p is 1, it is an operation pattern in which the slat 3 is rotated to the fully closed state so that the outdoor side is a convex surface. When the operation pattern number p is 2, it is an operation pattern for rotating the slat 3 in the horizontal direction. When the operation pattern number p is 3, the slat 3 is fully closed so that the indoor side is a convex surface. It is an operation pattern to be rotated. Such an operation pattern is stored in the operation pattern storage unit 26 in advance.

  After the operation pattern number p is set in this way, when the stop button 16 is pressed for 5 seconds or longer (step 23), the calculation unit 22 stores the current time in the current time storage unit 28 (step 24). The current time and the selected timer number t and operation pattern number p are stored in the timer setting storage unit 27 (step 25). Then, the display unit 24 stops blinking and is turned off (step 26), and the schedule setting operation is terminated.

By such an operation, the timer setting storage unit 27 can set three types of time and an operation pattern corresponding to each time.
In the electric blind in which the schedule operation is set as described above, when the time set for each timer number t is reached, the angle adjustment operation of the slat 3 is automatically performed with the operation pattern p set for the timer number t. .

Moreover, if the 1st rotation operation button 15 or the 2nd rotation operation button 17 and the stop button 16 are operated, the rotation operation of the slat 3 can also be performed at arbitrary time.
In the electric horizontal blind configured as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) A schedule operation can be set by the remote control device, and the angle of the slat 3 can be automatically adjusted based on the schedule operation.
(2) The schedule operation can be set by operating the three operation buttons 15, 16, and 17 of the transmitter 10. Therefore, the schedule setting operation can be easily performed, and the number of operation buttons of the transmitter 10 can be reduced to reduce the cost.
(3) The schedule operation can be set while confirming the setting contents by the blinking operation of the display unit 24 of the receiver 11. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a display unit such as a liquid crystal screen in the transmitter 10, and only one light emitting diode provided in the receiver 11 is sufficient. Therefore, the transmitter 10 can be downsized and cost can be reduced.
(4) Since the time at which the schedule operation setting operation is performed is the time at which the automatic operation by the schedule operation is performed, complicated time setting is unnecessary, and the setting operation can be performed easily.
(5) The transmitter 10 has only a function of outputting an infrared signal corresponding to the operation of each button and does not have a display unit such as a liquid crystal screen. Therefore, the transmitter 10 has a function and program for different schedule operations. Again, a common transmitter 10 can be used. Therefore, the cost can be reduced by sharing the transmitter 10.

You may implement the said embodiment in the following aspects.
-You may incorporate the raising / lowering operation | movement of the slat 3 in schedule operation | movement. In this case, an elevating device that elevates and lowers the slat 3 electrically is necessary.
A plurality of light emitting diodes having different colors may be provided as the display unit 24, and the timer number or operation pattern may be displayed by the difference in color of the light emitting diodes.
-An infrared signal may be output from one transmitter to a plurality of receivers, and a plurality of electric blinds may be operated in parallel.
-It can be applied to schedule operations for lifting and lowering operations such as tucking curtains, pleated curtains, and roll blinds.

It is a perspective view which shows the electric horizontal blind of one embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a transmitter. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a receiver. It is a flowchart which shows schedule setting operation | movement. It is a flowchart which shows schedule setting operation | movement.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Slat (sunlight shielding material), 9 ... Motor, 10 ... Transmitter, 11 ... Receiver, 9 ... Transmitter, 10 ... Receiver, 22 ... Schedule operation setting device, time setting device (arithmetic unit), 26 ... Operation pattern storage unit, 27 ... timer setting storage unit, 28 ... time setting device (current time storage unit).

Claims (4)

A remote control transmitter that outputs operation signals;
A remote control receiver that receives the operation signal and outputs a control signal;
A motor for driving the solar shading material based on the control signal;
In the remote control receiver, based on the operation signal, in the remote control device of the solar shading device provided with a schedule operation setting device capable of setting a schedule operation to automatically control the operation of the solar shading material,
The schedule operation setting device includes a time setting device that sets a time when a schedule operation setting operation is performed as an execution time of the schedule operation. The schedule operation setting device includes:
An operation pattern storage unit storing a plurality of operation patterns for schedule operation in advance;
A calculation unit that selects the operation pattern and a time to execute the operation pattern based on the operation signal;
The time setting device includes:
The arithmetic unit having a clock function;
A current time storage unit for storing the time at which the operation pattern is selected;
The remote control device for a solar radiation shielding device according to claim 1, further comprising a timer setting storage unit that stores the selected operation pattern and the time in association with each other.   The remote control receiver includes a display unit for identifying a plurality of set schedule operations, and the display unit lights up a light emitting diode so that the plurality of schedule operations can be identified. The remote control device for solar radiation shielding device according to 2.   The said display part is equipped with one light emitting diode as a display part, The said calculating part blinks the said light emitting diode by the blink pattern which enabled identification of these some schedule operation | movement. Remote control device for shielding device.

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