JP2019016041A - Alarm unit and communication adaptor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an alarm unit and a communication adaptor that can be connected to an external computer and do not require arrangement of a dedicated connection part.SOLUTION: A control section 20 is arranged inside a housing and a battery 17 can be connected to the housing 10. The housing 10 includes a connection terminal section 21 for connecting the battery 17. The connection terminal section 21 includes: power source terminals 22 to be connected to the battery 17; and a communication terminal 23 to be connected to the control section 20. A communication adaptor 30 to be connected to an external computer 40 can be connected to the connection terminal section 21 in place of the battery 17, and the control section 20 and the external computer 40 can perform communication via the communication adaptor 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an alarm device and a communication adapter capable of transmitting commands from an external computer using a battery connection.

  An alarm device such as a fire alarm device or a gas alarm device is attached to an installation surface such as a wall surface or a ceiling surface of a building. The fire alarm detects smoke, heat, or flame generated by a fire with a sensor, and emits an alarm by sound or light when a fire is detected.

  For the alarm device, a predetermined inspection is performed before and after installation. Moreover, the operation history of the alarm device may be extracted outside for inspection after installation. The alarm device is configured to be able to switch between a normal monitoring mode and an inspection mode when performing an inspection. In order to switch to the inspection mode or execute the inspection, it is necessary to give some instruction to the control unit provided in the alarm device. In order to give such a command, for example, it is conceivable to provide a switch for operation mode switching or inspection execution in the alarm device.

  When the alarm device is provided with a switch, when there are a wide variety of inspection types, it is necessary to provide a switch corresponding to each of the types of inspection, which is not practical. In addition, a space for providing the switch in the alarm device is also required. On the other hand, it is known that an alarm device is connected to an external computer such as a PC, and an operation mode switching command or an inspection execution command is transmitted from the external computer to the control unit of the alarm device. As such an alarm device, for example, there is one as disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP 2011-86075 A

  In order to connect the alarm device to the external computer, it is necessary to take out a terminal for connection from the board on which the control unit is provided and to provide a connection unit. In order to provide such a connection portion, a space is required in the housing of the alarm device, which hinders downsizing of the housing. Also, providing the housing with a connection portion used only at the time of inspection leads to an increase in the cost of the alarm device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an alarm device and a communication adapter that can be connected to an external computer and do not need to provide a dedicated connection portion therefor.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an alarm device according to the invention of claim 1 includes a control unit in a housing and an alarm device capable of connecting a battery to the housing.
The housing has a connection terminal part for connecting the battery, and the connection terminal part has a power supply terminal connected to the battery and a communication terminal connected to the control part,
A communication adapter connected to an external computer can be connected to the connection terminal unit in place of the battery, and the control unit and the external computer can communicate with each other via the communication adapter. Yes.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the control unit can be connected to the external computer via the communication adapter, and the connection can be made at the connection terminal unit to which the battery is connected.

  The alarm device according to the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the casing has a battery storage portion for storing the battery, and the battery storage portion has the connection terminal portion.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, since a connection terminal part is connected with a battery, the space efficiency in a housing | casing can be made favorable because this is arrange | positioned in the battery accommodating part.

  Furthermore, in the alarm device according to the invention of claim 3, the communication adapter includes an adapter connection portion connected to a power supply terminal and a communication terminal of the housing, an adapter power supply terminal portion connected to a power supply, and the external device. An adapter communication terminal unit connected to the computer is provided.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, an alarm device, a power supply, and an external computer can be connected via a communication adapter.

  Furthermore, in the alarm device according to a fourth aspect of the invention, the communication adapter transmits / receives information to / from the external computer via the adapter communication terminal, and transmits / receives information to / from the control unit via the adapter connection unit. The adapter control unit is configured to have a feature.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, transmission / reception of information with an external computer can be performed in a communication adapter, and it is not necessary to provide the terminal for that in an alarm device.

