JP6114984B2 - Lighting control switch - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting control switch that controls power supply to a lighting load.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an illumination control switch that is installed in a corridor or a staircase and used to turn on / off power supply to an illumination load such as a corridor lamp or a staircase lamp. In addition to turning on / off the power supply to the lighting load installed in the toilet, a lighting control switch that can perform timer control of other loads such as a ventilation fan has been conventionally provided. It is disclosed in Document 1.

  The illumination control switch described in Patent Document 1 includes a push operation unit for performing an on / off operation of an illumination load, and a dimming time zone for setting the dimming lighting of the illumination load within one day. An optical time zone setting unit is arranged on the front of the container. In addition, the lighting control switch includes a lighting control unit for turning on / off the power supply to the lighting load and adjusting a power supply amount, and a lighting control for controlling the lighting control unit according to an on / off operation of the push operation unit. Are arranged inside the container. For example, once the midnight zone is set as the dimming time zone, when the push operation unit is turned on during the dimming time zone, the lighting control unit automatically outputs the lighting output of the lighting load during the dimming time zone. Dimming. Therefore, this illumination control switch has an effect of preventing the user from feeling dazzled in the dimming time zone or awakening and becoming difficult to fall asleep.

JP 2008-4520 A JP-A-5-66718

  The above conventional example has a rotary knob for setting the light output of the illumination load in the dimming time zone. By rotating this rotary knob to a predetermined position, the dimming level of the illumination load in the dimming time zone can be set to a desired dimming level.

  By the way, in recent years, light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as “LEDs”) with high luminance and low power consumption are being used for lighting applications, and LED lamps having the same cap as conventional incandescent bulbs are also provided. It is naturally considered that such an LED lamp is used as an illumination load of the illumination control switch. And the light emitting diode display element (LED lamp) which can be light-modulated by phase control similarly to an incandescent lamp is disclosed by patent document 2, for example.

  Here, the LED lamp has a characteristic that it is turned on for the first time when a voltage higher than the minimum voltage required for lighting is applied, that is, when a certain amount of power is supplied. For this reason, when the control for gradually increasing or decreasing the power supply amount to the lighting load is performed as in the conventional example, the lighting load is not turned on until the predetermined power supply amount is reached.

  Therefore, when the rotary knob is operated to adjust the light output of the illumination load in the dimming time zone as in the conventional example, the illumination load is not turned on until the rotary knob is turned a certain amount. For this reason, even if the user operates the rotary knob, the illumination load does not light for a while, so there is a problem that it is difficult to intuitively adjust the light output of the illumination load. Further, since the rotation of the rotary knob until the illumination load is turned on corresponds to play, the light output must be adjusted in the remaining rotation range. For this reason, since the adjustable range of the light output of the illumination load becomes narrow, there is a problem that it is difficult to finely adjust the light output.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides an illumination control switch that is capable of intuitively adjusting the light output of the illumination load and finely adjusting the light output of the illumination load. For the purpose.

The illumination control switch of the present invention includes a control unit that performs lighting control of an illumination load based on a signal from a human sensor that detects the presence or absence of a person within a detection range, and the illumination load based on a user operation input. An illuminance setting unit that sets illuminance and a lower limit illuminance setting unit that sets a lower limit illuminance of the lighting load based on a user's operation input, and the illuminance setting unit is operated within a certain range by a user's operation An operation member that increases or decreases the amount, the control unit increases or decreases the illuminance of the illumination load as the operation amount of the operation member increases or decreases, and the control unit minimizes the operation amount of the operation member. The illuminance at the value is set to an illuminance equal to or higher than the lower limit illuminance set by the lower limit illuminance setting unit, and the illuminance of the illumination load set by the illuminance setting unit dims the illumination load within one day. In the dimming time zone Wherein the serial is the upper limit illuminance of the lighting load.

  In this illumination control switch, the control unit, the illuminance setting unit and the lower limit illuminance setting unit, and a decorative cover that is detachably attached to the body, the lower limit illuminance setting unit includes: It is preferable that the part which receives the operation input is covered with the decorative cover.

  In the present invention, the control unit sets the illuminance when the operation amount of the operation member of the illuminance setting unit is the minimum value as the illuminance equal to or higher than the lower limit illuminance set by the lower limit illuminance setting unit. Therefore, since the illumination load is turned on from the start of operation of the operation member of the illuminance setting unit, it is easy to intuitively adjust the light output of the illumination load. In the present invention, since the light output of the illumination load can be adjusted using the entire operable range of the operation member of the illuminance setting unit, the light output of the illumination load can be finely adjusted.

