JP2008109512A - Operation terminal unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation terminal unit capable of suppressing unnecessary consumption of electric power. <P>SOLUTION: The operation terminal unit has, as operation switches, a plurality of individual switches 41 which are each made to correspond to one relay, and a group switch which is made to correspond a plurality of relays and operated with a handle 3. When none of the operation switches is operated for a prescribed turn-off time after individual pilot lamps 45 corresponding to the individual switches 41 enter an all-off state being a turn-on state indicating that all the relays are in off states, a turn-off mode wherein the individual pilot lamps 45 are all turned off is entered. Thus, unnecessary power consumption resulting from it that the individual pilot lamps 45 continue to illuminate while the individual switches 41 are not used can be suppressed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation terminal.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 13, a control master unit 101 and a control slave unit 102 as control terminals, a plurality of operation terminals 103, 104, and 105, and an address setting terminal 106 are respectively transmitted. A remote control system connected to a two-wire signal line Ls as a path (multi-drop connection) is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  Each of the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 includes at least one operation switch 103a, 104a, and 105a each having an address set individually, and monitors the operation state of the operation switch 103a, 104a, and 105a included in the operation terminal.

  The control master unit 101 and the control slave unit 102 have a plurality of relays (for example, eight for the control master unit and four for the control slave unit), each of which has an address set individually and is inserted into the power supply path to the load (see FIG. Not shown). The addresses of the operation switches 103a, 104a, 105a and the relay are set by the address setting terminal device 106, respectively.

  The control master 101 sends a transmission signal Vs having the format shown in FIG. 14A to the signal line Ls. The transmission signal Vs includes a start pulse signal ST indicating the start point of the signal, mode data MD indicating the mode of the transmission signal Vs, the relay address of the control unit 102, and the operation switches 103a, 104a, 104 of the operation terminals 103, 104, 105. Address data AD indicating the address of 105a, control data CD indicating the control contents of the relay, checksum data CS for detecting a transmission error, and return signals from the control unit 102 and the operation terminals 103, 104, 105 are provided. It is a bipolar (± 24V) time-division multiplexed signal consisting of a signal return period WT, which is a received time slot, and transmits data by pulse width modulation as shown in FIG. In the control unit 102 and the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105, the address indicated by the address data AD of the transmission signal Vs received via the signal line Ls is the relay or operation switch 103a, 104a, or 105a that the device has. The control data CD is fetched from the transmission signal Vs and the monitoring data is transmitted by short-circuiting the current mode signal (signal line Ls via an appropriate low impedance) during the signal return period WT of the transmission signal Vs. Signal).

  When data is transmitted from the control master 101 to the control slave 102 and the operation terminals 103, 104, 105, the mode data MD is set to the control mode, and the relays and operation terminals 103, 104, The transmission signal Vs indicating the address assigned to the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a included in the address data AD is transmitted to the signal line Ls. Then, the relay assigned to the address shown in the address data AD, the control unit 102 having the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a and the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 fetch the control data CD from the transmission signal Vs (that is, The transmission signal Vs is received), and the monitoring data is returned during the signal return period WT. The control master 101 confirms that the control data CD has been correctly transmitted according to the relationship between the transmitted control data CD and the monitoring data received during the signal return period WT. When the control unit 102 receives the transmission signal Vs in the control mode, the control unit 102 turns on / off the power supply to the load by performing on / off control of the relay of the corresponding address according to the received control data CD.

