JPH03102796A - Wireless switch - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate dangled wiring from the ceiling and facilitate mounting operation by pushing appropriate switch to transmit wireless signals to a wireless receiver, forming a housing in the same configuration as a plate standardized as wiring fixture, and thereby providing practicability of fitting to the mounting surface. CONSTITUTION:By pushing a switch SW a wireless signal using the light as medium shall be transmissible to a wireless receiver which is connected with the load such as illumination and controls the load in conformity to the received wireless signal. A housing 1 formed in the same configuration as a plate standardized as a wiring fixture is fitted to the surface of a mount such as wall surface. When the switch SW on the front of this housing 1 is turned, wireless signal is delivered from a transparent window 26 formed in a certain place at the periphery of the housing 1. This eliminates dangled wiring from the ceiling and enables easy mounting after execution of wall construction.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a wireless switch that is connected to a load such as a lighting load, receives a wireless signal using light as a medium, and transmits a wireless signal to a wireless receiver that controls the load.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, a load such as a lighting load is connected via an electric wire to an operating switch attached to a mounting surface such as a wall. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct wiring work by running the power wires from the ceiling through the walls.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional configuration described above, wiring work must be performed in accordance with the progress of building wall work, and since the electric wires are buried within the wall, construction requires time and skill. These requirements are an impediment to rationalizing components and construction methods, especially in factory-built housing. The present invention aims to solve the above problems, and aims to provide a wireless switch that does not require hanging wiring from the ceiling and can be easily installed after wall construction. It is something.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a switch for a wireless receiver that is connected to a load such as a lighting load and receives a wireless signal using light as a medium to control the load. In order to transmit wireless signals with operation, a housing is provided that has the same external shape as a plate standardized for wiring devices and is attached to the surface of a mounting surface such as a wall. When a switch equipped with a switch is operated, a wireless signal is transmitted through transparent windows formed at key points around the housing. Further, as a second aspect of the present invention, a hook hole is formed on the back surface of the housing to engage with a mounting screw screwed into the mounting surface so that the head protrudes from the mounting surface. Furthermore, as a third aspect of the present invention, an operation piece is integrally formed on the front surface of the housing and is flexible in the front and rear directions and can press a switch disposed inside the housing.
A thin, flexible membrane nameplate that covers the operating piece and the periphery of the operating piece is covered on the front surface of the housing.

[Effect]

According to the structure of claim 1, when a switch is operated, a wireless signal is transmitted to a wireless receiver that is connected to a load such as a lighting load and receives a wireless signal using light as a medium to control the load. By placing the wireless receiver adjacent to the load, there is no need to connect electrical wires to the operation switch, and there is no need to run down wiring from the ceiling into the wall. It becomes. As a result, the rationalization of components and construction methods for factory-produced housing can be further promoted. Furthermore, since the housing is formed to have the same external shape as the plate standardized for wiring devices, there is also the advantage that there is no discomfort with ready-made wiring devices. Furthermore, since it can be attached to the surface of a mounting surface such as a wall, there is no need for a switch box or the like, and there is no need to drill holes in the wall. That is, the housing can be attached to the wall surface after the wall has been constructed, making the attachment work extremely easy. In the structure of claim 2, a hook hole is formed on the back surface of the housing to engage with a mounting screw screwed into the mounting surface so that the head protrudes from the mounting surface. The switch can be attached to and detached from the switch, making it easy to move the switch mounting position. In the configuration of claim 3, an operating piece is formed on the front surface of the housing and is flexible in the front and rear directions and is capable of pressing a switch disposed inside the housing. Since the front surface of the housing is covered with a thin flexible membrane nameplate that covers the switch, the number of parts for the operating section of the switch can be reduced and the housing can be made thinner.