It is a figure which shows embodiment of the illumination control switch which concerns on this invention, (a) is a circuit schematic, (b) is a time chart figure which shows operation | movement of illumination control. It is a whole perspective view of an illumination control switch same as the above, (a) is a figure which shows the state which closed the door body, (b) is a figure which shows the state which opened the door body. It is a figure which shows the operation part of an illumination control switch same as the above, (a) is a figure of the state which attached the decorative cover, (b) is a figure of the state which removed the decorative cover. It is explanatory drawing regarding the setting of the light control level of an illumination control switch same as the above, (a) is a figure which shows the data table of a light control level, (b) is the upper limit illumination intensity and light control level in a minimum illumination intensity and a light control time slot | zone. It is a figure which shows correlation of these. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing of the phase control in an illumination control switch same as the above. (A), (b) is a figure which shows operation | movement of the conventional illumination control switch, (c), (d) is a figure which shows operation | movement of the illumination control switch of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a lighting control switch according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, the control unit 10, the power supply unit 11, the filter unit 12, the zero cross detection unit 13, the relay drive unit 14, the display unit 15, and the operation unit 2. With. In addition, the present embodiment includes connection terminals T1 to T3, a full-wave rectifier DB1, a triac TR1, a thyristor SCR1, a relay RE1, and a fuse FU1.

  A series circuit of a commercial AC power source AC1 and an illumination load L1 such as an LED lamp is connected between the connection terminals T1 and T2. Further, the AC input terminals of the full-wave rectifier DB1 are connected to the connection terminals T1 and T2, respectively. A series circuit of a commercial AC power supply AC1 and a ventilation fan F1 is connected between the connection terminals T1 and T3. In addition, a fuse FU1 is connected between the connection terminal T1 and a filter unit 12 described later in order to protect the circuit from a large current exceeding the rating.

  The full-wave rectifier DB1 is composed of a diode bridge, and full-wave rectifies the AC voltage input from the connection terminals T1 and T2 to output a DC voltage (pulsating voltage). Two main terminals of the triac TR1 are connected to each AC input terminal of the full-wave rectifier DB1, respectively. A circuit composed of a resistor R1 and a capacitor C1 is connected between the gate terminal of the triac TR1 and one main terminal. A series circuit of a resistor R3 and a thyristor SCR1 is connected between the DC output terminals of the full-wave rectifier DB1. Further, a circuit including a resistor R2 and a capacitor C2 is connected between the gate and the cathode of the thyristor SCR1.

  The control unit 10 includes, for example, a microcontroller, and performs lighting control of the illumination load L1 and operation control of the ventilation fan F1 based on signals from the operation unit 2, human sensor S1, and brightness sensor S2, which will be described later. The control unit 10 is connected with a human sensor S1 that detects the presence or absence of a person within the detection range and a brightness sensor S2 that detects the brightness within the detection range.

  The human sensor S1 is composed of, for example, a pyroelectric sensor, detects the presence or absence of a person by detecting infrared rays radiated from an object such as a human body, and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 10 when a person is detected. The brightness sensor S2 is composed of, for example, a phototransistor or a photodiode, detects ambient brightness, and outputs a signal having a level corresponding to the amount of light to the control unit 10. In the present embodiment, the human sensor S1 and the brightness sensor S2 are built in the container 3, which will be described later. However, each sensor S1, S2 may be installed outside the container B1. In this case, the method of outputting signals from the sensors S1 and S2 toward the control unit 10 may be either wired or wireless.

  The power supply unit 11 receives the pulsating voltage output from the full-wave rectifier DB <b> 1, generates an operating voltage for the control unit 10 and a later-described relay drive unit 14, and supplies the operation voltage to the control unit 10 and the relay drive unit 14. The filter part 12 consists of LC filters, for example, and reduces the noise which propagates from the control part 10 side to commercial AC power supply AC1.

  The zero cross detection unit 13 detects the zero cross of the commercial AC power supply AC1 by comparing the level of the pulsating voltage rectified by the full wave rectifier DB1 with a predetermined threshold value. The zero-cross detection unit 13 outputs a binary signal to the control unit 10 that is at a low level when the pulsating voltage is lower than a predetermined threshold and is at a high level when the pulsating voltage is higher than the predetermined threshold.

