JP2010010040A - Illumination device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination device for ensuring wake-up or sleep, without being disturbed by a sound emitted during an automatic lighting mode or an automatic extinction mode. <P>SOLUTION: A transmitter 12 sets the automatic extinction mode in which a light source is put out after an elapse of a given time period, and transmits a signal causing the automatic extinction mode to be started, after a time set in a timer is reached. Upon receipt of the signal to start the automatic extinction mode from the transmitter 12, a device body 11 puts out the light source 17 without emitting a set sound. As a result, sound is prevented from disturbing sleeping. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting device that performs lighting control according to a signal from a transmitter.

  In an illumination device that can perform turning-on / off control according to a command from the transmitter, the operation command is transmitted from the transmitter to the instrument main body, and the instrument main body controls the light source to be turned on / off according to the content of the operation command from the transmitter. Normally, the instrument body outputs a sound to notify that the operation command from the transmitter has been received, and also outputs a sound when the operation command is started or when the operation is completed. .

On the other hand, in the lighting device, there is a lighting device provided with a wake-up mode for waking up a sleeping person by light stimulation, which is an example of an automatic lighting mode. For example, as a lighting device with an alarm mode, the illuminance of the light source is continuously changed in the order of low illuminance, medium illuminance, and high illuminance from a predetermined time before the alarm setting time, and the sleep of the sleeper is shallow from a deep state There is one that leads to the state and makes the biological rhythm of the sleeping person go to the active period (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-313184 A

  However, in the alarm mode, when starting an operation for guiding the sleep of a sleeping person from a deep state to a shallow state before the alarm set time, a signal for starting the operation is transmitted from the transmitter. If the sound is output before the wake-up setting time, the purpose of guiding the sleep of the sleeping person from a deep state to a shallow state by light stimulation is hindered.

  Similarly, in the automatic light-off mode, when the brightness of the light source is turned off after a predetermined time, a transmission signal for instructing the light source to be turned off is transmitted from the transmitter to the device body. A sound is output when the signal is received. This is not suitable because the factor of sound is added to the purpose of automatically turning off the light and not disturbing the sleep of the sleeper.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an illuminating device that can wake up or go to sleep without being disturbed by sound in the automatic lighting mode and the automatic light-off mode.

  The lighting device according to the invention of claim 1 has a timer for counting time, sets an automatic light-off mode in which the brightness of the light source is turned off after a predetermined time, and transmits a start signal of the automatic light-off mode; An instrument body that does not output a reception sound when receiving a start signal of the automatic light-off mode from the transmitter and turns off the light source according to the automatic light-off mode set by the transmitter; To do.

  In the present invention and the following inventions, definitions and technical meanings of terms are as follows. The transmitter refers to a remote control instrument for setting an automatic extinguishing mode and transmitting an automatic extinguishing mode start signal to the instrument body. The automatic light-off mode refers to a mode in which the sleeper can go to sleep without performing a light-off operation, for example, by turning off the brightness of the light source after a predetermined time.

  The reception sound is a sound for notifying a response to the fact that the instrument body has received information from the transmitter, for example, a reception sound when receiving a signal such as all light or light extinction from the transmitter in normal times. .

  The lighting device according to the invention of claim 2 has a timer for counting time, sets an automatic lighting mode for lighting by increasing the brightness of the light source over a predetermined time, and outputs a start signal of the automatic lighting mode. A transmitter for transmitting; an instrument main body that does not output a reception sound when receiving a start signal of the automatic lighting mode from the transmitter, and illuminates the light source according to the automatic lighting mode set by the transmitter; It is provided with.

  The transmitter is a remote control instrument for setting the automatic lighting mode and transmitting an automatic lighting mode start signal to the instrument body. The automatic lighting mode is, for example, a mode in which the brightness of the light source is gradually increased and turned on over a predetermined time, so that the light stimulus to the awakened person is gradually increased to wake up comfortably.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the start sound of the automatic light extinction mode is not output in the automatic light extinction mode, it is possible to prevent the sound rendering function from being hindered by the sound.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the start sound of the automatic lighting mode is not output even in the automatic lighting mode, it is possible to prevent the sound rendering function from being obstructed by the sound. it can.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The illumination device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an instrument body 11 and a transmitter 12. In the instrument body 11, alternating current from the commercial power supply 13 is input to the rectifier 15 via the switch 14, and direct current obtained by rectification by the rectifier 15 is supplied to the light source 17 via the lighting device 16 to light the light source 17. To do. The lighting device 16 is controlled by a control unit 18 composed of a microcomputer or the like.