  Further, the control master unit 101 normally performs polling to transmit the transmission signal Vs in which the mode data MD is set to the dummy mode at regular time intervals, and the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 are sent to the control master unit 101. When any data is to be transmitted, an interrupt signal Vi as shown in FIG. 14C is generated in synchronization with the start pulse signal ST of the dummy mode transmission signal Vs. At this time, the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 set an interrupt flag to prepare for subsequent information exchange with the control parent device 101. The control master 101 that has received the interrupt signal Vi sets the mode data MD to the interrupt polling mode and transmits the transmission signal Vs while sequentially increasing the upper half of the address data AD. In the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 that have transmitted the interrupt signal Vi, the upper half of the address data AD of the transmission signal in the interrupt polling mode indicates that the operation switches 103a, 103, 104 included in the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 are included. When the upper half bits of the addresses 104a and 105a match, the lower half bits of the address are returned to the control master 101 via the signal line Ls during the signal return period WT. When the control parent device 101 acquires the addresses of the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a by the above operation, the mode data MD is set to the monitoring mode, and the transmission signal Vs indicating the acquired address in the address data AD is sent to the signal line Ls. . The operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 that have generated the interrupt signal return data to be transmitted during the signal return period WT of the transmission signal Vs. Finally, the control master 101 transmits a signal requesting an interrupt reset to the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 that generated the interrupt signal, and clears the interrupt flag of the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105. To do. As described above, the transmission of data from the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 to the control terminal 101 is performed by four signal transmissions from the control terminal 101 to the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 (dummy mode, Completed by interrupt polling mode, monitoring mode, interrupt reset). Further, when the control master unit 101 wants to know the operation state of the control slave unit 102, it is only necessary to send the transmission signal Vs in which the mode data MD is set to the monitoring mode.

  The operation of the remote control system is briefly summarized. First, when an operation input is accepted by any of the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a, monitoring data corresponding to the accepted operation input is transmitted from the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 to the control master unit 101. The control master 101 manages the correspondence between the addresses of the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a and the relay addresses. When the monitoring data is received, the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a that have received the operation input. When the address of one of the relays possessed by itself is associated with the address in advance, the relay is controlled to be turned on / off, and the address of any relay possessed by the control unit 102 is associated in advance Transmits a transmission signal Vs in a control mode instructing on / off control of the relay in the control data CD to the signal line Ls.

In the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105, the operation lights 103b, 104b, and 105b are arranged in parallel with the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a, respectively. The indicator lamps 103b, 104b, and 105b are made of, for example, multicolor light emitting diodes, and relays associated with the operation switches 103a, 104a, and 105a are switched by switching the lighting state such as switching of light color or switching of blinking / continuous lighting. ON / OFF (that is, ON / OFF of a load fed through the relay) is displayed. Specifically, for example, according to the transmission signal Vs transmitted in the control mode from the control master 101 when the relay is on / off controlled, the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 indicate the indicators corresponding to the relays on / off controlled. The lighting state of 103b, 104b, 105b is switched.
JP 2006-40874 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-94597

  Here, in the operation terminals 103, 104, 105, as the operation switches 103a, 104a, 105a, a plurality of individual switches each associated with one relay and a plurality associated with a plurality of relays are provided. A group switch that is used for group control to turn on and off the load at once, a housing that holds each individual switch and each group switch, an open position that exposes each individual switch, and a close that covers each individual switch. Some of them include a handle cover that is displaceably mounted with respect to the housing between the positions and transmits an operating force to the group switch in the closed position. The handle cover is provided with a window portion through which the light of the indicator lamp corresponding to the group switch passes. That is, an individual switch can be used when the handle cover is opened (when it is in the open position), and when the handle cover is closed (when it is positioned at the closed position), the area of the handle cover is set as the area of the operation surface. Can be used.

