JP2018055305A - Information transmission adapter and battery exchange device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information transmission adapter capable of being attached to a fire sensor installed on the ceiling or the like of a building, and capable of exchanging a battery without interrupting fire monitoring by the fire sensor.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to information transmission adapters 100 and 300 that can be attached to a fire sensor 200. The information transmission adapter comprises: an information transmission module 120 including an information transmission terminal 121 and a battery 122 which supplies power to the information transmission terminal 121; and a movable body (a rotary cover 102 and a battery base member 312) that can be operated by an action from the outside of the fire sensor 200, and the battery 122 can be exchanged by operating the movable body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to an information transmission adapter including an information transmission terminal and a battery for supplying power to the information transmission terminal, and more particularly to an information transmission adapter that can be attached to a fire detector installed on a ceiling of a building. The present invention also relates to a battery exchange device for exchanging a battery mounted on the information transmission adapter.

  In recent years, information transmission modules including information transmission terminals such as beacons that wirelessly transmit device-specific identification information as position detection information, batteries that supply power to the information transmission terminals, and the like are installed in buildings. is there. In such a position detection system, map information in which each identification information of a plurality of information transmission modules and each installation location are associated with each other is prepared in advance and given to the terminal device. And when a terminal device receives identification information from an information transmission module in a building, it is utilized for detecting a position in a building from the received identification information and map information.

By the way, fire detectors installed on the ceiling of buildings, etc., include fire detectors with an address function and general fire detectors that do not have an address function. A repeater that provides a function has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Specifically, the repeater has its own unique address, and if a general fire detector reports, it can send its own address along with the alarm signal to the fire receiver, It is possible to arrange between a sensor base (base) fixed to the ceiling or the like (sensor mounting surface) and a sensor main body (general fire sensor) attached to the sensor base.
By attaching an information transmission adapter equipped with an information transmission module, for example, to a fire detector installed on the ceiling of a building, etc. These information transmission modules can be arranged at appropriate intervals at appropriate positions in the building.

JP 10-293891 A

  However, in the case of the repeater described above, when replacing the constituent elements of the repeater (such as a connection terminal, a connection terminal, a board provided with a circuit for performing detection detection and address addition of a general fire detector). Needs to remove the sensor body from the sensor base and disconnect the sensor base from the sensor body. When the connection between the sensor base and the sensor body is released, the function of the fire sensor is stopped, that is, the fire monitoring by the fire sensor is interrupted. Therefore, when the configuration of the repeater is applied to an information transmission adapter, the battery mounted on the information transmission adapter cannot be replaced unless fire monitoring by the fire detector is interrupted.

  Therefore, the present invention is an information transmission adapter that can be attached to a fire detector installed on the ceiling of a building, etc., and is an information transmission adapter that can replace the battery without interrupting the fire monitoring by the fire detector. The purpose is to provide. Moreover, it aims at providing the battery exchange apparatus which can replace | exchange the battery mounted in such an information transmission adapter easily.

The information transmission adapter of the present invention is
An information transmission adapter that can be attached to a fire detector,
An information transmission module having an information transmission terminal and a battery for supplying power to the information transmission terminal;
A movable body operable by an external action of the fire detector,
The battery can be replaced by operating the movable body.

  According to the information transmission adapter of the present invention, the battery can be replaced by operating the movable body. However, since the movable body operates by an action from the outside of the fire detector, the sensor base, the sensor body, The movable body can be operated without releasing the connection. Therefore, the battery can be replaced without interrupting the fire monitoring by the fire detector.

Here, the information transmission adapter of the present invention can be mounted in the vicinity of the fire detector,
A base member located outside the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector,
The base member has an accommodating recess for detachably accommodating the battery,
The movable body has a hole and is rotatably mounted on the base member.
When the movable body rotates, it can be configured to be convertible between a state in which the housing recess is concealed by the movable body and a state in which the housing recess is exposed through the hole. It is.

  By configuring in this way, the battery can be replaced only by rotating the movable body by the action from the outside of the fire detector, so that the battery can be replaced easily.

Alternatively, the information transmission adapter of the present invention can be mounted inside the fire detector,
The movable body has an accommodating recess for detachably accommodating the battery, and is slidable with respect to the fire detector,
When the movable body slides, the movable body is inserted from an attachment / detachment opening provided on the outer surface of the fire detector, and the housing recess is concealed inside the fire detector, and the movable body Can be configured to be converted into a state in which the housing recess is exposed to the outside by being removed from the attachment / detachment port.

  With this configuration, the battery can be replaced simply by sliding the movable body by the action from the outside of the fire detector, so that the battery can be easily replaced.

In addition, the battery exchange device of the present invention is
A battery exchange device for replacing a battery mounted on an information transmission adapter provided with a battery-driven information transmission module,
A battery recovery unit for recovering a used battery from the information transmission adapter;
A battery supply unit for supplying an unused battery to the information transmission adapter;
A rotatable rotating part,
The battery can be replaced by rotating the rotating unit in a state where at least one of the battery collecting unit, the battery supplying unit, and the rotating unit is in contact with a part of the information transmission adapter. It is characterized by being.

  According to the battery exchange device of the present invention, since the battery of the information transmission adapter can be replaced simply by rotating the rotating part in contact with the movable body of the information transmission adapter, the battery can be easily replaced.

According to the information transmission adapter of the present invention, it is an information transmission adapter that can be attached to a fire detector installed on the ceiling of a building, and the battery can be replaced without interrupting the fire monitoring by the fire detector. .
Moreover, according to the battery exchange apparatus of this invention, the battery mounted in the information transmission adapter can be replaced | exchanged easily.

It is a figure which shows the example of installation of the information transmission adapter which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sensor base which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the information transmission adapter which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the adapter main body which comprises the information transmission adapter which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the obstruction | occlusion state of the information transmission adapter which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and an open state. It is a figure which shows an example of the battery replacement | exchange apparatus and battery supply part which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the battery replacement | exchange method in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the battery replacement | exchange method in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the battery replacement | exchange method in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of installation of the information transmission adapter which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sensor base and information transmission adapter which concern on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sensor base and information transmission adapter which concern on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the battery exchange apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the battery exchange apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the battery exchange method in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the battery exchange method in 2nd Embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the ceiling side is the upper side and the floor side is the lower side. In the following description, the clockwise direction when viewed from the lower side (floor side) is simply referred to as “clockwise direction”, and the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the lower side (floor side) is simply referred to as “counterclockwise direction”. "

<First Embodiment>
[Information transmission adapter]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an installation example of the information transmission adapter according to the first embodiment. FIG.1 (b) is the figure which showed only the information transmission adapter in a cross section in Fig.1 (a). FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sensor base of the fire sensor according to the first embodiment, as viewed from the lower surface side. Of the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 9) used for the description of the first embodiment, in the drawings other than FIG. 2, a functional unit (a connection terminal 212, an insertion hole 213, or a lead-in) that functions as a sensor base. The illustration of the holes 214 and the like is omitted.

The information transmission adapter 100 of 1st Embodiment can be arrange | positioned around the fire detector 200, for example, as shown to Fig.1 (a), (b). Here, the to-be-attached part P to which the fire detector 200 is attached is a box (outlet box, exposed box, etc.) used for a ceiling surface, indoor wiring, etc., a detector mounting bracket, or the like.
As shown in FIG. 1B, for example, the fire sensor 200 includes a disk-shaped sensor base 210 and a sensor body 220 having an outer dome shape.

The sensor base 210 is a base part of the fire sensor 200 and is attached to the attachment portion P by an attachment screw 230. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the sensor base 210 includes a disk-shaped main body 211 and a plurality of (three in this embodiment) connection terminals 212 mounted on the lower surface side of the main body 211. .
The connection terminal 212 is for electrically connecting a sensor line Q (power line, transmission line, etc.) extending from a fire receiver or the like to the sensor body 220. The connection terminal 212 has a box-shaped portion 212a and a blade-shaped portion 212b extending from the box-shaped portion 212a. The box-shaped portion 212a is a wire connection terminal, and the tip of the sensor line Q is inserted into the insertion hole 212a1 provided in the box-shaped portion 212a. The blade-like portion 212b is a connection terminal, and is engaged with a claw piece (connection terminal) provided on the sensor body 220 that actually detects fire to hold the sensor body 220. .

