JP2008235112A - Lighting monitoring device and lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting monitoring device capable of easily adding a life notification function to a luminaire by forming it independently of the luminaire regardless of the configuration of the luminaire and regardless whether it is an existing device or a new device, and a lighting system using the lighting monitoring device. <P>SOLUTION: This lighting monitoring device 11 comprises a solar battery 15 for generating power by detecting light emitted from the luminaire; a time control part 13a for numerizing the deteriorated state of the luminaire by counting a time of the emission of the emitted light detected by the solar battery 15; and a notification means 14 for notifying a life when the numerical value of the deteriorated state in the time control part 13a reaches a predetermined value. Only the power generated by the solar battery 15 is supplied to operate the time control part 13a and the notification means 14. The lighting monitoring device has no electrical connection to the outside, and is driven independently. The lighting system using the lighting monitoring device is also provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting monitoring device having a function of notifying the life of a lighting fixture and a lighting device including the same.

  Conventionally, once a luminaire has been installed, as long as it can be used, it is often used even after a predetermined period of time regardless of the deterioration status of the luminaire. Even if the function of the lighting fixture could not be fully exhibited, it was sometimes used. For this reason, in order to properly use the lighting apparatus, a method for actively notifying the life of the apparatus is necessary.

In order to solve such a problem, as a notification of the life of the lighting fixture, the amount of light from the lamp held by the fixture body is obtained, and when the amount of light reaches a predetermined value, it is the end of the lifetime of the fixture body. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-236716 A

  However, as a method of detecting the life of such a lighting fixture, it is added as a function on the side of the lighting fixture. In this case, a special mounting structure to the lighting fixture is necessary, and the existing lighting fixture is added. Adding was difficult.

  In addition, even when the mounting structure is provided, it is difficult to make a common platform such as a problem of power supply and a connection interface in consideration of the current state that the lighting fixtures take various forms such as shapes and types. It is difficult to build cheaply for the reason.

  Therefore, in view of the above reasons, the present invention can be configured to be independent of the lighting fixture regardless of the form of the lighting fixture, regardless of the existing or new configuration, and can easily add a life notification function to the lighting fixture. An object of the present invention is to provide an illumination monitoring device and an illumination device using the same.

  The illumination monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 is a solar cell that generates electricity by detecting irradiation light from a lighting fixture; and quantifies a deterioration state of the lighting fixture by integrating irradiation times of irradiation light detected by the solar cell. A time management unit, and a notifying unit for notifying the life when the numerical value of the deterioration state in the time management unit reaches a predetermined value; and a power for operating the time management unit and the notification unit is provided by the solar cell. It is characterized in that it is supplied only with the generated power and is driven independently without connection to the outside.

  The lighting apparatus is not particularly limited as long as it is a commonly used lamp having a lamp that irradiates light to the outside. The irradiation light emitted from the lamp of the lighting fixture is received by a solar cell described later, and each component of the illumination monitoring device is operated to drive the device independently.

  The solar cell is not particularly limited as long as it can generate electric power by irradiation light emitted from the lighting fixture and supply electric power capable of operating each component, and is a known solar cell, For example, a silicon type using crystalline silicon or amorphous silicon, a compound type such as GaAs type or CIS type (chalcopyrite type), or a solar cell such as a dye sensitized type can be used. In addition, although many solar cells themselves do not transmit light, a translucent type using an oxide transparent semiconductor can also be used.

  The time management unit counts the time when the solar cell detects the irradiation light and generates power, and counts the accumulated time to quantify the deterioration state of the lighting fixture according to the time the lighting fixture is exposed to the irradiation light. .

  The notifying means compares the deterioration state value calculated by the time management unit with a predetermined value for notifying the life set in the notifying means, and the deterioration state value reaches a predetermined value. To notify the outside.

  Moreover, the predetermined value is a reference value for judging that the life of the lighting fixture has reached when the numerical value of the deterioration state reaches this value, and the material of the lighting fixture to be used, the installation environment and irradiation light It is appropriately set depending on the strength and the like.

  The notification means for actually making the notification to the outside may be performed by the light emitting means, the sound generating means, etc. The light emitting means used at this time includes an LED, a light bulb, etc. The sound generating means includes a buzzer, a speaker, etc. And diaphragms. In addition, the diaphragm itself vibrates, so that the diaphragm vibrates the grounding surface of the illumination monitoring device to generate sound, or a resonance type that emits sound in resonance with vibration of the diaphragm. Can be mentioned.