  The relay RE1 includes, for example, a relay contact and an exciting coil (not shown). The relay contact is connected in series with the ventilation fan F1. The relay drive unit 14 supplies an excitation current to the excitation coil of the relay RE1 according to a control signal from the control unit 10. That is, when an exciting current is supplied to the exciting coil, the relay contact is switched on, so that operating power is supplied to the ventilation fan F1, and the operation of the ventilation fan F1 is started.

  The display unit 15 includes a light emitting element such as an LED, for example, and the lighting state (lighting, blinking, and extinguishing) is controlled by the control unit 10. In the present embodiment, the display unit 15 blinks while the control unit 10 is switched to the lower limit illuminance setting mode of the illumination load L1 as described later. In the present embodiment, while the illumination load L1 is turned off, the display unit 15 is turned on to indicate the position of the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, lighting control of the illumination load L1 in the present embodiment will be described. The control unit 10 supplies a drive voltage to the gate terminal of the thyristor SCR1 when a waiting time described later elapses from the time when the binary signal output from the zero cross detection unit 13 is inverted from the low level to the high level. Then, the thyristor SCR1 is turned on, and the drive voltage is also supplied to the gate terminal of the triac TR1, so that the triac TR1 is turned on. Thereby, the alternating voltage from commercial AC power supply AC1 is supplied to the illumination load L1, and the illumination load L1 lights. Thereafter, when the next zero cross of the AC voltage from the commercial AC power supply AC1 is reached, the triac TR1 and the thyristor SCR1 are turned off, and the supply of the AC voltage to the lighting load L1 is interrupted. That is, the control part 10 adjusts the electric power supplied to the illumination load L1 by controlling the conduction angle of the alternating voltage supplied to the illumination load L1, and adjusts the illumination load L1 at a desired dimming level.

  Here, the control part 10 has memorize | stored the data table (refer Fig.4 (a)) of the light control level of the illumination load L1. In this data table, the dimming level and the standby time corresponding to each dimming level are recorded for each power supply frequency (50 Hz, 60 Hz) of the commercial AC power supply AC1. The standby time is the time from when the binary signal output from the zero cross detector 13 is inverted from the low level to the high level until the triac TR1 is turned on. As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the shorter the waiting time, the larger the conduction angle and the light output of the lighting load L1, and the longer the waiting time, the smaller the conduction angle and the lighting load L1. The light output decreases. That is, the light control level increases as the standby time decreases, and the light control level decreases as the standby time increases. In the present embodiment, the light output of the illumination load L1 is divided into dimming levels 0 to 128. Therefore, if the dimming level is 0, the lighting load L1 is turned off, and if the dimming level is 128, the lighting load L1 is fully turned on (light output is 100%).

  Next, the structure of this embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the vertical and forward / backward directions are defined by the arrows shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the present embodiment includes a container body 3, a decorative cover 4 attached to the container body 3 so as to cover the front surface of the container body 3, and a door body 5. The door body 5 is attached to the decorative cover 4 and can be opened and closed between a position where the operation unit 2 except the lower limit illuminance setting unit 26 described later is exposed to the outside and a position where the operation unit 2 is covered.

  Inside the container 3, circuit components such as the control unit 10, the power supply unit 11, the filter unit 12, the zero cross detection unit 13, the relay drive unit 14, and the display unit 15 described above are accommodated. In addition, circuit components such as human sensor S1, brightness sensor S2, connection terminals T1 to T3, full-wave rectifier DB1, triac TR1, thyristor SCR1, relay RE1, and fuse FU1 are also housed in the body 3. Yes. The body 3 can be attached to an attachment frame (not shown) standardized for an embedded wiring device, and is formed in a so-called three-module size. Here, the size of the embedded wiring device that can be mounted on the mounting frame by arranging three pieces is called one module size, which is the same as arranging three embedded wiring devices of one module size along the vertical direction. The size is called 3 module dimensions.

