JP6906198B2 - Doorphone slave unit, master unit, and intercom system - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a doorphone slave unit, a master unit, and an intercom system.

Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an intercom system. This intercom system includes a plurality of intercom master units provided in each of the plurality of dwelling units, and a doorphone installed outdoors in each dwelling unit. The doorphone is provided with a lamp, and the lamp lights up or blinks in response to an emergency signal output from the emergency notification means in the intercom master unit. As a result, the emergency situation in the dwelling unit is notified to the outside from the doorphone as an optical signal instead of a sound, and can be easily visually recognized from the outside.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-26958

By the way, it is well known that the doorphone is provided with a camera and a lighting unit, and when a visitor presses a call button or the like, the lighting unit is turned on to make the image captured by the camera bright and easy to see. be. In such a doorphone slave unit, when the doorphone is provided with an emergency notification means by light as described in Patent Document 1, the emergency notification means becomes less noticeable even if the emergency notification means is operated while the lighting unit is lit. , It may not be possible to fully exert the effect of emergency notification to the outside.

An object of the present disclosure is a doorphone slave unit provided with an imaging unit and an illumination unit, which can make an abnormality notification by light more conspicuous and exert an abnormality notification function to the outside, and a master unit connected to the doorphone slave unit. , And to provide an intercom system including these doorphone slaves and masters.

The doorphone slave unit according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an imaging unit, a lighting unit that lights up at the time of imaging by the imaging unit, and an abnormality notification unit that notifies an abnormal state detected in the dwelling unit by light. Then, when the abnormality notification unit is informing, the lighting unit is turned off, or the lighting unit is turned on in a dimmed state as compared with the lighting state when the abnormality notification unit is not informing.

The master unit, which is another aspect of the present disclosure, has a communication unit that communicates with the doorphone slave unit having the above configuration. Further, the intercom system according to still another aspect of the present disclosure includes a doorphone slave unit and a master unit having the above configuration.

According to the doorphone slave unit, the master unit, and the intercom system according to the present disclosure, it is possible to make the abnormality notification by light by the doorphone slave unit more conspicuous and to exert the abnormality notification function to the outside.

It is a figure which shows the intercom system including the doorphone slave unit and the master unit which are one Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the intercom system shown in FIG. (A) is a diagram showing a state in which only the energization display unit is lit in the doorphone slave unit, and (b) is a diagram showing a state in which the energization display unit and the lighting unit are lit. (A) is a diagram showing a state in which the energization display unit and the abnormality notification unit are lit in the doorphone slave unit, and (b) is a diagram showing a state in which only the abnormality notification unit is lit.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this description, specific shapes, materials, numerical values, directions, etc. are examples for facilitating the understanding of the present disclosure, and can be appropriately changed according to applications, purposes, specifications, and the like. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are included in the following, it is assumed from the beginning that those characteristic portions are used in appropriate combinations.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an intercom system 10 including a doorphone slave unit 11 and a master unit 12 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In FIG. 1, the doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12 are shown as viewed from the front.

The intercom system 10 is installed in each dwelling unit in an apartment house, and has a function of notifying the resident in the dwelling unit that a visitor has arrived, a function of talking with the visitor, and the like.

The doorphone slave unit 11 is installed outside the dwelling unit. Specifically, the doorphone slave unit 11 is installed, for example, on the wall next to the entrance door. On the other hand, the master unit 12 is installed on the wall inside the dwelling unit. The doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12 are electrically connected by an electric wire 16. Electric power is supplied from the master unit 12 to the doorphone slave unit 11 via the electric wire 16, and various signals are exchanged between the two 11 and 12. The power supply to the doorphone slave unit 11 may be performed not from the master unit 12 but by using another power supply line independent of the master unit 12.

The doorphone slave unit 11 includes, for example, a vertically long rectangular housing 14 when viewed from the front. The housing 14 is composed of, for example, a resin case. A camera 18 as an imaging unit is arranged on the upper part of the housing 14.

The camera 18 has a function of photographing a visitor or the like located in front of the doorphone slave unit 11. As the camera 18, for example, a CCD camera can be used, but the camera 18 is not limited to this, and any known imaging means may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the camera 18 is arranged on the center line CL extending in the vertical direction through the center in the width direction on the front side of the housing 14.