In the main body 211 of the sensor base 210, as a screw hole for the mounting screw 230, an insertion hole 213 that is continuous with a long hole 213 a in the circumferential direction is provided penetrating in the vertical direction.
In addition, a lead-in hole 214 for pulling the tip end of the sensor line Q from the upper surface side to the lower surface side of the sensor base 210 penetrates in the vertical direction substantially at the center of the main body 211 of the sensor base 210. Is provided.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, not only the insertion holes 213 and 213 (including the long holes 213a and 213a) included in the sensor base 210, but also the first through holes 215 and 215 and the second through holes included in the sensor base 210. 216 and 216 can also be used as screw holes for the mounting screw 230. That is, the sensor base 210 shown in FIG. 2 has three sets of screw holes, and the screw for the mounting screw 230 provided in the mounted portion P or the like from these three sets of screw holes. A set of screw holes suitable for the position of the receiving portion can be selected and used. Thus, from the viewpoint of increasing the flexibility of the fire detector 200 (so that one type of sensor base 210 can be used for various mounting methods), the fire detector 200 is provided with a mounting screw 230. A plurality of sets of screw holes are provided as the screw holes.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the information transmission adapter according to the first embodiment, and is a perspective view seen from the upper surface side. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an adapter main body constituting the information transmission adapter according to the first embodiment, as viewed from the lower surface side.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the information transmission adapter 100 includes an adapter main body 101 and a rotation cover 102 attached to the adapter main body 101.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the adapter main body 101 includes a base member 110 and an information transmission module 120 attached to the base member 110.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, the base member 110 of the adapter main body 101 is located outward from the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector 200. Specifically, the base member 110 is formed in a C-shaped plate having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the sensor base 210 of the fire sensor 200, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), for example. Has been.
Moreover, the base member 110 has the clamping part 111 located inward rather than the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector 200, for example, as shown in FIG.1 (b). Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, for example, the base member 110 is provided with a sandwiching portion 111 that protrudes inward from the inner peripheral surface of the base member 110. The adapter main body 101 is fixed to the fire detector 200 by holding the holding portion 111 between the fire detector 200 and the attached portion P to which the fire detector 200 is attached.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, the rotary cover 102 is formed in an annular plate shape having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the sensor base 210 of the fire sensor 200. That is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the rotary cover 102 has an annular shape having a central opening 102a of a size through which the fire detector 200 can be inserted.
The rotation cover 102 is a lid that covers the lower surface of the adapter main body 101, and is detachably attached to the adapter main body 101 fixed to the fire detector 200 from below the fire detector 200.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, an annular locking wall 102 b that protrudes upward is provided on the outer edge of the rotary cover 102. A locking claw 102b1 facing inward is provided at the tip of the locking wall 102b. On the other hand, an annular groove 110b for locking the locking claw 102b1 is formed at a position corresponding to the locking wall 102b on the outer peripheral surface of the base member 110 of the adapter main body 101.

  For example, the rotary cover 102 is pushed up with the rotary cover 102 in contact with the lower surface side of the adapter main body 101. Then, the engaging claw 102b1 of the rotating cover 102 fits into the groove 110b of the adapter main body 101, so that the rotating cover 102 can be attached to the adapter main body 101 so that the rotating cover 102 does not fall off (see FIG. 3B). ). Further, for example, the rotary cover 102 can be removed from the adapter main body 101 by placing a finger on the tip (upper end) of the locking wall 102b of the rotary cover 102 and pushing down the rotary cover 102 (see FIG. 3A). ).

The groove part 110b provided in the adapter main body 101 is not a spiral shape but an annular shape. That is, the start point and the end point of the groove 110b coincide with each other. Therefore, the rotation cover 102 can be rotated in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction with respect to the adapter main body 101 while being attached to the adapter main body 101. That is, the rotation cover 102 is rotatably attached to the adapter main body 101.
Note that the locking structure for locking the rotary cover 102 to the adapter main body 101 so as to be rotatable and detachable is not limited to the one constituted by the locking wall 102b and the groove 110b, and can be changed as appropriate.
In addition, a protrusion protruding downward may be provided at an appropriate location of the holding portion 111 of the adapter main body 101. In this case, when the rotation cover 102 attached to the adapter main body 101 is turned, the protrusion rotates to the adapter main body 101 by being caught in a recess (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the sensor base 210. Can be prevented.

The information transmission module 120 of the adapter main body 101 is a module that wirelessly transmits device-specific identification information for position detection. As shown in FIG. 4, the information transmission module 120 includes an information transmission terminal 121 including a circuit board, a transmission circuit unit, an antenna unit, and the like, and a battery (button type battery) 122 that supplies power to the information transmission terminal 121. Have.
The base member 110 of the adapter main body 101 is provided with four concave storage chambers 110c that detachably store one battery 122 along the circumferential direction at equal intervals. Since these four accommodation chambers 110c are connected in parallel, if at least one of the four accommodation chambers 110c contains the battery 122, power can be supplied to the information transmission terminal 121.
Since the storage chamber 110c is opened downward, the battery 122 stored in the storage chamber 110c falls if the rotation cover 102 is not attached to the adapter main body 101. That is, the rotation cover 102 is provided in order to maintain the state where the battery 122 is accommodated in the accommodation chamber 110c.

FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a closed state of the information transmission adapter 100, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an open state of the information transmission adapter 100. In FIG. 5, the mounting screw 230 is not shown.
For example, as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 5B, the rotary cover 102 includes a first hole portion 102c and a second hole portion 102d penetrating in the vertical direction, and a recess portion 102e that opens downward. have.

The first hole portion 102c, the second hole portion 102d, and the recess portion 102e are provided corresponding to three of the four storage chambers 110c, respectively. Therefore, the information transmission adapter 100 has four pieces from the closed state (see FIG. 5A) in which all the four storage chambers 110c are closed by turning the rotation cover 102 mounted on the adapter main body 101. Any two of the storage chambers 110c can be converted into an open state (see FIG. 5B).
That is, in the open state, the first hole portion 102c is disposed immediately below one of the four storage chambers 110c, and the second hole portion 102d is disposed immediately below one of the remaining three storage chambers 110c. The On the other hand, in the closed state, the first hole portion 102c and the second hole portion 102d are not arranged directly below any of the four storage chambers 110c.

Here, in the present embodiment, the first hole portion 102c is provided corresponding to one of the four storage chambers 110c, and is adjacent to the one storage chamber 110c in the clockwise direction. A second hole 102d is provided corresponding to the storage chamber 110c.
Note that the position of the second hole portion 102d with respect to the first hole portion 102c can be selected as appropriate, but from the viewpoint of enabling more batteries 122 to be mounted, more batteries 122 to be replaced, etc. As in the embodiment, it is preferable to provide the first hole 102c corresponding to one of the two storage chambers 110c adjacent to each other and the second hole 102d corresponding to the other.

Next, an example of an installation method of the information transmission adapter 100 will be described.
First, in the fire sensor 200 installed in the attached portion P, the sensor body 220 is removed from the sensor base 210 (first process).
Next, the mounting screw 230 is loosened to create a predetermined gap between the sensor base 210 and the mounted portion P (second step).

  Next, the adapter main body 101 in a state where the battery 122 is not accommodated in the accommodation chamber 110c is inserted between the sensor base 210 and the attached portion P (third process). In the present embodiment, the base member 110 of the adapter main body 101 is formed in a C shape in which an open portion 110a is provided in an annular part (see FIGS. 3A, 3B and 4). The opening 110a is provided to avoid interference with the mounting screw 230 and the sensor line Q when the adapter body 101 is inserted between the fire detector 200 and the mounted portion P. That is, since the adapter main body 101 has the open portion 110a, the adapter main body 101 can be inserted between the fire detector 200 and the attached portion P without being obstructed by the attachment screw 230 or the sensor line Q. . Therefore, the adapter main body 101 can be disposed between the fire sensor 200 and the attached portion P to which the fire sensor 200 is attached by simply removing the sensor main body 220 and loosening the mounting screw 230. it can.

