JP2010180675A - Electric blind control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric blind control device including an operating switch for easily increasing options in a batch operation range of blinds while simplifying setting work and selecting operation of the batch operation range. <P>SOLUTION: The electric blind control device includes the operating switch consisting of an area setting means, an area selecting means, an all address selecting means, and an operation button for operating the selected blinds. The all address selecting means has change-over means 15a, 18, 19 for changing-over between first selecting work to select the blinds of all addresses and second selecting work to select the blinds of all addresses in an area. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for an electric blind that drives a slat by operating an operation switch.

  Conventionally, a control device that drives a large number of electric blinds respectively arranged on a plurality of floors of a building by an operation signal generated by operating an operation switch has been put into practical use. In such a control device, a large number of electric blinds are divided into a plurality of areas, one of the areas is selected by an area selection button provided on the operation switch, and the plurality of electric blinds in the area are collectively controlled. This is possible (see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a control device has been put into practical use in which a batch operation button is provided in the operation switch and all the blinds can be collectively controlled by operating the batch operation button.

Patent 3273029

  With the operation switch having the collective operation button as described above, all blinds on the same floor of the building or the blinds of the entire building are collectively controlled regardless of a plurality of areas set in advance by operation of the collective operation button. .

Therefore, in order to collectively operate the blinds in the set areas, it is necessary to set the blind as a new area and select the area.
An object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an electric blind provided with an operation switch that can easily increase the options for the collective operation range of the blinds and simplify the setting operation and the selection operation of the collective operation range.

  In claim 1, an area setting means for setting a blind area to be collectively operated, an area selecting means for selecting the area, an all address selecting means for selecting blinds of all addresses, and the selected blinds. In the control device for an electric blind provided with an operation button to be operated in the operation switch, the all address selection means includes a first selection operation for selecting blinds for all addresses, and blinds for all addresses in the area. There is provided switching means for switching between the second selection operation for selecting.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the switching unit includes a dip switch and a control unit that switches between the first selection operation and the second selection operation based on the switching of the dip switch.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, each of the area selection means and all address selection means includes one area selection button, and a control unit that sequentially selects the areas and the blinds of all addresses each time the area selection button is pressed. It was.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the area selection unit and the all address selection unit include a light emitting diode that displays a selection state of the area and a selection state of the all addresses.
The area setting means may include a first dip switch for setting an area number, a second dip switch for setting the minimum address of each area, and a third dip switch for setting the maximum address of each area. Dip switches, each area number, and a storage element for storing a minimum address and a maximum address corresponding to each area number.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the control apparatus of the electric blind provided with the operation switch which can increase the choice of the collective operation range of a blind easily, and can simplify the setting operation | work and selection operation of a collective operation range can be provided.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the control system of an electric blind. It is a front view which shows an operation switch. It is a rear view which shows an operation switch. It is a front view which shows a remote control. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of an operation switch. It is a flowchart which shows the area setting operation | movement of an operation switch. It is a flowchart which shows the control operation of an electric blind. It is a flowchart which shows the control operation of an electric blind.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a control system for driving a large number of electric horizontal blinds installed along a window surface of one floor of a building.

  The 14 blinds 1 of No. 1 to No. 14 are electric horizontal blinds that allow the slats to be raised and lowered and the angle adjusted by the driving force of the motors disposed in the head box. A controller for controlling the motor is disposed in the head box of each blind 1, and the controllers of each blind 1 are connected to each other via a connection cable 2 and to a central control device 3 such as a personal computer.

  Further, four operation switches 4a to 4b are installed on the wall surface in the vicinity of the installation position of the blind 1, and are connected to the controller of the nearest blind 1 through the connection cable 5, and other operations are performed through the controller. Connected to the blind 1 controller. The operation switches 4a to 4d output operation signals based on pressing of the operation buttons to the controller.

  The operation switches 4a to 4d select a single area from a function of setting a plurality of blinds to be collectively operated as one area, a function of setting a plurality of the areas, and a plurality of set areas, A function of collectively operating the blinds 1 in the area and a function of selecting and operating the blinds 1 of all addresses in a batch are provided. Further, a function is provided for selecting all addresses in a plurality of set areas or all addresses including addresses other than the set areas as all addresses.

