JP3433566B2 - Lighting equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a plurality of induction lighting devices and a control unit for controlling lighting of the plurality of induction lighting devices. The control unit causes the plurality of induction lighting devices to blink in a predetermined order. The present invention relates to a lighting device that guides a person in a direction according to the blinking order.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various lighting devices have been proposed which guide a person in a direction corresponding to the blinking order by blinking a plurality of guide lighting fixtures in a predetermined order (for example, JP-A-6-111168). Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-76951 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-120575).

For example, a plurality of lighting loads (induction lighting fixtures) are connected between several power lines and a common ground, and a sequencer cyclically turns on / off power supply to each lighting load There is an illuminating device that performs an operation of making the lights of No. 2 appear to flow in a direction according to the order of blinking (hereinafter, this operation is referred to as “flashing traveling”). However, in such an illuminating device, there is only one blinking pattern, and it is impossible to perform complicated control by a plurality of blinking patterns.

Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-111168 proposes a lighting device capable of performing a plurality of blinking patterns as described above. This JP-A-6-111168
In the lighting device described in the publication, a physical address is set for each of a plurality of induction lighting fixtures in a hardware manner, the address of the guidance lighting fixtures to be turned on at the same time is designated by a control device, and thereafter, each guidance lighting device is controlled by the control device. A lighting signal is transmitted to a fixture to light an induction lighting fixture designated by an address, and the address designation and the transmission of the lighting signal are periodically and repeatedly output to cause the lights of the guidance lighting fixture to blink.

Further, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-120575, N + 1 lighting fixture groups in which physical physical addresses from 0 to N are set in order are regarded as one control unit.
A lighting device that installs a plurality of these control units, counts the pulse signal transmitted from the control device in each lighting fixture, and turns on the matched lighting fixture if the count value matches its own address from 0 to N. Is listed.

[0006]

However, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-
In the above-mentioned conventional configuration described in Japanese Patent No. 111168, there has been a problem in that workability is extremely poor because a hardware physical address must be set for each of a number of lighting fixtures. According to another conventional configuration described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-120575, one control unit is a group of N + 1 luminaires in which physical physical addresses from 0 to N are set in order. Therefore, for example, at a branch point of a taxiway such as an intersection, there is a restriction that a standard lighting fixture with an address of 0 must be installed at the intersection of the taxiway. Including the setting of, the enforcement becomes extremely poor, and moreover,
There is a problem that a blinking pattern that does not match N + 1, which is the number of control units (when x + y ≠ N + 1, where x is the number of lighting fixtures that are turned on and y is the number of lighting fixtures that are not turned on), cannot be realized. Furthermore, in order to blink the lights of the lighting fixtures, it is necessary to repeat the operation of instructing (outputting) all the addresses of the lighting fixtures to be turned on and then sending out the lighting signal. When the number of lights increases, there is a problem in that the signal for instructing the address of the lighting device to be turned on at the same time in the interval period for sending the lighting signal cannot be output, and the blinking traveling speed of the lights of the lighting device cannot be increased so much.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to make the lights of the guide lighting device blink and run without setting a physical physical address for each of the guide lighting devices. Is to provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is provided with a plurality of induction lighting fixtures and a control unit for controlling lighting of the plurality of induction lighting fixtures. In a lighting device that guides a person in a direction according to the blinking order by blinking a plurality of guide lighting fixtures in a predetermined order, a control signal for transmitting a control signal for lighting control to the guide lighting fixture via a signal line. A transmitter,
The control unit is equipped with a main control unit for controlling the control signal transmitting unit to transmit data for controlling lighting of a plurality of guide lighting devices by a control signal, and transmitting from the control unit or another guide lighting device. The signal receiving unit that receives the control signal that is received, the signal transmitting unit that transmits the control signal to the other induction lighting fixture, the lighting load, the lighting load control unit that controls the operation of the lighting load, and the signal receiving unit. Based on the received control signal, the lighting load is flashed through the lighting load control unit, and the signal control unit controls the signal transmission unit to transmit the control signal to another induction lighting fixture in the next stage. The main control unit of the control unit is equipped with a plurality of induction lighting fixtures, and the main control unit of the control unit uses the operation pattern signal including the divisor data and the specified value data and the operation signal including the dividend data as control signals. The control unit of the guide lighting device transmits a signal to the guide lighting device and compares the remainder obtained by dividing the dividend data with the divisor data with the specified value data. A new dividend data obtained by adding or subtracting a predetermined value to the dividend data of is transmitted to the next-stage induction lighting fixture by the signal transmission unit, and the lighting load is controlled through the lighting load control unit according to the comparison result by the calculation unit. It is characterized by being controlled by lighting.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, a setting unit for setting the divisor data and the specified value data is provided in the control unit. The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the control unit is provided with a setting section for setting the dividend data and the transmission interval of the operation signal including the dividend data.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, at least one induction lighting device includes a plurality of signal transmission units, and each signal transmission unit transmits a control signal to another induction lighting device. It is characterized by consisting of. Claim 5
The invention of claim 1 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the control unit is provided with means for receiving an operation start and operation stop command from the outside and transmitting the command to another control unit.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the control unit and a plurality of induction lighting fixtures are connected by a power supply line, and power is supplied from an external commercial power source to each induction lighting fixture through the control unit. In addition to the above, the control unit is provided with at least a backup power supply that supplies power to the control unit and each induction lighting fixture when the commercial power supply fails, and a switching unit that switches and connects the backup power supply and the commercial power supply to a power line. Is characterized by.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a timer section for measuring a time from when the operation pattern signal or the operation signal is received by the signal receiving section until the next predetermined signal is received. Each of the guide lighting fixtures is provided with the above-described fixture control unit that causes the lighting load control unit to stop the operation of the lighting load when the time measured by the timer unit exceeds a predetermined value.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the main control section of the control unit transmits an operation pattern signal including count data and designation data as a control signal from the control signal transmission section to the guide lighting device. , An operation pattern signal including new count data from the signal transmission unit to the next stage guidance lighting fixture while the calculation unit adds or subtracts a predetermined value from the count data received by the signal reception unit to create new count data Each of the induction lighting fixtures is provided with the above-mentioned fixture control unit for transmitting the operation signal, and the fixture control unit performs either addition or subtraction operation signal based on the correspondence between the value designated by the designation data and the value of the count data. It is characterized in that it is performed on the dividend data of 1.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the control signal receiving section for receiving the control signal is provided in the control unit, and the signal transmitting section of the induction lighting fixture connected to the end of the signal line and the control. The present invention is characterized in that the signal receiving unit is connected by a signal line. According to a tenth aspect of the invention, in the ninth aspect of the invention, a non-operation detecting section for detecting a non-operation state in which the lighting load does not operate is provided in each induction lighting fixture, and the non-operation state of the lighting load is provided in the non-operation detection section. When is detected, each of the guided lighting fixtures is provided with the above-mentioned fixture control unit that transmits the dividend data of the received operation signal to the guided lighting fixture of the next stage as it is by the signal transmission unit.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the invention, a control signal transmitting section for transmitting a control signal for lighting control to the guide lighting apparatus via the signal line, and a plurality of guide lighting apparatuses by controlling the control signal transmitting section. A main control unit for transmitting data for controlling lighting by a control signal is provided in the control unit, and a signal receiving unit for receiving a control signal transmitted from the control unit or another induction lighting fixture, and the like. Via a signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal to the inductive lighting device, a lighting load, a lighting load control unit that controls the operation of the lighting load, and a lighting load control unit based on the control signal received by the signal reception unit. A plurality of guide lighting fixtures and a fixture control unit for performing control so as to transmit the control signal to the other guide lighting fixtures in the next stage by blinking the lighting load with the signal transmitter.
The main control unit of the control unit transmits the operation pattern signal including the divisor data and the specified value data and the operation signal including the dividend data as control signals from the control signal transmitting unit to the guide lighting fixture, and divides the dividend data by the divisor data. The guidance lighting fixture is provided with an arithmetic unit for comparing the obtained remainder with the prescribed value data, and the fixture control unit of the guidance lighting fixture adds a new value to or subtracts a predetermined value from the dividend data of the received operation signal to obtain a new dividend. Since the signal transmission unit transmits the data to the next-stage induction lighting fixture and the lighting load control unit controls lighting according to the comparison result by the calculation unit,
Even if a hard physical address is not set for each of the guided lighting fixtures, a specific one of the plurality of guided lighting fixtures can be identified and turned on by the control signal transmitted from the control unit. The lights can be made to blink.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the control unit is provided with the setting unit for setting the divisor data and the specified value data, various flashing patterns are set by using the setting unit to operate the guide lighting device. Can be made. Claim 3
In the configuration of the invention, since the control unit is provided with the setting unit for setting the dividend data and the transmission interval of the operation signal including the dividend data, the direction in which the light of the guide lighting device blinks and the traveling speed thereof. Can be easily changed using the setting unit.