  By adopting such a configuration, the invention described in claim 1 generates power by irradiating the solar cell with irradiation light, and supplies power for monitoring the time during which the irradiation light is irradiated only from the solar cell. Thus, the illumination monitoring device can be operated. Moreover, the lifetime of a lighting fixture can be monitored by integrating the irradiation time of irradiation light. In addition, the aspect which supplies electric power only from a solar cell, the electric power generated with the solar cell is once stored in a capacitor | condenser and a storage battery, and electric power may be supplied from a capacitor | condenser or a storage battery.

  The illumination monitoring device according to claim 2 is the illumination monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is an LED, and the illumination monitoring device according to claim 3 is the illumination monitoring device according to claim 1. The notifying means is a sound generating means.

  By adopting such a configuration, when the LED is used as in claim 2, the life can be notified visually, and when the sound generating means is used as in claim 3, the auditory sense is heard. You can tell the life by announcing.

  The illumination monitoring device according to claim 4 is provided with a storage battery capable of storing electric power generated by the solar cell in the illumination monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the time management unit includes a solar cell. The deterioration state is quantified by integrating the irradiation time of the detected irradiation light and the non-irradiation time when the irradiation light is not detected. When integrating the irradiation time and non-irradiation time, non-irradiation is performed rather than irradiation time. It is characterized in that the deterioration state is quantified with the progress of deterioration being low in time.

  The storage battery is not particularly limited as long as it can store the power generated by the solar battery, but the lighting monitoring device of the present invention is assumed to be installed in lighting devices of various shapes and sizes, Small and thin as much as possible is preferable.

  Here, in the case where a storage battery is provided, the power generated by the solar battery in any case where the irradiation light from the lighting fixture is detected, the irradiation light from the lighting fixture is not detected, but the outside light is detected Therefore, even when irradiation light is not detected, it is possible to supply power from the storage battery and operate each component of the illumination monitoring device.

  Therefore, the deterioration state is quantified in consideration of not only the irradiation time in which the solar cell detects the irradiation light from the lighting fixture but also the non-irradiation time in which the solar cell does not detect the irradiation light from the lighting fixture. And the lifetime of the lighting fixture can be determined more accurately. At this time, the irradiation time and the non-irradiation time can be distinguished, for example, by setting the illumination monitoring device in a place about several centimeters from the lamp. Therefore, it can be clearly distinguished by the amount of power per hour generated in the solar cell.

  In addition, since the progress of deterioration of the luminaire is usually lower in the non-irradiation time than in the irradiation time, when integrating each, for example, using a coefficient α in the irradiation time, in the non-irradiation time What is necessary is just to calculate the numerical value of a deterioration state using the coefficient (beta), integrating | accumulating, correcting. At this time, α> β has a relationship, and each may be determined as appropriate depending on the lighting fixture to be used, the installation environment, the light intensity of the lamp to be used, and the like. It is preferable in terms of simplicity.

  By adopting such a configuration, the invention according to claim 4 can operate the illumination monitoring apparatus even when there is no irradiation light from the luminaire, and further monitors the irradiation time and the non-irradiation time, respectively. If so, it can be configured to determine a more accurate lifetime.

  The illumination monitoring apparatus according to claim 5 is the illumination monitoring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the solar cell is translucent and can recognize optical information through the solar cell. It is characterized by having a configuration.

  In the optical information report, information on the nameplate attached to the lighting fixture, information such as a one-dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, or the like that can be visually recognized or read by an optical device can be used. In addition, nameplate information is affixed as what displays the model number of an instrument, and other basic information of an instrument. The one-dimensional code and the two-dimensional code also carry the same kind of information, and the one-dimensional code includes a barcode and the like, and the two-dimensional code includes a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code.

  With such a configuration, the invention according to claim 5 can be installed with the optical information superimposed on the illumination monitoring device.

  The illumination monitoring device according to claim 6 is the illumination monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the numerical value of the deterioration state in the time management unit and the predetermined value in the notification means, the numerical value of the deterioration state, and the notification. It has an input means that can change and adjust a predetermined value.

  The input means can arbitrarily set or reset the numerical value of the deterioration state in the time management section and the predetermined value in the notification means.

