JPH04317242A - Central entrance controller for apartment house building - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To unlock the central entrance of an apartment by means of the extension line facility of the apartment and the general telephone device of respective residential rooms without requiring the installation of a special response communication facility or an inter-phone in the respective residential rooms. CONSTITUTION:A central entrance controller 10 is provided with a hook control circuit 14 bringing the receiver lifted state of a telephone line 12 by means of the operation of a calling switch 28 and an unlocking control circuit 16 outputting a signal unclocking an automatic door 38 by means of the operation of numeral keys 56 of a telephone set 50 installed in respective residential rooms 48 of the apartment house. The central entrance controller is interposed to a telephone switchboard 44 which connect or disconnect an external line and an extension line as necessary through a telephone line 58 for hook control circuit and a telephone line 60 for unlocking control circuit.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] This invention is intended for use in residential buildings such as so-called condominiums, in particular, for accommodating all or part of the telephone lines of multiple residential rooms as extension terminal lines (hereinafter referred to as "extension lines"). So-called telephone exchanges or key telephone equipment (hereinafter referred to as "switching equipment") connect and disconnect general public lines (hereinafter referred to as "external lines") from Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) etc. and extension lines as necessary.
This invention relates to a collective entrance control device that remotely unlocks the electric lock device of the collective entrance in a multifamily residential building in which a multi-family residence is installed, after confirming the presence of visitors at the collective entrance.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art This type of collective housing building, such as a condominium, is a high-rise building equipped with a large number of residential rooms, and as shown in FIG. 2, there is usually a collective entrance (automatic door) on the first floor.
38, so that visitors can visit the desired residential room 48 via this collective entrance 38. In this case, the automatic door 38 is driven to open and close by an electric motor or the like, but is configured to be opened only when an unlocking signal is input to the electric locking device of the automatic door 38. Then, at a location outside the collective entrance, the visitor first specifies the desired residential room using the collective entrance device 62, exchanges calls with the intercom device 66 of the residential room 48, and returns to the residential room. announce your visit. Then, the person who was home in the residence room called the intercom device 66.
When an unlocking signal is transmitted to the electric lock device of the automatic door 38 via the intercom device 66 by operating the operation switch, the automatic door 38 is opened. 64 in FIG. 2 indicates a controller.

On the other hand, a telephone line is of course installed in each residential room 48 of the condominium 70, and an external line from NTT etc. and an extension line connected to each telephone set 68 in each residential room 48 are connected by a switching device 44. It is connected or disconnected as necessary, so that calls can be made with the outside of the condominium 70 or with each residential room 48 of the condominium 70. In addition, the telephone line is of a type in which an outside line from NTT, etc. is directly connected to the telephone set in each residential room in the condominium (the number of external lines is equal to or greater than the number of residential rooms). However, we will not cover such types of telephone lines here.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As is clear from Fig. 2, in conventional multifamily residential buildings such as condominiums, in addition to normal telephone communication equipment, response communication equipment for unlocking the collective entrance is installed. In need of. Therefore, it is necessary to install two systems of communication equipment, which is not only uneconomical but also
There is a problem that the communication line network becomes complicated. In particular, this problem becomes even more pronounced in high-rise condominiums that have a large number of residential rooms. Furthermore, for residents,
For visitors, it is necessary to use the intercom to answer calls, and to make calls using the telephone.

[0005] This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and does not require special response communication equipment for unlocking the collective entrance or the installation of intercoms in each residential room. , by simply using the extension equipment of the apartment building and the general telephone equipment in each residential room, and simply connecting it to the telephone exchange or key telephone equipment without specifying the manufacturer or model, it can be installed at the apartment entrance. The technical problem is to provide a collective entrance control device that can unlock the door.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In this invention, a telephone set can be used as part of a control device for unlocking a collective entrance, without installing an intercom device in each residential room of a collective housing building. I made it. To this end, the present invention provides a hook control circuit that is connected to a telephone circuit equipped with a number input device, a display device, and a speaker, and that puts the telephone circuit in an on-hook state by operating a call switch, and a hook control circuit for each residence in an apartment building. A collective entrance control device is provided with an unlocking control circuit that outputs an unlocking signal by operating a number input device of a telephone installed in a room when the telephone receiver is on the hook. Then, this collective entrance control device is inserted and connected to a switching device that connects or disconnects external lines and internal lines as necessary using two lines: a telephone line for the hook control circuit and a telephone line for the unlock control circuit. They were installed at collective entrances equipped with electric locks.

[0007] With the above configuration, by simply inserting and connecting this collective entrance control device to a switching device, the extension equipment of the collective housing building can be used as is, and the telephone set in each residential room can be used for making calls and for unlocking the collective entrance. This means that it can be used for both purposes to unlock the collective entrance.

[0008] The above-mentioned hook control circuit may be provided with a human body sensor that detects a visitor and uses the output thereof to supply power voltage to the hook control circuit and telephone circuit by operating a call switch. can. In addition, the above-mentioned unlocking control circuit includes a response circuit that operates when the telephone line for the unlocking control circuit receives a call from a telephone set installed in each residential room of the apartment building, and It is also possible to connect a timer circuit which is activated by the output signal to operate the unlocking control circuit, and after a set time has elapsed, stops the operation of the unlocking control circuit to restore the original state.

