JP2020184113A - Alarm apparatus, alarm system, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an alarm apparatus capable of improving the recognition relevant to sound output, an alarm system, a control method, and a program.SOLUTION: An alarm apparatus 1 includes an operation unit 11, a control unit, an emergency power source, and a sound output unit 14. The operation unit 11 receives a push operation from the outside. The control unit outputs an alarm signal when the operation unit 11 receives the push operation. The sound output unit 14 outputs notification sounds according to the alarm signal. The control unit controls the sound output unit 14 to output voice sounds that include a voice message when certain conditions are satisfied.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure generally relates to alarm devices, alarm systems, control methods, and programs. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an alarm device including an emergency power supply, an alarm system including a plurality of the alarm devices, a control method, and a program.

As a conventional example, the fire transmitter (alarm device) described in Patent Document 1 will be illustrated. This fire transmitter covers the main body of the fire transmitter provided on the wall of a building or the like and provided with a push button switch or the like with a cover body. By strongly pressing the push button switch of the fire transmitter, the fire discoverer can notify the surrounding people of the occurrence of the fire by emitting an alarm sound from the speaker provided near the fire transmitter.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-141536

By the way, the fire transmitter described in Patent Document 1 only emits an alarm sound (siren sound), and it may take time for people around the person to recognize the occurrence of a fire after the alarm sound is emitted. There is. In addition to when a fire occurs, for example, when performing an operation check by supplying power from an emergency power source, the inspector needs to judge whether or not the operation is normal only by the alarm sound (siren sound). There is. Therefore, it is desired to improve the recognition of sound output at the time of evacuation or inspection.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above reasons, and an object of the present invention is to provide an alarm device, an alarm system, a control method, and a program capable of improving the recognition of sound output.

The alarm device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an operation unit, a control unit, an emergency power supply, and a sound output unit. The operation unit accepts a push operation from the outside. The control unit outputs an alarm signal when the operation unit receives the push operation. The sound output unit outputs a notification sound in response to the alarm signal. When a specific condition is satisfied, the control unit causes the sound output unit to output a voice sound including a voice message.

The alarm system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of the alarm devices further provided with an inspection reception unit. The inspection reception unit receives an operation for executing an operation inspection by supplying power from the emergency power supply. When the inspection receiving unit receives the operation as the specific condition, the control unit causes the sound output unit to output the voice sound including a voice message regarding the result of the operation inspection. When the inspection reception unit of one alarm device in the plurality of alarm devices receives the operation, the one alarm device executes the operation check of the own unit and another alarm in the plurality of alarm devices. Send an inspection signal to the device. Upon receiving the inspection signal, the other alarm device executes the operation inspection of its own machine.

The alarm system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of the alarm devices. When the control unit of a specific alarm device among the plurality of alarm devices is operating by supplying power from the emergency power supply as the specific condition, the sound output unit of the own unit is related to the occurrence of a power failure. The voice sound including the voice message is output.

The control method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a control method for an alarm device including an operation unit and an emergency power supply. The control method includes a first step, a second step, and a third step. In the first step, when the operation unit receives a push operation from the outside, an alarm signal is output. In the second step, a notification sound is output in response to the alarm signal. In the third step, when a specific condition is satisfied, a voice sound including a voice message is output.

The program according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a program for causing a computer system to execute the above control method.

According to the present disclosure, there is an advantage that the recognition of sound output can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the alarm device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic block configuration diagram of the alarm device of the above. 3A to 3C are schematic front views of the display unit in the alarm device of the same. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram relating to an operation check of the alarm device of the above. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the warning system according to the embodiment.

(1) Outline Each figure described in the following embodiments is a schematic view, and the ratio of the size and the thickness of each component in each figure does not necessarily reflect the actual dimensional ratio. Not necessarily.

As shown in FIG. 2, the alarm device 1 according to the present embodiment includes an operation unit 11, a control unit 12, an emergency power supply 13, and a sound output unit 14. The alarm device 1 is a so-called composite device (emergency alarm facility) provided with an emergency power supply 13. The alarm device 1 is installed directly or embedded in a wall or the like in a facility such as a building. The alarm device 1 operates by supplying power from, for example, a commercial AC power source 3 (see FIG. 5, for example, an effective value of 100 V), but cannot obtain power from the AC power source 3 due to a power failure or the like. , Operates by supplying power from the built-in emergency power supply 13.

The operation unit 11 accepts a push operation from the outside. The operation unit 11 receives a push operation from a user who uses the facility, for example, when an abnormality such as a fire occurs in the facility. The control unit 12 outputs an alarm signal when the operation unit 11 accepts a push operation. The sound output unit 14 outputs a notification sound in response to the alarm signal. The notification sound includes at least a siren sound.

Here, the control unit 12 causes the sound output unit 14 to output a voice sound including a voice message when a specific condition is satisfied. The "specific condition" is, for example, that the operation unit 11 accepts a push operation, and in this case, the notification sound further includes a voice sound in addition to the siren sound. Further, the "specific condition" may be that the inspection reception unit 15 (described later) accepts the operation, or that the operation is being operated by the power supply from the emergency power supply 13.

