JP3106776U - Rack with timer device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device capable of setting a usage time for one day so that an electric device such as a video game machine or a television / video is not used without limitation, and a rack on which the device is mounted.
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A rack with a timer device in which a timer device is housed in a rack on which an electrical product is placed, wherein the timer device sets a use time or a use time zone and stores it in a memory, and the setting unit A box-shaped device body comprising a controller for controlling the switch of the energization circuit based on the time set in, and a power strip connected to the energization circuit so as to be interlocked with the energization circuit; It is provided with an alarm display unit that displays an indication of the end of energization under the control of the controller, and a notch for fitting the alarm display unit is provided on the top plate or shelf of the rack. The alarm display unit can be visually recognized.
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Description

  A timer device stored in a rack that can set a usage time for a day so that an electric device such as a video game machine or a television / video is not used indefinitely, and a rack used therefor, the rack with the timer device About.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, as a time management device for electrical equipment disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-314877, an input side power supply unit that supplies power from the outside and a power source from the input side power supply unit connected to the power supply side of the electrical equipment are supplied. An output-side power supply unit, a power supply control unit that controls supply and interruption of power to the output-side power supply unit, a start switch that instructs the electric device to supply power, and a power supply to the electric device temporarily An operation unit having a temporary stop switch for stopping supply and a total time setting switch for setting a total use time that can be used in one day in advance, and the electric power with the total use time as a limit based on a signal from the operation unit A remaining time counting unit that calculates the amount of time used by the device, a remaining time display unit that appropriately displays the remaining time based on the remaining time information from the remaining time counting unit, and a reset pulse generated at a fixed time of the day. It is composed of a timer unit having a function of a configuration disposed in a location that is at least lock is known as the total time setting switch and the output-side power supply section.
However, in the above configuration, although the total use time of the day can be set, the use time zone cannot be limited, and for example, it is not possible to prohibit a child from staying up late.
In addition, the output side power supply unit and the total time setting switch are arranged at least in a place where locking is possible, but if the whole is placed in a place where locking is possible, the end time is not known and power is suddenly supplied. It will be stopped, and data cannot be saved on game consoles.
In addition, if the output side power supply unit and the total time setting switch are arranged in a place where they can be locked, and the other components are separated, the structure becomes complicated and the number of products increases and the handling becomes complicated. There is a problem.

JP-A-5-314877

  The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and its main problem is to provide a timer unit that can provide a lockable storage portion in the rack and specify a time zone during which power can be supplied. Another object of the present invention is to provide a rack with a timer device in which a display unit is projected from the timer unit, and the display unit appears outside the storage unit to predict the energization end time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is based on the invention of claim 1,
A rack with a timer device in which a timer device is housed in a rack for placing electrical products,
The timer device has a setting unit for setting a time or a time zone for energizing the electrical product and storing it in a memory, and a controller for controlling a switch of the energization circuit based on the time set by the setting unit, A box-shaped device main body provided with a power strip connected to the circuit and connected to the outlet of the electric device on the wall surface, and a display connected to the device main body to notify the end of energization under the control of the controller And an alarm display that performs
The rack is opened and closed by a door portion having a locking device, and a rack top plate recessed so that a storage portion for storing the timer device and a notch portion for fitting the alarm display portion open forwardly or A shelf board,
The alarm display unit is fitted into the notch so that the front and top surfaces of the alarm display unit can be seen from the outside. "

In the invention of claim 2,
The alarm display part of the timer device is projected on the front corner of the device body,
The rack is formed with a notch in the front corner of the upper wall plate that covers the upper surface of the storage unit,
The timer device is fixed along the back surface of the upper wall plate of the storage unit or the inner surface of the side wall plate, and the alarm display unit is fitted into the notch.

In the device of claim 3,
The alarm display unit of the timer device is separated from the device main body and connected via a cable.
Furthermore, in the device of claim 4,
The electrical product is a video game machine, an audio device, a television or video device, or a personal computer.

