JP4991771B2 - Alarm device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an alarm device and an alarm system, and more particularly to an alarm device that operates in conjunction with opening and closing of a door of a toilet room and an alarm system using the alarm device.

  In hospitals, nursing homes, etc., especially when a toilet user such as a patient or an elderly person suddenly deteriorates while using a toilet room, it is necessary to immediately inform the outside of the abnormality and take action as soon as possible. Conventionally, there has been a means of installing an alarm button in the toilet room and informing the outside by the toilet user pressing the alarm button, but even if the state suddenly changes, the toilet user himself can even press the alarm button. There are cases where it is impossible. Therefore, an alarm system for notifying a sudden abnormality in a bathroom or bathroom without using an alarm button has a plurality of life switches arranged at predetermined locations in the house and a switch detection for detecting on / off switching of the life switches. Apparatus, an updating unit that initializes the timer memory when the switching detection device detects the on / off switching of the life switch, and an alarm device that outputs a warning signal to the external management device when the timer memory is not initialized at a predetermined timing (Patent Document 1).

In addition, human input, toilet to retreat room, is installed in the monitoring space, such as a bathroom, entry of people to the monitoring space, and a sensor for detecting the recession, is activated when the sensor detects an out of people, After the person enters the same monitoring space, it is reset when it comes out again, and it has a life monitoring timer that is restarted, and a memory so that the reference time value of the life monitoring timer can be set in advance The reference time value setting means, the time value of the life monitoring timer, and the reference time value set by the reference time value setting means are compared and referred to, and the time value of the life monitoring timer exceeds the reference time value. A judgment processing unit for judging whether or not, and when the judgment processing unit judges that the time value of the life monitoring timer exceeds the reference time value set by the setting means, an alarm generating means for outputting an alarm sound There are some living information abnormality monitoring system, comprising the (Patent Document 2).
JP 7-239991 A JP-A-8-180282

  Both of the inventions described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are systems in which an alarm is issued to notify an abnormality to the outside when no human movement is observed for a set time or longer, but the invention described in Patent Document 1 It is assumed that switches are provided at a plurality of locations, and the alarm transmission destination is assumed to be a management center at a remote location. The invention described in Patent Document 2 is also a system that issues an alarm when a person's entry / exit is not detected for a set time or longer due to a combination of a sensor and a timer. An infrared sensor is used as a sensor for detecting entry / exit. It is assumed that the alarm device uses a wireless transmitter. In any system, expensive sensors and complicated system networks are required, and it cannot be said that it is a structure that informs outside of an abnormality in the toilet room with a simple structure.

  Therefore, the present invention is an inexpensive and simple alarm device that can quickly notify the outside of an abnormality when an abnormality occurs in a toilet user such as a patient or an elderly person mainly in a toilet room in a hospital or a nursing facility. An object of the present invention is to provide an alarm device that can be easily installed in an existing toilet room.

Therefore, the alarm device of the present invention has a movable key part installed inside at least one of the doors of a private room such as a toilet in which a person enters and leaves, a lock for locking and unlocking the door, A sensor for detecting contact and separation or passage of the key portion; and when the sensor detects contact of the key portion or passage of the key portion, time measurement is started and the sensor The timer is reset to the initial state when the passage of the key portion is detected again, and an alarm is issued when the set time has passed without the sensor detecting the detachment of the key portion or the passage of the key portion again Japanese a timer having an output means for signal output, in that it comprises an alarm emitting the private an alarm sound of the emergency buzzer to external and / or an alarm light the signal as an input signal to the It is an.

  The lock includes a slide-type male key part installed on one inner side of the door and a female key part installed on the other inner side of the door into which the male key part is inserted and removed, either directly or on the female key part. A sensor disposed in the vicinity detects insertion of the female key part into the female key part, and a timer starts measuring time, and the sensor detects separation of the male key part from the female key part. The timer is reset to an initial state.

Lock comprises an engagement portion and the rotary hook-shaped hook portion that is disposed on one inner side of the door, the hook-shaped hook portion that is disposed on the other inner side of the door is engaged directly with the engaging portion Alternatively, a sensor disposed in the vicinity of the engaging portion detects the engagement of the hook-shaped key portion with the engaging portion, and a timer starts measuring time and the hook-shaped key portion from the engaging portion. The sensor detects the detachment of the timer and resets the timer to the initial state.

