JP2008009546A - Network household electrical appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remotely turn on/off the power source of a household electrical appliance while a standby power is 0. <P>SOLUTION: A communication adaptor 2 to be operated with a power source different from that of the household electrical appliance main body is mounted on a household electrical appliance 1, and the wake-up mechanism of the household electrical appliance is operated from a terminal 13 connecting the household electrical appliance main body to the communication adaptor, and the power source of the household electrical appliance is remotely turned on/off while a standby power is 0. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a network home appliance characterized by remote power control.

Conventionally, for home appliances that are not turned on, for example, when the home appliances can be operated by means other than direct operation of the home appliances, such as turning on the power with a remote controller, an instruction signal from the remote controller to the home appliances In order to wait for a remote control communication circuit that is always energized and waits for a weak current, there is a problem that home appliances consume power (standby power) because of the operation that is not the original operation of home appliances .
JP 2003-195989 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and is a terminal that attaches a communication adapter that operates with a power source different from the home appliance main body to the home appliance, and connects the home appliance main body and the communication adapter. Network home appliances that can be remotely operated with zero standby power by receiving power supply and wake-up instructions for operating the wake-up mechanism of home appliances from The purpose is to do.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a network home appliance in which a communication adapter is attached and executes data communication with other home appliances, and power control for turning on / off the operating power of the network home appliance is performed on the communication adapter. The power supply control is operated by the power from the communication adapter connected to the power supply means.

  In the network home appliance according to the first aspect of the present invention, the power control for turning on / off the operating power of the network home appliance is connected to the power supply means of the communication adapter, and the power control is operated by the power from the communication adapter. It is possible to remotely control the power on / off while the standby power on the device side is zero.

  The network home appliance of the invention of claim 2 is built in the home appliance, and includes a device power supply circuit that supplies operating power to the home appliance, a power control that turns on and off the device power supply circuit, the home appliance, and other home appliances. A communication adapter attached to the household electrical appliance for data communication with the device, and a power supply unit built in the communication adapter and supplying operating power to the power control.

  In the network home appliance according to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation power is supplied from the communication adapter to the power supply control of the home appliance by the power supply means, and the device power supply circuit is turned on / off by this power supply control. The power on / off can be remotely controlled from the communication adapter side while the standby power is zero.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the network home appliance according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication adapter includes a battery for operating the communication adapter and power control of the network home appliance as the power supply means. In addition, it is possible to remotely control the power on / off of the home appliance with the weak power of the battery power source.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the network home appliance according to the first or second aspect, wherein the power supply control and the device power supply circuit are configured so that the device power supply circuit can operate independently even if the communication adapter is not attached to the network home appliance. In addition to remote control by a communication adapter, the user can directly turn on / off the power as a normal home appliance.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the network home appliance according to the first or second aspect, the power supply unit of the communication adapter is a power supply line connected to the network home appliance or a power supply control separate from the power supply line The power supply is controlled using the control line of the communication adapter, and the power supply of the communication adapter is turned on / off using the power supply line alone or a control line for power supply control different from the power supply line. Can be remotely controlled.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the network home appliance according to the first or second aspect, the communication adapter is a command stored in a self-adapter or a command transmitted from an external controller for power control of the network home appliance. The communication adapter can perform the power control of the home appliance based on a command transmitted from an external controller or a schedule stored in the own adapter.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the network home appliance according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the network home appliance uses a data line or a control line connected to the communication adapter for control of the power control. It is characterized by notifying the status of control, and the power supply state on the home appliance side can be confirmed from the communication adapter side.

  According to the present invention, since the home appliance is remotely controlled by using the power of the communication adapter by attaching the communication adapter to the home appliance, the home appliance consumes standby power. The power on / off can be remotely controlled without any problems.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Network home appliances that implement the present invention are home appliances with zero standby power, such as microwave ovens and washing machines, which are connected to a home network and remotely controlled on / off by data communication. A laundry adapter is set and operated from a remote location, and a communication adapter for transmitting the operation state and failure information of the home appliance is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the home electric appliance 1 is powered by a power supply circuit 3 for supplying power from a household power source such as AC 100 V and a communication adapter 2, and wakes up to control on / off of the power supply circuit 3. (WakeUP) circuit 4, home appliance operation unit 5 for a user to operate the home appliance such as turning on / off the home appliance 1, a household appliance such as a cooking portion if a microwave oven, and a laundry function portion if laundry The home appliance operating unit 6 that is a part that plays an essential role of the device, and the home appliance microcomputer 7 that performs logical control of these units are provided.