And the communication adapter which concerns on invention of Claim 5 is a communication adapter connected with the alarm device which can connect a battery to the said housing | casing while having a control part in a housing | casing,
The housing has a connection terminal part for connecting the battery, and the connection terminal part has a power supply terminal connected to the battery and a communication terminal connected to the control part,
An adapter connection section connectable to the connection terminal section, an adapter power supply terminal section connectable to a power source, and an adapter communication terminal section connectable to an external computer, and can communicate with the control section and the external computer It is comprised as follows.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, an alarm device and an external computer can be connected using the connection terminal part to which a battery is connected, and transmission / reception of information can be performed supplying power.

  According to the alarm device according to the present invention, since the connection terminal portion for connecting the battery and the external computer can be connected via the communication adapter, it is not necessary to separately provide the alarm device with a connection portion for communication with the external computer. The housing can be reduced in size. Moreover, since communication with an external computer is performed via a communication adapter, it is possible to communicate with an external computer while supplying power to the alarm device by connecting a power supply such as a battery to the communication adapter.

It is the perspective view seen from the front side of the fire alarm device in this embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a block diagram of an alarm device body and the like in a state where a communication adapter is connected. It is a schematic diagram showing the connection of an alarming device main body, a communication adapter, a battery, and an external computer. It is a block diagram of an alarm device body and the like in a state where a battery is directly connected to the alarm device body.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that the alarm device is a fire alarm device. In FIG. 1, the perspective view seen from the front side of the fire alarm in this embodiment is shown. The fire alarm device of this embodiment has an alarm device body 1 that detects the occurrence of a fire and issues an alarm, and the alarm device body 1 is attached to an installation surface such as a wall surface or a ceiling surface of a building by a mounting plate 2. Mounted.

  The alarm device main body 1 has a housing 10 having a sensor for detecting smoke and the like inside. The housing 10 has a smoke inlet 12 on a side surface thereof, the smoke is introduced from the smoke inlet 12 into the housing 10 and the smoke is detected by a sensor.

  The housing 10 has a front surface portion 11 facing the indoor side, and the front surface portion 11 is provided with operation buttons 13 for performing various operations and sound from a speaker provided in the housing 10. An acoustic hole 14 is provided.

  The mounting plate 2 is provided on the back side of the alarm main body 1 and can fix the alarm main body 1. The installation surface to which the mounting plate 2 is fixed is a wall surface of a house in this embodiment. After the mounting plate 2 is fixed to the installation surface which is a vertical surface, the alarm device body 1 is mounted and fixed to the mounting plate 2.

  When starting to use the fire alarm, the power can be turned on by first pressing the operation button 13. When the power is turned on, the fire alarm starts detecting fire. In addition, after the power is turned on, the sensor can be tested by pressing the operation button 13 during normal operation. The normal test can also be done for battery exhaustion, replacement time limit message, and speaker disconnection. Furthermore, when a fire is detected by the sensor and an alarm is issued, the alarm can be stopped by pressing the operation button 13. Thus, the operation button 13 can make a fire alarm perform different operation | movement according to a condition by one press operation.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. As shown in this figure, a battery housing portion 16 is formed in the upper portion of the back surface of the alarm device body 1, and a battery 17 is housed therein. The battery housing portion 16 is formed in a concave shape that opens to the back side, and the opening is not covered. Thereby, the housing 10 is thinned by the thickness of the lid.

  Usually, the battery 17 is accommodated in the battery storage unit 16 of the housing 10 and connected to supply power to the alarm body 1. On the other hand, the communication adapter 30 is connected instead of the connection of the battery 17 at the time of inspection performed before the installation of the fire alarm or at the time of inspection after the installation. FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the alarm main body 1 and the like in a state where the communication adapter 30 is connected. The alarm main body 1 has a control unit 20 including a CPU and the like inside. The control unit 20 can be in a monitoring mode for performing operations such as fire monitoring and alarming in the event of a fire, and an inspection mode for performing operations during inspections before and after the installation of a fire alarm. Can be switched by inputting a predetermined switching signal.

  The alarm main body 1 is provided with a connection terminal portion 21 for connecting the battery 17 to the battery housing portion 16. The connection terminal unit 21 includes a pair of power supply terminals 22 that can connect both poles of the battery 17, and a communication terminal 23 that is connected to the control unit 20 and can perform communication. When the battery 17 is connected, only the power supply terminal 22 of the connection terminal portion 21 is used. On the other hand, when the communication adapter 30 shown in FIG. 3 is connected, both the power supply terminal 22 and the communication terminal 23 of the connection terminal portion 21 are used.