  As described above, when a lock for unlocking and unlocking a door of a private room such as a toilet where a person enters and exits, and when the time measurement of the timer is started when the locking of the lock is detected and the unlocking of the lock is detected A timer comprising output means for resetting the timer to an initial state and outputting a signal to an alarm when a set time has elapsed without detecting the unlocking of the lock, and an alarm sound and / or an alarm to the outside of the private room By providing an alarm that emits light, even when the toilet user suddenly changes in the private room, an abnormality can be notified to the outside without pressing the alarm button. Therefore, external doctors, nurses, caregivers, families, etc. can immediately know the abnormality in the toilet room and can take immediate action. In particular, since the alarm device is composed of a timer and an alarm that are interlocked with a lock, it can be manufactured by combining a lock installed in a toilet with a timer and an alarm that are generally sold, and is inexpensive and easy. Can be installed. In addition, by installing the alarm device of the present invention in a toilet room used by an unspecified number of people such as public toilets, it is possible to warn of the use of the toilet room for a certain time or more, and to obtain a crime suppressing effect.

  The lock has a movable key portion installed on at least one of the doors of the private room, the timer includes a sensor that detects contact and release of the key portion or passage of the key portion, and the key portion is By detecting by the sensor, it is possible to detect locking / unlocking by an easy and reliable means of detecting the key part by the sensor, to operate the timer, and to issue a warning to the outside.

  The lock includes a slide-type male key part installed on one inner side of the door and a female key part installed on the other inner side of the door into which the male key part is inserted and removed, either directly or on the female key part. A sensor disposed in the vicinity detects insertion of the female key part into the female key part, and a timer starts measuring time, and the sensor detects separation of the male key part from the female key part. By resetting the timer to the initial state, it is possible to install an alarm device for an internal key that has been conventionally installed in a private room such as a toilet, and the alarm device can be attached using the existing lock as it is. it can.

Lock comprises an engagement portion and the rotary hook-shaped hook portion that is disposed on one inner side of the door, the hook-shaped hook portion that is disposed on the other inner side of the door is engaged directly with the engaging portion Alternatively, a sensor disposed in the vicinity of the engaging portion detects the engagement of the hook-shaped key portion with the engaging portion, and a timer starts measuring time and the hook-shaped key portion from the engaging portion. By detecting the separation of the sensor and resetting the timer to the initial state, it is possible to install an alarm device for the internal key that has been conventionally installed in a private room such as a toilet. Can be used to attach an alarm device.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation place of an alarm device according to the present invention, and a private room of a toilet in the present invention. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an unlocked state in the alarm device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing a locked state of the alarm device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an unlocked state in the alarm device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a lock-like body of the alarm device shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the operation of the alarm device of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the alarm device of the present invention. Two typical configurations will be described below.

  An alarm device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, 6, and 7. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the alarm device body 1 has an emergency buzzer 42 and an emergency lamp 43 connected to the alarm device body 1 mounted inside the inner lock-type toilet private room 9 on the outside of the toilet private room 9. It is attached. The alarm device main body 11 includes a lock 2, a timer 3 that operates in conjunction with the lock 2, and an alarm 4 that operates in conjunction with the timer 3. Yes.

  The alarm device 1 starts the time measurement of the timer 3 when the locking of the lock 2 is detected, and resets the memory of the timer 3 to the initial state and detects the unlocking of the lock 2 when the unlocking of the lock 2 is detected. The timer 3 is provided with an output means for outputting a signal to the alarm 4 when the set time has elapsed without detecting the above, and the alarm 4 for emitting a warning sound and a warning light to the outside of the private room 9.

  The lock 2 includes a slide-type male key part 21 installed on one inner side 91 of the door in the toilet private room 9 and a female key part 23 installed on the other inner side 92 of the door. The male key part 21 is a female key. The female key portion 23 formed on the other inner side 92 of the door is formed with a fitting hole that can be fitted to the male key portion 21 and is formed in a bar shape that can be fitted to the portion 23, as shown in FIG. Thus, the door is locked by fitting the male key portion 21 to the female key portion 23, and the door can be unlocked by detaching the male key portion 21 from the female key portion 23 as shown in FIG. On the side of the female key 23, a capacitance sensor 31 capable of detecting even a slight weight is disposed. This sensor 31 detects insertion and removal of the male key 21 and turns on / off the timer 3 switch. The timer 3 is operated. That is, when the male key portion 21 is engaged with the key portion 23 and is locked, the tip portion 22 comes into contact with the sensor 31 so that the timer 3 is switched on and time measurement is started. When 22 is detached from the sensor 31, the timer 3 is switched off and the timer 3 is reset. In addition, the lock 2 is provided with a rotating disk 24 that can be operated from the outside of the toilet private room 9 linked to the slide of the male key part 21 and is used as a sign for informing the locked / unlocked state to the outside. It is good also as a structure which can be rotated and the toilet private room 9 can be forcibly unlocked.