  The power supply circuit 3 in the home appliance 1 takes a logical OR of the power on / off signal by the operation from the home appliance operation unit 5 by the user and the home appliance wake-up signal from the wake-up circuit 4, and has either input. By controlling the switch element SW, the power on / off of the home appliance 1 is controlled.

  The wake-up circuit 4 in the home appliance 1 is logically connected to the power supply circuit 3 of the home appliance 1, but is electrically insulated from the power supply circuit 3 because it operates by power feeding from the communication adapter 2. Yes, only logic signals from the wake-up circuit 4 reach the power supply circuit 3 of the home appliance 1. Since the wakeup circuit 4 is insulated from the power supply circuit 3 of the home appliance 1, the wakeup circuit 4 can operate independently by power supply from the communication adapter 2 even when the home appliance 1 is turned off.

  FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the communication adapter 2. The communication adapter 2 includes a transmission / reception unit 10 that communicates with the home network controller 20, a power supply unit 11, and an adapter microcomputer (adapter microcomputer) 12. The communication adapter 2 includes a wake-up terminal 13 that outputs a wake-up signal, a power supply circuit 3 of the electrical device 1, a power supply terminal 14 that exchanges power with the wake-up circuit 4, and a data line terminal 15 for data communication. And connected to the home appliance 1.

  The power supply unit 11 of the communication adapter 2 receives power from, for example, the AC adapter 16 or the built-in battery 17. The power supply unit 11 is also connected to a power supply terminal 14 and a wakeup terminal 13. The adapter microcomputer 12 is a part that performs operations other than the power supply processing of the communication adapter 1. For example, it corresponds to a function of communicating with the controller 20 and other home appliances using a network.

  The power supply terminal 14 of the communication adapter 2 connects the communication adapter 2 to the home appliance 1 and supplies power. The wake-up terminal 13 connects the communication adapter 2 and the home appliance 1 and exchanges a wake-up signal.

  Next, the operation of the network home appliance having the above configuration will be described.

(1) Operation of home appliance when no communication adapter is attached When the user operates the home appliance operation unit 5 to instruct to turn on the home appliance 1, the instruction is transmitted to the power supply circuit 3 and supplied with AC 100V power. And the start of operation | movement is notified from the power supply circuit 3 with respect to the household appliance operation part 6, and the whole household appliances 1 start operation | movement. Further, when the user operates the home appliance operation unit 5 to instruct to turn off the home appliance 1, the instruction is transmitted to the power supply circuit 3. When the operation end is transmitted from the power supply circuit 3 to the home appliance operation unit 6 and the home appliance operation unit 6 ends the operation, the power supply from the AC 100V power source received by the power supply circuit 3 is stopped, and the operation of the entire home appliance 1 is started. Stop.

(2) Operation | movement of household appliances when a communication adapter is used In FIG. 3, the operation | movement sequence of the household appliances 1 at the time of using the communication adapter 2 is shown. Here, the operation state of the home appliance 1 is defined as follows.

  (I) Home appliance stop state: The communication adapter 2 operates by receiving power supply from an external power source such as the AC adapter 16 connected to the power supply unit 11 or the built-in battery 17. In addition, power is supplied to the wake-up circuit 4 of the home appliance 1 through the power supply terminal 14. On the other hand, the wake-up circuit 4 of the home appliance 1 operates by receiving power supply from the communication adapter 2 through the power supply terminal 14. Since the power supply circuit 3 of the home appliance 1 is insulated from the wake-up circuit 4, no power is supplied, and the home appliance 1 is in a standby power 0 state.

  (Ii) Household appliance operating state: The communication adapter 2 is operated by supplying power from the external power supply 16 connected to the power supply unit 11, the built-in battery 17, or the home appliance 1 through the power supply terminal 14. On the other hand, the home appliance 1 is in a state where it operates by supplying power to the entire home appliance 1 when the switch element SW in the power supply circuit 3 is ON.