  The decorative cover 4 is formed in a rectangular plate shape from a synthetic resin, and is detachably attached to the front surface of the container 3. 2B and 3A, the first cover switch 200 of the mode setting unit 20 and the second slide switch 210 of the ventilation fan interlocking setting unit 21, which will be described later, are passed through the decorative cover 4, respectively. The two square holes 40 are opened. The decorative cover 4 includes a first knob 220 of the illuminance setting unit 22, a second knob 230 of the duration setting unit 23, a third knob 240 of the lighting holding time setting unit 24, and a brightness sensor setting unit 25. Four round holes 41 for passing through the fourth knobs 250 are opened. Therefore, the user can operate the slide switches 200 and 210 and the knobs 220 to 250 with the decorative cover 4 attached.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, a first push button switch B1 and a second push button switch B2 of a lower limit illuminance setting unit 26, which will be described later, are provided on the front surface of the container 3. Each pushbutton switch B1, B2 (that is, a part that receives an operation input) is covered with the decorative cover 4, and can be operated by removing the decorative cover 4. Therefore, since the user is not usually aware of the lower limit illuminance setting unit 26, it is possible to avoid inadvertently setting the lower limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time period as described later.

  Hereinafter, each part which comprises the operation part 2 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1A, the operation unit 2 includes a mode setting unit 20, a ventilation fan interlocking setting unit 21, an illuminance setting unit 22, a duration setting unit 23, a lighting holding time setting unit 24, a brightness A sensor setting unit 25 and a lower limit illuminance setting unit 26.

  The mode setting unit 20 includes a first slide switch 200 as shown in FIG. The control unit 10 can switch the operation mode of the control unit 10 to any one of the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode in accordance with the input from the first slide switch 200. The first mode is a mode in which the illumination load L1 is always extinguished. The second mode is a mode in which lighting load L1 is switched on / off according to whether or not a human body is detected. The third mode is a mode in which the illumination load L1 is always turned on. In the present embodiment, the operation mode of the control unit 10 is set to the second mode.

  The ventilation fan interlocking setting unit 21 has a second slide switch 210 as shown in FIG. 3A, and is used to set whether or not the ventilation fan F1 is interlocked when the human sensor S1 detects a person. It is done. The control unit 10 switches the operation mode according to the input from the second slide switch 210. In the present embodiment, in accordance with an input from the second slide switch 210, a mode in which the ventilation fan F1 is operated in conjunction with the lighting load L1 when a person enters the room and a mode in which the ventilation fan F1 is operated when the person leaves the room can be switched. it can.

  In addition, a person's entrance / exit can be determined by detecting a person with human sensor S1. That is, the control unit 10 determines that the person has entered the room when the human sensor S1 detects a person without detecting the person, and if the person is no longer detected while detecting the person. It can be determined that the person has left the room.

  The illuminance setting unit 22 is used to set the upper limit illuminance of the light output of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time period based on the user's operation input. The illuminance setting unit 22 includes a rotary variable resistor (not shown) and a first knob 220 (see FIG. 3A) attached to the operation shaft of the variable resistor. Here, the first knob 220 increases or decreases the rotation amount (operation amount) within a certain range by the user's operation. The resistance value of the variable resistor changes as the first knob 220 rotates. The control part 10 sets the upper limit illumination intensity of the illumination load L1 according to the resistance value of a variable resistor. That is, the control unit 10 increases or decreases the dimming level of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time zone as the rotation amount of the first knob 220 increases or decreases. Therefore, the control unit 10 increases the light output of the lighting load L1 to the dimming level set by the illuminance setting unit 22 when performing lighting control of the lighting load L1 in the dimming time period.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, the upper limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time zone is fully lit from the dimming level of the lower limit illuminance + 10% set by the lower limit illuminance setting unit 26 described later. It is possible to set in a range up to 50% of the light control level. Note that the upper limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time zone is set to 20% of all lighting by default.

  The duration setting unit 23 includes a rotary switch (not shown) and a second knob 230 (see FIG. 3A) attached to the operation shaft of the rotary switch, and the lighting load L1 within one day. It is used to set the dimming time zone for dimming and lighting. The control unit 10 monitors the rotational position of the second knob 230. When the rotational position changes, the control unit 10 sets the time at that time as the start time of the dimming time zone, and the dimming time zone according to the rotational position. Set the duration of. In this embodiment, according to the rotation position of the second knob 230, the duration of the dimming time zone can be set every 4 hours up to 4 to 8 hours. Until the rotational position of the second knob 230 changes next time, the control unit 10 switches to the control of dimming and lighting the lighting load L1 every day when the dimming time zone is reached, and when the set duration has elapsed. Switch to normal control.

