JP2015100007A - Shutter device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shutter device which allows for three or more operations of a shutter curtain, including the fully closed state and fully open state, via a HA system.SOLUTION: A shutter device 10 has receiving means 22 for classifying a plurality of predetermined states into at least one of a fully closed group and a group other than the fully closed group, and a control section 2 has receiving means 22 for determining open and close instruction of a shutter curtain 13 by receiving a HA control signal, setting means 23 for associating the shutter curtain 13 closing instruction with one state of the fully closed group, and associating the shutter curtain 13 open instruction with one state of a group other than the fully closed group, and drive unit control means 24 for controlling a drive unit 11 so as to be in the sate associated by the setting means 23 upon acquisition of the shutter curtain 13 closing instruction or open instruction from the receiving means 22.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shutter device, and more particularly to a shutter device that can be driven by remote operation via an HA system.

  In recent years, home automation (HA) systems for comprehensively managing the home have been introduced. Examples of devices managed by the HA system include home security, telemonitoring, energy control, and electric shutter. The HA system can monitor the on / off control (locking / unlocking) and the operating state of these devices from the outside.

  By the way, when the electric shutter is controlled via the HA system, operations in two states are defined as fully closed and fully open (other than fully closed) (JEM1427). Therefore, when the electric shutter has three or more states of fully closed, fully open, and other states, it cannot be controlled via a standard HA system.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a method for controlling a multilevel operation state using a binary signal line (corresponding to an HA system). Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228667 discloses a device that performs multi-function by time-division multiplexing of binary signal lines and is compatible with the HA system. Although Patent Document 1 does not describe an HA system, as in Patent Document 2, other control is performed in addition to a signal for turning on / off (opening / closing) a load (electric shutter) on a binary signal line. Construction of a remote control device that superimposes a signal to be performed is disclosed.

  In Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, in order to control multi-level operation with a binary signal line, communication between a control target such as an electric shutter and an HA system is performed using time division multiplexing. When performing time division multiplex communication, control is complicated, for example, by defining a communication protocol. When the HA system standard is used, expanded control content and a control unit corresponding thereto are required. For this reason, an HA system expanded so as to be able to control multi-level operations cannot communicate with an HA system that does not have a control unit that can use the expanded control contents, and has an expanded function. To use all the combined functions, it is necessary to prepare a unique control device.

JP-A-7-38968 JP-A-6-303669

  The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and a shutter device capable of operating a shutter curtain having three or more states via the HA system without remodeling or expanding the HA system. Providing is a problem to be solved.

(1) The structural features of the invention of the shutter device for solving the above-mentioned problems are: a shutter curtain that can be opened and closed;
A drive unit for driving the shutter curtain;
A control unit that controls the drive unit to operate the shutter curtain so as to be in one of three or more predetermined states;
A shutter device comprising:
The plurality of predetermined states are one or more of the plurality of predetermined states, and are a fully-closed group that is compatible with a state in which the shutter curtain is fully closed, and the plurality of predetermined states. And is classified into at least one of a group other than a fully-closed group that is one or more of them and is capable of handling a state other than the fully-closed state,
The controller is
Receiving means for receiving an HA control signal and determining an instruction to open and close the shutter curtain;
A setting unit that associates one state of the fully-closed group with an instruction to close the shutter curtain, and associates one state of the non-fully-closed group with an instruction to open the shutter curtain;
Drive that controls the drive unit to operate the shutter curtain so as to be in a state associated with the setting unit when an instruction to close the shutter curtain or an instruction to open the shutter curtain is acquired from the receiving unit Part control means;
It is to have.

  In other words, the three or more states that the shutter curtain can take are classified into a group that can handle a fully closed state (a fully closed group) and a group that can handle a state other than a fully closed state (a group other than a fully closed group). The HA system may have three or more states by previously associating what operation is performed when the HA system is controlled to be in a fully closed state or a state other than a fully closed state. The possible shutter curtain can be controlled as desired by the user in an HA system that can only be controlled between two states.

  Therefore, the user can perform a desired operation from the state of a plurality of shutter curtains by assigning a desired operation in advance to each control performed by the HA system using the fully closed state and other than the fully closed state. .