  The communication adapter 30 includes an adapter control unit 31 that performs communication control between the control unit 20 of the alarm device body 1 and the external computer 40. Further, the communication adapter 30 includes an adapter connection 32 that is connected to the power terminal 22 and the communication terminal 23 of the housing 10, an adapter power terminal 33 that is connected to the battery 17, and adapter communication that can be connected to the external computer 40. Terminal portion 34.

  In a state where the communication adapter 30 is connected to the alarm device main body 1 and the battery 17 and the external computer 40 are connected to the communication adapter 30, power is supplied to the adapter control unit 31 from the battery 17 and via the adapter connection unit 32. Thus, power is also supplied from the battery 17 to the alarm body 1. Further, the external computer 40 can transmit and receive information to and from the control unit 20 of the alarm device main body 1 via the adapter control unit 31 of the communication adapter 30.

  The operation when the communication adapter 30 is connected to the alarm main body 1 and the battery 17 and the external computer 40 are connected to the communication adapter 30 in a state before the fire alarm is installed will be described. When the battery 17 is connected to the alarm device body 1, the control unit 20 transmits a predetermined initial signal. The external computer 40 that has received the initial signal via the communication adapter 30 transmits a predetermined switching signal. The control unit 20 that has received the switching signal via the communication adapter 30 switches from the monitoring mode to the inspection mode.

  The control unit 20 that has entered the inspection mode transmits a timing signal at predetermined intervals, and the external computer 40 that has received the timing signal via the communication adapter 30 can transmit a command signal at that timing. The command signal is a signal that can give a command to the control unit 20 of the alarm device body 1, and various types of command signals can be transmitted.

  As the command signal, for example, a signal for instructing a pseudo fire input inspection for inspecting whether the alarm is normally generated by generating a pseudo alarm signal when a fire occurs, or the battery 17 is less than a predetermined remaining amount A signal for instructing whether or not the battery is out, a signal for instructing a disconnection inspection for detecting disconnection of the speaker, a signal for outputting the history information stored in the control unit 20, and a signal for resetting the control unit 20 and so on. The switching signal described above is also a kind of command signal. Note that the command signals are not limited to these, and other types of command signals may be transmitted.

  The history information stored in the control unit 20 is that the battery 17 is removed from the alarm body 1 and the communication adapter 30 is connected after the fire alarm is installed, and the battery 17 and the external computer 40 are connected to the communication adapter 30. When it is taken out. The history information includes, for example, the start of fire monitoring, the remaining battery level at every predetermined interval, the occurrence of a battery exhaustion when the remaining battery level is lower than the predetermined level, detection of fire occurrence, recovery after detection of fire occurrence, speaker disconnection, etc. The occurrence of an abnormality, a test start by operating the operation button 13, a sound stop by operating the operation button 13, and the like are recorded. However, the history information is not limited to these.

  When the inspection for the fire alarm and the extraction of the history information are completed, the communication adapter 30 is removed from the alarm main body 1, and the battery 17 removed from the communication adapter 30 is connected to the alarm main body 1. As a result, power is again supplied to the alarm device body 1.

  In FIG. 4, the schematic diagram showing the connection of the alarm main body 1, the communication adapter 30, the battery 17, and the external computer 40 is shown. As shown in this figure, the alarm device main body 1 and the communication adapter 30 are connected by an alarm device connection line 41. The alarm connection line 41 has connectors 41a and 41b at both ends. The connectors 41 a and 41 b of the alarm device connection line 41 are 3-pin connectors, each corresponding to two power supply terminals 22 and one communication terminal 23. The connector 41 a at one end is connected to the battery housing part 16 of the alarm device main body 1, and the connector 41 b at the other end is connected to the adapter connection part 32 of the communication adapter 30.