  The numerical value of the deterioration state is quantified by integrating the lighting time or the lighting time and the non-lighting time in consideration of the respective deterioration levels. It is preferable to appropriately set the degree of progress of the deterioration state depending on the strength. By providing the input means, it is possible to determine the deterioration state more accurately.

  Similarly, the predetermined value is a reference value for determining that the lifetime of the lighting fixture has come when the numerical value of the above-described deterioration state reaches this value, and the type of lighting fixture to be used, the usage environment, Although it is set as appropriate depending on the intensity of the irradiating light, this predetermined value may be set in advance as the life of the lighting fixture when it can be taken by a new lighting fixture. In the case of being attached to an appliance, it is necessary to set appropriately in consideration of the use time and environment until then, and thus it is preferable to provide the input means in this way.

  Furthermore, in the above, the life of the luminaire is set and notified, but separately from this, if the lamp life is set and notified, the luminaire and lamp life can be monitored simultaneously. Can do. This can be done by setting the lifetimes of both in the memory of the time management unit, so that the lamp lifetime is reset every time the lamp is replaced, and the lifetime of the luminaire is kept as it is. It can be used while always making effective use of the functions of the luminaire and the lamp.

  In order to perform this setting, an input unit that can change and adjust the numerical value of the deterioration state of the time management unit and a predetermined value in the notification unit is provided, but this may be provided directly in the illumination monitoring device. An RFID system in which an RF tag such as an IC tag is provided in the illumination monitoring apparatus and can be rewritten by a reader / writer from the outside may be used. When RFID is used, the user can easily set a numerical value from the outside, and the degree of the deterioration state can be positively confirmed at an arbitrary time.

  With such a configuration, the invention according to claim 6 can arbitrarily set a predetermined value for judging the numerical value of the deterioration state and the life according to the use state of the lighting fixture, or can be set to the initial state. . In addition, it is possible to monitor the life of the lamp and the lamp used in the lighting device at the same time by monitoring the life of the lamp.

  The lighting device according to claim 7 is provided with: a lighting fixture; and the lighting monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 disposed at a position where the irradiation light of the lighting fixture can be received. Is.

  The lighting device is obtained by attaching the lighting monitoring device of the present invention to the above-described lighting fixture, and the lighting fixture is not particularly limited as long as it is generally used in the same manner as described above. is not.

  By adopting such a configuration, the invention described in claim 7 can provide a lighting device having a function of accurately determining and notifying the life of the lighting device itself.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, power can be supplied by the irradiation light from the lighting fixture to be monitored, and since it operates independently from the lighting fixture, so long as it can receive the irradiation light of the lighting fixture, It can be easily installed by retrofitting not only to newly installed lighting fixtures but also to existing lighting fixtures.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the notification of the life is performed by the LED, it is possible to easily confirm visually whether or not the LED is turned on.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the life is notified by voice, it can be used even in a place where the illumination monitoring device is not visually recognized, such as the entire lighting fixture being covered with a cover. It doesn't choose the form of the device.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to give a life notification that is closer to the actual life of the luminaire in order to take into account aging degradation when the lamp of the luminaire is turned off, and Life notification can be made more accurately regardless of the amount.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the illumination monitoring device carries normally necessary lighting equipment information, it can be installed without any discomfort from the conventional lighting fixture regardless of the installation location.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, by providing the input means, it is possible to set the timing of notification according to the use situation of the luminaire, etc., and more accurately the life of the luminaire regardless of whether it is newly installed or existing Can be announced.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the illumination monitoring device of the present invention is provided in the illumination device, and the lifetime of the illumination device itself can be accurately determined and notified.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the illumination monitoring apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of the illumination monitoring apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 11 denotes an illumination monitoring device. The illumination monitoring device 11 has an IC chip 13 and a notification means 14 formed on a substrate 12, and further sandwiches the IC chip 13 with the substrate 12. The solar cell 15 is formed and configured to receive the irradiation light from the lighting fixture.

  Here, the board 12 is a circuit board that electrically connects and fixes other components such as an electronic element, and one side (the side on which the circuit device is not provided) is fixed to the lighting fixture. It can be a fixed part for performing. Although this fixing portion is not shown in the figure, for example, a known fixing means such as an adhesive or magnetic seal, an adhesive layer, or an adhesive layer may be provided so that the fixing portion can be fixed to the lighting fixture. That's fine.

