JP3807031B2 - Stand lighting device with alarm clock - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an alarm clock that rings at a preset time, and relates to a stand illumination device with an alarm clock that includes a lamp.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional stand illumination device with an alarm clock will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the alarm clock. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the stand lighting device with an alarm clock.
[0003]
In FIG. 4, the alarm clock 1 has an unillustrated sounding portion that sounds at a time preset by the user. The stop instruction switch 2 for stopping the ringing is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 3 of the alarm clock 1 at a position where it can be easily pressed. By the way, the alarm clock 1 is not necessarily used in a bright place, but may be used such as checking the time in the dark at night or checking the set time of ringing. Therefore, in the alarm clock 1, a small light emitting unit 4 is disposed in the vicinity of the clock face. Therefore, the operator can press the lighting switch 5 to light the light emitting unit 4 and check the time and the like by the light.
[0004]
However, in this alarm clock, since the light emitting unit 4 is disposed in the vicinity of the dial, it may be small and not sufficiently bright, and it may be difficult to read the clock display.
[0005]
Therefore, as another conventional technique, there is a combination of a desk lamp 6 and an alarm clock 7 as shown in FIG. The desk lamp 6 is repeatedly turned on and off every time the on / off switch 8 is operated. Therefore, in this case, when checking the time in the dark, etc., it can be performed by operating the lighting / extinguishing switch 8 to light the desk lamp 6.
[0006]
In this stand lighting device with an alarm clock, the display of the clock is easy to read because it is sufficiently bright when the desk lamp 6 is lit.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the latter stand lighting device with an alarm clock, when checking the time in the dark, the lamp is turned on again by operating the lighting / extinguishing switch 8 to turn on the desk lamp 6 to check the time. The desk lamp 6 must be extinguished by operating the extinguishing switch 8. Therefore, there is a problem that an operation for confirming the time is time-consuming.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to remedy the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a stand illumination device with an alarm clock that does not require time and effort for confirmation of time and the like.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a timepiece body including a timer unit that outputs a ringing signal at a preset time, and receives the ringing signal. In a stand lighting device with an alarm clock having a ringing unit that rings, a stop instruction switch that instructs to stop ringing of the ringing unit, a lamp provided with a light source, and a light-on / off switch that turns on and off the lamp. A lighting signal that outputs a lighting signal when the operation is completed, and a lighting switch that also serves as a stop instruction switch that outputs a lighting signal when the operation is completed, and is connected to the lighting switch, and when the lighting signal is received, turns on the lamp, Upon receiving the oFF signal allowed to light the lamp until a predetermined time after receiving the digestion lamp signal has elapsed, the lighting control means for turning off the lamp after a lapse of the predetermined time, the A dimming control section for connected lighting the lamp dimming the lamp control unit, the provided, the lighting control means, characterized by turning on the lamp dimming by the dimming control means and receiving said lighting signal It is what.
[0010]
In the invention according to claim 2, the lamp is lit in accordance with the ringing when the ringing unit rings .
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a stand illumination device with an alarm clock. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the stand lighting device with an alarm clock. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the operation unit of the stand illumination device with an alarm clock.
[0014]
1 and 2, the stand lighting device with an alarm clock includes a clock body 9, a ringing unit 10, a table lamp 11 corresponding to a lamp, an operation unit 12, a lighting control unit 13, and a dimming control unit 14. It is configured. The lighting control means 13 and the dimming control means 14 are configured on a printed circuit board 15 provided in the watch body 9.
[0015]
The timepiece main body 9 includes a substantially box-shaped housing 9a and a generally plate-shaped base 9b provided at a lower portion of the housing 9a. A timepiece 9c is disposed in front of the housing 9a, and an annular time setting ring 9e is rotatably attached to the dial 9d so as to surround the dial 9d of the timepiece 9c. The time setting ring 9e is for setting the time at which the ringing unit 10 rings.
[0016]
The timepiece main body 9 has a timer unit 9f. The timer unit 9f has two states, a timer set state and an unset state, and the current time is set to the time setting in the timer set state. When it coincides with the time set by the ring 9e, the ringing signal S1 is output to the ringing unit 10, and the dimming signal S7 is output to the dimming control means 14.