  The lighting holding time setting unit 24 includes a rotary switch (not shown) and a third knob 240 (see FIG. 3A) attached to the operation shaft of the rotary switch, and sets the lighting holding time. Used. Here, the lighting holding time is the time from when the human sensor S1 no longer detects a person to when the lighting load L1 is extinguished by dimming the lighting load L1 and notifying the lighting to turn off. (See FIG. 1B). The control unit 10 sets the lighting holding time according to the rotation position of the third knob 240. In the present embodiment, according to the rotation position of the third knob 240, the lighting holding time can be set stepwise from 10 seconds to 30 minutes.

  The brightness sensor setting unit 25 includes a rotary variable resistor (not shown) and a fourth knob 250 (see FIG. 3A) attached to the operation shaft of the variable resistor. The brightness sensor setting unit 25 is used to set a threshold value of the brightness sensor S2 as to whether or not the control unit 10 controls the lighting load L1 when the human sensor S1 detects a person. The resistance value of the variable resistor changes as the fourth knob 250 rotates. The control unit 10 sets the threshold value of the brightness sensor S2 according to the resistance value of the variable resistor.

  For example, when the rotational position of the fourth knob 250 is adjusted to a position close to “dark”, even if the human sensor S1 detects a person, the control unit 10 performs lighting control of the lighting load L1 if the surroundings are bright. Absent. Further, when the rotation position of the fourth knob 250 is adjusted to the “OFF” position, if the human sensor S1 detects a person, the control unit 10 controls the lighting load L1 to be turned on regardless of the surrounding brightness. Do.

  The lower limit illuminance setting unit 26 includes a first push button switch B1 and a second push button switch B2, and is used to set the lower limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 based on a user's operation input. By simultaneously pressing the pushbutton switches B1 and B2, the control unit 10 can be switched to the setting mode for the lower limit illuminance of the illumination load L1. Note that the display unit 15 blinks while the control unit 10 is switched to the setting mode of the lower limit illuminance of the illumination load L1.

  Hereinafter, a method for setting the lower limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 will be described. First, the controller 10 is switched to the lower limit illuminance setting mode of the illumination load L1 by simultaneously pressing the pushbutton switches B1 and B2. Next, by pressing the first push button switch B1, the dimming level of the lighting load L1 is lowered, and the dimming level at which the lighting load L1 is extinguished is searched for. Then, when the dimming level at which the lighting load L1 is extinguished is reached, the minimum dimming level at which the lighting load L1 is lit can be found by pressing the second pushbutton switch B2 only once thereafter. When the push button switches B1 and B2 are simultaneously pressed again after setting the light control level equal to or higher than the light control level, the set light control level can be stored in the control unit 10 as the lower limit illuminance.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, the lower limit illuminance of the lighting load L1 is set in a range from a dimming level of 0% for full lighting to a dimming level of 30% for full lighting. Is possible. Note that the lower limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time zone is set to 10% of full lighting by default.

  Hereinafter, the lighting operation of the illumination load L1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. When the illuminance detected by the brightness sensor S2 is equal to or greater than the threshold set by the brightness sensor setting unit 24, that is, when the surroundings are bright such as in the daytime, the illumination load L1 is detected even if the human sensor S1 detects a person. Do not turn on. For this reason, in this embodiment, when the surroundings are bright as in the daytime, the illumination load L1 is not turned on, so that useless power consumption can be suppressed.

  First, the normal operation will be described. The normal operation refers to an operation in a time zone other than the dimming time zone. As shown in FIG. 1B, when the human sensor S1 detects a person, the control unit 10 gradually lightes until the illumination load L1 is fully lit over a certain time (2.5 seconds in this case). Lighting control that increases output is performed. When the human sensor S1 does not detect a person, the control unit 10 performs the lighting turn-off notice lighting by starting the lighting control of the lighting load L1 at a dimming level at which light output is 50% of all lighting. Thereafter, when the lighting holding time (for example, 6 seconds) set by the lighting holding time setting unit 24 has elapsed, the control unit 10 turns off the illumination load L1.

  Next, the operation in the dimming time zone will be described. As shown in FIG. 1B, when the human sensor S1 detects a person, the control unit 10 first lights the illumination load L1 with the lower limit illuminance set by the lower limit illuminance setting unit 26. And the control part 10 performs lighting control of the illumination load L1 so that light output may increase gradually to the upper limit illumination intensity set with the illumination intensity setting part 22 over a fixed time (here 2.5 second). Here, in the dimming time zone, the light is dimmed so that the light output of the illumination load L1 becomes smaller than normal. Accordingly, if the time zone where the user is likely to go to bed at midnight or the like is set as the dimming time zone, for example, when the user goes to the toilet, the light output of the lighting load L1 is suppressed, It is possible to prevent the user from feeling dazzled or awakening.