  FIG. 2 shows operation buttons provided on the surface of the operation switch 4a. The other operation switches 4b to 4c have the same configuration. A stop button 6 for stopping the raising / lowering operation of the slats and the angle adjusting operation of the slats is provided on the lower left side of the operation surface, and an upward button 7 for pulling up the slats and above the stop buttons 6 and A lowering button 8 for lowering the slat is provided.

On the right side of the stop button 6 and the lowering button 8, there are provided tilt buttons 9 and 10 for rotating the slat in the fully closed direction or the reverse fully closed direction.
A switching button 11 for switching between the local mode and the auto mode is provided on the right side of the ascending button 7, and a switching display light emitting diode (LED) 12 is provided above the switching button 11.

  The local mode is a mode in which the controller of each blind 1 controls the raising / lowering operation and the angle adjustment operation of the slats of each blind 1 only based on the operation signal of the operation switch without receiving the command signal of the central control device 3. . Further, the auto mode is a mode for controlling the raising / lowering operation and the angle adjustment operation of the slats of each blind 1 based on the command signal of the central control device 3 in preference to the operation signal of the operation switch.

  Each time the switch button 11 is pressed, the auto mode and the local mode are switched. When the local mode is selected, the light emitting diode 12 is turned on, and when the auto mode is selected, the light emitting diode 12 is turned off.

  An area (ZONE) selection button 13 is provided above the ascending button 7 and the switching button 11, and the area to be selected can be switched every time the area selection button (area selection means, all address selection means) 13 is pressed. It has become.

  Above the area selection button 13, four area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d for displaying a selected area are provided. Each time the area selection button 13 is pressed, the light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are sequentially turned on.

  When the area selection button 13 is pressed once more from the state where the light emitting diode 14d is lit, all the light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are lit. In this state, selection of all addresses is set, and when selecting all blinds 1 in each area as all addresses, and selecting all blinds including blinds outside the set area are selected. Is set. When the area selection button 13 is pressed once more from the state where all the light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are turned on, the state returns to the state where only the light emitting diode 14a is turned on.

  As shown in FIG. 3, first to third dip switches (area setting means) 15a to 15c, an area setting button 16, and an area setting light emitting diode 17 are provided on the back surface of the operation switch 4a. Yes.

  FIG. 5 shows an electrical configuration of the operation switch 4a. The same applies to the other operation switches 4b to 4c. A microcomputer (control unit) 18 is accommodated in the operation switch 4 a, and a storage element (EEPROM) 19 is connected to the microcomputer 18. The storage element 19 stores setting data input via the microcomputer 18. The microcomputer 18 stores a preset program and operates based on the program.

A transmission unit 20 is connected to the microcomputer 18 so that setting data can be transmitted to the controller of each blind 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, each of the first to third dip switches 15a to 15c includes eight switches S1 to S24 each of which can set an 8-bit digital value. Is output. The first dip switch 15a is used when setting the numbers of a plurality of areas operated by the operation switch 4a, and a maximum of seven types of numbers can be set by the switches S1 to S3.

  Further, in the switch S4 (switching means), it is possible to switch the range of the blind 1 selected when all the area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are turned on by the area selection button 13 and all addresses are selected. Yes.

  When the switch S4 is set to the on state, the operation of collectively controlling the blinds 1 of all addresses including the set areas is selected. When the switch S4 is set to the off state, the operation switch sets the operation. The operation for collectively controlling the blinds 1 of all the addresses only in a plurality of areas is selected. When the switch S8 is turned on, the area setting mode can be set.

  The second dip switch 15b is used when setting the minimum address of the blind 1 in the area, and the third dip switch 15c is used when setting the maximum address of the blind 1 in the area. Is done. Since the second and third dip switches 15b and 15c can set 8-bit digital values, 256 addresses from No. 0 to No. 255 can be set at the maximum.

  The area setting button 16 is pressed when an area setting operation is performed, and a pressing signal is output to the microcomputer 18. The area setting light emitting diode 17 is controlled to blink by the microcomputer 18 during the area setting operation.