According to the structure of the invention of claim 4, at least 1
Since one inductive lighting device includes a plurality of signal transmitting units and each signal transmitting unit transmits a control signal to each of the other inductive lighting devices, the same operation pattern can be distributed to multiple systems, and a complicated inductive route Can also be accommodated. In the configuration of the invention of claim 5, since the control unit is provided with means for receiving an operation start and operation stop command from the outside and transmitting the command to another control unit, for example, an external device such as a fire receiver. If the operation start and operation stop commands are given from the alarm device, the guide lighting device can be operated in conjunction with the fire alarm.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the control unit and the plurality of induction lighting fixtures are connected by a power line to supply power from the external commercial power source to the respective guidance lighting fixtures via the control unit. Since the control unit is equipped with a backup power supply for supplying power to the control unit and each induction lighting device in the event of a power failure of the commercial power supply, and switching means for switching and connecting the backup power supply and the commercial power supply to the power supply line, the power failure of the commercial power supply. Sometimes the backup power supply can also operate the control unit and the guide luminaire.

In the structure of the invention of claim 7, a timer section for measuring the time from the reception of the operation pattern signal or the operation signal in the signal receiving section to the reception of the next predetermined signal, and the timer section in this timer section Since each induction lighting fixture is provided with the above-mentioned fixture control unit that stops the operation of the lighting load by the lighting load control unit when the timed time exceeds a predetermined value, a normal control signal is given to each guidance lighting fixture due to disconnection of the signal line or the like. Even when it becomes impossible to receive the signal in the above, it is possible to prevent the guide lighting device from running out of control or performing an abnormal operation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the main control unit of the control unit transmits the operation pattern signal including the count data and the designation data as the control signal from the control signal transmitting unit to the guide lighting device, and the signal receiving unit. The above-mentioned device that causes the operation unit to add or subtract a predetermined value to the received count data to create new count data and to transmit the operation pattern signal including the new count data from the signal transmitting unit to the next-stage induction lighting fixture Each induction lighting fixture is equipped with a control unit, and this fixture control unit performs either addition or subtraction operation on the dividend data of the operation signal based on the correspondence between the value specified by the specified data and the value of the count data. Since it is performed in the calculation unit, it is easy to blink the direction of the light of the guide lighting fixture for some of the guide lighting fixtures. It is possible to transfer.

In the structure of the invention of claim 9, a control signal receiving section for receiving a control signal is provided in the control unit, and the signal transmitting section of the guide lighting fixture connected to the end of the signal line and the control signal receiving section. Since the connection is made by the signal line, the total number of the connected induction lighting fixtures, the occurrence of disconnection of the signal line and the power line, and the like can be confirmed in the control unit.

In the structure of the tenth aspect of the present invention, the inoperative detecting section for detecting the inoperative state in which the illumination load does not operate is provided in each induction lighting fixture, and the inoperative state of the illumination load is detected in this inoperative detecting section. If any of the guided lighting fixtures is equipped with the above-mentioned fixture control unit that transmits the dividend data of the received operation signal to the next guided lighting fixture by the signal transmission unit as is, The inoperative state of the lighting load can be confirmed in the control unit.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... And a control unit 1 for controlling lighting of the plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ . Is a so-called cross wiring by the signal line Ls and the power supply line Le.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 1 controls the control signal transmitting section 3 which transmits a control signal for lighting control to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ through the signal line Ls, and controls the control signal transmitting section 3. The main control unit 2 for transmitting the data for controlling the lighting of the plurality of induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ by a control signal. On the other hand, a plurality of guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ...
Has a common configuration as shown in FIG.
A signal receiving unit 12 for receiving a control signal transmitted from the control unit 1 or another guided lighting apparatus 10 ₁ ...
A signal transmitting unit 15 for transmitting control signals to the other inductive luminaire ₁ ..., and the lighting load 13, and the lighting load control unit 14 for controlling the operation of the lighting load 13, the control signal received by the signal receiving section 12 Based on the above, the lighting load control section 14 is caused to blink the lighting load 13 and the signal transmission section 15 transmits a control signal to the other guided lighting apparatus 10 ₁ in the next stage. An arithmetic unit 16 which divides the dividend data by the divisor data to obtain a remainder and compares the remainder with the specified value data, and a memory unit 17 for storing a control signal received by the signal receiving unit 12 and the like. Then, the control signal transmitter 3 of the control unit 1 is connected to the signal receiver 12 of _one of the guided lighting fixtures 10 _{1 by} a signal line Ls, and the signal transmitter 15 of the guided lighting fixture 10 ₁ is connected to the signal receiver 12. By repeatedly connecting the signal receiving unit 12 of the next-stage induction lighting fixture 10 ₂ with the signal line Ls and further connecting the next-stage induction illumination fixture 10 ₃ to this guide illumination fixture 10 ₂ , A large number of guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ are so-called wired in the control unit 1.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 by taking the case of the blinking pattern of 1 point and 3 blinks as an example. Here, the blinking pattern of one point and three blinks means that only one of the four guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... Adjacent to each other, which are wired over each other, is sequentially turned on. is there. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation pattern signal A is transmitted from the control signal transmitting unit 3 of the control unit 1 to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ via the signal line Ls, and in the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ , the signal receiving unit 12 is transmitted. The operation pattern signal A thus received is stored in the memory unit 17, and is also transmitted by the signal transmitting unit 15 to the next-stage induction lighting fixture 10 ₂ . Similarly, a plurality of guided lighting devices 10 after that
_The operation pattern signals A are sequentially transmitted to ₃ ... And finally the operation pattern signals A are stored in the memory units 17 of all the guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ . The operation pattern signal A is a signal for setting the blinking pattern of 1 point and 3 dots, and the divisor data for dividing the dividend data included in the operation signal transmitted next (the present embodiment). 2) and prescribed value data (numerical value 0 in this embodiment) to be compared with the remainder obtained by this division.

