JP4539158B2 - Alarm device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to alarm device for more wake to the sun light (to awaken) a sleeping person during sleep indoors.

  Conventionally, in Patent Document 1, when a sleeper sets the wake-up time in the wake-up time setting unit, the lighting for awakening that awakens the sleeper by opening the blind blade and entering the room when the wake-up time is reached An adjustment device is disclosed.

  Further, Patent Document 2 has a detection sensor for detecting indoor brightness and outdoor brightness. During daytime when the outdoor brightness is bright, the indoor lamp is turned off and the angle of the slat is opened to allow natural light to enter the room. A blind that is controlled to automatically close and illuminate a room light when the sun is taken in and the outdoor is dark is disclosed.

Patent Document 3 discloses a device system that includes a sweat sensor that detects the amount of sweat of a sleeping person and a controller that detects the sleep of the sleeping person in response to a signal from the sweat sensor. According to this, the time Tw (= Ts + Cxn) obtained by adding the time obtained by multiplying one period C of the sleep cycle by the natural number n to the sleep time Ts is set as the comfortable awakening time. The controller activates the room air conditioner a predetermined time before the comfortable wake-up time, and when the comfortable wake-up time is reached, the controller issues an alarm to raise the wake-up and raises and lowers the electric blind to increase the illuminance in the room.
JP-A-8-60955 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-59871 JP 2001-17550 A

  Patent Document 1 described above is merely a technique related to awakening by sunlight. Patent Document 2 described above does not relate to a technique for awakening a sleeping person. Patent Document 3 described above merely uses a sweat sensor that detects the amount of sweat of a sleeping person.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, at the time when the sound for alarm is detected, when it is dark as the brightness of the outdoor it is not suitable for awakening room sleeper, the indoor sleeping person When the light of the artificial light source is illuminated to the sleeper so as to wake up, and the outdoor brightness is suitable for awakening of the sleeper in the room , at least a part of the light-blocking translucent switching means is switched from the light-blocking state to the light-transmitting state, It is an object of the present invention to provide an alarm device that awakens a sleeping person by taking outdoor sunlight necessary for awakening of the person into the room.

Alarm device according to the present invention, arousal control means for detecting a translucent form and the switchable shielding translucent switching means for transmitting a light shielding mode and solar shielding the sun light directed from the outdoor to the indoor, the sound for alarm When, with the outdoor brightness sensor for detecting the brightness of outdoor sunlight, and artificial light source which can illuminate the sleeping person are sleeping in the room,
The awakening control means detects the sound for awakening, detects the outdoor brightness by the outdoor brightness detection sensor , and after detecting the sound for awakening, the outdoor is bright enough to awaken the sleeping person with sunlight. When the outdoor brightness is so dark that it is not suitable for awakening of the sleeping person, the light of the artificial light source is illuminated to the sleeping person so that the sleeping person is awakened without switching the light-shielding light transmission means. when the brightness of outdoor sunlight is bright to suit the awakening of the sleeping person, switch to the translucent state light-shielding state at least part of the light shielding translucent switching means so as to wake the sleeping person, outdoor solar light Is transmitted through the room.

The awakening control means determines whether or not the outdoor sunlight is bright enough to awaken the sleeping person with sunlight after detecting the alarm sound . In this case, when the outdoor brightness is so dark that it is not suitable for the sleeper's awakening, the awakening control means does not switch the light-shielding light transmission switching means, and the light of the artificial light source is used to wake the sleeper in the room. Light up to sleepers. Further, arousal control means, at the time of detecting the sound for alarm, when the brightness of outdoor sunlight is suitable as bright awakening the sleeping person, permeable at least a portion of the light shielding translucent switching means from the shielding state Switch to the light state and awaken sleepers in the room .

  According to the present invention, it is preferable that registration means for registering an alarm sound can be provided. In this case, the alarm sound is registered in the registration means. When a sound having the same sound as the registered alarm clock is generated, the registration means detects the sound. As a result, at least a part of the light-blocking translucent switching unit is switched from the light-blocking mode to the light-transmitting mode by the awakening control unit, causing the outdoor light that passes through the light-blocking translucent switching unit to reach the sleeping person, and the alarm clock alarm sound At the same time, the sleeper is awakened by light and wakes up.

