JP6210357B2 - LED lighting fixture control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an LED lighting apparatus control apparatus that transmits a control signal to a plurality of LED lighting apparatuses by one transmitter and controls lighting and extinguishing of the lighting apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an illuminating device that transmits a control signal from a single transmitter to a plurality of luminaires attached to a mounting surface such as a ceiling to control lighting and extinguishing (for example, Patent Documents). 1).
As shown in FIG. 5, the illumination device described in Patent Document 1 includes a remote control transmitter 100. The remote control transmitter 100 includes a designation signal and a channel designated by the designation signal. A control signal for operating one luminaire (not shown) is transmitted.

  The remote control transmitter 100 has a remote control channel changeover switch 103 for switching a channel to designate a lighting fixture to be controlled. Further, an “ON” switch 101 for transmitting a control signal for turning on the designated lighting fixture and an “OFF” switch 102 for transmitting a control signal for turning off the lighting fixture are provided. Furthermore, it has a human sensor 104, a human operation switch 105, a display LED 106, other switches 108, and the like. And it has infrared LED107 which outputs a control signal.

The remote control transmitter 100 can switch and transmit a plurality of control signals having different designation signals with the remote control channel changeover switch 103.
Thereby, one remote control transmitter 100 can designate and control one of the plurality of lighting fixtures.

Although not shown, the luminaire includes a light source, a receiving unit that receives a control signal transmitted from the remote control transmitter 100, and a control unit that controls operations such as a lighting state of the light source.
Furthermore, the luminaire includes notifying means for notifying that the receiving unit has received a different control signal when the receiving unit receives a control signal different from the control signal for controlling a desired operation.
As a result, the user does not cause the lighting device to perform a desired operation by operating the remote control transmitter 100 because the remote control transmitter 100 or the lighting fixture has failed, and the remote control transmitter 100 has transmitted a different control signal. Can be recognized.
Then, the user who has recognized that a different control signal has been transmitted changes the setting to transmit a control signal for controlling a desired operation.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2012-221624 (FIG. 6)

In general, when a plurality of lighting fixtures are controlled by a single remote control transmitter, a channel setting switch is provided on each lighting fixture side. Then, by pressing this channel setting switch, a channel setting waiting state is entered. When a signal having channel information is received from the remote control transmitter in this waiting state, the channel is set.
For this reason, a channel setting switch is required on the lighting fixture side, and there is a problem that the number of parts increases.
Moreover, since it is necessary to remove the glove of the lighting fixture attached to the high place and to press the channel setting switch, there is a problem that workability of channel setting is poor.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and can reduce the number of parts in a plurality of lighting fixtures controlled by a single remote control transmitter and improve the workability of channel setting. It aims at providing the LED lighting fixture control apparatus which can be performed.

The LED lighting fixture control device of the present invention includes at least one lighting fixture attached to a mounting surface, and a transmitter capable of operating the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture is provided in the fixture main body and the fixture main body. A light-emitting unit, a power supply unit that is provided in the instrument main body and supplies power to the light-emitting unit, a globe that is supported by the instrument main body and covers the light-emitting unit, and a signal from the transmitter by the receiver unit A control unit that receives and controls the light emitting unit, and the transmitter includes a transmission unit capable of transmitting a channel setting code according to the channel switch by operating a channel switch and a transmission button, the luminaire in night light lighting state selected at the time of shipment, the channel setting code from said transmitter and received by the receiving unit, night light lighting mode → full lighting mode → The control unit shifts to the dimming mode → off is of complete channel settings.

  Furthermore, the LED lighting fixture control device of the present invention includes a plurality of the lighting fixtures, and the transmitter is in a state where any one of the plurality of channel switches corresponding to the respective lighting fixtures is selected. A channel setting code can be transmitted.

  In the present invention, a plurality of lighting fixtures receive a channel setting code from a transmitter in a predetermined lighting state, and a control unit sets a channel. As a result, it is not necessary to provide a channel setting switch in a plurality of lighting fixtures controlled by a single remote control transmitter, and the number of parts can be reduced. Moreover, since the operation | work in the several lighting fixture attached to the high place becomes unnecessary, the LED lighting fixture control apparatus which has the effect that the workability | operativity of channel setting can be improved can be provided.