  The timer 3 has a sensor 31, a timer memory 32 as time measuring means, and a signal output means to the alarm 4, which are communicated by a circuit. The means for operating the timer 3 may be any mechanical, electrical, or optical means, but the sensor 31 of the timer 3 is a capacitance sensor that senses slight contact and weight of the male key portion 21. The abutment / detachment of the male key end 22 is detected, the timer 3 is energized, and the timer memory 32 of the timer 3 is operated. The timer memory 32 is a mechanical or electrical device that starts time measurement when the sensor 31 detects locking. The timer memory 32 can set a desired time. When the timer memory 32 is turned on, time subtraction starts and the remaining time is zero. In this case, the emergency buzzer 42 and the emergency lamp 43 are operated by outputting a signal to the switch 41 of the alarm 4. In addition, when the sensor 31 detects unlocking before the remaining time becomes zero, the timer memory 32 is turned off, and the time measurement has a circuit configuration that returns to the initial state, that is, the set time is full. The set time is preferably set to a time for a normal person to use the toilet room, that is, about 10 minutes, but can be appropriately adjusted depending on the installation location.

  The alarm 4 includes a switch 41 that is turned on by a signal from the timer 3, an emergency buzzer 42 and an emergency lamp 43 that are disposed outside the toilet room 9, and the alarm 4 switch 41 when the lock is not unlocked for a set time. The emergency buzzer 42 sounds an alarm sound, and the emergency lamp 43 is turned on or blinks.

The operation of the alarm device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the toilet user enters the toilet private room 9 and locks the lock 2, the sensor 31 of the timer 3 detects the locking, and the time measurement of the timer memory starts. When the toilet user unlocks within the set time, the sensor 31 detects the unlocking of the lock, the timer 3 is reset, and the initial state is restored. On the other hand, if the lock is not unlocked even after the set time has elapsed, when the timer 3 outputs a signal to the alarm 4 and the switch 41 is turned on, the emergency buzzer 42 sounds an alarm sound and the emergency lamp 43 is lit or blinks.

  An alarm device 5 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7. As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 5, the alarm device body 1 has an emergency buzzer 42 and an emergency lamp 43 connected to the alarm device body 5 attached to the inside of the inner lock type toilet private room 9. It is attached to the outside. The alarm device main body 51 includes a lock 6, a timer 3 that operates in conjunction with the lock 6, and an alarm 4 that operates in conjunction with the timer 3. The timer 3 and the alarm 4 that operate in conjunction with the operation of the lock 6 are electrically connected. Communicate.

  The alarm device 5 starts the time measurement of the timer 3 when the lock 2 is detected, and resets the memory of the timer 3 to the initial state when the lock 6 is detected and unlocks the lock 6. The timer 3 is provided with an output means for outputting a signal to the alarm 4 when the set time has elapsed without detecting the above, and the alarm 4 for emitting a warning sound and a warning light to the outside of the private room 9.

The lock 6 includes a rotary bowl-shaped key part 61 installed on one inner side 91 of the door in the toilet private room 9 and an engaging part 63 installed on the other inner side 92 of the door. The hook-shaped hook 61 has a hook 62 formed at the tip thereof and can be engaged with the engaging portion 63. On the other hand, the engaging portion 3 installed on the other inner side 92 of the door is formed in a protrusion shape that can be engaged with the hook portion 62 of the hook-shaped hook portion 61, and the hook portion of the hook-shaped hook portion 61 as shown in FIG. The door 62 is locked by engaging the engaging portion 63 with the engaging portion 63, and the door can be unlocked by removing the hook-like collar portion 61 from the engaging portion 63 as shown in FIG. 6. A sensor 31 is disposed on the engagement portion 3 side, and the passage of the hook portion 62 is detected to switch the timer 3 on and off to operate the timer 3. That is, when the male key portion 21 is engaged with the key portion 23 to be locked, the sensor 31 detects the passage of the hook portion 62, so that the timer 3 is switched on and time measurement is started. When the sensor detects the passage of the hook part 62 again, the timer 3 is switched off and the timer 3 is reset. The lock 6 is provided with a rotating disk 64 that can be operated from the outside of the toilet private room 9 interlocked with the operation of the bowl-shaped saddle 61, and is used as a sign for informing the locked / unlocked state to the outside. The toilet private room 9 may be forcibly unlocked by rotating 64.