  In this type of operation terminal, if the indicator lamp corresponding to the individual switch is kept on even when the individual switch is not used, power is wasted.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said reason, The objective is to provide the operating terminal which can suppress the useless consumption of electric power.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation switch to which an individual address is assigned and connected to the transmission line, and data including the address of the operation switch operated when any one of the operation switches is operated is transmitted to the transmission line. When data is received from a transmission line that includes an operation terminal to be transmitted and a relay inserted in a power supply path to a load and is connected to the transmission path and includes an address previously associated with the relay included in the transmission terminal. An operation terminal used in a remote control system having a control terminal for controlling on / off of a relay corresponding to an address included in the control terminal, and a plurality of individual switches each associated with one relay as an operation switch, A communication unit having a group switch associated with a plurality of relays, transmitting and receiving data connected to a transmission line, and each individual switch At least one indicator lamp corresponding to each of the group switches, and ON / OFF of the relay associated with each corresponding individual switch or group switch in each indicator light is displayed according to the light emission state other than the extinguishing state. A control unit that controls each indicator light, a housing that holds each individual switch, group switch, each indicator light, communication unit, and control unit, and a closed position that covers each individual switch with respect to the housing And a handle cover that receives an operating force and transmits it to the group switch in the closed position, and the handle cover is in the closed position. When the indicator light is on, the light of each indicator lamp corresponding to the group switch is passed through. After all the indicator lamps corresponding to the individual switches are in the all-off state, which is the lighting state indicating the relay off state, the control unit performs a predetermined turn-off time without operating any of the operation switches. After the elapse of time, the system switches to a light-off mode in which all the indicator lights corresponding to the individual switches are turned off, and thereafter, when either the group switch or the individual switch is operated, the light-off mode is terminated and the indicator light corresponding to the individual switch is used. It is characterized by returning to the normal mode for displaying.

  According to the present invention, since the indicator lamp is turned off after the turn-off time has elapsed, the power consumption can be reduced.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the control unit measures a re-operation time from when the operation switch is fully turned off until the next operation switch is operated, At least one operation time is stored, and based on the stored re-operation time, a return time longer than the turn-off time is determined, and the return time without any operation switch being operated after all the switches are turned off. It is also characterized by returning to the normal mode even when it has elapsed.

  According to this invention, it is possible to restart the display by the indicator lamp before the operation switch is operated.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the control unit shifts to the light-off mode even when a predetermined upper limit light-off time elapses without any operation switch being operated after the all-off state is reached. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent wasteful consumption of power by the operation of claim 2 when there is no long term.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the control unit operates the operation switch in another operation terminal connected to the common transmission line for the control of the indicator lamp. Is treated in the same manner as the timing at which one of the group switch and the individual switch is operated.

  According to the present invention, when a plurality of operation terminals are connected to a common transmission line and used, when any one of the operation terminals is operated, all the operation terminals are simultaneously controlled in the normal mode. Can be restored.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, at least one of the housing and the handle cover is displayed with an individual switch on the window portion of the handle cover when the handle cover is in the closed position. A light-shielding wall that prevents the light from reaching the lamp is provided.

  According to this invention, since the light of the indicator light of the individual switch is prevented from reaching the window by the light shielding wall, the appearance is improved.

  According to the present invention, after all the indicator lights corresponding to the individual switches are in the all-off state, which is the lighting state indicating the relay off state, the predetermined turn-off time is maintained without any operation switch being operated. When the time has elapsed, a transition is made to the extinguishing mode in which all the indicator lamps corresponding to the individual switches are turned off, so that wasteful power consumption by the indicator lamps corresponding to the individual switches when the individual switches are not used can be suppressed.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an operation unit 11 that receives an operation input, a communication unit 12 that transmits and receives data between a signal line Ls as a transmission path, and an operation switch that the operation unit 11 has. A display unit 13 that displays on / off of the associated load, and a control unit that controls the communication unit 12 and the display unit 13 according to the operation input received by the operation unit 11 and the data received by the communication unit 12, respectively. 14. Since the basic operation of the control unit 14 is the same as that of the operation terminals 103, 104, and 105 described in the conventional example, a detailed description of common parts is omitted.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 3, as the operation switches of the operation unit 11, eight individual switches 41 each associated with one relay and one associated with a plurality of relays. Group switches 42. Furthermore, the housing 2 that holds each individual switch 41 and the group switch 42 and the handle 3 that is swingably attached to the housing 2 and receives the operation force and transmits it to the group switch 42 are provided. Hereinafter, the vertical direction is based on FIG. 3, and the upper left-lower right direction in FIG. 3 is referred to as the left-right direction, and the lower left-upper right direction in FIG.