As mentioned above, all inductive lighting fixtures 10₁…
After the operation pattern signal A is transmitted to the
Guide lighting equipment 10 from 1₁Dividend data (number 1)
An operation signal including is transmitted. And the guide lighting fixture 1
0₁Is a memory for this received operation signal (dividend data)
In addition to storing it in the section 17, add 1 to the dividend data
Next, the new dividend data with the numerical value of 2 is used as the operation signal.
Stepped luminaire 10 ₂Send to. In addition, induction lighting
Instrument 10₂Data of the operation signal received even in
Is stored in the memory unit 17 and 1 is added to obtain a numerical value of 3
The new dividend data as
Lighting equipment 10₃And then repeat this operation.
Then all the guided lighting fixtures 10₁To be removed in the memory section 17 of
Numerical data, specified value data and divisor data are stored.
However, only the dividend data transmitted by the operation signal is duplicated.
Number of guided lighting fixtures 10₁Each has a different number
It Here, in FIG. 5 (a), each guided lighting fixture 10₁
The numerical values (1, 2, ...) Assigned to ...
Instrument 10₁Is the dividend stored in the memory unit 17
It shows the value of the data.

On the other hand, in each of the induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ..., Based on the operation pattern signal A received first, the arithmetic unit 16 uses the divisor data (numerical value 4) stored in the memory unit 17 to calculate the dividend data of the operation signal. Is calculated and the remainder (0 to 3) is obtained, and the obtained remainder is compared with the specified value data (numerical value 0), and the appliance control unit 11 sets the lighting load 13 by the lighting load control unit 14 only when both match. Control and light. That is, in FIG. 5 (a), the dividend data operation signal is a number 4 induced luminaire _4, and induces the luminaire 10 ₈ dividend data is numeric 8 the lighting load 13 by the illumination load control unit 14 The lighting load control unit 14 turns off the lighting load 13 of the remaining guidance lighting fixtures 10 ₁ (the ◯ mark in the figure indicates that the lighting load is in a lighting state. The same applies hereinafter).

Further, the main control section 2 of the control unit 1 is
A fixed time interval after transmitting the first motion signal (numerical value 1)
And the next operation signal from the control signal transmitter 3 (numerical value 2)
Guide light fixture 10₁Send to. And induction illuminator
Ingredient 10₁Is a memory for the received operation signal (dividend data)
In addition to storing it in the section 17, add 1 to the dividend data
The new dividend data with the numerical value of 3 is used as the operation signal.
Stepped luminaire 10 ₂Send to. In addition, induction lighting
Instrument 10₂Data of the operation signal received even in
Is stored in the memory unit 17 and 1 is added to obtain a numerical value of 4
The new dividend data as
Lighting equipment 10₃And send all the invitations as described above.
Guide lighting equipment 10₁The memory part 17 of the ...
Fixed value data and divisor data are stored (see (b) in the figure).
See). Then, each guided lighting device 10₁Calculation unit 16 of
In the division of the dividend data and the divisor data
The remainder is calculated, and the remainder is equal to the specified value 0.
Light fixture 10₃, 10₇Only the lighting load control unit 14
The lighting load 13 is turned on, and the guidance lighting that has been turned on up to now
Instrument 10_Four, 10₈Other induction lighting fixtures including 10₁…
Turns off the lighting load 13 by the lighting load control unit 14.
It

Similarly, the main control section 2 of the control unit 1
After transmitting the operation signal (numerical value 2), the control signal transmitting unit 3 transmits the next operation signal (numerical value 3) to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ at a fixed time interval, and the plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ...
Among them, only the induction lighting fixtures 10 ₂ , 10 ₆ , and 10 ₁₀ are turned on (see FIG. 7C), and the operation signal (numerical value 3)
Control signal transmitter 3 after a certain time interval from transmitting
More transmits the next operation signal (the number 4) to the induction luminaire _1, a plurality of induction luminaire ₁ ... induction luminaire of 10 _1, 10 _5, 10 ₉ only to light up the (same (d) of FIG
reference).

As described above, by periodically and repeatedly transmitting the operation signal sequence {1, 2, 3, 4} from the control unit 1, as shown in FIGS. It is possible to cause the lights by the lighting load 13 of 10 ₁ ... to blink and run from right to left in the figure. According to the above configuration, the control unit 1 controls the operation pattern signal A and the operation signal when actually performing the blinking operation without setting a physical physical address for the plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ . By giving a signal to each guided luminaire 10 ₁ ...
Since it is possible to sequentially change the guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ to be turned on over time, it is possible to improve workability by eliminating the troublesome work of setting a physical address for each guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ . There is an advantage. The numbers 1 attached to a plurality of induction luminaire ₁ ...
0 ₁ ... Is merely used for explanation, and does not indicate a physical address unique to each induction lighting fixture 10 ₁ .

In addition, in this embodiment, each induction lighting device 10 ₁
A new operation signal obtained by adding 1 to the operation signal received in is transmitted to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₂ in the next stage, but the operation signal is not limited to this and may be subtracted or multiplied. For example, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (d), the control unit 1 sequentially transmits the operation signals of the numerical sequence {30, 29, 28, 27}, and the guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... 1 is subtracted from the operation signal may be transmitted to the next stage of induction lighting fixture 10 ₂ ..., but is not limited to 1 as in this embodiment also numerical values added or subtracted. Further, it goes without saying that the operation signal sequence transmitted from the control unit 1 may be any sequence of numerical values other than {1, 2, 3, 4}.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control unit 1 in a second embodiment of the present invention. Note that this embodiment is common to the first embodiment except for the configuration of the control unit 1, common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted, and only the characteristic parts of this embodiment will be described. . The present embodiment is characterized in that the control unit 1 is provided with a setting unit 4 for setting divisor data and specified value data included in an operation pattern signal. That is, by setting the divisor data and the specified value data in the setting unit 4 of the control unit 1, it is possible to set an arbitrary blinking pattern.

For example, in the first embodiment, the blinking pattern of 1 point and 3 blinks was used, but the setting section 4 can set various blinking patterns other than that. Therefore, a case where a blinking pattern of 1 point and 2 blinks is set will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. Where 1
The blinking pattern of the dot 2 is a unit of three adjacent guide lighting devices 10 ₁ ...
Only one of the three is turned on sequentially.

First, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 1
The operation pattern signal B set by the setting unit 4 from the control signal transmitting unit 3 of the guide lighting device 10 via the signal line Ls.
₁ is transmitted to the signal receiving unit 12 in the guided lighting device 10 _1.
The operation pattern signal B received at 1 is stored in the memory unit 17 and is transmitted by the signal transmitting unit 15 to the next-stage induction lighting fixture 10 ₂ as it is. Similarly, the subsequent operation pattern signals B are sequentially transmitted to the plurality of guided lighting fixtures 10 ₃ ... And finally the operation pattern signals B are stored in the memory units 17 of all the guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ . Become.
The operation pattern signal B is compared with the divisor data (numerical value 3 in this embodiment) that divides the dividend data included in the operation signal that is transmitted next, and the remainder obtained by this division. The specified value data (numerical value 0 in this embodiment) is included.

As mentioned above, all inductive lighting fixtures 10₁…
After the operation pattern signal B is transmitted to the
Guide lighting equipment 10 from 1₁Dividend data (number 1)
An operation signal including is transmitted. And the guide lighting fixture 1
0₁Is a memory for this received operation signal (dividend data)
In addition to storing it in the section 17, add 1 to the dividend data
Next, the new dividend data with the numerical value of 2 is used as the operation signal.
Stepped luminaire 10 ₂Send to. In addition, induction lighting
Instrument 10₂Data of the operation signal received even in
Is stored in the memory unit 17 and 1 is added to obtain a numerical value of 3
The new dividend data as
Lighting equipment 10₃And then repeat this operation.
Then all the guided lighting fixtures 10₁To be removed in the memory section 17 of
Number data, specified value data and divisor data are stored and
The dividend data transmitted by the production signal is used for multiple guided lights.
Instrument 10₁It will be a different number for each. Here, FIG.
In (a), each induction lighting device 10₁Assigned to ...
Numerical values (1, 2, ...) are for each induction lighting fixture 10.₁... so
Shows the value of the dividend data stored in the memory unit 17 of
ing.

On the other hand, in each of the induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ..., Based on the operation pattern signal B received first, the arithmetic unit 16 uses the divisor data (numerical value 3) stored in the memory unit 17 to calculate the dividend data of the operation signal. Is calculated and the remainder (0 to 2) is calculated, and the calculated remainder is compared with the specified value data (numerical value 0). Only when both match, the fixture control unit 11 controls the lighting load control unit 14 to control the lighting load 13. Control and light. That is, in FIG. 9 (a), the dividend data operation signal is a number 3 induction luminaire _3, induction luminaire induction luminaire ₆ dividend data is numeric 6, and dividend data is numeric 9 10 ₉ turns on the lighting load 13 by the illumination load control unit 14, ₁ ... and the remaining induction luminaire 10 lighting load by lighting load controller 14 1
Turn off 3

Further, the main control section 2 of the control unit 1 is
A fixed time interval after transmitting the first motion signal (numerical value 1)
And the next operation signal from the control signal transmitter 3 (numerical value 2)
Guide light fixture 10₁Send to. And induction illuminator
Ingredient 10₁Is a memory for the received operation signal (dividend data)
In addition to storing it in the section 17, add 1 to the dividend data
The new dividend data with the numerical value of 3 is used as the operation signal.
Stepped luminaire 10 ₂Send to. Induction lighting fixture 10
₂Memory for the dividend data of the received operation signal
Stored in section 17 and added 1 to give a numerical value of 4
Induction lighting fixtures for the next stage using the Tanadiend data as operation signals
10₃Send to all inductive illuminators similar to the above operation
Ingredient 10₁The memory part 17 of the ...
Data and divisor data are stored (see FIG. 7B). So
From here, each induction lighting fixture 10₁In the calculation unit 16 of
The dividend data and the divisor data are divided to obtain the remainder.
Guide light fixture 1 that has a remainder equal to the specified value 0
0₂, 10_Five, 10₈Only the lighting load control unit 14
The lighting load 13 is turned on, and the guidance lighting that has been turned on up to now
Instrument 10₃, 10₆, 10₉Other induction lighting fixtures including
10₁Is turned off by the lighting load control unit 14.
Light up.

Similarly, the main control section 2 of the control unit 1
After transmitting the operation signal (numerical value 2), the control signal transmitting unit 3 transmits the next operation signal (numerical value 3) to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ at a fixed time interval, and the plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ...
Induction luminaire ₁ of 10 _4, 10 ₇ only to light (see FIG. (C)), the operation signal sequence {1,2,3} from the control unit 1 by transmitting periodically repeated , The guided lighting fixture 1 as shown in FIGS.
It is possible to drive the lights by the lighting load 13 of 0 ₁ ... Blinking from right to left in the figure.

Alternatively, 2 points 3 as another blinking pattern
If the blinking pattern of black and white is set in the setting section 4,
As shown in 0, an operation pattern signal C (divisor data is numerical value 5 and prescribed value data is numerical values 0 and 1) corresponding to a blinking pattern of 2 dots and 3 dots is transmitted to a plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... 17 and stores the operation signal sequence {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} at regular intervals from the control unit 1 as shown in FIGS. , induction luminaire 10 ₁ adjacent the remainder (0-4) divided by the divisor data dividend data 10 ₁ ... each lead luminaire (numeric 5) matches with the specified value data (numeric 0 or numeric 1) ... At the same time turns on the, and the lighting load right moved induced luminaire 10 ₁ ... to the left of the induction luminaire 10 ₁ ... sequentially 11 to light (a) ~ (e) 13
You may make it run by blinking the light.

Further, as another blinking pattern, it is possible to set an operation pattern signal for dimming and lighting the induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... In the setting section 4. That is, the divisor data is the numerical value 5, the specified value data is the numerical value 0,
As 1 and 2, when the remainder (0 to 4) obtained by division is 0, 100% output is fully lit, when it is 1, 70% output is dimmed, and when it is 2, 40% output is dimmed. For other values (3 and 4), an operation pattern signal D for turning off the output of 0% is transmitted from the control unit 1,
If stored in the memory unit 17 of each of the guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ as shown in Fig. 13, as shown in Figs. 13 (a) to 13 (e), a lamp having an output of 100%, a lamp having an output of 70% and an output of 40% are output. The lights of the guide lighting device 10 ₁ ... Can be made to blink in sequence from the right to the left in the same figure, and a visual effect can be obtained in which the lights of the guidance lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... fade out like a shooting star.

As described above, the operation signal sequence {s ₁ , s transmitted from the control unit 1 is associated with the operation pattern signal.
₂ , s ₃ , ...} are set, and the remainder (0, 1, 2, ...) Obtained from the division of the dividend data and the divisor data n is set.
, N-1), such as operation 1 for remainder 0, operation 2 for remainder 1, and so on, for each guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ ..., depending on the number of remainders. It is possible to perform various controls.

