JP5416028B2 - Multi-function operating device - Google Patents

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The present invention detects an abnormality such as a fire or a gas leak by driving a battery, issues an alarm, performs a self-inspection, outputs a result, and outputs a battery deadline warning alarm when a battery voltage drop is detected. The present invention relates to a function operation device.

  Conventionally, alarm devices that detect and warn of abnormalities such as fires and gas leaks in homes have become widespread. Of these, residential disaster alarms are referred to as residential alarms.

  In such a house alarm, a sensor unit and an alarm unit are integrated, and when a fire is detected by the sensor unit, a fire alarm is issued by an audio message from the alarm unit. It is not necessary, and the fire alarm and alarm can be performed with a single mortgage unit. Therefore, it is easy to install and inexpensive, and it has become widespread with the obligatory installation in ordinary houses.

  On the other hand, by communicating between multiple home alarms, if a fire alarm is given by any home alarm, another type of home alarm system is also proposed, in which other home alarms also give an alarm. Has been.

  In such a house alarm device, when an alarm is performed, the alarm is stopped by operating an alarm stop switch provided in the house alarm device.

  Further, in recent years, as a result of promoting the reduction in power consumption of residential alarms, a long battery life of, for example, 10 years or more is guaranteed. However, the battery voltage (remaining capacity) approaches the battery life after long-term use. ) Is detected, a battery warning notice is output to prompt battery replacement.

  After the start of the battery exhaustion alarm output (after the battery voltage drop is detected), it is sufficient that the intermittent battery exhaustion alarm output can be continued for a predetermined time (for example, 72 hours) or more, that is, within the predetermined time. There is no problem if the battery is replaced. In general, since it is designed so that a normal fire monitoring operation can be performed during this period, the battery exhaustion warning is not a more urgent alarm than the fire alarm.

  Therefore, as a battery exhaustion alarm, conventionally, in order to avoid as much as possible an acoustic alarm output from night to early morning, which is a bedtime period, a fire alarm that outputs a battery exhaustion warning after a predetermined time has elapsed after detecting a decrease in battery voltage If the battery voltage is lower than the predetermined voltage (Patent Document 1) or the battery voltage is reduced to a predetermined voltage or less, the power lamp is turned on or blinked in order to notify the battery voltage decrease (notice that the battery has run out). A battery-type alarm device (Patent Document 2) is known that outputs a voice message including a content prompting battery replacement from a speaker when a switch operation is performed.

  In addition, if a battery voltage drop is detected while the user is absent for a long time, the battery warning notice will continue to be output for as long as possible with the minimum power consumption, and when the user returns home In addition, an alarm device has also been proposed in which a battery is surely noticed and a battery operation is known by a switch operation (Patent Document 3).

  On the other hand, when the switch is operated in a normal monitoring state, self-inspection is executed and the inspection result is notified. If there is no abnormality, the inspection result is notified by outputting a voice message including “normal”, for example, and if a failure is detected, outputting a voice message “pick failure”.

  The items of self-inspection include the presence or absence of a sensor, a detection circuit, a voice notification circuit, and the presence or absence of a failure such as a sensitivity abnormality due to contamination.

In many cases, the alarm stop switch described here, the switch for voice notification of battery exhaustion (notice), and the switch for executing inspection are also used.

JP 2005-44317 A Japanese Patent No. 3895646 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-11828

  By the way, in such a conventional residential alarm, when a battery low is detected, a battery low alarm is displayed and output, and then a battery low warning warning is output periodically or during switch operation, The threshold voltage for detecting the battery voltage drop is set so that a sufficient margin can be secured from when the battery voltage drop is detected until the operation of the home alarm is actually stopped. Even in the state in which the sensor is detected, it is necessary to perform a self-inspection such as the presence or absence of failure of the sensor, the detection circuit, or the voice notification circuit, and the sensitivity abnormality due to contamination, etc. to notify the inspection result. In other words, even when the battery voltage is lowered, it is necessary to receive an inspection instruction by a switch operation so that the self-inspection regarding the various functions of the house alarm and the result notification function can be executed.

  However, in the case of the conventional house alarm, when the battery voltage drop is detected, priority is given to the battery warning notice by voice message over the switch operation. There is a problem that the inspection result cannot be notified.

  In addition, since the situation where the fire alarm detects a fire is rare, there is very little opportunity for the user to perform the alarm stop operation described above. In addition, since the battery life is as long as 10 years, for example, there are few opportunities to perform a switch operation to output a battery warning notice. In other words, the user is not usually operated by the user other than the regular inspection operation every month, for example. For this reason, general users are not accustomed to operations other than periodic inspections, and often lack knowledge about when switch operations are accepted and what operations should be performed. . In particular, when the switch is also used, there is a problem that it becomes more difficult to understand.