  Further, the IC chip 13 counts the irradiation time of the irradiation light from the lighting fixture, integrates the irradiation time, and calculates an integrated value (a numerical value of the deterioration state) representing the total irradiation time, and the time A determination unit that compares the numerical value representing the deterioration state calculated by the management unit 13a with a predetermined value set as the lifetime of the luminaire, and determines whether or not the integrated value by the time management unit 13a has reached the predetermined value. It has two functions of 13b.

  More specifically, the time management unit 13a may be configured by, for example, a clock unit, a counter, and a memory unit. Here, the clock unit is a clock oscillator that oscillates the reference signal, the counter is a timer that counts time based on the clock signal oscillated by the clock unit, and the memory unit is a rewritable and non-volatile memory. It is a realized memory, and is rewritten and stored as needed while accumulating count values indicating the deterioration state of the luminaire. This memory unit has a function of holding stored data even when the power supply from the solar cell 15 is stopped, and already stores when the solar cell 15 receives the irradiation light from the lighting fixture and starts operating. The count value is added to the accumulated value, and the accumulated value is updated.

  Then, the determination unit 13b compares the integrated value calculated by the time management unit 13a with a predetermined value representing the life set in the determination unit 13b, and determines whether or not the integrated value has reached the predetermined value as follows. This is what makes it work. That is, when it is determined that the integrated value has not reached the predetermined value, the integration process is continued, and when it is determined that the predetermined value has been reached, the lighting fixture is externally connected. A trigger signal is sent to the notification means 14 to notify that the life has come.

  The notification means 14 is a user interface provided with means for notifying the user of the lifetime, such as a light emitting means such as an LED or a sound generating means such as a buzzer. When the trigger signal is received from the determination means 13b, for example, the LED emits light. Or the buzzer is sounded to notify the user of the end of the life of the lighting apparatus 1.

  At this time, for example, if a battery for turning on the LED or sounding the buzzer is separately provided, the LED can be turned on at an arbitrary time. In particular, when the solar battery 15 cannot generate power, the surroundings are dark, Since the lighting is conspicuous, the LED is turned on at the moment when the light is turned off, or after the light is turned off, the next time to be used is set in advance and set to be turned on and notified before the use. It may be left.

  Moreover, the solar cell 15 generates electric power by irradiating light from a lighting fixture, and supplies the electric power obtained by this electric power generation to the time management means 13 and the notification means 14 for operation. This solar cell 15 operates the time management means 13a when it receives the irradiation light from the lighting fixture, and the irradiation time of the irradiation light to be monitored becomes the operation time of the time management means 13a as it is. Therefore, it also functions as a sensor. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of parts, and it is preferable to achieve downsizing as an independent illumination monitoring unit.

  In addition, even when the lighting fixture is turned off, it may be possible to operate the solar cell 15 by receiving external light. However, the illumination monitoring device 11 Is installed at a short distance of about several centimeters from the lamp when it is attached to the lighting fixture, and usually the light intensity from the illumination is high, so that the amount of power generated by the solar cell 15 is different from that of external light. Can do.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, operation | movement of the illumination monitoring apparatus 11 of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  First, when a luminaire is used, the solar cell 15 receives light emitted from the luminaire, and power is supplied from the solar cell 15 to the time management means 13a, the determination means 13b, and the notification means 14, and each can operate. Become.

  In the time management means 13a that has become operable, the clock unit starts generating a reference signal, and supplies the generated reference signal to a counter or other logic circuit. When the reference signal is generated, the counter starts a predetermined count and records the count value in the memory unit. The counter records the count value in the memory unit when the power supply from the solar battery 15 is lost (when the user turns off the lighting fixture), the last count value is stored and the total lighting time of the lighting fixture is calculated. It is for obtaining.

  The determination unit 13b compares the integrated value calculated by the time management unit 13a with a predetermined value representing a lifetime set in advance in the memory unit. If the integrated value does not reach the predetermined value, the determination unit 13b The count by the time management means 13a is continued, and when the integrated value reaches a predetermined value, a trigger signal is sent to the notification means 14.