Next, the attachment screw 230 is tightened, and the sandwiching portion 111 provided on the base member 110 is sandwiched between the sensor base 210 and the attached portion P (fourth step).
Next, the sensor body 220 is attached to the sensor base 210 to configure the fire sensor 200 (fifth step).
Next, the rotary cover 102 is attached to the adapter main body 101 from below the fire detector 200 (sixth step). In the present embodiment, the rotation cover 102 has a central opening 102a having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the fire detector 200, and therefore, the rotation cover 102 can be attached to the adapter main body 101 without being obstructed by the fire detector 200. Can do.
And the battery 122 is accommodated in the storage chamber 110c of the base member 110, and the information transmission adapter 100 is comprised (6th process).

  In the sixth step, the rotary cover 102 is rotated so that the second hole portion 102d is positioned directly below the empty storage chamber 110c among the four storage chambers 110c, and the empty hole is interposed via the second hole portion 102d. A battery 122 (unused battery 122) is stored in the storage chamber 110c. By repeatedly performing this housing operation, a plurality of batteries 122 can be mounted on the information transmission adapter 100.

In the present embodiment, a maximum of three batteries 122 can be mounted on the information transmission adapter 100. An example of the method will be described.
Here, the four accommodation chambers 110c included in the information transmission adapter 100 are referred to as “accommodation chamber A”, “accommodation chamber B”, “accommodation chamber C”, and “accommodation chamber D”, respectively. Then, it is assumed that these storage rooms are arranged in the counterclockwise direction in the order of the storage room A → the storage room B → the storage room C → the storage room D.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first hole portion 102c is provided corresponding to one of the four storage chambers 110c, and the one storage chamber 110c is provided on the clockwise side. A second hole 102d is provided corresponding to the adjacent storage chamber 110c. Therefore, when the first hole 102c is located immediately below the storage chamber A, the second hole 102d is positioned immediately below the storage chamber D adjacent to the storage chamber A on the clockwise side, When the first hole portion 102c is located immediately below, the second hole portion 102d is located immediately below the storage chamber A adjacent to the storage chamber B on the clockwise side, and the first hole portion 102 is directly below the storage chamber C. When 102c is located, when the second hole 102d is located immediately below the accommodation chamber B adjacent to the accommodation chamber C in the clockwise direction, and the first hole 102c is located directly below the accommodation chamber D. The second hole portion 102d is located immediately below the storage chamber C adjacent to the storage chamber D in the clockwise direction.

Specifically, in the sixth step, first, the rotary cover 102 is rotated to position the second hole 102d directly below the storage chamber A, and the battery 122 ( An unused battery 122) is accommodated (step 6-1).
Next, the rotary cover 102 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, the second hole 102d is positioned immediately below the storage chamber B, and the battery 122 (unused) is placed in the storage chamber B through the second hole 102d. The battery 122) is accommodated (step 6-2). After the 6-1 step, the rotary cover 102 may be rotated 90 degrees clockwise to position the second hole 102d directly below the storage chamber D. In that case, the rotation cover 102 may be positioned directly below the storage chamber A. The first hole portion 102c is positioned, and the battery 122 accommodated in the accommodation chamber A in the step 6-1 is dropped through the first hole portion 102c. Therefore, in the step 6-2, the rotary cover 102 is rotated counterclockwise.

Next, the rotary cover 102 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, the second hole 102d is positioned directly below the storage chamber C, and the battery 122 (unused battery) is placed in the storage chamber C via the second hole 102d. The battery 122) is accommodated (step 6-3). After the step 6-2, the rotary cover 102 may be rotated 90 degrees in the clockwise direction so that the second hole 102d is positioned directly below the storage chamber A. The first hole portion 102c is positioned, and the battery 122 accommodated in the accommodation chamber B in the sixth-second process falls through the first hole portion 102c. Therefore, in the sixth to third steps, the rotary cover 102 is rotated counterclockwise.
Then, the rotary cover 102 is rotated counterclockwise by about 45 degrees, the second hole 102d is positioned between the storage chamber C and the storage chamber D, and the information transmission adapter 100 is closed (sixth) -4 process). After the 6th-3 step, when the rotation cover 102 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise and the second hole 102d is positioned directly below the storage chamber D, the first hole 102c is positioned directly below the storage chamber A. Will be located, and the battery 122 accommodated in the accommodating chamber A in the step 6-1 will fall through the first hole 102c. Therefore, in the sixth to fourth steps, the rotary cover 102 is rotated about 45 degrees.
Thereby, the battery 122 (unused battery 122) can be supplied to the storage chamber A, the storage chamber B, and the storage chamber C, that is, the three batteries 122 can be mounted on the information transmission adapter 100.

  As described above, the first hole 102c is provided corresponding to one of the plurality of storage chambers 110c, and the storage chamber 110c adjacent to the one storage chamber 110c in the clockwise direction is provided. Correspondingly, when the second hole portion 102d is provided, the rotation cover 102 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (about 270 degrees when the sixth step is started from the closed state). Many batteries 122 can be mounted on the information transmission adapter 100. Similarly, when the battery 122 mounted on the information transmission adapter 100 is replaced, it is possible to replace more batteries 122 by rotating the rotary cover 102 counterclockwise.

  In the above description, the battery 122 (unused battery 122) is supplied to the storage chamber 110c through the second hole portion 102d. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage chamber 110c through the first hole portion 102c. A battery 122 may be supplied. When supplying the battery 122 to the accommodation chamber 110c through the first hole portion 102c, it is possible to mount more batteries 122 in the information transmission adapter 100 by rotating the rotary cover 102 in the clockwise direction. It becomes.

  Further, the number of the accommodation chambers 110c included in the information transmission adapter 100 is not limited to four, and may be plural. In addition, regardless of the number of storage chambers 110c included in the information transmission adapter 100, two storage chambers adjacent to each other from the viewpoint of enabling mounting of a larger number of batteries 122 and replacement of a larger number of batteries 122. It is preferable to provide the first hole portion 102c corresponding to one of the 110c and the second hole portion 102d corresponding to the other.

[Battery exchange device]
Fig.6 (a) is a figure explaining the battery exchange apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment, Comprising: It is the perspective view seen from the upper surface side. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a battery supply unit included in the battery exchange device according to the first embodiment.
The battery exchange device 10 according to the first embodiment is provided in the sensor tester 20.
The sensor tester 20 is a heating / smoke sensor that can be used for both a heat sensor and a smoke sensor among sensor testers used in an operation test for confirming whether the fire sensor 200 operates normally. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the smoke tester includes a head portion 20a, a gripping portion 20b, and a connecting portion 20c that connects the head portion 20a and the gripping portion 20b. .
The sensor tester 20 is not limited to a heating / smoke tester, and may be a tester that can be used for a heat sensor or a tester that can be used for a smoke sensor. However, it may be a tester usable for a flame detector.

The head portion 20a has a shape that can surround and cover the fire detector 200 from below the fire detector 200 installed in the attached portion P. A smoke / heat generation unit (not shown) that generates a pseudo fire, a sensor operation detection unit (not illustrated) that detects the operating state of the fire sensor 200, and the like are provided in the head unit 20a.
The grip portion 20b is a rod-shaped member that is gripped by an operator who performs maintenance and inspection of the fire detector 200, and is used to bring the head portion 20a closer to the fire detector 200 installed in the attached portion P.
The connection part 20c has connected the head part 20a and the holding part 20b so that the angle of the head part 20a with respect to the holding part 20b can be switched. That is, the sensor tester 20 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to switch the head angle according to the position of the operator with respect to the fire sensor 200 to be tested.