For example, in the case of one point and two outputs (see FIGS. 8 and 9), if the operation signal sequence is changed from {1,2,3} to {3,2,1}, FIG. As shown in a) to (c), it is possible to easily reverse the direction in which the light of the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ ... Alternatively, FIG.
As shown in 5 (a) to 5 (c), the time interval t [ms] for transmitting the individual operation signals of the operation signal sequence {1, 2, 3} transmitted from the control unit 1 to the guide lighting fixture 10 _1. The speed at which the lights of the guide lighting equipment 10 ₁ ... That is, if the time interval t is lengthened, the blinking speed can be slowed, and if the time interval t is shortened, the blinking speed can be increased. The setting of the operation signal train and the time interval t can be performed in the setting unit 4 of the control unit 1.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 16 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
A block showing at least one guided luminaire 10 in the example
It is a lock figure. It should be noted that this embodiment is the same as the above-described guided lighting fixture 1.
Other than the configuration of 0, it is common to the second embodiment,
The same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.
Only the characteristic parts will be described. This example shows
As shown in FIG.₁Of ...
At least one guided lighting fixture 10 ₆Send two signals to
Part 15₁, 15₂Is provided, and each signal transmitter 1
5₁, 15₂To the next stage induction lighting fixture 10₇, 10₁₁What
Distribution of control signals consisting of motion pattern signals and motion signals
It is characterized by the fact that
It That is, the control unit 1 includes a guide lighting device 10₁
-10_TenIs so-called wiring and two signals
Transmitter 15₁, 15₂Guide light fixture 10 including₆Another
Induction lighting fixtures 10₁₁-10₁₄Is branched and crossed over
Has been done. Therefore, from the control unit 1 guided lighting
Instrument 10₁Motion pattern signal B transmitted to
Instrument 10₁To the next and subsequent guidance lighting fixtures 10₂-10_Ten
To the guide luminaire 10 which is transmitted to₆Separate from
Series of guided lighting fixtures 10₁₁-10₁₄Do the same for the columns of
Transmitted, all guided luminaires 10₁-10₁₄Identical to
The operation pattern signal B will be transmitted.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 18 (a) to 18 (c).
So that the operation signal from the control unit 1 is guided light fixture 1
0₁If you send it to₁~
10 _Ten} And {10₁-10₆, 10₁₁-10₁₄} At all
The same operation can be performed. In addition, this embodiment
Then, the two signal transmitters 15₁, 15₂Induction lighting with
Instrument 10₆I explained the case where there is only one, but two
All or more of the guided lighting fixtures 10₁Two signals to ...
Transmitter 15₁, 15₂May be equipped with an induction
Lighting equipment 10₁Locations and minutes that branch… into multiple streams
There is no particular limitation on the number of streams to be diversified.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a control unit 1 in a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is the same as the second embodiment except for the configuration of the control unit 1, the common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only the characteristic parts of the present embodiment will be described. . The present embodiment is characterized in that the control unit 1 is provided with an external signal communication section 5 for receiving an operation start signal and an operation stop signal from the outside.

That is, in this embodiment, the control unit 1
Receives an operation start signal from the outside at the external signal communication unit 5.
Or the operation start signal is input in the setting unit 4.
Guide light fixture 10 when the operation pattern signal is generated₁To
The operation is started by transmitting, and the external signal communication unit 5 externally
The operation stop signal of the
When the operation stop signal is input by the
The transmission of the operation signal is stopped and the guidance lighting device 10₁Move to ...
Sending a stop signal to all guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁The movement of…
The work is stopped (turned off).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 20 and FIG. First, the main control unit 2 of the control unit 1 determines whether or not an external signal (operation start signal or operation stop signal) is received by the external signal communication unit 5 (S1), and the operation control signal from the setting unit 4. Whether or not (operation start signal or operation stop signal) is input (S2) is monitored, and when a signal is input from either the external signal communication unit 5 or the setting unit 4, it is detected. Is an operation start signal or an operation stop signal (S3). When the operation start signal is received as shown in FIG. 21 (a), the main control unit 2 of the control unit 1 reads the setting contents of the setting unit 4 (S4), and as shown in FIG. 21 (b). Then, an operation pattern signal B (a signal indicating a blinking pattern of 1 point and 2 points in the case of this embodiment) corresponding to the read setting contents is transmitted from the control signal transmitting section 3 to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ (S5). ).

Meanwhile, the operation pattern signal derived luminaire ₁ receives the B may directly transmit the operation pattern signal B to the induction luminaire ₂ of the next stage as described in Example 2, and finally Fig. As shown in FIG. 21 (b), the operation pattern signal B is transmitted to all the induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ to 10 ₁₀ . Next, the main control unit 2 of the control unit 1 transmits an operation signal from the control signal transmission unit 3 to the guided lighting fixture 10 ₁ (S
6) Then, the presence / absence of a signal from the outside in the external signal communication unit 5 (S7) and the presence / absence of an operation control signal in the setting unit 4 (S8) are monitored, and if there is none, the operation signal is transmitted. To fixed time (interval time)
There it is determined whether or not elapsed (S9), and repeats the series of operation by sending back operation signal after the elapse interval time induction luminaire 10 ₁ (S6~S9). As a result, as described in the second embodiment, the guide lighting device 10 ₁
It is possible to drive the lights of ... blinking (Fig. 21 (c) ~
(See (e)).

When the external signal communication section 5 of the control unit 1 receives an external signal during the above operation (S7) or when an operation control signal is input from the setting section 4 (S8), the control is performed. The main controller 2 of the unit 1 determines whether the signal is an operation start signal or an operation stop signal (S
3) If the operation start signal starts the new operating (S4 to S9), and transmits an operation stop signal to the induction luminaire ₁ from the control signal transmitting unit 3 if the operation stop signal (S10).

Upon receiving this operation stop signal, the guide lighting apparatus 10 ₁ transmits the operation stop signal to the next-stage guide lighting apparatus 10 ₂ as it is, and finally, like the operation pattern signal B, all the guide lighting apparatus 10 are guided. 10 ₁ ... operation stop signal is transmitted to, and stops its operation each lead luminaire 10 ₁ ... instrument control unit 11 is turned off the lighting load 13 by the illumination load control unit 14.

In the above configuration, the control unit 1 starts and stops the operation of the guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... In response to external commands such as an operation start signal and an operation stop signal. If an operation start signal and an operation stop signal are given from an external alarm device, it is possible to operate the guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... In conjunction with the fire alarm. Although in this embodiment so as to transmit the operation stop signal to the induction luminaire ₁ from the control unit 1 when the operation stop signal is inputted, In addition to this, for example, external signal communication control unit 1 The operation stop signal may be transmitted to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ when the operation start signal is received or input to the unit 5 or the setting unit 4 disappears. Further, when the external signal communication section 5 of the control unit 1 is connected to the external signal communication section 5 of another control unit 1, the external signal communication is performed by giving an operation start or operation stop signal to one control unit 1. The same signal can be transmitted to the other control units 1 connected by the section 5 to start and stop the operation.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 22 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the control unit 1 in an example. Na
In this embodiment, except for the configuration of the control unit 1,
2 is common, and the same symbols are used for the common parts.
The explanation is omitted and the characteristic parts of this embodiment are described.
Only explained. In this embodiment, the control unit 1 and the guide illumination are
Light fixture 10 ₁The power supply of the lighting device consisting of ...
Switch off the AC power supply and the backup power supply 7 consisting of a storage battery.
Instead, the control unit 1 is provided with a power control unit 6 that supplies power.
The feature is that it is provided.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing the power supply control unit 6, which is provided with a backup power supply 7 composed of a storage battery, and a changeover switch SW for selectively connecting the commercial AC power supply AC and the backup power supply 7 to the power supply line Le. The changeover switch SW is changed over by a changeover signal from the main control section 2 to connect the commercial AC power supply AC or the backup power supply 7 to the power supply line Le.