According to the alarm device of the present invention, the awakening control means determines whether the outdoor sunlight is bright enough to awaken the sleeping person with sunlight after detecting the alarm sound. Then, when the outdoor brightness is so dark that it is not suitable for awakening of a sleeping person in the room, the light of the artificial light source is illuminated on the sleeping person so as to wake up the sleeping person. Further, the awakening control means detects at least a part of the light-blocking light-transmitting switching means from the light-blocking state when the brightness of outdoor sunlight is suitable for awakening of an indoor sleeper after detecting the alarm sound. switching state, it is transmitted through the outdoor sun light into the room, thereby awakening the interior of the sleeping person.

  The light-blocking light transmission switching means can be switched between a light-blocking mode that blocks light traveling from the outside to the room and a light-transmitting mode that transmits light. The light shielding / transmission switching means can be exemplified by a blind system having a plurality of slats or an optical shutter system for switching between a light transmission state and a light shielding state. In the case of a blind system having a plurality of slats, an actuator common to all slats may be provided, and all slats may be opened and closed simultaneously by driving the actuators. Alternatively, an actuator may be attached to each slat, and each slat may be opened and closed independently. Examples of the actuator include a motor, an air cylinder device, a hydraulic cylinder device, a piezoelectric element, and a magnetostrictive element. Examples of the optical shutter method for switching between the light transmitting state and the light shielding state include a liquid crystal type and an electrochromic type.

  It is preferable that registration means for registering the alarm sound is provided. When the awakening control means detects a sound having the same sound as the alarm sound registered in the registration means, at least a part of the translucent light shielding switching means is switched from the light shielding form to the light transmitting form, The sleeping person is awakened by the awakening light transmitted through the light shielding switching means and is woken up. Examples of the alarm sound include an alarm sound output from an alarm clock at the set wake-up time, or a voice of a person such as a family member who wakes up a sleeping person. Any alarm clock may be used as long as it sounds an alarm sound, and it may be a mechanical sound type or an electronic sound type. The registering means registers the alarm sound. In registering the alarm sound, the registered physical quantity may include at least one of the alarm sound waveform, frequency, sound pressure, and the like.

  Preferably, when the awakening control means detects a sound having the same sound as the alarm sound registered in the registration means, at least a part of the light shielding / transmission switching means is switched from the light shielding form to the light transmitting form, The light for awakening is made to reach the sleeping person through the light-shielding light transmission switching means, and the sleeping person is awakened together with the alarm sound to wake up. As light for awakening, in consideration of a refreshing awakening, it is assumed to be sunlight.

  In addition, when the awakening control unit detects a sound having the same sound as the alarm clock registered in the registration unit, at least a part of the light shielding / transmission switching unit is changed from the light shielding form to the light transmitting form as time elapses. A mode in which the light amount incident on the room is gradually increased and the amount of light incident on the room is increased as time elapses can be exemplified. In this case, it is advantageous to wake up a sleeper and get up.

  The awakening control means can exemplify a form in which the light shielding form and the light transmitting form of the light shielding / transparent switching means are alternately repeated a plurality of times when the sleeping person is not confirmed to wake up. If the light-transmitting mode and the light-blocking mode are alternately repeated a plurality of times in this way, that is, light and dark are repeated a plurality of times, even if the sleeper is a person who is difficult to wake up, it is advantageous to wake up the sleeper and get up. It is.

  In addition, it has an outdoor brightness detection sensor for detecting the brightness of the outdoor and an artificial light source that illuminates the sleeper, and the control means prevents the outdoor brightness detected by the outdoor brightness detection sensor from being suitable for awakening. When it is dark, the sleeper is awakened by waking up the sleeper in the room with the light of the artificial light source. Thus, even when the outdoor is still dark and there is no or little sunlight, the sleeper in the room can be awakened and woken up by the light of the artificial light source together with the alarm sound. Illustrative examples of the artificial light source include indoor lighting lamps.

  Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS. The alarm device according to the present embodiment has a blind 1 (light-shielding light transmission switching means) as light-shielding light transmission switching means that can be opened and closed. The blind 1 is provided in the window 20 of the building 2 which is a structure so as to cover the entire window 20, and is arranged on the indoor 21 side. However, the blind 1 may be provided on the outdoor 22 side. A bed 24 is provided in the vicinity of the blind 1. The blind 1 has a plurality of slats 10 that are pivotal opening / closing parts provided side by side along the vertical direction, and an actuator 12 that opens and closes the slats 10. The slat 10 is rotated by an actuator 12 so that it can be opened and closed. Thus, by the rotation of the slats 10, the blind 1 is switched between a light transmitting form (open form) and a light shielding form (closed form).

  The sleeper A goes to sleep after setting the alarm clock 5 so that the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 sounds at a desired wake-up time. A controller 3 that can function as awakening control means is provided. The controller 3 has a voice recognition unit 30. The voice recognition unit 30 can function as a registration unit that registers the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5. In registering the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5, the physical quantity to be registered includes the waveform, frequency, sound pressure, and the like of the alarm sound emitted from the alarm clock. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 3 extracts a microphone 31 to which an alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 is input, a waveform processing unit 32 that processes an audio waveform of the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5, and a feature of the audio waveform. Determination of determining the identity between the extraction unit 33, the memory 34 as storage means for storing the characteristics of the audio waveform in a predetermined area, and the audio signal input from the microphone 31 and the audio signal stored in the memory 34 And an output processing unit 36 that drives the actuator 12 in accordance with a signal from the determination unit 35. The actuator 12 is driven by the control signal output from the output processing unit 36, and the slat 10 operates in the opening direction or the closing direction. The microphone 31 may be incorporated in the housing of the controller 3 or may be disposed at a position near the alarm clock 5 (for example, on the bed 24 side).

  When the controller 3 detects a sound that is the same as the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 registered in the voice recognition unit 30, the controller 3 rotates the slat 10 of the blind 1 to open it, and the blind 1 is shielded (closed). Switch from a form) to a translucent form (open form). As a result, when a wake-up sound of the alarm clock 5 sounds at a preset wake-up time, sunlight from the outdoor 22 enters the room 21 through the open blind 1 and sunlight together with the alarm sound from the alarm clock 5 is emitted. As a result, the sleeper A on the bed 24 is awakened and woken up.

  Note that even if an abnormal sound other than the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 is input to the microphone 31, the abnormal sound is not registered in the voice recognition unit 30 of the controller 3, so that the controller 3 is recognized as an alarm sound. The blind 1 is not opened, the sunlight does not enter the room 21, and the sleeping person A is prevented from being awakened by the light.

  According to the present embodiment, the outdoor brightness detection sensor 27 is provided in the outdoor 22, and the indoor brightness detection sensor 28 is provided in the indoor 21. Furthermore, an artificial light source 26 that illuminates the sleeping person A is provided in the room 21. The artificial light source 26 is preferably a spot light type having a low light scattering property and a light collecting property. As shown in FIG. 2, the signal from the outdoor brightness detection sensor 27 and the signal from the indoor brightness detection sensor 28 are input to the controller 3. The controller 3 controls the actuator 12, the artificial light source 26, and the like.

  According to the present embodiment, when detecting a sound that is the same as the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5, the controller 3 moves the blind 1 from the light shielding mode (closed mode) to the light transmitting mode (open mode) as time elapses. In order to switch gradually, the amount of outdoor sunlight incident on the room 21 through the blind 1 is increased with time. This is advantageous for awakening the sleeper A in the room 21 comfortably and getting up.

  When the sleeper A gets up, the alarm clock 5 stops ringing. For this reason, the wake-up of the sleeper A is recognized by the controller 3 when the time during which the alarm clock 5 is sounding does not exceed the threshold time. That is, when the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 finishes ringing within the threshold time when waking up, the controller 3 confirms the sleep of the sleeping person A. Moreover, when the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 is sounding exceeding the threshold time, the wake-up of the sleeper A is not confirmed, and the continuation of sleep is estimated.

  By the way, when the sleeper A in the room 21 is not woken up only by allowing sunlight to enter the room 21, the slat 10 of the blind 1 is repeatedly closed and opened several times, and the light blocking mode and the light transmitting mode are set multiple times. Repeat alternately. In this light shielding mode, sunlight from the window 20 does not enter the room 21. In this translucent form, sunlight from the window 20 enters the room 21. As described above, when the light-transmitting mode and the light-blocking mode of the blind 1 are repeated a plurality of times, the light and darkness of the room 21 is repeated. Therefore, even if the sleeping person A is a person who does not easily wake up, it is advantageous to wake up the sleeping person A and get up.