The present invention continues to enable the self-inspection function even when the battery voltage drop is detected, and displays whether the operation can be accepted in response to the self-inspection execution function and the battery exhaustion warning alarm output function. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function operating device that makes the operation easy to understand even when the switch is also used.

The present invention relates to a multi-function operating device,
Operates on battery power
A battery voltage drop monitoring unit for detecting a drop in the supply voltage from the battery power supply;
An inspection processing unit that performs a predetermined self-inspection;
A voice output control unit that controls the output of a voice message for battery warning and inspection results;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined first operation, second operation or third operation from the outside;
When an input of a first operation, a second operation or a third operation different from the second operation of the operation unit is received, and a battery voltage drop is detected by the battery voltage drop monitoring unit, An operation acceptance processing unit that accepts a first operation and accepts either the second operation or the third operation after accepting the first operation in the acceptable state;
When the first operation can be accepted by the operation acceptance processing unit, the fact that the first operation can be accepted is displayed by a battery low notice display, and both the second operation and the third operation are accepted. A display control unit for displaying that both the second operation and the third operation can be accepted when possible;
When an input of the first operation is received in a state where the first operation can be received by the operation reception processing unit, the voice output control unit is caused to output control a voice message indicating battery low notice, and the second operation, third When the input of the second operation is accepted in a state where any of the operations can be accepted, the inspection processing unit performs a self-inspection and the voice output control unit outputs a voice message indicating the inspection result, A function control unit that controls the voice output control unit to re-output a voice message indicating a battery exhaustion notice when receiving an input of the third operation;
It is provided with.

Here, when the function control unit accepts the input of the third operation, the voice output control unit outputs a voice message indicating the battery exhaustion notice output by the first operation to the voice output control unit as a voice message indicating the battery exhaustion advance notice. Control output of voice messages with different contents.

  According to the present invention, after a battery voltage drop is detected by the alarm device and a battery exhaustion warning is given, a periodic display indicating that the first operation can be received by a display device such as an LED is performed. After the input of the first operation is accepted, a display indicating that the second or third operation can be accepted is performed, and the user accepts the first operation performed when the battery voltage drop is detected. It is possible to recognize that at least some switch operation is accepted by seeing the possible display and perform a normal operation, for example, a short press operation, for example, as a first operation, thereby outputting a voice message indicating that the battery has run out. At this time, a special operation (for example, a long press operation) different from the normal operation is also accepted as the first operation in the same manner as the normal operation. That is, the first operation does not distinguish between the pressed parts.

  In addition, after the first operation is accepted and a voice message indicating battery warning is output (battery warning warning output by voice), a display indicating that the second or third operation is acceptable When the user who sees this display performs a short press operation as the second operation, for example, even if the battery voltage drop is detected, a self-inspection is performed and a voice message indicating the inspection result is displayed. Can be output. Further, when a long press operation is performed as the third operation, a voice message indicating that the battery is exhausted can be output again. In other words, after the battery warning notice is output by the first operation, it is displayed that both the second operation and the third operation are accepted by pressing, and the normal operation by using this is displayed. The operation is accepted as the second operation, a series of self-inspection processing is performed, the special operation is accepted as the third operation, and the battery exhaustion warning is output again.

For this reason, a sufficient margin is secured from the time when the battery voltage drop is detected until the operation of the house alarm actually stops. Sensor or detection circuit, whether there is a failure in the voice notification circuit, sensitivity abnormality due to contamination, etc. due to the sorting operation (second or third operation) performed in response to a display indicating whether or not an operation can be accepted The self-inspection can be executed and the inspection result can be known by voice message, and the voice message indicating the battery exhaustion notice can be heard again.

Explanatory drawing which showed the external appearance of the house alarm device by this invention The block diagram which showed embodiment of the residence guard shown in FIG. The time chart which showed the display pattern of the operation acceptance display in embodiment of FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of relationships among device congestion, operable reception display, multi-function operation, execution function, and voice message in the embodiment of FIG. The flowchart which showed the monitoring process of the house alarm by embodiment of FIG. The flowchart which showed the battery voltage fall monitoring process of the residence guard by embodiment of FIG.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the appearance of a multi-function operation device according to the present invention, taking a residential alarm as an example of an alarm device, FIG. 1 (A) is a front view, and FIG. Shows a side view.