  The control unit 18 includes an automatic turn-off mode control means 19, an automatic lighting mode control means 20, and a transmitter turn-on / off control means 21, and inputs various operation commands from the transmitter 12 via the light receiver 22. The state of the output voltage of the rectifier circuit 15 (the on / off state of the switch 14) is input from the power supply monitoring unit 24, and the lighting device 16 is controlled based on these pieces of information. Control power to the control unit 18 is supplied from the control power supply unit 23.

  The transmitter 12 remotely controls the light source 17 of the instrument body 12 and has a timer 26. The timer 26 counts a predetermined time in the automatic light-off mode in which the brightness of the light source is turned off after a predetermined time, or sets a predetermined time in the automatic light-on mode in which the brightness of the light source is increased over a predetermined time. Count.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the transmitter 12. The transmitter 12 has a display unit 27 for displaying various information. For example, the current time is displayed, a predetermined time set in the timer 26 is displayed, or the status of the count time of the timer 26 is displayed.

  The timer 26 is provided with a timer setting SW 28 for setting a predetermined time. The timer setting switch 28 includes a time switch 28a for setting the hour unit of the predetermined time, and a minute for setting the minute unit of the predetermined time. A switch 28b is provided. Further, a time of 30 minutes or 60 minutes may be allocated in advance to the time switch 28a and the minute switch 28b.

  Further, an all-light switch 29 for inputting a command to turn on the light source 17 of the instrument body 11 with all light, a turn-off switch 30 for inputting a command to turn off the light source 17 of the instrument body 11, and a light source of the instrument body 11 A dimming switch 31 for inputting a command for dimming 17 is provided. Furthermore, a simple OFF timer switch 32 for setting the automatic light-off mode and an automatic light-on setting switch 33 for setting the automatic light-on mode are provided.

  When the normal mode is set, that is, when the light source 17 of the instrument main body 11 is fully lit, extinguished, or dimmed, the all-light switch 29, the extinguishing switch 30, or the dimming switch 31 is operated. As a result, those command signals are transmitted from the transmitter 12 and received by the light receiver 22 of the instrument body, and the control unit 18 activates the remote control lighting / extinguishing control means 21 and from the sound output device 25, A reception sound for notifying that a signal, a turn-off command signal, or a dimming command signal has been received is notified. Then, the lighting of the light source 17 is controlled by the control unit 18 by controlling the lighting device 16 in accordance with the received signal.

  Next, when setting the automatic light-off mode or the automatic light-on mode, when the simple OFF timer switch 32 or the automatic light-on setting switch 33 is operated, the transmitter 12 determines the light-off signal and the light-on signal when the normal mode is set. Signals with different codes and the like (automatic extinction signal and automatic lighting signal) are transmitted to the light receiver 22 of the instrument body 11. Thereby, the control part 18 of the instrument main body 11 can discriminate | determine a normal light extinction signal (lighting signal) and an automatic light extinction signal (automatic lighting signal). Thereby, the control part 18 of the instrument main body 11 is made not to transmit a received sound from the sound output device 25, when an automatic light extinction signal (automatic lighting signal) is received.

  Next, the case where the transmitter 12 sets the automatic light-off mode or the automatic lighting mode will be described. For example, when setting the automatic light-off mode, the simple OFF timer switch 32 is operated, and a predetermined time until the light-off start time of the automatic light-off mode is set in the timer 26 using the timer setting SW 28. The timer 26 counts the set predetermined time, and transmits a turn-off start signal to the instrument body 11 when the automatic turn-off mode starts. In the instrument main body 11, the automatic light extinction mode extinction start signal is received by the light receiver 22 and transmitted to the control unit 18. In this case, the control unit 18 does not output a response sound from the sound output device 25 even when the turn-off start signal is received.

  Next, when setting the automatic lighting mode, the automatic lighting mode switch 33 is operated, and a predetermined time until the lighting start time of the automatic lighting mode is set in the timer 26 using the timer setting SW 28. The timer 26 counts the set predetermined time, and transmits the start signal of the automatic lighting mode to the instrument body 11 when the lighting start time of the automatic lighting mode is reached. In the instrument main body 11, a lighting start signal in the automatic lighting mode is received by the light receiver 22 and transmitted to the control unit 18. In this case, the control unit 18 does not output a response sound from the sound output device 25 even when the lighting start signal is received.

