JPH01109697A - Lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select various on/off patterns by providing multiple remote control switches in a remote controller and providing a receiving unit, an IC control unit, and function selecting switches in a lighting fixture. CONSTITUTION:Switching elements S1-S3 are provided on the output side of an IC control unit 13 and connected to fluorescent lamps 3 and 4 and a safety bulb 5 via lighting circuits 16 and 17, and the voltage is fed from a commercial AC power source 18. The IC control unit 13 selectively performs the functions of a built-in sequence control on/off circuit and a direct control on/off circuit in three types by on/off combinations of switches 14 and 15. On/off patterns according to the environment such as the on/off operation in the preset order or the on/off operation of optional lamps can be selected by the operations of the control switch 10 of a remote controller 8 and function selecting switches of the IC control unit 13 of a lighting fixture, and a convenient light device is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a lighting device that controls the blinking, etc. of the lamps of a lighting fixture having a plurality of lamps using a wireless remote controller.

A lighting device that uses a remote controller to control the blinking and brightness of the lamp of a lighting fixture is a system that sends an infrared signal from the remote controller to the light receiving part of the lighting fixture to cause the lamp to blink, etc. For example, in incandescent lamp lighting equipment, the blinking and dimming of the incandescent lamp is performed using a remote controller as follows.

The remote controller has a pushbutton switch,
Each time this switch is turned on, an infrared signal is emitted to the lighting equipment. The lighting equipment has a light receiving part and a dimmer built into the lamp lighting circuit, and when the remote controller is pressed once, the light receiving part receives an infrared signal from the remote controller, turns on the incandescent lamp, and then switches the remote controller. When you press it a second time, the incandescent lamp will go out. Also, if you leave the switch on the remote controller pressed when turning on the incandescent lamp, the dimmer changes the brightness of the incandescent lamp depending on the on time.

In addition, lighting fixtures that can be controlled by a remote controller include multiple straight tube or ring fluorescent lamps that are mounted on the ceiling. It is common to have two different fluorescent lamps and a security bulb, and the blinking control of these three lamps by a remote controller is performed by a sequence control method that repeats in a predetermined order. For example, each time you press a push-button switch on a remote controller, an infrared signal is sent from the remote controller to a lighting fixture, and the lighting fixture's three lamps turn on two fluorescent lamps - one fluorescent lamp lights up - The lights flash in the following order: the safety bulb is on, then all the lamps are off.

Problems that Ming is trying to solve Lighting devices that control the blinking of a lighting fixture's lamp with a remote controller are convenient because they can control the blinking of the lamp from any position away from the lighting fixture, and it is also convenient to control the blinking of the lighting fixture and its lamp. Although this method has advantages such as eliminating the need for wiring work between the remote control and the remote controller, it is often inconvenient because the order in which the lamps of the lighting equipment blink is determined uniformly by operating a switch on a remote controller. For example, in a lighting fixture for two annular fluorescent lamps, the lamp blinking order is performed according to the general blinking pattern described above, and it is not possible to blink the three lamps in an order other than this blinking pattern. Therefore, even if a blinking pattern such as turning on two fluorescent lamps and turning off all lamps or turning off all lamps and turning on a safety bulb is convenient, it is inconvenient that it cannot be executed.

Means for Solving Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is a device for controlling blinking of the lamps of a lighting fixture having a plurality of lamps using a wireless remote controller. The lighting equipment has a plurality of remote control switches that select the lamps of the lighting equipment to blink in a plurality of different blinking patterns, and the lighting equipment includes a receiving part that receives signals transmitted from the remote controller, and a receiving part that receives signals from the receiving part. an IC611111 unit that causes the lamp to blink in one of a plurality of blinking patterns selected by a remote controller; and a function selection switch that manually selects in advance the blinking pattern to be executed by this IC control unit. It is characterized by

The lamp blinking pattern executed by operating the remote control switch of the vertical remote controller and the function selection switch in the IC control section of the lighting equipment may be a blinking pattern in which multiple lamps blink in a predetermined order, or a blinking pattern in which multiple lamps are blinked in a predetermined order. Multiple patterns are possible, such as a blinking pattern in which the light blinks arbitrarily, and by selecting this blinking pattern depending on the environment in which the lighting fixture is installed, a convenient remote control type lighting device can be realized.

large cliff spot Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Figures 1 to 4 are for explaining the basic embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 1 is a lighting fixture for two annular fluorescent lamps (
1), in which two annular fluorescent lamps (3) and (4) of different wattages are placed below the device body (2), and a safety bulb (5) is protruded from the bottom surface of the device body (2). The shade (6) is placed on the instrument body (2). In addition, (7) in the same figure is a hanging string for lamp blinking that is hung from the main body (2) of the device, and it can be used to manually operate the fluorescent lamp (3) (to be described later).
4) and the security ball (5) flash in a certain order.

