JP2008031778A - Unlocking system for multiple dwelling houses - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To unlock an electric lock of each of dwelling houses without a need for a caretaker to memorize a complicated code like a security code or to choose the dwelling houses to be unlocked one by one, while preventing the case as much as possible where the electric lock is unlocked by erroneous operation by the caretaker. <P>SOLUTION: Only when simultaneous unlocking button 5 is operated following the operation of a simultaneous broadcasting button 4 from a dwelling house control panel 1 to each of the dwelling houses, the operation of the simultaneous unlocking button 5 becomes effective and the electric lock 13 of each of the dwelling houses is unlocked. Thus, the electric lock 13 of each of the dwelling houses can be unlocked without a need for the caretaker to memorize the complicated code like the security code or to choose the dwelling houses to be unlocked one by one, while preventing the case as much as possible where the electric lock 13 is unlocked by the erroneous operation by the caretaker, and each of the dwelling houses can be efficiently unlocked upon emergencies. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apartment house unlocking system for unlocking each dwelling unit in an apartment house where many elderly people live.

  Conventionally, with the progress of the nuclear family and the like, the number of houses where only elderly people live is increasing. In addition, collective housing is known in which rooms in which such elderly people live are collected and managed by a manager's room or the like.

In such an apartment house, a technology is known for unlocking an electric lock provided at the entrance of a designated dwelling unit by inputting a predetermined password for a house monitoring panel installed in an administrator room or the like. (For example, Patent Document 1).
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  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the designated electric lock of the dwelling unit cannot be unlocked unless the password is entered, and the administrator cannot remember the password in the event of an emergency. There was a problem that a case that could not be unlocked occurred. In addition, even in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake, fire, or gas leak that spans multiple dwelling units, it is dangerous to designate the dwelling unit to be unlocked one by one, and it is troublesome for the administrator. It was.

  By the way, the technique of unlocking all the electric locks provided in the entrance of each dwelling unit simultaneously by the simultaneous unlocking button etc. provided in the house monitoring board installed in the manager's room is also known. However, if the administrator accidentally presses the simultaneous unlock button, the electric locks of each dwelling unit will be unlocked in spite of an emergency situation, until the electric locks of each dwelling unit are locked again. There was a problem that it was impossible to prevent crime.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, without the administrator storing a complicated code such as a personal identification code or selecting a dwelling unit to be unlocked one by one. An object is to unlock the electric locks of each dwelling unit while preventing the electric locks from being unlocked by an erroneous operation by an administrator as much as possible.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, only when the simultaneous unlock button is operated following the simultaneous broadcast button for each dwelling unit from the house control panel, the operation of the simultaneous unlock button is made effective and each dwelling unit is operated. The electric lock is unlocked. In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, only when the simultaneous unlock button is operated when simultaneous broadcast is being performed from the dwelling unit control panel to each dwelling unit, the operation of the simultaneous unlocking button is enabled and The electric lock is unlocked.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, since the electric lock of each dwelling unit is unlocked only when the simultaneous unlock button is operated following the simultaneous broadcast that would be performed in an emergency, Each dwelling unit prevents the electric lock from being unlocked due to an erroneous operation by the administrator without having to memorize such a complicated code or selecting a dwelling unit to be unlocked. The electric lock can be unlocked. Thereby, unlocking of each dwelling unit in an emergency can be performed efficiently.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an apartment house unlocking system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the apartment house unlocking system according to the present embodiment is configured to include a house control panel 1 and a dwelling unit control panel 10 installed in an administrator room or the like in the apartment house. Here, the dwelling unit control panel 10 is provided in each dwelling unit in the apartment house.

  The house control panel 1 includes a house control panel control unit 2, a communication device 3, a broadcast button 4, a simultaneous unlock button 5, a timer 6, and a house control panel interface 7. The dwelling unit control panel 10 includes a dwelling unit control unit 11, a speaker 12, an electric lock 13, and a dwelling unit interface 14.

  As described above, the housing control panel 1 is installed in a manager's room of an apartment house, etc., and can communicate with each unit, lock each unit, unlock each unit, respond to an emergency call from each unit, each unit It is intended for broadcasting to the public.

  The housing control panel control unit 2 controls each component of the house control panel 1. The call device 3 performs a call between the manager room and each dwelling unit or broadcasts from the manager room to each dwelling unit. In addition, the telephone device 3 includes a voice input unit (not shown) that inputs a voice uttered by a manager or the like and a voice output unit (not shown) that outputs a voice sent from each dwelling unit.

  The broadcast button 4 is a button that is operated when broadcasting from the manager's room to each dwelling unit. Here, the simultaneous broadcasting may be performed for all the dwelling units in the apartment house, or may be performed for the dwelling units of a preset group (such as a building ridge unit). When the broadcast button 4 is pressed, the voice input to the voice input unit of the call device 3 is sent to each dwelling unit.