[0017]
The ringing unit 10 rings when it receives the ringing signal S1, and stops ringing when it receives a ringing stop signal S2 described later.
[0018]
The desk lamp 11 has an arm 11 a provided on the upper surface of the watch body 9 and a light source 11 b provided at the tip of the arm 11 a, and is dimmed by the dimming control means 14.
[0019]
The operation unit 12 is provided on the upper surface of the base 9b. As shown in FIG. 3, the dimming increase switch 12a, the dimming decrease switch 12b, the turn-on / off switch 12c, the timer set switch 12d, and a stop corresponding to the illumination switch An instruction switch 12e is provided.
[0020]
The dimming increase switch 12a is a pushbutton switch that gives an instruction to increase the dimming output to the desk lamp 11 in the dimming lighting state, and the dimming reduction switch 12b is a dimming output to the desk lamp 11 in the dimming lighting state. This is a push button switch that gives an instruction to decrease the value.
[0021]
The on / off switch 12c is a push button switch that gives an instruction to turn on / off the desk lamp 11.
[0022]
The timer set switch 12d is a slide switch that switches between a timer set state and an unset state of the timer unit 9f. The timer set switch 12d is not operated by pressing like the other switches, but is a slider that slides the knob portion, so that it is difficult to perform an erroneous operation.
[0023]
The stop instruction switch 12e is a push button switch for instructing the stop of the ringing during the ringing operation of the ringing unit 10, and outputs the ringing stop signal S2 to the ringing unit 10 when pressed during the ringing. The stop instruction switch 12e is made larger than the other switches and is easy to be pressed so that it can be reliably pressed and stopped when it is operated, for example, in the morning.
[0024]
Further, the stop instruction switch 12e outputs a lighting signal S3 to the lighting control means 13 when pressed, and outputs a lighting signal S4 when released from pressing, except when the ringing unit 10 is ringing. Output.
[0025]
When the lighting control unit 13 receives the lighting signal S3, the lighting control unit 13 outputs a predetermined dimming signal S5 to the dimming control unit 14, and when receiving the extinguishing signal S4, until a certain time elapses from when the extinguishing signal S4 is received. The dimming signal S5 is continuously output, and the extinguishing signal S6 is output after a predetermined time has elapsed. In the present embodiment, the desk lamp 11 is turned on so that the dimming signal S5 has a dimming output of 50% in the brightest case.
[0026]
When the dimming control means 14 receives the dimming signal S5, the dimming light is turned on for the table lamp 11, and when the turn-off signal S6 is received, the table lamp 11 is turned off. In addition, when the dimming control unit 14 receives the dimming signal S7 from the timer unit 9f, the dimming control unit 14 dims and lights the table lamp 11 so that the maximum dimming output is obtained.
[0027]
The stand lighting device with an alarm clock configured as described above operates as follows.
[0028]
First, the user sets a ringing time with the time setting ring 9e, for example, at 6 am, and sets the timer unit 9f to the timer set state by the timer set switch 12d.
[0029]
Thereafter, when the current time is 6:00 am, the timer unit 9f outputs the ringing signal S1 to the ringing unit 10 and outputs the dimming signal S7 to the dimming control means 14. Then, the ringing unit 10 rings and the desk lamp 11 is dimmed with the maximum dimming output.
[0030]
Therefore, the user can wake up by knowing that the set time is 6:00 am more reliably by the ringing sound and the light, and when the user presses the stop instruction switch 12e, the stop instruction switch 12e is activated. The ringing stop signal S2 is output to 10, and the ringing unit 10 stops ringing.