The battery exchange device 10 is mounted, for example, around the head portion 20a.
Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the battery exchange device 10 is attached to a support frame 11 attached to the head portion 20 a and is rotatably attached to the support frame 11 on the support frame 11. An annular rotating plate 12, and a cylindrical battery recovery part 13, a cylindrical battery supply part 14, and a columnar convex part 15 projecting upward from the rotating plate 12. Composed.

The battery collection unit 13, the battery supply unit 14, and the convex portion 15 are provided corresponding to the first hole portion 102c, the second hole portion 102d, and the concave portion 102e of the rotation cover 102 of the information transmission adapter 100, respectively. .
That is, when the battery replacement device 10 is brought close to the fire detector 200 with the convex portion 15 aligned with the concave portion 102e (the fire detector 200 is covered with the head portion 20a), the convex portion 15 becomes the concave portion 102e of the rotary cover 102. In addition, the battery recovery unit 13 is inserted into the first hole 102 c of the rotary cover 102, and the battery supply unit 14 is inserted into the second hole 102 d of the rotary cover 102.

The battery collection unit 13 is configured to accommodate a plurality of batteries 122 (used batteries 122) stacked therein.
Further, the battery supply unit 14 is configured to accommodate a plurality of batteries 122 (unused batteries 122) stacked therein. Furthermore, inside the battery supply unit 14, for example, as shown in FIG. 6B, a placement plate 14 a on which the battery 122 is placed, and the placement plate 14 a on the upper side (the open end side of the battery supply unit 14). And a coil spring 14b for urging. That is, the battery supply unit 14 is configured to be able to supply the battery 122 to the empty accommodation chamber 110c using the biasing force of the coil spring 14b.

In the present embodiment, the battery exchange device 10 includes a plate rotation mechanism (not shown) that rotates the rotation plate 12 in a predetermined direction (in the present embodiment, counterclockwise direction) around the head portion 20a. .
The plate rotation mechanism includes, for example, a driving source and a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the driving source to the rotating plate 12. Further, the plate rotation mechanism is configured to automatically stop rotating when the rotation angle from the start of rotation reaches a predetermined angle (270 degrees in the case of the present embodiment).

Further, in the present embodiment, the battery exchange device 10 prevents the battery 122 included in the battery supply unit 14 from falling when the battery exchange device 10 is brought close to or away from the fire detector 200. A battery drop prevention mechanism (not shown) is provided.
The battery fall prevention mechanism has a state in which a force against the urging force of the coil spring 14b is applied (battery retracted state (refer to the left side of FIG. 6B)) and a state in which the force is not applied (battery extruded state (FIG. 6B) (Refer to the right side)). Specifically, the battery drop prevention mechanism includes, for example, a driving source and a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the driving source to the mounting plate 14a, and pulls the mounting plate 14a downward. A state in which force is applied to the mounting plate 14a to restrict movement of the mounting plate 14a (battery retracted state), a state in which the application is released and movement of the mounting plate 14a is not limited (battery push-out state), You can switch to

In the present embodiment, the grip 20b is provided with a switch (not shown) that can be operated by the user. When the switch is turned on, the battery drop prevention mechanism of the battery exchange device 10 starts from the battery retracted state. It switches to an extrusion state, and the plate rotation mechanism of the battery exchange apparatus 10 switches from a stop state to a rotation state after that. When the switch is turned off, the plate rotation mechanism returns from the rotation state to the stop state, and then the battery drop prevention mechanism returns from the battery push-out state to the battery draw-in state.
Further, the plate rotation mechanism of the battery exchange device 10 automatically returns from the rotation state to the stop state when the rotation angle reaches a predetermined angle (270 degrees in this embodiment). When the switch provided in the gripping portion 20b is turned off while the plate rotation mechanism is in the stopped state, the battery fall prevention mechanism returns from the battery push-out state to the battery retracted state while the plate rotation mechanism remains in the stopped state. It is configured as follows.

  When the rotating plate 12 rotates, the battery recovery unit 13, the battery supply unit 14, and the convex portion 15 fixed on the rotating plate 12 circulate around the head unit 20a. Accordingly, when the rotating plate 12 rotates with the convex portion 15 inserted into the concave portion 102e of the rotating cover 102, the rotating cover 102 follows the rotation and is in the same direction as the rotating plate 12 rotating. Rotate against.

Here, an example of a battery replacement method of the information transmission adapter 100 using the battery replacement device 10 will be described.
When the battery exchange timing of the information transmission adapter 100 is reached, first, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the battery exchange device 10 is brought close to the fire detector 200, and the convex portion 15 of the battery exchange device 10 is moved to the information transmission adapter. It aligns with the recessed part 102e of 100 rotation covers 102. In this state, when the battery exchange device 10 is further brought closer to the fire detector 200 (the fire detector 200 is covered with the head portion 20a), the convex portion 15 becomes the concave portion 102e, and the battery recovery portion 13 of the battery exchange device 10 becomes. The battery supply unit 14 of the battery exchange device 10 is inserted into the second hole 102 d of the rotation cover 102 in the first hole 102 c of the rotation cover 102.

In the case of the present embodiment, since the battery exchange device 10 is provided in the sensor tester 20, the battery of the information transmission adapter 100 can be exchanged while performing the operation test of the fire sensor 200. Therefore, for example, since the battery can be replaced during the waiting time for the operation test, the work efficiency of the periodic inspection is improved.
The battery exchange device 10 may not be provided in the sensor tester 20. In this case, the battery exchange device 10 includes, for example, an inverted frustoconical support portion (a portion corresponding to the support frame 11), and a rotation plate 12 that is rotatably attached to the support portion on the support portion. The battery recovery unit 13, the battery supply unit 14, and the projection 15 fixed to the upper surface of the rotating plate 12, the gripping part (the part corresponding to the gripping part 20b of the sensor tester 20), the support part, and the And a connecting portion (a portion corresponding to the connecting portion 20c of the sensor tester 20) that connects the gripping portion.

  In the case of the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the diameters of the recess 102e, the first hole 102c, and the second hole 102d are larger than the diameter of the storage chamber 110c. Therefore, even if the alignment accuracy of the convex portion 15 with respect to the concave portion 102e is low, the convex portion 15 is inserted into the concave portion 102e, the battery recovery portion 13 is inserted into the first hole portion 102c, and the battery supply portion to the second hole portion 102d. 14 insertions can be easily achieved.

  Next, when the switch provided in the gripping part 20b is turned on, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the battery drop prevention mechanism of the battery exchange device 10 switches from the battery retracted state to the battery push-out state, and then the plate of the battery exchange device 10 The rotating mechanism switches from the stopped state to the rotating state. As a result, the rotating plate 12 of the battery exchange device 10 rotates in a predetermined direction (in the present embodiment, the counterclockwise direction), and the rotation cover 102 of the information transmission adapter 100 follows the rotation in the predetermined direction. Rotate to.

And the 1st hole part 102c (and the battery collection | recovery part inserted in the said 1st hole part 102c is directly under the storage room 110c in which the battery 122 is accommodated among the four accommodation rooms 110c which the information transmission adapter 100 has. When 13) is positioned, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the battery 122 falls through the first hole portion 102 c and is accommodated in the battery recovery unit 13. As a result, the used battery 122 can be collected.
Of the four storage chambers 110c of the information transmission adapter 100, the second hole 102d (and the battery inserted into the second hole 102d) is directly below the empty storage chamber 110c in which the battery 122 is not stored. When the supply unit 14) is positioned, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the battery 122 included in the battery supply unit 14 is pushed into the storage chamber 110c and stored in the storage chamber 110c by the biasing force of the coil spring 14b. . Thereby, the unused battery 122 can be supplied to the empty storage chamber 110c.

In the case of the present embodiment, it is possible to replace a maximum of three batteries 122. An example of the method will be described.
Here, the four accommodation chambers 110c included in the information transmission adapter 100 are referred to as “accommodation chamber A”, “accommodation chamber B”, “accommodation chamber C”, and “accommodation chamber D”, respectively. These storage rooms are arranged in the order of the storage room A → the storage room B → the storage room C → the storage room D in the counterclockwise direction, and the storage room A, the storage room B, and the storage room C include It is assumed that the battery 122 is accommodated and the battery 122 is not accommodated in the accommodation chamber D.