  Under the control of the microcomputer 18, the buzzer 21 connected to the microcomputer 18 emits a short buzzer sound when the area setting button 16 is pressed and when a signal is transmitted from the transmission unit 20. Further, when a communication abnormality is detected by the microcomputer 18, a long buzzer sound is emitted.

  Operation signals generated by pressing operation buttons such as the area selection button 13, the stop button 6, the up button 7, the down button 8, and the tilt buttons 9 and 10 are input to the microcomputer 18. An operation signal generated by pressing the switch button 11 is input to the microcomputer 18 and the light-emitting diode 12 for switching display is turned on when the local mode is selected.

The area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are turned on corresponding to the area selected by the area selection button 13.
Next, the operation of the microcomputer 18 when a plurality of areas are set by the control system including the operation switches 4a to 4d as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  When performing the setting operation, first, the switch S8 of the first dip switch 15a is set to the ON state. Next, four areas of area 1 to area 4 are set by the switches S1 to S3 of the first dip switch 15a.

  For example, if only the switch S1 is turned on, the area 1 is set, and if only the switch S3 is turned on, the area 4 is set. Areas 1 to 4 are areas corresponding to the area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d.

  Next, the minimum address of the area is set by the switches S9 to S16 of the second dip switch 15b, and the maximum address of the area is set by the switches S17 to S24 of the third dip switch 15c.

  When the area setting button 16 is pressed in this state, the microcomputer 18 recognizes that the switch S8 of the first dip switch 15a is on and that the area setting button 16 is on. (Steps 1 and 2), it is determined whether or not the area setting button 16 is kept pressed for 5 seconds (Steps 3 and 4).

  If the area setting button 16 is pressed for 5 seconds, the process proceeds to step 5 to read the area numbers set by the switches S1 to S3 of the first dip switch 15a. Next, the minimum address of the area is read from the second dip switch 15b (step 6), and the maximum address of the area is read from the third dip switch 15c (step 7).

  Next, when the switch S8 of the first dip switch 15a is in the ON state and the area setting button 16 is pressed for 5 seconds (steps 8 to 11), the area number read out by moving to step 12 The minimum address and the maximum address of the area are stored in the storage element 19, and the setting operation for one area is completed.

If the switch S8 is turned off in step 8, the area setting operation is terminated without performing the storing process in the storage element 19.
When setting a plurality of areas, each area number is set with the switches S1 to S3 of the first dip switch 15a, and the above setting operation is repeated. The switch S8 of the dip switch 15a is returned to the off state.

  Next, when the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a is set to the ON state, all addresses from No. 1 to No. 255 including the blind 1 in a plurality of areas are set when selection of all addresses is set. Blind 1 is selected. Further, when the switch S4 is set to the OFF state, the blinds 1 of all addresses only in the plurality of areas set by the operation switch are selected.

  In the operation switches 4a to 4d shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of areas are set by the setting operation as described above, and the range of the blind 1 when all addresses are selected by the operation of the switch S4 is set.

  In the operation switch 4a, the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a is turned off, and the range of the blind 1 to be collectively controlled is set to the blind 1 of all addresses No. 1 to No. 255. In addition, No. 1 blind 1 is set in area 1 set by switches S1 to S3 of first dip switch 15a, No. 2 blind 1 is set in area 2, and No. 3 is set in area 3. .3 blind 1 is set, and No. 4 and No. 5 blind 1 are set in area 4.