In this embodiment, the changeover switch S is normally operated.
W is switched to the commercial AC power supply AC side, and power is supplied to the control unit 1 and each of the induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ through the power supply line Le, and the external signal communication unit 5 of the control unit 1 and the setting. When the operation start signal is input to the section 4, the control unit 1 receives power from the commercial AC power supply AC.
, And the guidance lighting fixtures 10 ₁ operate, and the main control unit 2 of the control unit 1 monitors the power supply state from the commercial AC power supply AC via the power supply control unit 6, and monitors the commercial AC power supply AC as when a power failure occurs. When it is detected that the power supply from the power supply is stopped, a switching signal is output to the power supply control unit 6 to switch the changeover switch SW to the backup power supply 7 side, and the power supply line L
By supplying power from the backup power supply 7 via e, it is possible to prevent the operation of the lighting device from being stopped due to a power failure or the like. The backup power supply 7 may be charged by the commercial AC power supply AC in normal times. Further, if the operation start signal is input to the external signal communication unit 5 and the setting unit 4 of the control unit 1 instead of switching to the backup power supply 7 when the commercial AC power supply AC fails,
A switching signal is output from the main control unit 2 to the power supply control unit 6 so that the changeover switch SW is switched to the backup power supply 7 side, and the power supply during operation is supplied to the backup power supply 7
It is also possible to start from.

Further, although the control unit 1 is constantly supplied with power from the commercial AC power supply AC or the backup power supply 7, the induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... If the power is supplied via the power source, energy saving can be achieved. (Sixth Embodiment) FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing a guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ ... In a sixth embodiment of the present invention. Note that this embodiment except configurations of the induction luminaire ₁ ... are common to Example 5, the description is omitted as the same reference numerals are the common parts, the features become part of this embodiment Only explained. In this embodiment, a timer unit 18 that measures the time from the reception of a normal control signal composed of an operation pattern signal and the operation signal to the reception of the next normal control signal.
Is provided in the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ ...

That is, in this embodiment, the guide lighting fixture 10 is used.
₁ ... The appliance control unit 11 determines whether or not the control signal received by the signal receiving unit 12 is normal, and if it is a normal control signal, the timer unit 18 is operated to operate the next normal control signal. When the time measured by the timer unit 18 exceeds a predetermined time T, the appliance control unit 1
1, the lighting load control unit 14 stops the operation of the lighting load 13 and turns off the light.

[0057] For example, FIG. 25 (a), the induction luminaire ₇ and when the signal line Ls is disconnected between 10 _8, induction luminaire following stages induction luminaire 10 ₇ 10 _{Since a} control signal is not transmitted to ₈ ..., the equipment control unit 11 of the guided lighting equipment 10 ₉ ... Forcibly turns off the lighting load 13 that has been lighting up to that time, as shown in FIG. .

Therefore, according to the configuration of this embodiment, a trouble such as a disconnection occurs in the signal line Ls wired over the control unit 1 and the plurality of guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ , or the control of the control unit 1 is performed. The signal transmitting unit 3 or the signal receiving unit 12 or the signal transmitting unit 15 of the guided lighting fixture 10 ₁ ...
The operation pattern signal, the operation signal, the operation stop signal, and the like cannot be transmitted or received due to a failure or destruction of the device, and the control signal transmitted through the signal line Ls is affected by radiation noise or the like, so that normal control is performed. When the signal disappears and a signal different from the predefined content is transmitted, the appliance control unit 11 of the guided lighting apparatus 10 ₁ ...
Can forcibly stop the operation of the lighting load 13 and prevent the guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... Runaway or perform an abnormal operation.

(Embodiment 7) In this embodiment, a plurality of induction lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... As shown in FIG.
The blinking traveling direction of the 0 lamp can be reversed from the blinking traveling direction of the light of the other guide lighting device 10. However, the configuration of the lighting device of this embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, and the description and illustration thereof are omitted.

The present embodiment is characterized in the operation pattern signal transmitted from the control unit 1 to the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ ... In addition to the divisor data and the specified value data in the above-mentioned first to sixth embodiments. , Count data and designation data are included in the operation pattern signal. Count data, operation inverted (blinking travel direction inversion) the induction luminaire ₁ for the induction luminaire ₁ ... to perform
Are sequentially set to numerical values, and each guiding lighting fixture 10 ₁ stores the received operation pattern signal X in its own memory unit 17 and adds 1 to the value of the count data to guide the next stage. The operation pattern signal X is transmitted to the luminaire 10 ₂ . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 26, numerical values are set to the plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... In ascending order from the side closer to the control unit 1 as the count data value (1, 2 ,. , 15, 16).

On the other hand, the designation data is data for designating the guidance lighting fixture 10 to be operated in reverse by using the numerical value set for each guidance lighting fixture 10 ₁ as described above. Specifically, the guided lighting device 10 that subtracts 1 from the dividend data included in the operation signal transmitted from the control unit 1 (the guided lighting device 10 in FIG. 27).
_{9-10 14)} to indicate the number that specifies (9-14), 10 ₁ ... each induction luminaire compared to figures specified data the value set in the self (9-14), if they do not match 1 is added to the dividend data of the operation signal and the operation signal is transmitted to the guided lighting fixture 10 ₂ in the next stage. On the contrary, if they match, 1 is subtracted from the dividend data of the operation signal and the guided illumination in the next stage. The operation signal is transmitted to the appliances 10 ₁₀ .

Therefore, in the case shown in FIG. 27,
Induction lighting fixture 10₁-10₈, 10 ₁₅… Is the received action
Add 1 to the dividend data of the signal and send it to the next stage
Lighting equipment 10₉-10₁₄Is the dividend divisor of the received motion signal
1 is subtracted from the data and transmitted to the next stage. By this,
Guide lighting equipment 10₁-10₉Up to 1 dividend data
While increasing, guided lighting fixtures 10_Ten-10₁₅so
The dividend data decreases by 1 and the guided lighting fixture 10₁₆Since
The dividend data is incremented by 1 again.

Each guidance lighting fixture 10 ₁ ... Divides the dividend data stored in its own memory unit 17 by the divisor data (numerical value 3) to find the remainder, as described in the third embodiment. The surplus and the specified value data (numerical value 0) are compared, and the appliance control unit 11 causes the lighting load control unit 14 to turn on the lighting load 13 when they match, and turns off the lighting load 13 when they do not match. The control unit 1 transmits the operation signal to the guided lighting apparatus 10 ₁ and, after a predetermined interval time has elapsed, sends the next operation signal (dividend data = 2) to the guided lighting apparatus 10 _{1 as shown} in FIG. Send. Thereafter, the operation signal sequence {1, 2,
By repeatedly transmitting 3}, FIG.
As shown in (c), the lights of the guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ can be made to blink.