  The simultaneous unlocking button 5 is a button operated when unlocking the electric lock 13 installed at the entrance of each dwelling unit or the like. Here, when the simultaneous unlock button 5 is pressed, an unlock signal for unlocking the electric lock 13 of each dwelling unit is generated. Then, the unlock signal is transmitted to each dwelling unit via the housing control panel interface 7. Further, the unlock signal may be transmitted to all the dwelling units in the apartment house, or may be transmitted to the dwelling units of a preset group (such as a building ridge unit).

  The timer 6 measures the time after the simultaneous broadcast button 4 is operated. The housing control panel interface 7 is an interface for transmitting the unlocking signal generated by the simultaneous unlocking button 5 and the voice signal input by the communication device 3 to each dwelling unit.

  As described above, the dwelling unit control panel 10 is provided in each dwelling unit in the apartment house, and is used to make a call to the manager room, make an emergency call, notify the dwelling unit of the broadcasted contents, and the like. The dwelling unit control unit 11 controls each component of the dwelling unit control panel 1. The speaker 12 outputs the broadcasted sound into the dwelling unit.

  The electric lock 13 is installed at a front door of a dwelling unit, and locks or unlocks the front door. Further, the electric lock 13 is locked / unlocked by locking / unlocking with a key (not shown) from outside the dwelling or locking / unlocking operation from inside the dwelling, and is transmitted from the house control panel 1. Unlocked by signal.

  The dwelling unit interface 14 receives an unlocking signal or a voice signal transmitted from the house control panel 1 or is installed in an emergency call signal or a dwelling unit sent from an emergency call button (not shown) installed in the dwelling unit. It is an interface for transmitting a voice signal or the like sent from a communication device (not shown).

  In the apartment house unlocking system configured as described above, the following operation is performed on the house control panel 1 in order to unlock the electric locks 13 of all the dwelling units. In a normal state, even if the simultaneous unlocking button 5 is operated, the simultaneous unlocking button 5 is disabled, so that an unlock signal is not generated and the electric lock 13 of each dwelling unit is not unlocked. . On the other hand, when the broadcast button 4 is pressed in an emergency or the like, the timer 6 starts measuring time. The house control panel control unit 2 enables the simultaneous unlock button 5 until the time counted by the timer 6 reaches a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds). As a result, the operation of the simultaneous unlock button 5 is effective until a predetermined time (predetermined time) elapses after the simultaneous broadcast button 4 is pressed. Therefore, the manager can unlock the electric lock 13 of each dwelling unit by a series of operations of pressing the simultaneous broadcast button 4 and then pressing the simultaneous unlock button 5.

  Next, the operation of the apartment house unlocking system and the apartment house unlocking method according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apartment house unlocking system and the apartment house unlocking method according to this embodiment. First, in the house control panel 1, the house control panel control unit 2 checks whether or not the broadcast button 4 is pressed (step S1). If the home control panel control unit 2 determines that the broadcast button 4 has not been pressed (NO in step S1), the process returns to step S1.

  On the other hand, if the home control panel control unit 2 determines that the broadcast button 4 has been pressed (YES in step S1), the home control determines whether or not the time counted by the timer 6 has elapsed. The board control unit 2 checks (step S2). If the home control panel control unit 2 determines that the predetermined time has elapsed (YES in step S2), the process returns to step S1.

  On the other hand, if the home control panel control unit 2 determines that the predetermined time has not elapsed (the time counted by the timer 6 is within the predetermined time) (NO in step S2), simultaneous unlocking Whether or not the button 5 has been pressed is examined by the housing control panel control unit 2 (step S3). If the housing control panel control unit 2 determines that the simultaneous unlock button 5 has not been pressed (NO in step S3), the process returns to step S2.

  On the other hand, when the home control panel control unit 2 determines that the simultaneous unlock button 5 is pressed (YES in step S3), the home control panel control unit 2 enables the simultaneous unlock button 5 to be valid. Then, an unlock signal is transmitted to each dwelling unit via the housing control panel interface 7 (step S4).

  Moreover, in the dwelling unit control panel 10, it is investigated in the dwelling unit control part 11 whether the unlocking signal was received via the dwelling unit interface 14 (step S5). If the dwelling unit control unit 11 determines that the unlock signal has not been received (NO in step S5), the process in step S5 is repeated.

  On the other hand, if the dwelling unit control unit 11 determines that the unlocking signal has been received (YES in step S5), the dwelling unit control unit 11 sends the unlocking signal to the electric lock 13 to turn the electric lock 13 on. Unlocking (step S6).