  When the human sensor S1 no longer detects a person, the control unit 10 starts lighting control of the illumination load L1 at a dimming level at which the light output is 50% of the upper limit illuminance set by the illuminance setting unit 22, Turn off the warning light. In addition, when the light control level used as a 50% light output is less than a minimum illumination intensity, the control part 10 lights the illumination load L1 with a minimum illumination intensity. Then, when the lighting holding time has elapsed, the control unit 10 turns off the illumination load L1.

  Here, in the conventional illumination control switch, when the user rotates the first knob 220 of the illuminance setting unit 22 to set the upper limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time zone, the illumination load L1 does not light up. There was a problem that caused a range of. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the illumination load L1 is turned on for the first time when the first knob 220 is rotated by a certain amount so that the amount of power supplied to the illumination load L1 exceeds a certain value. For this reason, even if the user operates the first knob 220, the illumination load L1 does not light for a while, so it is difficult to intuitively adjust the light output of the illumination load L1. In addition, the user must adjust the light output in the remaining rotation range excluding the play range of the first knob 220. For this reason, since the adjustable range of the light output of the illumination load L1 becomes narrow, it is difficult to finely adjust the light output.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the control unit 10 sets the illuminance when the rotation amount of the first knob 220 of the illuminance setting unit 22 is the minimum value as the illuminance equal to or higher than the lower limit illuminance set by the lower limit illuminance setting unit 26. In the example illustrated in FIGS. 6C and 6D, when the lower limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 is 10% of the total lighting, the control unit 10 has the minimum rotation amount of the first knob 220 of the illuminance setting unit 22. The illuminance at the value is the lower limit illuminance + 10% (= 20%). Therefore, in this embodiment, since the illumination load L1 lights up from the start time of the operation of the first knob 220 of the illuminance setting unit 22, it is easy to intuitively adjust the light output of the illumination load L1. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the light output of the illumination load L1 can be adjusted using the whole operable range of the first knob 220 of the illuminance setting unit 22, the light output of the illumination load L1 can be finely adjusted. .

  In the present embodiment, the illuminance set by the illuminance setting unit 22 is the upper limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time period, but may be the upper limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in normal times. That is, the illuminance setting unit 22 may be used for dimming the illumination load L1 during normal times. In this case, it is necessary to further provide a configuration for setting the upper limit illuminance of the illumination load L1 in the dimming time zone.

  Moreover, although this embodiment becomes a structure which controls not only the illumination load L1 but the ventilation fan F1 supposing use in a toilet, the structure which controls the ventilation fan F1 does not necessarily need to be provided. For example, it is needless to say that the configuration excluding the configuration for controlling the ventilation fan F1 from the present embodiment may be used for controlling the illumination load L1 such as a corridor lamp or a staircase lamp as in the past.

  In the present embodiment, an LED lamp is assumed as the illumination load L1, but an incandescent bulb may be used as the illumination load L1 as in the past. When using an incandescent lamp as the illumination load L1, the lower limit illuminance may be set at the dimming level of 0% of all lighting in the lower limit illuminance setting unit 26.

10 Control part 22 Illuminance setting part 220 1st knob (operation member)
26 Lower limit illuminance setting part L1 Lighting load S1 Human sensor

Claims (2)

A control unit that performs lighting control of a lighting load based on a signal from a human sensor that detects presence or absence of a person within a detection range, and an illuminance setting unit that sets the illuminance of the lighting load based on a user's operation input; A lower limit illuminance setting unit that sets a lower limit illuminance of the lighting load based on a user operation input,
The illuminance setting unit includes an operation member that increases or decreases an operation amount within a certain range by a user operation, and the control unit increases or decreases the illuminance of the illumination load as the operation amount of the operation member increases or decreases. And
The control unit sets the illuminance when the operation amount of the operation member is a minimum value as the illuminance equal to or higher than the lower limit illuminance set by the lower limit illuminance setting unit ,
The illuminance of the illumination load set by the illuminance setting unit is an upper limit illuminance of the illumination load in a dimming time zone in which the illumination load is dimmed and turned on within one day. . The control unit, the illuminance setting unit and the lower limit illuminance setting unit, and a decorative cover that is detachably attached to the main body. The lower limit illuminance setting unit includes a part that receives the operation input. The illumination control switch according to claim 1, wherein the illumination control switch is covered with the decorative cover .

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