When the rotation plate 12 starts rotating, the rotation cover 102 rotates counterclockwise, and the first hole 102c (and the battery recovery unit 13 inserted in the first hole 102c is directly below the storage chamber A). ) Is located, the battery 122 (used battery 122) stored in the storage chamber A is collected. Further, when the first hole portion 102c is located immediately below the storage chamber A, the second hole portion 102d (and the battery supply portion 14 inserted into the second hole portion 102d) is positioned immediately below the storage chamber D. The battery 122 (unused battery 122) is supplied to the storage chamber D.
Further, when the rotary cover 102 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, and the first hole 102c (and the battery recovery part 13 inserted into the first hole 102c) is located immediately below the storage chamber B, the storage chamber The battery 122 (used battery 122) accommodated in B is collected. Further, when the first hole portion 102c is located immediately below the storage chamber B, the second hole portion 102d (and the battery supply portion 14 inserted into the second hole portion 102d) is positioned immediately below the storage chamber A. The battery 122 (unused battery 122) is supplied to the storage chamber A that has been emptied earlier.

Further, when the rotary cover 102 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, and the first hole 102c (and the battery recovery unit 13 inserted into the first hole 102c) is located immediately below the storage chamber C, the storage chamber The battery 122 (used battery 122) accommodated in C is collected. In addition, when the first hole 102c is positioned directly below the storage chamber C, the second hole 102d (and the battery supply unit 14 inserted into the second hole 102d) is positioned immediately below the storage chamber B. The battery 122 (unused battery 122) is supplied to the storage chamber B that has been emptied earlier.
When the rotation angle of the rotation cover 102 from the start of rotation reaches 270 degrees, that is, when the first hole 102c is positioned between the storage chamber C and the storage chamber D and the information transmission adapter 100 is closed. The rotation of the rotary plate 12 stops. Thereby, all the batteries 122 (used batteries 122) stored in the storage chamber A, the storage chamber B, and the storage chamber C are collected, and the batteries 122 are stored in the storage chamber D, the storage chamber A, and the storage chamber B. (Unused battery 122) can be supplied.

  As in the present embodiment, four storage chambers 110c are arranged at equal intervals, and the first hole portion 102c corresponds to one of the four storage chambers 110c. When the second hole 102d is provided corresponding to the accommodation chamber 110c that is provided and is adjacent to the one accommodation chamber 110c in the clockwise direction, the rotating plate 12 is moved 270 in the counterclockwise direction. By rotating the rotating cover 102 about 270 degrees in the counterclockwise direction by rotating the rotating cover 102 degrees, more batteries 122 can be replaced.

In the present embodiment, the battery collection unit 13 corresponds to the first hole 102c and the battery supply unit 14 corresponds to the second hole 102d. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the battery collection unit 13 is not limited thereto. May correspond to the second hole portion 102d, and the battery supply portion 14 may correspond to the first hole portion 102c. In this case, more batteries 122 can be replaced by rotating the rotation cover 102 in the clockwise direction.
The battery exchange device 10 is used not only when the battery 122 is replaced, but also when the information transmission adapter 100 is installed (specifically, in the sixth step in the method of installing the information transmission adapter 100). Can do.

As described above, the information transmission adapter 100 according to the present embodiment can be attached and detached only with the battery 122 in a state where the information transmission adapter 100 is installed in the vicinity of the fire detector 200. Therefore, only the battery 122 can be attached or detached without removing the fire detector 200 from the attached portion P, removing the sensor main body 220 from the sensor base 210, or loosening the attachment screw 230. The battery can be replaced without interrupting the fire monitoring by the fire detector 200.
Moreover, the battery replacement of the information transmission adapter 100 can be easily performed by using the battery replacement device 10 of the present embodiment.

The information transmission adapter 100 according to the first embodiment described above is an information transmission adapter that can be attached to the fire detector 200 and includes an information transmission terminal 121 and a battery 122 that supplies power to the information transmission terminal 121. The transmission module 120 and a movable body (rotary cover 102) operable by an external action of the fire detector 200 are provided, and the battery 122 is configured to be replaceable when the movable body operates. .
Therefore, according to the information transmission adapter 100 of the first embodiment, the battery 122 can be replaced by the operation of the movable body (the rotating cover 102). However, the movable body is operated by the action from the outside of the fire detector 200. In order to operate, the movable body can be operated without disconnecting the connection between the sensor base 210 and the sensor body 220. Therefore, the battery can be replaced without interrupting the fire monitoring by the fire detector 200.

Specifically, the information transmission adapter 100 according to the first embodiment can be attached in the vicinity of the fire detector 200 and includes a base member 110 positioned outward from the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector 200. 110 has an accommodating recess (accommodating chamber 110c) that detachably accommodates the battery 122, and the movable body (rotating cover 102) has holes (first hole 102c, second hole 102d), A state in which the housing recess is concealed by the movable body (closed state) and a state in which the housing recess is exposed through the hole (open state) by being rotatably attached to the base member 110 and rotating the movable body. ) And can be converted to.
Therefore, since the battery 122 can be replaced simply by rotating the movable body (the rotating cover 102) by the action from the outside of the fire detector 200, the battery can be easily replaced.

  The battery exchange device 10 according to the first embodiment described above is a battery exchange device for replacing the battery 122 mounted on the information transmission adapter 100 including the battery-driven information transmission module 120. A battery collection unit 13 for collecting a used battery 122 from the information transmission adapter 100, a battery supply unit 14 for supplying an unused battery 122 to the information transmission adapter 100, a rotatable rotating unit (rotating plate 12), And at least one of the battery collection unit 13, the battery supply unit 14, and the rotation unit (in the present embodiment, the battery collection unit 33 and the battery supply unit 34) is a part of the information transmission adapter 100 (the rotation cover). The battery 122 can be replaced by rotating the rotating portion in contact with the battery 102).

  Therefore, according to the battery exchange device 10 of the present invention, the battery of the information transmission adapter 100 can be obtained simply by rotating the rotating portion (the rotating plate 12) in contact with the movable body (the rotation cover 102) of the information transmission adapter 100. Since 122 can be replaced, battery replacement can be easily performed.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Hereinafter, parts having the same configuration as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and different parts are mainly described.

[Information transmission adapter]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an installation example of the information transmission adapter according to the second embodiment.
The information transmission adapter 300 of the second embodiment can be disposed in the fire detector 200 as shown in FIG. 10, for example. In this embodiment, the information transmission adapter 300 is arranged in the sensor base 210. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information transmission adapter 300 is arranged in the sensor main body 220. You may comprise.

  Fig.11 (a) is a figure which shows an example of the sensor base which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, and was the perspective view seen from the upper surface side. FIG.11 (b) is a figure which shows an example of the information transmission adapter which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, Comprising: It is the perspective view seen from the upper surface side. FIG. 12 is a view showing an example of a sensor base and an information transmission adapter according to the second embodiment, wherein (a) is a perspective view seen from the upper surface side, and (b) is a view seen from the upper surface side. It is. In each drawing (FIGS. 10 to 16) used for describing the second embodiment, functional parts (such as the connection terminal 212, the insertion hole 213, and the drawing hole 214) that realize the function as the sensor base are not shown. doing.

The sensor base 210 of this embodiment is different from the sensor base 210 of the first embodiment only in that an adapter space 218 for accommodating the information transmission adapter 300 is provided inside the main body 211 (housing). .
Specifically, the sensor base 210 of the present embodiment has an adapter space 218 and a functional unit space inside a main body 211 (housing), for example, as shown in FIG. doing. Here, the functional unit space is a space for a functional unit (such as the connection terminal 212, the insertion hole 213, and the lead-in hole 214) that realizes a function as a sensor base.

  That is, in the existing sensor base (the sensor base that does not have the adapter space 218 like the sensor base 210 of the first embodiment), it is used for any of the internal space of the main body of the sensor base. An empty space that has not been set can become the adapter space 218. Accordingly, since the adapter space 218 is provided in the space inside the main body 211 (housing) of the sensor base 210 that is not used as a function space, the increase in size of the sensor base 210 can be suppressed. The appearance of the well-balanced sensor base 210 can be maintained.