The whole perspective view of the LED lighting fixture control apparatus of the embodiment concerning the present invention. The exploded perspective view of the 1st lighting fixture (A) It is a front view of a remote control transmitter, (B) is a front view of the state which opened the cover of the remote control transmitter. Circuit block diagram for remote control transmitter Front view of a remote control transmitter in a conventional lighting device

Hereinafter, the LED lighting fixture control apparatus of embodiment which concerns on this invention is demonstrated using drawing.
As shown in FIG. 1, the LED lighting fixture control apparatus 10 of embodiment which concerns on this invention is the 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21 which are several lighting fixtures, and the 1st lighting fixture 20 and 2nd lighting. A remote control transmitter (transmitter) 30 capable of individually operating the appliance 21;
The 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21 are attached to the ceiling surface 11 grade | etc., Which is an attachment surface, and can mainly be used for illuminating the downward direction.
In the embodiment described below, the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 are illustrated as at least one or more, that is, a plurality of lighting fixtures, but the present invention is an LED lighting fixture having three or more lighting fixtures. The present invention can also be applied to a control device.

Although the 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21 can use the lighting fixture of the same structure, it is also possible to use the lighting fixture of a different structure. Below, the case where the lighting fixture of the same structure is used is shown and the 1st lighting fixture 20 is demonstrated as a representative.
Moreover, in the following description, the case where the 1st lighting fixture 20 is attached to the ceiling surface 11 and the downward direction is illuminated is demonstrated. Therefore, unless otherwise indicated, upper (upper, upper, etc.) means the ceiling surface side, and lower (lower, lower, etc.) means the floor surface side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first lighting fixture 20 has, for example, a disc-like fixture body 22 attached to the ceiling surface 11.
At the center of the appliance main body 22, a power supply unit 24 is provided which is attached to a hook ceiling (not shown) provided on the ceiling surface 11 and receives supply of lighting power and the like. A control unit 27 is attached to the lower surface 221 of the instrument main body 22 adjacent to the power supply unit 24 and receives power supply from the power supply unit 24. The control unit 27 has a light receiving unit (not shown), receives a control signal from the remote control transmitter 30, and transmits it to the control unit 27.
A plurality of (here, for example, three) glove attachments 222 are attached to the peripheral edge of the lower surface 221 of the instrument body 22.

A pair of LED units (light emitting portions) 23 in which LEDs (not shown) are arranged in a semicircular shape centering on the center of the instrument body 22 are provided on the lower surface 221 of the instrument body 22. The pair of LED units 23 are arranged to face each other and form a circular shape as a whole. The pair of LED units 23 are supplied with lighting power via the control unit 27 and light up in various modes. In addition, a nightlight 28 is provided inside the pair of LED units 23.
A transmissive lens 25 that can efficiently extract light is attached to the front (downward) of the pair of LED units 23.
Further, a globe 26 for diffusing the received light is detachably attached to the instrument body 22 by a globe attachment 222 in front of the lens 25.

Therefore, the power supply unit 24 is supplied with electric power (AC) from the commercial power supply, converts the AC power into a DC output, and supplies the electric power to the control unit 27. The control unit 27 supplies power to the LED unit 23 and turns on the LED unit 23 and the nightlight 28.
Light emitted from the LED unit 23 and the nightlight 28 passes through the globe 26 and is irradiated downward.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the remote control transmitter 30 has a rectangular box shape, and the front plate 31 can be opened and closed via a hinge 311.
On the surface (outer surface) of the front plate 31, a lighting switch 32 and a light-off switch 33 are provided, and the first light fixture 20 or the second light fixture 21 is turned on and off.
The front plate 31 may have a sliding structure that opens and closes with respect to the remote control transmitter 30 via a rail.

Moreover, the brightness adjustment part 34 which adjusts brightness is provided in the surface board 31, and it can be adjusted darkly by pushing the upper part of the brightness adjustment part 34, and making it bright by pushing a lower part.
Further, the front plate 31 is provided with a color adjustment unit 35, which can be adjusted to a white color by pressing the upper part of the color adjustment unit 35 and adjusted to a warm color by pressing the lower part.
Further, the night light switch 36 for turning on the night light 28 is also provided on the front plate 31.

As shown in FIG. 3B, when the front plate 31 is opened around the hinge 311, the transmitter main body 37 appears.
The transmitter body 37 is provided with a plurality of buttons BT1 to BT8. On the lower side (back side) of the lighting switch 32 of the front plate 31, the button BT <b> 5 is located in contact with the back surface of the lighting switch 32. The button BT6 is positioned below the turn-off switch 33 on the front panel 31 so as to be in contact with the back surface of the turn-off switch 33.