Figure 2 shows a remote controller (8) that remotely controls the blinking of the three lamps of the lighting fixture (1). Switches (hereinafter referred to as remote control switches) (10a) to (10e)
).

The remote controller (8) is, for example, of an infrared type, and when each remote control switch (10a) to (10e) is pressed, an infrared signal is emitted from an infrared ray emitting part (11) at the end of the main body (9). Each remote control switch (10a) ~
(10e) selects the three lamps of lighting fixture (1) and makes them blink in different blinking patterns. Specifically, the remote control switch (10a) on the top row switches the three lamps of lighting fixture (1) to fluorescent light. This is for sequence control to repeatedly blink in a predetermined blinking order of 2 lamps on - 1 fluorescent lamp on - safety bulb on - all lamps off.The remaining remote control switches (10b) to (10e) are for two This is for direct control in which any one of the fluorescent lamps (3), (4) and the safety bulb (5) is arbitrarily selected and directly turned on and off.

In correspondence with the remote controller (8), the lighting fixture (1) includes a receiving section (light receiving section) (12) that receives an infrared signal from the remote controller (8), as shown in FIG. An IC that reads the signal from the receiver (12) and blinks the lamp in a preselected pattern.
A control section (13) and, for example, two function selection switches (14) and (15) for manually selecting a lamp blinking pattern to be executed by the IC control section (13) are incorporated. The IC control unit (13) has two fluorescent lamps (3) (4) and a security bulb (
It has a built-in flashing circuit that flashes the three lamps (5) using the sequence control method described above and a flashing circuit that flashes the direct control method. , the first to third switching elements (S, ) to (S3
) are connected. The first switching element (S8) and the second switching element (S2) are connected to two fluorescent lamps (3
) (4) between the lighting circuits (16) (17) and the commercial AC power supply (18), and the third switching element (
S3) is connected between the safety bulb (5) and the commercial AC power source (18), and when the first switching element (S,) becomes conductive, the fluorescent lamp (3) switches to the second switching element (S,).
When the third switching element (S3) becomes conductive, the fluorescent lamp (4) lights up, and when the third switching element (S3) becomes conductive, the safety bulb (5) lights up. The IC control unit (13) that turns on and off each of the switching elements (Sl) to (S,) controls the functions of the two built-in sequence control blinking circuits and the direct control blinking circuit with the function selection switch (14) (15). ) is selected and executed according to the on/off combinations shown in the table below.

In addition, T in Fig. 4 is a step-down transformer, which is connected to a commercial AC power supply (18
) is stepped down and applied to the input terminal of the IC control section (13).

Therefore, the lighting fixture (1) is connected to the remote controller (8).
The lamp blinking is controlled as follows. Now, turn on both the function selection switches (14) and (15) of the lighting fixture (1) and preset the sequence control function in the IC control unit (13). In this state, press the remote control switch (10a) for sequence control at the top of the remote controller (8) once to send an infrared signal to the receiving section (12) of the lighting fixture (1).
The IC control unit (13) first makes the first and second switching elements (Si) (Ss) conductive using the signal from
Two fluorescent lamps (3) and (4) are turned on at the same time. From then on, each time the remote control switch (10a) is pressed once, the IC control unit (13) switches on three switching elements (S,).
~ (S3) Select ON/OFF to turn on one fluorescent lamp - turn on the security bulb - turn off all lamps - turn on two fluorescent lamps - blink the three lamps of lighting fixture (1) in a large sequence control method. let At this time, even if the remote control switches (10b) to (10e) other than the remote control switch (10a) are pressed, the IC control section (13) does not function and has no relation to the lamp blinking operation.