[0031]
Next, the operation for checking the time etc. in the darkness at night will be described. When the user presses the stop instruction switch 12e to check the time, the stop instruction switch 12e outputs a lighting signal S3 to the lighting control means 13, and the lighting control means 13 outputs a dimming signal S5 to the dimming control means 14. To do. Then, the dimming control means 14 lights the desk lamp 11 with dimming output of 50%. When the desk lamp 11 is dimmed, the user can see the watch 9c, and the desk lamp 11 is dimmed with a dimming output of 50%. I don't feel it. When the user releases the pressing of the stop instruction switch 12e, the stop instruction switch 12e outputs a turn-off signal S4. Upon receiving the extinguishing signal S5, the lighting control means 13 continues to output the dimming signal S5 until a certain time has elapsed from the time when the extinguishing signal S4 was received, and outputs the extinguishing signal S6 after the certain time has elapsed. The dimming control means 14 turns off the desk lamp 11 when receiving the turn-off signal S6.
[0032]
Therefore, the user can confirm the time and the like by pressing down the stop instruction switch 12e which has been enlarged so as to be easily pressed. In addition, compared with the case where a dedicated switch for temporarily dimming the desk lamp 11 for confirmation of the time, etc. is provided, there is no mistake in pushing the switch when it is also used as the stop instruction switch 12e. There is an advantage that can be made small.
[0033]
Further, even if the user releases the stop instruction switch 12e, the desk lamp 11 is lit for a certain period of time, so that the user keeps pressing the stop instruction switch 12e throughout the time check. There is no need to operate it.
[0034]
In the present embodiment, when the user presses the stop instruction switch 12e while the ringing unit 10 is ringing, only the ringing operation of the ringing unit 10 is stopped and the desk lamp 11 is not turned off. However, it may be turned off simultaneously with the stop of the ringing operation, or may be turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed after the stop of the ringing operation. In this case, there is an advantage that the user can save time and effort to separately turn off the desk lamp 11.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
Since the stand illumination device with an alarm clock according to the present invention is configured as described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the illumination switch outputs a lighting signal when operated, and turns off when the operation ends. When the lighting signal is received, the lighting control means turns on the light emitting unit, and when the extinguishing signal is received, the lighting unit is turned on until a predetermined time elapses, and the light emitting unit is turned on after the predetermined time elapses. Since the light is turned off, the user does not need to press the lighting switch during time confirmation and the like, and only has to press and release the lighting switch once.
[0036]
Further, since the illumination switch is also used as the stop instruction switch, there is no mistake in pushing compared to the case where the illumination switch and the stop instruction switch are configured separately, and the switch arrangement area can be reduced. There is an effect.
[0037]
Further, when the lighting control unit receives the lighting signal, the light control unit causes the light emitting unit to perform dimming lighting, so even if the dimming lighting is performed in the dark, the user is very dazzling. There is an effect that the time can be confirmed without feeling.
[0038]
In the invention according to claim 2 , in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 , the light-emitting part is lit in accordance with the ringing of the ringing part. There is an effect that the user can wake up knowing that the set time has been reached more reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a stand illumination device with an alarm clock according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a stand lighting device with an alarm clock.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of an operation unit of a stand illumination device with an alarm clock.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a conventional alarm clock.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a stand lighting device with an alarm clock.
[Explanation of symbols]
9 Clock body 9e Timer section 10 Ringing section 11 Lamp 12e Lighting switch 13 Lighting control means 14 Dimming control means

Claims (2)

A watch body having a timer unit that outputs a ringing signal at a preset time, a ringing unit that rings when receiving the ringing signal, a stop instruction switch that instructs to stop ringing of the ringing unit, and a light source In a stand lighting device with an alarm clock having a lamp provided, and a lighting off switch that turns on and off the lamp ,
A lighting switch that also functions as the stop instruction switch that outputs a lighting signal when an operation is performed and outputs a light extinction signal when the operation is completed,
Connected to the lighting switch, when the lighting signal is received, the lamp is turned on, and when the extinguishing signal is received, the lamp is lit until a certain time elapses after the extinguishing signal is received. Lighting control means for turning off the lamp later,
Dimming control means for dimming and lighting the lamp connected to the lighting control means;
And the lighting control means causes the lamp to be dimmed and lit by the dimming control means when receiving the lighting signal . The stand lighting device with an alarm clock according to claim 1 , wherein when the ringing unit rings, the lamp is turned on in accordance with the ringing .

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