[0009]

[Embodiment] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
This will be explained with reference to.

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram showing the circuit configuration of a collective entrance control device. however,
In Figure 1, as shown in Figure 2, the entire configuration of the apartment building (condominium) is not shown, but one representative residential room, a collective entrance control device, and a collective entrance (automatic door) are shown.
and the relationship with the exchange device is shown.

In the communication equipment shown in FIG. 1, the living room 48 is equipped with a microphone 52, a speaker 54, a number input device,
For example, only a telephone 50 equipped with a numeric keypad 56 is installed. The numeric keypad 56 is pressed when entering the telephone number of the other party to call and when entering an unlocking number when attempting to unlock the electric lock device. This telephone set 50 is connected to a switching device, for example, a telephone exchange 44, by an extension line via a branch 46.

[0012] The collective entrance control device 10 is installed on the wall of an apartment complex building outside the collective entrance (automatic door) 38 having an electric locking device, and is connected to the extension of the telephone exchange 44 by two telephone lines. Connected. This collective entrance control device 10 includes a telephone circuit 12, a hook control circuit 14, and an unlock control circuit 16.

The telephone circuit 12 includes a numeric keypad 18 and a display board 20, which are used by the visitor to input the telephone number or room number of the desired residential room 48, as in the conventional collective entrance machine. a display 22 that displays the number entered by operating the numeric keypad 18;
and a microphone 2 for conversation through the speaker 54
4 and a speaker 26 are attached.

[0014] The hook control circuit 14 is a circuit for forming a line state that is formed when the handset is lifted up and down in a general telephone set, and when a call switch 28 is pressed, a human body sensor 30 (to be described later) is turned on. When this is the case, the telephone circuit 12 is placed in the receiver-up state. The human body sensor 30 detects the presence of a visitor at the collective entrance 38 and outputs the detection signal, thereby making it possible to set the telephone circuit 12 to a receiver-up state by pressing the call switch 28 described above. At the same time, when the visitor who has completed the series of operations and actions of calling, calling, and ending the call of the person staying in the residence room 48 leaves in front of the collective entrance control device 10 to enter the condominium, The supply of power supply voltage to the hook control circuit 14, telephone circuit 12, etc. is cut off, the operating state of the collective entrance control device 10 is restored to the original state, and the collective entrance control device 10 is placed in a standby state in preparation for the next visitor. This is attached to the hook control circuit 14 for the purpose of. Further, the hook control circuit 14 is provided with a cancel switch 32 for redoing the number input if the number input by operating the numeric keypad 18 is incorrect. 58 in the figure is a telephone line (extension line) dedicated to the hook control circuit 14.

[0015] Further, the unlocking control circuit 16 is connected to each residential room 4.
When the resident presses the numeric keypad 56 with the handset of the telephone set 50 installed at 8 and inputs the unlock number, an unlock signal is sent from the telephone set 50 through the telephone line (extension line) 60. The unlock control panel 36 sends an unlock control signal to unlock the electric lock device of the collective entrance 38 when the door is opened.
It has a function to send data to. The unlocking control signal is transmitted from the unlocking control circuit 16 to the unlocking control panel 36 by the resident of the apartment using the numeric keypad 18 of the collective entrance control device 10.
This can also be done by pressing the button and inputting the unlock number into the telephone circuit 12, thereby allowing the resident of the apartment to freely enter the apartment without calling the resident in the living room 48. When the unlocking control circuit 16 outputs an unlocking control signal, the unlocking lamp 34 lights up. Also,
A telephone line 60 is connected to the unlocking control circuit 16 from the telephone set 50.
A response circuit is provided which operates when there is an incoming call to the unlock control circuit 16 through the circuit, and an output signal from the response circuit operates a timer circuit to operate the unlock control circuit 16, thereby setting the timer circuit. time, e.g. 0.1
It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the operation of the unlocking control circuit 16 is stopped and the output of the unlocking control signal is turned off after ~5.0 seconds have elapsed, and the original state is restored. 40 in the figure is a 12V power supply,
42 is an AC power source.

[0016] Next, a visitor comes to the apartment building (condominium) and uses the collective entrance control device 10 configured as described above to enter the apartment in order to go to the residential room 48 of the intended destination. I will explain about it.

When a visitor stands in front of the collective entrance control device 10, the human body sensor 30 senses the presence of the visitor, and supplies power voltage from the 12V power supply 40 to the hook control circuit 14, telephone circuit 12, etc. The entrance control device 10 is turned on. In this state, when the visitor presses the call switch 28, the hook control circuit 14 is activated, and the telephone circuit 12 changes the line state of the receiver of the ordinary telephone.
is formed. Next, after confirming the dial tone heard from the speaker 26, the visitor presses the numeric keypad 18 to input the extension number (or room number, etc.) of the residence room 48 to be visited into the telephone circuit 12. At this time, the entered number is displayed on the display 22, so if you make a mistake in inputting the number using the numeric keypad 18, press the cancel switch 32 and then input the number using the numeric keypad 18 again.