According to this configuration, when a specific condition is satisfied, a voice sound including a voice message is output from the sound output unit 14. In short, the alarm device 1 has a function of outputting a sound from the sound output unit 14. Therefore, it is possible to improve the recognition of the sound output in a situation such as when an abnormality such as a fire occurs or during an inspection.

(2) Details (2.1) Overall configuration The overall configuration of the alarm device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail below. As described above, the alarm device 1 includes an operation unit 11, a control unit 12, an emergency power supply 13, and a sound output unit 14 (see FIG. 2). Further, the alarm device 1 further includes an indicator light 4, an inspection reception unit 15, a display unit 16, a housing 18, a storage unit 19, and a communication unit 20 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Further, the alarm device 1 further includes circuit modules such as a power supply circuit and a lighting circuit.

The alarm device 1 operates by supplying power from the AC power supply 3 (see FIG. 5) during normal times (during non-power failure), and operates by supplying power from the emergency power supply 13 during power failure. The emergency power supply 13 includes one or more batteries (secondary batteries). The power supply circuit normally converts the AC power from the AC power supply 3 into DC power to generate an operating power supply for the alarm device 1. Further, the power supply circuit normally charges the battery of the emergency power supply 13 by supplying power from the AC power supply 3. Further, in the event of a power failure, the power supply circuit switches the main power supply from the AC power supply 3 to the emergency power supply 13, and uses the DC power discharged from the emergency power supply 13 to generate an operating power supply for the alarm device 1. The alarm device 1 has an inspection function for confirming whether the battery voltage of the emergency power supply 13 is normal or abnormal, and operates by supplying power from the emergency power supply 13 even while the inspection function is being executed. The lighting circuit is configured to light a light source such as an indicator lamp 4 and a display unit 16 by using an operating power source generated by the power supply circuit.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the alarm device 1 installed on the wall of the facility as viewed from the front. In the following description, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the alarm device 1 are defined based on the vertical direction and the horizontal direction (see FIG. 1) of the alarm device 1 installed on the wall. The front surface (front surface) of the alarm device 1 is the surface on the side where the indicator light 4, the operation unit 11, and the sound output unit 14 are located, and the rear surface of the alarm device 1 is the surface on the wall side.

The housing 18 is, for example, a rectangular box that is long and flat in the vertical direction. The housing 18 has a front cover and a rear case, and the cover is removable from the case. The housing 18 contains an indicator light 4, an operation unit 11, a control unit 12, an emergency power supply 13, a sound output unit 14, an inspection reception unit 15, a display unit 16, and circuit modules such as a lighting circuit and a power supply circuit. Contained in or supported on the front. The housing 18 has, for example, a through hole on the rear surface or the side surface for introducing a power supply line L0 (see FIG. 5) that is electrically connected to the AC power supply 3 inside.

The operation unit 11 is a push button that accepts a push operation from a user (outside) who uses the facility when, for example, an abnormality such as a fire occurs in the facility. The operation unit 11 is arranged on the lower side of the front surface of the housing 18. When the operation unit 11 receives a push operation, a notification sound is output from the sound output unit 14.

The indicator light 4 has a light source (for example, LED: Light Emitting Diode) and a dome-shaped cover 40 that covers the front of the light source. The cover 40 has translucency. The indicator light 4 is arranged on the upper side of the front surface of the housing 18. The indicator light 4 is always lit so as to clearly indicate the position of the alarm device 1 even in the dark.

The sound output unit 14 is, for example, an acoustic device including a speaker and an acoustic circuit. The sound output unit 14 is housed inside the housing 18. However, the speaker of the sound output unit 14 is located at a substantially central position in the vertical direction when viewed from the front surface of the housing 18. The housing 18 has a plurality of acoustic holes 180 in the center of the front surface from which the notification sound output from the sound output unit 14 is derived. The acoustic circuit of the sound output unit 14 outputs a notification sound in response to the alarm signal (alarm signal) received from the control unit 12. The notification sound is stopped by pressing the recovery push button provided on the front surface of the housing 18.

Here, as described above, when the operation unit 11 accepts the pressing operation "as a specific condition", the control unit 12 causes the sound output unit 14 to receive a siren sound (alarm sound) and a voice sound including a voice message (voice alarm). ) And the notification sound including. By outputting a notification sound including a siren sound and a voice sound, the recognition of the sound output is improved in a situation where evacuation is required due to a fire or the like.

The notification sound is made by repeating a set consisting of a siren sound and a voice sound. Specifically, the period of each set consists of a first period in which the siren sound is output (for example, 4 seconds or less) and a second period in which the voice sound is output (for example, 2 seconds or less). Repeated. The ratio of the first period to the second period is preferably 2: 1 but is not particularly limited.