Since the timer device has an alarm display section, it displays the energization end time in advance, notifies the user of the end of energization, and secures a grace period for the user to perform the necessary processing. be able to.
Moreover, in the timer device, it is possible to manage the time zone for energization and enable the use of the electric device.
Further, in the rack for storing the timer device, a notch is provided in the top plate of the storage unit to expose the alarm display unit, so that the user can set the end time of energization stepwise in advance by looking at the alarm display unit. Can know.

  A preferred embodiment of a rack with a timer device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The rack 20 with a timer device has a configuration in which the timer device 1 is housed in a rack 10 on which an electrical product is placed.
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the timer device 1 sets a current time, a start time and an end time of energization, and stores them in the memory M, an LED that displays the set time, A power strip having an external display unit 3 such as an LCD and a controller 4 for controlling a switch of the energization circuit C based on the time set by the setting unit 2 and connected to the energization circuit C so as to be interlocked An apparatus main body 1A composed of a box-shaped casing provided on the wall surface, and an alarm display section 5 that projects from the front corner of the apparatus main body 1A and displays the start and end of energization under the control of the controller 4; It is made up of.
Reference numeral 6 is a power cord for connection to a power line outlet (not shown) as a power source, and 8 is a bracket for fixing to the rack 10.

The setting unit 2 is formed on the front panel of the apparatus main body 1A, and three operation buttons 21 to 23 of “present”, “on”, and “off” are arranged as operation buttons for “time display” on the upper stage. Being
In the lower row, three operation buttons 24 to 26 of “set”, “hour”, and “minute” are arranged as operation buttons for “time adjustment” (see FIG. 3).

Here, the “current” operation button 21 causes the current time to be displayed on the external display unit 3 by turning on this button.
The “ON” operation button 22 causes the external display unit 3 to display the energization start time by turning on this button.

The “OFF” operation button 23 causes the external display unit 3 to display the time when the energization ends by turning on this button.
With the “set” operation button 24, when this button is pressed for the first time, the display time blinks and the changeable state is entered.
When the second time is pressed, the “display time” is lit on the external display unit 3 and the setting is completed.
This is the same regardless of which time of “present”, “on”, and “off” is displayed.

The “hour” operation button 25 changes the “hour” displayed on the display unit. Each time you press it, it changes by 1 hour.
The “minute” operation button 26 changes the “minute” displayed on the display unit.
In the case of current time setting, it changes in increments of 1 minute each time it is pressed, and in the case of on / off time setting, it changes in increments of 10 minutes each time it is pressed.

In the case of the illustrated example, the time display on the external display unit 3 is set to four digits for OO.
The timer (clock function) of the controller 4 is set to 24 hours, and the time set every day is stored in the memory M and repeated until the next setting change.

Further, in the controller 4, when the time difference between the on / off time settings is 0 to 10 minutes, the controller 4 is not energized.
Therefore, when the time difference between the on / off time settings is set to 20 minutes or more, it is determined to be energized.

The alarm display unit 5 has a structure in which a red lamp such as a light bulb or LED and a green lamp are incorporated in a light-transmitting cylinder, and is controlled by the controller 4.
That is, in this embodiment, the green lamp is turned on when it is time to start energization.
In addition, when the energization end time is 15 minutes before, the green lamp blinks.
Further, 10 minutes before, the green lamp is turned off and the red lamp is turned on.

Then, the red lamp blinks 3 minutes before the end of energization, and the red lamp is also extinguished at the end time.
At the same time, the controller 4 opens the energization circuit C (opens the switch) and ends the energization.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, one or a plurality of power taps 7 (five in the illustrated example) are connected to the back surface of the timer device 1.
The power tap 7 may be combined with one that is all interlocked with the energization control by the controller 4 or partially non-interlocked (always energized when a power cord is connected).
In the present embodiment, even if the power is turned on again after a power failure, the switch may not be closed, and the power may not be supplied until it is reset. The same applies when the power cord is disconnected.