In the housing 14 of the doorphone slave unit 11, the speaker hole 20 is arranged at the center in the vertical direction. The speaker hole 20 is composed of a plurality of narrow slits extending in the vertical direction. Through the speaker hole 20, sound can be generated to the outside from the speaker built in the housing 14. Further, through the speaker hole 20, for example, a visitor's voice can be acquired by a microphone built in the housing 14. The housing 14 may be provided with a hole for a microphone different from the speaker hole 20.

A call button 22 is arranged at the lower part of the housing 14 of the doorphone slave unit 11. The call button 22 is formed of, for example, a translucent resin. The call button 22 constitutes an operation unit that is pressed and operated by a visitor or the like. When the call button 22 is pressed, the doorphone slave unit 11 is configured to start imaging by the camera 18 and transmit the captured image to the master unit 12.

The doorphone slave unit 11 includes an energization display unit 24. The energization display unit 24 is a portion that lights up to indicate that the doorphone slave unit 11 is in the energized state and is operating. In the present embodiment, the energization display unit 24 is provided on the call button 22. Specifically, the energization display unit 24 has a circular translucent member provided in the center in the width direction of the translucent call button 22, and is built in corresponding to the translucent member, for example, green. It is composed of a light emitting unit composed of an LED (Light-Emitting Diode). Normally, the energization display unit 24 is in a lit state. The energization display unit 24 can be kept lit regardless of the presence or absence of notification of the abnormality notification unit described later.

Further, the call button 22 of the doorphone slave unit 11 is provided with a light-transmitting portion 26 having a rectangular shape extending in the width direction. The light transmitting unit 26 is provided near the upper side of the energization display unit 24. An illumination unit 28 and an abnormality notification unit 30 are arranged inside the housing 14 and inside the translucent unit 26. In the present embodiment, the illumination unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 are arranged on both sides of the center line CL in the width direction. The illumination units 28 may be arranged on both sides of the abnormality notification unit 30 with the abnormality notification unit 30 interposed therebetween, or vice versa.

It is preferable that the illumination unit 28 is composed of, for example, a white LED, and the abnormality notification unit 30 is composed of, for example, a red LED. When the lighting unit 28 is turned on, white light is radiated from the doorphone slave unit 11 to the outside via the translucent unit 26. As a result, the face of the visitor in front of the doorphone slave unit 11 can be illuminated, and the camera 18 can clearly capture the image. The lighting unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 may be configured to radiate light so as to spread over the entire light transmitting unit 26 by a light guide or the like, respectively.

On the other hand, the abnormality notification unit 30 has a function of lightly notifying the abnormal state detected in the dwelling unit. Specifically, when a detection signal is transmitted from the master unit 12 to the doorphone slave unit 11 in response to the detection of an abnormality sensor such as a fire sensor installed in the dwelling unit as described later, the abnormality notification unit 30 lights up. Or flashes. As a result, the red light emitted from the abnormality notification unit 30 is radiated to the outside from the doorphone slave unit 11 via the translucent unit 26. As a result, for example, a manager who rushes to receive an abnormality report from the central monitoring panel of the management room can quickly find out where the dwelling unit is informing the abnormality.

In the present embodiment, one light transmitting unit 26 radiates light from the lighting unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 to the outside, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the lighting unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit are not limited to this. The unit 30 may be configured to radiate light through a separate translucent unit. In this case, the opening into which the resin member for the translucent portion formed in the call button 22 is fitted may be divided into two.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the lighting unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 are provided close to the call button 22 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lighting unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 may be arranged in an area of half or less of the area on the front side of the housing 14. In this case, it is preferable that the energization display unit 24 is arranged together with the illumination unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 in this region. By arranging the energization display unit 24, the lighting unit 28, and the abnormality notification unit 30 at relatively close positions in this way, the electric circuit in the housing 14 can be made compact.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the distance between the abnormality notification unit 30 and the energization display unit 24 is the same as the distance between the abnormality notification unit 30 and the illumination unit 28 is illustrated, but is limited to this. It's not a thing. The distance between the abnormality notification unit 30 and the lighting unit 28 may be closer than the distance between the abnormality notification unit 30 and the energization display unit 24.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the energization display unit 24, the lighting unit 28, and the abnormality notification unit 30 are provided on the call button 22 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, only the energization display unit 24 may be provided on the call button 22, and the lighting unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 may be provided on the housing 14 other than the call button 22.