  A procedure of transition from the home appliance stop state (i) to the home appliance operating state (ii) by the wake-up process is shown. First, the network controller 20 such as a PC, mobile phone, or other dedicated terminal instructs the communication adapter 2 to wake up the home appliance 1 by some wake-up instruction process, for example, network communication (step S1). Then, a wakeup signal is emitted from the wakeup terminal 13 connected to the communication adapter 2 and transmitted to the wakeup circuit 4 connected to the home appliance 1 (step S2).

  The wakeup circuit 4 that has received the wakeup signal instructs the power supply circuit 3 to turn on the power. Then, the instruction is transmitted to the power supply circuit 3, receives the supply of 100V AC power, the start of operation is transmitted from the power supply circuit 3 to the home appliance operation unit 6, and the entire home appliance starts operation (step S3). Further, the power supply circuit 3 notifies the communication adapter 2 that power is being supplied from the AC 100V via the wakeup circuit 4 or the like (step S4). The communication adapter 2 stops the power supply performed to the wakeup circuit 4 (step S5). The communication adapter 2 notifies the controller 20 of completion of the wakeup operation (step S6). By the above procedure, the home appliance transition state (ii) is changed from the home appliance stop state (i).

  Next, a procedure for transition from the home appliance operating state (ii) to the home appliance stop state (i) will be described. First, an instruction to turn off the home appliance 1 is instructed by some processing, for example, when the user operates the home appliance operation unit 5. The instruction is transmitted to the power supply circuit 3. The power supply circuit 3 notifies the home appliance operation unit 6 of the end of the operation, and the home appliance operation unit 6 ends the operation (step S11). At this time, the power supply circuit 3 notifies the communication adapter 2 via the wakeup circuit 4 or the like that the power supply is turned off and the home appliance is stopped (step S12). The communication adapter 2 starts to supply power to the wakeup circuit 4 (step S13). The power supply from the AC 100V power supply received by the power supply circuit 3 is stopped, the operation of the entire home electric appliance is stopped, and the state shifts to the standby power zero state. By the above procedure, the home appliance operation state (ii) transits to the home appliance stop state (i).

  As described above, in the network home electric appliance according to the present embodiment, the communication adapter 2 attached to the electric home appliance 1 controls the power on / off of the electric home appliance 1 and receives the remote control operation signal on the electric home appliance 1 side. Therefore, the power on / off can be controlled by remote operation without always energizing the weak standby power.

The functional block diagram of the network household appliance of one embodiment of this invention. The functional block diagram of the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows the transition from the household appliances stop state by the said embodiment to an operation state, and the transition from a household appliance operation state to a stop state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Home appliance 2 Communication adapter 3 Power supply circuit 4 Wakeup circuit 6 Home appliance operation part 11 Power supply part 12 Adapter microcomputer 13 Wakeup terminal 14 Power supply terminal 15 Data line terminal 16 AC adapter 17 Battery

Claims (7)

A network home appliance that has a communication adapter attached and performs data communication with other home appliances,
A network home appliance characterized in that a power control for turning on / off operating power of the network home appliance is connected to a power supply means of the communication adapter so that the power control operates with power from the communication adapter. . A device power supply circuit built in the home appliance and supplying operating power to the home appliance;
Power control for turning on and off the device power circuit;
A communication adapter attached to the household electrical appliance for data communication between the household electrical appliance and another household electrical appliance;
A network home appliance comprising: a power supply unit that is built in the communication adapter and supplies operating power to the power supply control.   The network home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the communication adapter includes a battery that operates the communication adapter and power control of the network home appliance as the power supply unit.   3. The network according to claim 1, wherein the power supply control and the device power supply circuit are insulated so that the device power supply circuit can operate independently even if the communication adapter is not attached to a network home appliance. Home appliances.   The power supply unit of the communication adapter is controlled by using a power supply line connected to the network home appliance or a power supply control line different from the power supply line. Network home appliances described in 1.   The network according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication adapter performs power control of the network home appliance based on a command transmitted from an external controller or a schedule stored in the own adapter. Home appliances.   The said network household appliances notify the condition of a power supply control using the data line or control line connected with the said communication adapter with respect to the control of the said power supply control, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Network home appliances.

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