  The notification means 14 that has received the trigger signal, for example, turns on the LED to notify the user that the lifetime has elapsed. The timing of notification of turning on the LED may be notified immediately after reaching a predetermined value by the determination means 13b, or after reaching a predetermined value and after a predetermined time has elapsed, or once the lighting fixture is turned off. Then, it can be set arbitrarily, such as when it is turned on next time. However, since it is necessary to supply power for turning on the LED, when power is supplied only from the solar battery, a setting is made to notify when the solar battery is generating power.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the illumination monitoring apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 denotes an illumination monitoring device. The illumination monitoring device 31 has an IC chip 33 formed on a substrate 32, and generates vibration-type sound on the surface of the substrate 32 where the IC chip 33 is not provided. Means 34 are provided. Further, the solar cell 35 is formed so that the IC chip 33 is sandwiched between the substrate 32 and the irradiation light from the lighting fixture can be received.

  This embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except that the notification means in the first embodiment is a vibration type sound generation means and the arrangement position thereof is also changed.

  The sound generating means 34 is of a vibration type, and is directly grounded to the lighting fixture when the lighting monitoring device 31 is installed and fixed to the lighting fixture. In this way, the vibration type sound generating means vibrates itself when making a notification to the outside, and this vibration is transmitted to the grounded lighting fixture, and the ground plane is also vibrated to substitute for the speaker. To produce a sound.

  When the notification to the outside is performed by voice, if the lighting monitoring device 31 itself is not recognized from the outside, for example, the lighting fixture covers the outside with a cover, and the lighting monitoring device 31 is installed in the cover. In this case, it is effective because it is difficult to recognize notifications by light from LEDs or the like.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the illumination monitoring apparatus in the third embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram of the illumination monitoring apparatus in the third embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, reference numeral 41 denotes an illumination monitoring device. The illumination monitoring device 41 includes an IC chip 43 and a notification means 44 formed on a substrate 42, and further sandwiches the IC chip 43 with the substrate 42. The solar cell 45 is formed so that the irradiation light from can be received. A storage battery 46 capable of storing the power generated by the solar battery 45 is provided on the substrate 42.

  In this embodiment, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment except that a storage battery 46 is additionally provided in the first embodiment.

  The storage battery 46 can store the electric power generated by the solar battery 45, and can also store extra electric power in addition to operating other components by the light emitted from the lighting fixture. By providing the storage battery 46 in this manner, the electric power generated by the solar battery 45 is stored, and the illumination monitoring device operates so that power is supplied from the storage battery 46 even when the solar battery 45 stops receiving irradiation light. Can be made.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, operation | movement of the illumination monitoring apparatus 41 of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  First, when a luminaire is used, the solar cell 45 receives light emitted from the luminaire, and the charging circuit 47 supplies power from the solar cell 45 to the time management means 43a, the determination means 43b, and the notification means 44. , Each of them can be operated, and excess power is stored in the storage battery 46.

  In the time management means 43a that has become operable, the clock unit starts generating a reference signal, and supplies the generated reference signal to a counter or other logic circuit. When the reference signal is generated, the counter starts a predetermined count and records the integrated value in the memory unit.

  The determination unit 43b compares the integrated value calculated by the time management unit 43a with a predetermined value representing a life set in advance in the memory unit. If the integrated value does not reach the predetermined value, the determination unit 43b Counting by the time management means 43a is continued, and when the integrated value has reached a predetermined value, a trigger signal is sent to the notification means 44.

  The notification unit 44 that has received the trigger signal, for example, operates the notification unit to notify the user that the lifetime has elapsed. The timing of operating the notification means 44 may be notified immediately after reaching the predetermined value by the determination means 43b, or after reaching the predetermined value, after a predetermined time has elapsed, or once the lamp of the lighting fixture It can be set arbitrarily, such as when the lamp is turned off and the lamp is turned on next time. Here, since the electric power for operating the notification means 44 can be supplied also from the storage battery, the life can be notified at an arbitrary timing.

  In the above description, the integrated value counted by the time management means 43a is only when the solar cell 45 receives illumination light, but this also applies when the solar cell 45 does not receive illumination light. It is preferable to operate the time management means 43a to calculate the integrated value.

  This is because lighting fixtures are not deteriorated only by receiving irradiated light, but are deteriorated due to secular change even when irradiated light is not received. It is intended to accurately determine the life of the instrument.