The siren sound in the first period of each set includes, for example, one or more "woo" sounds (for example, two). The voice sound in the second period of each set contains, for example, one or more voice messages such as "It's a fire" (for example, two). Here, as an example, each set contains a series of sounds, "Woo, fire, fire" (see Figure 1). In short, the notification sound is, for example, "Woo, it's a fire, it's a fire" is repeated. The notification sound of the present embodiment is output so as to include another language (“Fire” in English) corresponding to the Japanese word “fire”. Other languages will be explained in detail later in the section "(2.3) Bilingual function".

The inspection reception unit 15 receives an operation for executing an operation inspection by supplying power from the emergency power supply 13. The inspection reception unit 15 includes, for example, a push button. The inspection reception unit 15 is provided, for example, at a position on the front surface of the housing 18 on the right side just below the acoustic hole 180 (see FIG. 1). When the inspector who inspects the alarm device 1 presses the inspection reception unit 15, an operation check such as whether the notification sound is normally output is executed. In particular, the inspector can confirm whether the battery voltage of the emergency power supply 13 is normal or abnormal through this operation check.

The display unit 16 is configured to display an abnormal result such as a fire, an inspection result, or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 16 includes an AC power supply light 161, a battery confirmation light 162, a display board 163, and the like. Under the control of the control unit 12, the AC power lamp 161 lights up in green, for example, if the AC power supply 3 is normal (non-power failure), and turns off if it is abnormal (power failure). Under the control of the control unit 12, the battery confirmation lamp 162 lights up in green, for example, if the battery voltage of the emergency power supply 13 is normal, and lights up in red, for example, if the battery voltage of the emergency power supply 13 is abnormal at the time of operation inspection. The display board 163 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display board 163 presents various information described later under the control of the control unit 12.

The control unit 12 has, for example, a computer system having a processor and a memory. Then, when the processor executes the program stored in the memory, the computer system functions as the control unit 12. The program executed by the processor is recorded in advance in the memory of the computer system here, but may be recorded in a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card and provided, or provided through a telecommunications line such as the Internet. May be done.

The control unit 12 is configured to control a power supply circuit, a lighting circuit, an acoustic circuit of the sound output unit 14, and the like. Further, the control unit 12 has an image processing function for generating an image to be displayed on the display board 163. In particular, when the operation unit 11 accepts the push operation, the control unit 12 outputs an alarm signal (alarm signal) including a message sound to the acoustic circuit or the like of the sound output unit 14 in order to output the notification sound. The acoustic circuit of the sound output unit 14 outputs a notification sound from the speaker in response to the alarm signal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 12 of the present embodiment further includes a selection unit 120 and a switching unit 121. In other words, the control unit 12 has a function as a selection unit 120 and a function as a switching unit 121.

The selection unit 120 is configured to select a siren sound to be included in the notification sound from a plurality of types of siren sounds. Sound data related to a plurality of types of siren sounds is stored in the storage unit 19. The storage unit 19 is composed of a device selected from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), and the like. Sound data related to the plurality of types of siren sounds may be stored in the memory of the control unit 12 instead of the storage unit 19.

The selection unit 120 selects a siren sound to be included in the notification sound, for example, according to the on / off switching state of one or a plurality of DIP switches in the panel (inside the housing 18). Examples of types of siren sounds include "hune" and "view" in addition to the above-mentioned "woo". In short, for example, you can change the notification sound that repeats "Woo, fire, fire" to the notification sound that repeats "View view, fire, fire". The manager (or owner) of the alarm device 1 can change the type of siren sound according to the installation environment or request of the alarm device 1.

The switching unit 121 is configured to switch whether or not to include the voice sound in the notification sound (valid or invalid of the voice sound). The switching unit 121 switches between enabling and disabling the audio sound, for example, depending on the on / off switching state of one or a plurality of DIP switches in the housing 18.

When the on / off state of the DIP switch indicates "effective" of the audio sound, the switching unit 121 outputs a notification sound obtained by repeating, for example, "Woo, fire, fire" as described above.

On the other hand, when the on / off state of the DIP switch indicates "invalid" of the audio sound, the switching unit 121 outputs a notification sound in which "woo" is repeated. In other words, the period of each set includes only the first period (for example, 4 seconds or less) in which the siren sound is output, and does not include the second period in which the audio sound is output. If the siren sound "view" is selected by the selection unit 120, the notification sound that the "view view" is repeated is output.

Therefore, the manager (or owner) of the alarm device 1 can change whether or not to include the voice sound (validity or invalidity of the voice sound) according to the installation environment or request of the alarm device 1.

The communication unit 20 is, for example, a communication interface for communicating with an information terminal 50 (see FIG. 2) carried by an inspector. The communication unit 20 performs wireless communication with the information terminal 50 in accordance with a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The information terminal 50 is a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. Dedicated application software that enables wireless communication with the communication unit 20 is installed in the information terminal 50.