  In FIG. 1, the housing of the residential alarm 10 according to this embodiment includes a cover 12 and a main body 14. A protrusion is provided at the center of the cover 12, a plurality of smoke inlets are opened around it, and a smoke detector 16 is disposed in the inside thereof to detect a fire when smoke from the fire reaches a predetermined concentration. I am doing so.

  An acoustic hole 18 is provided on the lower left side of the smoke detector 16 provided in the cover 12, and a buzzer and a speaker are built in behind this so that an alarm sound and a voice message can be output. A multifunction switch 20 is provided below the smoke detector 16.

  The multifunction switch 20 includes a switch cover formed of a translucent member and a tact switch (not shown) disposed inside the switch cover. In the vicinity of the tact switch inside the switch cover, an LED 22 for performing various displays is arranged as indicated by a dotted line. When the LED 22 is turned on, blinks, or blinks, the operation light is transmitted through the switch cover portion of the multifunction switch 20. Thus, the operating state of the LED 22 can be seen from the outside.

  The multi-function switch 20 functions as a fire alarm stop switch, a check switch for instructing self-inspection, or a confirmation switch for a battery voltage drop alarm (battery warning notice alarm) according to the operating state of the home alarm device 10 when the switch is operated. .

  That is, for example, when the multifunction switch 20 is operated during a fire alarm, it functions as an alarm stop switch that stops the alarm. At this time, a pressing operation is not particularly required.

  Further, in the normal monitoring state of the home alarm 10, the LED 22 is turned off. In this state, for example, when the multi-function switch 20 is operated for a long time (first operation), it functions as an inspection switch, performs a predetermined inspection, and results of the inspection. Is output by a voice message to be notified. The long press operation that functions as an inspection switch is to avoid frequent inspection operations due to erroneous operations. In addition, the LED 22 is turned off to indicate a state in which the home alarm device 10 is in a normal monitoring state and can accept an operation as an inspection switch.

  The voice message that is output as the inspection result indicates that the inspection is normal if the inspection result is normal, for example, “pick is normal”, and if a failure is detected as the inspection result, it indicates that a failure has occurred. " Note that the LED 22 may be turned on, blinking, or blinking when a voice message indicating normal inspection or occurrence of a failure is output as the inspection result.

  Further, when a predetermined battery voltage drop is detected, the multi-function switch 20 functions as an inspection switch for instructing self-inspection by a push operation (second operation or third operation) or a confirmation switch for a battery low warning alarm. To do.

  A mounting hook 15 having an insertion hole in the substantially central portion is provided at the upper part on the back side of the main body 14, and a screw or the like is screwed into a wall surface or the like of the room to be installed and hooked through the insertion hole of the mounting hook 15. The residential alarm 10 can be fixedly installed on the wall surface or the like in a so-called wall-hanging manner.

  In the residential alarm 10 of FIG. 1, a smoke detector 16 is provided as an example, and a residential alarm that detects smoke due to fire is taken as an example. However, the temperature of a thermistor or the like that detects heat due to fire is also taken as an example. House alarm with detection elements, house alarm to detect other physical phenomena associated with fire, alarm to detect gas leaks in addition to fire, various alarms to detect intruders, earthquakes and other abnormalities A warning device and a combination of these alarm devices are also included in the subject of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the residential alarm shown in FIG. This is an example, and the separation and integration of each function can be performed arbitrarily, and the execution of the function may be executed by software (program) or hardware. good.

  In FIG. 2, the residential alarm 10 includes a processor 24 known as a one-chip CPU. For the processor 24, a sensor unit 26, a notification unit 28, an operation unit 30, a memory 34, a transfer circuit unit 36, and a battery power source. 38 is provided.

  The sensor unit 26 includes a smoke detector 16 that detects smoke and outputs a signal. As described above, the sensor unit 26 is provided with a temperature detecting element such as a thermistor for detecting temperature and temperature rise, and various elements for detecting other physical phenomena associated with a fire and changes thereof, instead of the smoke detecting unit 16. Also good.

  The notification unit 28 is provided with a speaker 45 that outputs a voice message or the like and an LED 22 that performs various displays. That is, the speaker 45 outputs sound such as a voice message from a voice synthesis circuit unit (not shown) via an amplification unit (not shown). Then, the LED 22 turns off, blinks, blinks, lights up, etc., and performs an abnormality such as a fire, a display indicating that a plurality of operations can be accepted by the multi-function switch 20, and other displays. Instead of the speaker 45, a buzzer or the like may be used. Further, instead of the LED 22, a two-color LED, a liquid crystal display, or the like may be provided. Of course, an LED and a liquid crystal display may be provided together.