  Each of the individual switches 41 and the group switch 42 is a push button switch having operation handles 41 a and 42 a for receiving an operation force, and is mounted on the printed wiring board 40. Each of the individual switches 41 and the group switch 42 is operated while the operation handles 41a, 42a are displaced backward from the normal position while the operation handles 41a, 42a receive a backward operation force, and the contacts are switched. When is removed, the operation handles 41a and 42a and the contacts are respectively restored. In addition to the printed wiring board 40, the operation unit 11 has eight group setting switches 43 corresponding to the individual switches 41 for setting the correspondence between the group switch 42 and the relay. Each is mounted on the left side of the corresponding individual switch 41. Each group setting switch 45 includes a slide switch having an operation handle 43a slidable to the left and right with respect to the printed wiring board 40. Selection is possible by switching the setting switch 43. In other words, when the group switch 42 is pressed, the control unit 14 performs the same operation as when all the individual switches 41 selected by the group setting switch 43 are pressed to be associated with the group switch 42. Further, on the printed wiring board 40, an address setting switch 44 that is composed of a rotary switch of the operation unit 11 and is used for setting an address of the individual switch 41 is mounted below the group switch 42. The address setting switch 44 has an operation handle 44a that can be turned to the left and right with respect to the printed wiring board 4 when viewed from the front, and the address of each individual switch 41 is set by turning the operation handle 44a to the left and right. It is possible to switch to one of a plurality of preset patterns. Furthermore, the printed wiring board 40 includes eight individual indicator lamps 45 corresponding to the individual switches 41 on a one-to-one basis, and a group indicator lamp 46 provided corresponding to the group switch 42 (see FIG. 1). Are mounted on the left side of the group setting switch 43 in accordance with the corresponding individual switch 41 or group switch 42. The display unit 13 includes an individual indicator lamp 45 and a group indicator lamp 46, and a drive circuit (not shown) that is mounted on the printed wiring board 40 and drives the individual indicator lamp 45 and the group indicator lamp 46, respectively. The individual indicator lamp 45 and the group indicator lamp 46 are each composed of, for example, a two-color light emitting diode, and the control unit 14 determines whether the relays associated with the corresponding individual switch 41 or group switch 42 in advance are turned on or off. Each of the display lamps 45 and 46 is controlled via the drive circuit of the display unit 13 so as to be displayed by switching the emission color of the display lamp 46. The printed wiring board 40 is mounted with circuit components (not shown) constituting the communication unit 12 and circuit components (not shown) constituting the control unit 14.

  The housing 2 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin molded product, and a housing main body 21 having a housing recess 20a opened on the front surface. The housing 2 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin molded product and is attached to the front side of the housing main body 21 to close the housing concave portion 20a. Consists of. Two engaging protrusions 22a arranged in the vertical direction are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the housing cover 22 so as to protrude outward in the left-right direction, and two engagement lines 22 arranged in the vertical direction are provided on the left and right walls of the housing body 21, respectively. The joint hole 21a is formed through the left and right, and the housing main body 21 and the housing cover 22 are mechanically coupled to each other by the engagement protrusions 22a engaging with the engagement holes 21a.

  The housing 2 of the present embodiment is embedded in a construction surface such as a wall surface, and the housing cover 22 protrudes in the vertical direction from the housing 2 and is used in two mounting portions used for mounting the housing 2. 22b at both upper and lower ends. Each attachment portion 22b has a box hole 22c through which a box screw for attachment to a well-known embedding box (not shown) embedded in the construction surface is inserted, and left and right of the box hole 22c. An L-shaped scissor hole 22d to which a well-known scissor metal fitting (not shown) for sandwiching the panel material between the mounting pieces when the construction surface is composed of a panel material is attached, and a box hole A plate hole 22e through which a screw for attaching a plate frame (not shown) for covering a portion exposed from the handle 3 when viewed from the front in the housing 2 is inserted; Direct attachment holes 22f, which are respectively positioned on the left and right sides and through which screws for direct attachment that are screwed into the wall material constituting the construction surface, are inserted in the front and rear.