(2.2) Operation inspection The control unit 12 is configured to execute an operation inspection when the inspection reception unit 15 receives an operation. In other words, the control unit 12 switches the operation mode to the inspection mode. The control unit 12 switches the main power supply from the AC power supply 3 to the emergency power supply 13 in the inspection mode. Then, in the inspection mode, the control unit 12 uses the emergency power supply 13 to output a notification sound on a trial basis. The notification sound output at the time of the operation check may be only the siren sound, or may include a voice sound (voice alarm) in addition to the siren sound. The inspector can confirm whether or not the alarm device 1 operates normally by confirming the notification sound.

In particular, the control unit 12 confirms whether the battery voltage of the emergency power supply 13 is normal or abnormal as described above through the operation check. Then, the control unit 12 presents the result to the inspector.

Specifically, the control unit 12 lights the battery confirmation lamp 162 in green if the battery voltage of the emergency power supply 13 is normal, and lights the battery confirmation lamp 162 in red if it is abnormal. Further, the control unit 12 of the present embodiment causes the sound output unit 14 to output a voice sound (voice sound for operation check) including a voice message regarding the result of the operation check, in addition to the above notification sound. The data related to the voice message regarding the result of the operation check is stored in the storage unit 19 (or the memory of the control unit 12). In short, when the inspection reception unit 15 receives an operation "as a specific condition", the control unit 12 causes the sound output unit 14 to output a sound for operation inspection. Examples of voice messages are "battery test, normal" (see Figure 4), "battery test, abnormal" and so on. Therefore, at the time of operation inspection, the recognition property regarding the sound output is further improved. The control unit 12 repeatedly outputs an operation check sound for a certain period of time (for example, 1 minute). Similar to the notification sound, the operation check sound may be stopped by pressing the recovery push button.

When the inspection reception unit 15 receives an operation, the control unit 12 informs the information terminal 50 via the communication unit 20 of information regarding the result of the operation inspection (for example, specific abnormality contents and countermeasures against the abnormality). Sends a signal containing. The inspector can confirm the information regarding the result of the operation inspection displayed on the display unit of the information terminal 50. Therefore, at the time of operation inspection, the recognition of the result of operation inspection is further improved.

(2.3) Bilingual Function By the way, the control unit 12 of the present embodiment is configured to give a change to the voice sound across a repeated set. Here, as an example, "change" is related to the language of sound. That is, the control unit 12 includes a plurality of voice messages corresponding to a plurality of languages in the voice sound across the repeated set.

Here, for example, a plurality of languages are bilingual Japanese and English, but are not particularly limited, and may include Chinese, Korean, etc. in place of English or in addition to the bilingual Japanese and English. Good.

The sound of Japanese voice is "fire" as mentioned above. The English voice sound is, for example, "Fire". In a repeating set, for example, the first set includes "Woo Woo, Fire, Fire". The second set following the first set includes "Woo, Fire, Fire" (see FIG. 1). Then, the notification sound is formed by repeating, for example, the first set and the second set alternately. If Chinese, Korean, etc. are to be included further, the third set following the second set may be assigned to Chinese (or Korean, etc.), and the first to third sets may be repeated. ..

When the operation unit 11 receives the push operation, the control unit 12 causes the sound output unit 14 to output a notification sound obtained by repeating the first set and the second set (see FIG. 1). Since the alarm device 1 has a bilingual function related to sound, for example, in a situation where evacuation is required due to a fire or the like, the recognizability of sound output for more language-speaking people. Is improved.

The switching unit 121 of the control unit 12 may be configured not only to switch between enabling and disabling the above-mentioned voice sound, but also to switch from a plurality of languages to only one language (bilingual valid or invalid). The switching unit 121 makes only the Japanese notification sound "Woo, it's a fire, it's a fire" or the English notification sound according to the on / off switching state of one or more DIP switches in the housing 18. Only "Woo, Fire, Fire" may be repeated.

(2.4) Display board The display board 163 of the display unit 16 (see FIGS. 3A to 3C) displays (presents) various information under the control of the control unit 12. Data patterns relating to various information described below are stored in the storage unit 19.

When the operation unit 11 accepts a push operation when an abnormality such as a fire occurs, the display board 163 has character information for notifying the occurrence of an abnormality such as a fire (for example, "a fire has occurred" or the like, as shown in FIG. ) Is displayed. This character information may be displayed not only in Japanese but also in other languages such as English.

Further, the display board 163 may display an evacuation route (for example, an arrow indicating an evacuation direction) as shown in FIG. 3B when the operation unit 11 accepts a push operation when an abnormality such as a fire occurs. In this case, the alarm device 1 stores the position information regarding the positions of the own machine and the evacuation port in the storage unit 19. The control unit 12 displays an evacuation route based on the position information. In addition to the arrows, the evacuation route may display simple map information with an evacuation exit mark. The map information is stored in the storage unit 19. The display board 163 may display the evacuation route alternately with the character information shown in FIG. 3A. It should be noted that not only the display unit 16 but also the indicator lamp 4 may notify the evacuation direction by biasing the shining area, for example, by lighting only the LED arranged on the right side among the plurality of LEDs. ..