  Moreover, you may position the character and symbol display of a liquid crystal display as an alternative to the sound output from a speaker or a buzzer. That is, for a hearing-impaired person who is unlikely to be expected to be notified by sound, for example, instead of outputting a voice message from a speaker, character display may be performed by a liquid crystal display or the like.

  The operation unit 30 is provided with a multi-function switch 20. The multi-function switch 20 functions as one of an alarm stop switch, an inspection switch, or a battery exhaustion warning alarm confirmation switch according to the state of the home alarm device 10 at that time.

  For example, when a fire is detected, the transfer circuit unit 36 outputs a transfer signal to another device to perform a linked operation when a fire is detected. The output signal is, for example, a no-voltage contact open / close signal or the like. .

  The battery power supply 38 uses, for example, a lithium battery or an alkaline dry battery having a predetermined number of cells, and as a battery capacity, for example, guarantees a battery life of 10 years by reducing the power consumption of the entire circuit unit in the residential alarm 10. Yes. In this case, as a self-inspection item, the necessity of battery replacement accompanying a predetermined battery voltage drop may be added.

  In the processor 24, functions realized by executing the program include an alarm processing unit 46, an inspection processing unit 48, a battery voltage drop monitoring unit 50, an audio output control unit 52, a display control unit 54, an operation reception processing unit 56, and a function control. The function of the part 58 is provided.

  The alarm processing unit 46 outputs an alarm sound indicating a fire from the speaker 45 when a fire is detected based on the smoke detection signal from the sensor unit 26, and drives the LED 22 to display a display (alarm display) associated with the alarm. Do.

  Specifically, the alarm processing unit 46 compares the smoke detection signal of the smoke detector 16 provided in the sensor unit 26 with a predetermined threshold value, and detects and detects a fire when the smoke detection signal level exceeds the threshold value. In this case, for example, an alarm sound by a voice message such as “Woo Woo is a fire” is repeatedly output from the speaker 45 of the informing unit 28, and the LED 22 is turned on to display an alarm.

  When the operation reception processing unit 56 detects the operation of the multi-function switch 20 during the output of the fire alarm, the alarm processing unit 46 outputs an alarm sound by an audio message from the speaker 45 and an alarm display of the LED 22. Stop output. At this time, the alarm display by the LED 22 may be stopped after a predetermined time from the stop of the alarm sound output.

  When the inspection processing unit 48 detects the operation of the multi-function switch 20 provided in the operation unit 30 via the operation reception processing unit 56 in the normal monitoring state of the home alarm device 10, the inspection processing unit 48 executes and controls a predetermined self-inspection. The inspection result is output from the notification unit 28. The inspection contents controlled by the inspection processing unit 50 include the presence / absence of a smoke detector 16 (sensor) failure, the presence / absence of various circuit failures, the presence / absence of smoke detection sensitivity abnormality, and the presence / absence of other failures.

  For example, for the detection of a sensor failure, the inspection processing unit 48 reads the smoke detection signal output from the smoke detector 16 of the sensor unit 26 at a predetermined measurement time interval T1 = 1 second, for example, by A / D conversion, and reads the memory 34. For example, at every predetermined time interval T2 = 10 minutes, the average value of the detected data for the last 10 minutes held in the buffer area of the memory 34 is obtained, and this average value is a predetermined reference level. If it falls below (referred to as the zero point level), it is determined that the sensor unit 26 is out of order because the detection signal output is stopped.

  The reason why the 10-minute average value of the smoke detection signal falls below the zero point level in this way may be due to the occurrence of a failure such as a disconnection of the signal line from the light receiving element provided in the smoke detecting section 16 or the stop of the light receiving amplifier. High nature. Note that even when a temperature detection element such as a thermistor is provided in the sensor unit 16, a sensor failure or failure can be detected by various methods.

  The result of self-inspection executed by the inspection processing unit 48 is normal or a failure such as a failure has occurred. When it is determined that a failure has occurred, a failure in the sensor unit, a circuit unit failure, or a smoke detection sensitivity abnormality is stored in the memory 34 as failure information 40. , And stores failure content information such as other failures.

  The battery voltage drop monitoring unit 50 reads the power supply voltage supplied from the battery power source 38 at a predetermined measurement time interval T3, for example, T3 = 4 time intervals, by A / D conversion via the battery voltage detection unit 32, and Compared with the threshold voltage Vth1, a battery voltage drop is detected when the threshold voltage is equal to or lower than this threshold voltage, and when the battery voltage drop is continuously detected a predetermined number of times, the battery voltage drop is confirmed (determination detection), and the memory 34 Battery voltage drop flag 42 is set. If the battery voltage drop state is resolved and the battery voltage drop is not confirmed, the battery voltage drop flag 42 may be reset.