  Here, the state corresponding to the fully closed state (fully closed group) has the same performance as the state where the shutter is fully closed. Whether it is equivalent to the fully closed state is determined in consideration of whether the necessary performance can be exhibited from various performances such as crime prevention, ventilation, sound insulation, and light shielding. Accordingly, even when the shutter system is controlled to be fully closed by the HA system, even if the shutter curtain is in that state, it does not contradict the provisions of the HA system, and no major problem occurs.

  On the other hand, a state that can correspond to a group other than the fully closed state has the same performance as that other than the state where the shutter is fully closed. Whether it is equivalent to a state other than the fully closed state is determined in consideration of whether the necessary performance can be exhibited from various performances such as crime prevention, ventilation, sound insulation, and light shielding. Here, the judgment criteria as to whether or not they are equivalent to those other than the fully closed state are the same judgment criteria as the judgment criteria as to whether or not they are equivalent to the fully closed state in the aforementioned fully closed group, but different judgments. Any of the criteria may be selected. As an example of adopting a different judgment criterion, whether or not it belongs to a fully-closed group is determined by the presence or absence of crime prevention, and whether or not it belongs to a group other than a fully-closed group is determined by the presence or absence of ventilation.

  When groups are determined based on different performances as described above, the same operating state may belong to both groups. For example, the crime prevention ventilation state shown in (2) below shall belong to the fully closed group with or without crime prevention, shall belong to the group other than full closure with or without ventilation, and shall belong to both groups. Can be treated.

  In addition to the matters described above, whether to associate a fully closed group or a non-closed group is determined based on the performance exhibited by the shutter curtain described above. It can be changed according to the fluctuation of

  For example, a shutter device installed in a place where there is no major problem even if wind or rain enters from the outside (such as a place where the wind and rain can only be affected to an acceptable extent, In the case where wind and rain can be blocked by another window or door installed inside the curtain), it is conceivable to determine whether or not it is equivalent to the fully closed state based on crime prevention. On the other hand, in a shutter device installed in a place where intrusion of wind and rain can be a problem, it is conceivable to determine whether or not it is equivalent to a fully closed state based on ventilation.

  In this way, the criteria for determining which group the shutter curtain state belongs to can be determined according to the installation location and installation environment of the shutter device and the user's intention. However, it can be considered that such a criterion is changed due to a change in the environment. For example, even when the influence of wind and rain does not become a problem in a normal state, it may be considered that the criterion for determining whether or not it is equivalent to the fully closed state changes depending on the weather at the place where the shutter device is installed. For example, when a typhoon or the like is approaching, there may be a case where it is desirable that there is no ventilation in consideration of the influence of wind and rain. There are also cases where the introduction of outside air is not desirable when the outside temperature is very hot or very cold. In such a case, the classification can be performed in consideration of the ventilation property, which has been classified into the totally closed group and the group other than the fully closed group by considering only the security. The weather and the like can be acquired from an external information source (Internet server, radio or other communication device). Other performances (such as light shielding and sound insulation) can be considered or not taken into account depending on the environment inside and outside the shutter curtain.

  In this way, when the criteria for determination as to which of the two groups belong changes, the state of the shutter curtain belonging to each group may change. If a state that does not belong to the group due to a change at that time is associated with any group, it is replaced with an alternative state (select from other states belonging to the same group).

  Here, the HA control signal is a signal transmitted by an HA system having an HA terminal in conformity with JEM1427 of the Nippon Electric Industry Standard.

  The invention of (1) above can be adopted by arbitrarily adding the configuration of (2) shown below.

(2) The shutter curtain is composed of a plurality of slats,
The drive unit can be driven such that a gap is formed between adjacent slats for at least some of the plurality of slats,
The plurality of predetermined states include a crime prevention ventilation state in which a seat plate located at the lower end of the shutter is landed and a gap is formed in at least a part of the slats where the gap can be formed,
The crime prevention ventilation state is associated with both the fully closed group and the non-fully closed state.