When the operation unit 11 receives the push operation in this way, various information is displayed from the display unit 16, so that the recognition of an abnormality such as a fire to the surrounding people is further improved.

Further, the display board 163 displays information regarding the result of the operation check. That is, when the inspection reception unit 15 receives the operation and the operation inspection is executed, the control unit 12 displays at least one of the character information and the code information related to the operation inspection result on the display board 163 of the display unit 16. Let me.

The display board 163 may display character information such as "battery test, normal" or "battery test, abnormal", as in the voice message described above, depending on the result of the operation check (see FIG. 3C). .. The display board 163 may display code information (for example, error number “E01” indicating an abnormality of the battery test) corresponding to the result content instead of the character information or in addition to the character information.

Further, the code information referred to here may be a two-dimensional code 60 (see FIG. 3C) such as a QR code (registered trademark) that records the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the website. For example, a URL corresponding to each error number is assigned. The control unit 12 generates a two-dimensional code 60 according to the result of the operation check and displays it on the display board 163. By reading the two-dimensional code 60 with, for example, an information terminal 50 (with a camera) carried by the inspector, access to the website corresponding to each error number is facilitated. In this case, application software capable of reading the two-dimensional code 60 is installed in the information terminal 50.

By browsing the website that the inspector has accessed, the inspector can know the specific details of the abnormality and how to deal with the abnormality. The storage unit 19 stores information (information about a plurality of error numbers and a plurality of URLs) required for generating the two-dimensional code 60.

The two-dimensional code 60 does not have to include the URL of the website. For example, by reading the two-dimensional code 60 with a dedicated reading device, specific contents, countermeasures, and the like are displayed on the display unit attached to the reading device. You may.

In this way, various information is displayed from the display unit 16 according to the result of the operation check, so that the recognition of the result of the operation check is further improved.

(2.5) Warning system The warning system 100 in the next embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the alarm system 100 includes a plurality of the above-mentioned alarm devices 1 (three in FIG. 5). Further, the alarm system 100 further includes external devices 2 (three in FIG. 5) connected to each alarm device 1. The external device 2 is assumed to be an external buzzer with a lamp, for example, but any one of the plurality of external devices 2 may be a reporting device for reporting a fire to the outside of the facility (for example, a fire station). The plurality of alarm devices 1 receive power supply from the commercial AC power supply 3 via the power supply line L0.

Each alarm device 1 has, for example, a pair of interlocking terminals (interlocking contacts). The plurality of alarm devices 1 transmit and receive alarm signals (alarm signals) via the first signal line L1 connected to the interlocking terminal. When the operation unit 11 of any one of the plurality of alarm devices 1 accepts the push operation, the alarm device 1 acts as an interlocking source to output a notification sound from the sound output unit 14 of the own unit. An alarm signal is transmitted to another alarm device 1 (interlocking destination) via the first signal line L1. When the other alarm device 1 (interlocking destination) receives the alarm signal, the other alarm device 1 (interlocking destination) outputs a notification sound from the sound output unit 14 of the own unit.

Each alarm device 1 has, for example, a pair of non-voltage terminals (transfer contacts). The plurality of alarm devices 1 transfer the report via the second signal line L2 connected to the non-voltage terminal. That is, when the operation unit 11 of any one of the plurality of alarm devices 1 accepts the push operation, the transfer contact (a contact) is closed and the external device 2 connected to each alarm device 1 is closed. Can be lit in conjunction with the lamp. If the external device 2 is a reporting device, a fire report is executed to the outside of the facility (for example, a fire station) by closing the transfer contact.

By the way, the warning system 100 of the present embodiment is configured to be linked with respect to the operation check. When the inspection reception unit 15 of one alarm device 1 (one of the alarm devices 1) in the plurality of alarm devices 1 receives an operation, the one alarm device 1 executes an operation check of its own device. Further, one alarm device 1 transmits an inspection signal to other alarm devices 1 in the plurality of alarm devices 1 via the first signal line L1. When the other alarm device 1 receives the inspection signal, the other alarm device 1 executes an operation check of its own machine. Therefore, the inspector can start the operation inspection of the entire alarm system 100 almost all at once by operating the inspection reception unit 15 of any of the alarm devices 1. Each alarm device 1 outputs a voice sound including a voice message regarding the result of the operation check. Therefore, it is possible to provide an alarm system 100 capable of improving the recognition of sound output.