  Next, setting information set by the transmitter 12 will be described. For example, in the automatic light-off mode, the setting information set by the transmitter 12 is a predetermined time until the start time of the automatic light-off mode. FIG. 3 is a graph showing an example of the lighting characteristics of the light source 17 in the automatic light-off mode (simple OFF timer mode). The brightness of the light source 17 at the setting time point (current time) ta of the automatic light-off mode is 100%, for example, and the time width Tab from the setting time point (current time) ta of the automatic light-off mode to the start time tb of the automatic light-off mode is With the setting switch SW, for example, a preset one such as 30 minutes or 60 minutes is selected or set freely.

  The transmitter 12 starts counting the timer 26 when the setting information of the automatic turn-off mode is set, and when the time Tab has elapsed from the start of the timer count, that is, when the start time tb of the automatic turn-off mode is reached. A start signal for the automatic extinguishing mode is transmitted to the control unit 18 of the instrument body 11. When the control unit 18 of the instrument main body 11 receives the start signal of the automatic turn-off mode from the transmitter 12 at time tb, the control unit 18 activates the automatic turn-off mode control means 19 of the control unit 18. The automatic light-off mode control means 19 dims the light source 17 at the start time tb of the automatic light-off mode and turns it off. Thereby, sleep is not disturbed by the sound.

  Next, the case where the setting information set by the transmitter 12 is the setting information for the automatic lighting mode will be described. The setting information of the automatic lighting mode is information that can be set according to the preference of the wake-up person. For example, the brightness of the light source at the wake-up setting time, the time width for determining the brightening start time by calculating backward from the wake-up setting time, and the like.

  FIG. 4 is a graph showing an example of lighting characteristics of the light source 17 in the automatic lighting mode. The brightness of the light source 17 at the wake-up setting time (lighting completion time) td is set in the range of 0% to 100%. For example, when 100% is set as the brightness of the light source 17 at the wake-up setting time td, the light source 17 is lit up and turned on according to the characteristics of the curve S11, and when 70% is set, the light source 17 is lit up according to the characteristics of the curve S12. When 50% is set, the light source 17 is lit and lit according to the characteristics of the curve S13, and when 30% is set, the light source 17 is lit and lit according to the characteristics of the curve S14. The time width Tde for determining the brightening start time te by calculating backward from the lighting completion time td is selected or freely set from a preset value such as 30 minutes or 45 minutes by the timer setting switch 28.

  The transmitter 12 starts counting the timer 26 from the current time when the setting information of the automatic lighting mode is set, and sends a start signal of the automatic lighting mode to the control unit 18 of the instrument body 11 when the brightening start time te is reached. Send.

When the start signal of the automatic lighting mode is received from the transmitter 12 at the brightening start time te,
The automatic lighting mode control means 20 of the control unit 18 illuminates the light source 17 in accordance with the characteristic curve S specified by the setting information. In this case, even if the automatic lighting mode control means 20 of the control unit 18 receives the start signal of the automatic lighting mode, no sound is output at the brightening start time te. Thereby, sleep is not disturbed by the sound.

In addition, at the time of lighting completion time td in the automatic lighting mode, a sound is output from the sound output device 25 of the instrument body 11. As a function of the control unit 18 side of the appliance main body 11, when the final value of the target lighting value is reached at the lighting completion time td, the final value is reached by outputting sound from the sound output device 25. This is because it is possible to add a sound factor in addition to light at the time of awakening, so that the awakening effect can be improved.

  Next, normal mode on / off control by the transmitter 12 will be described. When there is a turn-on command or a turn-off command from the transmitter 12, the control unit 18 activates the transmitter turn-off control means 21. The transmitter on / off control means 21 receives the output voltage state of the rectifier circuit 15 from the power supply monitoring unit 24, and determines that the switch 14 is on when the output voltage of the rectifier circuit 15 is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. Responds to a turn-on command or a turn-off command from the transmitter 12.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B are graphs showing an example of a light-on / off characteristic of a light source for light-on / off control by a transmitter. FIG. 5A is a graph of lighting characteristics, and FIG. 5B is a graph of light-off characteristics. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the light source 17 is turned on, the brightness of the light source 17 when the lighting is completed together with the lighting command is set in a range of 0% to 100%. For example, when the brightness of the light source 17 is set to 100%, the light source 17 is brightened and turned on according to the characteristic of the curve P11. When 70% is set, the light source 17 is brightened and turned on according to the characteristic of the curve P12. When% is set, the light source 17 is brightened and turned on according to the characteristics of the curve P13.

