JP2011166702A - Opening/closing operating apparatus for automatic door - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opening/closing operating apparatus for an automatic door which is free from battery exhaustion and therefore performs opening/closing operation on the automatic door at all times. <P>SOLUTION: A wireless opening/closing operating apparatus 1 is configured to open/close an automatic door 3 such as an automatic door for verandas. The opening/closing operating apparatus 1 has an operating part 24 for instructing opening/closing of the automatic door 3, a communication part 26 for wirelessly transmitting contents instructed by the operating part 24 to the automatic door 3 using infrared rays or the like, and a power supply 21 for operating the opening/closing operating apparatus 1. The power supply 21 includes a solar cell. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an opening / closing operation device for operating opening / closing of an automatic door.

  In recent years, interest in barrier-free has increased, and it has been proposed to automate the opening and closing of glass sliding doors for verandas, for example, in condominiums and ordinary houses (for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, for the purpose of barrier-free, there has been proposed one that operates an automatic sliding door with a wireless remote controller (for example, Patent Document 2). In this way, if the automatic sliding door can be opened and closed with a wireless remote control, the sliding door can be opened and closed by hand, for example, even a person in a wheelchair can easily open and close the sliding door. Become.

JP 2000-64712 A JP 2002-147116 A

  As the power source of the remote controller, a dry battery is generally used. However, when the battery runs out, there is a problem that the automatic sliding door cannot be opened and closed by the remote controller. As a countermeasure, it is desirable to keep a dry battery, but it is troublesome to check whether there is a new battery or to replace the battery when the battery runs out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic door opening / closing device capable of preventing the automatic door opening / closing operation from being disabled due to battery exhaustion.

  The present invention solves the above inconvenience. That is, according to the present invention, in the wireless opening / closing operation device 1 that operates opening / closing of the automatic door 3, the operation unit 24 for instructing opening / closing of the automatic door 3 and the instruction content in the operation unit 24 are transmitted to the automatic door 3 wirelessly. It has the communication part 26 to transmit, and the power supply 21 for operating the opening / closing operation apparatus 1, The power supply 21 is comprised with the solar cell, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation unit 24 and the communication unit 26 are arranged in the remote controller 15, and the solar cell as the power source 21 is arranged in the holder 16 separate from the remote controller 15, or in FIG. Thus, the case where the operation unit 24, the communication unit 26, and the power source (solar cell) 21 are arranged in one remote controller 15 is included. The power source 21 supplies power to at least one of the operation unit 24 and the communication unit 26. In addition to the operation unit 24 and the communication unit 26, a display LED or the like is disposed in the opening / closing operation device 1. It is also included when used as the power source. The wireless transmission corresponds to a wireless communication means using infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, radio waves, or the like.

  The configuration in which the operation unit 24 and the communication unit 26 are arranged in the remote controller 15 and the power source (solar cell) 21 is arranged in the holder 16 will be described in detail. The operation unit 24 and the communication unit 26 are portable remote controllers. The holder 16 is configured to detachably hold the remote controller 15. The holder 16 can be attached to the wall surface 14 on the back side, and the solar cell 21 is arranged on the front surface of the holder 16. When the remote control side terminals 28 and 29 provided on the remote control 15 are in contact with the holder side terminals 33 and 34 provided on the holder 16, the solar cell 21 and the communication unit 26 are electrically connected. . The remote controller 15 is provided with a remote controller charging means 30 for storing electric power supplied from the solar cell 21 of the holder 16. The remote control side charging means 30 includes an electric double layer capacitor and a secondary battery. The wall surface 14 includes a frame surface of the automatic door 3 and the like.

  Further, the holder 16 is provided with a holder-side charging means 35 for storing the electric power generated by the solar cell 21, and the electric power stored by the holder-side charging means 35 is supplied to the remote controller 15. Can do. The holder-side charging means 35 includes an electric double layer capacitor, a secondary battery, and the like.

  Since the automatic door opening / closing operation device 1 of the present invention uses the solar battery 21 as a power source, the battery will not run out as in the case of using a dry battery as a power source, for example. Therefore, it can be reliably prevented that the automatic door 3 cannot be opened / closed by the opening / closing operation device 1 due to the battery running out. In addition, since a dry battery is not used as a power source, time and labor for battery replacement can be omitted.

  When the opening / closing operation device 1 is used in, for example, an automatic door 3 for a veranda arranged at the entrance / exit portion from the room to the veranda, it is considered that the opening / closing operation device 1 is operated around the entrance / exit portion. Since sunlight reaches directly around the entrance / exit part or sunlight reflected from a wall or a floor or the like, solar power generation by the solar cell 21 can be surely performed by the sunlight. Accordingly, the opening / closing operation device 1 can be reliably operated without using the dry battery as a power source. In addition, at night, etc., the opening / closing operation device 1 can be operated by generating power with the solar cell 21 by indoor lighting.