However, if all the alarm devices 1 simultaneously output a voice sound including a voice message regarding the result of the operation check, the recognition property regarding the sound output may decrease. It may also cause discomfort to those around you. Therefore, it is desirable that only a specific alarm device 1 among the plurality of alarm devices 1 that have performed the operation check outputs a voice sound including a voice message regarding the result of the operation check. The specific alarm device 1 may be, for example, a master unit. The alarm device 1 which is the master unit acquires information on the result of the operation check from the other alarm device 1 which is the slave unit via the first signal line L1, and represents a voice message regarding the result of the operation check. The audio sound including the above may be output. Since only a specific alarm device 1 outputs a voice sound, it is possible to suppress a decrease in recognition of the sound output as compared with a case where a plurality of alarm devices 1 output a voice sound including a voice message, and the surroundings can be suppressed. It is possible to reduce the possibility of causing discomfort to the person.

Further, in the column of "(2.1) Overall configuration" above, the AC power lamp 161 lights up in green if the AC power supply 3 is normal (non-power failure), and turns off if it is abnormal (power failure). Explained. On the other hand, the plurality of alarm devices 1 may output a voice sound including a voice message regarding the occurrence of a power failure. However, even in this case, if the plurality of alarm devices 1 simultaneously output a voice sound including a voice message regarding the occurrence of a power failure, the recognition of the sound output may be lowered or the surrounding people may be uncomfortable. There is sex. Therefore, when the control unit 12 of the specific alarm device 1 (for example, the master unit) is operating by the power supply from the emergency power supply 13 "as a specific condition", the sound output unit 14 of the own unit is represented. May output a voice sound including a voice message regarding the occurrence of a power failure.

(3) Modified Example The above embodiment is only one of various embodiments of the present disclosure. The above-described embodiment can be changed in various ways depending on the design and the like as long as the object of the present disclosure can be achieved. Further, the same function as the alarm device 1 of the above embodiment may be embodied by a control method of the alarm device 1, a computer program, a non-temporary recording medium on which the computer program is recorded, or the like. Specifically, the control method according to one aspect is the control method of the alarm device 1 including the operation unit 11 and the emergency power supply 13. The control method includes a first step, a second step, and a third step. In the first step, when the operation unit 11 receives a push operation from the outside, an alarm signal is output. In the second step, a notification sound is output according to the alarm signal. In the third step, when a specific condition is satisfied, a voice sound including a voice message is output.

Hereinafter, modifications of the above embodiment will be listed. The modifications described below can be applied in combination as appropriate. Hereinafter, the above embodiment may be referred to as a “basic example”.

The alarm device 1 in the present disclosure includes a computer system. The main configuration of a computer system is a processor and memory as hardware. When the processor executes the program recorded in the memory of the computer system, the function as the alarm device 1 (for example, the control unit 12) in the present disclosure is realized. The program may be pre-recorded in the memory of the computer system, may be provided through a telecommunication line, and may be recorded on a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card, optical disk, hard disk drive, etc. that can be read by the computer system. May be provided. A processor in a computer system is composed of one or more electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) or a large scale integrated circuit (LSI). The integrated circuit such as IC or LSI referred to here has a different name depending on the degree of integration, and includes an integrated circuit called a system LSI, VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration), or ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration). Further, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) programmed after the LSI is manufactured, or a logical device capable of reconfiguring the junction relationship inside the LSI or reconfiguring the circuit partition inside the LSI should also be adopted as a processor. Can be done. A plurality of electronic circuits may be integrated on one chip, or may be distributed on a plurality of chips. The plurality of chips may be integrated in one device, or may be distributed in a plurality of devices. The computer system referred to here includes a microcontroller having one or more processors and one or more memories. Therefore, the microcontroller is also composed of one or more electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit or a large-scale integrated circuit.

Further, it is not an essential configuration for each alarm device 1 that a plurality of functions of the alarm device 1 are integrated in one housing. The components of each alarm device 1 may be distributed in a plurality of housings. Further, at least a part of the functions of the alarm device 1, for example, a part of the functions of the alarm device 1 may be realized by a cloud (cloud computing) or the like. On the contrary, as in the basic example, a plurality of functions of each alarm device 1 may be integrated in one housing.

In the basic example, the change relates to a change in the language of the audio sound, but may, for example, relate to speed. The control unit 12 outputs a voice sound including a voice message "It is a fire" at the first speed in the first set, and in the second set following the first set, the speed is higher than the first speed. Output at a slow second speed. By giving a change in speed, the recognition of sound output is further improved for, for example, elderly people in a situation where evacuation is required due to a fire or the like. The change may be related to frequency. For example, the voice sound "It's a fire" may be output after being modulated to a frequency that is easy for the elderly to hear in the second set. In short, if the change relates to at least one of the language, speed, and frequency of the sound, the recognizability of the sound output is further improved in situations where evacuation is required due to a fire or the like.

In the basic example, the voice sound of the notification sound includes only "fire (or Fire)", but may further include a voice message regarding the evacuation route. The voice message may be, for example, a message indicating the direction from the alarm device 1 to the evacuation port. Voice messages regarding evacuation routes are also output in two languages, for example, Japanese and English. In this case, evacuation can be performed more quickly in a situation where evacuation is required due to a fire or the like.