The adapter space 218 and the functional part space are separated by a partition wall that forms the adapter space 218. In other words, the configuration is such that the influence of the information transmission adapter 300 accommodated in the adapter space 218 does not reach the functional unit arranged in the functional unit space.
Further, the adapter space 218 and the sensor main body 220 are separated from each other by the lower wall portion of the partition wall forming the adapter space 218. That is, the configuration is such that the influence of the information transmission adapter 300 accommodated in the adapter space 218 does not reach the function unit that realizes the function as the sensor body.
As described above, in the present embodiment, since the influence of the information transmission adapter 300 disposed in the fire detector 200 is configured not to reach the function unit that realizes the function as the fire detector, The reliability of the fire detection function of the fire detector 200 is not lowered.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, the adapter space 218 is open to the side. That is, an opening of the adapter space 218 is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the main body 211 (housing) of the sensor base 210. The information transmission adapter 300 is inserted into the adapter space 218 from the outside of the fire detector 200 through the opening.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11B, the information transmission adapter 300 includes an adapter base 310 having a shape that matches the shape of the adapter space 218, and an information transmission module 120 mounted on the adapter base 310. Composed.
The adapter base 310 is configured to be separable into a terminal base member 311 and a battery base member 312. Specifically, the adapter base 310 is a combination of a terminal base member 311 and a battery base member 312 that can be divided by a cut surface substantially orthogonal to the thickness direction of the adapter base 310 (vertical direction in the present embodiment). It becomes.

The information transmission terminal 121 of the information transmission module 120 is attached to the terminal base member 311, and the battery 122 of the information transmission module 120 is attached to the battery base member 312. The battery base member 312 is provided with one concave storage chamber 312a that opens downward, and one battery 122 is detachably stored in the storage chamber 312a.
Further, in order to supply power from the battery 122 to the information transmission terminal 121, the terminal base member 311 and the battery are provided on both the cut surface of the terminal base member 311 and the cut surface of the battery base member 312. Contact terminals (not shown) are provided which are in contact with each other in a state where the base member 312 is joined (a state shown in FIG. 11B).

For example, as shown in FIG. 12A, the terminal base member 311 is accommodated in a state of being joined to the adapter space 218, and cannot be removed from the adapter space 218 unless the joining is released. Here, the state joined to the adapter space 218 includes a state where the adapter space 218 is screwed, a state where the adapter space 218 is locked with a nail, and a state where the adapter space 218 is bonded. Or a state welded to the adapter space 218. That is, the terminal base member 311 is accommodated in the adapter space 218 so as to be difficult to attach and detach.
The terminal base member 311 may be formed integrally with the main body 211 of the sensor base 210.
The terminal base member 311 may be accommodated in a state where it is not joined to the adapter space 218.
The terminal base member 311 may be formed integrally with the battery base member 312.

On the other hand, the battery base member 312 is accommodated in a state where it is not joined to the adapter space 218. That is, the battery base member 312 is accommodated in the adapter space 218 so as to be easily attached and detached.
The attachment / detachment direction of the battery base member 312 with respect to the adapter space 218 is arbitrary. When the battery exchange device 30 (described later) of the present embodiment is used, the battery base member 312 is in a predetermined position outside the fire detector 200 as shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), for example. It can be attached and detached along the circumferential direction around the rotation axis.

The sensor base 210 according to the present embodiment has an existing sensor both in the state where the information transmission adapter 300 is accommodated in the adapter space 218 and in the state where the information transmission adapter 300 is not accommodated in the adapter space 218. It can be used in the same way as a base, i.e. a sensor base without an adapter space 218.
Here, the state in which the information transmission adapter 300 is accommodated in the adapter space 218 is that the terminal base member 311 to which the information transmission terminal 121 is attached and the battery base member 312 to which the battery 122 is attached. Both are disposed in the adapter space 218.
The state in which the information transmission adapter 300 is not accommodated in the adapter space 218 is one of the terminal base member 311 to which the information transmission terminal 121 is attached and the battery base member 312 to which the battery 122 is attached. Alternatively, both are not arranged in the adapter space 218.

  Further, the sensor base 210 of the present embodiment may be configured to include a sealing member that closes the opening of the adapter space 218. With this configuration, when the sensor base 210 is used or stored in a state where the information transmission adapter 300 is not accommodated in the adapter space 218, the opening of the adapter space 218 is closed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the adapter space 218. The sealing member can be appropriately selected as long as it can close the opening of the adapter space 218. For example, the sealing member is a non-adhesive member such as a lid made of the same material as the main body 211 of the sensor base 210. It may be an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape.

In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 12A, a terminal base member 311 is disposed above the adapter space 218, and a battery base member 312 is disposed below the adapter space 218. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the battery base member 312 may be disposed above the adapter space 218, and the terminal base member 311 may be disposed below the adapter space 218. .
Further, the number of divisions of the adapter base 310 is not limited to two, that is, the terminal base member 311 and the battery base member 312, and can be changed as appropriate. The dividing direction is not limited to the upper and lower sides and can be changed as appropriate. Further, the adapter base 310 may not be separable. In this case, for example, the information transmission terminal 121 is mounted on the upper surface side of the adapter base 310 that cannot be disassembled, and the battery 122 is mounted on the lower surface side.

  In the present embodiment, one adapter space 218 is provided in the sensor base 210, and the terminal base member 311 and the battery base member 312 are accommodated in the same adapter space 218. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is not a thing. For example, a plurality of adapter spaces 218 may be provided in the sensor base 210 and the terminal base member 311 and the battery base member 312 may be accommodated in another adapter space 218.

[Battery exchange device]
FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating an example of the battery exchange device according to the second embodiment, in which FIG. 13A is a view seen from the upper surface side, and FIG. 13B is a perspective view seen from the upper surface side. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the battery exchange device according to the second embodiment, and is a diagram illustrating a state in which the battery base member is placed on the support plate in FIG. 13.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the battery exchange device 30 of the second embodiment includes a support plate 31 and a rotation that is rotatably attached to the support plate 31 on the support plate 31. A body 32, a bottomed cylindrical battery recovery unit 33 and a bottomed cylindrical battery supply unit 34 projecting downward from the support plate 31, a gripping unit 35, a support plate 31, and a gripping unit 35. And a connecting portion 36 for connecting the two.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 14A, the battery exchange device 30 is used in a state where it contacts the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector 200. For example, as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, the battery exchange device 30 can place two battery base members 312 on the support plate 31, and the rotating body 32 rotates, so that the adapter The battery base member 312 accommodated in the space for use 218 can be replaced with a battery base member 312 on the support plate 31 (a battery base member 312 with an unused battery 122 attached).

For example, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the rotating body 32 is attached to the support plate 31 so as to be able to rotate around the rotation shaft 32 a.
The rotating body 32 has a shape in which a concave portion 32b recessed with a predetermined curvature is provided on each side of an equilateral triangular plate. The radius of curvature of the recess 32b is the same as the radius of the sensor base 210. Therefore, the entire recess 32b can be brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the battery base member 312 (the surface exposed from the opening of the adapter space 218).

The support plate 31 has a shape in which a concave portion 31a having a predetermined curvature is provided on a disk having a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the detector base 210 of the fire detector 200. Since the radius of curvature of the recess 31 a is the same as the radius of the sensor base 210, the entire recess 31 a can be brought into contact with the outer peripheral side surface of the sensor base 210. Thereby, battery replacement can be performed while the position of the battery replacement device 30 with respect to the fire detector 200 is properly maintained.
In addition, a wall 31b protruding upward is provided on the outer edge (excluding the recess 31a) of the support plate 31. The wall 31b follows the rotating body 32 on which the battery base member 312 on the support plate 31 rotates, and slides (slides along the circumferential direction around the rotation shaft 32a). The base member 312 is provided to bring the outer peripheral surface of the base member 312 into contact with the entire recess 32 b of the rotating body 32.
Further, the support plate 31 is provided with a first hole portion 31c and a second hole portion 31d penetrating in the vertical direction. The first hole 31c and the second hole 31d are arranged in the counterclockwise direction in the order of the first hole 31c → the second hole 31d. That is, the first hole 31c is located on the clockwise side of the second hole 31d.