  In the housing cover 22, insertion holes 22 g, 22 h, 22 i, and 22 j are inserted in the front and rear at positions corresponding to the switches 41, 42, 43, and 44. The operation handles 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a of 44 are inserted through the insertion holes 22g, 22h, 22i, 22j, respectively. Further, in the housing cover 22, individual window holes (not shown) that allow the light of the individual indicator lamps 45 to pass through are provided in front of the individual indicator lamps 45, respectively. A group window hole (not shown) through which the light of the indicator lamp 46 passes is provided in the front-rear direction.

  The handle 3 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin molded product and has a rectangular shape. The handle body 31 is attached to the housing 2 so that the individual switch 41 is exposed. As shown in FIG. 4, a handle cover 32 attached to the handle body 31 so as to be displaceable between an open position where each individual switch 41 is exposed and a closed position covering each individual switch 41 as shown in FIG. Prepare.

  Here, at the left end portion of the front surface of the housing cover 22, a shaft protrusion (not shown) whose front end portion is formed in a columnar shape with the axial direction directed in the up-down direction protrudes forward. A bearing recess (not shown) in which a shaft projection is fitted is provided at the left end portion of the rear surface, and the handle main body 31 has a right end portion with respect to the housing 2 by fitting the shaft projection in the bearing recess. It is attached to be swingable so as to be displaced forward and backward. At the right end of the rear surface of the handle body 31, two locking projections (not shown) each of which is bent in a hook shape to the right are protruded rearward side by side, and the housing cover 22 has a right end. Two locking holes 22n are vertically arranged in the front-rear direction, the locking protrusions are inserted into the locking holes 22n, and the front ends of the locking protrusions are locked to the rear surface of the housing cover 22. Accordingly, the swing range of the handle body 31 is restricted and the forward drop is prevented.

  Further, a push projection (not shown) that abuts on the front surface of the operation handle 42a of the group switch 42 protrudes rearward on the rear surface of the handle main body 31, and the handle main body 31 receives a pressing force from the front and is rearward. When it is displaced, the operation handle 42a of the group switch 42 is pushed by the push projection.

  Further, the handle main body 31 is circular and has eight handle insertion holes 31g through which the operation handles 41a of the individual switches 41 are inserted, and each of the handle bodies 31 is rectangular and has the operation handles 43a of the group setting switch 43 inserted therethrough. The eight handle insertion holes 31i, the eight individual window holes 31k that are rectangular and communicate with the individual window holes 22k of the housing 2 and pass the light of the individual indicator lamps 45, and the rectangular and housing. A group window hole 31l communicating with the second group window hole 22l and allowing the light of the group indicator lamp 46 to pass therethrough is provided in the front-rear direction.

  Further, on the front side of the handle main body 31, a diffusion sheet 33 that has a rectangular shape covering the individual window holes 22k and the group window holes 31l and diffuses the lights of the individual indicator lamps 45 and the group indicator lamps 46, for example, is attached by sticking. Is retained.

  Further, on the front side of the diffusion sheet 33, a rectangular name plate 34 on which a setting method of the group setting switch 43 and the like is displayed is held by sticking to the handle body 31, for example. The nameplate 34 is provided at positions corresponding to the handle insertion holes 34i through which the operation handles 43a of the eight group setting switches 43 are inserted, and the individual window holes 31k of the handle main body 31, respectively. Eight individual window holes 34k are provided, and a group window hole 34l provided at a position corresponding to the group window hole 31l of the handle body 31 and allowing the light of the group indicator lamp 46 to pass therethrough is provided. At the right end of the nameplate 34, two positioning cutouts 34d whose left and right dimensions are smaller than other portions are provided side by side, and positioning protrusions 31d are provided at positions corresponding to the positioning cutouts 34d in the handle main body 31, respectively. Are protruded forward, and the nameplate 34 is positioned with respect to the handle body 31 by the positioning protrusions 31d engaging with the positioning cutouts 34d.