  Further, the battery voltage drop monitoring unit 50 reads and processes the remaining operable time 44 stored in the memory 34. Specifically, the remaining operable time 44 is stored in the memory 34 with the standard prediction time from when the battery voltage drop is detected (for example, when the battery voltage drop flag 42 is set) to when the operation of the home alarm stops as an initial value. Pre-stored. When the battery voltage drop monitoring unit 50 first detects a battery voltage drop, the remaining operable time 42 stored in the memory 34 is read as an initial value, and the subsequent elapsed time is sequentially subtracted, thereby remaining The operating time can be obtained in real time.

  Further, after that, the power supply voltage value supplied from the battery power supply is checked in a timely manner through the battery voltage detection unit 32, and the corresponding remaining operable time 44 is set each time (reset of the initial value). The elapsed time may be subtracted sequentially. The acquisition of the remaining operable time is not limited to these, and can be performed by an arbitrary method at an arbitrary timing.

  The voice output control unit 52 causes the speaker 45 to output a voice message indicating normality or failure occurrence based on the inspection result obtained by the inspection processing unit 48 in accordance with the state of the home alarm device 10 and the operation of the operation unit 30. In other words, if the inspection result is normal, for example, “pick is normal” is output as a voice message, while if the inspection result is failure, for example, “pick failure” or “pick failure” is output as a voice message. Please output "etc.

  Further, the voice output control unit 52 runs out of the battery based on the first operation (the first operation regardless of the push operation) as the confirmation switch of the multi-function switch 20 when the battery voltage drop monitoring unit 50 determines the battery voltage drop. For example, “Beep battery exhausted. Replace battery” is output as a voice message indicating warning (battery warning warning sound). In addition, after performing the first operation of the function switch 20, that is, based on the second operation that will be the second and subsequent operations, the same voice message indicating battery exhaustion notice “Beep battery exhausted Please replace the battery” Is output again. As a voice message to be re-outputted, for example, “Pippi-battery is out of battery, replace battery” may be output, including more detailed information.

  The second operation at this time is requested to be a pressing operation different from the third operation described later. Here, the second operation is requested and accepted as a normal short press operation and the third operation is a long press operation as a special operation. Of course, the second operation is a long press operation and the third operation is performed. It may be a short press operation. Moreover, it is not limited to short press and long press, and may be separately identified by other operation methods.

  The display control unit 54 is a first operation that instructs the multi-function switch 20 to notify the end of the battery when the battery voltage decrease monitoring unit 50 determines and detects a decrease in the battery voltage (supply voltage from the battery power supply 38). Can be accepted by the operation of the LED 22, and after the first operation is accepted, that is, after the battery low warning alarm is output based on the first operation, the self-check is performed even in the battery voltage drop determination detection state. The operation of the LED 22 displays that the second operation to be instructed or the third operation to instruct the re-notification (re-alarm) of the battery deadline notice can be accepted. That is, it is displayed that two types of operations can be accepted by pressing.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, for example, the LED 22 is displayed in a cycle T4, as shown in FIG. 3A. The indication that the first operation for instructing notification of battery exhaustion (output of a battery exhaustion alarm sound) by the multi-function switch 20 can be accepted. One pulse is emitted every time. In addition, an indication that the second operation for instructing the inspection in the low battery detection state or the third operation for instructing the re-notification (re-alarming) of the battery low notice is acceptable is shown in FIG. Thus, for example, the LED 22 emits three pulses for every period T4.

  Here, the content of the battery warning warning sound output by the third operation may be simplified than the content of the battery warning warning sound output by the first operation. Detailed contents including operation time information and the like may be used.

  Specifically, the battery low warning warning sound by the first operation is a voice message of (1) “Please replace the battery” and the battery low warning warning (re-run) is output by the third operation. Alarm) sound (2) “Please replace the battery” or (3) “The battery is dead. Replace the battery. The remaining operation time is XX hours”. It can be a voice message with a different content.

  In the case of (2), for example, since a relatively short voice message is output compared to (1), the power consumption related to the re-alarm can be suppressed. In the case of (3), more detailed information than that in (1) is notified, so that more detailed information can be provided to the user by a re-alarm. In addition, the output volume of the voice message according to (2) and (3) can be reduced compared to (1), and the power consumption can be suppressed.