Further, the light emitting unit constituting the energization display unit 24, the illumination unit 28, and the abnormality notification unit 30 may be shared by one multicolor LED. In this case, normally, it is emitted in green and used as the energization display unit 24, when the camera 18 is operated, it is emitted in white and used as the illumination unit 28, and when an abnormality is notified, it is emitted in red and used as the abnormality notification unit 30. can.

Subsequently, the master unit 12 included in the intercom system 10 will be described.

The master unit 12 has, for example, a housing 32 which is a case made of resin. The touch panel 34 is arranged from the central portion to the upper portion on the front side of the housing 32. The touch panel 34 is preferably configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display panel.

The touch panel 34 includes a display unit 36 having a horizontally long rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The display unit 36 displays an image captured by the camera 18 of the doorphone slave unit 11, a menu screen, and the like.

Further, on the touch panel 34, a plurality of operation buttons 38 are displayed below the display unit 36. Specifically, in the master unit 12 of the present embodiment, the operation buttons of "unlock", "call", and "end" are displayed. The "unlock" button is an operation unit that can unlock the electronic lock of the door installed at the common entrance of the apartment house by touch operation. The "call" button is an operation unit that enables a call between the doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12 and between the master unit 12 and the shared entrance intercom slave unit (not shown) by touch operation. be. The "end" button is an operation unit that terminates a call with the doorphone slave unit 11 or the like by touch operation.

In the housing 32 of the master unit 12, a menu button 40 and a speaker hole 42 are arranged below the touch panel 34. The menu button 40 is an operation unit that causes the display unit 36 to display the menu screen by pressing the menu button 40. The speaker hole 42 is composed of a large number of small-diameter circular holes, and sound can be generated to the outside from the speaker built in the housing 32 through the speaker hole 42. Further, through the speaker hole 42, for example, a visitor's voice can be acquired by a microphone built in the housing 32.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the intercom system 10 shown in FIG. The master unit 12 is composed of a voice processing unit 12c that inputs / outputs call voice by a speaker 12a and a microphone 12b, a video processing unit 12d that displays a visitor image or the like by a display unit 36, an operation button 38, a menu button 40, or the like. It includes an operation unit 12e that is configured. Further, the master unit 12 includes a power receiving circuit 12f that receives power from the external power source 50 and supplies operating power to each part.

The master unit 12 further includes a control unit 12g and a storage unit 12h. The control unit 12g is composed of, for example, a microcomputer circuit or the like, and reads out and executes a control program stored in the storage unit 12h.

The master unit 12 further includes a communication unit 12i that communicates with the doorphone slave unit 11. The control unit 12g of the master unit 12 exchanges various signals with the doorphone slave unit 11 via the communication unit 12i. Further, the control unit 12g is connected to the sensor 52 via the communication unit 12i. The sensor 52 includes, for example, a fire sensor, a gas leak sensor, a security sensor, and the like. The control unit 12g receives the abnormality detection signal from the sensor 52, generates a control signal for operating (lighting or blinking) the abnormality notification unit 30 of the doorphone slave unit 11, and transmits the control signal via the communication unit 12i.

The doorphone slave unit 11 of the intercom system 10 includes a voice processing unit 11c that inputs and outputs call voice by a speaker 11a and a microphone 11b, and a video processing unit 11d that captures a visitor or the like by a camera 18. Further, the doorphone slave unit 11 includes a lighting unit 28, an abnormality notification unit 30, a control unit 11e connected to the energization display unit 24, and a communication unit 11f for communicating with the master unit 12. The control unit 11e is configured by, for example, a microcomputer circuit or the like, and can execute a control program stored in a storage unit (not shown). Further, the control unit 11e can control each lighting state of the lighting unit 28, the abnormality notification unit 30, and the energization display unit 24 by receiving the control signal from the master unit 12.

Subsequently, the operation of the intercom system 10 including the doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12 having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a state in which only the energization display unit is lit in the doorphone slave unit, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a state in which the energization display unit and the illumination unit are lit.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the energization display unit 24 provided on the call button 22 of the doorphone slave unit 11 is normally lit. As a result, it is displayed that the doorphone slave unit 11 is in the operating state.

In this state, when a visitor or the like presses the call button 22, the illumination unit 28 lights up and the camera 18 starts imaging, as shown in FIG. 3 (b). As a result, the camera 18 can capture a clearer image of the visitor or the like. The image captured by the camera 18 of the doorphone slave unit 11 is transmitted to the master unit 12 via the communication unit 11f and displayed on the display unit 36.