  The control unit associates one state of the fully-closed group with an instruction to close the shutter curtain, and associates one state of the group other than the fully-closed group with an instruction to open the shutter curtain. Have Furthermore, the control unit controls the drive unit so as to operate the shutter curtain so as to be in a state associated with the setting unit when an instruction to close the shutter curtain or an instruction to open the shutter curtain is acquired. And have. Therefore, when changing the state of the shutter curtain via the HA system, the shutter curtain can be in a state other than fully closed or fully opened. Since the HA system is neither modified nor expanded, there is no need to construct or program a special HA system, thereby reducing the mounting cost. In addition, it can be connected to other HA system devices and has expandability.

It is the schematic which shows the structure of the shutter apparatus of embodiment. It is a perspective view of the shutter curtain of the shutter device of the embodiment in a fully closed state. It is a perspective view of the shutter curtain of the shutter device of the embodiment in a blind state. It is explanatory drawing which classified the state of the shutter device of the embodiment into a fully closed group and a group other than a fully closed group. It is a flowchart which shows the operation procedure of the control part for the setting which respond | corresponds other than fully closing of a HA monitor signal with the shutter apparatus of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation procedure of the control part for the setting which respond | corresponds to fully closing of an HA monitor signal with the shutter apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the display part at the time of setting to make it respond | correspond to a HA monitor signal with the shutter apparatus of embodiment.

(Embodiment)
A representative embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the shutter device 10 according to the present embodiment is attached to an opening (window or the like) 93 of a building.

  The shutter device 10 includes a motor (drive unit) 11, a take-up shaft 12 that is rotationally driven by the motor 11, two guide rail portions 15 that run in parallel in the vertical direction, and a guide rail portion 15. The shutter curtain 13 that is lifted up and down and opened and closed as it goes up and down, the storage box 16 that stores the motor 11 and the winding shaft 12, and the control unit 2 are provided. The control unit 2 is attached to an indoor wall near the opening 93, for example. The shutter curtain 13 is composed of a seat plate 17 located at the lower end and a large number of slats 18 constituting a portion above the seat plate 17. The slats 18 are extended horizontally, and a plurality of slats 18 are arranged and connected in the vertical direction. The shutter device 10 is selectively used in a shutter usage form in which the slat 18 is wound or unwound on the take-up shaft 12 and a blind usage form in which each slat 18 rotates to use the shutter curtain 13 as a blind. be able to.

  When the shutter curtain 13 is used as a shutter, the motor 11 takes up the winding direction in which the shutter curtain 13 is wound around the winding shaft 12 (arrow Y1 direction: rising) and the shutter curtain 13 wound around the winding shaft 12. Is rotatable in the rewind direction (arrow Y2 direction: descending). The shutter curtain 13 is raised by the rotation of the motor 11 in one direction and is lowered by the rotation of the motor 11 in the other direction. The state in which the slats 18 are all wound up and the window 93 is directly exposed to the outside is the fully opened state of the shutter curtain 13, and the slats 18 are all rolled down and the window 93 is hidden from the outside (the seat plate 17 is Landing) is the fully closed state of the shutter curtain 13 (see FIG. 2).

  When the shutter curtain 13 is used as a blind, each slat 18 is driven from the fully closed state (see FIG. 2) of the shutter curtain 13 with no gap in the vertical direction by driving a motor 11 (or another driving device). , And can be rotated to a blind state (see FIG. 3) with a gap between the slats 18. The slat 18 in the fully closed state is substantially parallel to the vertical direction and can be opened and rotated to a substantially horizontal direction. The rotation can be performed at predetermined angles and the angle can be adjusted. The predetermined angle can be appropriately selected and set such as 5 degrees, 10 degrees, 15 degrees, and 20 degrees. Further, in the shutter device 10 of the present embodiment, the seat plate 17 is landed, and only a few upper (for example, three) slats 18 are rotated, and a security airflow state with a gap between the upper slats 18 is provided. It can be.