  The operation reception processing unit 56 receives input by the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation of the multi-function operation switch 20. In the present embodiment, the first operation for instructing the battery warning warning output by the multi-function switch 20 is a short press operation or a long press operation, the second operation for instructing self-inspection is a short press operation, The third operation for instructing the battery exhaustion warning alarm output again is illustrated as a long press operation.

  The function control unit 58 causes the audio output control unit 52 to output a voice message indicating battery exhaustion when the operation reception processing unit 56 receives an input of the first operation from the multi-function switch 20. In addition, when the function control unit 58 receives the input of the second operation (short press operation) after receiving the input of the first operation (short press operation or long press operation), the function control unit 58 performs self-inspection to the inspection processing unit 48. And the voice output control unit 52 outputs a voice message indicating the inspection result. Further, when the function control unit 58 receives the input of the third operation (long press operation) after receiving the input of the first operation, the function control unit 58 causes the audio output control unit 52 to re-output a voice message indicating the battery exhaustion notice. .

  Although description of display control is omitted here, the function control unit 58 instructs the voice control unit 52 to output various voice messages corresponding to the voice control unit 52 based on each operation, and also to the message display control unit 54. A display instruction is appropriately given to cause the LED 22 to display.

  In addition, when the failure state determined by the inspection execution has been resolved after that, when the second operation by the multi-function switch 20 is accepted, for example, a voice message such as “The failure has been resolved” is output. It is also possible to notify failure recovery.

  FIG. 4 shows the status of the home guard 10 in the embodiment of FIG. 2, the operation reception display in each of these states, the operations that can be received, the functions that are executed by receiving each operation, and the contents of the voice message that is output FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing a list of relationships, and FIG. 4A shows the operation acceptance display as the first and second displays, and shows the operation in the battery voltage drop determination detection state as the first to third operations. , Shows the execution function corresponding to them. FIG. 4B shows a specific example of the operation acceptance display, the first display, the second display, and the first to third operations, and FIG. 4C shows the voice message corresponding to the execution function by each operation. An example of the contents is shown.

  In FIG. 4 (A), the state of the residential alarm 10 is divided into a normal state and a battery voltage drop determination detection state. The fire detection state and other states are omitted. In the normal state, the operation acceptance display is not displayed, the acceptance operation is a long press operation, and the execution function is a self-inspection operation.

  In the specific example of FIG. 4 (B), the operation acceptance display in the normal state of FIG. 4 (A) is an LED 22 unlit display (that is, a non-display display), the acceptance operation is a long press operation, and the execution function is a self-inspection operation. Furthermore, the voice message shown in Fig. 4 (C) becomes "Beep is normal" when the inspection result is normal, and "Beep is abnormal" when it is abnormal. During the self-inspection (result acquisition), a voice message such as “inspection is in progress” may be output.

  4A, when the home alarm device 10 is in the battery voltage drop determination detection state, first, the operation acceptance display is the first display, the acceptance operation is the first operation, and the corresponding execution function is the battery voltage. The operation of notifying the lowering information (outputting the battery warning notice) is performed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the operation acceptance display shows that the LED 22 emits 1 pulse at a cycle T4, and the specific acceptance operation is a short press and long press operation (ie, pressing is unnecessary). The corresponding execution function is a battery voltage drop information notification (battery warning notification output) operation, and the voice message shown in FIG. 4C is “please contact the dealer”.

  In FIG. 4A, when the house alarm device 10 is in the battery voltage drop determination detection state and after the first operation, the operation acceptance display is the second display, and at this time the acceptance operation is the second operation or the second operation. One of the three operations, that is, two types of operations by segregation, the execution function corresponding to each of them is the second operation is a self-inspection operation, the third operation is a re-notification of battery voltage drop information (battery warning warning) Re-output) operation. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the operation acceptance display is a three-pulse light emission of the LED 22 at a cycle T4, the acceptance operation is a second operation short press operation, and a third operation long press operation. In this state, both of them can be accepted.

  Furthermore, the voice message content shown in Fig. 4 (C) is “pick normal” when the result of the self-inspection based on the second operation is normal, “pick abnormal” when the result is abnormal, and the battery based on the third operation. In the re-notification of low voltage information (re-output of battery warning notice), the message “Beep battery is dead. Please contact your dealer.” Based on the first operation, detailed information such as “Remaining operating time is approximately XX hours” is added to the voice message for re-notification of battery voltage drop information (re-output of battery warning warning). It is good also as a thing different from the battery warning notice warning output voice message content.

  As described above, the user who knows that the first operation can be accepted by the first display can detect the battery voltage by listening to the content of the voice message output by performing the first operation. You can know that it is in a state. The second display shows that two types of operations can be accepted, and even in the battery voltage drop determination detection state, a self-inspection operation can be instructed and executed by the second operation. At the same time, it is possible to repeat the confirmation by causing the third operation to re-output the battery warning notice.