  When there is a lighting command from the transmitter 12 at time tf, the transmitter turn-off / control unit 21 of the control unit 18 confirms that the switch 14 is turned on based on the information from the power supply monitoring unit 24, The fade light is slowly turned on according to the characteristic curve P satisfying the lighting information so that the light is turned on at the time tg over a predetermined time Tfg. The predetermined time Tgf is usually about 3 seconds. Thereby, since the light source 17 is slowly turned on after the lighting command is output, a high-class feeling can be produced.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the light source 17 is turned off, the brightness of the light source 17 at the start time of turning off is set in the range of 0% to 100% together with the turn-off command. For example, when the brightness of the light source 17 is set to 100%, the light source 17 is dimmed and turned off according to the characteristic of the curve Q11, and when 60% is set, the light source 17 is dimmed and turned off according to the characteristic of the curve Q12. When 20% is set, the light source 17 is dimmed and turned off according to the characteristics of the curve Q13.

  When there is a turn-off command from the transmitter 12 at time th, the transmitter turn-off / control unit 21 of the control unit 18 confirms that the switch 14 is turned on based on the information from the power supply monitoring unit 24, The fade-off is slowly performed according to the characteristic curve Q satisfying the light-off information so that the light is turned off at time ti over a predetermined time Thi. The predetermined time Thi is usually about 3 seconds. Thereby, since the light source 17 is slowly turned off after the turn-off command is output, a high-class feeling can be produced.

  In the above description, the control unit 18 has been described with respect to the case where it has the automatic turn-off mode control means 19, the automatic turn-on mode control means 20, and the transmitter turn-off control means 21, but one of these three means is selected. One means may be provided, or two means may be provided.

  According to the embodiment of the invention, in the automatic light-off mode, the brightness of the light source is gradually reduced to turn off the light over a predetermined time, and when the light is turned off and turned off lastly, the light is turned off. Since no sound is output, it is possible to sleep without disturbing sleep due to the sound. In the automatic lighting mode, since no sound is output before the wake-up setting time, there is no disturbance of sleep due to sound in a dull state where there is little light stimulation before the wake-up setting time, so that a comfortable wake-up can be achieved.

  In addition, when turning on / off in the normal mode other than the automatic light-off mode or the automatic light-on mode, fade lighting or fade-off is performed, so that a high-class feeling can be produced.

The block diagram of the illuminating device concerning embodiment of this invention. The top view of the transmitter in embodiment of this invention. The graph which shows an example of the lighting characteristic of the light source by automatic light extinction mode in embodiment of this invention. The graph which shows an example of the lighting characteristic of the light source by automatic lighting mode in embodiment of this invention. The graph which shows an example of the light extinction characteristic of the light source of the light extinction control by the transmitter in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Instrument body, 12 ... Transmitter, 26 ... Timer, 13 ... Commercial power supply, 14 ... Switch, 15 ... Rectifier, 16 ... Lighting device, 17 ... Light source, 18 ... Control part, 19 ... Automatic light-off mode control means, 20 ... Automatic lighting mode control means, 21 ... Transmitter on / off control means, 22 ... Light receiver, 23 ... Control power supply unit, 24 ... Power supply monitoring unit, 25 ... Sound output device

Claims (2)

A transmitter having a timer for counting time, setting an automatic light-off mode in which the brightness of the light source is turned off after a predetermined time, and transmitting a start signal of the automatic light-off mode;
An instrument body that turns off the light source in accordance with the automatic light-off mode set by the transmitter without receiving a reception sound when receiving a start signal of the automatic light-off mode from the transmitter;
An illumination device comprising: A transmitter having a timer for counting time, setting an automatic lighting mode for lighting by increasing the brightness of the light source over a predetermined time, and transmitting a start signal of the automatic lighting mode;
An instrument body that does not output a reception sound when receiving a start signal of the automatic lighting mode from the transmitter, and illuminates the light source according to the automatic lighting mode set by the transmitter;
An illumination device comprising:

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