  When the operation unit 24 and the communication unit 26 are disposed on the remote controller 15 and the solar cell 21 is disposed on the front surface of the holder 16 that detachably holds the remote controller 15, the holder 16 can be connected to, for example, the sunlight. By attaching to a good indoor wall surface 14, the solar cell 21 can be sufficiently exposed to sunlight reflected directly or by a wall or the like. Thereby, the electric power by the solar power generation in the solar cell 21 can be firmly stored in the remote-control-side charging means 30 of the remote control 15 held in the holder 16, and thus the remote control 15 can be reliably operated.

  In addition, since the solar cell 21 is arranged in the holder 16 separate from the remote controller 15, it is not necessary to provide a space for arranging the solar cell 21 on the surface of the remote controller 15. Can be achieved. Further, since the holder 16 is attached to the wall surface 14, there is no fear of dropping, and therefore damage to the solar cell 21 due to dropping can be reliably prevented.

  By storing the generated power of the solar cell 21 in the holder-side charging means 35 of the holder 16, the generated power of the solar cell 21 is stored in the holder-side charging means 35 while the remote controller 15 is being taken out from the holder 16, and the power Can be supplied to the remote control 15.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electrical system of the opening / closing operation apparatus and automatic door which concern on this invention. It is a front view of an opening / closing operation apparatus. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. It is a front view of the remote control according to the present invention. It is a front view of the automatic door seen from the room side. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for demonstrating operation | movement of a holder side terminal. It is a front view of the other Example of the opening / closing operation apparatus.

  An embodiment in which the wireless opening / closing device 1 according to the present invention is used for opening / closing an automatic door 3 for a veranda will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, the veranda automatic door 3 is arranged at the entrance / exit part from the room to the veranda.

  The veranda automatic door 3 opens and closes an aluminum frame 4 fixed to the entrance, the two glass sliding doors 5 and 5, and one glass sliding door 5 (for example, the right glass sliding door in FIG. 5). And a drive unit 6. The frame 4 is stretched between the left and right collar frames 4a and 4a, an upper frame (not shown) spanned between the upper ends of the collar frames 4a and 4a, and the lower ends of the collar frames 4a and 4a. The lower frame 4b is assembled in a rectangular shape. Rails (not shown) are respectively provided on the upper frame and the lower frame 4c, and each glass sliding door 5 is slidable in the left-right direction along the upper and lower rails.

  Each glass sliding door 5 has a plate glass 7 mounted in a rectangular cage 8 made of aluminum. The rod 8 includes left and right vertical rods 8a and 8a, an upper rod 8b spanned between the upper ends of the vertical rods 8a and 8a, and a lower rod 8c spanned between the lower ends of the vertical rods 8a and 8a. It consists of A key 9 is attached to the interior side of the vertical rods 8a and 8a located at the center of the entrance / exit part of the glass doors 8 and 8 of the glass sliding doors 5 and 5. Moreover, the handle 10 is attached to the indoor side and the outdoor side of the vertical rod 8a * 8a located in the left-right edge part of the said entrance / exit part in the both glass sliding doors 5 * 5.

  The drive unit 6 is installed on the indoor side of the upper frame, and includes, for example, a motor 12, a wire that is pulled by the motor 12, a fixed pulley and a movable pulley over which the wire is stretched, and the like. Yes. The movable pulley is attached to the upper collar 8b of one of the glass sliding doors 5 so that the one glass sliding door 5 slides in accordance with the driving of the motor 12. The drive unit 6 is covered with a cover 13. The other glass sliding door 5 can be manually opened and closed. One glass sliding door 5 can be manually opened and closed in case of an emergency.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the opening / closing operation device 1 includes a portable remote controller 15 and a holder 16 that detachably holds the remote controller 15 and supplies power to the remote controller 15. A double-sided tape 17 is disposed on the back surface of the holder 16. With the double-sided tape 17, for example, the back side of the holder 16 can be attached to an appropriate position on the wall surface 14 in the room. The holder 16 can be attached to the wall surface 14 with screws or the like.

  The remote control 15 is formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an open button 18 for opening one glass sliding door 5 of the automatic door 3 and one glass on the front (front) surface (left side in FIG. 3). A close button 19 for closing the sliding door 5 is arranged side by side. In FIG. 4, the close button 19 is arranged below the open button 18. The open button 18 and the close button 19 are constituted by push buttons.