The button BT3 is positioned on the lower side of the upper part of the brightness adjusting unit 34, and the button BT4 is positioned on the lower side of the lower part of the brightness adjusting unit 34.
The button BT1 is positioned on the lower side of the upper portion of the color adjusting unit 35, and the button BT2 is positioned on the lower side of the lower portion of the color adjusting unit 35.
A button BT7 is provided on the lower side of the night light switch 36 so as to contact the back surface of the night light switch 36.

Further, a button BT8 which is a channel setting button and a channel changeover switch SW1 are provided at the lower part of the transmitter main body 37. The button BT8 and the channel selector switch SW1 appear only when the front plate 31 is opened.
When the front plate 31 is closed, since no switches are provided on the button BT8 and the channel changeover switch SW1, the operation can be performed only when the front plate 31 is opened.
Further, a transmitting light-emitting diode LED1 that emits a control signal is provided on the front end surface of the transmitter body 37 (the upper end surface in FIGS. 3A and 3B).

As shown in FIG. 4, the remote control transmitter 30 includes a transmission control unit CTR. The transmission controller CTR is supplied with power from a power source (not shown) such as a battery via the power pin VDD.
Buttons BT1 to BT8 and a channel switch SW1 provided on the transmitter main body 37 are connected to the transmission control unit CTR.
The transmission control unit CTR is provided with a liquid crystal display unit LCD, and the lighting switch 32, the extinguishing switch 33, the brightness adjusting unit 34, the color adjusting unit 35, the nightlight switch 36, etc. are lit and displayed.

  A transmission unit 38 that emits a control signal is connected to the transmission control unit CTR. The transmission unit 38 includes an output high side circuit having a transistor Tr1 and a resistor R1, and an output low side circuit having a transistor Tr2 and a resistor R2. A light emitting diode LED1 for transmission is connected to the circuit on the output high side and the circuit on the output low side. Only when the channel setting button BT8 is pressed, the circuit on the output low side is turned on, and a signal with a reduced output is transmitted.

Next, the control operation by the remote control transmitter 30 will be described.
First, after attaching the 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21 to the ceiling surface 11, the channel setting which distinguishes the 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21 is performed.
When the power supply unit 24 of the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 is connected to the hook ceiling of the ceiling surface 11, the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 are in the nightlight lighting mode according to the setting at the time of shipment. .
The channel setting can be performed only in the nightlight lighting mode which is the initial state.

Subsequently, the channel selector switch SW1 is set to channel 1 (CH1) (first channel switch) to select the first lighting fixture 20, and the channel setting button BT8 is pressed and held toward the first lighting fixture 20.
Thereby, the 1st lighting fixture 20 transfers to nightlight lighting mode-> all lighting mode-> light control mode-> light extinction, and completes channel setting.
Subsequently, the channel selector switch SW1 is set to the channel 2 (CH2) (second channel switch) to select the second lighting fixture 21, and the channel is determined for the second lighting fixture 21 in the same procedure.

  In addition, in order to notify that the channel setting is completed, an example of shifting to the nightlight lighting mode → all lighting mode → dimming mode → off by pressing and holding the channel setting button BT8 has been described. In addition, for example, by pressing the channel setting button BT8 in a normal manner, the nightlight lighting mode → dimming mode, or the nightlight lighting mode → off, or the nightlight lighting mode → nightlight flashing mode (flashing as many times as the channel number) Etc.

Next, the control operation of the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 by the remote control transmitter 30 will be described.
When the first lighting fixture 20 is turned on, the front plate 31 is opened and the channel selector switch SW1 is set to channel 1 (CH1). The front plate 31 is closed, and the lighting switch 32 is pushed with the remote control transmitter 30 facing the first lighting fixture 20. When the lighting switch 32 is pressed, the button BT5 is pressed down, a control signal instructing lighting is issued from the transmission control unit CTR, and the LED unit 23 is lit.
When the first lighting fixture 20 is turned off, the turn-off switch 33 is pushed. When the turn-off switch 33 is pressed, the button BT6 is pushed down, a control signal for instructing turn-off is issued from the transmission control unit CTR, and the LED unit 23 is turned off.