The timer 3 has a sensor 31, a timer memory 32 as time measuring means, and a signal output means to the alarm 4, which are communicated by a circuit. The means for operating the timer may be any mechanical, electrical, or optical means, but in the present embodiment, an object detection sensor such as a photo interrupter that detects the passage of the hook portion 62 on the engaging portion 63 side. The first passage and the second passage of the hook portion 62 are detected, the timer 3 is energized, and the timer memory 32 of the timer 3 is operated. The timer memory 32 is a mechanical or electrical device that is turned on when the sensor 31 detects the passage from the upper side of the hook portion 62 and starts time measurement. The timer memory 32 can set a desired time. When the time 32 is turned on and time subtraction starts and the remaining time becomes zero, a signal is output to the alarm 4 to operate the emergency buzzer 42 and the emergency lamp 43. In addition, when the sensor 31 detects the passage of the hook portion 62 again before the remaining time becomes zero, the timer memory 32 is turned off and the time measurement returns to the initial state, that is, the set time is full. The set time is preferably set to a time for a normal person to use the toilet room, that is, about 10 minutes, but can be appropriately adjusted depending on the installation location.

  The alarm 4 includes a switch 41 that is turned on by a signal from the timer 3, an emergency buzzer 42 and an emergency lamp 43 provided outside the toilet room 9, and the alarm mechanism 4 if the timer 32 is not released for a set time or more. The emergency buzzer 42 sounds an alarm sound and the emergency lamp 43 is turned on or blinks.

The operation of the alarm device 5 will be described. When the toilet user enters the toilet private room 9 and locks the lock 6, the sensor 31 of the timer 3 detects the locking, and the time measurement of the timer memory starts. If the toilet user unlocks within the set time, the sensor 31 detects this and the timer 3 is reset to return to the initial state. On the other hand, If not unlocked even after the set time, the timer 3 is the signal output to the alarm 4, emergency buzzer 42 when the switch 41 is turned on beeps, emergency lamp 43 is on or flashing.

  The structure and circuit configuration of the lock, timer, alarm, and sensor are not limited to those described above. In particular, the structure of the lock is not limited to the manual insertion type or rotary type locking mechanism described above. Absent. The means for operating the timer is not limited to the above-described sensor, and any means for detecting locking / unlocking of the lock may be used. In addition, emergency buzzers and emergency lamps are the simplest devices for notifying abnormalities to the outside, but are not limited to these. Emergency announcements, emergency radio wave transmission to receivers installed at nurse centers, etc. It may be by other means. Moreover, either an emergency buzzer or an emergency lamp may be used.

The perspective view showing the toilet private room where an alarm device is installed. The circuit diagram which shows an unlocking state in the alarm device of 1st embodiment. The circuit diagram which shows the locking state of the alarm device shown in FIG. The circuit diagram which shows an unlocking state in the alarm device of 2nd embodiment. The circuit diagram which shows the locking-like body of the alarm device shown in FIG. The block diagram which shows operation | movement of an alarm device. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of an alarm device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Alarm apparatus 11 Alarm apparatus main body 2 Lock 21 Male key part 22 Male key part tip 23 Female key part 24 Rotating disk 3 Timer 31 Timer switch 32 Timer 4 Alarm 41 Alarm switch 42 Emergency buzzer 43 Emergency lamp 5 Alarm apparatus 51 Alarm apparatus body 6 lock 61 hook-shaped key part 62 hook part 63 engaging part 64 rotating disk

Claims (3)

A lock having a movable key portion installed inside at least one of doors of a private room such as a toilet in which a person enters and exits, and a lock for locking and unlocking the door, and abutment and separation of the key portion or the key portion A sensor for detecting the passage of the key, and when the sensor detects the abutment of the key part or the passage of the key part, the time measurement is started, and the sensor detects the detachment of the key part or the passage of the key part An output means for resetting the timer to an initial state when detected, and for outputting a signal to an alarm when the sensor has passed a set time without detecting removal of the key part or re-passage of the key part And an alarm that emits an alarm sound of an emergency buzzer and / or emits warning light to the outside of the private room using the signal as an input signal The lock includes a slide-type male key part installed on one inner side of the door and a female key part installed on the other inner side of the door into which the male key part is inserted and removed, either directly or on the female key part. A sensor disposed in the vicinity detects insertion of the female key part into the female key part, and a timer starts measuring time, and the sensor detects separation of the male key part from the female key part. The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the timer is reset to an initial state. Lock comprises an engagement portion and the rotary hook-shaped hook portion that is disposed on one inner side of the door, the hook-shaped hook portion that is disposed on the other inner side of the door is engaged directly with the engaging portion Alternatively, a sensor disposed in the vicinity of the engaging portion detects the engagement of the hook-shaped key portion with the engaging portion, and a timer starts measuring time and the hook-shaped key portion from the engaging portion. The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor detects the detachment of the timer and resets the timer to an initial state.

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