  The holder 16 is formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction, and the solar cell 21 is disposed on the upper surface of the holder 16 (the left side in FIG. 3). The solar cell 21 generates power by being exposed to sunlight or light from room lighting, and the generated power is supplied to the remote controller 15. A pocket portion 22 for accommodating and holding the remote controller 15 is formed in the lower portion of the holder 16.

  The pocket portion 22 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper surface is opened, and the holder 16 can be inserted through the upper surface opening. At the upper end of the front wall 22a of the pocket portion 22, the center in the left-right direction (see FIG. 2) is cut out in a U-shape, and the close button 19 is pressed while the remote control 15 is held in the pocket portion 22. Can be done. As shown in FIG. 2, the solar cell 21 is arranged at a position where the front surface is not covered by the remote controller 15 held in the pocket portion 22.

  Next, the configuration of the electrical system of the opening / closing operation device 1 and the drive unit 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The remote controller 15 of the opening / closing operation device 1 includes an operation unit 24 for instructing opening / closing of the automatic door 3 including the open button 18 and the close button 19, and an infrared ray corresponding to the instruction content in the operation unit 24. A communication unit 26 that transmits a signal (wireless signal) from the infrared light emitting element 25, a power supply unit 27 that supplies power to the communication unit 26 and the operation unit 24, and a remote control terminal 28 that is electrically connected to the holder 16.・ 29.

  The power feeding unit 27 is connected to the remote control side terminals 28 and 29. When the remote control 15 is held in the pocket portion 22, the remote control side terminals 28 and 29 come into contact with the terminals 33 and 34 of the holder 16 and are electrically connected. Connected. An electric double layer capacitor (remote control side charging means) 30 is disposed in the power feeding unit 27, and the electric power supplied from the holder 16 to the remote control 15 can be stored in the electric double layer capacitor 30.

  The remote controller 15 removed from the holder 16 is operated by the electric power stored in the electric double layer capacitor 30. The power feeding unit 27 is provided with a protection circuit for preventing an overcurrent from flowing when the remote control side terminals 28 and 29 are short-circuited.

  The holder 16 includes a power supply control unit 32 for preventing overcurrent and the like, and holder side terminals 33 and 34 for electrical connection with the remote control side terminals 28 and 29. An electric double layer capacitor (holder-side charging means) 35 is connected to the power supply control unit 32 so that the electric power generated by the solar cell 21 can be stored.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the holder-side terminals 33 and 34 are arranged at the lower part of the rear wall 22 b of the pocket portion 22. Each holder side terminal 33, 34 is made of a conductive spring material extending in the vertical direction, and its lower end portion is fixed to the rear wall 22b of the pocket portion 22 as shown in FIG. An intermediate portion 37 in the vertical direction of each holder side terminal 33, 34 is curved forward, and the intermediate portion 37 enters the pocket portion 22 through an opening 38 provided in the rear wall 22 b of the pocket portion 22. Yes.

  When the remote controller 15 is held in the pocket portion 22, the remote controller 15 hits the intermediate portion 37 of the holder-side terminals 33 and 34 and pushes the intermediate portion 37 backward (see the phantom line in FIG. 6). . As the intermediate portion 37 moves rearward, the upper ends of the holder-side terminals 33 and 34 come into contact with the positive and negative contacts 39 derived from the power supply control unit 32, respectively. As a result, the power supply control unit 32 and the remote control side terminals 28 and 29 are electrically connected via the holder side terminals 33 and 34.

  When the remote controller 15 is taken out from the pocket portion 22, the intermediate portion 37 is returned to the front position by the elastic force of the holder side terminals 33 and 34, and the upper ends of the holder side terminals 33 and 34 are separated from the contact points 39. As a result, the connection between the holder-side terminals 33 and 34 and the power supply control unit 32 is released. As described above, when the remote controller 15 is not held in the pocket portion 22 of the holder 16, the holder side terminals 33 and 34 and the power supply control unit 32 are not connected. Even in the case of a short circuit, the power supply control unit 32 and the solar cell 21 are prevented from failing due to the short circuit.