[Embodiment 1] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the housing 1 is formed by a base 10 that is attached to a mounting surface such as a wall surface, and a plate force bar 20 that is coupled to the base 10. ．． The outer shape of the housing 1 is the same as that of a ready-made plate standardized for wiring devices. The base 10 and the plate force bar 20 are coupled by engaging a retaining hook 11 erected on the front surface of the base 10 with an engaging rib 21 protruding from the back surface of the plate force bar 20. Reinforcing ribs 12 running vertically and horizontally are formed on the front surface of the base 10. A pair of upper and lower hook holes 13 are bored in the base 10, and the hook holes 13 have a larger diameter at the bottom and a narrower width at the top, forming a so-called potbellied hole. A circuit board 3 is located between the base 10 and the plate cover 20.
0 is inserted. That is, the circuit board 30 is placed on the reinforcing rib 12. A notch 31 for positioning is formed in the circuit board 30, and the circuit board 30 is positioned by engaging a circumferential wall 13a protruding from the opening periphery of the hooking hole 13 with the notch 31. Further, a pair of left and right positioning bosses 14 are protruded from the base 10, and the positioning bosses 14 also restrict the left and right movement of the circuit board 30. Further, a presser boss 22 is protruded from the back surface of the plate force bar 20, and by supporting the circuit board 30 between the reinforcing rib 12 and the presser boss 22, lifting of the circuit board 30 is restricted. There is. The circuit board 30 is surface-mounted with a switch SW, a light emitting element LD that sends out infrared light as a wireless signal, a transmitting circuit that blinks the light emitting element LD in response to the operation of the switch SW, and the like. Further, the circuit board 30 is provided with a pair of electrode plates 32a and 32b that contact the electrodes of the battery B. Battery B is a large-capacity button battery such as a lithium battery, and is held in a battery holder 40 that is detachably inserted into the lower part of the housing 1. The electrode plate 32a is formed to contact the circumferential surface of the battery B, and the electrode plate 32b is formed to contact one end surface of the battery B. An operating piece 23 is integrally formed on the plate force bar 20 at a portion corresponding to the switch SW mounted on the circuit board 30. The operation piece 23 is formed in a rectangular shape, is separated from the plate force bar 20 with one side left, and has flexibility in the front and rear directions. In addition, a switch SW is provided on the back of the operation piece 23.
A pressing protrusion 23a is provided to protrude in correspondence with the operation piece 2.
When 3 is pressed, a pressing force is applied to the switch SW via the pressing protrusion 23a. plate force bar 2
0, the peripheral portion of the operation piece 23 forms a recess 24, and this recess 24 is covered with a thin flexible membrane plate 25 made of resin. That is, the membrane nameplate 25 is covered with the operation piece 23, and when the operation piece 23 is pressed from above the membrane nameplate 25, the switch SW is operated. On the upper part of the plate force bar 20, a transparent plate 26 that transmits infrared light is fixed by ultrasonic welding at a portion corresponding to the light emitting element LD mounted on the circuit board 30, and a wireless signal from the light emitting element LD is fixed. can be sent externally. The battery holder 40 has a shape in which a pair of locking spring pieces 42 and a locking piece 43 protrude from a base piece 41, and the space between the locking spring pieces 42 is approximately U-shaped. By doing so, the battery B is held between the two locking spring pieces 42. A locking portion 44 is formed at the tip of the locking spring piece 42, and is configured to be locked to a pair of locking protrusions 15 protruding from the base 10. Further, a locking claw 45 is protruded from the tip of the long piece 43, and the base 10
It is adapted to engage with a lock hole 16 drilled in the. When the battery holder 40 is inserted into the housing 1,
The base piece 41 is locked to the lower edge of the notch 17 formed in the base 10. Further, since the lock claw 45 engages with the lock hole 16, the battery holder 4o will not come out even if the base piece 41 is pulled, and it is possible to prevent the battery B from being pulled out by a child or the like. When replacing the battery B, the base piece 41 may be pulled out from the housing 1 while pressing the lock claw 45 from the back surface of the housing 1 with a jig. The circuit mounted on the circuit board 30 of the wireless switch 4 is configured as shown in FIG. 5, for example. That is, when the switch SW, which is the operation section, is operated, the oscillation circuit 33 is activated, and the light emitting element LD is configured to output a wireless signal via the light emitting element drive circuit 34. Further, a power supply circuit 35 is provided that uses battery B as a power source to supply power to each part. On the other hand, the wireless receiver 5 that receives a wireless signal and controls the negative lighting RL includes a light receiving element PD that receives a wireless signal that is infrared rays, and the output of the light receiving element PD is amplified by an amplifier circuit 51, and then An output corresponding to the content of the wireless signal is obtained by passing through the signal processing circuit 52, and an output circuit 54 equipped with a relay is operated via an output drive circuit 53. The lighting load L is connected to the contacts of the relay, and the lighting load L is connected to the relay contacts in response to the wireless signal.
is controlled. The wireless receiver 5 is provided with a power supply circuit 55 connected to a commercial AC power source, and supplies power to each circuit and the lighting load L. With the above precautions, in the wireless receiver 5, when the switch SW of the wireless switch 4 is operated once, the lighting load L is turned on, and when it is operated next, the lighting load L is turned off.8 Signal processing circuit of the wireless receiver 5 If the processing contents of 52 are changed, a temporary lighting operation in which the lighting load L is turned on for a certain period of time after the switch SW is operated, or a lighting load L is turned off after a certain period of time has passed after the switch SW is turned off. Operations such as delayed lights-out operation are also possible. The wireless switch configured as described above is attached to a wall by inserting the head of a hook screw fixed to the wall into the hook hole 13 formed in the base 10. That is, insert the hook screw from the large diameter portion of the hook hole 13,
When the housing 1 is slid downward, the head of the hook screw is introduced into the narrow part of the hook hole 13, and the housing 1 is locked to the hook screw. Here, a diamond piece 13b is formed on the peripheral wall 13a of the hooking hole 13 at a portion corresponding to the large diameter portion of the hooking hole 13. Therefore, when inserting the hook screw into the hook hole 13, if the head of the hook screw protrudes too much from the wall surface, the head of the hook screw will be inserted into the cover piece 1.
3b causes the housing 1 to rise from the wall surface, and serves as a guideline for adjusting the amount of threading of the hook screw. As described above, there is no need for wiring to fall down from the ceiling, and since it is attached to the wall, there is no need to drill a hole in the wall, so the location of the wireless switch can be easily moved if necessary. It is possible.