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, only when the simultaneous unlock button 5 is operated following the simultaneous broadcast button 4 from the dwelling unit control panel 1 to each dwelling unit, the simultaneous unlocking button 5 is operated. As effective, the electric lock 13 of each dwelling unit is unlocked. As a result, since the electric lock 13 of each dwelling unit is unlocked only when the simultaneous unlocking button 5 is operated following the simultaneous broadcasting that will be performed in an emergency, a complicated code such as a password is managed. Unlocking the electric lock 13 of each dwelling unit while preventing the electric lock 13 from being unlocked by an erroneous operation by an administrator without having to memorize or select the dwelling unit to be unlocked. Can be locked. Thereby, unlocking of each dwelling unit in an emergency can be performed efficiently.

  In the above-described embodiment, the timer 6 is provided and the time after the simultaneous broadcast button 4 is pressed is measured. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a timer switch 6 is not provided, and a broadcast switch (not shown) that can switch on / off of the broadcast is provided instead of the broadcast button 4, and only when the broadcast switch is turned on, Button 5 may be enabled. Here, the state in which the broadcast switch is turned on indicates a state in which broadcast is being performed.

  Specifically, an operation as shown in FIG. 3 is performed. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the modified example of the apartment house unlocking system according to the present embodiment and the modified example of the apartment house unlocking method. First, in the house control panel 1, the house control panel controller 2 checks whether the broadcast switch is on or off (step S11). If the home control panel control unit 2 determines that the broadcast switch is off (NO in step S11), the process returns to step S11.

  On the other hand, if the home control panel control unit 2 determines that the simultaneous broadcast switch is on (YES in step S11), whether or not the simultaneous unlock button 5 has been pressed is determined. 2 is checked (step S12). If the housing control panel control unit 2 determines that the simultaneous unlock button 5 has not been pressed (NO in step S12), the process returns to step S11.

  On the other hand, when the control unit 2 for the home control panel determines that the simultaneous unlock button 5 is pressed (YES in step S12), the control unit 2 for the home control panel makes the simultaneous unlock button 5 effective. Then, an unlock signal is transmitted to each dwelling unit via the housing control panel interface 7 (step S13).

  Further, in the dwelling unit control panel 10, the dwelling unit control unit 11 checks whether or not the unlock signal is received via the dwelling unit interface 14 (step S14). If the dwelling unit control unit 11 determines that the unlock signal has not been received (NO in step S14), the process of step S14 is repeated.

  On the other hand, if the dwelling unit control unit 11 determines that the unlocking signal has been received (YES in step S14), the dwelling unit control unit 11 sends the unlocking signal to the electric lock 13 to turn the electric lock 13 on. Unlocking is performed (step S15).

  In addition, the said embodiment is only what showed the example in implementation in implementing this invention, and, as a result, the technical scope of this invention should not be interpreted limitedly. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

  The present invention is useful for an apartment house unlocking system in an apartment house where many elderly people live.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the apartment house unlocking system by this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the apartment house unlocking system by this embodiment, and the apartment house unlocking method. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the modification of the apartment house unlocking system by this embodiment, and the modification of the apartment house unlocking method.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing control panel 2 Housing control panel control part 3 Telephone apparatus 4 Broadcast button 5 Simultaneous unlock button 6 Timer 7 Housing control panel interface 10 Dwelling unit control panel 11 Dwelling unit control part 12 Speaker 13 Electric lock 14 Dwelling unit interface

Claims (2)

A dwelling unit control panel comprising: an electric lock that locks / unlocks the door of the dwelling unit; and a dwelling unit control unit that unlocks the electric lock by an unlocking signal input from outside.
A simultaneous unlock button for unlocking a plurality of predetermined electric locks at once, a simultaneous broadcast button for broadcasting to the plurality of dwelling units, and a time after the simultaneous broadcast button is pressed A timer for measuring, and a housing control panel for enabling the simultaneous unlocking button to transmit the unlocking signal to the plurality of dwelling units until a time measured by the timer after the simultaneous broadcasting button is pressed passes a predetermined time A housing control panel with a control unit for
An apartment building unlocking system. A dwelling unit control panel comprising: an electric lock that locks / unlocks the door of the dwelling unit; and a dwelling unit control unit that unlocks the electric lock by an unlocking signal input from outside.
A simultaneous unlocking button for unlocking a plurality of electric locks of a plurality of dwelling units at once, a simultaneous broadcast switch for switching on / off broadcasting to the plurality of dwelling units, and the simultaneous broadcast switch in an on state A house control panel comprising a control unit for a house control panel that activates the simultaneous unlock button and transmits the unlock signal to the plurality of dwelling units only during simultaneous broadcasting.
An apartment building unlocking system.

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