Here, with respect to the guidance lighting fixtures 10 ₁ to 10 ₉ and 10 ₁₆ ... In which the dividend data is incremented by ₁ , the lamp has its right side as shown in FIGS. 27 (a) to 27 (c). From the left to the left, the guidance lighting fixtures 10 ₁₀ to 10 ₁₅ in which the dividend data decreases by 1 can be reversed from the left to the right. .

According to the above configuration, the plurality of guided lighting fixtures 1
Even if a physical physical address is not set to 0 _1, ..., When the actual blinking operation is performed, the control unit 1 gives a control signal consisting of the operation pattern signal X and the operation signal to each induction lighting fixture 10 ₁ . This makes it possible to easily reverse the blinking traveling direction of the lamp for some of the plurality of guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ . It should be noted that the numerical value on which the arithmetic operation such as addition or subtraction is performed on the dividend data in the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ is not limited to 1, and the operation signal sequence {1, 2, 3 transmitted from the control unit 1 is used. }, And may be in any order and in any order. Further, the value of the count data of the operation pattern signal X transmitted from the control unit 1 is not limited to the value (numerical value 1) of this embodiment and may be any value.

(Embodiment 8) FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing a control unit 1 in an eighth embodiment of the present invention. This control unit 1 is equipped with a control signal receiving section 8 for receiving the control signals (operation pattern signal and operation signal) transmitted from the signal transmitting section 15 of the guided lighting fixture 10 ₁ ... As described above, the signal transmitting unit 15 and the control signal receiving unit 8 of the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁₆ at the final end of the plurality of guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ...
The control unit 1 and the plurality of guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... Are wired in a loop. The other configurations and operations are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and the common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the present embodiment, if the main control unit 2 of the control unit 1 transmits an operation signal of numerical value 1 to the guided lighting fixture 10 ₁ , each of the guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ to 10 ₁₆ has _{1 in} response to the received operation signal. Is added to the next-stage induction lighting fixture 10 ₂ to 10
_Since it is transmitted to ₁₆ , the value of the operation signal returned from the guide lighting fixture 10 ₁₆ at the final end to the control unit 1 is the number N of the guide lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... (16 in this embodiment).
The number N of the guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... Connected can be recognized based on the value (N + 1) of the dividend data of the received operation signal.

Further, as shown in FIG. 30, the signal lines Ls and
If the power line Le (not shown) is disconnected in the middle
The guide lighting device 10 after the disconnection point.₁₁-10
₁₆Is not sent to the control unit 1
Is the guide lighting device 10 at the end ₁₆Operation signal is transmitted from
Because it does not come in, the signal line in the main control unit 2 of the control unit 1
Can recognize disconnection of Ls or power supply line Le
It

(Embodiment 9) FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing a guide lighting fixture 10 ₁ in the ninth embodiment of the present invention. This induction lighting device 10 ₁ ...
Is provided with a lighting load non-operation detecting section 19 for detecting that the non-operation is not performed, that is, no lighting. The other configurations and operations are the same as those in the fifth embodiment, and the common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 32, the induction lighting fixture 10 ₁
(For example, the appliance control unit 11 of the guided lighting fixture 10 ₁₁ in the figure) performs the addition operation of 1 to the operation signal in the operation unit 16 when the detection signal is input from the lighting load non-operation detection unit 19. Instead, the received operation signal is directly transmitted to the next-stage induction lighting fixture 10 ₁₂ . Therefore, in this case, from the guide light fixture 10 ₁₆ at the final end to the control unit 1
The value of the operation signal transmitted back to the induction lighting fixture 10 ₁ ...
Since it is smaller than the number N + 1, the main controller 2 of the control unit 1 can recognize that the lighting load 13 of any of the plurality of guided lighting fixtures 10 ₁ ... In addition, when the non-operation of the lighting load 13 is detected,
Even if the appliance control unit 11 does not transmit the operation signal to the next stage, the inoperative state can be similarly recognized because the operation signal does not return to the control unit 1.

[0071]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is provided with a plurality of guide lighting fixtures and a control unit for controlling lighting of the plurality of guide lighting fixtures, and the control unit causes the plurality of guide lighting fixtures to blink in a predetermined order. In a lighting device that guides a person in a direction according to the blinking order, a control signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal for lighting control to a guidance lighting fixture via a signal line, and controls the control signal transmission unit. The control unit includes a main control unit that transmits data for controlling lighting of a plurality of guide lighting devices by a control signal, and receives a control signal transmitted from the control unit or another guide lighting device. A signal receiving unit, a signal transmitting unit that transmits a control signal to another induction lighting fixture, a lighting load, a lighting load control unit that controls the operation of the lighting load, and a control signal received by the signal receiving unit. Then, the lighting load is flashed through the lighting load control unit, and a fixture control unit that controls the signal transmission unit to transmit a control signal to another guidance lighting fixture in the next stage is provided to the plurality of guidance lighting fixtures. Be prepared,
The main control unit of the control unit transmits the operation pattern signal including the divisor data and the specified value data and the operation signal including the dividend data as control signals from the control signal transmitting unit to the guide lighting fixture, and divides the dividend data by the divisor data. The guidance lighting fixture is provided with an arithmetic unit for comparing the obtained remainder with the prescribed value data, and the fixture control unit of the guidance lighting fixture adds a new value to or subtracts a predetermined value from the dividend data of the received operation signal to obtain a new dividend. Since the signal transmission unit transmits the data to the next-stage induction lighting fixture and the lighting load control unit controls lighting according to the comparison result by the calculation unit,
Even if a hard physical address is not set for each of the guided lighting fixtures, a specific one of the plurality of guided lighting fixtures can be identified and turned on by the control signal transmitted from the control unit. There is an effect that the light can be made to blink and run, and the workability can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the control unit is provided with the setting unit for setting the divisor data and the specified value data, various flashing patterns are set using the setting unit to operate the guide lighting device. Therefore, there is an effect that the usage of the lighting device can be expanded. The invention of claim 3 is
Since the control unit is provided with a setting unit for setting the dividend data and the transmission interval of the operation signal including the dividend data, the direction in which the light of the guide lighting device blinks and the traveling speed thereof are set using the setting unit. The effect is that it can be changed easily.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, at least one inductive lighting device includes a plurality of signal transmitting units, and each signal transmitting unit transmits a control signal to another inductive lighting device. There is an effect that it can be distributed to the system and can handle a complicated guide route. According to the invention of claim 5, the control unit is provided with means for receiving an operation start and operation stop command from the outside and transmitting the command to another control unit.
For example, if a command to start and stop the operation is given from an external alarm device such as a fire receiver, the guide lighting device can be operated in conjunction with the fire alarm, which improves the usability of the lighting device. There is an effect that it can be achieved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the control unit and a plurality of induction lighting fixtures are connected by a power line to supply power from an external commercial power source to each induction lighting fixture through the control unit, and at least the commercial power source. Since the control unit is equipped with a backup power supply for supplying power to the control unit and each induction lighting fixture in the event of a power outage and switching means for switching and connecting the backup power supply and the commercial power supply to the power supply line, even when the commercial power supply fails. There is an effect that the control unit and the guide lighting device can be operated by the backup power supply.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a timer section for measuring the time from the reception of the operation pattern signal or the operation signal by the signal receiving section to the reception of the next predetermined signal, and the time measured by the timer section Since the above-mentioned fixture control unit that stops the operation of the lighting load by the lighting load control unit is provided in each induction lighting fixture, a normal control signal is received in each guidance lighting fixture due to a disconnection of the signal line or the like. Even if it becomes impossible, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the guide lighting device from running out of control or performing an abnormal operation.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the main control section of the control unit transmits the operation pattern signal including the count data and the designated data as the control signal from the control signal transmission section to the guide lighting fixture, and the signal reception section receives the operation pattern signal. The appliance control unit that causes the operation unit to add or subtract a predetermined value to the counted data to create new count data, and also to cause the signal transmitting unit to transmit an operation pattern signal including the new count data to the next-stage induction lighting fixture. Each induction lighting fixture is equipped with, and the fixture control unit calculates either addition or subtraction for the dividend data of the operation signal based on the correspondence between the value designated by the designated data and the value of the count data. Since it is performed by the department, it is easy to reverse the traveling direction of the light of the guide lighting fixture for some of the guide lighting fixtures. That there is an effect that it is.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a control signal receiving section for receiving a control signal is provided in the control unit, and the signal transmitting section of the induction lighting fixture connected to the end of the signal line and the control signal receiving section are connected to the signal line. Since it is connected with the control unit, it is possible to check the total number of connected inductive lighting fixtures and the occurrence of disconnection of signal lines and power lines in the control unit, and it is possible to improve the usability of the lighting device. .