  Accordingly, in such a configuration, the deterioration state is accurately quantified by using the irradiation time of the irradiation light detected by the solar cell 45 and the non-irradiation time in which the irradiation light is not detected, and integrating these. To do. At this time, when integrating the irradiation time and the non-irradiation time, the degree of progress of the deterioration is different. Therefore, the irradiation time count value is multiplied by a coefficient α and the non-irradiation time count value is multiplied by a coefficient β. To correct and then add up. Here, α and β normally satisfy the relationship of α> β. That is, the lifetime is determined on the assumption that the degree of progress of deterioration of the luminaire is lower in the non-irradiation time than in the irradiation time. is there. This coefficient is different depending on the use situation, the installation situation of the lighting fixture, etc., and may be appropriately set. For example, α is set to 1 and β is set to be smaller than 1, or β is set to 1. It is preferable that α is greater than 1 because calculation is easy.

  At this time, in the non-irradiation time, there is no irradiation light from the luminaire, but the solar cell 45 may be able to generate electric power by external light. When the electric power necessary for the operation cannot be obtained by itself, the electric power stored in the storage battery 46 is used to operate the illumination monitoring device 41 stably and efficiently. .

  As described in the first embodiment, the presence / absence of irradiation light from the lighting fixture can be determined by the amount of power generated by the solar battery 45. It is preferable to record the light intensity of the irradiation light in the illumination monitoring device 41. In this way, it is possible to accurately determine whether the irradiation light is irradiated or not. In addition, since the light intensity of the luminaire decreases with use, considering that, if the light intensity is within a predetermined range with respect to the recorded light intensity, it is determined that the irradiation light is received, In other cases, it may be determined that the irradiation light is not received. In addition, in order to more accurately distinguish between irradiation light and outside light, the light intensity level from the irradiation light is corrected while checking the light intensity each time when using a lighting fixture, You may make it distinguish.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the illumination monitoring apparatus according to the fourth embodiment.

  In FIG. 6, reference numeral 61 denotes an illumination monitoring device. The illumination monitoring device 61 includes an IC chip 63 and a notification means 64 formed on a substrate 62, and further sandwiches the IC chip 63 with the substrate 62. A solar cell 65 is formed so as to be able to receive the irradiation light from. A storage battery 66 capable of storing the power generated by the solar battery 65 is provided on the substrate 62, and nameplate information 67 and a one-dimensional barcode 68 are provided between the solar battery 65 and the IC chip 63 and the storage battery 66. The information is arranged so that the information can be optically recognized through the solar cell.

  In this embodiment, in the third embodiment, the solar cell 66 is a translucent solar cell, and the presence of the nameplate information 67 and the one-dimensional barcode 68 is visually recognized through the solar cell 65 from the outside. Can be recognized optically.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to share the illumination monitoring device 61 with the nameplate information 67 and the one-dimensional barcode 68 attached to the normal appliance, and the elements that hinder the function of the reflector of the illumination fixture can be reduced. And space can be used effectively.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the illumination monitoring apparatus according to the fifth embodiment.

  In FIG. 7, reference numeral 71 denotes an illumination monitoring device. In the illumination monitoring device 71, an IC chip 73 and notification means 74 are formed on a substrate 72, and a solar cell 75 is formed so that the IC chip 73 is sandwiched between the substrate 72. A storage battery 76 capable of storing the power generated by the solar battery 75 is provided on the substrate 72, and an RF tag 77 is provided on the IC chip 63.

  In this embodiment, the configuration is the same as that of the third embodiment except that an RF tag 77 is provided and communication by a reader / writer is possible from the outside in the third embodiment.

  The RF tag 77 is a reader / reader that can communicate with the integrated value calculated by the time management means and the operation for arbitrarily setting or resetting a predetermined value as a reference for life comparison by the determination means. A writer can be used from the outside.

  Since the lighting monitoring device 71 can be used independently, it can be used by installing it in a lighting fixture without distinguishing between a new installation and an existing one. Therefore, a predetermined value for determining the lifetime is set in consideration of the period, or the lighting monitoring device 71 has been used once. However, when the lighting monitoring device 71 is used for another lighting fixture, the time management means The integrated value can be reset and newly counted from 0 can be easily performed from the outside by a reader / writer.