Once the number is entered correctly using the numeric keypad 18, from then on, if the telephone 50 in the residence room 48 of the destination is not in use, like a general extension telephone,
The telephone 5 of the residence room 48 of the person to be visited is connected via the telephone exchange 44.
When the person at home picks up the receiver of the telephone 50 with 0 as the calling state, the visitor can use the microphone 24 of the collective entrance control device 10.
The user also uses the speaker 26 to have a conversation with the person staying in the residence room 48. On the other hand, when the telephone set 50 in the residential room 48 of the destination is in use through an outside line or an extension other than this collective entrance control device 10, or when the receiver is simply disconnected due to forgetting to pick up the receiver, the telephone exchange 48 Then, it is determined that the device is busy and does not initiate a calling operation.
The call bell of the telephone 50 in the living room 48 also does not ring.

The visitor and the person staying in the residential room 48 to be visited make an internal phone call between the collective entrance control device 10 and the telephone set 50, and the visitor informs them of the purpose of the visit and calls the visitor to the residential room 48. When the person at home in room 48 confirms this, the person at home in room 48 puts back the receiver of telephone 50, picks up the receiver again, presses the numeric keypad 56, and returns to collective entrance 38.
Enter the unlock number to unlock the electric lock device. When the unlock number is input to the telephone 50 in the living room 48, an unlock signal is sent from the telephone 50 to the unlock control circuit 16 through the telephone line (extension) 60, and the unlock control circuit 16 unlocks the door. A control signal is transmitted to the unlocking control panel 36, and
The unlock lamp 22 lights up. And unlocking control circuit 16
The unlocking control panel 36 is operated by the unlocking control signal from the terminal, and the electric locking device of the collective entrance 38 is unlocked by the operation of the unlocking control panel 36. Then, when the visitor enters the condominium through the opened collective entrance 38 and leaves in front of the collective entrance control device 10, the output of the human body sensor 30 is turned off, and the hook control circuit 14, telephone circuit 12, etc. The power supply voltage is cut off, the operating state of the collective entrance control device 10 is restored to its original state, and the collective entrance control device 10 enters a standby state in preparation for the next visitor.

Although the collective entrance control device of the present invention has the above-described configuration, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above description or the absence of drawings, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist. Examples may be included. For example, in the above embodiment, a human body sensor is installed in the collective entrance control device, but the installation of this human body sensor is not necessarily necessary, and a visitor confirmation switch operated by a visitor may be provided. . However, if a human body sensor is provided, it is convenient because there is no need for the visitor to operate the switch, and there are no problems caused by the visitor forgetting to operate it.

[0021]

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is constructed and operates as explained above, when the collective entrance control device according to the present invention is installed at the collective entrance of a multifamily building such as an apartment, the collective entrance can be unlocked. It is possible to unlock the collective entrance by using the extension equipment of the multifamily building and the general telephone set in each residential room, without the need for special answering communication equipment or the installation of intercoms in each residential room. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the communication line network in an apartment building, which is also economically advantageous. In addition, operation is also simplified for the occupants of each residential room because they only need to install a telephone and do not have to use the intercom and the telephone separately. Moreover, this collective entrance control device has a structure that is similar to conventional telephone communication equipment.
There is no need to specify the manufacturer or model of the switchboard or key telephone device, which requires the installation of an additional wire-type stand-alone telephone, which is also advantageous.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of a collective entrance control device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional collective entrance control facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Collective entrance control device 12 Telephone circuit 14 Hook control circuit 16 Unlock control circuit 18 Numeric keypad 20 Display board 22 Indicator 24 Microphone 26 Speaker 28 Call switch 30 Human body sensor 32 Cancel switch 34 Unlock lamp 36 Unlock control panel 38 Collective entrance 40 12V power supply 42 AC power supply 44 Telephone exchange 48 Residential room 50 Telephone 52 Microphone 54 Speaker 56 Numeric keypad

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim 1: A hook control circuit connected to a telephone circuit equipped with a number input device, a display device, and a speaker, and for placing the telephone circuit in an on-hook state by operating a call switch; an unlocking control circuit that outputs an unlocking signal by operating a number input device of the installed telephone when the handset of the installed telephone is in an up-hook state; a telephone line for the hook control circuit; Connect or disconnect, as necessary, the general public line between the outside of the multi-family residential building and the extension terminal line between the telephones in each residential room of the multi-family residential building. A collective entrance control device for collective residential buildings that is connected to a telephone exchange or key telephone device and installed at a collective entrance equipped with an electric lock device. 2. The multifamily residential building according to claim 1, further comprising a human body sensor that detects a visitor and uses the output thereof to supply power supply voltage to a hook control circuit and a telephone circuit by operating a call switch. collective entrance control device. 3. A response circuit that operates when a telephone line for the unlocking control circuit receives a call from a telephone set installed in each residential room of an apartment building, and an output signal from this response circuit. claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a timer circuit that operates the unlocking control circuit after a set time has elapsed, and then stops the operation of the unlocking control circuit after a set time has elapsed to restore the original state.
The collective entrance control device for a collective residential building as described.