  In order to wind up or rewind the shutter curtain 13 or to use the slat 18 as a blind, the operation buttons 32 to 38 of the control unit 2 can be used. In addition to the buttons 32 to 38 for changing the state of the shutter curtain 13, buttons 41 to 44 for various settings and a display unit 31 are arranged in the control unit 2. The shutter curtain 13 can be opened / closed by the opening button 32, the stop button 33, and the closing button 34 in the shutter usage form. Since the opening button 32 and the closing button 34 continue the opening operation or the closing operation when pressed, the opening / closing operation is stopped by the stopping button 33 when not fully opened or fully closed. Further, the slat 18 can be rotated by the open button 35 and the close button 36 in the blind usage mode. Since the slat 18 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the button 35 is pressed until the desired button 35 is opened. When the slat 18 is rotated to the maximum angle, the slat 18 is rotated in a direction in which the slat 18 is closed by a predetermined angle. When the slat 18 is to be closed with a single operation, the button 36 to be closed is pressed. In addition, there are a crime prevention ventilation mode button 37 and an automatic ECO button 38 as buttons for changing the state of the shutter curtain 13. When the crime prevention ventilation mode button 37 is pressed, the above-described crime prevention ventilation state is set. When the automatic ECO button 38 is pressed, the automatic ECO state is entered. The entrusted ECO state means that the shutter curtain 13 automatically opens and closes according to the installation location (latitude / longitude of the building and the direction of east, west, south, and north of the opening 93), the season, and time, or the slat 18 rotates automatically. Or By switching to the ECO state, for example, by switching from a fully closed state to a blind state according to the outdoor brightness, the lighting is turned off, or the air conditioner is cooled by allowing direct ventilation while blocking direct sunlight. The usage time of the heating device can be reduced, or the usage time of the heating device can be reduced by putting the sunlight in the room.

  The buttons 41 to 44 for performing various settings can be automatically set to fully open, fully closed, blind state, etc. at the time when the shutter curtain 13 is reserved. The setting button 41 starts or determines the setting. The completion button 42 completes the setting or cancels the setting. The + (plus) button 43 and the-(minus) button 44 move an item that can be selected at the time of setting, or change a set value (displayed number). The display unit 31 displays the set content or the content at the time of setting.

  The shutter device 10 is connected to a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) controller 81 via an HA (Home Automation) system 7. The HA system 7 is in the HEMS controller 81, and the shutter device 10 allows the control unit 2 to communicate with the HA system 7 via an IFU (interface unit) 82. The HA system, IFU, and control unit 2 are compliant with JEM1427 of the Nippon Electric Industry Standard. In addition to the shutter device 10, the HA system 7 is connected to an air conditioner 83 and other home appliances so as to be communicable.

  The control unit 2 of the shutter device 10 includes a state transmission unit 21 and a reception unit 22 inside the buttons 32 to 38 and 41 to 44 and the display unit 31 described above. The state transmitting means 21 transmits an HA monitor signal of “fully closed” or “other than fully closed” as the state of the shutter device 10 to the HA system 7. The receiving means 22 receives the HA control signal from the HA system 7 and determines an instruction to open / close the shutter curtain 13. The HA system receives an HA monitor signal indicating whether the shutter device 10 is in the “fully closed” state or the “other than fully closed” state from the control unit 2 via the IFU. Further, the HA system transmits an HA control signal for inverting the state of the shutter device 10 to the control unit 2 via the IFU. The HA control signal is a trigger signal (pulse signal), and the receiving means 22 that has received the HA control signal is “not fully closed” or “not fully closed” if the state of the shutter curtain 13 is “fully closed”. If there is, it is determined to reverse to “fully closed”.

  The control unit 2 of the shutter device 10 further includes a setting unit 23 and a drive unit control unit 24. The setting means 23 associates one state of the fully closed group with the instruction to fully close the shutter curtain 13, and 1 of the non-closed group with respect to the instruction to make the shutter curtain 13 other than fully closed. Associate two states. As shown in FIG. 4, the fully closed group is classified into a fully closed state and a crime prevention ventilation state. The groups other than the fully closed state are classified into a fully open state, a blind state, a security ventilation state, and an entrusted ECO state. Security ventilation is classified into both groups. In addition, the group other than the fully closed state can include a specific state such as a state where the shutter curtain 13 is wound halfway or a blind state in that state. The specific state is preferably registered in advance before setting by the setting means 23. If the angle of the blind slat 18 is desired to be an angle other than the default (maximum angle: the slat 18 is substantially horizontal), it can be registered by setting means different from the setting means 23. The driving unit control unit 24 receives the instruction corresponding to “fully closed” or the instruction corresponding to “other than fully closed” from the receiving unit 22 so that the shutter curtain 13 is in a state associated with the setting unit 23. The motor 11 is controlled so as to operate.