Such a timer device 1 is housed in a rack 10 shown in FIG. 5 and subsequent figures to constitute a rack 20 with a timer device, and is used together with an electric product set on the rack 10.
Here, examples of electrical products are a video game machine, an audio device, a television, a video device, a personal computer, and the like, but the present invention can be widely applied to other electrical devices.
The rack 10 has one or a plurality of shelves 10a, and has a lockable door portion 15 at least at one place.
In the rack 10 shown in FIG. 5, a door portion 15 with a lower end hinged is provided in one of the storage portions partitioned at the lower stage on the left and right sides, in the illustrated example, on the left storage portion 11.
A locking device 16 is attached to the door portion 15, and the door portion 15 can be locked in a state where the door portion 15 is closed.
Although the locking device 16 is exemplified by a cylinder lock, a locking device that unlocks by inputting a personal identification number or other known locking devices can be used. Reference numeral 17 denotes a handle provided on the door portion 15.

Next, the timer device 1 is fixed to the back surface of the upper wall surface 12 via the bracket 8 in the storage portion 11 of the rack 10.
At this time, the upper wall surface 12 to which the timer device 1 is fixed is formed with a notch portion 13 as clearly shown in FIG. 8 at the front end corner portion thereof. The upper part of the alarm display part 5 can be exposed.

  Thereby, the timer device 1 is fixed in the locked and sealed storage unit 11 and the device main body 1A is not visible, but the alarm display unit 5 is exposed from the notch 13 at the corner front end of the upper wall surface 12. The user can know in advance the start and end of energization by lighting or blinking the lamp on the alarm display unit 5.

Further, the upper wall surface 12 to which the timer device 1 is fixed is provided with an opening 14 through which cords pass in the depth direction and communicates with the storage portion 11, and the power supply tap 7 is energized and managed. The power cords of electric devices such as video game machines and televisions can be connected.
In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes an upper shelf board serving as a rack top board, and 32 denotes an auxiliary shelf board that further partitions the lower part of the lower shelf board serving as the top board 12 up and down. Instead of this auxiliary shelf board 32, two stages of upper and lower extractions may be arranged.
In addition, in this device, the structure of the rack itself excluding the storage portion 11 is not limited to the illustrated example.

The rack 10 of the rack 20 with a timer device shown in FIG. 6 has a configuration in which shelf boards 10a are provided in three upper and lower stages, and a storage section below the lowest shelf board is a storage section 10a for storing the timer apparatus 1. Yes.
Also in this case, the timer device 1 is fixed to the bottom surface of the upper wall surface 12 serving as the bottom shelf, the alarm display portion 5 is fitted into the notch portion 13 of the upper wall surface 12, and the upper portion is protruded.
A locking device 16 is attached to the door portion 15. Since other configurations are the same as those in the above embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

A rack 10 of the rack 20 with a timer device shown in FIG. 7 includes a single storage portion 11. The timer device 1 is fixed to the back surface of a shelf plate serving as the upper wall surface 12 of the storage portion 11. The alarm display unit 5 is fitted into the notch 13 formed in the front end corner portion of the front end, and the upper end protrudes.
Also in this case, a locking device 16 is attached to the door portion 15. Since other configurations are the same as those in the above embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, the overall structure of the rack 10 is not particularly limited, but has at least one storage portion 11, the timer device 1 is fixed to the back surface of the upper wall surface 12 of the storage portion 11, and the front end corner portion of the upper wall surface 12 is provided. The alarm indicator 5 of the timer device 1 is fitted into the notch 13 formed in the protrusion 13 so as to protrude, so that the lamp of the alarm indicator 5 is turned on even if the door 15 that closes the storage 11 is locked by the locking device 16. The user can easily know the energization status by flashing.