Next, press the function selection switch (14) on one side of the lighting fixture (1).
is turned off, the other switch (15) is turned on, and the IC!
! The case where the direct $ request control function is preset in the J control section (13) will be explained. In this case, use the remote control switch (10) for direct control of the remote controller (8).
b) Any one of (10e) is optionally bushed. For example, a remote control switch (10c) for lighting one fluorescent lamp.
When pressed, an infrared signal corresponding to this switch is emitted, which is sent to the IC control section (13) of the lighting fixture (1).
) is read, only the second switching element (S, ) is made conductive, and only one fluorescent lamp (3) is lit. Similarly, use the remote control switch (10) for lighting two fluorescent lamps.
When you press b), the two fluorescent lamps (3) and (4) light up, and when you press the safety bulb lighting remote control switch (10d), only the safety bulb (5) lights up, and the bottom remote control switch (10e) Press the button to turn off all lamps. At this time, the sequence control remote control switch (
Bushing 10a) has nothing to do with lamp blinking.

In addition, one function selection switch (14) of the lighting fixture (1)
) on and the other off and preset both the sequence control and direct control functions on the IC@control section (13), you can control the lighting fixture ( Sequence control of the blinking of the three lamps in 1) can be executed, and direct control of the blinking of the three lamps can be executed using the direct control remote control switches (10b) to (10e).

In addition to the lamp blinking control of the lighting fixture (1) by the remote controller (8), the IC control unit (13)
Fluorescent lamps (3) and (4) are lit every time the hanging cord (7) is pulled once.
The circuit is configured so that the security bulb (5) blinks in a sequence control manner. In this way, the lighting fixture (1) can be conveniently used in a normal manner by just using the hanging cord (7) to blink the lamp.

Although the above-mentioned lighting fixtures and remote controllers are used in combination, it is also possible to divide a plurality of lighting fixtures into groups as described below and control the lamp blinking for each group using the remote controller. That is, in lighting equipment stores, exhibition halls, hotels, etc., lighting of multiple lighting equipment of the same type is sometimes controlled in the same way, and an embodiment of the present invention in which this is done using a remote controller is shown in FIGS. 5 to 8. This will be explained with reference to the figures.

FIG. 5 shows lighting fixtures A1 to A1, B, B, C, and C11 for two annular fluorescent lamps similar to the lighting fixture (1) above.
, , D, ~D11 are divided into four groups, and the lighting fixtures A, ~An, of group A are further divided into A@, A3, . . .
and A2, A4, etc., and in the same way, light fixtures B, ~B,, C, ~C of the B-D group.
, D, ~D7 are divided into two small groups, and a total of eight small groups are connected to one remote controller (19
) indicates a lighting device that controls lamp blinking. Each of the lighting fixtures A1 to A of group A includes two fluorescent lamps (3) (
4), a security bulb (5), an IC control unit (20) that blinks these three lamps in both the sequence control method and the direct control method, or one of them, and a group-common receiving unit (2).
1) and IC@? The i1 section (20) includes two vessel selection switches SW1, SW, and 2, as shown in FIG.
Two function selection switches SW3, SW and one small group selection switch SW are provided. Other B-D group lighting fixtures B1-B, %, C8-C7, D1-D,
This is similar to the above A group, and the same parts are given the same reference numerals.

The remote controller (19) has four groups of sequence control remote control switches (23a) to (23d) on the main surface of the main body (22), and four groups of remote control switches (23a) to (23d).
Set of remote control switches for direct control (24a)
~(24d), (25a) ~(25d), (2
6a) ~(26d), (27a) ~(27d
), a spare switch (28)... and one sliding small group selection switch (29). 7th
Switches (23a) to (27a) lined up with the fir tree in the figure correspond to lighting fixtures A, to Aゎ of A group, and switch (23b)
) to (27b) to the lighting fixtures 81 to B of group B, switches (23c) to (27c) to lighting fixtures C8 to C11 of the group, and switches (23d) to (27d) to the lighting fixtures C8 to C11 of the group.
) is a D group lighting fixture.

In response to ~D, the lamp blinking of each lighting fixture is remotely controlled.

In addition, the IC control unit (20
), as shown in Fig. 8, lights up the three lamps of the lighting equipment by conducting the switching elements S, ~S,
It has both sequence control and direct control functions, and both functions can be turned on or off using function selection switches ss+, , and sw4.
The combinations of off and on are selected as shown in the table below.