  When the state of the shutter curtain 13 is in the fully closed group state, the state transmitting unit 21 described above transmits an HA monitor signal corresponding to “fully closed” to the HA system, and the state of the shutter curtain 13 is in a group other than the fully closed group. In this state, an HA monitor signal corresponding to “other than fully closed” is transmitted to the HA system. When the shutter curtain 13 is in the crime prevention ventilation state, the HA monitor signal of “fully closed” is transmitted by default, but if the crime prevention ventilation state is set to “other than fully closed” by the setting means 23, “other than fully closed” is set. An HA monitor signal is transmitted.

  Next, an example of setting the HA monitor signal “fully closed” and “other than fully closed” by the setting means 23 will be described. For setting, the buttons 41 to 44 of the control unit 2 are used. The setting flow is shown in the flow charts of FIGS. 5 and 6, and a display example of the display unit 31 is shown in FIG. First, when setting “other than fully closed”, the setting button 41 is pressed (step S11), and it is confirmed that the display unit 31 is changed from a normal display (D10) to a setting display (D11). For example, “setting menu” is displayed on the display unit 31. Next, the “+” button 43 and the “−” button 44 are pressed to select “communication” (the setting button 41 is pressed: step S12). When “Communication” is selected, “Communication setting”, “Open setting”, and “Shime setting” are displayed on the display unit 31 (D12). “Open setting” is selected (step S13), and “display setting”, “shutter open (fully open state)”, “blind open (blind state)”, “crime prevention ventilation mode (crime prevention ventilation state) are displayed on the display unit 31. ”And“ Random ECO (Random ECO State) ”are displayed (D13). One of “open shutter”, “open blind”, “crime prevention ventilation mode”, and “automatic ECO” is selected (step S14), and the completion button 42 is pressed (step S14).

  In the case of setting “fully closed”, the setting button 41 is pressed (step S21), “communication” is selected from the display (D11) of the display unit 31 (step S22), and “display” of the display (D12) of the display unit 31 is selected. “Setting” is selected (step S23). The display unit 31 displays “communication setting”, “shutter lock (fully closed state)”, and “crime prevention ventilation mode (crime prevention ventilation state)” (D14). When “Security setting” is selected and “Security ventilation mode” is selected in “Open setting” (step S24), “Communication setting” and “Shutter lock” are displayed on the display unit 31. (D15). If “Security Ventilation Mode” is not selected in “Open Setting”, either “Shutter Maru” or “Security Ventilation Mode” can be selected (Step S25), and “Security Ventilation Mode” is selected in “Open Setting”. "" Is selected, only "shutter complete" can be selected (step S26). Note that the default setting corresponding to the HA monitor signal “fully closed” and “other than fully closed” is “fully closed”, “shutter closed” when the shutter curtain 13 is fully closed, and “other than fully closed”. “Shutter opening” is set in which the shutter curtain 13 is fully opened.

  When operating the shutter device 10 via the HA system 7, if it is desired to operate other than the default fully closed state and fully open state, the control unit 2 is operated, and “full closed” and “other than fully closed” are set by the setting means 23. Is set in advance. When the state of the shutter device 10 is changed without directly operating the button of the control unit 2 at a place away from the control unit 2, connection (communication) to the HA system 7 such as a mobile phone or a smartphone is possible. Select “fully closed” or “not fully closed” from the terminal. For example, it is assumed that “fully closed” is set as a crime prevention ventilation state and “other than fully closed” is set as a blind state. First, when the HA system 7 receives an instruction to open and close the shutter device 10, whether the state of the shutter curtain 13 is “fully closed” or “other than fully closed” from the state transmission means 21 of the control unit 2 of the shutter device 10, HA. Receive monitor signal. The state transmission means 21 transmits an HA monitor signal of “fully closed” to the HA system 7 when the shutter curtain 13 is in the fully closed group state and “other than fully closed” when the shutter curtain 13 is in a group other than the fully closed state. When the instruction via the HA system 7 is “other than fully closed” and the shutter curtain 13 is in the fully closed state, the HA system 7 receives the “fully closed” HA monitor signal from the state transmitting means 21 and controls the shutter device 10. The HA control signal is transmitted to the receiving means 22 of the unit 2. When the instruction via the HA system 7 is “other than fully closed” and the shutter curtain 13 is in a state other than fully closed, the HA system 7 does not transmit the HA control signal to the receiving means 22 of the shutter device 10. When receiving the HA control signal, the receiving means 22 determines that the shutter curtain 13 is in the “other than fully closed” state of the HA monitor signal because the shutter curtain 13 is in the “fully closed” state of the HA monitor signal. Then, the drive control means 24 controls the motor 11 so that the shutter curtain 13 is in a blind state where the HA monitor signal is set to “other than fully closed”.