  Further, at the left end portion of the handle main body 31, the upper and lower end surfaces are positioned inward in the vertical direction with respect to the upper and lower end surfaces of other portions, and the front surface protrudes forward from the front surface of the other portions over the entire vertical length. A portion 31b is provided. The handle cover 32 includes a rectangular main body portion 32a, two connecting convex portions 32b projecting leftward from the upper and lower end portions of the main body portion 32a, and each connecting convex portion 32b from the inner end surface in the vertical direction. And a shaft protrusion 32c projecting inward in the downward direction. Bearing concave portions 31 c are provided on both upper and lower end surfaces of the bearing portion 31 b of the handle main body 31, and each handle 32 c is inserted into the bearing concave portion 31 c, thereby allowing the handle cover 32 to move relative to the handle main body 31. Between the open position as shown in FIG. 1 and the closed position as shown in FIG. When the handle cover 32 is in the closed position, the backward pushing force received by the handle cover 32 is transmitted to the operation handle 42 a of the group switch 42 via the handle body 31. Further, a window hole 32d is provided at a position of the handle cover 32 that is positioned in the closed position and in front of the group indicator lamp 46. The front surface of the handle cover 32 is provided with a holding groove 32e which is vertically long and has a window hole 32d open on the bottom surface. The holding groove 32e is made of a light-transmitting material and closes the window hole 32d. , A window body 35 constituting a window portion through which the light of the group indicator lamp 46 passes is held.

  Further, a card storage recess 32f for storing the name card 36 is provided on the rear surface of the handle cover 32, and a transparent material is provided on the bottom surface of the card storage recess 32f (that is, the front side of the name card 36) in the handle cover 32. A window portion 32g is provided that allows the name card 36 to be viewed from the front of the handle cover 32. Here, the handle cover 32 is provided with a plurality of holding portions 32h facing the rear surface of the main body portion 32a with a gap therebetween, and a rectangular shape is formed between the holding portion 32h and the main body portion 32a. The holding plate 37 is sandwiched, and the name card 36 is prevented from falling backward.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  After starting (S1), the controller 14 is in a state where all the individual indicator lamps 45 are in a lighting state indicating a load off state (relay off state) (hereinafter referred to as “all off state”). It is determined whether or not (S2). If it is not in the all-off state, it is next determined whether any one of the operation switches 41, 42 has been operated (S3). If any one of the operation switches 41 and 42 has been operated, it is next determined whether or not the operation switches 41 and 42 have all been turned off (S4). If any one of the operation switches 41 and 42 is operated in step S3 and the result of the operation is that the operation switch 41 is fully turned off in step S4, the control unit 14 starts measuring time (S5). If none of the operation switches 41 and 42 are operated in step S3 or if they are operated, the process returns to step S2.

  In step S2, if it is in the fully off state, that is, if the control unit 14 is measuring time, it is determined whether any of the operation switches 41 and 42 has been operated, that is, whether or not the all off state has been removed (S6). If none of the operation switches 41 and 42 is operated in step S6, whether or not a predetermined turn-off time (for example, 30 minutes) has elapsed since the start of time measurement, that is, whether or not the time measured exceeds the turn-off time. Is determined (S7). If the turn-off time has not elapsed in step S7, the process returns to step S2, and if the turn-off time has elapsed, it is determined whether or not a transition has been made to a turn-off mode that turns off all the individual indicator lamps 45 (S8). If it has not been shifted, the mode is switched to the extinguishing mode (that is, all the individual indicator lamps 45 are extinguished) (S9), and the process returns to step S2.