(4) Summary As described above, the alarm device (1) according to the first aspect includes an operation unit (11), a control unit (12), an emergency power supply (13), and a sound output unit (14). ) And. The operation unit (11) accepts a push operation from the outside. The control unit (12) outputs an alarm signal when the operation unit (11) accepts a push operation. The sound output unit (14) outputs a notification sound in response to the alarm signal. When a specific condition is satisfied, the control unit (12) causes the sound output unit (14) to output a voice sound including a voice message. According to the first aspect, since the voice sound including the voice message is output from the sound output unit (14), the recognition property regarding the sound output can be improved.

Regarding the alarm device (1) according to the second aspect, in the first aspect, when the operation unit (11) accepts the push operation as a specific condition, the control unit (12) sends the sound output unit (14) to the sound output unit (14). A notification sound including a siren sound and a voice sound is output. According to the second aspect, since the notification sound including the siren sound and the voice sound is output, the recognition property regarding the sound output is further improved in a situation where evacuation is required due to the occurrence of a fire or the like.

Regarding the alarm device (1) according to the third aspect, in the second aspect, the notification sound is a repeated set consisting of a siren sound and a voice sound. The control unit (12) gives a change to the voice sound across the repeated set. According to the third aspect, the recognition of sound output is further improved in a situation where evacuation is required due to, for example, a fire or the like.

With respect to the alarm device (1) according to the fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the change relates to at least one of the language, speed, and frequency of the sound. According to the fourth aspect, the recognition of sound output is further improved in a situation where evacuation is required due to, for example, a fire or the like.

With respect to the alarm device (1) according to the fifth aspect, in the fourth aspect, the change relates to the language of the voice sound. The control unit (12) includes a plurality of voice messages corresponding to a plurality of languages in the voice sound across a repeating set. According to the fifth aspect, the recognition of sound output is improved for more language-speaking people in a situation where evacuation is required due to, for example, a fire.

The alarm device (1) according to the sixth aspect further includes a selection unit (120) in any one of the second to fifth aspects. The selection unit (120) selects a siren sound to be included in the notification sound from a plurality of types of siren sounds. According to the sixth aspect, the type of siren sound can be changed according to, for example, the installation environment or request of the alarm device (1).

The alarm device (1) according to the seventh aspect further includes a switching unit (121) in any one of the second to sixth aspects. The switching unit (121) switches whether or not to include the voice sound in the notification sound. According to the seventh aspect, it is possible to change whether or not to include the voice sound (validity or invalidity of the voice sound) according to, for example, the installation environment or the request of the alarm device (1).

Regarding the alarm device (1) according to the eighth aspect, in any one of the second to seventh aspects, the voice sound includes a voice message regarding the evacuation route. According to the eighth aspect, evacuation can be performed more quickly in a situation where evacuation is required due to, for example, a fire or the like.

The alarm device (1) according to the ninth aspect further includes an inspection reception unit (15) in any one of the first to eighth aspects. The inspection reception unit (15) receives an operation for executing an operation inspection by supplying power from the emergency power supply (13). When the inspection reception unit (15) accepts the above operation as a specific condition, the control unit (12) causes the sound output unit (14) to output a voice sound including a voice message regarding the result of the operation inspection. According to the ninth aspect, for example, at the time of operation inspection, the recognition property regarding the sound output is further improved.

The alarm device (1) according to the tenth aspect further includes a display unit (16) in the ninth aspect. When the inspection reception unit (15) receives the above operation, the control unit (12) causes the display unit (16) to display at least one of the character information and the code information regarding the result of the operation inspection. According to the tenth aspect, for example, at the time of operation inspection, the recognition of the result of the operation inspection is improved.

The alarm device (1) according to the eleventh aspect further includes a communication unit (20) that communicates with the information terminal (50) in the ninth aspect or the tenth aspect. When the inspection reception unit (15) receives an operation, the control unit (12) transmits a signal including information on the result of the operation inspection to the information terminal (50) via the communication unit (20). According to the eleventh aspect, for example, at the time of operation inspection, the recognition of the result of the operation inspection is improved.

The alarm system (100) according to the twelfth aspect includes a plurality of alarm devices (1) in any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects. When the inspection reception unit (15) of one alarm device (1) in the plurality of alarm devices (1) receives the above operation, the one alarm device (1) executes the operation check of its own machine and a plurality of alarm devices (1). An inspection signal is transmitted to another alarm device (1) in the alarm device (1) of. When the other alarm device (1) receives the inspection signal, it executes an operation check of its own machine. According to the twelfth aspect, it is possible to provide an alarm system (100) capable of improving the recognition of sound output.

Regarding the alarm system (100) according to the thirteenth aspect, in the twelfth aspect, only the specific alarm device (1) among the plurality of alarm devices (1) that have executed the operation check is a voice message regarding the result of the operation check. Outputs audio sound including. According to the thirteenth aspect, it is possible to suppress a decrease in recognition of the sound output as compared with the case where the plurality of alarm devices (1) output a voice sound including a voice message. In addition, the possibility of causing discomfort to surrounding people can be reduced.