  Further, the RF tag 77 as such an input means is provided, and the time management means, the determination means and the notification means are configured to manage the life of the lamp used in the lighting equipment in addition to the life of the lighting equipment. You may make it manage the integrated value of a kind. If it does in this way, since it has the function which accumulate | stores the lifetime of a lamp separately from the function which accumulate | stores the lifetime of a lighting fixture, each lifetime can be managed independently. When the lamp is replaced, only the integrated value of the lamp is reset, and the integrated value of the luminaire is integrated as it is, and the integrated value of the lamp is the predetermined value that determines the lamp life and the integrated value of the luminaire. The value may be compared with a predetermined value that determines the lifetime of the luminaire to determine whether or not the lifetime has arrived and notify the outside. At this time, in the case of LEDs, the notification to the outside can be distinguished from the life of the lamp, the life of the luminaire, and which life is announced. In the case of a buzzer, etc., it may be possible to distinguish them according to the length of the voice, the number of repetitions, etc., or a dedicated notification means may be provided.

  When the RF tag 77 is used, not only an external operation but also internal information can be confirmed by a reader / writer. That is, since the current integrated value can be confirmed and how long it takes to reach the predetermined value can be confirmed by the reader / writer, the user can positively confirm the deterioration status at an arbitrary timing. it can. The configuration of the RF tag 77 can be simplified by sharing the function with the IC chip 73 and using one IC chip.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the RF tag 77 is provided and operated from the outside. However, the input means is directly provided in the lighting monitoring device, and the numerical value of the deterioration state and the predetermined value are arbitrarily set. It may be configured such that it can be set or reset.

  And the illuminating device of this invention attaches the illumination monitoring apparatus of this invention as demonstrated in the said embodiment to a lighting fixture, What is necessary is just to be set as the illuminating device as shown, for example in FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the lighting device of the present invention.

  In FIG. 8, 81 is an illuminating device, This illuminating device 81 comprises the lighting fixture 83 provided with the lamp | ramp 82, and the illumination monitoring apparatus 84 of this invention. The lighting fixture 83 emits irradiation light, which is visible light, from the lamp 82 to brightly illuminate the surroundings, and the lighting monitoring device 84 of the present invention is attached to the lighting fixture 83. This illumination monitoring device 84 is installed so that it can sufficiently receive the irradiation light emitted from the lamp 82 so that it can generate power with its own solar cell. At this time, the power generation efficiency is preferably improved as the irradiation light and the light receiving surface of the solar cell with respect to the irradiation light become closer to a right angle.

It is a schematic sectional drawing of the illumination monitoring apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the configuration of the illumination monitoring apparatus in the first embodiment. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the illumination monitoring apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the illumination monitoring apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. It is a structure block diagram of the illumination monitoring apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the illumination monitoring apparatus in 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the illumination monitoring apparatus in 5th Embodiment. It is the perspective view which illustrated the illuminating device of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11,41 ... Lighting monitoring apparatus, 12, 42 ... Board | substrate, 13, 43 ... IC chip, 13a, 43a ... Time management means, 13b, 43b ... Determination means, 14, 44 ... Notification means, 15, 45 ... Solar cell, 46 ... Storage battery, 47 ... Charging circuit, 81 ... Lighting device, 82 ... Lighting fixture, 83 ... Lamp, 84 ... Lighting monitoring device

Claims (7)

A solar cell that generates electricity by detecting light emitted from a lighting fixture;
A time management unit that quantifies the deterioration state of the luminaire by integrating the irradiation time of the irradiation light detected by the solar cell;
Notification means for notifying the life when the numerical value of the deterioration state in the time management unit reaches a predetermined value;
An illumination monitoring apparatus, wherein the power for operating the time management unit and the notification means is supplied only by the power generated by the solar cell, and is driven independently without being electrically connected to the outside.   The illumination monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is an LED.   The illumination monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is a voice generation unit. A storage battery capable of storing the power generated by the solar battery;
The time management unit quantifies the deterioration state by integrating the irradiation time of the irradiation light detected by the solar cell and the non-irradiation time in which the irradiation light is not detected, the irradiation time and the 4. The illumination monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when integrating the non-irradiation time, the deterioration state is quantified assuming that the progress of deterioration in the non-irradiation time is lower than the irradiation time. .   The illumination monitoring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the solar cell is a light-transmitting device, and optical information can be recognized through the solar cell.   The illumination monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit that can change and adjust a numerical value of the deterioration state in the time management unit and a predetermined value in the notification unit. Lighting equipment;
The illumination monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the illumination monitoring device is disposed at a position capable of receiving the irradiation light of the luminaire.
An illumination device comprising:

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