  That is, even if a single multi-function switch 20 also has a plurality of function execution instruction input functions, the user can not only know what operation is currently accepted by the display of the LED 22, Even in the battery voltage drop determination detection state, the self-inspection operation can be instructed and executed.

  5 and 6 are flowcharts illustrating the processing operation in the residential alarm 10 of FIG. In FIG. 5, when the power supply by the battery power source 38 of the mortgage alarm device 10 is started, initialization and self-diagnosis are executed in step S1, and if there is no abnormality, the process proceeds to step S2 to determine the presence or absence of fire detection, If fire detection is discriminated, the process proceeds to step S3, and a fire alarm is output based on an alarm sound output by a voice message from the speaker 45 and a lighting display of the LED 22.

  Subsequently, in step S4, it is determined whether or not the multifunction switch 20 is operated. When the switch operation is determined, in step S6, the alarm sound output by the voice message from the speaker 45 is stopped and the display by turning on the LED 22 is turned off. Execute the alarm stop process to stop the fire alarm. That is, at this time, the multi-function switch 20 functions as an alarm stop switch. In the alarm stop process, the LED 22 may be turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed since the output of the alarm sound by the voice message was stopped.

  If it is not determined in step S4 that there is a switch operation, the presence or absence of a fire recovery is monitored in step S5, the smoke detection signal from the smoke detector 16 is lowered, the fire state is eliminated, and the fire recovery is determined. (When no fire is detected), the process proceeds to step S6, and the fire alarm is stopped as described above.

Subsequently, in step S7, it is determined that the multifunction switch 20 is operated, and the process proceeds to step S8.
When the long press operation is determined in step S8, the process proceeds to step S9, and self-inspection is performed such as whether or not the smoke detector 16 has failed, whether or not each circuit has failed, whether smoke detection sensitivity is abnormal, and other faults. A voice message corresponding to normal or abnormal is output. The above processing is repeated until the power supply is interrupted.

  On the other hand, the house alarm device 10 performs a battery voltage drop monitoring process as shown in FIG. 6 in parallel with the process of FIG. In step S11 of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the battery voltage drop determination is detected. If the battery voltage drop determination is detected, the process proceeds to step S12, the battery voltage drop flag 42 in the memory 34 is set, and the process proceeds to step S13. As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the first operation acceptance for instructing the battery low warning notification operation (battery low warning sound output) by causing the LED 22 to emit one pulse at every cycle T4. Display possible. On the other hand, the display of the LED 22 at this time is also a notification of battery low notice (display for battery low notice) by display prior to outputting a warning sound for battery low notice.

  Subsequently, when it is determined in step S14 that the multi-function switch 20 is operated, the process proceeds to step S15 to output a battery voltage drop voice message (battery warning warning sound). The switch operation determined in step S14 may be either a short press operation or a long press operation, and therefore it is not necessary to perform the press operation.

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S16, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the second operation for instructing the self-inspection operation or the re-notification of the battery exhaustion is performed by causing the LED 22 to emit three pulses at every cycle T4. A display is displayed to indicate that any of the third operations for instructing the operation (re-outputting the battery warning warning sound) can be accepted.

  Subsequently, when the operation of the multi-function switch 20 is determined in step S17, it is determined in step S18 whether or not it is a short press operation as the second operation, and if the short press operation is determined, the process proceeds to step S19 to instruct execution of self-inspection. To output a voice message of the inspection results.

  If the short press operation is not determined in step S18, the process proceeds to step S20 to determine whether or not the long press operation is the third operation. If the long press operation is determined, the process proceeds to step S21, and the battery voltage drop voice message (battery Out the warning sound). The processes in steps S17 to S21 are repeated until the power supply is cut off.

  In addition, although the above-mentioned embodiment took a residential alarm as an example of a multi-function operation device, it has a dual operation unit (operation means) for instructing function execution for a plurality of function units by operation input, Any device equipped with a display control unit that performs a display corresponding to an acceptable operation while the operation unit is waiting for an operation can be directly applied to an appropriate device or device, and the function assigned to the operation is arbitrary. .

  In the above embodiment, the number of light emission pulses for each cycle T4 of the LED 22 is changed using the first operation or the second and third operation acceptance display, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the number of pulses may be the same, and the pulse width and the period between pulses may be different. When a multicolor LED is used, the first operation or the second and third operations can be performed by changing the display color. An acceptable display may be used. Further, as described above, a character display may be used instead of each voice message.