  FIG. 3 shows a representative example of the control law of the alarm processing executed by the controller 3. The control rule of the wake-up process is an example and is not limited to the flowchart shown in FIG. When a switch (not shown) is operated at bedtime, the controller 3 drives the actuator 12 to fully close the blind 1 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S102). And it waits until the alarm clock 5 rings (step S104). If the alarm clock 5 is ringing, it is determined whether the outdoor 22 is bright enough to wake up the sleeping person A with sunlight. When the outdoor 22 is bright, the controller 3 drives the actuator 12 of the blind 1 by a small amount, rotates the slat of the blind 1 by a small amount in the light transmission direction, and reduces the opening amount of the blind 1 (step S108). When the predetermined time T1 has passed (step S110), the actuator 12 of the blind 1 is further driven, the slat 10 of the blind 1 is further rotated in the light transmission direction, and the opening amount of the blind 1 is increased. Is moderate, and the amount of light transmitted to the room is increased (step S112). Further, when the predetermined time T2 has elapsed (step S114), the actuator 12 of the blind 1 is further driven, the slat 10 of the blind 1 is rotated in the light transmitting direction, the opening amount of the blind 1 is fully opened, Increasing the incident amount (step S116). In this way, since sunlight outside the room 22 is gradually incident on the room 21, the sleeping person A on the bed 24 can wake up comfortably.

  When sleeper A is not confirmed to wake up (step S118), the actuator 12 of the blind 1 is repeatedly driven and reversely moved to repeat the opening and closing of the slats 10 of the blind 1 for a predetermined time. Repeat (step S120). Thus, since the light and darkness of the room 21 is repeated and the light stimulus is given to the sleeping person A, the sleeping person A in the room 21 can easily wake up.

  When the outdoor 22 is so dark that it cannot be awakened by sunlight even when the sleeping person A wakes up, such as in the early morning of winter, the process proceeds from step S106 to step S132, and the artificial light source in the room 21 26 is turned on with a predetermined light intensity, and the light of the artificial light source 26 is applied to the sleeping person A (particularly near the face) for a predetermined time (step S132). And the sleeper A's rising is confirmed (step S134). When the light of the artificial light source 26 is only applied to the sleeping person A (particularly near the face) for a predetermined time, when the sleeping person A is not confirmed to wake up, the artificial light source 26 is repeatedly turned on and off (step S136). That is, light and darkness by the artificial light source 26 is repeated, and a light stimulus is given to the sleeping person A. As a result, even a sleeper who is difficult to awaken is likely to be awakened. If the wake-up of the sleeper A is still not confirmed (step S138), the light intensity of the artificial light source 26 is further increased (step S140), the process returns to step S136, and the artificial light source 26 is repeatedly turned on and off, and light stimulation is performed. Is given to sleeper A. When waking up of the sleeper A is confirmed, the wake-up process is finished.

  FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment. The second embodiment has basically the same configuration as the first embodiment and has the same function and effect. Hereinafter, a description will be given centering on differences from the first embodiment.

  The blind 1 </ b> C is an optical shutter system provided integrally with the window, and includes a shutter layer 18 (18 a to 18 j) formed of a plurality of electrochromic layers arranged in parallel in the vertical direction on the window 20. The electrochromic layer is colored and decolored by applying and releasing voltage, and can switch between a light shielding state and a light transmitting state (transparent state).

Also in the present embodiment, the wake-up time desired by the sleeper A is reached, and the alarm clock 5 set at the wake-up time sounds. When the controller 3 detects a sound that is identical to the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 registered in the voice recognition unit 30, the controller 3 sets the shutter layer 18 (18a to 18j) of the blind 1C to a translucent state. As a result, when the alarm clock 5 sounds at the wake-up time, sunlight outside the room 22 enters the room 21 via the transparent blind 1C, and the sleeping person A on the bed 24 is awakened by sunlight. Get up. Even abnormal noise other than the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 is generated, since the abnormal noise is not registered, the controller 3 is not recognized as a sound for alarm, blind 1C does not become translucent state.