Two vessel selection switches SW of the IC control unit (20).

, SWm is a combination of on and off, and one lighting fixture is A
The following table shows examples of grouping into either of -D.

Further, whether the small group sorting switch S-1 of the IIC11J section (20) is on or off determines which of the two small groups in one group of A to D groups one lighting fixture belongs to.

In the above manner, lighting fixtures A, ~D, which are divided into groups A-D and further divided into two small groups, are displayed for each group, and the lamps blink as follows using one remote controller (19). controlled.

The lighting fixtures A1 to A7 of group A are divided into first and second small groups, and the lighting fixtures A8, A3, and
The IC control units (20) (20)... are preset to the sequence control function, and the IC control units (20) (20) of the second small group of lighting fixtures Al, A4,...
20)... is preset to the direct control function. Then, turn the small group selection switch (29) on the remote controller (19) to the first small group side [ON].
, and press the remote control switch (23a) for sequence control in group A, an infrared signal corresponding to this remote control switch (23a) will be transmitted to the receiving section of group A (23a).
21) and this signal is interpreted by the ICIII control (20) (20)... of each luminaire A, ~A, so that the first subgroup of luminaires At, Only the lamps A3... are controlled to blink using the sequence control method. At this time, the lighting fixtures B1 to D7 of the other B-D groups do not react at all because they are in different groups. Also, set the small group selection switch (29) of the remote controller (19) to the second small group side [off], and select one of the remote control switches (24a) to (27a) for direct control in group A. When is pressed, the lamps of the lighting fixtures A, , A, .

Note that the lighting equipment used in the present invention is not limited to one for two fluorescent lamps, but may also be a lighting equipment such as a plurality of incandescent lamps arranged side by side or a lighting equipment such as Jumpria.In addition, an infrared type remote controller is available. Although convenient, an ultrasonic method or a radio wave method may be used.

Effects of Intervention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to remotely control the blinking of the lamps of a lighting equipment having a plurality of lamps not only in a fixed order but also in an arbitrary order. Multiple patterns can be selected freely, so
It is possible to provide a remote control type lighting device with excellent commercial value and which can perform lamp on/off operations most suitable for the environment. In addition, a single remote controller can control lamp blinking of a plurality of lighting fixtures according to a selected lamp blinking pattern, thereby providing a lighting device suitable for lighting fixture stores, exhibition halls, and the like.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 are for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a front view including a partial cross section of the lighting fixture, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the remote controller, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the remote controller. The figure is a schematic circuit diagram of the illumination device, and FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the IC control section in FIG. 3. 5 to 8 are for explaining the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram of the entire lighting device, and FIG. 6 is a schematic circuit diagram of the entire lighting device.
5 is an enlarged front view of the IC control section of the lighting fixture in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view of the remote controller in FIG.
It is a circuit diagram of the t1 section. (1)--Lighting equipment, (3)-(5)--Lamp,
(8)-m-remote controller, (10a) to (10d)-remote control switch [remote control switch], (12)--receiving section, (13)--IC@
Gobe, (14) (15) --- Function selection switch, A□ ~ A,, B, ~ BII% 01 ~ C,, D, ~ D, --- Lighting equipment, (19)
−・Remote controller, (20) ・−= IC
fltl1m part, (21) = -4 signals aB, (23a
) ~(27a), (23b) ~(27b), (2
3c) ~(27c), (23d) ~(27d
)-Remote control switch, SW, , SW4・-Function selection switch. Patent applicant: NEC Home Electronics Co., Ltd. Figure 5 (Circuit product for cherry blossom viewing) (AI)
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Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A device that controls blinking of the lamps of a lighting fixture having multiple lamps using a wireless remote controller, the remote controller being a device that controls the blinking of the lamps of a lighting fixture that selects the lamps of the lighting fixture and blinks them in a plurality of different blinking patterns. The lighting fixture includes a receiving unit that receives a signal transmitted from a remote controller, and a lamp that blinks in one of a plurality of blinking patterns selected by the remote controller based on the signal from the receiving unit. IC that flashes in a pattern
A lighting device comprising: a control section; and a function selection switch for manually preselecting a blinking pattern to be executed by the IC control section.