  Moreover, although said embodiment took the residence alarm device which detects and alarms a fire as an example, it is applicable also to a gas leak alarm device, a CO alarm device, and various alarm devices. In addition, the present invention can be similarly applied to a home alarm device and an alarm device of an alarm system in which a plurality of home alarm devices and alarm devices are arranged to link alarms.

  When interlocking alarms with a plurality of alarm devices, each home alarm device and alarm device are provided with a wireless communication unit, and an interlock signal is transmitted and received between the other home alarm devices and alarm devices.

  In the above embodiment, the voltage of the battery power supply is compared with the threshold voltage every predetermined time to detect a battery voltage drop. For example, when an abnormal alarm is given to the battery power supply every predetermined time (in the case of a residential alarm) A battery test circuit that performs a load test by connecting a dummy resistor that passes a test current equivalent to the operating current (at the time of a fire alarm) is provided, and the battery voltage during the test is compared with a threshold voltage to detect a battery voltage drop. You may make it do. Thus, it is accurately detected whether or not the battery of the home alarm can supply a power supply voltage capable of alarm operation, and the remaining operable time until the operation of the processor is stopped (that is, the operation of the home alarm is stopped). It can be determined accurately. In this case, when the battery voltage drop is determined and detected, the operation of the battery test circuit is stopped, and further drop of the battery voltage is suppressed.

  Further, the operation means shown as the multi-function switch 20 in the above embodiment is not necessarily a switch, and any means such as a function execution instruction by external communication using a remote control device or the like, A method may be applied, and the “operation unit” in the claims includes these other means and methods.

  In addition, the flowcharts in the above-described embodiments have described a schematic example of processing, and the order of processing is not limited to this. Further, it is possible to provide a delay time between each process or between processes, insert another determination, or the like.

  In addition, depending on the standard of the alarm device, the display by the LED of the above embodiment may not be recognized as “alarm”. It is described as a display accompanying an alarm or simply as a display. Any display means may be used as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. The display unit may be provided separately from the alarm device.

  Further, the above-described embodiment is applicable not only to residential use but also to various types of alarm devices such as buildings and offices.

  In the above embodiment, the alarm unit is provided with the sensor unit and the alarm output processing unit as an example. However, as another embodiment, the alarm unit has a separate sensor unit and alarm output processing unit. There may be.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the objects and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the above-described embodiments.

10: House alarm 12: Cover 14: Main body 16: Smoke detector 17: Mounting hook 18: Acoustic hole 20: Multi-function switch 22: LED
24: Processor 26: Sensor unit 28: Notification unit 30: Operation unit 34: Memory 36: Transfer circuit unit 38: Battery power supply 40: Fault information 42: Battery voltage drop flag 44: Remaining operable time 45: Speaker 46: Alarm Processing unit 48: Inspection processing unit 50: Battery voltage drop monitoring unit 52: Audio output control unit 54: Display control unit 56: Operation reception processing unit 58: Function control unit

Claims (2)

Operates on battery power
A battery voltage drop monitoring unit for detecting a drop in the supply voltage from the battery power supply;
An inspection processing unit that performs a predetermined self-inspection;
A voice output control unit that controls the output of a voice message for battery warning and inspection results;
An operation unit for performing a predetermined first operation, second operation or third operation from the outside;
When receiving an input of a first operation, a second operation or a third operation different from the second operation of the operation unit, and a decrease in battery voltage is detected by the battery voltage decrease monitoring unit And an operation reception processing unit which can accept the first operation and accepts either the second operation or the third operation after accepting the first operation in the acceptable state. ,
When the first operation can be accepted by the operation acceptance processing unit, a battery low notice display indicates that the first operation can be accepted, and the second operation and the third operation are displayed. A display control unit for displaying that both the second operation and the third operation can be accepted when both can be accepted;
When the input of the first operation is received in a state where the first operation can be received by the operation reception processing unit, the voice output control unit is caused to output control a voice message indicating that the battery has run out, and the second A sound indicating that the inspection processing unit performs self-inspection and the sound output control unit indicates the inspection result when the input of the second operation is received in a state where both of the operation 3 and the third operation are acceptable A function control unit that controls the output of the voice message indicating that the voice output control unit is informed of the battery exhaustion when the input of the third operation is received;
A multi-function operating device comprising:
  2. The multi-function operation device according to claim 1, wherein the function control unit receives the input of the third operation as an audio message indicating the battery exhaustion notice to the audio output control unit. A multi-function operating device that controls output of a voice message having a content different from that of the voice message indicating the battery exhaustion notice output by the operation of 1.

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