  In the operation switch 4b, No. 6 blind 1 is set in area 1, No. 7 blind 1 is set in area 2, and areas 3 and 4 are not set. In addition, the blind S1 in the areas 1 and 2 in which the range of the blind 1 to be collectively controlled is set, that is, the blind 1 of No. 6 and No. 7 is set by turning off the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a. Is set to

  In the operation switch 4c, No. 8 blind 1 is set in area 1, No. 9 blind 1 is set in area 2, No. 10 blind 1 is set in area 3, and No. 11 and No. 12 blind 1 is set. In addition, the blind S1 in the areas 1 to 4 in which the range of the blind 1 to be collectively controlled is set by setting the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a to the OFF state, that is, the blind 1 of No.8 to No.12. Is set to

  In the operation switch 4d, No. 13 blind 1 is set in area 1, No. 14 blind 1 is set in area 2, and areas 3 and 4 are not set. In addition, the blind S1 in the areas 1 and 2 in which the range of the blind 1 to be collectively controlled is set, that is, the blind 1 of No. 13 and No. 14 when the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a is set to the OFF state. Is set to

  In the control system shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the operation of the operation switches 4a to 4d, the blind 1 can be operated by a remote control device. In the remote control operation device, a plurality of remote control receivers 22 are attached to a wall or the like, and each remote control receiver 22 is connected to the controller of the nearest blind 1. An operation signal can be transmitted from each remote control 23 to each remote control receiver 22.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the remote controller 23 is provided with a stop button 24 for stopping the slat raising / lowering operation and the slat angle adjusting operation at the center of the operation surface. Above and below the stop button 24, an up button 25 for raising the slat and a down button 26 for lowering the slat are provided.

On the left and right sides of the stop button 24, there are provided tilt buttons 27 and 28 for rotating the slats in the fully closed direction or the reverse fully closed direction.
Above the ascending button 25, a collective operation button 29 for collectively operating all the blinds 1 is provided, and above the collective operation button 29, four area selection buttons 30a to 30d are provided. The area selection buttons 30a to 30d are used when selecting any one of the set areas.

  Each of the remote control receivers 22 has an area setting function similar to that of the operation switches 4a to 4d, can set an area to be selected by area selection buttons 30a to 30d of the remote control 23, and is collectively operated by a collective operation button 29. It is possible to select whether the range of blind 1 is all addresses or all blinds 1 in areas 1 to 4.

Next, the operation of the operation switches 4a to 4d of the electric blind as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
Each microcomputer 18 of the operation switches 4a to 4d determines whether or not the area selection button 13 is pressed when any of the operation buttons is pressed (steps 21 and 22). When the area selection button 13 is pressed, whether or not the area selected before the pressing is in the all address selection state, that is, whether or not the area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are all lit. Is determined (step 23).

  If all addresses are not selected, it is determined whether or not an area having a number obtained by adding 1 to the number of the currently selected area is set (step 24). If any one of the areas 1 to 3 is selected, the process proceeds to step 25 to select one of the areas 2 to 4 and light any of the corresponding area display light emitting diodes 14c to 14d. (Step 25), it returns to Step 21.

If the all address selection state is selected in step 23, the state shifts to the state of selecting area 1, the area display light emitting diode 14a is turned on, and the process returns to step 21.
By such an operation, each time the area selection button 13 is pressed, the areas 1 to 4 and the all address selection state are sequentially selected.

  If area 4 is set in step 24, all the area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are lit and all addresses are selected. Since only two areas 1 and 2 are set in the operation switches 4a and 4d, when the area selection button 13 is pressed while the area 2 is set, all the area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are displayed. Illuminated to select all addresses.

  If any button other than the area selection button 13 is pressed in step 22, the process proceeds to step 28 shown in FIG. 8, and any one of the operation buttons, that is, the stop button 6, the up button 7, the down button 8, and the tilt buttons 9, 10 is displayed. It is determined whether or not is pressed.

  If any of the operation buttons is pressed, the process proceeds to step 29 to determine whether or not all addresses are selected. When all the area display light emitting diodes 14a to 14d are turned on in step 29 and all addresses are selected, the process proceeds to step 30.

  In step 30, it is determined whether or not the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a is in the on state. If it is in the off state, the addresses of all the blinds 1 in the areas 1 to 4 are read from the storage element 19 (step 30). 31). For example, the operation switch 4c reads the address of blind 1 of No. 8 to No. 12, and the operation switch 4b reads the address of blind 1 of No. 6 to No. 7.

  Next, the microcomputer 18 outputs an operation signal by pressing the operation button to the blind 1 of the read address (step 32). Then, in the blind 1 of the corresponding address, the slat is moved up or down or the angle is adjusted corresponding to the pressed operation button.