The alarm system (100) according to the fourteenth aspect includes a plurality of alarm devices (1) in any one of the first to eleventh aspects. Of the plurality of alarm devices (1), the control unit (12) of the specific alarm device (1) outputs the sound of its own unit when it is operating by supplying power from the emergency power supply (13) as a specific condition. The unit (14) is made to output a voice sound including a voice message regarding the occurrence of a power failure. According to the fourteenth aspect, it is possible to provide an alarm system (100) capable of improving the recognition of sound output.

The control method according to the fifteenth aspect is the control method of the alarm device (1) including the operation unit (11) and the emergency power supply (13). The control method includes a first step, a second step, and a third step. In the first step, when the operation unit (11) receives a push operation from the outside, an alarm signal is output. In the second step, a notification sound is output according to the alarm signal. In the third step, when a specific condition is satisfied, a voice sound including a voice message is output. According to the fifteenth aspect, it is possible to provide a control method capable of improving the recognition property regarding the sound output.

The program according to the sixteenth aspect is a program for causing a computer system to execute the control method in the fifteenth aspect. According to the sixteenth aspect, it is possible to provide a function capable of improving the recognition property regarding the sound output.

The configuration according to the second to eleventh aspects is not an essential configuration for the alarm device (1) and can be omitted as appropriate. Further, the configuration according to the thirteenth aspect is not an essential configuration for the alarm system (100) and can be omitted as appropriate.

100 Warning system 1 Alarm device 11 Operation unit 12 Control unit 120 Selection unit 121 Switching unit 13 Emergency power supply 14 Sound output unit 15 Inspection reception unit 16 Display unit 20 Communication unit 50 Information terminal

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An operation unit that accepts push operations from the outside,
A control unit that outputs an alarm signal when the operation unit receives the push operation,
Emergency power supply and
A sound output unit that outputs a notification sound in response to the alarm signal,
With
When a specific condition is satisfied, the control unit causes the sound output unit to output a voice sound including a voice message.
Alarm device. When the operation unit receives the push operation as the specific condition, the control unit causes the sound output unit to output the notification sound including the siren sound and the voice sound.
The alarm device according to claim 1. The notification sound is formed by repeating a set consisting of the siren sound and the voice sound.
The control unit applies a change to the voice sound across the repeated set.
The alarm device according to claim 2. The change relates to at least one of the language, speed, and frequency of the voice sound.
The alarm device according to claim 3. The change relates to the language of the audio sound.
The control unit includes a plurality of voice messages corresponding to a plurality of languages in the voice sound across the repeated set.
The alarm device according to claim 4. A selection unit for selecting the siren sound to be included in the notification sound from a plurality of types of siren sounds is further provided.
The alarm device according to any one of claims 2 to 5. A switching unit for switching whether or not to include the voice sound in the notification sound is further provided.
The alarm device according to any one of claims 2 to 6. The voice sound includes a voice message regarding an evacuation route.
The alarm device according to any one of claims 2 to 7. Further equipped with an inspection reception unit that accepts operations for performing an operation inspection by supplying power from the emergency power supply.
When the inspection receiving unit receives the operation as the specific condition, the control unit causes the sound output unit to output the voice sound including a voice message regarding the result of the operation inspection.
The alarm device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Further equipped with a display
When the inspection receiving unit receives the operation, the control unit causes the display unit to display at least one of character information and code information related to the result of the operation inspection.
The alarm device according to claim 9. Further equipped with a communication unit that communicates with information terminals
When the inspection receiving unit receives the operation, the control unit transmits a signal including information regarding the result of the operation inspection to the information terminal via the communication unit.
The alarm device according to claim 9 or 10. An alarm system including a plurality of alarm devices according to any one of claims 9 to 11.
When the inspection reception unit of one alarm device in the plurality of alarm devices receives the operation, the one alarm device executes the operation check of its own unit and another alarm in the plurality of alarm devices. Send an inspection signal to the device
Upon receiving the inspection signal, the other alarm device executes the operation inspection of its own machine.
Alarm system. Of the plurality of alarm devices that have performed the operation check, only a specific alarm device outputs the voice sound including a voice message regarding the result of the operation check.
The alarm system according to claim 12. An alarm system including a plurality of alarm devices according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
When the control unit of a specific alarm device among the plurality of alarm devices is operating by supplying power from the emergency power supply as the specific condition, the sound output unit of the own unit is related to the occurrence of a power failure. To output the voice sound including a voice message,
Alarm system. It is a control method of an alarm device including an operation unit and an emergency power supply.
The first step of outputting an alarm signal when the operation unit receives a push operation from the outside, and
The second step of outputting a notification sound in response to the alarm signal, and
The third step of outputting a voice sound including a voice message when a specific condition is met, and
including,
Control method. A program for causing a computer system to execute the control method according to claim 15.

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