  The communication adapter 30 and the battery 17 are connected by a battery connection line 42. The battery connection line 42 has a connector 42 a connected to the adapter power supply terminal portion 33 of the communication adapter 30 at one end and a battery connection portion 42 b connected to the battery 17 at the other end. The battery 17 and the battery connection line 42 may be integrated. Further, the battery 17 and the battery connection line 42 may be built in the communication adapter 30. The communication adapter 30 and the external computer 40 are connected by a PC connection line 43. The PC connection line 43 has a connector 43 a that is connected to the adapter communication terminal portion 34 of the communication adapter 30 at one end, and the other end is connected to the external computer 40. Since the alarm connection line 41, the battery connection line 42, and the PC connection line 43 are separate from the communication adapter 30, when these connection lines deteriorate over time, only the connection lines can be replaced. .

  Thus, in the connection terminal part 21 which connects the battery 17 of the alarm device body 1, the communication terminal 23 is provided along with the power supply terminal 22, and the connection terminal part 21 and the external computer 40 are connected via the communication adapter 30. By doing so, it is not necessary to separately provide a connection part for communication with the external computer 40 in the alarm device main body 1, and the housing 10 can be reduced in size. Further, since communication with the external computer 40 is performed via the communication adapter 30, communication with the external computer 40 is performed while supplying power to the alarm device main body 1 by connecting a power source such as the battery 17 to the communication adapter 30. be able to.

  FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the alarm device body 1 and the like in a state where the battery 17 is directly connected to the alarm device body 1. Normally, as described above, the battery 17 is placed in the battery housing 16 and connected to the alarm device body 1 to supply power to the alarm device body 1. At this time, a 3-pin connector can be used as the connection terminal on the battery 17 side. When the battery 17 is connected to the connection terminal portion 21, nothing is connected to the communication terminal 23 on the alarm device body 1 side. Therefore, by inserting a pull-down resistor or a pull-up resistor, the control portion The malfunction in 20 can be prevented.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the application of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be applied in various ways within the scope of its technical idea. In the present embodiment, the alarm device is a fire alarm device, but other types of alarm devices such as a gas alarm device may be used. Moreover, in this embodiment, when communicating with the external computer 40 by the communication adapter 30, the battery 17 used for the alarm device body 1 is connected, but other external power sources may be used. For example, power may be supplied via a USB terminal. In addition, power at that time may be supplied from an external computer. In this case, the adapter power supply terminal portion 33 and the adapter communication terminal portion 34 may be integrated.

  The battery 17 may be any battery such as a lithium battery in addition to a dry battery such as an AA battery.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Alarm main body 2 Mounting plate 10 Housing | casing 11 Front part 12 Smoke inlet 13 Operation button 14 Sound hole 16 Battery storage part 17 Battery 20 Control part 21 Connection terminal part 22 Power supply terminal 23 Communication terminal 30 Communication adapter 31 Adapter control part 32 Adapter connection part 33 Adapter power supply terminal part 34 Adapter communication terminal part 40 External computer 41 Alarm connection line 42 Battery connection line 43 PC connection line

Claims (5)

In the alarm device having a control unit in the housing and capable of connecting a battery to the housing,
The housing has a connection terminal part for connecting the battery, and the connection terminal part has a power supply terminal connected to the battery and a communication terminal connected to the control part,
A communication adapter connected to an external computer can be connected to the connection terminal unit instead of the battery, and the control unit and the external computer can communicate with each other via the communication adapter. .   The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the casing includes a battery storage portion that stores the battery, and the battery storage portion includes the connection terminal portion.   The communication adapter is provided with an adapter connection portion connected to a power supply terminal and a communication terminal of the housing, an adapter power supply terminal portion connected to a power supply, and an adapter communication terminal portion connected to the external computer. The alarm device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein   4. The communication adapter includes an adapter control unit that transmits and receives information to and from the external computer via the adapter communication terminal and transmits and receives information to and from the control unit via the adapter connection unit. The alarm device described. A communication adapter having a control unit in a housing and connected to an alarm capable of connecting a battery to the housing,
The housing has a connection terminal part for connecting the battery, and the connection terminal part has a power supply terminal connected to the battery and a communication terminal connected to the control part,
An adapter connection section connectable to the connection terminal section, an adapter power supply terminal section connectable to a power source, and an adapter communication terminal section connectable to an external computer, and can communicate with the control section and the external computer A communication adapter characterized by that.

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