The lighting unit 28 (1) displays the image captured by the camera 18 on the master unit 12 that can communicate with the doorphone slave unit 11, and (2) the doorphone slave unit 11 presses the call button to accept the call operation. (3) The state of talking between the doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12, the state of recording the captured contents of the camera 18, and (4) the motion of a person is detected by the motion sensor. It may be turned on in any one or more of the states. Here, in order to (4) configure the lighting unit 28 to light up when a person is detected by the motion sensor, for example, the doorphone slave unit 11 may be provided with a motion sensor.

The illumination unit 28 is turned off when the imaging of the camera 18 is completed. As a specific example, when the "end" button is touch-operated on the master unit 12 and the call between the doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12 is terminated, the light is turned off.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a state in which the energization display unit and the abnormality notification unit are lit in the doorphone slave unit, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a state in which only the abnormality notification unit is lit.

When an abnormality such as a fire is detected by the sensor 52 installed in the dwelling unit, the doorphone slave unit 11 that receives the signal indicating the abnormality detection from the master unit 12 lights up or blinks the abnormality notification unit 30. As a result, it is possible to notify the outside that an abnormality has occurred in the dwelling unit through the doorphone slave unit 11.

When the abnormality notification unit 30 is informing in this way, the lighting unit 28 is turned off. Specifically, even when the lighting unit 28 is in at least one of the above-mentioned (1) to (4) states in which the lighting unit 28 is turned on, the lighting unit 28 is turned off. That is, in this case, the notification function of the abnormality notification unit 30 is prioritized over the illumination function of the imaging target by the illumination unit 28. As a result, it is possible to make the abnormality notification by light by the doorphone slave unit 11 more conspicuous and to exert the abnormality notification function to the outside.

However, instead of turning off the lighting unit 28 when the abnormality notification unit 30 is notifying, the lighting unit 28 is turned on in a dimmed state as compared with the lighting state when the abnormality notification unit 30 is not notifying. You may let me. As a result, the abnormality notification by the light by the doorphone slave unit 11 becomes conspicuous, and the abnormality notification function to the outside can be exerted.

When the abnormality notification unit 30 notifies as described above, as shown in FIG. 4B, the energization display unit 24 provided on the call button 22 may also be turned off. By doing so, the abnormality notification by the abnormality notification unit 30 becomes more conspicuous, and the abnormality notification function to the outside can be more effectively exerted.

As described above, the doorphone slave unit 11 of the present embodiment includes the camera 18, the lighting unit 28 that lights up when the camera 18 takes an image, and the abnormality notification unit 30 that notifies the abnormal state detected in the dwelling unit by light. Then, when the abnormality notification unit 30 is informing, the lighting unit 28 is turned off, or the lighting unit 28 is turned on in a dimmed state as compared with the lighting state when the abnormality notification unit 30 is not informing. According to this configuration, it is possible to make the abnormality notification by light by the doorphone slave unit 11 more conspicuous and to exert the abnormality notification function to the outside.

In the doorphone slave unit 11 of the present embodiment, the lighting unit 28 displays the image captured by the camera 18 on the master unit 12 capable of communicating with the doorphone slave unit 11, and the doorphone slave unit 11 accepts a call operation. , A state in which a call is being made between the doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12, a state in which the image captured by the camera 18 is being recorded, and a state in which the movement of a person is detected by a human sensor. It can be configured to light up in the state of.

Further, in the doorphone slave unit 11 of the present embodiment, the doorphone slave unit 11 has a housing 14 in which the camera 18, the lighting unit 28, and the abnormality notification unit 30 are arranged, and the lighting unit 28 is less than half the area on the front side of the housing 14. It may be arranged in the area of. In this case, the energization display unit 24 that lights up when the doorphone slave unit 11 is energized may be provided, and the energization display unit 24 may be arranged together with the lighting unit 28 and the abnormality notification unit 30 in the above area.

Further, the doorphone slave unit 11 of the present embodiment includes an energization display unit 24 that lights up when the doorphone slave unit 11 is energized, and the energization display unit 24 lights up regardless of the presence or absence of notification of the abnormality notification unit 30. It may be left as it is. Alternatively, when the abnormality notification unit 30 is notifying, the energization display unit 24 may be turned off, or the light may be turned on in a dimmed state as compared with the lighting state when the abnormality notification unit 30 is not notifying. good.