  The remote control side terminals 28 and 29 have the same shape as the holder side terminals 33 and 34, and when the remote control 15 is held in the pocket portion 22, the upper ends of the remote control side terminals 28 and 29 are led out from the power feeding portion 27. You may comprise so that it may contact respectively the made positive / negative contact.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the drive unit 6 receives (receives) an infrared signal transmitted from the remote controller 15 by the infrared light receiving element 41, and thereby converts the signal into an opening / closing instruction signal that instructs opening / closing of the automatic door 3. It has a communication unit 42 that converts and outputs, and a motor control unit 43 that drives the motor 12 in response to an opening / closing instruction signal from the communication unit 42. The opening / closing instruction signal includes an opening signal for opening the automatic door 3 and a closing signal for closing the automatic door 3. When the open button 18 of the remote control 15 is pressed, one glass sliding door 5 of the automatic door 3 is opened, and when the close button 19 is pressed, one glass sliding door 5 is closed.

  For example, the drive unit 6 opens one glass sliding door 5 only when the open button 18 of the remote controller 15 is pressed with a finger or the like, and stops the one glass sliding door 5 when the finger or the like is released from the open button 18. ing. When one of the glass sliding doors 5 is in the fully open position or the fully closed position, the driving unit 6 does not drive the one glass sliding door 5 even when the buttons 18 and 19 are pressed.

  As described above, since the remote controller 15 uses the solar battery 21 as a power source, for example, the battery does not run out as in the case of using a dry battery as the power source. Further, while the remote controller 15 is taken out from the holder 16, the electric double layer capacitor 35 of the holder 16 can store the generated power of the solar cell 21 and supply the electric power to the remote controller 15.

  Although the solar cell 21 is provided in the holder 16 in the embodiment, the solar cell 21 may be configured separately from the holder 16 and, for example, the solar cell 21 and the holder 16 may be electrically connected by a cable.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the solar cell 21 may be provided in the remote controller 15. In that case, the terminals 28, 29, 33 and 34 and the power supply control unit 32 of the holder 16 can be omitted. Specifically, the solar cell 21, the power supply control unit 32, and the holder-side terminals 33 and 34 are omitted from the holder 16, and the holder 16 is used only to accommodate and hold the remote control 15 in the pocket portion 22. Will be used. In FIG. 7, the remote controller 15 has an open button 18 and a close button 19 arranged side by side, and a solar cell 21 is arranged below these buttons 18 and 19.

  In the above description, the wireless communication between the remote controller 15 and the drive unit 6 is performed using infrared rays. However, the wireless communication may be performed using ultrasonic waves, radio waves, or the like. A solar cell may be used as a power source for the drive unit 6. In that case, the solar cell for the drive unit 6 is disposed on the glass sliding door 5 or the frame 4. The drive unit 6 may be configured to drive the motor 12 until one of the glass sliding doors 5 is fully opened when the open button 18 of the remote controller 15 is pressed.

  In order to warn that the remote controller 15 cannot be operated properly due to insufficient power stored in the electric double layer capacitor 30 of the remote controller 15 because the remote controller 15 is taken out of the pocket portion 22 for a long time. The LED or the like may be provided on the remote controller 15. In the holder 16, the electric double layer capacitor 35 may be omitted, or the solar cell 21 may be directly connected to the holder side terminals 33 and 34 by omitting the power supply control unit 32.

  In the above-described embodiment, the opening / closing operation device 1 is used for opening / closing the automatic door 3 for the veranda. It may be used for opening and closing the automatic door.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Opening / closing operation apparatus 3 Automatic door 6 Drive part 14 Wall surface 15 Remote control 16 Holder 21 Solar cell 24 Operation part 26 Communication part 28/29 Remote control side terminal 30/35 Electric double layer capacitor 33/34 Holder side terminal

Claims (3)

A wireless opening / closing operation device for operating automatic door (3) opening and closing,
An operation unit (24) for instructing opening / closing of the automatic door (3), a communication unit (26) for wirelessly transmitting an instruction content in the operation unit (24) to the automatic door (3), and an opening / closing operation A power source (21) for operating the device (1),
An opening / closing operation device for an automatic door, wherein the power source (21) is constituted by a solar battery. The operation unit (24) and the communication unit (26) are arranged in a portable remote controller (15),
A holder (16) for detachably holding the remote control (15) is provided;
The holder (16) can be attached to the wall (14) on the back side,
The solar cell (21) is arranged on the surface of the holder (16),
The remote control side terminals (28, 29) provided on the remote control (15) and the holder side terminals (33, 34) provided on the holder (16) come into contact with each other, so that the solar cell (21) and the communication unit (26) is electrically connected,
2. The automatic door according to claim 1, wherein the remote control is provided with remote-control-side charging means for storing electric power supplied from the solar cell of the holder. Opening and closing operation device. The holder (16) includes a holder-side charging means (35) for storing electric power generated by the solar cell (21),
3. The automatic door opening / closing operation device according to claim 2, wherein the power stored by the holder side charging means (35) is supplied to the remote controller (15).