[Embodiment 2] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a pair of left and right hooking holes 13 are provided. Therefore, a pair of left and right notches 31' are also formed in the circuit board 30, with which the peripheral wall 13a of the hook hole 13 engages. In this configuration, switch SW
Since it is possible to arrange a plurality of switches vertically, it is possible to provide two switches as shown in FIG. 8, or three switches as shown in FIG. Furthermore, when connecting the plate force bar 20 to the base 10, as shown in FIG. The connecting claws 27 are engaged with each other. The other horizontal precepts are the same as in Example 1, so their explanation will be omitted.

【Effect of the invention】

As described above, according to the precept of claim 1, the present invention provides a switch operation for a wireless receiver that is connected to a load such as a lighting load and receives a wireless signal using light as a medium to control the load. By placing the wireless receiver adjacent to the load, there is no need to connect wires to the operating switch, and it is possible to connect the wireless signal from the ceiling to the inside of the wall. This eliminates the need for downhill wiring. As a result, it has the advantage of further promoting the rationalization of components and construction methods for factory-produced housing. Additionally, since the housing is formed to have the same external shape as the plate standardized for wiring devices, there is also the advantage that there is no discomfort with ready-made wiring devices. Furthermore, since it can be attached to the surface of a mounting surface such as a wall, it has the advantage of eliminating the need for a switch box, etc., and eliminating the need for drilling holes in the wall. In other words, it is only necessary to attach the housing to the wall after the wall is constructed, which has the effect of making the installation work extremely easy. In the structure of claim 2, since a hook hole is formed on the back surface of the housing to engage with a mounting screw screwed into the mounting surface so that the head protrudes from the mounting surface, the housing cannot be mounted. It can be attached to and detached from the surface, making it easy to move the switch mounting position. In the structure of claim 3, an operating piece that is flexible back and forth and can press a switch disposed inside the housing is integrally formed on the front surface of the housing, and the operating piece and the periphery of the operating piece are integrally formed. Since the front surface of the housing is covered with a thin flexible membrane nameplate that covers the switch, the number of parts for the operating section of the switch can be reduced and the housing can be made thinner.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the same as above, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line X-X in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a 5 is a block diagram of a wireless switch and a wireless receiver, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the same essential parts, and FIG. 8 and 9 are exploded perspective views of essential parts showing still other embodiments of the present invention. 1... Housing, 5... Wireless receiver, 13
... Hook hole, 23 ... Operation piece, 25 ... Membrane name plate, 26 ... Transparent plate, L ... Lighting load, SW.
··switch. Figure 7 Figure 9

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A wireless switch that is connected to a load such as a lighting load and transmits a wireless signal to a wireless receiver that receives a wireless signal using light as a medium and controls the load, and is standardized for wiring equipment. It has a housing that has the same external shape as the plate that is attached to it and is attached to the surface of a mounting surface such as a wall, and when a switch that has an operation part on the front of the housing is operated, transparent parts formed at key points around the housing are activated. A wireless switch characterized by transmitting a wireless signal from an optical window. (2) A hook hole is formed on the back surface of the housing to engage with a mounting screw screwed into the mounting surface so that the head protrudes from the mounting surface. wireless switch. (3) An operating piece is integrally formed on the front surface of the housing and is flexible from front to back and can press a switch disposed inside the housing. Claim 1 characterized in that a thin membrane nameplate having flexibility is covered on the front surface of the housing.
Wireless switch as described.