  The state transmission unit 21 always transmits a state to the HA system 7. Therefore, when the shutter device 10 is operated via the HA system 7 and the shutter curtain 13 does not finally reach the target state (for example, determination is made after a certain period of time has elapsed after the operation is completed), the state transmission unit 21 The signal transmitted by is different from the signal assumed by the HA system 7. When the HA system 7 receives an HA monitor signal that is different from the state instructed by the shutter device 10, the HA system 7 transmits that an abnormality has occurred in the connected (communication) terminal.

  The shutter device 10 according to the present embodiment has a blind state and a crime prevention ventilation state in addition to the fully closed state and the fully open state, and these three or more states are classified into two groups, a fully closed group and a non-fully closed group. Then, the HA monitor signal is made to correspond to the “fully closed” state and the “other than fully closed” state. By setting one state from each of the two groups in advance to the HA monitor signal “fully closed” or “other than fully closed”, an instruction to the shutter device 10 via the HA system 7 can be used other than opening and closing. The shutter device 10 can be operated in this state. Since signals between the shutter device 10 (the control unit 2) and the HA system 7 are HA control signals and HA monitor signals conforming to JEM 1427, it is only necessary to understand the JEM 1427 standard. That is, it is not necessary to modify or expand the HA system 7 or the IFU 82 so that a special control command can be executed, and the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a special control command is implemented. In addition, it can be connected to an HA system compliant with JEM 1427, and has expandability.

10 ... Shutter device,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Motor (drive part) 12 ... Winding shaft 13 ... Shutter 14 ... Slat opening change operation part 15 ... Guide rail part 16 ... Storage box 17 ... Seat plate 18 ... Slat 2 ... Control unit 21 ... Status transmission means 22 ... Reception means 23 ... Setting means 24 ... Drive control means 7 ... HA system 81 ... HEMS controller 82 ... IFU 83 ... Air conditioner 93 ... Opening

Claims (2)

A shutter curtain that can be opened and closed,
A drive unit for driving the shutter curtain;
A control unit that controls the drive unit to operate the shutter curtain so as to be in one of three or more predetermined states;
A shutter device comprising:
The plurality of predetermined states are one or more of the plurality of predetermined states, and are a fully-closed group that is compatible with a state in which the shutter curtain is fully closed, and the plurality of predetermined states. And is classified into at least one of a group other than a fully-closed group that is one or more of them and is capable of handling a state other than the fully-closed state,
The controller is
Receiving means for receiving an HA control signal and determining an instruction to open and close the shutter curtain;
A setting unit that associates one state of the fully-closed group with an instruction to close the shutter curtain, and associates one state of the non-fully-closed group with an instruction to open the shutter curtain;
Drive that controls the drive unit to operate the shutter curtain so as to be in a state associated with the setting unit when an instruction to close the shutter curtain or an instruction to open the shutter curtain is acquired from the receiving unit Part control means;
Shutter device having The shutter curtain is composed of a plurality of slats,
The drive unit can be driven such that a gap is formed between adjacent slats for at least some of the plurality of slats,
The plurality of predetermined states include a crime prevention ventilation state in which a seat plate located at the lower end of the shutter is landed and a gap is formed in at least a part of the slats where the gap can be formed,
The shutter device according to claim 1, wherein the crime prevention ventilation state is associated with both the full-closed group and the full-closed group.

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