  If any one of the operation switches 41 and 42 is operated in step S6, the time measurement is ended and the time measurement is reset (S10). Then, it is determined whether or not it is a normal mode for displaying load on / off (relay on / off) by the individual indicator lamp 45 (S11). (S12), the process returns to step S2.

  According to the above configuration, when the turn-off time elapses without any of the operation switches 41 and 42 being operated, the light-off mode is entered, so that the display by the individual indicator lamp 45 is continued in a state where the individual switch 41 is not used. Wasteful power consumption can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the control unit 14 ends the time measurement by operating any one of the operation switches 41, 42 in step S6, the time measurement at the time point when the time measurement ends may exceed 1 hour. For example, the timekeeping time is stored as the re-operation time (S13), the return time is determined based on the stored re-operation time, and the return time elapses while the operation switch is not operated and the operation switch is not operated ( When the determination in step S14 is true), the normal mode may be restored. As a method for determining the return time, for example, three re-operation times are stored from the latest one, and the shortest re-operation time is set as the return time. If this structure is employ | adopted, before the operation switches 41 and 42 are operated, the display by the separate indicator lamp 45 can be returned. Here, when the stored re-operation time is less than three, the return time may be a value set at the time of shipment or may be determined using two or less stored re-operation times. Good. Moreover, the determination method of return time is not restricted above, For example, the average value of three re-operation time is good also as return time.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the control unit 14 returns to the normal mode after the return time has elapsed, the upper limit extinction time (for example, 72 hours) that is longer than the return time has elapsed (step S15). When the determination is true in (1), the light-off mode may be entered again. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to prevent wasteful power consumption due to the return to the normal mode at the return time when the user is absent for a long period of time, such as during a trip or summer vacation.

  In addition, regarding the control of the individual indicator lamp 45 and the group indicator lamp 46, the control unit 14 operates the individual switch 41 and the group switch 42 at the timing when other operation terminals connected to the same signal line Ls are operated. It may be handled in the same way as the timing. That is, the operation is obtained by replacing “operation switch” with “operation switch or other operation terminal device” in step S3 and step S6, respectively. In determining whether or not another operation terminal device has been operated, the control unit 14 transmits, for example, a transmission that the control master device 101 transmits when the operation terminal devices 103, 104, and 105 are operated in the configuration of FIG. When any one of the signals Vs (for example, the transmission signal Vs in the control mode instructing the control of the indicator lamps 103b, 104b, 105b) is detected in the communication unit 12, the other operation terminals 103, 104, 105 are operated. It is determined that Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8, when another operation terminal connected to the same signal line Ls is operated and is in the extinguishing mode, the control unit 14 returns to the normal mode without ending timing. It may be. If any one of the above configurations is employed, the display by the individual indicator lamp 45 can be resumed even when the other operation terminals 103, 104, 105 are operated.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a rectangular parallelepiped convex portion 40a inserted through the group window hole of the housing 2 and the group window hole 31l of the handle body 31 and inserted into the window hole 32d of the handle cover 32 is provided. While projecting on the front surface of the printed wiring board 40, the group indicator lamp 46 may be mounted on the front surface of the convex base portion 40a. When this configuration is adopted, when the handle cover 32 is in the closed position and the individual indicator lamp 45 is lit, the incident light of the individual indicator lamp 45 into the window hole 32d is changed to the group window of the handle cover 32. Since it is blocked by the peripheral portion of the hole 31l and the convex base portion 40a, the appearance in the state where the handle cover 32 is in the closed position is improved. That is, the peripheral part of the group window hole 31l of the handle cover 32 and the convex base part 40a are light shielding walls in the claims.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, it is made of a light-transmitting material, and is inserted into the group window hole 31l of the housing 2 and the group window hole 31l of the handle body 31, and is inserted into the window hole 32d of the handle cover 32. A light guide 46a that covers the group indicator lamp 46 and guides the light of the group indicator lamp 46 to the inside of the window hole 32d may be provided. If this configuration is adopted, when the handle cover 32 is in the closed position and the individual indicator lamp 45 is lit, the light of the individual indicator lamp 45 is incident on the window hole 32d or the window hole 32d is moved out. Since leakage of light from the group indicator lamps 46 is reduced by the light guides 46a, the appearance when the handle cover 32 is in the closed position is improved.