  If the switch S4 is in the ON state in step 30, all addresses No. 1 to No. 255 are selected regardless of the addresses in the range set in areas 1 to 4 (step 33), and blind 1 of the address is selected. An operation signal is output to (step 34). Then, in the control system shown in FIG. 1, an operation signal is output from the operation switch 4a to the blinds No. 1 to No. 14, and the slats of each blind 1 are moved up and down or adjusted in angle.

  If any one of the areas 1 to 4 is selected in step 29, the process proceeds to step 35, where the minimum address and the maximum address of the area are read from the storage element 19, and an operation signal is sent to the blind 1 in the address range. Output (step 36).

  Then, for example, when the area 1 is selected by the operation switch 4a, an operation signal is output to the No. 1 blind 1, and the slat is moved up and down or the angle is adjusted by the No. 1 blind 1.

If the switch button 11 is pressed in step 28, the local mode and the auto mode are switched and the process returns to step 21.
In addition, each blind 1 can be operated via the remote control receiver 22 by operating the remote controller 23, and the same operation can be performed by setting the same area as the operation switches 4a to 4d.

In the electric blind control system configured as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) By setting a plurality of areas in advance with the operation switches 4a to 4b and operating the operation buttons with the area selection button 13 selected, the slat raising / lowering operation or angle adjustment of the blind 1 in the selected area is performed. Operations can be performed in parallel.
(2) By repeatedly pressing the area selection button 13, a plurality of areas and all address selection states can be sequentially selected. Accordingly, since a plurality of areas can be selected with one area selection button 13, the number of operation buttons can be reduced and the operation switches 4a to 4d can be downsized.
(3) By the switching operation of the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a, the address selected in the all address selection state can be switched between all addresses and all addresses in the set areas. Therefore, the blinds 1 in the plurality of areas can be collectively controlled without performing a setting operation for selecting all the blinds 1 in the plurality of areas.
(4) A plurality of areas can be set by using the first to third dip switches 15a to 15c of the operation switches 4a to 4d, the area setting button 16, and the area setting light emitting diode 17. Therefore, since the area setting operation can be performed without preparing a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, the cost of the remote control receiver can be reduced.

You may implement the said embodiment in the following aspects.
Although the switching means is constituted by the switch S4 of the first dip switch 15a, it may be constituted by other independent switch means.
The above control device may be applied to an electric curtain, a roll blind, a scooping curtain, a pleated screen, a shutter, an awning, etc. in addition to the electric horizontal blind.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Blind, 3 ... Central control apparatus, 4a-4d ... Operation switch, 6-10 ... Operation button, 14a-14d ... Light emitting diode for area display, 13 ... Area selection means, All address selection means (area selection button), 15a ... Area setting means, switching means (first dip switch), 15b, 15c ... Area setting means (second dip switch, third dip switch), 18 ... Control section, switching means (microcomputer), 19 ... Area setting means, switching means (memory element).

Claims (5)

An area setting means for setting the blind area to be collectively operated;
Area selection means for selecting the area;
All address selection means for selecting all address blinds;
In a control device for an electric blind provided with an operation switch for operating the selected blind,
The all address selection means includes
A first selection action that selects blinds for all addresses, and
An electric blind control device comprising switching means for switching between a second selection operation for selecting blinds of all addresses in the area. Switching means
Dip switch,
The control device for an electric blind according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that switches between the first selection operation and the second selection operation based on switching of the dip switch. The area selection means and all address selection means are:
One area selection button,
3. The electric blind control device according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that sequentially selects the areas and the blinds of all addresses each time the area selection button is pressed. The area selection means and all address selection means are:
4. The control device for an electric blind according to claim 2, further comprising: a light emitting diode that displays a selection state of the area and a selection state of all the addresses. The area setting means includes
The first DIP switch to set the area number,
A second dip switch for setting the minimum address of each area;
A third dip switch for setting the maximum address of each area;
5. The electric blind control device according to claim 1, further comprising: each area number, and a storage element that stores a minimum address and a maximum address corresponding to each area number. 6.

Images