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a non-operation detecting section for detecting the non-operation state in which the lighting load does not operate is provided in each induction lighting fixture, and the non-operation state of the lighting load is detected in the non-operation detecting section. In this case, since each guided lighting fixture is equipped with the above-described fixture control unit that directly transmits the dividend data of the received operation signal to the next guided lighting fixture by the signal transmission unit, the lighting load generated in any of the guided lighting fixtures. It is possible to confirm the non-operating state of the control unit in the control unit, and it is possible to improve the usability of the lighting device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the above.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a guided lighting fixture in the above.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the above.

5A to 5D are diagrams illustrating an operation example of the above.

6A to 6D are diagrams for explaining another operation example of the above.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control unit according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the above.

9A to 9C are diagrams illustrating an operation example of the above.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another operation example of the above.

11A to 11E are diagrams illustrating another operation example of the above.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating still another operation example of the above.

13A to 13E are diagrams illustrating still another operation example of the above.

14A to 14C are diagrams illustrating another operation example of the above.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating still another operation example of the above.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a guided lighting device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the above.

18A to 18C are diagrams illustrating an operation example of the above.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a control unit according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the above.

21A to 21E are diagrams illustrating an operation example of the above.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a control unit according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing a main part of the above.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing a guide lighting device according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the above.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the seventh embodiment.

27A to 27C are diagrams illustrating an operation example of the above.

FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing a control unit according to an eighth embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the above.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating another operation example of the above.

FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing a guided lighting fixture according to a ninth embodiment.

FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Control unit 10 ₁ ... Induction lighting fixture Ls Signal line Le Wire line

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Katsuyuki Doi, 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References: 63-35368 (JP, U) Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G08B 1/00-9/20 G08B 17/00 G08B 23/00-31/00 A62B 1/00-5/00

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of guide lighting fixtures and a control unit for controlling lighting of the plurality of guide lighting fixtures are provided, and the control unit causes the plurality of guide lighting fixtures to blink in a predetermined order. In a lighting device that guides a person in a different direction, a control signal transmitting unit that transmits a control signal for lighting control to a guide lighting device via a signal line, and a plurality of guide lighting devices by controlling the control signal transmitting unit. The control unit includes a main control unit for transmitting data for controlling lighting by a control signal, and a signal receiving unit for receiving a control signal transmitted from the control unit or another induction lighting device, and another A signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal to the induction lighting fixture, a lighting load, a lighting load control unit that controls the operation of the lighting load, and a lighting load control based on the control signal received by the signal reception unit. A plurality of guide lighting fixtures and a fixture control unit for performing control such that the lighting load is flashed through the unit and a control signal is transmitted to the other guide lighting fixture in the next stage by the signal transmission unit, The main control unit of the control unit transmits the operation pattern signal including the divisor data and the specified value data and the operation signal including the dividend data as control signals from the control signal transmitting unit to the guide lighting fixture, and divides the dividend data by the divisor data. The guidance lighting fixture is provided with an arithmetic unit for comparing the obtained remainder with the prescribed value data, and the fixture control unit of the guidance lighting fixture adds a new value to or subtracts a predetermined value from the dividend data of the received operation signal to obtain a new dividend. The signal transmission unit transmits the data to the next-stage induction lighting fixture, and the lighting load control unit controls lighting of the lighting load according to the comparison result by the calculation unit. Lighting device according to claim. 2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided with a setting unit for setting the divisor data and the specified value data. 3. The illumination device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided with a setting unit for setting the dividend data and the transmission interval of the operation signal including the dividend data. 4. The at least one inductive lighting device includes a plurality of signal transmitting units, and each signal transmitting unit transmits a control signal to another inductive lighting device. Lighting equipment. 5. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided with means for receiving an operation start and operation stop command from the outside and transmitting the command to another control unit. 6. The control unit and a plurality of induction lighting fixtures are connected by a power line to supply power to each induction lighting fixture from an external commercial power source via the control unit, and at least when the commercial power supply fails. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided with a backup power supply for supplying power to each of the induction lighting fixtures, and switching means for switching and connecting the backup power supply and the commercial power supply to a power supply line. 7. A timer section for measuring the time from the reception of the operation pattern signal or the operation signal by the signal receiving section until the reception of the next predetermined signal, and the time measured by this timer section exceeds a predetermined value. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein each induction lighting fixture is provided with the fixture control unit that stops the operation of the lighting load by the cod illuminator load control unit. 8. The main control unit of the control unit transmits an operation pattern signal including count data and designation data as a control signal from the control signal transmitting unit to the guide lighting fixture, and calculates the count data received by the signal receiving unit. Unit to add or subtract a predetermined value to create new count data and to transmit an operation pattern signal including new count data from the signal transmission unit to the next-stage induction lighting fixture, the above-mentioned fixture control unit In preparation for this, the appliance control unit causes the arithmetic unit to perform either addition or subtraction operation on the dividend data of the operation signal based on the correspondence between the value designated by the designated data and the value of the count data. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is formed of: 9. A control signal receiving section for receiving a control signal is provided in the control unit, and the signal transmitting section of the induction lighting fixture connected to the end of the signal line and the control signal receiving section are connected by a signal line. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is formed of: 10. An inoperative detection unit for detecting an inoperative state in which the lighting load does not operate is provided in each induction lighting device, and when the inoperative state of the lighting load is detected in the inoperative detection unit, the inoperative state is received. 10. The lighting device according to claim 9, wherein each of the guided lighting fixtures is provided with the fixture control unit for transmitting the dividend data of the operation signal to the guided lighting fixture of the next stage as it is by the signal transmission unit.