In the timer device 1 of the rack 20 with a timer device shown in FIG. 9, the device main body 1A is formed in a vertically long shape, and the alarm display unit 5 is projected from the front end corner portion on the upper surface of the short side of the device main body 1A. ing.
In this case, when attaching to the rack 10, the apparatus main body 1 </ b> A is fixed vertically along the inner surface of the side wall plate 12 ′ on the side where the cutout portion 13 of the storage portion 11 is formed.
In addition, the timer device 1 is provided with a power tap 7 on the wall surface of the casing which is the inner surface side when fixed.
Also in this case, the alarm display part 5 can be fitted into the notch part 13 so that the upper end can be visually recognized from the outside.
Since other configurations are the same as those in the above embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  In each of the above embodiments, the timer device is fixed to the upper wall surface or the side wall plate with a nail or a screw through a bracket. However, the fixing means is configured such that a guide rail is provided and the timer device is slid to be stored or detachable. It is also possible to include a configuration that stops or includes a configuration that restrains it so that it does not move freely.

In the timer device 1 of the rack 20 with a timer device shown in FIG. 10, the alarm display unit 5 is connected to the device main body 1 </ b> A via a cable 5 a as a separate body.
Therefore, when the apparatus main body 1A is mounted in the storage portion 11, the degree of freedom of the mounting position can be increased.
In the illustrated example, the alarm display unit 5 is attached to the notch 13 on the upper wall surface of the storage unit 11. However, the notch 13 is provided on a shelf board or a top plate located away from the storage unit 11, and an alarm display is provided there. The part 5 may be attached.
Further, in this case, the timer device 1 need only be placed horizontally on the bottom wall surface in the storage portion 11 and may not be fixed.
Since other configurations are the same as those in the above embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
Moreover, in the said Example, although the notch part was provided in the corner of the upper wall board, a midway position may be sufficient.
In addition, it goes without saying that various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is the perspective view seen from the upper surface side of the timer apparatus. It is the perspective view seen from the bottom face side of the timer apparatus. It is a front view which shows the setting part of a timer apparatus. It is a block diagram of a timer device. It is a front view which shows an example of the rack with a timer apparatus. It is a front view which shows the rack of a different shape. It is a front view which shows the rack of another shape. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the timer apparatus with the rack. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the attachment state at the time of making a timer apparatus vertical. It is a front view of a rack with a timer device using different timer devices in which an alarm display unit and a device main body are separated.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Timer apparatus 1A Apparatus main body 2 Setting part 3 External display part 4 Controller 5 Alarm display part 7 Power supply tap 8 Bracket 10 Rack 10a Shelf board 11 Storage part 12 Upper wall surface 12 'Side wall board 13 Notch part 14 Opening part 15 Door part 16 Locking Device 20 Rack with timer device 21-26 Operation buttons

Claims (4)

A rack with a timer device in which a timer device is housed in a rack for placing electrical products,
The timer device has a setting unit for setting a time or a time zone for energizing the electrical product and storing it in a memory, and a controller for controlling a switch of the energization circuit based on the time set by the setting unit, A box-shaped device main body provided with a power strip connected to the circuit and connected to the outlet of the electric device on the wall surface, and a display connected to the device main body to notify the end of energization under the control of the controller And an alarm display that performs
The rack is opened and closed by a door portion having a locking device, and a rack top plate recessed so that a storage portion for storing the timer device and a notch portion for fitting the alarm display portion open forwardly or A shelf board,
A rack with a timer device, wherein an alarm display part is fitted in the cutout part so that the front surface and the upper surface of the alarm display part can be visually recognized from the outside. The alarm display part of the timer device is projected on the front corner of the device body,
The rack is formed with a notch in the front corner of the upper wall plate that covers the upper surface of the storage unit,
The timer device according to claim 1, wherein the timer device is fixed along the back surface of the upper wall plate of the storage portion or the inner surface of the side wall plate, and the alarm display portion is fitted into the notch portion. rack.   The rack with a timer device according to claim 1, wherein the alarm display unit of the timer device is connected to the main body of the timer device via a cable. The rack with a timer device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electrical product comprises a video game machine, an audio device, a television or video device, or a personal computer.

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