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According to the above-described embodiment, the alarm sound of the alarm clock 5 is registered in the voice recognition unit 30 of the controller 3, but not limited to this, the family voice is registered in the voice recognition unit 30 of the controller 3. The blind 1 may be opened and the sunlight may be taken into the room 21 when waking up the sleeping person A with a family voice. According to the above-described embodiment, the sleeper A is sleeping on the bed 24, but may be sleeping on a tatami mat. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not departing from the gist.

The following technical idea can be understood from the above description.
[Additional Item 1] Light shielding / transmission switching means capable of switching between a light shielding form for blocking light and a light transmitting form for transmitting light, a registration means for registering a sound for alarming, and an alarm clock registered in the registration means Awakening control for switching at least a part of the light-blocking translucent switching means from a light-blocking mode to a light-transmitting mode and awakening a sleeper by the light transmitted through the light-blocking translucent switching unit And an alarm device.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a natural light awakening device that awakens a sleeping person with sunlight.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram which shows the concept of the state which concerns on Example 1 and was equipped with the alarm device indoors. FIG. 4 is a block diagram near a controller according to the first embodiment. 4 is a typical flowchart executed by a controller according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a concept of an optical shutter blind according to the second embodiment.

  In the figure, 1 is a blind (shading light transmission switching means), 10 is a slat, 12 is an actuator, 18 is a shutter layer, 20 is a window, 21 is indoors, 22 is outdoor, 24 is a bed, 26 is an artificial light source, 27 is An outdoor brightness detection sensor, 28 is an indoor brightness detection sensor, 3 is a controller (wake-up control means), and 30 is a voice recognition unit (registration means).

Claims (8)

And switchable shielding translucent switching means in a translucent form a light shielding mode to block the sun light directed from the outdoor to the indoor and transmits the solar light,
Awakening control means for detecting a sound for alarming,
Outdoor brightness sensor for detecting the brightness of outdoor sunlight,
With an artificial light source that can illuminate a sleeping person indoors,
The awakening control means detects the alarm sound, detects the outdoor brightness by the outdoor brightness detection sensor , and after detecting the alarm sound, can awaken the sleeping person with sunlight. If the outdoor brightness is dark so that it is not suitable for the sleeper's awakening, the artificial light source is set so as to awaken the sleeper without switching the light-shielding light transmission switching means. Illuminate the sleeper with light from a light source,
When the brightness of the outdoor sunlight is suitable as bright awakening the sleeping person, to switch the at least a portion of the light shielding translucent switching means so as to wake the sleeping person in the transparent state from the light shielding state, alarm device, characterized in that to transmit the outdoor sun light into the room.   The wake-up device according to claim 1, wherein when setting the wake-up process, the wake-up control means sets the light-shielding / transmission switching means to a light-shielding form. In Claim 1 or 2, registration means for registering a sound for alarm is provided,
The awakening control unit switches at least a part of the light-blocking translucent switching unit from a light-blocking mode to a light-transmitting mode when detecting a sound that is identical to the alarm sound registered in the registration unit. Alarm device to do.   4. The alarm device according to claim 3, wherein the alarm sound is an alarm clock or a human voice of an alarm clock, and the registering unit registers an alarm clock or a human voice of the alarm clock.   3. The wake-up device according to claim 1, wherein the light shielding / transmission switching means is a blind system having a plurality of slats or an optical shutter system for switching between a light transmission state and a light shielding state.   In any one of Claims 1-5, if the said awakening control means detects the sound with the same sound as the alarm clock registered in the said registration means, the said light-shielding translucent switching means An alarm device characterized in that at least a part is gradually switched from a light-shielding mode to a light-transmitting mode as time passes, and the amount of light incident from the outside to the room is increased as time passes.   The wake control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the sleeping person is not confirmed to wake up, at least a part of the light blocking mode and the light transmitting state of the light blocking light transmitting switching unit. An alarm device characterized by alternately repeating a form.   8. The wake-up control unit according to claim 1, wherein the wake-up control unit is configured to block the light-blocking and translucent switching unit when the outdoor is dark so that the outdoor brightness is not suitable for a sleeper's wake-up. An alarm device for turning on the artificial light source while maintaining the state.

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