The doorphone slave unit, the master unit, and the intercom system of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof, and various changes and improvements can be made.

For example, when the abnormality notification unit 30 is informing, at least one of the brightness of the image displayed on the display unit 36 of the master unit 12 and the brightness of the image captured by the camera 18 may be adjusted. In this way, even when the illumination unit 28 is turned off or dimmed, the image displayed on the display unit 36 of the master unit 12 can be made easier to see.

Further, it may be configured so that a call restriction mode in which a call cannot be made between the doorphone slave unit 11 and the master unit 12 can be selected at the time of notification by the abnormality notification unit 30. Such a call restriction mode may be selected by pressing the menu button 40 on the master unit 12 to display the menu screen on the display unit 36 and selecting the menu screen. It is preferable to turn off the energization display unit 24 when the abnormality notification unit 30 is informing in the state where the call restriction mode is selected.

Further, when the entrance light is installed near the doorphone slave unit 11, the entrance light is turned off or dimmed when the abnormality notification unit 30 of the doorphone slave unit 11 is informing, and the abnormality notification unit 30 is notified. It may be made more conspicuous, or the entrance light may be turned on or blinked to illuminate the evacuation route even when the abnormality notification unit 30 is informing.

10 Intercom system, 11 doorphone slave unit, 11a, 12a speaker, 11b, 12b microphone, 11c, 12c audio processing unit, 11d, 12d video processing unit, 11e, 12g control unit, 11f, 12i communication unit, 12 master unit, 12e Operation unit, 12f power receiving circuit, 12h storage unit, 14,32 housing, 16 electric wires, 18 camera (imaging unit), 20,42 speaker holes, 22 call buttons, 24 energization display unit, 26 translucent unit, 28 lighting unit , 30 Abnormality notification unit, 34 touch panel, 36 display unit, 38 operation buttons, 40 menu buttons, 50 external power supply, 52 sensors.

Claims (10)

Imaging unit and
An illumination unit that lights up during imaging by the imaging unit, and
Equipped with an abnormality notification unit that notifies the abnormal state detected in the dwelling unit by light.
When the abnormality notification unit is informing, the lighting unit is turned off, or the lighting unit is turned on in a dimmed state as compared with the lighting state when the abnormality notification unit is not informing.
Doorphone slave unit. The lighting unit displays the imaged content of the imaging unit on a master unit capable of communicating with the doorphone slave unit, a state in which the doorphone slave unit accepts a call operation, and the doorphone slave unit and the master unit. Claim 1 that the light is turned on in any one or more of a state of talking between the doors, a state of recording the captured contents of the imaging unit, and a state of detecting the movement of a person by a motion sensor. Doorphone slave unit described in. It has a housing in which the imaging unit, the lighting unit, and the abnormality notification unit are arranged, and the lighting unit and the abnormality notification unit are arranged in an area of half or less of the area on the front side of the housing. The doorphone slave unit according to claim 1 or 2. The doorphone according to claim 3, further comprising an energization display unit that lights up when the doorphone slave unit is energized, and the energization display unit is arranged together with the lighting unit and the abnormality notification unit in the area. Cordless handset. It is provided with an energization display unit that lights up when the doorphone slave unit is energized, and the distance between the abnormality notification unit and the lighting unit is greater than the distance between the abnormality notification unit and the energization display unit. The doorphone slave unit according to claim 1 or 2, which is close to. Claim 1 or 2 includes an energization display unit that lights up when the doorphone slave unit is energized, and the energization display unit remains lit regardless of the presence or absence of notification of the abnormality notification unit. Doorphone slave unit described in. It is provided with an energization display unit that lights up when the doorphone slave unit is energized, and when the abnormality notification unit is informing, the energization display unit is turned off or the abnormality notification unit is not informing. The doorphone slave unit according to claim 1 or 2, which is lit in a dimmed state as compared with the lighting state at that time. A master unit having a communication unit that communicates with the doorphone slave unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The master unit is equipped with a display unit.
The master unit according to claim 8, wherein when the abnormality notification unit is informing, at least one of the brightness of the image displayed on the display unit and the brightness of the image captured by the imaging unit is adjusted. An intercom system comprising the doorphone slave unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and the master unit according to claim 8 or 9.

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