Similarly to the battery recovery unit 13 of the first embodiment, the battery recovery unit 33 is configured to accommodate a plurality of batteries 122 (used batteries 122) stacked therein.
The outer diameter of the battery recovery part 33 is the same as the diameter of the first hole part 31 c of the support plate 31. The battery recovery part 33 is joined to the peripheral wall surface forming the first hole 31c, with the open end of the battery recovery part 33 being flush with the upper surface of the support plate 31. Yes.

Similarly to the battery supply unit 14 of the first embodiment, the battery supply unit 34 is configured so that a plurality of batteries 122 (unused batteries 122) can be stacked and accommodated therein, and the battery 122 is included therein. And a coil spring 14b that urges the mounting plate 14a upward (on the open end side of the battery supply unit 34).
The outer diameter of the battery supply part 34 is the same as the diameter of the second hole part 31 d of the support plate 31. The battery supply unit 34 is joined to the peripheral wall surface forming the second hole portion 31d with the open end of the battery supply unit 34 being flush with the upper surface of the support plate 31. Yes.

The grip portion 35 is a rod-shaped member that is gripped by an operator who replaces the battery of the information transmission adapter 300, and is used to bring the support plate 31 closer to the fire detector 200 installed in the mounted portion P.
The connecting portion 36 connects the support plate 31 and the grip portion 35 so that the angle of the support plate 31 with respect to the grip portion 35 can be switched.

In the present embodiment, the battery exchange device 30 includes a rotating mechanism (not shown) that rotates the rotating body 32 in a predetermined direction (in the present embodiment, a counterclockwise direction) about the rotating shaft 32a.
The rotating mechanism includes, for example, a driving source and a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the driving source to the rotating body 32.
In the present embodiment, the grip portion 35 is provided with a button (not shown) that can be operated by the user. When the button is pressed, the rotation mechanism of the battery exchange device 30 switches from the stopped state to the rotated state. It is configured as follows. The rotation mechanism is configured to automatically stop rotating when the rotation angle from the start of rotation reaches a predetermined angle (120 degrees in the case of the present embodiment).

In the stopped state of the rotating mechanism, for example, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, two of the three recesses 32b of the rotating body 32 face the wall 31b of the support plate 31, and the remaining One faces the same direction as the recess 31 a of the support plate 31.
In this state, of the two battery base members 312 on the support plate 31, one storage chamber 312 a is positioned immediately above the first hole 31 c of the support plate 31, and the other storage chamber 312 a is supported. It is located directly above the second hole 31d of the plate 31. That is, in this state, one of the two battery base members 312 on the support plate 31 is located in the region on the first hole 31 c side on the support plate 31, and the other is the second on the support plate 31. It is located in the region on the hole 31d side.

Since the battery recovery part 33 is attached to the first hole part 31c, when the battery base member 312 with the battery 122 attached is located in the region on the support hole 31 on the first hole part 31c side, the battery 122 is placed. Falls through the first hole 31c and is accommodated in the battery recovery part 33. As a result, the used battery 122 can be collected.
In addition, since the battery supply unit 34 is attached to the second hole 31d, the battery base member 312 (that is, the battery 122) in which the accommodation chamber 312a is empty in the region on the second hole 31d side on the support plate 31 is provided. When the battery base member 312 is not mounted, the battery 122 included in the battery supply unit 34 is pushed into the storage chamber 312a by the biasing force of the coil spring 14b of the battery supply unit 34, and the storage chamber 312a. Is housed. Thereby, the unused battery 122 can be supplied to the empty storage chamber 312a.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first hole 31c to which the battery recovery unit 33 is attached is located on the clockwise side of the second hole 31d to which the battery supply unit 34 is attached. Therefore, by rotating the rotating body 32 counterclockwise, the two battery base members 312 on the support plate 31 and the battery base member 312 in the adapter space 218 are slid in the counterclockwise direction. The battery 122 of the information transmission adapter 300 can be replaced.

Specifically, by rotating the rotating body 32 in the counterclockwise direction, for example, as shown in FIGS. 15A to 15C, the rotating body 32 is positioned in the region on the first hole portion 31 c side on the support plate 31. The battery base member 312 (battery base member 312 with hatching) is moved to the region on the second hole 31d side, and is positioned in the region on the second hole 31d side on the support plate 31. The battery base member 312 (battery base member 312 provided with polka dots) is moved into the adapter space 218, and the battery base member 312 (battery provided with lattice hatching) in the adapter space 218 is moved. Base member 312) can be moved to the first hole 31c region on the support plate 31.
As a result, the battery base member 312 and the battery 122 (used battery 122) attached to the battery base member 312 are taken out from the adapter space 218, and the battery 122 (unused) supplied from the battery supply unit 34 is removed. The battery base member 312 on which the used battery 122) is mounted can be attached to the adapter space 218. That is, the battery 122 of the information transmission adapter 300 can be replaced while reusing the battery base member 312.

Here, an example of a battery replacement method of the information transmission adapter 300 using the battery replacement device 30 will be described.
When it is time to replace the battery of the information transmission adapter 300, first, the support plate 31 is brought close to the fire detector 200, and one recess 32b of the rotating body 32 (the support plate of the three recesses 32b). Alignment is made so that the recess 32 b) facing the same direction as the recess 31 a of 31 is opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the battery base member 312 in the adapter space 218. In this state, when the support plate 31 is brought closer to the fire detector 200 (the recess 31a of the support plate 31 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector 200), the one recess 32b of the rotating body 32 is obtained. Is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the battery base member 312 in the adapter space 218.

  Next, when a button provided on the grip portion 35 is pressed, the rotation mechanism of the battery exchange device 30 is switched from the stopped state to the rotated state. Thereby, the rotating body 32 rotates in a predetermined direction (counterclockwise direction in the case of the present embodiment), and follows the rotation to follow the two battery base members 312 and the adapter space 218 on the support plate 31. The battery base member 312 is slid in the predetermined direction.

Specifically, since the battery base member 312 in the adapter space 218 slides to the region on the first hole 31c side on the support plate 31, for example, as shown in FIG. The battery 122 (used battery 122) stored in the storage chamber 312a of the member 312 is recovered by the battery recovery unit 33.
Further, the battery base member 312 (that is, the battery base member 312 in which the accommodation chamber 312a is empty) positioned in the region on the first hole 31c side on the support plate 31 is connected to the second hole 31d on the support plate 31. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the battery 122 (unused battery 122) is supplied from the battery supply unit 34 to the storage chamber 312 a of the battery base member 312.
Further, the battery base member 312 (that is, the battery base member 312 to which the battery 122 supplied from the battery supply unit 34 is mounted) located in the region on the second hole 31d side on the support plate 31 is used for the adapter. Move into space 218.
Thereby, the battery 122 of the information transmission adapter 300 is replaced.

In the present embodiment, the battery recovery part 33 is attached to the first hole 31c and the battery supply part 34 is attached to the second hole 31d. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to being attached to the second hole 31d, the battery supply part 34 may be attached to the first hole 31c. In this case, the battery 122 of the information transmission adapter 300 can be replaced by rotating the rotating body 32 in the clockwise direction.
Further, the battery exchange device 30 is not only used for replacing the battery 122 but also when installing the information transmission adapter 300 (specifically, for example, in a state where the information transmission adapter 300 is not accommodated in the adapter space 218). (When attaching the battery base member 312 with the battery 122 attached to the fire detector 200 in use). In this case, a battery base member 312 having an empty storage chamber 312 a is disposed in advance in the adapter space 218, and this battery base member 312 is replaced with an unused battery 122 using the battery exchange device 30. You may make it replace | exchange for the battery base member 312 with which it was mounted | worn.