  Here, the individual indicator lamp 45 is not limited to displaying the on / off state of the load depending on the emission color, and the present embodiment is significant if the off state of the load is displayed in a lighting state other than extinguishing such as blinking. Have

It is a perspective view which shows the state which has a handlebar cover in an open position in embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the same as the above. It is a front view which shows the state which has a handle | steering-wheel cover in a closed position in the same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of another form of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of another form of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of another form same as the above. It is a front view which shows the state which has a handle | steering-wheel cover in an open position in another form same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the form of FIG. It is a front view which shows the state which has a handle | steering-wheel cover in an open position in another form same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the form of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of a remote control system. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the frame structure of the transmission signal in a remote control system, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the waveform of the transmission signal of (a), (c) is remote monitoring control It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the waveform of the interrupt signal in a system.

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2 Housing 12 Communication section 14 Control section 32 Handle cover 32d Window hole 35 Window body 40a Convex section 41 Individual switch 42 Group switch 45 Individual indicator lamp 46 Group indicator lamp Ls Signal line

Claims (5)

An operation terminal that has an operation switch to which an individual address is assigned and is connected to the transmission line and transmits data including the address of the operation switch operated when any of the operation switches is operated to the transmission line; Corresponding to the address included in the data when the relay includes the relay inserted in the power supply path to the load and includes the address that is connected to the transmission path and previously associated with the relay included in the transmission path. An operation terminal used for a remote control system having a control terminal for controlling on / off of a relay,
As an operation switch, it has a plurality of individual switches each associated with one relay, and a group switch associated with a plurality of relays,
A communication unit connected to the transmission line to transmit and receive data;
At least one indicator lamp corresponding to each individual switch and group switch;
A control unit for controlling each of the indicator lamps so that the on / off state of the relay associated with the corresponding individual switch or group switch in each indicator lamp is displayed in a light emission state other than the extinguishing state;
A housing that holds each individual switch, group switch, each indicator, communication unit, and control unit;
A handle cover that is displaceably mounted between a closed position that covers each individual switch with respect to the housing and an open position that exposes each individual switch. In the closed position, a handle cover that receives operating force and transmits it to the group switch is provided. Prepared,
The handle cover is provided with a window portion through which the light of each indicator lamp corresponding to the group switch passes when the handle cover is in the closed position,
After the indicator lamps corresponding to the individual switches are all in the OFF state, which is the lighting state indicating the relay OFF state, the controller switches to the individual switch when a predetermined turn-off time elapses without any operation switch being operated. Shifts to the extinguishing mode that turns off all the corresponding indicator lamps, then exits the extinguishing mode when either the group switch or individual switch is operated, and returns to the normal mode that displays with the indicator lamps corresponding to the individual switches. An operation terminal characterized by: The control unit measures a re-operation time from when the operation switch is completely turned off until the next operation switch is operated, and stores at least one measured re-operation time,
Based on the stored re-operation time, determine a return time longer than the turn-off time,
2. The operation terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the return time elapses without any operation switch being operated after the all-off state is established, the operation terminal returns to the normal mode.   The operation terminal according to claim 2, wherein the control unit shifts to the light-off mode even when a predetermined upper limit light-off time elapses without any operation switch being operated after being in the all-off state.   For the control of the indicator light, the control unit determines the timing at which data indicating that the operation switch has been operated in another operation terminal connected to the common transmission path is received by the communication unit, the group switch and the individual switch. The operation terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operation terminal device is handled in the same manner as a timing at which any one of the operation points is operated.   At least one of the housing and the handle cover is provided with a light shielding wall that prevents light from the indicator light of the individual switch from reaching the window of the handle cover when the handle cover is in the closed position. The operation terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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