When adjusting the brightness of the first lighting fixture 20, the upper or lower portion of the brightness adjusting unit 34 is pushed. When the upper part of the brightness adjustment unit 34 is pushed, the button BT3 is pushed down and a control signal for increasing the brightness of the LED unit 23 is issued. When the lower part of the brightness adjustment unit 34 is pressed, the button BT4 is pressed down and a control signal for darkening the LED unit 23 is issued.
When adjusting the hue of the first lighting fixture 20, the upper or lower portion of the color adjusting unit 35 is pushed. When the upper part of the color adjustment unit 35 is pushed, the button BT1 is pushed down and a control signal for whitening the LED unit 23 is issued. Further, when the lower part of the color adjustment unit 35 is pressed, the button BT2 is pressed down, and a control signal for making the LED unit 23 a warm color is generated.
When the first lighting fixture 20 is set to the nightlight lighting mode, the nightlight switch 36 is pressed. When the nightlight switch 36 is pressed, the button BT7 is depressed and a control signal for lighting the nightlight 28 is issued.

  When controlling the second lighting fixture 21, the front plate 31 is opened and the channel selector switch SW1 is set to the channel 2 (CH2). Then, the front plate 31 is closed, the remote controller transmitter 30 is directed toward the second lighting fixture 21, and the same operation as that of the first lighting fixture 20 is performed.

The effect of the LED lighting fixture control apparatus 10 of this invention is demonstrated.
The first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 can be operated by a single remote control transmitter 30. The 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21 have the glove | globe 26 etc. which cover the front of the LED unit 23, the power supply part 24 which supplies lighting power to the LED unit 23, and the LED unit 23 in the fixture main body 22. FIG. The appliance main body 22 is provided with a control unit 27 that receives a signal from the remote control transmitter 30 by the receiving unit and controls the LED unit 23.

The remote control transmitter 30 has a channel 1 (CH1) of the channel changeover switch SW1 corresponding to the first lighting fixture 20 and a channel 2 (CH2) corresponding to the second lighting fixture 21. The remote control transmitter 30 can transmit a channel setting code by operating the channel setting button BT8 in a state where one of the channel 1 (CH1) and the channel 2 (CH2) of the channel changeover switch SW1 is selected. Part 38.
And in the 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21, in the nightlight lighting mode defined beforehand, the receiving part receives the channel setting code from the remote control transmitter 30, and the control part 27 sets a channel.

For this reason, in the 1st lighting fixture 20 and the 2nd lighting fixture 21 controlled by one remote control transmitter 30, it becomes unnecessary to provide the switch for channel setting, and can reduce a number of parts.
In addition, since the work in the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 attached at a high place is not necessary, the workability of channel setting can be improved.

Since the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 are set in the nightlight lighting mode in advance, immediately after the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 are attached, a control signal from the remote control transmitter 30 is sent. It becomes possible to receive.
In addition, when the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 are attached, even if the nightlight 28 suddenly lights up, the user is not dazzled.

The LED lighting fixture control device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and appropriate modifications and improvements can be made.
That is, in the embodiment described above, a slide-type switch is exemplified as the channel switch SW1, but if it is a switch that allows only one of a plurality of lighting fixtures to be selected, for example, a rotary switch or the like Other types may be used.
In the above-described embodiment, the first lighting fixture 20 and the second lighting fixture 21 are exemplified as at least one or more, that is, a plurality of lighting fixtures. However, the present invention is an LED lighting fixture control apparatus having three or more lighting fixtures. It is also applicable to.

10 LED lighting fixture control device 11 Ceiling surface (mounting surface)
20 1st lighting fixture 21 2nd lighting fixture 22 fixture main body 23 LED unit (light emission part)
24 power supply unit 26 globe 27 control unit 30 remote control transmitter (transmitter)
38 Transmitter BT8 Channel setting button (Send button)
CH1 Channel 1 (first channel switch)
CH2 channel 2 (second channel switch)

Claims (2)

At least one lighting fixture attached to the mounting surface;
A transmitter capable of operating the lighting fixture,
The lighting fixture is:
An instrument body;
A light emitting part provided in the instrument body;
A power supply unit provided in the instrument body and supplying power to the light emitting unit;
A glove that is supported by the instrument body and covers the light emitting part;
A control unit that receives a signal from the transmitter by a receiving unit and controls the light emitting unit;
The transmitter is
A transmission unit capable of transmitting a channel setting code according to the channel switch by operating a channel switch and a transmission button,
In the lighting state of the nightlight selected at the time of shipment, the receiving unit receives the channel setting code from the transmitter , and shifts to the nightlight lighting mode → all lighting mode → dimming mode → off. The LED lighting fixture control apparatus in which the control unit completes channel setting. In the LED lighting fixture control apparatus according to claim 1,
Having a plurality of the lighting fixtures,
The said transmitter is an LED lighting fixture control apparatus which can transmit the said channel setting code in the state in which any one of the said several channel switch according to each said lighting fixture was selected.

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