  As described above, the information transmission adapter 300 according to the present embodiment can attach and detach only the battery base member 312 to which the battery 122 is attached while being installed inside the fire detector 200. Therefore, the battery base member 312 to which the battery 122 is attached can be removed without removing the fire sensor 200 from the attached portion P, removing the sensor main body 220 from the sensor base 210, or loosening the mounting screw 230. Therefore, it is possible to replace the battery without interrupting the fire monitoring by the fire detector 200.

Moreover, the battery replacement of the information transmission adapter 300 can be easily performed by using the battery replacement device 30 of the present embodiment.
Note that the battery exchange device 30 of the present embodiment can be provided in the sensor tester 20. In this case, for example, the battery exchange device 30 is provided so as to protrude downward from the support plate 31, a rotating body 32 rotatably attached to the support plate 31 on the support plate 31, and the support plate 31. The battery recovery unit 33 and the battery supply unit 34, and a connection unit that connects the support plate 31 and the head unit 20a, and when the fire detector 200 is covered with the head unit 20a, the recess 31a of the support plate 31 is formed. It is comprised so that it may contact | abut on the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector 200. FIG. By providing the battery exchange device 30 in the sensor tester 20, it is possible to replace the battery of the information transmission adapter 300 while performing an operation test of the fire sensor 200. Therefore, the work efficiency of periodic inspection is improved.
In addition, the battery exchange device 30 of the present embodiment can replace only the battery base member 312 to which the battery 122 is attached. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the battery exchange device 30 has the battery 122 attached. The battery base member 312 and the terminal base member 311 to which the information transmission terminal 121 is attached may be replaced together, that is, the entire information transmission adapter 300 may be replaced. When the battery exchange device 30 is configured so that the entire information transmission adapter 300 can be replaced, the terminal base member 311 and the battery base member 312 may be formed so as to be inseparable (integrally), It may be formed so as to be separable as in this embodiment.

The information transmission adapter 300 according to the second embodiment described above is an information transmission adapter that can be attached to the fire detector 200 and includes an information transmission terminal 121 and a battery 122 that supplies power to the information transmission terminal 121. The transmission module 120 and a movable body (battery base member 312) operable by an external action of the fire detector 200 are provided, and the battery 122 can be replaced when the movable body operates. ing.
Therefore, according to the information transmission adapter 300 of the second embodiment, the battery 122 can be replaced by the operation of the movable body (battery base member 312). However, the movable body is externally connected to the fire detector 200. Since it operates by action, the movable body can be operated without disconnecting the connection between the sensor base 210 and the sensor body 220. Therefore, the battery can be replaced without interrupting the fire monitoring by the fire detector 200.

Specifically, the information transmission adapter 300 of the second embodiment can be attached to the inside of the fire detector 200, and the movable body (the battery base member 312) has a housing recess ( A storage chamber 312a) that is slidable with respect to the fire detector 200, and that the movable body is slidably moved so that the movable body is provided in an attachment / detachment opening (adapter space) provided on the outer surface of the fire detector 200. 218) and the housing recess is concealed inside the fire detector 200 (the battery base member 312 is disposed in the adapter space 218), and the movable body is removed from the attachment / detachment port. It can be converted into a state in which the housing recess is extracted and exposed to the outside (the battery base member 312 is disposed outside the adapter space 218 (for example, on the support plate 31). Cormorant is configured.
Therefore, the battery 122 can be replaced simply by sliding the movable body (battery base member 312) by the action from the outside of the fire detector 200, so that the battery can be easily replaced.

  The battery exchange device 30 according to the second embodiment described above is a battery exchange device for replacing the battery 122 mounted on the information transmission adapter 100 including the battery-driven information transmission module 120. A battery collecting unit 33 for collecting a used battery 122 from the information transmission adapter 100, a battery supply unit 34 for supplying an unused battery 122 to the information transmission adapter 100, a rotatable rotating unit (rotating body 32), And at least one of the battery recovery unit 33, the battery supply unit 34, and the rotation unit (in the case of the present embodiment, the rotation unit (rotary body 32)) is a part of the information transmission adapter 100 (battery base member). 312), the battery 122 can be replaced by rotating the rotating part.

  Therefore, according to the battery exchange device 30 of the present invention, the information transmission adapter 300 can be obtained simply by rotating the rotating part (rotating body 32) in contact with the movable body (battery base member 312) of the information transmission adapter 300. Therefore, the battery can be easily replaced.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment.
For example, although the example which used what has a transmission function as the information transmission module 120 was shown in the said embodiment, you may use what has a reception function other than a transmission function.
Further, the fire sensor 200 is not limited to a sensor base 210 and a sensor body 220 that are separable, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, a fire sensor that does not include the sensor base 210, that is, a sensor. It may be a fire detector that is attached to the attached portion P as it is without being connected to the base.

  Moreover, in the said 1st Embodiment, although the shape of the base member 110 of the adapter main body 101 and the rotation cover 102 can be changed suitably, regardless of the shape of the base member 110 or the rotation cover 102, the information transmission adapter 100 is A position that does not interfere with the detection function of the fire detector 200 (specifically, if the fire detector 200 is of the heat detection type, a position that avoids the thermistor and the protector, the fire detector 200 detects smoke) If it is of the type, it is preferable to be disposed at a position avoiding the vicinity of the smoke inflow portion.

In the second embodiment, the sensor main body 220 can be provided with an adapter space 218. In this case, the adapter space 218 is arranged in a space that is not used as a functional unit space for a functional unit that realizes a function as the sensor main body within the housing of the sensor main body 220. Here, the functional unit that realizes the function as the detector body is, for example, a sensing unit that detects a fire, a notification unit that notifies when a fire is detected, and the like. That is, in this case, in the existing sensor main body (sensor main body that does not have the adapter space 218), an empty space that is not used for anything among the internal space of the casing of the sensor main body, It can be an adapter space 218.
In addition, the structure shown by embodiment can be changed suitably in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of invention.

10, 30 Battery exchange device 12 Rotating plate (Rotating part)
13, 33 Battery recovery unit 14, 34 Battery supply unit 32 Rotating body (rotating unit)
100, 300 Information transmission adapter 102 Rotating cover (movable body)
102c 1st hole (hole)
102d Second hole (hole)
110 Base member 110c Accommodation chamber (accommodation recess)
120 Information transmission module 121 Information transmission terminal 122 Battery 200 Fire detector 312 Battery base member (movable body)
312a Accommodation chamber (accommodation recess)

Claims (4)

An information transmission adapter that can be attached to a fire detector,
An information transmission module having an information transmission terminal and a battery for supplying power to the information transmission terminal;
A movable body operable by an external action of the fire detector,
The information transmission adapter, wherein the battery is replaceable by operating the movable body. The information transmission adapter can be installed in the vicinity of the fire detector,
A base member located outside the outer peripheral side surface of the fire detector,
The base member has an accommodating recess for detachably accommodating the battery,
The movable body has a hole and is rotatably mounted on the base member.
The movable body can be converted into a state in which the housing recess is concealed by the movable body and a state in which the housing recess is exposed through the hole by rotating the movable body. Item 6. The information transmission adapter according to Item 1. The information transmission adapter can be installed inside the fire detector,
The movable body has an accommodating recess for detachably accommodating the battery, and is slidable with respect to the fire detector,
When the movable body slides, the movable body is inserted from an attachment / detachment opening provided on the outer surface of the fire detector, and the housing recess is concealed inside the fire detector, and the movable body The information transmission adapter according to claim 1, wherein the information transmission adapter is convertible to a state in which the housing recess is exposed to the outside by being removed from the attachment / detachment port. A battery exchange device for replacing a battery mounted on an information transmission adapter provided with a battery-driven information transmission module,
A battery recovery unit for recovering a used battery from the information transmission adapter;
A battery supply unit for supplying an unused battery to the information transmission adapter;
A rotatable rotating part,
The battery can be replaced by rotating the rotating unit in a state where at least one of the battery collecting unit, the battery supplying unit, and the rotating unit is in contact with a part of the information transmission adapter. A battery exchange device characterized by comprising:

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